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Ellen's book list
This is a list of all the books I read in 1988, along with my ratings. (On the left are links to the rest of the books I've read since 1988, when I first started keeping track.) The "Buy" links take you to that book on Amazon (the paperback version) and the author links take you the Amazon page that lists all of that author's books. My -4 to +4 ratings scale is explained below the list.

Books Read in 1988
No. Author Title Rating
(-4 to +4)
21 Anne Tyler The Accidental Tourist [Buy] +2
20 James Michener Centennial [Buy] 0
19 Irwin Shaw Bread Upon the Waters +2
18 Colleen McCullough An Indecent Obsession [Buy] +1
17 Colleen McCullough The Thorn Birds [Buy] +2
16 Colleen McCullough Tim [Buy] +1
15 Leon Uris The Haj [Buy] +2
14 M. M. Kaye The Far Pavillion [Buy] +1
13 James Michener Hawaii [Buy] +3
12 James Clavell Tai Pan [Buy] +2
11 James Clavell Shogun [Buy] +4
10 Marge Piercy Small Changes [Buy] +1
9 Marge Piercy Braided Lives [Buy] +2
8 Marge Piercy Fly Away Home [Buy] +2
7 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Joanna's Husband and David's Wife [Buy] +1
6 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey A Woman of Independent Means [Buy] +2
5 Emily Praeger A Visit From the Footbinder [Buy] +2
4 Anne Beatty Falling in Place [Buy] 0
3 Jack Kerouac On the Road (1/2) [Buy] 0
2 John Irving The Hotel New Hampshire [Buy] +1
1 John Irving The Cider House Rules [Buy] +4
 
 1989 books

Rating Scale
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4
All-time worst Hated it, struggled through it Annoyingly bad Sorry I read it Could take it or leave it Okay, enjoyable enough Good book, enjoyed it Great book, loved it All-time favorite

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