Lifetime Of Books Challenge
Duration: December 1st 2009 to December 1st 2010
Starting over will add books as read.


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1998-Four to ScorebyJanet Evanovich
1997-Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
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ok thanks YZ

Don't bother deleting. Just post your new entry, and just mentioned that your starting over.

ok quick questions just wondering if i could delete my previous post and start over for 2010?

I understand Ann. I'm having problems finding books from the '60s that aren't crap. I could probably try finding something at the library but was trying to use books I own when possible and out of my ancient harlequins, etc the best book I found for 1969 was a gothic vampire romance novel. lol For 1967 I'm reading a WWII novel. I've already tried "Coffee, Tea, or Me?" a late '60s stewardness diary and it was so terrible I had to give up on it. lol

geeze, I do NOT know what you babies are complaining about--ONLY 39???? I was thinking about this, cause I could knock out the NUMBER easy--but then you had to put in that caviate about them being published in the YEAR. . . Do you know what kinds of soppy garbage was written when I was born???? We are talking totally, totally, TOTALLY soppy. And preachy--did I mention PREACHY?????

Of course--there are all those Cold War novels. But I don't really want to READ a bunch of gloom and doom CW books. Sigh, so I guess I will pass on this one.

(Pouts and tries to figure out why YZ is picking on her) :oP

(and we're talking 1955 here, guys, so you people with '75 birthdates have it EASY)

I did the same thing too. I started right after my 40th birthday in August, so I could have the extra six months.

Debbie wrote: "I am with you Yz, I will be 40 in April so, since I want to participate in this one, I will start my list but not start the challenge until then. I will probably need the 2 years to complete this one..."

See...I wasn't alone with the idea. :)

Yz aka Whyz wrote: "I'm waiting for next year when I turned 40 so I can have 2 years to work on this challenge..LOL!"

I am with you Yz, I will be 40 in April so, since I want to participate in this one, I will start my list but not start the challenge until then. I will probably need the 2 years to complete this one.

A LIFETIME OF BOOKS
December 19, 2009 - December 19, 2010

1994: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
1995: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
1996: One Foot in the Grave by Wm. Mark Simmons
1997: The Chosen by L.J. Smith
1998: Flash by Jayne Ann Krentz
1999: Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews
2000: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
2001: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
2002: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2003: Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
2004: Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton
2005: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
2006: High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
2007: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
2008: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2009: Fade Out by Rachel Caine
2010: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

Go, go, Angie. You can do it. :)

I've been debating whether to start this challenge or not and then thought 'Why not?' so here goes.
I will start this challenge on January 1, 2010.

1981 -
1982 -
1983 -
1984 -
1985 -
1986 -
1987 -
1988 -
1989 -
1990 -
1991 - The Awakening - L.J.Smith
1992 -
1993 -
1994 - Paula - Isabel Allende
1995 -
1996 -
1997 -
1998 -
1999 - Starlight, Starbright - Saranne Dawson
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 -
2004 -
2005 -
2006 -
2007 -
2008 -
2009 -
2010 -

Oh I'm enjoying looking at the lists by year. Getting some ideas.

A Lifetime of Books Challenge Part II

2000 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 5/31/09
2001 - Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 5/23/09
2002 - Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks 5/25/09
2003 - Back Home Again (Tales from Grace Chapel Inn) by Melody Carlson 5/2/09
2004 - You're Cookin' It Country My Favorite Recipes and Memories by Loretta Lynn 5/30/09
2005 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling 7/22/09
2006 - Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larsen 5/27/09
2007 - James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing by G. Norman Lippert 6/2/09
2008 - Airhead by Meg Cabot 4/25/09
2009 - Being Nikki by Meg Cabot 5/9/09
2010 - Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton
2011 - .... Unless I finish this before then. lol

A Lifetime of Books Challenge (April 23, 2009 til April 23, 2011)
(Read books published every year starting with the year you were born)
22/43 (44 depending on if I finish it in 2010 or 2011)

1967 - Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
1968 - Mash A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker 10/17/09
1969 - Secret of the Pale Lover by Clarissa Ross Gothic vampire novel
1970 - The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O. Yardley
1971 - Good Grief by Granger Westberg 8/13/09
1972 - The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
1973 - Play Poker to Win by Amarillo Slim Preston
1974 - Alive and dead by E. X Ferrars
1975 - MASH Goes to Paris by Richard Hooker
1976 - A Lyon's Share (America Series: Illinois) by Janet Dailey
1977 - The Indy Man (America Series: Indiana) by Janet Dailey
1978 - Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin
1979 - A Land Called Deseret (America Series: Utah) by Janet Dailey
1980 - Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin
or The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981 - That Carolina Summer (America Series: North Carolina) by Janet Dailey
or Floodtide by Kay Thorpe
1982 - Myth Directions (Myth Adventures, Book 3) by Robert Lynn Asprin
or A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
1983 - Hit or Myth (Myth Adventures, Book 4) by Robert Lynn Asprin
1984 - The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy 6/10/09
1985 - Summer Desserts by Nora Roberts
1986 - A Girl Named Summer by Julie Garwood 6/14/09
1987 - Ice Cave by Emmy Lou Schenk 7/11/09
1988 - Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzken
orNavy Wife (Navy #1) by Debbie Macomber
1989 - The Alibi by Isaac Asimov 9/13/09
1990 - Something's Alive on the Titanic by Robert Serling
1991 - Do Penguins Have Knees? An Imponderables' Book by David Feldman 9/19/09
1992 - Alpha Man (Postcards from Europe) by Kay Thorpe
1993 - SeaQuest DSV The Novel by Rockne S. O'Bannon
1994 - No Promise Of Love (Postcards from Europe) by Lillian Peake
1995 - What Are Hyenas Laughing At Anyway? by David Feldman 10/7/09
1996 - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 6/29/09
1997 - All Saints, All Souls, and Halloween by Catherine Chambers 10/19/09
1998 - War Dragons by L.A. Graf 7/15/09
1999 - Ransom by Julie Garwood 10/29/09

I will admit BJ that my choices in the 60's and 70's have been rather interesting selections. I tried reading Coffee, Tea or Me? The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses for late 1960's and it was so terrible I had to put it down. That knocked the sequel off my list as well. lol I do have some old Harlequins that seem dated now for the 70's. Mash A Novel About Three Army Doctors fit and I think I can work in one of the sequels I found MASH Goes to Paris. I'm about to read one from 1969 I think. It is called Secret of the Pale Lover which is a gothic romance involving a vampire. (I could only find 2 books for that year and this looked like best of the two choices.) I have a few old WWII novels to read to fill in older years as well. I havn't found a copy of Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean for 1967 yet, but the library does have a copy at least.

It's been awhile... let me post an update to my list. It's so long it requires two posts. lol
I'm half done. Second half was easier than the first.

Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "Some of us have to go back and find books from the '60s as well. lol"

And a couple of us have to go even further back into the dark ages! **grin** Thank heaven for Georgette Heyer and Newbery books!!

Kasia wrote: "Have you guys tried the "popural by year" Goodreads books? That's how I filled in the few years I have had problems with...

For example
1977 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by...
1..."

Thanks Kasia

I found a book for my missing year. I know I've got Icebound somewhere. I'd just ordered another book from Amazon to fill the gap - so it saved me some money as well!!

Thanks for the tip, Kasia! I still haven't found books for some of my early years - I wish I was younger! - and I was going "crazy" here. :)

Have you guys tried the "popural by year" Goodreads lists? That's how I filled in the few years I have had problems with...

For example
1977 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by...
1971 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by...

But you can set it to any year...

Some of us have to go back and find books from the '60s as well. lol

Annvelwis wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Why is 1976 the only year that Danielle Steel didn't publish a book??? Anybody have any ideas?? "

Maybe this would help? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/most-popular/?year=1976..."

I wasted so much time looking at all the awards on that site, then going back and searching goodreads for the books--half the awards don't even go back to the 70's, and the ones that do were all over the place on the years. A few were spot on, 1975's award was for a book published in 1975, and some were the next year, 1976's award was for a 1975 publication, but some were all over the place.

What ended up working for me for the few years I was having a hard time with (72, 75, 76, 77) was just looking at the lists of the other poor souls on here who had to find good books from the 70's. :)

Charlotte wrote: "Why is 1976 the only year that Danielle Steel didn't publish a book??? Anybody have any ideas?? "

Maybe this would help? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/most-p...

A Lifetime of Books
16th December 2009 to 16th June 2011

1975 - The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum
1976
1977 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
1978 - The World According to Garp by John Irving
1979 - Season of Passion by Danielle Steel
1980 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
1981 - Palomino by Danielle Steel
1982 - Crossings by Danielle Steel
1983 - Pacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler
1984 - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
1985 - Family Album by Danielle Steel
1986 - Wanderlust by Danielle Steel
1987 - The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
1988 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
1989 - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
1990 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
1991 - Prized Possessions by Avery Corman
1992 - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
1993 - The Lesson of Her Death by Jeffery Deaver
1994 - Accident by Danielle Steel
1995 - Rose Madder by Stephen King
1996 - Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
1997 - Jingo by Terry Pratchett
1998 - Venus Envy by Louise Bagshawe
1999 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
2000 - Miss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland
2001 - All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
2002 - The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
2003 - Leap of Faith Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Noor Al-Hussein
2004 - Garbo Laughs by Elizabeth Hay
2005 - Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel
2006 - Chart Throb by Ben Elton
2007 - The 6th Target by James Patterson
2008 - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
2009 -Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis
2010 - Sympathy for the Devil by Justin Gustainis

OK, I couldn't wait until New Year.

Why is 1976 the only year that Danielle Steel didn't publish a book??? Anybody have any ideas??

The scarey thing is that all these books are on my bookshelves (apart from next years of course)

I am in! And it was super hard finding some of the 70's. Ugh. It sucks being old. ;)

December 15, 2009 - June 14, 2011

0/40

1972 - Lady of Quality Georgette Heyer
1973 - The Princess Bride William Goldman
1974 - The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia McKillip
1975 - Crocodile on the Sandbank Elizabeth Peters
1976 - The Children Of Dynmouth William Trevor
1977 - Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko
1978 - Night's Master Tanith Lee
1979 - Death's Master Tanith Lee

1980 - The Ordinary Princess M.M. Kaye
1981 - Delusion's Master Tanith Lee
1982 - God Stalk P.C. Hodgell
1983 - The Reluctant Heiress Eva Ibbotson
1984 - Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart
1985 - Dark of the Moon P.C. Hodgell
1986 - Delirium's Mistress A Novel of the Flat Earth Tanith Lee
1987 - Night's Sorceries Tanith Lee
1988 - The Changeling Sea Patricia McKillip
1989 - The Bride Julie Garwood

1990 - A Lady of the West Linda Howard
1991 - Outlander Diana Gabaldon - reread
1992 - Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon - reread
1993 - The Giver Lois Lowry
1994 - Seeker's Mask P.C. Hodgell
1995 - Sabriel Garth Nix
1996 - A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin - reread, if he ever finishes the 5th book
1997 - Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause
1998 - A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin - reread
1999 - Battle Royale Koushun Takami

2000 - A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin - reread
2001 - Lirael Garth Nix
2002 - Tithe Holly Black
2003 - Abhorsen Garth Nix
2004 - You Slay Me Katie MacAlister
2005 - Fire Me Up Katie MacAlister
2006 - Light My Fire Katie MacAlister
2007 - Halfway to the Grave Jeaniene Frost
2008 - One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost
2009 - Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost
2010 - Lover Mine J.R. Ward
2011 - City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare

Definately up for this one (finally a chance to get through all the Danielle Steele's I've got sitting in a cupboard!!!)

Will probably wait until 1st of January to post my list though.

Carrie,

Just to get you started on your GR TBR shelf, click on the "list" view, and you can see the publication date for each book. Then you can sort it, too.

Hope that helps.

This sounds like it might be a fun challenge. I'm going to start this one next year, now to find books for each year.

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Anyone know of any pages that you can search by pub date?

I'm waiting for next year when I turned 40 so I can have 2 years to work on this challenge..LOL!

These Goodreads challenges are just too fun to pass up. I like this one. Yz says 1 and 1/2 years to complete the challenge for those in their 30s, but since I am barely 30 I am going to try and do this challenge in a year.

Date: 1/1/10 - 12/31/10

1979 - Death's Master
1980 -
1981 -
1982 - The Mists of Avalon
1983 - The Color of Magic
1984 -
1985 -
1986 - Watchmen
1987 -
1988 -
1989 -
1990 -
1991 - Outlander
1992 - Dragonfly in Amber
1993 -
1994 - The Child Queen The Tale of Guinevere and King Arthur
1995 -
1996 - The Sparrow
1997 -
1998 - The Last Viking
1999 - Daughter of the Forest
2000 - Duke
2001 - Devil in a Kilt
2002 -
2003 -
2004 - Mind Game
2005 - The Dark One
2006 - The God Eaters
2007 - Atlantis Rising
2008 - Magic to the Bone
2009 - Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
2010 - Blood of the Demon

0/32 Read

I'm up for it, I think! I'll add the ones I'm missing as I go along. Here's my list so far:

Start Date: 12/12/09 Finish Date: 12/12/10

Progress: 0 of 31

1980
1981 - Torn Covenants by Lois Swann
1982 - Salem's Lot by Stephen King
1983 - Different Seasons by Stephen King
1984
1985
1986 - It by Stephen King
1987 - Under The Lake by Stuart Woods
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 - Sophie's Choice by William Styron
1993 - Shadow Fires by Dean Koontz
1994 - Paradise City by Sherrilyn Kenyon
1995
1996 - Archangel by Sharon Shinn
1997 - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
1998 - Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
1999 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
2000 - The Brethren by John Grisham
2001 - Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris
2002 - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
2003 - The Zombie Survival Guide Complete Protection From the Living Dead by Max Brooks
2004 - Man of My Dreams by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2005 - Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McCray
2006 - World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
2007 - Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
2008 - Let the Right One In A Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist
2009 - Garden of the Moon by Elizabeth Sinclair
2010 - Dark and Stormy Knights by P. N. Elrod

BJ Rose wrote: "And I refuse to accept that having to read those "really old books" makes me really old. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, I'm only 24 - for the third time!"

ITA, BJ! :)

Briansgirl "Master Book Sale Huntress" wrote: "The older you are, the more interesting it gets finding the really old books..."

The problem isn't in finding the books, it's in finding the time to read them! And I refuse to accept that having to read those "really old books" makes me really old. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, I'm only 24 - for the third time!

If you are 30 years old, then you need to read 30 books, one book for each year of your life. And it's not just any 30 books, but one book published in each year. So for instance, if you're 30 you'd need to read a book from 1979, 1980, etc up through 2009. Depending on how old you are, 39 and under get a year and a half to read the books, those over 40 get an extra 6 months. The older you are, the more interesting it gets finding the really old books. lol I have most of the '70s left to read yet.

call me dumb but how does this work I have no idear?????

I'm going to do this from January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010.


1981- The Judas Kiss
1982- Ride the Wind
1983- Rutland Place
1984- Bluegate Fields
1985- Whitney, My Love
1986- Through a Glass Darkly
1987- Not Without My Daughter
1988- Silence in Hanover Close
1989- A Kingdom of Dreams

1990- The First Man in Rome
1991- The Painted Veil
1992- Along Came a Spider
1993- Guilty Pleasures
1994- The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2)
1995- Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #3)
1996- Iron Lace
1997- Now Face To Face
1998- Into the Wilderness
1999- Midnight Champagne

2000- Losing Julia
2001- Rebecca's Tale
2002- Queen of Camelot
2003- Speak to Me of Love
2004- The Kitchen Boy A Novel of the Last Tsar
2005- The Masque of the Black Tulip
2006- The Thirteenth Tale
2007- The Stranger I Married
2008- Testimony
2009- The Widow's Season
2010- Alice I Have Been A Novel

Reposting my list due to changes in books.
Dates: 5/30/09 to 5/29/10

1979 - Ramona and Her Mother - Beverly Cleary 10/16
1980 - The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum 10/13
1981 - Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Beverly Cleary 12/2
1982 - The Elusive Heiress - Carolyn Keene
1983 - The Haunted Carousel - Carolyn Keene
1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - James Kahn 7/15
1985 - Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card 12/7
1986 - Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold - Terry Brooks
1987 - Rumble Fish - S.E. Hinton 11/4
1988 - The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
1989 - The Bourne Supremacy - Robert Ludlum 10/23
1990 - The Case of the Safecracker's Secret - Carolyn Keene
1991 - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon 10/22
1992 - Along Came a Spider - James Patterson 11/18
1993 - The Bourne Ultimatum - Robert Ludlum 10/30
1994 - Jedi Search Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy - Kevin Anderson 7/28
1995 - Moo - Jane Smiley 9/26
1996 - The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 9/4
1997 - Frisco's Kid (Book 3) - Suzanne Brockmann 7/30
1998 - Everyday Average Jones (Book 4) - Suzanne Brockmann 9/10
1999 - Stiff - Shane Maloney 8/8
2000 - Stomfront - Jim Butcher 8/17
2001 - The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory 11/12
2002 - The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger 7/6
2003 - The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau 6/20
2004 - The Last Juror - John Grisham 11/6
2005 - The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 6/19
2006 - 72 Hours - Shannon Stacey 11/13
2007 - Playing for Pizza: A Novel - John Grisham 7/20
2008 - The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 9/24
2009 - Fade - Lisa McMann 7/22
2010 - Ecstacy Unveiled - Larissa Ione

I'm in. Will get list posted ASAP. I've got 55 books to pick. YIKES!

Here's the List:
Born in 1958; challenge to run from Nov. 2009-May 2012

Updated 12.16.09 = 6 DOWN

58= Anatomy of a Murder The Original Classci Courtroom Thriller by Robert Traver
59= Advise and Consent by Allen Drury
60= The Listener by Taylor Caldwell
61= Mila 18 by Leon Uris
62= Ship of Fools by Katherine Porter
63= The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier
64= Man, The by Irving Wallace
65= Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart
66= The Double Image by Helen MacInnes
67= Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
FINISHED 11.3.09
68= Testimony of Two Men by Taylor Caldwell
69= Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
70= The Secret Woman by Victoria Holt
71= War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
72= Captain and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell
73= Witch by Barbara Michaels
74= The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy
75= Curtain by Agatha Christie
76= A Stranger in the Mirror by Sidney Sheldon
77= Wings of the Falcon by Barbara Michaels
FINISHED 11.4.09
78= The Stand by Stephen King
79= Calypso by Ed McBain
80= The Vow on the Heron by Jean Plaidy
81= A Love For All Time by Bertrice Small
82= The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery by Lawrence Block
83= The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian by Lawrence Block
84= Proof by Dick Francis
85= Victoria Victorious The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy
86= Midsummer's Eve by Phillipa Carr
87= Trojan Gold by Elizabeth Peters
FINISHED 11.30.09
88= E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
FINISHED 12.16.09
89= Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George
90= Well-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth George
91= The Awakening by L.J. Smith
92= Wild Jasmine by Bertrice Small
93= Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
94= A Superior Death by Nevada Barr
95= The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart by Lawrence Block
96= Firestorm by Nevada Barr
97= Rebel by Heather Graham
98= People of the Mist by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
99= Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
00= A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens
01= P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
02= Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
FINISHED 11.20.09
03= The Lion In Glory by Shannon Drake
04= Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
FINISHED 11.29.09
05= Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
06= Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton
07= Only the Cat Knows by Marian Babon
08= Thai Die by Monica Ferris
09= Then Comes Seduction by Mary Balogh
10= Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton
11=
12=

Kasia wrote: "Steph, books that you've read before the sign-up date do not count unless you decide to reread them. If that's the case with Vampire Chroniclesa - sorry.

Thanks Yz!"

Guessed as much, just thought I'd double check, Thanks. :)

Steph, books that you've read before the sign-up date do not count unless you decide to reread them. If that's the case with Vampire Chroniclesa - sorry.

Thanks Yz!

Hey, Yz, gotta question ... are we allowed to use books we've already read in this challenge? Ex: I've read all of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles which range from 76 - 90's.

I'm good either way, just wanted to double check. Was looking through my list and saw I've read a lot of older books I could (if ok) use on my list.

Thanks :)

Well done, Kasia

Thanks, Kasia!
LOL

Congrats, Kasia!

A Lifetime of Books Challenge (23 IV 2009 - 23 IV 2010)


1984: Hero and the Crown
1985: Ender's Game
1986: Howl's Moving Castle
1987: The Black Dahlia
1988: Sheepfarmer's Daughter
1989: The Pillars of the Earth



1990: Real Murders
1991: Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
1992: A Bone to Pick
1993: The Shipping News : A Novel
1994: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
1995: Blindness
1996: Dead Over Heels
1997: Ella Enchanted
1998: The Poisonwood Bible
1999: A Fool and His Honey



2000: On Writing
2001: Mr. Maybe
2002: The Secret Life of Bees
2003: The Time Traveler's Wife
2004: Something Borrowed
2005: Looking for Alaska
2006: Humble Pie
2007: Beastly
2008: Rogue
2009: Dead and Gone



Done! Finally. I was stuck on 1987, 1988 for ages, but I'm finally done. One less challenge to worry about.

Books Read: 18/36

'75-'79
1975 - God's Favorite by Simon - 11/16/09
1976 - Elyza by Darcy - 12/07/09
1977 - The Thorn Birds by McCullough
1978 - The World According to Garp by Irving
1979 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams - 10/29/09


'80-'89
1980 - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Adams - 12/11/09
1981 - The Velvet Promise by Deveraux
1982 - Life, the Universe and Everything by Adams
1983 - Forbidden Love by Robards
1984 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Adams
1985 - Ender's Game by Card - 11/4/09
1986 - Through a Glass Darkly by Koen
1987 - Once and Always by McNaught
1988 - Brighton Road by Carroll
1989 - The Bride by Garwood

'90-'99
1990 - Comanche Moon by Anderson - 11/17/09
1991 - Comanche Heart by Anderson - 12/20/09
1992 - The Secret by Garwood
1993 - Thunder and Roses by Putney
1994 - Seduced by Henley
1995 - Lord of Scoundrels by Chase
1996 - The Wedding by Garwood
1997 - Nobody's Baby But Mine by Phillips
1998 - The Last Viking by Hill
1999 - The Lion's Shadow by Arends - 11/26/09


'00-'10
2000 - The Viscount Who Loved Me by Quinn - 11/2/09
2001 - An Offer From a Gentleman by Quinn - 11/7/09
2002 - Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Quinn - 11/9/09
2003 - A Girl's Guide to Vampires by MacAlister - 11/3/09
2004 - Sex and the Single Vampire by MacAlister - 11/4/09
2005 - Sex, Lies and Vampires by MacAlister - 11/6/09
2006 - Even Vampires Get the Blues by MacAlister - 11/8/09
2007 - The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by MacAlister - 11/15/09
2008 - Zen and the Art of Vampires by MacAlister - 11/24/09
2009 - Queene of Light by Armintrout - 10/27/09
2010 - First Drop of Crimson by Frost

You made me laugh, Steph. Considering I was a born a year earlier than you, I know what you mean. I haven't even put my own list together yet.

Wow, Exorcist. Great book...but too scary for me. If I wasn't such a coward, I probably would have reread it. Beautiful prose.

Lifetime of Books Challenge
Time Frame: 25 Oct - 24 Apr 2011
Status: 22/40

1971 - Hell House 10/30/09 4★
1972 - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 12/22/09 3★
1973 - The Princess Bride 12/4/09 5★
1974 - Carrie 11/30/09 4★
1975 - Salem's Lot
1976 - Dragonsong
1977 - A Spell for Chameleon 11/29/09 3½★
1978 - Misery 11/29/09 5★
1979 - Ghost Story 11/13/09 5★



1980 - The Vampire Tapestry A Novel
1981 - The Keep
1982 - The Darkangel
1983 - The Witches 10/29/09 4★
1984 - A Gathering of Gargoyles
1985 - The Mist
1986 - It 11/17/09 4★
1987 - Sphere
1988 - Those Who Hunt the Night
1989 - Burning Water



1990 - The Witching Hour 11/24/09 4★
1991 - Whisper of Death
1992 - Nightseer
1993 - Dreams Underfoot (Newford Book 1)
1994 - The Last Vampire 11/30/09 3½★
1995 - Bloodsucking Fiends
1996 - One Foot in the Grave
1997 - Neverwhere A Novel 11/18/09 5★
1998 - Embrace the Night 11/13/09 5★
1999 - Dark Prince 11/8/09 4★



2000 - Lady Crymsyn 12/1/09 4★
2001 - Crimson Kiss
2002 - Tithe 12/3/09 4★
2003 - The Time Traveler's Wife 11/5/09 3½★
2004 - Through Violet Eyes
2005 - Dark Lover 12/3/09 5★
2006 - Slave to Sensation 11/11/09 5★
2007 - Marked by Moonlight 11/10/09 5★
2008 - Pretty When She Dies A Vampire Novel 11/1/09 5★
2009 - Bound to Shadows 11/2/09 4½★
2010 - ?

A Lifetime of Books - I'm going to have my start date be 10/14/09. My end date is 10/14/10.

1989 - Love Overboard (10/14/09)
1990 - Wife for Hire
1991 -
1992 -
1993 - Manhunting
1994 -
1995 - Heaven, Texas
1996 - The Notebook
1997 - Sea Swept (11/14/09)
1998 - Tell Me Lies
1999 - The Kite Runner
2000 -
2001 - Husband Material
2002 - The Secret Life of Bees
2003 - The Time Traveler's Wife
2004 - Bachelor Boys
2005 - Going Home
2006 - Baby Proof (11/15/09)
2007 - Julia's Chocolates
2008 - Breaking Dawn (10/29/09)
2009 - Along for the Ride
2010 - Sweet Little Lies

1978- Beauty, A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
1979-
1980-
1981- Sweet and Deadly by Charlaine Harris
1982- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley*
1983- Winter Fire by Elizabeth Lowell*
1984- The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
1985- A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
1986-
1987-
1988-
1989- Mismatch by Tami Hoag*
1990-
1991- Witches Abroad, Discworld Book 12 by Terry Pratchett
1992- Dragonfly in Amber, Outlander 2 by Diana Gabaldon
1993-
1994-
1995- The Golden Compass, His Dark Materials Book 1 by Phillip Pullman
1996- Shakespeare's landlord by Charlaine Harris*
1997- Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
1998- Dream a Little Dream, Chicago Stars 4 by Susan Elizabeth Phillips*
1999- Chocolat by Joanne Harris*
2000- It's OK I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison*
2001- Snowfall by Sharon Sala*
2002- Tithe by Holly Black*
2003- A great and terrible beauty by Libba Bray*
2004- Heat Stroke, Weather Warden Book 2 by Rachel Caine
2005- Warprize, Chronicles of the Warlands 1 by Elizabeth Vaughan*
2006- Magic Study, Study Book 2 by Maria V. Snyder*
2007- Wicked lovely by Melissa Marr*
2008- Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward*
2009- Kiss of a demon king by Kresley cole*
2010- Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs