WHAT ELKE HAS BEEN READING

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  title author fiction/non year published
  Currently reading:

OUR LADY OF BABYLON

John Rechy Fiction 1996
8 DIGGING TO AMERICA Anne Tyler Fiction 2006
7 ANOTHER WORLD Pat Barker Fiction 2000
6 ZUCKERMAN UNBOUND Philip Roth Fiction 1981
5

DUANE'S DEPRESSED

Larry McMurtry Fiction 1999
4

THE ALEXANDRIA LINK

Steve Berry Fiction 2007
3 DER AUTOR ALS FRAGWÜRDIGER ZEUGE Günther Grass Non-fiction 1997
2

A YEAR IN THE MERDE

Stephen Clarke Fiction 2004
1 THE LAST SONG OF DUSK Siddhart Dhanvant Shanghvi Fiction 2004

2008  


2007  

  title author fiction/non year published
  Elke's Favorite in 2007:

THE OMNIVORES DILEMMA

Michael Pollan Fiction 2006
40

THE OMNIVORES DILEMMA

Michael Pollan Fiction 2006
39 OHNE EINANDER Martin Walser Fiction 1993
38

THE BEGGAR MAID

Alice Munro Fiction 1991
37 DIARY OF AN ORDINARY WOMAN Margaret Forster Fiction 2004
36

HIDDEN LIVES

Margaret Forster Fiction 1995
35 1876 Gore Vidal Fiction 1976
34 BURR Gore Vidal Fiction 1973
33 SUITE FRANÇAISE Irène Némirovsky Fiction 2004
32

EMPIRE

Gore Vidal Fiction 1987
31

CREATION

Gore Vidal Fiction 1981
30

KALKI

Gore Vidal Fiction 1978
29 THE CITY AND THE PILLAR Gore Vidal Fiction 1948
28

MYRON

Gore Vidal Fiction 1974
27

SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING

Amy Tan Fiction 2005
26 COUPLES John Updike Fiction 1968
25 GRACEFULLY INSANE Alex Beam Non-fiction 2001
24 DER AUGENBLICK DER LIEBE Martin Walser Fiction 2004
23 WASHINGTON, D.C. Gore Vidal Fiction 1967
22 HERZOG Saul Bellow Fiction 1964
21 VIEWS FROM A WINDOW Robert J. Stanton, Gore Vidal Non-fiction 1980
20 PERPETUAL WAR FOR PERPETUAL PEACE Gore Vidal Non-fiction 2002
19 IMPERIAL AMERICA Gore Vidal Non-fiction 2004
18

PALIMPSEST

Gore Vidal Non-fiction 1995
17

THE CAROUSEL

Rosamunde Pilcher Fiction 1982
16

VERSUCH ÜBER DIE PUBERTÄT

Hubert Fichte Fiction 1982
15

POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION

Gore Vidal Non-fiction 2006
14 FORTUNA'S DAUGHTER Isabel Allende Fiction 1999
13 TOMCAT IN LOVE (re-read) Tim O'Brien Fiction 1998
12 DEAR STRANGER, DEAREST FRIEND Laney Katz Becker Fiction 2000
11 DROP Mat Johnson Fiction 2000
10 MY FINANCIAL CAREER Stephen Leacock Fiction 1993
9 FAIR EXCHANGE Michèle Roberts Fiction 1999
8 GORKY PARK Martin Cruz Smith Fiction 1982
7 MORGAN'S PASSING Anne Tyler Fiction 1980
6 THE MISSION SONG John LeCarré Fiction 2006
5 ANGELS AND DEMONS Dan Brown Fiction 2000
4 SIGHT UNSEEN Robert Goddard Fiction 2005
3 THE CAPTAIN AND THE ENEMY Graham Greene Fiction 1988
2 DU MUSST ES WAGEN Hermine Heusler-Edenhuizen Non-fiction 1997
1 ELIZABETH COSTELLO J.M. Coetzee Fiction 2003

2007  


2006  

  title author fiction/non year published
  Elke's favorite in 2006:

COLLAPSE

Jared Diamond Non-fiction 2004
42 CLARA CALLAN Richard B. Wright Fiction 2002
41 THE HISTORY OF LOVE Nicole Krauss Fiction 2005
40

KRITIK

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Non-fiction 1980
39 KÖNIG DROSSELBART UND DIE WIDERSPENSTIGE KÖNIGSTOCHTER Ursula Baumgardt Non-fiction 1987
38

TERRORIST

John Updike Fiction 2006
37 EVERYMAN Philip Roth Fiction 2006
36 ILLUMINATI Dan Brown Fiction 2003
35 SPECKLED PEOPLE Hugo Hamilton Fiction 2004
34 DER MANN AUS ZELARY Kveta Legatova Fiction 2002
33

SABBATH'S THEATER

Philip Roth Fiction 1995
32 DECEPTION Philip Roth Fiction 1990
31 PATRIMONY Philip Roth Non-fiction 1992
30

BLINK

Malcolm Gladwell Non-fiction 2005
29

THE TIPPING POINT

Malcolm Gladwell Non-fiction 2000
28 SPENCER'S LIST (re-read) Lissa Evans Fiction 2002
27 THAT OLD ACE IN THE HOLE Annie Proulx Fiction 2003
26 LITTLE SCARLET Walter Mosley Fiction 2004
25 A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN Marina Lewycka Fiction 2005
24 COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI Anne Moody Fiction 1968
23 THE QUEEN OF THE TAMBOURINE Jane Gardam Fiction 1991
22 THE NAMESAKE Jhumpa Lahri Fiction 2003
21 THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES Sue Monk Kidd Fiction 2002
20

THE VOICES OF ROBBY WILDE

Elisabeth Kytle Non-fiction 1995
19 GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL Jared Diamond Non-fiction 1997
18 THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE Jared Diamond Non-fiction 1992
17 WHY IS SEX FUN? Jared Diamond Non-fiction 1997
16 COLLAPSE Jared Diamond Non-fiction 2004
15 VATERSÖHNE Volker Elis Pilgrim Non-fiction 1993
14 SPANISH STEPS Tim Moore Non-fiction 2004
13

PEN PALS

Olivia Goldsmith Fiction 2002
12

UNTIL I FIND YOU (re-read)

John Irving Fiction 2005
11 UNLESS Carol Shields Fiction 2003
10 A MILLION LITTLE PIECES James Frey Non-fiction 2003
9

OUT OF THE DARK

Linda Caine & Robin Royston Non-fiction 2003
8 A CHILD CALLED IT Dave Pelzer Non-fiction 1999
7 THE DA VINCI CODE Dan Brown Fiction 2003
6 MEMORIES OF MY MELANCHOLY WHORES Gabriel García Márquez Fiction 2005
5

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

Arthur Golden Fiction 1997
4 RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE Grace Metalious Fiction 1959
3

PEYTON PLACE

Grace Metalious Fiction 1956
2

DAS VERLORENE WORT

Ulla Hahn Fiction 2003
1

NO NIGHT IS TOO LONG

Barbara Vine Fiction 1994

2006  


2005  

  title author fiction/non year published
  Elke's favorite in 2005:

SHALIMAR THE CLOWN

Salman Rushdie Fiction 2005
34 WISH YOU WELL David Baldacci Fiction 2001
33

THE KITE RUNNER

Khalad Hosseini Fiction 2003
32

THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HER

Robb Forman Dew Fiction 2001
31 LOOK UP FOR YES Julia Tavalaro with Richard Tayson Non-fiction 1998
30

THE LINE OF BEAUTY

Alan Hollinghurst Fiction 2004
29 ONE NATION UNDER THERAPY Christina Hoff Somers & Sally Satel Non-fiction 2005
28

A LONG WAY DOWN

Nick Hornby Fiction 2005
27 GOD BLESS YOU, DR. KEVORKIAN Kurt Vonnegut Non-fiction 1999
26

WHISPERS: THE VOICES OF PARANOIA

Ronald K. Siegel Non-fiction 1994
25

DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM

David Sedaris Non-fiction 2004
24

EIGENSINN MACHT SPASS

Hermann Hesse Non-fiction 1986
23

ZORRO

Isabel Allende Fiction 2005
22 SHALIMAR THE CLOWN Salman Rushdie Fiction 2005
21 THE OBESITY MYTH Paul Campos Non-fiction 2004
20

POPULATION: 485

Michael Perry Non-fiction 2002
19 ASHES OF MID AUTUMN D. Garcia-Wahl Fiction 2003
18

LOVE ME

Garrison Keillor Fiction 2003
17

UNTIL I FIND YOU

John Irving Fiction 2005
16

ZWILLINGE

Lawrence Wright Non-fiction 1997
15 BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS Anne Tyler Fiction 2001
14

MEIN LEBEN

Marcel Reich-Ranicki Non-fiction 2000
13

CASE HISTORIES

Kate Atkinson Fiction 2004
12

AS NATURE MADE HIM

John Colapinto Non-fiction 2000
11 THE ALCHEMIST Paulo Coelho Fiction 1993
10 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Mark Haddon Fiction 2003
9

HUMBOLDT'S GIFT

Saul Bellow Fiction 1975
8

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM

Kate Atkinson Fiction 1995
7 THE BEAN TREES Barbara Kingslover Fiction 1988
6

ATONEMENT

Ian McEwan Fiction 2001
5

LOSING MY MIND

Thomas deBaggio Non-fiction 2002
4

STANDING IN THE RAINBOW

Fanny Flagg Fiction 2003
3 THE VIRGIN BLUE Tracy Chevalier Fiction 2003
2

GALAPAGOS

Kurt Vonnegut Fiction 1985
1 SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE Kurt Vonnegut Fiction 1969

2005  


2004  

  title author fiction/non year published
38 Elke's favorite in 2004

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA

Philip Roth Fiction 2004
37 LIEBESFLUCHTEN Bernhard Schlink Fiction 2000
36 MUST I GO DOWN TO THE SEA AGAIN? Lesley Black Fiction 1983
35

NOT THE END OF THE WORLD

Kate Atkinson Fiction 2002
34

DER VORLESER

Bernhard Schlink Fiction 1995
33

NICHT ALLE WOLLTEN SIE

Gerhard Eiselt Non-fiction 2002
32 LA AVENTURA DE MIGUEL LITTIN CLANDESTINO EN CHILE Gabriel García Márquez Non-fiction 1986
31

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA

Philip Roth Fiction 2004
30

ANNA KARENINA

Leo Tolstoy Fiction 1878
29

FURY

Salman Rushdie Fiction 2001
28

NAKED

David Sedaris Non-fiction 1997
27

MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN (re-read)

Salman Rushdie Fiction 1981
26 LADY ORACLE Margaret Atwood Fiction 1977
25 ANNA'S BOOK Ruth Rendell Fiction 1994
24 BRICK LANE Monica Ali Fiction 2003
23 THE MIRACLE LIFE OF EDGAR MINT Brady Udall Fiction 2001
22 EMPIRE FALLS Richard Russo Fiction 2001
21 LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA Gabriel García Márquez Fiction 1988
20

MARY SWANN

Carol Shields Fiction 1990
19

AN UNFINISHED LIFE

Robert Dallek Non-fiction 2003
18

THE RISK POOL

Richard Russo Fiction 1988
17 WONDER BOYS Michael Chabon Fiction 1995
16 SCARLETT FEATHER Maeve Binchy Fiction 2001
15

DAS METHUSALEM KOMPLOTT

Frank Schirrmacher Non-fiction 2004
14

THEY CAGE THE ANIMALS AT NIGHT

J.M. Burch Fiction 1985
13 THE END Roch Carrier Fiction 1994
12 DAS ENDLOSE JAHR Gisela Heidenreich Fiction 2004
11

EROS UND KLERUS (re-read)

Hubertus Mynarek Fiction 1978
10 DEAD AIR Iain Banks Fiction 2002
9 UNLESS Carol Shields Fiction 2002
8 VERNON GOD LITTLE D.B.C. Pierre Fiction 2003
7 LIAR'S CLUB Mary Karr Fiction 1995
6 DIE KRANKHEITS-ERFINDER Jörg Blech Non-fiction 2003
5 YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND Deborah Tannen Non-fiction 1990
4

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Mona Simpson Fiction 1992
3

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE

Gabriel García Márquez Fiction 1967
2

THINKING IN PICTURES

Temple Grandin Non-fiction 1995
1

IRON SHOES

Molly Giles Fiction 2000

2004 


 2003 

  title author fiction/non year published
  Elke's favorite in 2003:

THE CORRECTIONS

Jonathan Franzen Fiction 2001
44

MIDDLESEX

Jeffrey Eugenides Fiction 2002
43

SPENCER'S LIST

Lissa Evans Fiction 2002
42 A LEG TO STAND ON Oliver Sacks Non-fiction 1984
41

WHAT I LOVED

Siri Hustvedt Fiction 2003
40

DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY?

Michael Moore Non-fiction 2003
39

IN THE JAWS OF THE BLACK DOGS

John Bentley Mays Non-fiction 1996
38

A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Sylvia Nasar Non-fiction 1998
37

KATE REMEMBERED

A. Scott Berg Non-fiction 2003
36 THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Douglas Adams Fiction 1980
35

ORYX AND CRAKE

Margaret Atwood Fiction 2003
34 L'HÔTE/LES MUETS Albert Camus Fiction 1957
33 LA MALA HORA Gabriel García Márquez Fiction 1974
32

NIGHT FALLS FAST

Kay Redfield Jamison Non-fiction 1999
31

A YEAR IN PROVENCE

Peter Mayle Non-fiction 1990
30

ALL FAMILIES ARE PSYCHOTIC

Douglas Coupland Fiction 2001
29

DESTINED TO WITNESS

Hans Massaquoi Non-fiction 1999
28

ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY

David Sedaris Non-fiction 2000
27

GORILLAS IN THE MIST

Dian Fossey Non-fiction 1983
26

I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE

Wally Lamb Fiction 1998
25

TALES FROM FIROZSHA BAAG

Rohinton Mistry Fiction 1987
24

STRAIGHT MAN

Richard Russo Fiction 1997
23

ELEGY FOR IRIS

John Bayley Non-fiction 1998
22

HOW TO BE GOOD

Nick Hornby Fiction 2001
21

THE ROBBER BRIDE

Margaret Atwood Fiction 1993
20 THE CONSCIENCE OF A LIBERAL Senator Paul Wellstone Non-fiction 2001
19 THE EDIBLE WOMAN Margaret Atwood Fiction 1969
18 THE CORRECTIONS Jonathan Franzen Fiction 2001
17 MRS. DALLOWAY Virginia Woolf Fiction 1925
16 THE HIDING PLACE Trezza Azzopardi Fiction 2000
15 ZUR PSYCHOLOGIE DES FRIEDENS (re-read) Horst Eberhard Richter Non-fiction 1984
14 ALLES REDETEN VOM FRIEDEN (re-read) Horst Eberhard Richter Non-fiction 1981
13 VINEGAR HILL A. Manette Ansay Fiction 1994
12 THE WHITE BONE Barbara Gowdy Fiction 2000
11 TAFT Ann Patchet Fiction 1999
10 A PAINTED HOUSE John Grisham Fiction 2001
9 THE HOURS Michael Cunningham Fiction 1998
8 AMERICAN PASTORAL Philip Roth Fiction 1997
7 CAT'S EYE (re-read) Margaret Atwood Fiction 1988
6 THE HUMAN STAIN Philip Roth Fiction 2000
5 BRIDESHEAD REVISITED Evelyn Waugh Fiction 1945
4 JACKDAWS Ken Follett Fiction 2001
3 SHE'S COME UNDONE Wally Lamb Fiction 1992
2 SURFACING Margaret Atwood Fiction 1972
1 JITTERBUG PERFUME Tom Robbins Fiction 1984

 

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