Ellen Isaacs: Ellen's books read in 2004

Ellen's book list
This is a list of all the books I read in 2004, 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 2004

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

20 Alexa Albert Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women [Buy] December +2

19 Jane Smiley Good Faith [Buy] December +3

18 Anne Tyler Back When We Were Grownups [Buy] November +2

17 John Gottman The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work [Buy] October +2

16 Sharon Kay Penman Dragon's Lair [Buy] October +2

15 Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveler's Wife [Buy] September +2

14 Yann Martel Life of Pi [Buy] September +3

13 Michael Lewis Moneyball [Buy] September +3

12 Edmund Morris Theordore Rex [Buy] August +1

11 Robert Cialdini Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion [Buy] August +2

10 Edmund Morris The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt [Buy] July +3

9 Po Bronson What Should I Do With My Life? [Buy] June +3

8 William Poundstone How Would You Move Mount Fuji? [Buy] May +1

7 Pang-Mei Chang Bound Feet & Western Dress: A Memoir [Buy] Apr +1

6 Mitch Albom The Five People You Meet in Heaven [Buy] Apr +2

5 Jane Walmsley Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide [Buy] Mar +1

4 Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex [Buy] Mar +2

3 Scott Plous The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making [Buy] Feb +3

2 Jared Diamond Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality [Buy] Jan +1

1 Anna Quindlen Blessings [Buy] Jan +1

2003 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