Best Reads of 2005

Since it's nearing the end of the year I'm going to start my list of best reads. Use later for recommending and/or gift buying. May add to it later as I squeeze in the last couple reads of the year.

Blessings by Anna Quindlen
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Sideways by Rex Pickett
The Book of Dead Birds by Gayle Brandeis*****
Light On Snow by Anita Shreve*****
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
Practical Demon Keeping by Christopher Moore
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time By Mark Haddon
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst *****
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty*****
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs*****
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini*****
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd*****
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden*****
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore

***** 5 STAR Reads!!!