Ellen Isaacs: Ellen's books read in 1989

Ellen's book list
This is a list of all the books I read in 1989, 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 1989

No. Author Title Rating
(-4 to +4)

13 Orson Scott Card Speaker for the Dead [Buy] +1

12 Orson Scott Card Ender's Game [Buy] +3

11 Irwin Shaw Rich Man, Poor Man [Buy] +2

10 Larry McMurtry Lonesome Dove [Buy] +3

9 Anne Tyler Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant [Buy] 0

8 Wallace Stegner Crossing to Safety [Buy] +2

7 Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness [Buy] -1

6 Thomas Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles [Buy] +2

5 Joyce Carol Oats Them +2

4 Pat Conroy The Great Santini [Buy] +3

3 Pat Conroy The Water is Wide [Buy] +2

2 Pat Conroy The Lords of Discipline [Buy] +2

1 Pat Conroy The Prince of Tides [Buy] +4

1990 books
1988 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