THE PAM NEWSLETTER 1996

Volume 6, Issue 1, List
He who trembles, is not bored

1996 BOOKS READ

  1. Sue Grafton, I is for Innocent (1/4)
  2. Dori Sanders, Her Own Place (1/4)
  3. Cormac McCarthy The Crossing (1/14)
  4. Susan Isaacs, Magic Hour (1/17)
  5. Tom DeHaven, Walker of Worlds (1/20)
  6. Tom DeHaven, End of Everything Man (1/26)
  7. Jeff Noon, Vurt (1/31)
  8. Dean Koontz, Winter Moon (2/12)
    [about 3 books I never finished: Bringers of the Dawn, Vendanta Book, Weissman: Dear Dead Person]
  9. John Fante, Ask the Dust (2/22)
  10. David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars (2/27)
    [Gave up on the The Ice Storm by Rick Moody. Understand it will be a movie]
  11. J.G. Ballard, Running Wild (3/10)
  12. April Smith, North of Montana (3/13)
  13. Anne Proulx, The Shipping News (3/22)
  14. Tim Willocks, Green River Rising (3/31) -- ugly book, avoid it.
    [Gave up on The Little Hotel by Christina Stead]
  15. Peter Hoeg, Smilla’s Sense of Snow (4/14)
  16. Scott Bradfield, The History of Luminous Motion (4/17)
  17. Jack Womack, Random Acts of Senseless Violence (4/27)
  18. Jay McInery, Brightness Falls (5/2)
  19. John Sanford, Mind Prey (5/4)
  20. Bebe Moore Campbell, Brothers & Sisters (5/16)
  21. Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes (6/20)
  22. Melissa Rossi, Courtney Love: Queen of Noise (6/23)
  23. Stephen King, Dolores Clairbourne (7/27)
  24. Ken Eulo, House of Caine (8/7)
    [wretched book, I have no idea why I even finished it.]
  25. Darklings (8/19) [more wretched than book above]
  26. Paul Reiser, Couplehood (8/20)
  27. Granta, Top 20 Young Novelists (9/?)
  28. Mary Karr, Liars Club (9/?)
  29. Irvin Welsh, Trainspotting (9/?)
  30. James Ellroy, Suicide Hill (10/6)
  31. Tom Robbins, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (10/30)
  32. Joan Ryan, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (11/8)
    [very scary book about how elite gymnasts and figure skaters are trained]
  33. Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose (11/10)
    [Pulitzer winner and very fabulous book -- everyone should read it.]
  34. Geoff Nicholson, Hunters & Gatherers (11/12)
    [weird funny book by this British guy]
  35. Michael Pye, The Drowning Room (11/27)
  36. Patricia Cornwell, The Body Farm (11/28)
  37. Nick Hornby, High Fideltiy (12/1) [very funny, read it!]
  38. Olaf Olaffson, Absolution (12/5)
  39. Caleb Carr, The Alienest (12/12)
  40. Susan Jedren, Let Them Eat Cake (12/14)

FILMS SEEN IN 1996 (as of 12.20.96)

  1. Dracula Dead and Loving It, Jan 3 (w/ Gary)
  2. 12 Monkeys, Jan. 5 (w/ Bob)
  3. Get Shorty, Jan. 13 (w/ Bob)
  4. Passion Fish, Jan. 14 (v)
  5. Groundhog Day, Jan. 14 (v w/Bob)
  6. Romeo is Bleeding, Jan. 15 (v w/Bob)
  7. Black Sheep, Feb. 2 (w/Gary)
  8. Showgirls, Feb 3 (v w/Bob)
  9. Mad Love, Feb 3 (v w/Bob)
  10. Sense & Sensibility, Feb. 14
  11. Broken Arrow, Feb. 16
  12. Usual Suspects, Feb. 18 (v w/Bob)
  13. Five Easy Pieces, Feb.19 (v w/Bob)
  14. Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Feb.27 (v)
  15. Barcelona, Feb.29 (v)
  16. French Kiss, Mar.23 (v w/Bob)
  17. Walk in the Clouds, Apr.4 (v w/Bob)
  18. Tommy Boy, Apr.27 (v w/Bob)
  19. Nick of Time, Apr.27 (v w/Bob)
  20. Unzipped, May 4 (v w/Bob)
  21. Strange Days, May 5 (v w/Bob)
  22. Home for the Holidays, May 19 (v)
  23. Moonlight and Valentino, May 23 (v)
  24. Sabrina, May 30 (v)
  25. Brothers McMullen, May 29 (v w/Bob)
  26. MallRats, June 1 (v w/Bob)
  27. Angus, July 13 (v w/Bob)
  28. Lone Star, July 20
  29. Murial’s Wedding, Aug.2 (v w/Bob)
  30. Something to Talk About, Aug.3 (v)
  31. Independence Day, Aug.10(?) (w/Bob)
  32. Phenomenon, Sept.4 (w/Bob)
  33. City Hall, Sept.14 (v w/Bob)
  34. Mighty Aphrodite, Sept.20 (v w/Bob)
  35. Georgia, Sept.21 (v w/Bob)
  36. Fly Away Home, Sept.27
  37. The American President, Sept.28 (v w/Bob)
  38. Fargo, Oct.5 (v w/Bob)
  39. Spitfire Grill, Oct.12 (w/Bob)
  40. Cold Comfort Farm, Oct.19 (w/Bob)
  41. Widows Peak, Nov.22 (v)
  42. Kill Me Again, Nov.25 (v)
  43. Heavenly Creatures, Nov.29 (v w/Bob)
  44. Adams Family Values, Nov. 30 (v w/Bob)
  45. Executive Decision, Dec. 13 (v)
  46. A Streetcar Named Desire, Dec. 14 (v)
  47. The Phantom, Dec. 15 (v)
  48. Beavis and Butthead Do America, Dec. 20 (w/Bob)

KEY
Dates are the date I finished reading it or the date I saw it. "v" means on video and the person is who I saw if with, if anyone.

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Posted: 4.18.99
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