2010 Reading List
Goal: 50 Books - almost made it
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates ****
Just Kids by Patti Smith *****
How Not to Write a Screenplay by Denny Martin Flinn ****
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld **
I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson **
Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul ***
Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim ****
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy ****
True Grit by Charles Portis *****
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes by Jennifer McLagan *****
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug ****
Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color by Leatrice Eiseman *****
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey ***
Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey *****
The Sword Volume 4: Air by Luna Bros. ***
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan *****
The Sword Volume 3: Earth by the Luna Bros. ***
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins *****
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel ****
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan ***
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy *****
Life of Pi by Yann Martel ****
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison *****
The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought to You by Pop Culture by Nathan Rabin ***
Slam by Nick Hornby *
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain *****
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn ***
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan ***
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers *****
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby ****
The China Study by Thomas Colin Campbell 0 (technically DNF)
Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ****
The Healing of America by T.R. Reid *****
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World by Michelle Goldberg *****
Dear Parent: Caring for Infants With Respect by Magda Gerber ***
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith ***
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan ****
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan *****
Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace DNF
Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster **
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Black Hole by Charles Burns ****
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides ****
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Wicked by Gregory Maguire **
Happy Baby by Stephen Elliott ****
Themes: Food, Parenting, Comics, Westerns, Foster Homes
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates ****
Just Kids by Patti Smith *****
How Not to Write a Screenplay by Denny Martin Flinn ****
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld **
I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson **
Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul ***
Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim ****
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy ****
True Grit by Charles Portis *****
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes by Jennifer McLagan *****
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug ****
Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color by Leatrice Eiseman *****
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey ***
Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey *****
The Sword Volume 4: Air by Luna Bros. ***
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality by Christopher Ryan *****
The Sword Volume 3: Earth by the Luna Bros. ***
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins *****
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel ****
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan ***
Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy *****
Life of Pi by Yann Martel ****
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison *****
The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought to You by Pop Culture by Nathan Rabin ***
Slam by Nick Hornby *
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain *****
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn ***
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan ***
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers *****
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby ****
The China Study by Thomas Colin Campbell 0 (technically DNF)
Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ****
The Healing of America by T.R. Reid *****
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World by Michelle Goldberg *****
Dear Parent: Caring for Infants With Respect by Magda Gerber ***
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability by Lierre Keith ***
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan ****
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan *****
Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace DNF
Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster **
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Black Hole by Charles Burns ****
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides ****
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley ****
Wicked by Gregory Maguire **
Happy Baby by Stephen Elliott ****
Themes: Food, Parenting, Comics, Westerns, Foster Homes