May 2008 Reads

[Wendy]

I read 8 books in May with an average rating of 4.1. I read 2668 pages (average of 334 pages per novel). My favorite read was Songs for the Missing. I also read 2 short stories. New to me authors this month were Halldor Laxness, Diane Ackerman, Katherine Center, Firoozeh Dumas, and Stewart O’Nan.

33. Independent People, by Halldor Laxness

Rated: 4.5/5
Number of Pages: 482
Started: April 26, 2008
Finished: May 5, 2008
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34. The Zookeeper’s Wife, by Diane Ackerman

Rated: 4/5
Number of Pages: 323
Started: May 6, 2008
Finished: May 12, 2008
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35. The Bright Side Of Disaster, by Katherine Center

Rated: 4.5/5
Number of Pages: 245
Started: May 13, 2008
Finished: May 14, 2008
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36. Laughing Without An Accent, by Firoozeh Dumas

Rated: 4/5
Number of Pages: 223
Started: May 15, 2008
Finished: May 17, 2008
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37. Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult

Rated: 4.5/5
Number of Pages: 455
Started: May 17, 2008
Finished: May 21, 2008
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38. Other Voices Other Rooms, by Truman Capote

Rated: 2.5/5
Number of Pages: 231
Started: May 22, 2008
Finished: May 25, 2008
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39. Songs For The Missing, by Stewart O’Nan

Rated: 5/5
Number of Pages: 287
Started: May 25, 2008
Finished: May 27, 2008
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40. Before You Know Kindness, by Chris Bohjalian

Rated: 4/5
Number of Pages: 422
Started: May 28, 2008
Finished: May 31, 2008
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