2005 book list

*****means i love it. ****means i like it a lot. ***means it's OK. **means read at your own risk. *means i wish they still had things like book burning rallies.

march and april 2005

-the secret life of bees **** great story. and very healing.
by Sue Monk Kidd


april 2005

-wicked *** fantasy and i have to say i was intriqued.
by Gregory MaGuire


june 2005

-the wonder spot **** high brow chicklit. i like it.
by Melissa Bank


july 2005

absolutely nothing. well, this is not so true because i started and never finished like 4 different books. ahhhhhhhh!


autgust 2005

-the undomestic goddess**** completly and utter chicklit smut, i totally love it.
by Sophie Kinsella



oct. and nov. 2005- has it really been that long? that's sad.

-the bean trees**** i love her books. this was her first and after reading her others, you can tell it's her first, but really good nonetheless.
by Barbara Kingsolver



nov. 2005

-the pleasure of my company **** sometimes i wish Steve Martin were younger and lived upstairs from me.
by Steve Martin



nov. and dec. 3005

-holidays on ice **** he is one funny north carolina boy!
by David Sedaris



dec. 2005

-an idoit girl's christmas**** funny girl and somewhat of a happenstance writer.
by Laurie Notaro

-the kite runner***** no book has kept me up nights reading endlessly since college like this book did. i read it in 3 days, i never do that unless it's gripping. and now, when i walked into a room i am urged to say, "salaam." excellen, a must.
by Khaled Hosseini