My Top 20

Here are my Top 20 reads as of right now:

I know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (beautiful on audio)
Atonement, Ian McEwan
Crusader’s Cross, James Lee Burke
She’s Come Undone, Wally Lamb
Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis (non-fiction, history)
Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns
Blessings, Anna Quindlen
Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller (non-fiction, inspirational)
What’s So Amazing About Grace?, Philip Yancey (non-fiction, inspirational)
Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
His Excellency: George Washington, Joseph Ellis (non-fiction, biography)
Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs (non-fiction, biography, bizarre)
DaVinci Code, Dan Brown
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
My Losing Season, Pat Conroy (non-fiction, biography)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-a Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells
The Innocent, Harlan Coben

I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb

Wow! One of the best books I've ever read. It's the story of twins: one of whom is schizophrenic (Thomas) and the other who is not (Dominick). Despite his "normalcy," Dominick works very hard to be the victim. His shrink nails him on this, telling him he's the curator of the Dominick Birdsey Museum of Pain and Misery. The story deals with his fear of having his brother's illness and his journey to forgiveness of all those who have wronged him and it's a long list (894 pages worth). If you've dealt with a family member or friend with mental illness, I think this is a must read since we're not supposed to talk about these things. I also highly recommend Lamb's other novel, She's Come Undone.