The As
(P) The Autumn Garden – Lillian Hellman (11-16-09)
(P) A House Not Meant to Stand – Tennessee Williams (12-11-09)
The Bs
The Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Weller(11-13-09)
The Cs
(P) The Curse of the Starving Class – Sam Shepard (12-29-09)
The Ds
Danse Macabre – Laurell K. Hamilton (09-15-09)
(P) Days to Come – Lillian Hellman(Sometime in 09/09)
The Fs
(P) Fathers and Sons – Brian Friel (12-17-09)
The Hs
The Historian – Ekizabeth Kostova (09-04-09)
The Ms
Micah – Laurell K. Hamilton (09-03-09)
The Ss
Scarpetta – Patricia Cornwell (11-06-09)
(P) Savage Love – Sam Shepard (12-29-09)
The Ts
(P) The Tooth of the Crime – Sam Shepard (12-30-09)
The Ws
(P) Watch on the Rhine – Lillian Helmman (10-01-09)
That’s 13 more. I only made it to 38 books in 2009. Goal fail. 20 months ago
I read a lot of books, just not enough to get to 100. To my credit, I started a PhD program this year, so my free time dramatically dwindled. Oh well! 2 years ago
61. Shakespeare’s Counselor by Charlaine Harris
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60. Shakespeare’s Trollop by Charlaine Harris
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59. Shakespeare’s Christmas by Charlaine Harris
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58. Shakespeare’s Champion by Charlaine Harris
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57. Shakespeare’s Landlord by Charlaine Harris
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How I did it: 1) Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
2) The Third Form at St Claire’s by Pam Cox, writing as Enid Blyton
3) Before I Say Goodbye by Ruth Picardie
4) The Princess Diaries Guide to Christmas by Meg Cabot
5) Plum Lovin’ by Janet Evanovich
6) Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger
7) Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
8) Second Chance by Jane Green
9) The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
10) 11) The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel
12) Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
13) The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
14) When Will There be Good News by Kate Atkinson
15) 3rd Degree by James Patterson
16) The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
17) Friday Nights by Joanne Trollope
18) Claudine at St Clare’s by Enid Blyton
19) Dinosaur Planet by Anne McCaffrey
20) Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend
21) Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon
22) Trixie Trader by Helen Dunne
23) 4th of July by James Patterson
24) 5th Horseman by James Patterson
25) Torchwood: Something in the Water by Trevor Baxendale
26) Doctor Who: The Sick Building by Paul Magrs
27) Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
28) Making Your Mind Up by Jill Mansell
29) Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
30) Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
31) Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
32) Night of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
33) I Never Fancied Him Anyway by Claudia Carroll
34) Alphabet Weekends by Elizabeth Noble
35) Got You Back by Jane Fallon
36) Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
37) Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
38) The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
39) The Careful Use of Compliments by Alexander McCall Smith
40) The Comfort of Saturdays by Alexander McCall Smith
41) The 6th Target by James Patterson
42) Sleeping Around: Secrets of a Sexual Adventuress by Catherine Townsend
43) Lisa B: Lifestyle Essentials by Lisa B
44) Until It’s Over by Nicci French
45) A Compromising Position by Carole Matthews
46) Beach Road by James Patterson
47) Things I Want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble
48) 7th Heaven by James Patterson
49) T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
50) Nigella Lawson: A Biography by Gilly Smith
51) Honeymoon by James Patterson & Howard Roughan
52) Doctor Who – Snowglobe 7 by Mike Tucker
53) Mums @ Home by Sophie King
54) Do Not Disturb by Tilly Bagshawe
55) His ‘n’ Hers by Mike Gayle
56) Doctor Who – Wishing Well by Trevor Baxendale
57) An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell
58) Cat and Mouse by James Patterson
59) Dinosaur Planet 2 Survivors by Anne McCaffrey
60) Cafe Tropicana by Belinda Jones
61) Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
62) The Beach House by Jane Green
63) Secrets by Freya North
64) This Charming Man by Marian Keyes
65) New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
66) Sail by James Patterson
67) Star Sullivan (Quick Read) by Maeve Binchy
68) Husbands by Adele Parks
69) Doctor Who : The Slitheen Excursion by Simon Guerrier
70) Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
71) Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale
72) Sam’s Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
73) The Giver by Lois Lowry
74) Yoga School Dropout by Lucy Edge
75) Samantha Smythe’s Modern Family Journal by Lucy Cavendish
76) A Girl’s Best Friend by Liz Young
77) The Accidental Wife by Rowan Coleman
78) Doctor Who: Peacemaker by James Swallow
79) When the Wind Blows by James Patterson
80) The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride 1) by James Patterson
81) Join Me by Danny Wallace
82) The Jester by James Patterson
83) World Without End by Ken Follett
84) The Switch by Olivia Goldsmith
85) Me & Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
86) Growing Up Twice by Rowan Coleman
87) Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
88) The Xmas Factor by Annie Sanders
89) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
90) The Girls’ Guide to Hunting & Fishing by Melissa Bank
91) The Right Thing by Judy Astley
92) Victoria & the Rogue by Meg Cabot
93) Nicola and the Viscount by Meg Cabot
94) The Difference a Day Makes by Carole Matthews
95) All You Need is Love by Carole Matthews
96) The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
97) 44 Things: My Year at Home by Kirsty Gunn
98) Unless by Carol Shields
99) The Secret Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
100) The Truth About Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell
101) Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCraig
102) Union Street by Pat Barker
103) The Secret Shopper’s Revenge by Kate Harrison
104) Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
105) Roses are Red by James Patterson
106) You Drive Me Crazy by Carole Matthews
107) The Chocolate Lovers’ Club my Carole Matthews
108) Brown Owl’s Guide to Life by Kate Harrison
109) Ten Out of Ten – The Princess Diaries 10 by Meg Cabot
110) Violets are Blue by James Patterson
111) The Lost Art of Gratitude (Isobel Dalhousie book no 6) by Alexander McCall Smith
112) Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson Read how I did it… 2 years ago
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103) The Secret Shopper’s Revenge by Kate Harrison
104) Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
105) Roses are Red by James Patterson
106) You Drive Me Crazy by Carole Matthews
107) The Chocolate Lovers’ Club my Carole Matthews
108) Brown Owl’s Guide to Life by Kate Harrison
109) Ten Out of Ten – The Princess Diaries 10 by Meg Cabot
110) Violets are Blue by James Patterson
111) The Lost Art of Gratitude (Isobel Dalhousie book no 6) by Alexander McCall Smith
112) Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson 2 years ago
I recorded 38 books that I’ve read on my own this year under this goal, & I’ve listed another 11 under my “book group” goal, which makes 49 this year (this total doesn’t include books that I had read previously & have re-read during the past year, nor does it include some of the reading that I had to do for work).
2009 Goal: 100
2009 Read: 49
For comparison:
2008 Goal: 100
2008 Read: 67
2007 Goal: 100
2007 Read: 101 2 years ago
So, 37 is ok
I took long breaks, 50 is possible for me…to 2010 2 years ago
36. Bunny Munro – Nick Cave
37. Pilgrimage – Paulo Coelho 2 years ago
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett. 2 years ago
Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own—Doreen Orion
A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, #3)—Gregory Maguire
The Great Gatsby—F. Scott Fitzgerald
Piece of Work—Laura Zigman
Waterloo Station—Emily Grayson
Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and into Legend—Gretchen Gerzina
Ali and Nino: A Love Story—Kurban Said
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present—Gail Collins
Fireflies in December—Jennifer Erin Valent
Spinning Forward—Terri DuLong
Duchess: A Novel of Sarah Churchill—Susan Holloway Scott
The Two Princesses of Bamarre—Gail Carson Levine
Fairest—Gail Carson Levine
Black Beauty—Anna Sewell
The Christmas Bus—Melody Carlson
Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon—Melissa Anelli
The Lost Symbol—Dan Brown
Ella Enchanted—Gail Carson Levine
The Help—Kathryn Stockett
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow—Washington Irving
While I think it’s realistic to acknowledge that I’m not going to read eight more books before midnight on the 31st, I’m also really please I got this close. Last year, I read 66 books and decided to stretch this year. If I was a more dedicated reader in the summer, I would have made it! 2 years ago
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. 2 years ago
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier. 2 years ago
The Silence Of The Lambs- Thomas Harris
I changed my mind. This is the best one.
Hannibal- Thomas Harris
Bizarre. Excellent, but bizarre. Harris’ characters now seem to inhabit a world where everyone is a sexual deviant and everything is about sex.
Huh. 2 years ago
OMG, stupendous. 2 years ago
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. 2 years ago
Halfway done, lol. Next year I’m going to read more. 2 years ago
Review can be found here. 2 years ago
I like it least from all I’ve read by Murakami. I mean I like fucked up books but this one is too fucked up for my liking. On the other hand, I read once I finished it that it was meant to be partially autobiographical and if it was true the fact would change a lot. I don’t even know what it is about. Is it just about sex and love and the relationship between the two? 2 years ago
Red Dragon- Thomas Harris
The first book in the Hannibal Lecter saga is, in my opinion, the best. Most people will cite Silence Of The Lambs – but I think that has something to do with the movie’s popularity than the book itself. Red Dragon, awesome. 2 years ago
34. Looking Back – Joyce Maynard
35. Norwegian Wood – Murakami 2 years ago
