Books Finished Since May 1st
Submitted by nadine on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:02
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- 1. Memoirs of a Geisha- Arthur Golden*
- 2. Gertrude and Claudius- John Updike
- 3. A Diet to Die For- Joan Hess
- 4. The Body Farm- Patricia Cornwall
- 5. Unnatural Exposure- Patricia Cornwall
- 6. Cruel and Unusual- Patricia Cornwall
- 7. All that Remains- Patricia Cornwall
- 8. Lolita- Vladimir Nabakov
- 9. Widow for One Year- John Irving
- 10. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love- Oscar Hijuelos
- 11. 27 Plays- Christopher Durang**
- 12. Sweet Death, Kind Death- Amanda Cross
- 13. Writing in Restuarants- David Mamet
- 14. Henry Miller- Eric Jong
- 15. The Collected Stories- Amanda Cross
- 16. Impressionistic Quilts- Gai Perry
- 17. Freedom in Design- Mia Rozmyn
- 18 The Big Book of Decorative Painting- Jackie Shaw
- 19. Complete Home Crafts- Miranda Innes
- 20. Cain His Brother- Anne Perry
- 21. A Breach of Promise- Anne Perry
- 22. Speaking on Stage-- Interviews with Contemporary American Playwrights
- 23. Humana Festival Plays '99
- 24 A Dangerous Mourning- Anne Perry
- 25. An Imaginary Girlfriend- John Irving
- 26. Defend and Betray-- Anne Perry
- 27. Sins of the Wolf-- Anne Perry
- 28. The Comedians-- Graham Greene
- 29. Inventing Memory-- Erica Jong
- 30. Original Sin-- PD James
- 31. MacBeth Unjinxed
- 32. Victorian Women Prose Writers (Anthology)
- 33. A Taste for Death-- PD James
- 34. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman-- PD James
- 35. The Skull beneath the Skin-- PD James
- 36. The Black Tower-- PD James
- 37. A Certain Justice-- PD James
- 38. Mrs. Malory and the Only Good Lawyer-- Hazel Holt
- 39. Mrs. Malory and the death of a dean-- Hazel Holt
- 40 Lucid Stars-- Andrea Barrett
- 41. Pawing through the Past- Rita Mae & Sneaky Pie Brown
- 42. Colorwash Quilts-- Deirdre Amsen
- 43 Dyeing to Quilt-- Joyce Mori
- 44. Murder on Capitol Hill-- Margaret Truman
- 45. The Lovliest Afternoon of the Year-- John Guare
- 46. Murder at the Smithsonian-- Margaret Truman
- 47. Mrs. Mallory Investigates-- Hazel Holt
- 48. Bodies of Water-- JS Borthwick
- 49. Black Notice-- Patricia Cornwell
- 50. The Poisonwood Bible-- Barbara Kingsolver
- 51. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
- 52. Ex Libris-- Anne Fadiman
- 53. Babbitt- Sinclair Lewis
- 54. One Coffee With-- Margaret Maron
- 55. Third Man-- Graham Greene
- 56. Inventing Wonderland-- The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, JM Barrie and AA Milne-- Jackie Wullschläger
- 57. The Rubber Band-- Rex Stout
- 58. In the Best Families-- Rex Stout
- 59. Three Doors to Death-- Rex Stout
- 60. The Divine Secrets of Ya-Ya Sisterhood- Rebecca Wells
- 61. Practical Magic-- Alice Hoffman
- 62. The Window at the White Cat-- Mary Roberts Rinehart
- 63. Here on Earth-- Alice Hoffman
- 64. The Old-Fashioned Girl- Louisa May Alcott**
- 65. The Red Tent-- ?
Author Comments:
I, too, will try to not give in to the temptation not to list books I'm embarrassed to have read, like the large amount of mystery genre fiction that I read.
* Not entirely completed
** re-read
There is nothing embarrassing about reading genre fiction. I read quite a lot myself. I read for entertainment, not necessarily for edification, though that is also good. In fact, if you enjoy Joan Hess (who is usually somewhat humorous), you might want to check out my Humorous mystery authors list.
How are the Mrs. Malory books? I have not tried that series myself yet.
I just found them, and they are quite enjoyable so far. They aren't quite as "literary" as I expected, although Mrs. Malory is a literary critic, but more of the older woman/small English town genre.
the Red Tent was written by Anita Diamant... but i'm curious--how was it? it's on my list of next books to read but i haven't gotten to it. whadya think?