Books Read in 2007
The books are sorted by categories, and then in loose, approximate order of best to worst, without thinking about it too hard. Bold titles are especially recommended and titles in italics are in my opinion not worth your time.
NOVELS
The Cider House Rules, by John Irving
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
Hay Unos Tipos Abajo, por Antonio Dal Masetto
Escuadron Guillotina, por Guillermo Arriaga
The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
Whiteman, by Tony D'Souza
A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby
End of Story, by Peter Abrahams
The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory
The Barbarians are Coming, by David Wong Louie
The Abortionist's Daughter, by Elisabeth Hyde
Primitive People, by Francine Prose
Nerve Damage, by Peter Abrahams
The Dark Wind, by Tony Hillerman
Diario de un Killer Sentimental, por Luis Sepulveda
Del Amor y Otros Demonios, por Gabriel García Márquez
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, by Ken Kalfus
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
Double Whammy, by Carl Hiaasen
The Attack, by Yasmina Khadra
If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
Dogeaters, by Jessica Hagedorn
Nombre de Torero, por Luis Sepúlveda
The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
Yacaré, por Luis Sepúlveda
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Rope Burns, by F.X. Toole (re-released as "Million Dollar Baby")
No One Belongs Here More Than You, by Miranda July
La Autopista del Sur y Otros Cuentos, por Julio Cortázar (first half)
Homeland and other stories, by Barbara Kingsolver
MEMOIR
A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family, by Lou Ann Walker
Going Global: an around-the-world adventure, by J. Rae Cortese
Two or Three Things I Know For Sure, by Dorothy Allison
NON-FICTION (separated by category)
PostSecret, by Frank Warren
Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Making Globalization Work, by Joseph Stiglitz
The Chastening, by Paul Blustein
The White Man's Burden, by William Easterly
Small Giants, by Bo Burlingham
Courtroom 302, by Steve Bogira
Indefensible, by David Feige
There Goes the Neighborhood
Arguing Immigration, edited by Nicolaus Mills
The Cartoon History of the United States, by Larry Gonick
Body Piercing Saved My Life, by Andrew Beaujon
Evita: The Real Life of Eva Perón, by Nicholas Fraser and Marysa Navarro
A Brief History of Argentina, by Jonathan C.Brown
PLAYS
Tartuffe, by Moliere, adapted by Tim Mooney
AUDIOBOOKS:
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Classic Chinese Short Stories Vol 1.
Little Children, by Tom Perrotta
Oblivion, by Peter Abrahams
What the Dead Know, by Laura Lippman
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
A Man Without a Country, by Kurt Vonnegut
NOVELS
The Cider House Rules, by John Irving
The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
Hay Unos Tipos Abajo, por Antonio Dal Masetto
Escuadron Guillotina, por Guillermo Arriaga
The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
Whiteman, by Tony D'Souza
A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby
End of Story, by Peter Abrahams
The Other Boleyn Girl, by Philippa Gregory
The Barbarians are Coming, by David Wong Louie
The Abortionist's Daughter, by Elisabeth Hyde
Primitive People, by Francine Prose
Nerve Damage, by Peter Abrahams
The Dark Wind, by Tony Hillerman
Diario de un Killer Sentimental, por Luis Sepulveda
Del Amor y Otros Demonios, por Gabriel García Márquez
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, by Ken Kalfus
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
Double Whammy, by Carl Hiaasen
The Attack, by Yasmina Khadra
If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
Dogeaters, by Jessica Hagedorn
Nombre de Torero, por Luis Sepúlveda
The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
Yacaré, por Luis Sepúlveda
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Rope Burns, by F.X. Toole (re-released as "Million Dollar Baby")
No One Belongs Here More Than You, by Miranda July
La Autopista del Sur y Otros Cuentos, por Julio Cortázar (first half)
Homeland and other stories, by Barbara Kingsolver
MEMOIR
A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family, by Lou Ann Walker
Going Global: an around-the-world adventure, by J. Rae Cortese
Two or Three Things I Know For Sure, by Dorothy Allison
NON-FICTION (separated by category)
PostSecret, by Frank Warren
Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Making Globalization Work, by Joseph Stiglitz
The Chastening, by Paul Blustein
The White Man's Burden, by William Easterly
Small Giants, by Bo Burlingham
Courtroom 302, by Steve Bogira
Indefensible, by David Feige
There Goes the Neighborhood
Arguing Immigration, edited by Nicolaus Mills
The Cartoon History of the United States, by Larry Gonick
Body Piercing Saved My Life, by Andrew Beaujon
Evita: The Real Life of Eva Perón, by Nicholas Fraser and Marysa Navarro
A Brief History of Argentina, by Jonathan C.Brown
PLAYS
Tartuffe, by Moliere, adapted by Tim Mooney
AUDIOBOOKS:
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Classic Chinese Short Stories Vol 1.
Little Children, by Tom Perrotta
Oblivion, by Peter Abrahams
What the Dead Know, by Laura Lippman
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
A Man Without a Country, by Kurt Vonnegut