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Thursday, August 20

Mid-Year Ratings Update

I haven't been posting our group's rating of the books we've read, simply because I've been behind in compiling them. So here is a list of everything we've read so far this year, how many people read it, and our average rating.*
  1. Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
    11 readers - ratings = 9.5x1, 9x4, 8x4, 7x2
    average = 8.3

  2. Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult
    12 readers - ratings = 8x1, 7x3, 6.5x1, 6x1, 5.5x1, 4x1, 3x1, 2x2, 0x1
    average = 4.8

  3. The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver
    7 readers - ratings = 8x1, 7x1, 6x4, 5x1
    average = 6.3

  4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz
    7 readers - ratings = 8.5x1, 7x2, 6.5x1, 6x1, 5x2
    average = 6.4

  5. Queen of the Road, by Doreen Orion
    11 readers- ratings = 7x2, 6x2, 5x3, 4x2, 3x1, 2x1
    average = 4.9

  6. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
    10 readers - ratings = 9x5, 8.5x1, 8x3, 7x1
    average = 8.5

  7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
    10 readers - ratings = 10x2, 9x2, 8x3, 7.5x1, 7x1, 6x1
    average = 8.3

I'm working on a recap of our most recent meeting - hopefully it will be up soon.



* FYI, we rate on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest score possible.

2 comments:

Sherry said...

This is terrific!

I just started reading "Little Bee"...looks like it was a hit w/your group.

~thanks~

Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours said...

Yes, most of us really loved it. I thought the writing was gorgeous despite the difficult content. If you'd like to read my review (spoiler free!) you can find it here: http://age30books.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-bee.html