Sunday 13 November 2011

Pulitzers

I'm trying to record, electronically, my lists on various scraps of paper - mainly so I can chuck them away, but also in case they are lost or destroyed (by inadvertent tidying or cleaning!).

Here's a list of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners I've read. I'll be adding to it, or linking them to my year by year main reading list blogs.

Tinkers - Paul Harding (2010 Winner)
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (2008)
The Road - Cormac McCarthy (2007)
American Pastoral - Philip Roth (1998)
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (1961)
The Old Man And The Sea - Ernest Hemingway (1953)

2007 Reading List

Here's a list of the books I read during 2007. I'll be doing the same for each year following until I get to the middle of this year (2011) when my reviews will also be included along with the months the books were finished. So, for 2007 (in no particular order, since I can't remember):


Holes - Louis Sachar
What The Crow Said - Robert Kroetsch
Homeland - Sam Liipsyte
The Great Stink - Clare Clark
Margrave Of The Marshes - John Peel
1599 - James Shapiro
The Fortress Of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem
Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
Death & The Penguin - Andrey Kurkov
The Impressionist - Hari Kunzru
The Salterton Trilogy - Robertson Davies
The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Game - Neil Strauss
Adventures Of Wim - Luke Rhinehart
The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
The Little World Of Don Camillo - Giovanni Guareschi
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - J K Rowling
Hell Bent For Leather Confessions Of A Heavy Metal Addict - Seb Hunter

I don't have reviews for any of these books. I can say that there are a number of gems, which I highly recommend to any and everyone. The Great Stink is fantastic, as are: 1599, The Fortress of Solitude and Blood Meridian (which is one of my all time favs).

Well that was my reading year. It's a bit of a blur for the next two years as I didn't write down a list. I'll have to review my shelves and work backwards through holidays and memories of people etc to piece those years together!