My Reading Review for January
What a busy month. I read approximately 15 books. Normally, I don’t read this many books in one month, but I was on a Young Adult and Juvenile Fiction kick this month. I’ve never really read them before but have found out that I really enjoy them! Click on the title to go to my reviews.
Adult Fiction
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Everyman by Philip Roth
The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans
Young Adult Fiction
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (watch for this review in the next couple of days)
My Brother’s Keeper by Patricia McCormick
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Juvenile Fiction
Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (watch for this review in the next couple of days)
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Parenting
The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley (not sure if this counts, majority of it was read in December, but I did finish it in January)
Of these books, I break down my recommendations like this:
Absolute MUST Reads!
What is the What by Dave Eggers
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Sold by Patricia McCormick
I Enjoyed and Would Recommend
The Gift by Richard Paul Evans
Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (watch for this review in the next couple of days)
My Brother’s Keeper by Patricia McCormick
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Penny From Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm (watch for this review in the next couple of days)
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Not My Taste But May Be Yours
Everyman by Philip Roth
Not Worth It
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
Visit my library for my full reading list. Also visit my main website for the complete list of all the books I own. Don’t be shy, if you have any comments don’t hesitate to leave one under the appropriate post. There’s nothing as exciting as an email that says I have a new comment! 
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I agree with Everyman by Philip Roth. This was the first book by him I read and it just wasn’t for me. The hubby wasn’t thrilled either.
on April 27th, 2008 at 10:26 am