book nerd since '84
i read the lovely bones in a matter of hours. & already i can't sit still and want nothing more than to go to barnes & noble. so i think it's time for a reading list, informal, and updated frequently, of the books
fiction
1. the lovely bones. alice sebold
2. the heart is a lonely hunter. carson mc cullers. (this book blew me away)
3. white teeth. zadie smith. (which was also remarkable)
4. harry potter & the order of the phoenix. rowling
5. high fidelty. nick hornby.
6. the old man & the sea. hemingway.
7. the nanny diaries. mclaughling & kraus.
8. bookends. jane green.
9. einstein's dreams. alan lightman.
10. the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. douglas adams.
11. cruddy. linda barry.
12. crooked. louisa luna.
13. how to be good. nick hornby.
14. the song reader. lisa tucker.
15. reunion. alan lightman.
16. jemima j. jane green.
17. better than running at night. hilary frank.
18. survivor. chuck palahniuk.
19. the autograph man. zadie smith.
20. siddhartha. herman hesse.
21. diary. chuck palahniuk.
22. personal velocity. rebecca miller.
23. drowning ruth. christina schwarz.
24. anna karinnina. leo tolstoy
nonfiction
1. odd girl out: the hidden culture of aggression in girls. rachel simmons
2. on writing well: the classic guide to writing nonfiction. william zinsser
3. girl culture: lauren greenfield
4. lucky. alice sebold
5. the culture of fear. barry glassner.
6. wasted. a memoir of anorexia and bulimia. marya hornbacher.
7. running with scissors. augusten burroughs.
this summer. suggestions please?
fiction
1. the lovely bones. alice sebold
2. the heart is a lonely hunter. carson mc cullers. (this book blew me away)
3. white teeth. zadie smith. (which was also remarkable)
4. harry potter & the order of the phoenix. rowling
5. high fidelty. nick hornby.
6. the old man & the sea. hemingway.
7. the nanny diaries. mclaughling & kraus.
8. bookends. jane green.
9. einstein's dreams. alan lightman.
10. the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. douglas adams.
11. cruddy. linda barry.
12. crooked. louisa luna.
13. how to be good. nick hornby.
14. the song reader. lisa tucker.
15. reunion. alan lightman.
16. jemima j. jane green.
17. better than running at night. hilary frank.
18. survivor. chuck palahniuk.
19. the autograph man. zadie smith.
20. siddhartha. herman hesse.
21. diary. chuck palahniuk.
22. personal velocity. rebecca miller.
23. drowning ruth. christina schwarz.
24. anna karinnina. leo tolstoy
nonfiction
1. odd girl out: the hidden culture of aggression in girls. rachel simmons
2. on writing well: the classic guide to writing nonfiction. william zinsser
3. girl culture: lauren greenfield
4. lucky. alice sebold
5. the culture of fear. barry glassner.
6. wasted. a memoir of anorexia and bulimia. marya hornbacher.
7. running with scissors. augusten burroughs.
this summer. suggestions please?