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Book Ratings

Ratings 2010-2011
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
The Blind Assassin 3.75
The Space Between Us
South of Broad 4 4 2 3.75 3.75 3 4 2.75 4
A Vintage Affair 4 3 3 3 3.25 3 3 3 3.25 4
Saving CeeCee Hunneycutt 4.5 3.5 3.75
Lottery 4 4.5 4.25 4.25 4
Diamond Ruby
The Mountain Between Us
Moloka'i

Ratings 2009-2010
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave. hostess
Until They Bring the Streetcars Back 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 4.25 3.75 4 nf 4 4.5 4.22 9/22/2009 Amy
The Mosters of Templeton 3 1 3 2.5 3 2.5 3 3 3 2 2.60 10/27/2009 Peggy
Astrid and Veronika 4 3 2 4 4 4 2.5 3.5 3.75 4 3.48 11/24/2009 Penni
The Angel's Game 4 4.5 2.5 4 3.75 2.5 4.25 3 3.56 1/29/2010 Katy
The Girl She Used to Be 4 3 3 3.25 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.75 3.5 3.35 2/23/2010 Susan
Shanghai Girls 3.75 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 4 3.5 4 3.5 4.03 3/23/2010 Mary Beth
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4 5 3.5 4 4.5 4.75 5 4.5 2 4.14 4/27/2010 KJ
Keeping the House 5 4.5 5 4.5 5 5 4.75 5 4.84 5/25/2010 Sheila
The Help 4 5 5 4.25 5 5 5 4.5 5 5 4.78 6/22/2010 Mary  
My Life in France nf 4 3.5 nf 2.75 nf 4.5 4 2.75 4 3.64 7/20/2010 Joni
4.03 3.90 3.60 3.89 4.06 3.91 3.72 3.75 3.98 3.65

Ratings 2008-2009
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave. date
Left to Tell 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.00 9/23/2009
Down River 4 4 4 3.5 4 3.75 4 4.5 4 3.97 10/28/2009
The Last Lecture 4 4 3.75 4 4.5 4.05 11/25/2009
Olive Kitteridge 5 3 4 3.75 3.75 4 4 4.5 3.75 5 4.08 1/27/2009
Loving Frank 5 5 4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 5 4.56 2/24/2009
The Safety of Secrets 3.25 3 3 3.25 3 4 3 3.5 3.25 3/23/2009
The Guernsey…Potato Pie 3.25 3 3 3.25 3 4 3 3.5 3.25 4/21/2009
The House at Riverton 4 4 4 4 3.75 3.5 3.5 4 3 3.75 5/26/2009
A Pigeon and A Boy 5 3 4 4 5 3 4.00
Those Who Save Us 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00
4.28 4.14 3.80 3.85 3.97 3.95 4.17 4.30 3.71 4.00

Year End Ratings 2007-2008
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Devil in the White City 5 3 5 4 3 2 3.5 5 3.81
The Thirteenth Tale 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4.5 4 3 3.85
Eat, Pray, Love 4 3 1 4.5 4 3 4 5 3.56
Ireland 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3.43
Love Walked In 4 4 2 2 3 4 4 4.5 3.5 4 3.50
A Thousand Splendid Suns 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00
If You Lived Here 4 4 2 4 4 5 3.5 4 3.81
Suite Francaise 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3.57
The Glass Castle 4 4 5 4.5 5 5 4 4 3 5 4.35
3 Cups of Tea 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 3 3.80
4.10 3.80 3.40 3.90 3.70 4.10 4.00 4.13 3.75 4.13
Favorite Book:
Thousand Splendid Suns 5
Eat Pray Love 2
Devil in the White City 2
Book Most Struggled With
Ireland 3
Devil in the White City 3
Suite Francaise 1
Eat Pray Love 1
Love Walked In 1
3 Cups of Tea 1
Memorable Character
Women from Thousand Splendid Suns 1
Ireland grandson looking for storyteller 1
Mom from If You Lived Here - Wife 1
Greg from 3 Cups of Tea 5
Jeanette Walls 4
Elizabeth Gilbert 1
Most Likely to Give as Gift
The Glass Castle 3
Thousand Splendid Suns 4
Eat Pray Love 1
3 Cups of Tea 2
Love Walked In 1
Best Discussion
Eat Pray Love 1
Devil in the White City 1
3 Cups of Tea 1
The Glass Castle 5

Ratings 2007-2008
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Devil in the White City 3 4.5 4 3.25 2.75 3.5 4 3.57
The Thirteenth Tale 3.5 5 3 4.25 4.25 4.5 5 4.25 5 4.31
Eat, Pray, Love 3.5 3.5 2 4.5 4.25 3.75 4.5 3.71
Ireland 4 3 3.5 4 4.25 3.5 3.71
Love Walked In 4 4 3.5 2.5 3.75 4 3.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.68
A Thousand Splendid Suns 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00
If You Lived Here 5 4.5 2.5 3.5 4.25 4.5 4 4.04
Suite Francaise 4 3.5 4 4 4 4 4 3.93
The Glass Castle 4 4.00
3 Cups of Tea 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 3.875 3 4.10
4.13 3.94 3.67 3.98 4.11 4.19 4.38 4.25 4.08 3.92

Ratings 2006-2007
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Broken for You 3 3 3 3.5 3 4 4 3 3.31
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4.5 4 5 4.65
The Bookseller of Kabul 4 3 4 4 3 3 3.5 3 4 3.50
The House of Spirits 4 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 3.88
The Girls 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4.00
Terrorist 3 3 3 3 3.00
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt 3 3 1 4 3 4 1 3 4 2.89
Water for Elephants 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.00
Gardenias 2 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3.60
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4.10
3.80 3.89 3.40 4.17 3.80 4.11 3.38 4.13 3.57 4.43
Favorite Book
House of Spirits 1
Water for Elephants 7
Snow Flower 1
Memory Keeper's Daughter 2
The Girls 1
Struggle with?
Christ the Lord 4
Terrorist 4
Bookseller of Kabul 1
House of Spirits 1
Memory Keeper's Daughter 1
Snow Flower 1
Gardenias 1
Memorable character
Nora 1
Rose 6
Ruby 4
Jacob 3
Clara 1
girl from Gardenias 1
Snow Flower 1
Give as a gift
Water for Elephants 6
House of Spirits 1
Snow Flower 2
Memory Keeper's Daughter 2

Ratings 2006-2007
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Broken for You 4 3.5 4 4 4 4 4.5 4 3.75 3.5 3.93
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 5 5 4.5 4.5 5 5 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.75
The Bookseller of Kabul 3 3 3.5 3.5 3 3.25 3 2.5 3 3.08
The House of Spirits 4 4 3.5 4 4 n/a 4.5 5 4.14
The Girls 4 5 4.5 4.5 4.25 4.5 4 4.5 4 4 4.33
Terrorist 3 3.5 n/a 3.5 3.75 n/a 2.5 3.25
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt 3 3.5 3 3.75 3.5 3 n/a 3.29
Water for Elephants 5 4.3 5 4.25 4.75 5 5 4.75 3.75 5 4.68
Gardenias 2.75 5 2.75 4 3.75 4 4.5 4 4 3 3.78
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 5 4.5 4 4.5 4.25 4 3 4.25 5 4.5 4.30
3.88 4.28 3.92 4.08 3.95 4.14 4.33 4.11 3.81 3.89

End of year 2005-2006
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
The Bean Trees 3 3 4 3 3 3.5 3.5 3 3.25
Evidence of Things Unseen 3 4 4 2.5 3 3 3.25
Bread Alone 4 3 2 4 4 4 3.75 4 3 4 3.58
My Sister's Keeper 4 4 4 4 4.5 5 4.5 4.29
Kitchen Boy 4 4 3 4.5 4 4 4.5 4 4 4 4.00
Pope Joan 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3.71
Elegant Gathering… 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2.00
The Preservationist 3 2.5 2 3 4 3 3 2 2.81
The Last Days of Dogtown 3 3 4 4 4 4 3.5 4 3.69
Shadow of the Wind 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4.5 4.83
average 3.67 3.35 3.00 3.75 3.67 3.80 3.68 3.75 3.13 3.39
 
Favorite books: The Shadow of the Wind - 6, My Sister's Keeper 1,   
      Kitchen  Boy 1, Pope Joan 1
Most Struggled with: Elegant Gathering of White Snows
Most Memorable Characters: the sister (My Sister's Keeper), the
      Romanovs, Pope Joan, Noe and wife, Judy (Last Days..), Fermin
Most Likely to give as Gift: Kitchen Boy -2, The Shadow of the Wind - 6

Ratings 2005-2006
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
The Bean Trees 3.5 4 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.63
Evidence of Things Unseen 4.5 4 4.5 4 4.5 2 3.92
Bread Alone 4 4 2.5 3.5 3.5 3 3.75 4.5 3.5 4 3.63
My Sister's Keeper 5 4 4 4 4.25 4.25 4.5 4.29
Kitchen Boy 4.5 4 3.5 4 4.5 4.25 4.5 4 4.5 4 4.18
Pope Joan 4 3.5 3.75 4 3.75 4 4 3.86
Elegant Gathering… 3 3 1 3 2 2.5 2 2 2 1 2.15
The Preservationist 3.5 3 2.5 2.5 3.5 3 4 2 3.00
The Last Days of Dogtown 4 4 4 3.75 3.5 3.5 3.79
Shadow of the Wind 5 5 5 5 4 4.75 5 5 4.5 4.81
average 4.17 3.89 3.40 3.83 3.75 3.78 3.68 3.93 3.38 3.17

Year End 2004-2005
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Plainsong 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3.5 2 5 3.15
Midwives 4 3 3 4 3 3.5 3 4 4 3.50
Monkeewrench 5 4 3 3.5 3 4 5 4.5 5 4 4.10
Live Bait (optional) 5 3.5 5 5 4.63
The Time Traveler's Wife 3 3.5 4 4.5 4 5 5 5 5 3.5 4.25
The Curious Incident… 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 2 4 4 3.80
I Capture the Castle 4 3 3 4 4 3.5 4 3 4 3.61
Middlesex 4 2 4 3.5 4 4 3 2.5 3.5 3.39
The Kite Runner 4 4.5 4 4 5 5 5 4.5 3.5 4 4.35
Emma Brown 3 2.5 3 4 3 3.5 4 4 3 4 3.40
When the Elephants… 4 4 4 4.5 4 4.5 3 4 4 4.00
average 3.91 3.25 3.50 3.90 3.70 4.14 3.91 3.78 3.81 4.00

Favorite Books: The Time Traveler's Wife and The Kite Runner
Book most Struggled with - tie: Midwives, Middlesex, and Emma Brown
Most Memorable Character: Henry from The Time Traveler's Wife
Book most likely to give as Gift: The Time Traveler's Wife

Ratings 2004-2005
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan ave.
Plainsong 3 3 2.5 3.5 2.75 3.75 3 3.5 3 5 3.30 St. Clair Broiler
Midwives 4.5 4 4 3.5 3.5 4 4 4 3.94 Axel's Bonfire
Monkeewrench 5 4 3.5 3.5 4.25 4.5 4.5 4 4.16 Sunset's
The Time Traveler's Wife 3 4 4 4.5 3.75 4.5 4.5 5 4.5 3 4.08 Glockenspiel
The Curious Incident… 3.75 3.5 3.5 3.5 4 3.75 3.5 3.5 3.75 4 3.68 Chickadee
I Capture the Castle 4 3.25 3.5 4 4 3.25 4 3.75 4 3.75 Chianti Grill
Middlesex 3 2.5 3 3.5 4 4 4 2.5 4 3.39 Trattoria da Vinci
Kite Runner 4.5 4.75 4 4 4.75 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4 4.35 Major's
Emma Brown 3 3 3 3.5 2.75 2.5 3 3 3.75 3.5 3.10 Sunset's
When the Elephants… 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 3.5 4 4 4.11 Joni's
average 3.73 3.65 3.55 3.80 3.72 3.90 3.75 3.83 3.89 3.95

Ratings 2003-2004
Amy Joni Kathryn Katy Mary MaryBeth Peggy Penni Sheila Susan Average
Exodus 3.5 4 4 3.5 4 4 4 3.86
Seabiscuit 4 4 4 3.75 4 3.75 3.5 3.75 3.84
Blue Bottle Club 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.5 3 3 2.5 3 3.5 3.11
Mrs. Dalloway 2 1 1 3.5 2 3 2.5 2 2.13
The Hours (optional) 2 4 4 3 2 3.00
A Kiss from Maddalena 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.5 4 5 4.15
Atonement 3 3 2 3.25 3.25 3 2 2.5 3.5 2.83
A Can of Peas 4 4.5 3.5 3.25 3.75 3.25 3.5 3 4 4 3.68
The Secret Life of Bees 5 4.5 4 4.5 4.75 4.5 4.5 5 4.5 4.5 4.58
Three Junes 3.5 3.5 3.5 3 4 4 4 3.5 2.5 3.50
Last Report..Miracles.. 3.5 2.5 3.5 3.75 3.5 2.75 3.5 3.29
Average by person 3.57 3.50 3.00 3.68 3.71 3.63 3.69 3.44 3.42 3.48 3.45

Ratings 2002-2003
Peggy Mary Sheila Katy Kathryn Joni Amy Susan Penni Jennifer Average
Cranberry Queen 4 4 3.5 3.5 2 3.5 4 4 4 2.5 3.50
These Granite Islands 4 4.5 3.75 4 4.5 4.5 4 3 4 4.5 4.08
The Two Towers 4 4.5 4 3.5 4.5 4.10
Morgan's Run 4 4 3.25 4 5 4 3.5 4 3.97
The Alchemist 4 4.5 5 3.5 3 3.5 4 3 3 3.72
The Dive from Clausen's Pier 2 3.5 3.5 4 4 4 3.5 3.50
The Ash Garden 4 3 2.5 2.5 3 3 3.5 3 2.5 3.00
The Lovely Bones 4 3 4 3 4 4 2.5 4.5 3.63
Guenevere 4 3 2 2 3 4 3.00
Good in Bed 4 4 3 3 4 5 4.5 5 4.06
Average by person 4.00 4.00 3.40 3.45 3.30 3.70 4.00 3.56 3.93 3.50 3.66

Year End 2002-2003
Peggy Mary Sheila Katy Kathryn Joni Amy Susan Penni Average
Cranberry Queen 4 3 2.5 3 2 3 3 4 4 3.17
These Granite Islands 5 5 3 3.5 4 4 4 3 4 3.94
The Two Towers 1 4 4.5 5 4 4.5 3.83
Morgan's Run 4 5 2 4.5 5 4 3 4 3.94
The Alchemist 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 2 3 3.44
The Dive from Clausen's Pier 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3.38
The Ash Garden 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3.11
The Lovely Bones 3 5 2.5 4 3 4 4 2 4.5 3.56
Guenevere 4 3 2 2 4 4 3.17
Good in Bed 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4.11
Average by person 3.78 3.56 3.00 3.55 3.40 3.70 3.88 3.44 4.00 3.56

Highest rating at year end: Good in Bed
Lowest rating at year end: The Ash Garden
Most memorable character: Richard Morgan from Morgan's Run
Favorite Book: Good in Bed and Morgan's Run
Book Most Struggled With: Guenevere
Would give as gift: The Alchemist and Good in Bed

Ratings 2001-2002
Peggy Mary Sheila Katy Kathryn Joni Amy Susan Penni Jennifer Average
The Red Tent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dress Lodger

3

1

1.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

3

4

3.5

3.75

2.43

Fellowship of the Rings

 

3

4

4.5

5

3

 

 

5

3

3.93

Personal History

 

3.5

 

3.5

3.5

 

3.5

3.5

4

3.5

3.57

Katherine

 

 

 

4

4

4.5

 

4

4.25

 

4.15

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

 

 

3.75

4

4.5

4

4.5

5

4

4.5

4.28

The Sparrow

3.75

4

 

4.5

5

3.5

4

3.75

5

 

4.19

Princess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shell Seekers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A Heartbreaking Work

 

1

 

 

1

0

 

 

0

 

0.50

Men Are From Mars:

 

3

3

2.5

 

3

3.5

3

2.5

3

2.94

Average by person

3.38

2.58

3.06

3.64

3.50

2.64

3.70

3.88

3.53

3.55

3.35

Year End 2001-2002
Peggy Mary Sheila Katy Kathryn Joni Amy Susan Penni Jennifer Average
The Red Tent

5

5

5

5

4

5

4

 

4

5

4.67

The Dress Lodger

4

1

1

2

1.3

1

3

4

2

4

2.33

Fellowship of the Rings

 

3

4

5

5

3

 

 

5

3

4.00

Personal History

1

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

2.75

Katherine

5

4

 

4

4

4

 

4

4

 

4.14

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

5

4

4

3.5

5

4

4

5

3

4.5

4.20

The Sparrow

3

4

 

4

5

3

4

4

5

3

3.89

Princess

3

4

3.5

4.5

3

3

4

4

4

4

3.70

Shell Seekers

5

4

 

4

2

3

 

3

4

 

3.57

A Heartbreaking Work

 

2

 

 

1

0

 

 

1

 

1.00

Men Are From Mars:

 

3

3

3

2

3

3

2

2

3

2.67

Average by person

3.88

3.36

3.42

3.80

3.21

2.90

3.57

3.63

3.36

3.69

3.48