bookish things

Below are links to alphabetical lists of books I've reviewed over the past four years. I read a wide range of books including fiction, general non-fiction, Christian non-fiction, memoir, and poetry. I've also really started enjoying audio books.



You may also be interested in the books I've reviewed most recently here.





And, of course, all the "pretty" book lists:

B's Fiction To-Be-Read List
3. The Stone Diaries by Shields* 
4. A Bell for Adano by Hersey 
5. The Sea by John Banville* 
6. Disgrace by JM Coetzee* 
7. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy* 
8. Paris Trout by Pete Dexter 
9. Had a Good Time by Robert Olen Butler*
10. Father and Son by Larry Brown*
11. The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin*
12. In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez*
        Finished: 4/11 Rating: 5 STARS
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford*
      Finished: 4/11 Rating: 5 STARS

14. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan*
15. The Curious Incident... by Mark Haddon*
    
Finished: 3/11 Rating: 5 STARS
16. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides*
17. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold*
18. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri* 
       Finished:9/12 Rating: 4 STARS
19. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett*
       Finished:4/12 Rating: 4 STARS
20. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See*
       Finished: 5/11 Rating: 4 STARS
21. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
22. The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
23. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger*        
       Finished:1/12 Rating: 5 STARS
24. Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye*
     Finished: 3/11 Rating: 5 STARS
25. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay*
     Finished: 2/11 Rating: 4.5 STARS


B's Christian Non-Fiction TBR List

2. A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot*
3. When Life and Beliefs Collide by Carolyn Custis James*
4. Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre*
5. Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives by S. Wilkens/M. Sanford*
6. Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by M. Driscoll & G. Breashears*
7. A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture by Craig Detweiler/Barry Taylor*
8. Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis*
9. Spiritual Depression by D. Martyn-Lloyd Jones*
10. Real Sex by Lauren Winner*
11. The Christian Imagination by Leland Ryken*
12. Through a Screen Darkly by Jeffrey Overstreet*
13. The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer*
14. How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth by Fee/Stuart*
15. How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Fee/Stuart*
16. Normal Kingdom Business by Andree Seu*
       
Finished 03/06/11 Rating: 5 of 5 STARS

17. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt*
18. Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue by William Dyrness

B's General Non-Fiction TBR List

1. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg*
2. In the Neighborhood by Peter Lovenheim*
3. Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks*
4. Warm and Snug by Lawrence Wright*
5. The Soul of the Night by Chet Raymo*
6. At Day's Close by A. Roger Ekirch*
7. Apollo's Fire by Michael Sims*
8. Chapter After Chapter by Heather Sellers*
9. Spineless Wonders by Richard Connif* 
10. Mockingbird by Charles J. Shields*
11. Sleep Thieves by Stanley Coren* 
12. The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp 
13. Home by Bill Bryson 
14. The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante 
15. Couldn't Keep It to Myself by Wally Lamb 
16. A Geography of Time by Rober Levine
      Finished 2/11 Rating: 4.5 of 5 STARS




*Already own a copy!

I hope you find something you might enjoy!! I'd love to hear from you with suggestions and favorites. Contact me at upsidedownbee(at)hotmail(dot)com.

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I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4