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

Paz-Ragen

blue=read this ~~ red=read this now!!


(Nonfiction) Labyrinth of Solitude-Octavio Paz

The Dawning-Mikla Bajic Pederegin

Bad Haircut-Tom Perrotta

The Deceased-Tom Perrotta

The Pact-Jodi Picoult

The Bell Jar-Sylvia Plath

*Knockemstiff-Donald Ray Pollock

Imani All Mine-Connie Porter

Hick-Andrea Portes

King Dork-Frank Portman


Davita's Harp-Chaim Potok

(Nonfiction) Julie & Julia-Julie Powell


The Echo Maker-Richard Powers

The Hindi-Bindi Club-Monica Pradhan

Jackie by Josie-Caroline Preston

The Cobra Event-Richard Preston

Roxanna Slade-Reynolds Price

A Changed Man-Francine Prose


*The Shipping News-Annie Proulx

(Nonfiction) How Reading Changed My Life-Anna Quindlen


One True Thing-Anna Quindlen

(Nonfiction) Biblioholism-Tom Raab


*Gargantua and Pantagruel-Franciose Rabalias

Persian Brides-Dorit Rabinyan

The Ghost of Hannah Mendes-Naomi Ragen