{"id":169,"date":"2007-12-12T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts-wp\/?p=169"},"modified":"2013-01-24T12:50:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T19:50:07","slug":"books-ive-read-in-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/2007\/12\/books-ive-read-in-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Books I’ve Read in 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspired by this list, I’ve decided to keep a list of books I’ve read in 2007.  I’ll more than likely be doing less individual reviews and just updating this list as I finish books.  Anyway…enough of the rambling explanations, on to the list.<\/p>\n

Last book finished:<\/em><\/p>\n

30.  Atonement<\/i> by Ian McEwan. (Finished 12 Dec 07) <\/p>\n

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See the Complete List below the cut (its starting to get long):<\/em> <\/p>\n

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  1. The Silent Cry<\/em> by Kenzabur\u014d \u014ce.  \u014ce won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1994.  I picked this up because of Murakami.  \u014ce was one of Murakami’s harshest critics before The Wind-up Bird Chronicles<\/em>. The Silent Cry<\/em> is widely considered to be one of his best works. (Finished 24 Jan 07)\n<\/li>\n
  2. The Poetry Home Repair Manual<\/em> by Ted Kooser.  (Finished 1 Feb 07)\n<\/li>\n
  3. Bash\u014d’s Haiku<\/em> by Matsuo Bash\u014d (translated by David Landis Barnhill).  Bash\u014d inspired the more modern form of haiku (though technically his “haiku” are all hokku).  (Finished 1 Feb 07)\n<\/li>\n
  4. My Name is Red<\/em> by Orhan Pamuk.  Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.  I had read his latest book Snow<\/em> last year and enjoyed it.  I wanted more and this novel was one his more celebrated ones. (Finished 28 Feb 07)\n<\/li>\n
  5. You Suck<\/em> by Christopher Moore.  A quick fun read.  A sequel to his earlier book Bloodsucking Fiends<\/em>.  (Finished 3 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  6. The History of Love<\/em> by Nicole Krauss.  Simply Amazing.  I’m still speechless after just finishing the book.  I want to hug everyone and tell them how much I love them all. (Finished 4 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  7. the namesake<\/em> by Jhumpa Lahiri. A beautiful tale about a first-generation family in America. Center’s around the first-born son of an immigrant couple from Calcutta. (Finished 6 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  8. Man Walks Into A Room<\/em> by Nicole Krauss.  Her first novel.  It was good, but not as amazing as her second one. (Finished 14 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  9. interpreter of maladies<\/em> by Jhumpa Lahiri.  A collection of short stories.  She won the Pulitzer Prize for this book. (Finished 21 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  10. Pseudo Dionysius: The Complete Works. <\/em>5th or 6th Century writer that influenced Western Spirituality.  Also defined the concept of heirarchy. (Finished 21 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  11. The Inheritance of Loss<\/em> by Kiran Desai.  2006 Booker Prize Winner.  A book dealing with the conflict\/consequences of the mingling of East and West in India. (Finished 30 Mar 07)\n<\/li>\n
  12. Gilead<\/em> by Marilynne Robinson.  2005 Pulitzer Prize Winner.  Towards the end of his life, a father writes a letter to his young son. (Finished 14 Apr 07)\n<\/li>\n
  13. The Road<\/em> by Cormac McCarthy.  An apocolyptic tale done only the way McCarthy could.  Won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize (after I started it). (Finished 23 Apr 07)\n<\/li>\n
  14. Gal\u00e1pagos <\/em>by Kurt Vonnegut.  Some friends and I decided to pick a Vonnegut book to read in memoradum.  Gal\u00e1pagos <\/em>is told by a ghost, a million years in the future, after humanity has dwindled to a small colony on the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands. (Finished 26 Apr 07)\n<\/li>\n
  15. After Dark<\/em> by Haruki Murakami.  Amazon.com was nice enough to deliver Murakami’s new book a day early, which made it easy to finish by its release date. A short novel, and a little different, but still I enjoyed it greatly. (Finished 08 May 07)\n<\/li>\n
  16. My Story as Told by Water<\/em> by David James Duncan.  From the author of The River Why <\/em>and The Brother’s K<\/em>.  Part memoir, part literature, part activism.  (Finished 17 May 07).\n<\/li>\n
  17. A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity<\/em> by Matthew Fox.  In the spirit of Martin Luther’s actions in 1517, Matthew Fox posts a new set of 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. (Finished 22 May 07).\n<\/li>\n
  18. Housekeeping<\/em> by Marilynne Robinson.  Her first novel.  Was shortlisted for a bunch of stuff.  Then it was almost 25 years before her follow-up came.  This was a story of transience. (Finished 28 May 07).\n<\/li>\n
  19. The Drowned Book<\/em> by Bahauddin The Father of Rumi.  Translated by Coleman Barks & John Moyne.  Ecstatic and Earthly Reflections from Rumi’s biggest influence outside of Shams. (Finished 31 May 07).\n<\/li>\n
  20. Dear John, Dear Coltrane<\/em> by Michael S. Harper. Harper’s first published book of poems.  (Finished 2 Jun 07).\n<\/li>\n
  21. The LeRoi Jones\/Amiri Baraka Reader<\/em>.  A collection of his poems.  (Finished 8 Jun 07)\n<\/li>\n
  22. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English.<\/i>  Translated by Geza Vermes.  (Finished 27 Jun 07)\n<\/li>\n
  23. From Politics to Piety: The Emergence of Pharisaic Judaism<\/i> by Jacob Neusner. (Finished 9 Jul 07)\n<\/li>\n
  24. From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple & Rabbinic Judaism <\/i>by Lawrence H. Schiffman. (Finished 18 Jul 07)\n<\/li>\n
  25. The UnGospel: The Life and Teachings of the Historical Jesus<\/i> by Stephen S. Carver. (Finished 18 Jul 07)\n<\/li>\n
  26. The Omnivore’s Dilemma<\/i> by Michael Pollan.  (Finished 10 Oct 07)\n<\/li>\n
  27. Granted<\/i> by Mary Szybist.  Recommended by my friend Carolyn.  Much Appreciated.  (Finished 19 Oct 07)\n<\/li>\n
  28. Pinball, 1973<\/i> by Haruki Murakami.  Early Murakami, only published in English in Japan. (Finished 21 Oct 07)\n<\/li>\n
  29. Absurdistan<\/i> by Gary Shteyngart.  (Finished 2 Dec 07)\n<\/li>\n
  30. Atonement<\/i> by Ian McEwan. (Finished 12 Dec 07)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Inspired by this list, I’ve decided to keep a list of books I’ve read in 2007.  I’ll more than likely be doing less individual reviews and just updating this list as I finish books.  Anyway…enough of the rambling explanations, on to the list. Last book finished: 30.  Atonement by Ian McEwan. (Finished 12 Dec 07) … <\/p>\n

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