I always have a list of books that I want to read ranging from the latest chick lit to more inspired classics and award winning tales. Last year I started keeping track of the books I've read and I love looking over the list to see what stories I've enjoyed. When I look back at a year of books I can usually remember what time of year it was when I read something. Last winter I enjoyed Sophie's Choice by William Styron, a story of 3 young people in New York in the 1950s. I read The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory in February when I went to Orlando for work (I remember lugging around that fat hardcover and reading on the plane and in the hotel). This summer, I turned to Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, the first non-fiction book that I've read in a long time.
Right now I'm reading Hurry Down Sunshine, by Michael Greenberg for my book club. It's a book that I wouldn't have chosen to read on my own, a father's recounting of the summer when his 15 year old daughter became bipolar. It's a topic that hits close to home and I didn't know if I wanted to spend my free time dwelling on it, but I've been sucked in by his recounting and can't wait to hear what the girls in my group think about it.
Last night I looked up a list of books that have won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. I was curious to see what books I'd already read and found that I've only read a few and have a lot more to add to my list including:
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (my mom gave me this for my birthday a few years ago and I still haven't read it even after Kyle has raved about it. This needs to be toward the top of the list)
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Side note: As I was looking at the list there are several years when no prize was awarded. I wonder if that means there weren't any books written that year that deserved the award or if they just got lazy. Any one know?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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