2009 Book List
So, last year I read 36 books. See the list here.
I'm beginning my 2009 book list because I wish to chronicle the books read this year. I hope to read as many as last year, if not more, but I'm not going for a number count. I'm hoping to find amazing books that change my life.
Already Read:
1. Blue Gold: the Battle Against Corporate Theft of the World's Water by Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke (8/10)
2. Freshwater by E.C. Pielou (7/10)
3. A Primer on Fresh Water by Environment Canada (7/10)
4. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (6/10)
5. The Economy of Nature by Robert E. Ricklefs (5/10)
6. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (7.5/10)
7. Love and Longing in Bombay: A Collection of Short Stories by Vikram Chandra (7.5/10)
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence (9.5/10) -- this has become one my favourite classic novels!!
9. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: A Collection of Short Stories by Alan Sillitoe (8/10)
10. THRIVE: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life by Brendan Brazier (9/10)
11. Embers by Sandor Marai (9/10)
12. The Republic of Love by Carol Shields (9.5/10)
13. The Prince by Machiavelli (6.5/10)
14. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (8/10)
15. Fury by Salman Rushdie (8.5/10)
16. The Unbreakable Athlete: Injury Prevention by T.J. Murphy (8/10)
17. The Crucible by Arthur Miller (7.5/10)
18. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (9.5/10)
19. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (8/10)
20. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (8/10)
21. Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters and Seymour, An Introduction by J.D. Salinger (5/10)
22. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith (6.5/10)
23. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (8.5/10)
24. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (2/10)
25. The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory by Jorge Luis Borges (7/10)
Books I Want to Read:
Environment/Economics Related:
- A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright [909 W952s]
- Hell and High Water by Joseph Romm [940.5421 G578h]
- The Ingenuity Gap by Thomas Homer Dixon [303.483 H766i]
- The Necessary Revolution by Peter Senge [338.9 S476n]
Novels/Personal Reading:
- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa el-Aswany [FIC ASW]
- a couple books by Nadine Gordimer [FIC GOR]
- Q and A by Vikas Swarup [not at library]
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy [FIC MCC]
- The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy [FIC ROY]
- Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut [not at library]
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- The Long Afternoon by Giles Waterfield
(The little tags are just library codes for my own purposes)
Oh, and I would totally love it if you listed books that you loved/drastically changed your life.
I'm beginning my 2009 book list because I wish to chronicle the books read this year. I hope to read as many as last year, if not more, but I'm not going for a number count. I'm hoping to find amazing books that change my life.
Already Read:
1. Blue Gold: the Battle Against Corporate Theft of the World's Water by Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke (8/10)
2. Freshwater by E.C. Pielou (7/10)
3. A Primer on Fresh Water by Environment Canada (7/10)
4. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (6/10)
5. The Economy of Nature by Robert E. Ricklefs (5/10)
6. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (7.5/10)
7. Love and Longing in Bombay: A Collection of Short Stories by Vikram Chandra (7.5/10)
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence (9.5/10) -- this has become one my favourite classic novels!!
9. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: A Collection of Short Stories by Alan Sillitoe (8/10)
10. THRIVE: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life by Brendan Brazier (9/10)
11. Embers by Sandor Marai (9/10)
12. The Republic of Love by Carol Shields (9.5/10)
13. The Prince by Machiavelli (6.5/10)
14. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (8/10)
15. Fury by Salman Rushdie (8.5/10)
16. The Unbreakable Athlete: Injury Prevention by T.J. Murphy (8/10)
17. The Crucible by Arthur Miller (7.5/10)
18. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (9.5/10)
19. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (8/10)
20. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (8/10)
21. Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters and Seymour, An Introduction by J.D. Salinger (5/10)
22. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith (6.5/10)
23. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (8.5/10)
24. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (2/10)
25. The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory by Jorge Luis Borges (7/10)
Books I Want to Read:
Environment/Economics Related:
- A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright [909 W952s]
- Hell and High Water by Joseph Romm [940.5421 G578h]
- The Ingenuity Gap by Thomas Homer Dixon [303.483 H766i]
- The Necessary Revolution by Peter Senge [338.9 S476n]
Novels/Personal Reading:
- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa el-Aswany [FIC ASW]
- a couple books by Nadine Gordimer [FIC GOR]
- Q and A by Vikas Swarup [not at library]
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy [FIC MCC]
- The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy [FIC ROY]
- Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut [not at library]
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- The Long Afternoon by Giles Waterfield
(The little tags are just library codes for my own purposes)
Oh, and I would totally love it if you listed books that you loved/drastically changed your life.