Kookiejar's Recommended Reading List

Here is everything I've read since 1995 (minus the embarrassing junk). Highlighted in blue are the ones I truly loved. In red are the ones I'm fanatical about. An asterisk signifies the books I've read this year. Updated monthly.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Bryson-Carlson

blue=Read this ~~ red=Read this NOW!


A Brief History of Nearly Everything-Bill Bryson

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid-Bill Bryson


The Good Earth-Pearl S Buck


Thank You For Smoking-Christopher Buckley

Bones-Jan Burke

Cold Sassy Tree-Olive Ann Burns


Leaving Cold Sassy-Olive Ann Burns

The Deep Green Sea-Robert Olen Butler

The Coast of Good Intentions-Michael Byers

(Nonfiction) Alone-Richard Byrd

*Heart Sick-Chelsea Cain

Double Indemnity-James Cain

The Postman Always Rings Twice-James Cain

Tobacco Road-Erskine Caldwell


Answer As a Man-Taylor Caldwell

Great Lion of God-Taylor Caldwell

Andorra-Peter Cameron

Singing in the Comeback Choir-Bebe Moore Campbell

(Nonfiction) In Cold Blood-Truman Capote


The Voyage-Philip Caputo

Lost Boys-Orson Scott Card


The Mermaid's Singing-Lisa Carey

(nonfiction) Queen of the Oddballs-Hillary Carlip


The Sunday Tertulia-Lori Carlson