Books read in 2003

Submitted by timepiece on Fri, 01/03/2003 - 06:12
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  1. The Companions - Sheri Tepper
  2. Dragon's Kin - Anne McCaffrey
  3. Our Own Devices - Edward Tenner
  4. Sins Out of School - Jeanne Dams
  5. Blood Canticle - Anne Rice
  6. Trading in Danger - Elizabeth Moon
  7. Witch Queen - Jan Seigel
  8. Body of Evidence - Max Allen Collins
  9. Dead Guy's Stuff - Sharon Fiffer
  10. Fortunes of the Dead - Lynn Hightower
  11. Last Lessons of Summer - Margaret Maron
  12. Underneath It All - Traci Lords
  13. The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin
  14. Snobbery With Violence - Marion Chesney
  15. Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold
  16. Crusader - Sara Douglass
  17. Pilgrim - "
  18. I Do, But I Don't - Cara Lockwood
  19. Sinner - Sara Douglass
  20. Tell Me No Lies - Elizabeth Lowell
  21. Florida Getaway - Max Allen Collins
  22. Some Girls Do - Leanne Banks
  23. To the Nines - Janet Evanovich
  24. Die in Plain Sight - Elizabeth Lowell
  25. Cold Burn - Max Allen Collins
  26. Sin City - "
  27. Poppy Done To Death - Charlaine Harris
  28. Rosamund - Bertrice Small
  29. Vixens - "
  30. Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance - Jo Dereske
  31. Pursuit - Thomas Perry
  32. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
  33. Mr. Darcy's Daughters - Elizabeth Aston
  34. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
  35. Sucker Bet - James Swain
  36. Children of the Storm - Elizabeth Peters
  37. The Vampire's Violin - Michael Romkey
  38. Murder in a Heat Wave - Gretchen Sprague
  39. In Her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner
  40. Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
  41. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
  42. The Marrying Game - Kate Saunders
  43. Black Horses for the King - Anne McCaffrey
  44. My Best Friend - Laura Wilson
  45. What the Lady Wants - Jennifer Cruisie
  46. Manhunting - "
  47. The Service of the Sword - David Weber et al
  48. Scandalous Weddings - Brenda Joyce et al
  49. Abarat - Clive Barker
  50. The Blood Doctor - Barbara Vine
  51. The Hot Pink Farmhouse - David Handler
  52. Holes - Louis Sachar
  53. Matilda - Roald Dahl
  54. GUI Bloopers - Jeff Johnson
  55. On the Beach - Nevil Shute
  56. The Stand - Steven King
  57. Grift Sense - James Swain
  58. Funny Money - "
  59. Seeing Voices - Oliver Sacks
  60. Posted to Death - Dean James
  61. Silence is Golden - Jeanne M. Dams
  62. Faking It - Jennifer Crusie
  63. The Book of Shadows - James Reese
  64. Abhorsen - Garth Nix
  65. The Design of Sites - Douglas Van Duyne, James Landay, Jason Hong
  66. The Last Girls - Lee Smith
Author Comments: 

This time, the newest books will be at the top.

Now that was just pitiful. I will have to read more books next year.

AJDaGreat04/16/2003

Ahh, Holes. I remember loving that book (along with all of Louis Sachar's work). I hope they don't screw it up in the movie.

professor06/14/2003


Any outstanding recommendations, timepiece ?

What did you think of Earth Abides - one of my favourites.

timepiece06/16/2003

I was fascinated. However, I was kind of disappointed that the library wasn't used more (herbal manuals, history of weapons, etc), or literacy passed on to the kids.

I love post-apocalyptic stuff, and the return to more primitive life. And even the ones written quite a while ago don't seem very out-of-date.

You might want to try On the Beach. One of the few I've ever seen where by the end, there are no survivors whatsoever.

professor12/04/2004

Yeah! Communication is the heart of intelligence and civilisation, passing on our knowledge and learning from one generation to the next so that it becomes cumulative. Passing on knowledge through books (the library) and schools (the kids) is what distinguishes mankind from the animals. (Did I just repeat myself (say the same thing) in two consecutive sentences (one after the other)?.)

I just ordered On The Beach on Amazon.co.uk. Beware, however, it might take me awhile for it to pass from my shelf of 'to read' books to my shelf of 'already read' books (like it took for me to reply to this posting).

Apocalyptic books: &nbsp see "Ende"&nbsp from &nbsp my all-time favourite books.

jim06/24/2003

How was the new Harry Potter book?

timepiece06/24/2003

I thought it was much better than Goblet of Fire. Darker, which almost everyone knows by now. And I love the Salon review that says we know he's an adolescent now not just because of his age, or the interest in girls, but because he has become grumpy and angsty.

But the worst thing is, she killed Sirius! He was my favorite character! Anyone but him! . I did like some of the new characters: Tonks, and Luna. I'm sure they'll do something more with Luna in the next book. And Ginny's emergence from her shell was refreshing and fun. She is going to be a sore trial to Ron, obviously (since he'll be the only one there to witness what's going on).

jim06/24/2003

Excellent, thanks for the review!

jim06/24/2003

Oh, and a word to the wary . . . For the first time I was bitten by the fact that spoilers are not spoilerized in the e-mail notification. I say this just as a general warning, NOT to make you feel guilty. I knew the risks. :-) I think this winter I'll add a feature that simply snips spoilers from the e-mail notification entirely. My anticipation of the book is not lessened at all. In fact, it may be heightened, if that's possible.

jim06/25/2003

Upon further reflection, I figured this probably shouldn't wait for the winter. It's fixed now. :-)