Book It

There have been many, many books I’ve read in my life, so I’m not even going to try and remember them all. However, this is a short list of the ones I still have on my shelf. In fact, I have re-read almost all of these. Considering my attention span and what it takes to keep my interest, that is really nothing short of amazing.

I will continue to add to the list as I delve into something new and as I remember the one’s I’m sure I’ve left off unintentionally.

Anyway, I think it would be neat if you left your suggestions in the comments below on some of your favorites, what you’re reading now, etc. I’m always looking for good recommendations, so I’m sure everyone else would, too!

If you want to know my opinion any of the books below, feel free to email me. There was no way I was going to write up any sort of book report for these. Sorry.

FICTION/MEMOIRS

Dry, Augusten Burroughs

Magical Thinking, Augusten Burroughs

Possible Side Effects, Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs

A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs

The Awakening, Kate Chopin

Beach Music, Pat Conroy

South of Broad, Pat Conroy

The Great Santini, Pat Conroy

Eating Naked, Stephen Dobyns

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

But Inside I’m Screaming, Elizabeth Flock

Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert

Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, Susan Jane Gilman

Waltzing the Cat, Pam Houston

The Liar’s Club, Mary Karr

She’s Come Undone, Willy Lamb

More Bread of I’ll Appear, Emer Martin

The Tender Bar, JR Moehringer

Like Life, Lorrie Moore

Birds of America, Lorrie Moore

Self-Help, Lorrie Moore

Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk

The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume, Tom Robbins

Skinny Legs and All, Tom Robbins

Early Bird, Rodney Rothman

Empire Falls, Richard Russo

Straight Man, Richard Russo

Barrel Fever, David Sedaris

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris

Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris

Naked, David Sedaris

Saving Fish from Drowning, Amy Tan

The Opposite of Fate, Amy Tan

Amrita, Banana Yoshimoto

Asleep, Banana Yoshimoto

Goodbye Tsugumi, Banana Yoshimoto

Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto

Lizard, Banana Yoshimoto

NP, Banana Yoshimoto

FOOD

Secret Ingredients, The New York Times Book of Food and Drink

Julie & Julia, Julie Powell

Eating My Words, Mimi Sheraton

Comfort Me with Apples, Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl

Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl

SPORTS

Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger

Squeeze Play, Jane Leavy

Moneyball, Michael Lewis

Bump and Run, Mike Lupica

Full Court Press, Mike Lupica

Red Zone, Mike Lupica

Summer of ’98, Mike Lupica

Wild Pitch, Mike Lupica

Life of Reilly, Rick Reilly

Road Swing, Steve Rushin

WRITING/MISC.

Poems by Charles Bukowski

Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse

On Writing, Stephen King

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

The Best American Short Stories—any year

The Best New American Voices—any year

ANIMALS

All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot

A Good Dog, Jon Katz

The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

Enslaved By Ducks, Bob Tarte

Fowl Weather, Bob Tarte

 

 

GIRLY

The Go Girl Guide, Julia Bourland

Bookends, Jane Green

Jemima J., Jane Green

Mr. Maybe, Jane Green

Bitter is the New Black, Jen Lancaster

Behaving Like Adults, Anna Maxted

Being Committed, Anna Maxted

Running in Heels, Anna Maxted

The Second Assistant, Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare

Bite, C.J. Tosh

Everyone Worth Knowing, Lauren Weisberger

The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger