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message 1: by Kat (new)

2040773 Thank goodness for goodreads - I have a pretty good list of books starting in February. But given that I am starting this in March, I will be happy if I hit 85. Alright - here we go!

1. The Little Book The Little Book
2. The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book
3. Sympathy for the Devil Sympathy for the Devil (Madeline Bean Mystery, Book 1)
4. The Princess and the Hound The Princess and the Hound
5. Dragonwyck Dragonwyck
6. Special Topics in Calamity Physics Special Topics in Calamity Physics
7. The Somnambulist The Somnambulist
8. Hollywood: the Movie Lover's Guide Hollywood  The Movie Lover's Guide  The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie L.A.
9. The Girl Who Could Fly The Girl Who Could Fly
10. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2
11. Southern California in the 50's Southern California in the '50s  Sun, Fun and Fantasy
12. The She The She
13. Batman: Joker's Last Laugh Batman  Joker's Last Laugh (Batman (Graphic Novels))
14. Reserved for the Cat Reserved for the Cat (Elemental Masters, Book 6)
15. Don't Go Shopping for Hair Care Products Without Me Don't Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me  Over 4,000 Products Reviewed, Plus the Latest Hair-Care Information
16. Midnight Never Come Midnight Never Come
17. Killer Wedding Killer Wedding (Madeline Bean Mystery, Book 3)


message 2: by Robin (new)

1339824 These are from March alone? Or what you remember reading so far this year??


message 3: by Robin (new)

1339824 Oh my gosh, I just tried to flag this so I could find it easily and then I just realized on here that is bad. I'm not sure if I did it or not. If so, OOPS and sorry!


message 4: by Kat (new)

2040773 Robin wrote: "These are from March alone? Or what you remember reading so far this year??"

I can vouch for reading these in 2009. Haha can you imagine? I would never remember anything I read that fast!


message 5: by Robin (new)

1339824 I decided to go back and think through what I'd read that I knew of in 09 so far starting from January, and I came up with very little! I'm so glad that I have this new library love helping me to conquer my not finishing books, because I don't like that I've finished so little in this new year! :) That will have to change. :) (I can feel a reading binge coming on. :))


message 6: by Kat (new)

2040773 18. Dim Sum Dead Dim Sum Dead (Madeline Bean Mystery, Book 4)


message 7: by Kat (new)

2040773 19. The Mislaid Magician The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After  Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm (Cecelia and Kate, Book 3)


message 8: by Kat (new)

2040773 20. The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales


message 9: by Kat (new)

2040773 21. Moriarty Moriarty


message 10: by Robin (new)

1339824 You are just cruisin way too fast for me to keep up. :)


message 11: by Kat (new)

2040773 But I should be at 25 by the end of March to be on target, and I don't see getting through 4 books this week!


message 12: by Robin (new)

1339824 I know there is about a 2% chance that I get 100 this year, but it's fun to keep track anyway. :) I think that 50 is a more reasonable goal for me, actually.


message 13: by Kat (new)

2040773 22. Inventing Wonderland: The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne Inventing Wonderland  the Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne


message 14: by Kat (new)

2040773 23. Aurelie: a fairy tale Aurelie  A Faerie Tale


message 15: by Kat (new)

2040773 24. Thief of Time Thief of Time


message 16: by Kat (new)

2040773 25. Crocodile on the Sandbank Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 1)


message 17: by Kat (new)

2040773 26. The Thirteenth Tale The Thirteenth Tale  A Novel


message 18: by Kat (new)

2040773 27. Hatter M Hatter M (The Looking Glass Wars Graphic Novels, Volume 1)


message 19: by Kat (new)

2040773 28. The Great American Mousical The Great American Mousical (Julie Andrews Collection)


message 20: by Kat (new)

2040773 29. The Murders of Richard III The Murders of Richard III


message 21: by Kat (new)

2040773 30. The Curse of the Pharoahs The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 2)


message 22: by Kat (new)

2040773 31. An Evil Guest An Evil Guest


message 23: by Kat (new)

2040773 32. Mumbo Gumbo Mumbo Gumbo (Madeline Bean Mystery, Book 5)


message 24: by Kat (new)

2040773 33. Strangers On A Train Strangers on a Train


message 25: by Kat (new)

2040773 34. ghostgirl ghostgirl


message 26: by Kat (new)

2040773 35. The Amulet of Samarkand The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1)


message 27: by Kat (new)

2040773 36. Perfect Sax Perfect Sax  A Madeline Bean Novel


message 28: by Kat (new)

2040773 37. Y: The Last Man Vol. 9: Motherland Y  The Last Man Vol. 9  Motherland


message 29: by Kat (new)

2040773 38. Y: The Last Man Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores Y  The Last Man Vol. 10  Whys And Wherefores (Paperback)


message 30: by Kat (new)

2040773 39. Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me  An Eye-Opening Guide to Brand-Name Cosmetics (Don't Go to the Cosmetic Counter Without Me, 4th ed)


message 31: by Kat (new)

2040773 40. Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium Amelia Peabody's Egypt


message 32: by Kat (new)

2040773 41. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent The Magicians and Mrs. Quent


message 33: by Kat (new)

2040773 42. The Flaming Luau of Death The Flaming Luau of Death (Madeline Bean Mystery, Book 7)


message 34: by Kat (new)

2040773 43. The China Study The China Study  The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health


message 35: by Kat (new)

2040773 44. Drood: A Novel Drood  A Novel


message 36: by Kat (new)

2040773 45. How We Decide How We Decide


message 37: by Robin (new)

1339824 You are so going to hit 100 this year! You just need to have 5 more by the end of June to be half way done!

I am at half of that, so think I will hit 52, which isn't good in terms of the 100 book challenge, but I'm happy with it for me. I think one book a week is a good goal to have each year. :)

Good job, reader-extraordinaire! :)


message 38: by Kat (new)

2040773 46. Dead Connection Dead Connection


message 39: by Kat (new)

2040773 47. The Book of Lost Things The Book of Lost Things


message 40: by Kat (new)

2040773 48. The Mummy Case The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3)


message 41: by Kat (new)

2040773 The Arrival The Arrival

I cannot in fairness count it toward the 100, as it has almost zero text. But I still wanted to remember it as part of my year's reading. :)


message 42: by Janey (new)

2116318 Response to #41: Yay! How'd you like it?

Response generally: Damn girl, good job!


message 43: by Kat (new)

2040773 49. Neuromancer Neuromancer


message 44: by Kat (new)

2040773 50. I, Coriander I, Coriander


message 45: by Kat (new)

2040773 Janey wrote: "Response to #41: Yay! How'd you like it?

Response generally: Damn girl, good job! "


Very interesting. I guess, if anything, I wanted it to be even weirder? I'm not quite sure. It was beautiful though, without a doubt.


message 46: by Janey (new)

2116318 Would have been cool had it been weirder, definitely --something like Chris Van Allsburg's books, the sort of uncanny nature of objects?

I thought Tan's book captured the WTF-ness of being in a foreign place well though.


message 47: by Kat (new)

2040773 Janey wrote: "Would have been cool had it been weirder, definitely --something like Chris Van Allsburg's books, the sort of uncanny nature of objects?

I thought Tan's book captured the WTF-ness of being in a f..."


I agree - although what is the deal with the little familiars? If anime has taught us anything, its that there are cute cats as pets all over the world. Why should it be strange for there to be pets? They were awesome - I really liked them, and I liked that they seemed like the soul animals in Pullman books, but it made no sense from a 'foreign-ness' perspective. Cats would look like cats no matter where you immigrated from, is I guess my point.
Incidentally, I loved the kitchen/batch implements. Almost steampunky.




message 48: by Kat (new)

2040773 51. The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health The Spectrum  A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health


message 49: by Kat (new)

2040773 52. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home Buffy the Vampire Slayer  The Long Way Home (Season 8, Vol. 1)


message 50: by Kat (new)

2040773 53. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You Buffy the Vampire Slayer  No Future For You (Season 8, Vol. 2)


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