02. We Thought You Would Be Prettier by Laurie Notaro: Funny book! It makes you laugh out loud. It's like reading someone's Livejournal, but more interesting. It's a collection of essays or short stories of Laurie Notaro's life and what she thinks of the world. The woman is funny.
Jan, 2006

03. Autobiography of a Fat Bride by Laurie Notaro: Yet another funny book by Ms. Notaro. Even though this one is not as funny as the book above, it still contains priceless stories. All of the stories are so quirky and unique. It's a quick read and so you can read it for fun without worrying about anything. I'm so glad my sister got this book for me.
Jan, 2006

04. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: It took me forever to finish this book! It was a pretty interesting book with the exception of a few dry spots, just long. The character Anna Karenina made me to angry because she was so stupid. There are many ways to argue for her character and I've assested them and considered them useless and stupid. So, in conclusion, her character was stupid. She was selfish, too sentimental, self-center, thought everyone was out to get her, cooked up her own misfortunes to torture herself, stubborn (in a bad way); in other words, she was very emo. However, there are tons of exciting characters also who had just as much coverage as Anna. Good book to read, if only you have enough time.
Mar, 2006

05. My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl: I read this book in a day plus. Great entertaining book about sex. All in the name of business (no not prostitution) but still very funny and interesting.
Mar, 2006

06. The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier: I meant to get the other book, but by mistake grabbed this one instead. What a disappointment. I didn't want to read anymore books about womanly connection with their ancestors by their own intuition, but alas, I got what I didn't wanted. Half of the book was interesting (the half taking place in the 16th century) and the other half in the 20th was the stupidest thing ever. Stupid women and their belief in "love" and running after another dude because they "love" the other dude more than their husbands. It was story so they probably ended up happily ever after, but I believe in real life, the woman is probably going to "fall in love" with another one soon enough. Oh, the book wasn't just about cheating the on the husband, it's just a sidetrack thing. It's about this woman and her "magical" powers, blah blah blah. Overall, suckiest book of the year so far.
Mar, 2006

07. The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce: I like what the book is about (a young person finding his faith in religion and such) but it was hard for me to read. Mainly because it has a gazillion notes that I have to look up and that totally ruined the whole reading experience.
April, 2006

08. Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini: This sounds like a typical modern high school kids' book with drugs and sex and whatnot. But I dare say that it has substance. The basic plot is that there's a loser boy (it's always a loser boy) who really likes this girl, but he's a loser, see, so he can't have her. So he goes out and buys a tiny computer the size of a pill to help him become cool and hook up with the girl. It has the usually high school crap where little kids do stupid things, but it's also more than that. There is also a more mature side of the story also. Ned Vizzini is a great young writer. I think he's 23 years old.
April, 2006

09. Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire: The best book I've read this year so far. The review would be too long to write so just trust me that it's great.
May, 2006

10. The Hours by Michael Cunningham: Nicely written. Maybe if I've read Mrs.Dalloway before I would understand the book better. Not that I don't get it now because everything came together at the end and it made sense.
June, 2006

11. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer: More fabulous adventures. Only this time Bulter wasn't much involved and it made me rather sad. Still, if I say anything, I'd be ruining the book for you.
June, 2006

12. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon: Reccommended to me by Jenny and she said I could finish it in one day and I did. Not that it's a short book, it's just really easy to read. But a very good book nevertheless. Easy reading doesn't mean bad reading. :D It's a story about a boy who started to investigate a neighbor's dog's death which eventually led him to investigate his own family.
June, 2006

13. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold: It started out so very sad that I cried. The back cover says "...a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy." I'll agree with the hope, suspense and maybe joy parts, but not humor. I didn't find anything humorous with the whole story. It's actually an excellent book, even when some parts are way too The Twilight Zone for me. It's a story about a girl watching her family go through the commotions and everything after her death from heaven. I cried because of the tender moments of her family and I have a weakness for family tender moments.
June, 2006

14. The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs: Follow a man on his quest to read the Encyclopeadia Brittanica from A through Z. Learn all kinds of interesting facts and how they affect his life. It's a no brainer book but also very brainy. I know it's contridictory, but that's how it is. It's also quite funny.
June, 2006

15. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner: Not the best book I've read but easy to read. I saw the movie and I thought it was good. This is one of the very very few times that I'm going to admit that the movie was better than the book. Also, the movie did get some of the characters wrong by the book. However, it is a very boring book in a sense that it did not promote any thinking at all. Read it when you don't want to think but actually want to read something. It's kinda like watching a family comedy or a romantic comedy where you can watch without using any brain powers at all.
June, 2006

16. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris: Supposedly a very funny book, but it didn't make me laugh until the part where he was learning to speak French. Actually, that was the only part that made me laughed a lot. It's funny how both A.J. Jacobs and David Sedaris took the IQ test for Mensa and I happened to read both of them almost consecutively.
July, 2006

17. The Awakening by Kate Chopin: It is called one of the first book about feminism. True, it is about feminism, not the type where they burn bras or went unshaven, mind you, but more about breaking free from the "traditional" mindset of a woman. However, the book was too drawn out and nothing was happening. I kept waiting for something super exciting to happen, except it didn't. Combining Anna Karenina and The Awakening I've noticed that women who cheated on their husbands with younger men end up killing themselves at the end, not necessarily for the same reason. I think that observation is too cynical.
July, 2006

18. Lost by Gregory Maguire: Such a terrible work compares to his other works. A good 1/4 of the book was totally unneccessary. I knew that something important was going to happen, but the introduction of the problem kept being drawn out so long that I lost (hahaha) interest.
July, 2006

19. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: Very easy to read yet very beautiful. The writing is like a fairy tales so it put me at ease. Also, it was very interesting and kept me wanting to keep reading. I would reccommend this book to everyone.
July, 2006

20. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd: The story of a girl in South Carolina during the 1960's looking for stories of her mother. It's a pretty good read. This seems like it'd belong in the Oprah's book club, but I haven't heard about that yet. But it's still a good read.
July, 2006

21. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: Not my favorite by Jane Austen because it lacks a point. The story is of a young girl being exposed to life and its lies. Not terribly exciting.
July, 2006

22. Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde: I love these fairy tales and since I haven't read one in so many years, they are very soothing. Fairy tales tell of the cruelties and beauties of the world with almost no opinions. All of the world truths are lay bared so one might read them and reflect upon them. It's a really good read.
July, 2006

23. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro: Teehee. I like how she likes food and doesn't care if she looks gross to other people.
Aug, 2006

24. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: One of the best book ever. Learn to love your wrinkles! I like Oscar Wilde's style of writing. However, sometimes it's too deep or too artsy for my poor brain to decipher.
Aug, 2006

25. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy: Mysterious (although I figured out some of the mysteries easily) and fun! Yay for a book about spies, honors, missions and adventures! Some super cheesy parts, but I like cheesy things (except for food)!
Aug, 2006

26. Sky of Swords by Dave Duncan: Wah, don't get annoyed with me if I say I like Dave Duncan so much. I think he's one of the two fantasy writers that I'll ever read again and again. This book is so great, it'd be better if my memories for the first two books aren't so foggy. I've forgotten a lot of the details that would help make the book a lot better. However, since I've read 5 books related to it, I could kinda make out stuff. But I'm so very disappointed with the ending even though it brings everything back to normal (the whole book is about everything normal in that kingdom being turned upside down). Why am I disappointed because I actually thought the chaos was exciting. Also, there's a super super cheesy love story in the book that I heart so much (although sometimes, it's kinda gross). Shat up and stop making fun of my weakness for cheesy love stories (I only get all sappy in private though). Makes me want to reread all of the other books in the series.
Aug, 2006

27. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger: I like this book a lot for some reasons. But it's not completely perfect. It's a series of events told from the points of view of two people, Clare and Henry. Henry can travels through time, but not voluntarily and that was how he met Clare when she was 6. It's kinda bizzare because their love started with Clare falling in love with this man who comes to visit her throughout her whole childhood unexpectedly. I would have to say that the events were carefully weaved in such a way that after you read all of it, things unfold and make sense. However, I dislike the book for being so sad. Not in the sad that you want to die or depressing, but just sad in a poetic way, I guess. It's also about love surviving through time and stuff. I hate how the book kinda convey the idea of love being so perfect and unreal, but I also like how it also makes love real with all of their problems. It's so weird and at times disturbing (old man and little girl). It's still a good read, regarless, because I read 300 pages in one day.
Aug, 2006

28. The Superman Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Saving the DayQuirk Books by Scott Beatty: I am now Superwoman! Pretty entertaining book and useful too!
Sept, 2006

29. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk: One of the greatest book ever! Enough said.
Sept, 2006

30. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss: The boy loved the girl. The girl went away. The boy wrote a book about a girl. Somehow the book got lost and then became famous. Founded again by two people in love. Then it involved their children. It's just a bunch of connections between people who have no idea they were connected. I think it wasn't complete but the ending fits nicely.
Oct, 2006

31. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: It's such a nice story. The book is mainly about Jo, who happens to be my favorite character. But it's so sad sometimes too. It made me cry. :(
Nov, 2006

32. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: Book One by Bill Watterson: Most excellent comic book!
Dec, 2006

33. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: I like this book even thought it took me forever to get over the fact that siblings married each other.
Dec, 2006



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