I only read half the books that DJ Cayenne did in 2006 so am only posting my Top 5 books rather than my top 10. Not that I need another reason why this blog is cool, but it has a very useful function as my “book tracker.” When I went back through the blog, there were many books that I had forgotten that I had even read (these obviously didn’t make my Top 5). And I realized that I didn’t post about 50% of the books that I read so I will add that to my New Year’s resolutions. With my myriad of resolutions - I’ll have to fit it in somewhere between the “self-help” category and the “expand my interests” category.

So here’s the list and an important note: I also read Special Topics in Calamity Physics and even though it made DJ’s and the NYTimes Top 10 list of the year - there was too much that annoyed me about the book that it was dropped from my list.

The World to Come by Dara Horn

Drop City by T.C. Boyle

Sweet and Low: a Family Story by Rich Cohen

My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme

Night by Elie Weisel