Brenna's Book List

January 11, 2008

Lots of people have asked me what I have been reading while here in Nicaragua, so here is a list of the books I have read so far. I have read a lot of really good ones, and because all of us volunteers share books, I have a lot more on my bookshelf waiting!

1. Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison. I rated it 6 out of 10.
2. The Mapmaker’s Wife, rating:7
3. Waiting, Ha Jin. Rating: 6
4. Four Corners, A Journey into the Heart of Paupa New Guinea, Kira Salak. Rating: 8.5
5. The Creation, E.O. Wison. Rating;7
6. Year of Wonders, rating: 8.5
7. Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder. Rating: 9
8. Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns. Rating:9
9. The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende. Rating:9
10. Midwives, Chris Bojorhian. Rating:8
11. Skinny Legs and All, Tom Robbins. Rating: 7
12. Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond. Rating:7
13. Vinegar Hill, A. Manette Ansay. Rating:7
14. The Chosen, Chaim Potok. Rating:8.5
15. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig. Rating: 6
16. In The Heart of The Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick. Rating: 7.5
17. Love in the Driest Season, Neely Tucker. Rating:9
18. Prodigal Summer, Barbara Kingsolver. Rating:10
19. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls. Rating:9
20. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert. Rating, 9
21. Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus. Rating:8
22. The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay. Rating:10. This is the second time I have read this book, it’s one of my all time favorites.
23. I am about to start A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner.

Please write me with any suggestions for future reading!