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This summer houses my pitiful attempt to find a thesis topic. The requirements are that my work or topic be related to American Literature II (the bane of my existence). Here I am listing the books completed dring the course of my search. Last updated August 2nd, 2003 (I reached 40!). Snide comments are accessible on my Notes page and will be updated at intervals more random than those used to update this page.
| Title | Author | Genre | Snide Comments? |
| Freddy's Book | John Gardner | Fiction (story w/in story) | notes |
| Killer Diller | Clyde Edgerton | Fiction | notes |
| The Fledgling | Elizabeth Cadell | Children's Fiction | notes |
| Disclosure | Michael Crichton | Fiction (thriller) | notes |
| Wringer | Jerry Spinelli | Young Adult | notes |
| Prize Stories 1993 (O.Henry Awards) | W. Abrahams, ed. | Short Story | notes |
| The Rescuer | Dee Henderson | Fiction (Christian) | notes |
| A Painted House | John Grisham | Fiction | notes |
| Not a Sparrow Falls | Linda Nichols | Fiction (Christian) | notes |
| The Fountainhead | Ayn Rand | Fiction | notes |
| The Narrow House | Evelyn Scott | Fiction | unpublished |
| We the Living | Ayn Rand | Fiction | notes |
| Last Watch of the Night | Paul Monette | Essays | unpublished |
| Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand | Fiction | notes |
| The Boy who Invented the Bubble Gun | Paul Gallieo | Children's Fiction | unpublished |
| Fast Forward to Normal | Jane Vogel | Brain Candy | unpublished |
| Opportunity Knocks Twice | Lisa Halls Johnson | Brain Candy | unpublished |
| Double Exposure | Kathy Wierner | Brain Candy | unpublished |
| Here Lies (Collected Stories) | Dorothy Parker | Short Stories | unpublished |
| Very Old Bones | William Kennedy | ? | unpublished |
| The Story Teller | Margaret Coel | Mystery | unpublished |
| Lost Sunrise | Kathleen Norris | Fiction (romance?) | unpublished |
| Catch 22 | Joseph Heller | Fiction | notes |
| Olympus | Scott Somerville | Sci-Fi Young Adult | unpublished |
| Rora | James Byron Huggins | Fiction (historical) | 00notes |
| Selected Stories | Carson McCullers | Short Stories | unpublished |
| Sophie's Choice | William Styron | Fiction | notes |
| Stargirl | Jerry Spinelli | Children's Fiction | unpublished |
| Heartbroken Melody | Kathleen Norris | Fiction (romance) | unpublished |
| Burned Fingers | Kathleen Norris | Fiction (romance) | unpublished |
| The Girl Next Door | Augusta Huiell Seaman | Children's Mystery? | unpublished |
| Set this House on Fire | William Styron | Fiction | notes |
| The Society | Bill Myers | Young Adult | unpublished |
| The Deceived | Bill Myers | Young Adult | unpublished |
| Holy the Firm | Annie Dillard | Nonfiction | unpublished |
| Breaking the Surface | Greg Louganis | Autobiography | unpublished |
| The Gold Shoe | Grace Livingston Hill | Drippy Romance | unpublished |
| The Dreamcatcher's Daughter | Michael Moorcock | Fantasy? | unpublished |
| Hunter | James Byron Huggins | Fiction | notes |
| The Substitute Guest | Grace Livingston Hill | Drippy Romance | unpublished |
| Golden Boy's Sister | Philippa Greene Mulford | Children's Fiction | unpublished |
| Every Woman's Battle | Shannon Etheridge | Nonfiction/Christian | unpublished |
| When London Burned | G. A. Henty [Brit] | Children's Historical Fiction | unpublished |
| When You Can't Come Back | Dave Dravecky | Nonfiction | unpublished |
| Lost Man's River | Peter Matthiessen | Fiction | unpublished |
| Grimm's Last Fairy Tale | Haydn Middleton [Brit] | Fiction | unpublished |
| Falling in Love with Jesus | Brestin & Troccoli | Nonfiction/Christian | unpublished |
| Cover Girls | T. D. Jakes | Christian Fiction | unpublished |
| The Juror | George Dawes Green | Suspense | unpublished |
| A Bend in the Road | Nicholas Sparks | Drippy Romance | unpublished |
The "Snide Comments" box denotes whether the title in question is one which I myself have reviewed on this site. Naturally, most books have been reviewed somewhere, sometime, by someone; this designates only whether I myself have done so. Suggestions or recommendations (or pleas!) for coming reviews may be sent to minxling@gmail.com and I will be pleased to help, if at all possible.