Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Alphabet of memorable books

In May, I wrote about some ten-tens, memorable books divided by categories.  This time, I'm trying to come up with memorable books based on the last names of the authors.  Could you choose 26 from your reading?
A ~ Allen, Sarah Addison ~ Garden Spells, 2007, magical realism, 9/10
B ~ Bradley, Marion Zimmer ~ The Mists of Avalon, 1982, fantasy, 10/10
C ~ Chevalier, Tracy ~ Remarkable Creatures, 2010, fiction, 9/10
D ~ Donnelley, Nina Hermann ~ Go Out in Joy!, 1977, memoir, 10/10
E ~ Erickson, Carolly ~ The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, 2006, historical fiction, 8/10
F ~ Fergus, Jim ~ One Thousand White Women, 1998, historical fiction, 9.5/10
G ~ Gaiman, Neil ~ Blueberry Girl, 2009, children's, 10/10
H ~ Higgs, Liz Curtis ~ My Heart's in the Lowlands, 2007, travel, 10/10
I ~ Itani, Frances ~ Remembering the Bones, 2007, fiction, 9/10
J ~ Jaques, Florence Page ~ There Once Was a Puffin, 1995, children's, 8/10
K ~ Kidd, Sue Monk ~ The Secret Life of Bees, 2002, fiction, 10/10
L ~ Lin, Grace ~ Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, 2009, children's, 9/10
M ~ Myers, Dee Dee ~ Why Women Should Rule the World, 2008, women's studies, 9/10
N ~ Norris, Kathleen ~ Quotidian Mysteries, 1998, nonfiction, 10/10
O ~ Omar, Manal M. ~ Barefoot in Baghdad, 2010, memoir, 8/10
P ~ Patron, Susan ~ The Higher Power of Lucky, 2007, YA fiction, 9/10
Q ~ Quindlen, Anna ~ One True Thing (pre-blog), 1994, fiction, 9/10
R ~ Radish, Kris ~ Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral, 2006, fiction, 9/10
S ~ Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) ~ The Lorax, 1971, children's picture book, 10/10
T ~ Taylor, Barbara Brown ~ An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, 2009, spiritual life, 8/10
U ~ Uris, Leon ~ Exodus (pre-blog), 1958, fiction, 8/10
V ~ Velikovsky, Immanuel ~ Worlds in Collision, 1950, nonfiction, 9/10
W ~ Woolf, Virginia ~ A Room of One's Own, 1929, women's studies, 9/10
X ~ Xinran ~ Sky Burial (pre-blog), 2004, fiction, 8/10
Y ~ Yolen, Jane ~ The Devil's Arithmetic (pre-blog), 1988, YA fiction, 8/10
Z ~ Zielin, Lara ~ Donut Days, 2009, YA fiction, 8/10

4 comments:

Amy said...

Awesome list!

Helen's Book Blog said...

Oh you have so many great books on your list! I'll try to do a list as well on my blog. I love that your list is so eclectic

Bonnie Jacobs said...

Helen, I look forward to reading your list.

Kailana said...

This is a great idea! Lots of great books on there!