This was my first year of tracking and setting reading goals. My aim was 30 books, and I fell miserably short.
I re-read the Harry Potter books in 03 to my daughter, which accounts for them appearing on two year's lists.
My favorite book, hands down, was Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts. This book truly changed my life,
because until then, I had never realized that people enjoyed reading this kind of novel. It's the kind of book I
want to write: genuine stories about genuine people who do their best to live good lives. I just love it.
Next favorite would have to be A Night In The Lonesome October, by Zelazny. My favorite author writes at his
very best - irreverent melodrama. Jack the Ripper is the hero of this very short novel.
2002
1. Castle Fantastic, by Roger Zelazny
2. Harry Potter, Prisoner of Askaban, by J.K. Rowling
3. The Watchmen, by Alan Moore
4. Destiny, by Jill Thompson
5. Heaven and Earth, by Nora Roberts
6. Pussey! , by Daniel Clowes
7. Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts
8. Giant Steps, by Barry Neil Kaufmann
9. Harry Potter, Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
10. Ghostly Chills: The Devil’s Backbone, by Bert Wall
11. Face the Fire, by Nora Roberts
12. Last Defender of Camelot, by Roger Zelazny
13. The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, by Tim Burton
14. Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
15. Lion, Witch and Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
16. Nobody’s Angel, by Thomas McGuane
17. A Night in the Lonesome October, by Roger Zelazny
