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.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Adichi-Anthony

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


Half of a Yellow Sun-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi

Random Hearts-Warren Adler

Trans-Siberian Express-Warren Adler

Gob's Grief-Chris Adrian

A Death in the Family-James Agee

Little Women-Louisa May Alcott

(Nonfiction) Never Have Your Dog Stuffed-Alan Alda


Song of Years-Bess Streeter Aldrich

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven-Sherman Alexie

Daughter of Fortune-Isabel Allende

Eva Luna-Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits-Isabel Allende


Portrait in Sepia-Isabel Allende

Bastard Out of Carolina-Dorothy Allison


Trash-Dorothy Allison


(Nonfiction) Candy Freak-Steve Almond


Rocket City-Cathryn Alpert

Meg-Steve Alten

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents-Julia Alvarez

A Question of Proof-Joseph Amiel

Winesburg, Ohio-Sherwood Anderson

A Recipe for Bees-Gail Anderson-Dargatz

(Nonfiction) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings-Maya Angelou


Vinegar Hill-A Manette Ansay

Cookie Cutter-Sterling Anthony