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Bonnie's comments from the 100+ Book Challenge group.

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Aug 22, 2009 09:17AM

2110 Books 101-125


101. Murder Imperial Murder Imperial by P.C. Doherty.

102. King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library) King Lear by William Shakespeare.

103. A Thousand Acres  A Novel A Thousand Acres A Novel by Jane Smiley.

104. A History of Japan  From Stone Age to Superpower (Second Edition) A History of Japan From Stone Age to Superpower by Kenneth G. Henshall.

105. Japan  The Story of A Nation Japan The Story of A Nation by Edwin Reishauer.

106. South of the Border, West of the Sun  A Novel South of the Border, West of the Sun A Novel by Haruki Murakami.

107. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

108. After the Quake After the Quake by Haruki Murakami.

109. An Artist of the Floating World An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.

110. Japanland  A Year in Search of Wa Japanland A Year in Search of Wa by Karin Muller.

111. Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.

112. The Global Soul  Jet Lag, Shopping Malls and the Search for Home The Global Soul Jet Lag, Shopping Malls and the Search for Home by Pico Iyer.

113. Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith.

114. Angels Watching Over Me (Shenandoah Sisters, Book 1) Angels Watching Over Me by Michael Phillips.

115. The Unbearable Lightness of Being  A Novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being A Novel by Milan Kundera.

116. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth' Children #1) The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel.

117. The Constant Princess The Constant Princess by Phillipa Gregory.

118. The Boleyn Inheritance The Boleyn Inheritance by Phillipa Gregory.

119. Cold Mountain (Paperback) Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier.

120. The Red Necklace The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner.

121. Saving Francesca Saving Francesca by Marlina Marchetta.

122. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

123. Shutter Island Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.

124. The Poe Shadow  A Novel The Poe Shadow A Novel by Matthew Pearl.

125. The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers (Penguin Classics) The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers by Henry James.
Jul 01, 2009 10:23PM

2110 Books 81-100


81. Daughter of the Flames Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott.

82. Poison Study (Study, #1) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

83. Goose Chase Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl.

84. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.

85. When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris.

86. The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) The Alienist by Caleb Carr.

87. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.

88. Love Love by Toni Morrison.

89. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins.

90. Daisy Miller Daisy Miller by Henry James.

91. Lolita Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

92. Reading Lolita in Tehran  A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi.

93. The Red Tent The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.

94. Memory and the Mediterranean Memory and the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel.

95. Three Men in a Boat  (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (Dover Value Editions) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome.

96. A Certain Slant of Light A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb.

97. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter.

98. The Amaranth Enchantment The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry.

99. Shabanu  Daughter of the Wind (Readers Circle) Shabanu Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples.

100. Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Jun 14, 2009 06:40AM

2110 Books 61-80


61. Wrong About Japan Wrong About Japan by Peter Carey.

62. The Road The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

63. The Colour Purple The Colour Purple by Alice Walker.

64. Profiles in Courage Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy.

65. The Audacity of Hope  Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream The Audacity of Hope Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama.

66. The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Return of the King The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein.

67. a short history of australia A Short History of Australia by Manning Clark.

68. John Adams John Adams by David McCullough.

69. The Pearl (Centennial Edition) The Pearl by John Steinbeck.

70. A Posse of Princesses A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith.

71. Holidays on Ice Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris.

72. Life of Pi Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

73. Water for Elephants Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.

74. The Blind Assassin The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood.

75. The Other Boleyn Girl The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory.

76. December 6  A Novel December 6 A Novel by Martin Cruz Smith.

77. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.

78. The Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy.

79. The Foreshadowing The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick.

80. The Changeling Sea The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip.
May 31, 2009 02:13AM

2110 Books 41-60


41. Reserved for the Cat (Elemental Masters, #6) Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey.

42. Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, Book 1) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

43. Brief Lives of the English Monarchs Brief Lives of the English Monarchs by Carolly Erickson.

44. Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy (Penguin Classics) Dear Enemy by Jean Webster.

45. Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2) Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier.

46. Nobody's Princess Nobody's Princess by Esther Freisner.

47. Cindy Ella Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer.

48. Great Short Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) Great Short Poems by Various.

49. Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

50. Of Swords and Spells Of Swords and Spells by Delia Marshall Turner.

51. The Queen's Fool The Queen's Fool by Phillipa Gregory.

52. At the House of the Magician At the House of the Magician by Mary Hooper.

53. The Lambs of London The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd.

54. Fire and Hemlock Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones.

55. The Mexicans  A Personal Portrait of a People The Mexicans A Personal Portrait of a People by Patrick Oster.

56. The Wizard of London (Elemental Masters, #5) The Wizard of London by Mercedes Lackey.

57. The Eyes of the Dragon (Signet) The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King.

58. The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.

59. King John (Folger Shakespeare Library) King John by William Shakespeare.

60. Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
Mar 03, 2009 12:59AM

2110 Books 21-40.


21. What's the Matter with Kansas?  How Conservatives Won the Heart of America What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank.

22. Eat, Pray, Love  One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert.

23. American Gods American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

24. No god but God  The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam No god but God The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan.

25. The Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Classics) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

26. Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) (partial draft) Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer.

27. The Toughest Indian in the World The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie.

28. Die Achse des Blöden. Eine politische Evolutionstheorie der USA. Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway by Dave Barry.

29. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

30. Stolen Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde.

31. The Stranger The Stranger by Albert Camus.

32. Belle  A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" (Once Upon a Time) Belle A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" by Cameron Dokey.

33. The Jungle Book  Complete and Unabridged (Puffin Classics) The Jungle Book Complete and Unabridged by Rudyard Kipling.

34. Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

35. Year of Wonders Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.

36. Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) Othello by William Shakespeare.

37. What Might Have Been  Imaginary History from Twelve Leading Historians (Phoenix Paperback Series) What Might Have Been Imaginary History from Twelve Leading Historians by Andrew Roberts.

38. The Nine  Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court The Nine Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin.

39. White Fang White Fang by Jack London.

40. Daddy-Long-Legs (Puffin Classics) Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster.
Mar 03, 2009 12:57AM

2110 I started with the 50 books a year challenge but I'm totally going to surpass that. So I might as well aim high and shoot for 100+.


1. Emma (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) Emma by Jane Austen.

2. Pants on Fire Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot.

3. The Outlaws of Sherwood The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley.

4. A Room With a View A Room With a View by E. M. Forester.

5. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer.

6. Jurassic Park (Spanish Edition) Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

7. A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

8. The DuchessThe Duchess by Amanda Foreman.

9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.

10. The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkein.

11. The Door to December The Door to December by Dean Koontz.

12. The Dante Club  A Novel The Dante Club A Novel by Matthew Pearl.

13. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress  A Novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress A Novel by Dai Sijie.

14. The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Two Towers The Lord of the Rings (Collins Modern Classics) - Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein

15. The Other Queen  A Novel The Other Queen A Novel by Philippa Gregory.

16. Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier.

17. Little Women Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

18. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George.

19. Four Queens  The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe Four Queens The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe by Nancy Goldstone.

20. Up from Slavery Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.