Abandoned farm building at the US/Canada border, Langley, BC - April 2006. Copyright © 2006 Deborah McIntosh

My 2007 reading list

Books marked with a are those I found particularly memorable, whether for the quality of the writing, the uniqueness of the story or just general enjoyability. Highlighted titles have been -- or will be -- released through BookCrossing.com. (Here are my 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 lists.)
  1. Canada What It Takes to Be Human - Marilyn Bowering (January 1, 07)
  2. Canada Sweetness in the Belly - Camilla Gibb (January 4, 07)
  3. Canada Homesick - Guy Vanderhaeghe (January 6, 07)
  4. Canada Keeper'n Me - Richard Wagamese (January 11, 07)
  5. Canada Leave Me by Dying - Rosemary Aubert (January 14, 07)
  6. India Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard - Kiran Desai (January 17, 07)
  7. England A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka (January 19, 07)
  8. United States Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her - Melanie Rehak (January 22, 07)
  9. England Hearing Secret Harmonies - Anthony Powell (January 23, 07)
  10. England Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis (January 26, 07)
  11. England The Way I Found Her - Rose Tremain (February 1, 07)
  12. Canada The Red Mass - Rosemary Aubert (February 2, 07)
  13. New Zealand The Bone People - Keri Hulme (February 5, 07)
  14. Canada Lullabies for Little Criminals - Heather O'Neill (February 13, 07)
  15. Canada The Girls - Lori Lansens (February 15, 07)
  16. England The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict - William Leith (February 19, 07)
  17. Canada The Love of a Good Woman - Alice Munro (February 19, 07)
  18. Iceland 101 Reykjavik - Hallgrímur Helgason (February 23, 07)
  19. United States The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes - K.C. Constantine (March 3, 07)
  20. The Netherlands Hard Rain - Janwillem van de Wetering (March 6, 07)
  21. Ireland The Sea - John Banville (March 10, 07)
  22. Scotland The Kalahari Typing School for Men - Alexander McCall Smith (March 21, 07).
  23. Ireland Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle (March 23, 07)
  24. Scotland The Full Cupboard of Life - Alexander McCall Smith (March 28, 07)
  25. Dominica Voyage in the Dark - Jean Rhys (March 31, 07)
  26. United States We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver (April 3, 07)
  27. England The Folding Star - Alan Hollinghurst (April 8, 07)
  28. United States Fun Home - Alison Bechdel (April 13, 2007)
  29. Canada Adultery - Richard B. Wright (April 14, 07)
  30. England Easy Peasy - Lesley Glaister (April 15, 07)
  31. England Howards End - E.M. Forster (April 16, 07)
  32. England On Beauty - Zadie Smith (April 28, 07)
  33. Canada The Romantic - Barbara Gowdy (May 6, 07)
  34. England A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (May 10, 07)
  35. England On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan (May 16, 07)
  36. United States The End of California - Steve Yarbrough (May 18, 07)
  37. Canada Burning Ground - Pearl Luke (May 22, 07)
  38. Canada Reparations - Stephen Kimber (May 23, 07)
  39. Canada Sointula - Bill Gaston (June 7, 07)
  40. Canada Bottle Rocket Hearts - Zoe Whittall (June 18, 07)
  41. United States The Shadow of Desire - Rebecca Stowe (June 29, 07)
  42. Canada Planet Reese - Cordelia Strube (July 17, 07)
  43. United States While I Was Gone - Sue Miller (July 29, 07)
  44. Canada Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet - Joanne Proulx (August 1, 07)
  45. United States Lisey's Story - Stephen King (August 22, 07)
  46. United States The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver (September 5, 07)
  47. United States Light on Snow by Anita Shreve (September 10, 07)
  48. England Black Swan Green - David Mitchell (September 13, 07)
  49. England Faith Fox - Jane Gardam (September 25, 07)
  50. England The Nature of Passion - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (October 2, 07)
  51. Canada The War At Home: An Intimate Portrait of Canada's Poor - Pat Capponi (October 12, 07)
  52. England Wide Open - Nicola Barker (October 13, 07)
  53. Scotland Resurrection Men - Ian Rankin (December 15, 07)
  54. Scotland A Question of Blood - Ian Rankin (December 24, 07)

top 10 favourites of 2007

  1. United States We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver
  2. England On Beauty - Zadie Smith
  3. England A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
  4. New Zealand The Bone People - Keri Hulme
  5. England The Folding Star - Alan Hollinghurst
  6. England Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
  7. Canada Lullabies for Little Criminals - Heather O'Neill
  8. Canada The Girls - Lori Lansens
  9. Ireland Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle
  10. Canada The War At Home: An Intimate Portrait of Canada's Poor - Pat Capponi

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