In an effort to gather all my best books of the year lists in one place; here is my list of the best books I read in 2001. What is really interesting is that some of the books that made the honorable mention list I would not still give honorable mentions too.....and the book that is listed as #6 of the year turns out to be the BEST BOOK I EVER READ IN MY LIFE!!! A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry is the best book I ever read..........
BEST BOOKS 20011. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
2. The Rich Part of Life by Jim Kokoris
3. Still Waters by Jennifer Lauck
4 Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl
2. The Rich Part of Life by Jim Kokoris
3. Still Waters by Jennifer Lauck
4 Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl
5. Tell No One by Harlen Coben6. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
7. Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik
8. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler9. A Slant of Sun by Beth Kephart
10. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
HONORABLE MENTIONS 2001
Bald in the Land of Big Hair by Joni Rodgers (this should have been on the Top Ten list)
Waiting for my Cats to Die by Stacy Horn (this too)
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane*
Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
Wuhu Diary by Emily Prager
The World Below by Sue Miller*
The Girls in the Van by Beth Harpaz
My Life on a Plate by India Knight
Stuffed by Patricia Volk*
*I probably would not keep this book on the list now.
Waiting for my Cats to Die by Stacy Horn (this too)
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane*
Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
Wuhu Diary by Emily Prager
The World Below by Sue Miller*
The Girls in the Van by Beth Harpaz
My Life on a Plate by India Knight
Stuffed by Patricia Volk*
*I probably would not keep this book on the list now.
5 comments:
A Fine Balance is one of my favorite books ever too. It still stays with me to this day!! You had some great reads from 2001 and others that I'm interested in reading myself!
Other than the Elizabeth Berg- I don't think I read any of the others- but they look good! Thanks!
I've often heard of We Were the Mulvaneys but haven't read it. It sounds like a good one for my to-read list. Clicked over from Patti's blog, enjoyed browsing!
Beautiful flowers on both sides of screen. :)
I love to read books.
Nice post on nice books. :)
i just finished the The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
nad thought how much you would love it..check it out and let me know....love you dearly~kim
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