Rendiru

Last night was our first rehearsal for the music we will be singing on our China tour. Our director has chosen some fabulous and unusual songs, along with some more familiar pieces. I think it will be a great presentation!

We’re leaving in less than two months. Yippee!

71. Take a Thief by Mercedes Lackey
72. The Novice by Trudi Canavan
73. The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
74. Charlie All Night by Jennifer Cruise
75. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
76. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
77. The Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
78. To Green Angel Tower Part One by Tad Williams
79. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
80. To Green Angel Tower Part Two by Tad Williams
81. Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips

So far this year, my favorite new-to-me books have been East of Eden and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Favorite re-reads have included Wicked, The Dark Tower Series (two of which were also new to me), and The Power of One, which I first read at least a dozen years ago then hadn’t read again until last month.

1. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
2. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
3. In the King’s Service by Katherine Kurtz
4. The Man Who Risked His Partner by Stephen R Donaldson
5. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
6. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
7. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
8. The Waste Lands by Stephen King
9. Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
10. Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
11. Song of Susannah by Stephen King
12. The Dark Tower by Stephen King
13. The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble
14. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
15. Heartburn by Nora Ephron
16. The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
17. Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
18. The Guns of Amber by Roger Zelazny
19. Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny
20. The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny
21. The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny
22. Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny
23. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
24. Heat Stroke Rachel Caine
25. 1632 by Eric Flint
26. The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
27. Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny
28. Sign of Chaos by Roger Zelazny
29. Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
30. Prince of Chaos by Roger Zelazny
31. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
32. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
33. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
34. A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
35. Joust by Mercedes Lackey
36. Alta by Mercedes Lackey
37. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
38. Consequences by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
39. Buried Deep by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
40. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
41. Chill Factor by Rachel Caine
42. Wellspring of Chaos by LE Modesitt, Jr.
43. The Enchantress by Han Suyin
44. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
45. Magic’s Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
46. Magic’s Promise by Mercedes Lackey
47. Magic’s Price by Mercedes Lackey
48. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
49. Arrow’s Flight by Mercedes Lackey
50. Arrow’s Fall by Mercedes Lackey
51. Stormy Weather by Carl Hiassen
52. The Dim Sum of All Things by Kim Wong Keltner
53. Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey
54. Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey
55. Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey
56. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
57. 1633 by Eric Flint and David Weber
58. Good Faith by Jane Smiley
59. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
60. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
61. Extremes by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
62. Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
63. The Magicians’ Guild by Trudi Canavan
64. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
65. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
66. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
67. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
68. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
69. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
70. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (early re-reading in anticipation of book six coming out next month)

24 of the books I’ve read so far this year have been comforting re-reads for me. Last year almost all of the books on my list were new to me. I have no idea why my reading habits shifted.