Reads through September 6, 2009
1. Run with the Horsemen, Ferrol Sams
2. Ways of Dying, Zakes Mda
3. The Unicorn Expedition and other Fantastic Tales of India, Satyajit Ray
4. House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
5. A walk in the woods, Bill Bryson
6. To Siberia, Per Pettersen
7. Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer (Loved this one)
8. Abide with me, Elizabeth Strout
9. machine Dreams, Jayne Anne Phillips
10. Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
11. Slowly Down the Ganges, Eric Newby
12. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
13. A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
14. The space between us, Thrity Umrigar
15. persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
16. Old Man's War, John Scalzi
17. How to be lost, Amanda Eyre Ward
18. The Far Pavillions, M.M. Kaye
19. Love Medicine, Louise Erdrich (Great)
20. The Painted Veil, W. Somerset Maugham
21. In his Blood, Lee Williams (my friend's first novel)
22. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
23. The Ginseng Hunter, Jeff Talarigo
24. Rivethead, Ben Hamper
25. last report on the miracles at little no horse, Louise Erdrich
26. I capture the castle, Dodie Smith
27. Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
28. painter from Shanghai, Jennifer Cody Epstein

Looks like I have to get reading if I want to make my 50 for 2009!

OK, there are 16 weeks left in the year and I have 23 books left to reach the goal. I think I am going to have to plan my reads to accomplish the 50 books, 3 books every two weeks. I think I can do it!

29. The Gathering, Ann Enright -- almost finished and
30. Parchment of Leaves, Silas House is waiting for me to pick up at the library.

So, I finshed The Gathering and Parchmnet of Leaves and also finished another. Am I on track? I don't know.

31. Cereus Blooms at Night, Shani Mootoo

32. A Spell of Winter, Helen Dunmore

Only 18 to go Jackie! You can do it!

Thanks, Leshawn. I think I will do it!

33. Disgrace, JM Coetzee

Finished today (9/23). An interesting, disturbing well written book. Enjoyed it.

34. The Siege of Krishnapur, JG Farrell.

I am counting this book even though I did not complete it. I read over 180 pages and it took me a while to get through it. I found the book disappointing, boring and lacking any excitement.

35. Possession, A.S. Byatt

I struggled to get through this book, but was determined to read it all (minus the portions I skimmed) because I had given up on my last one.

As for my reading goal, this book has not made the goal easier to attain; I just spent way too much time on it. But, I am going to read, read, read, and hopefully make it!

36. Rooftops of Tehran, Mahbod Seraji

Good but not great.

11 weeks and 14 books to go....loosing confidence that I will reach my goal, but still going for it!

37. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

This book was really good.

Jackie wrote: "37. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

This book was really good."

I've been wanting to add this to my 'to-be-read' list which is already way too long. I just might have to now.

Monef wrote: "Jackie wrote: "37. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

This book was really good."

I've been wanting to add this to my 'to-be-read' list which is already way too l..."

Monef, This book was great. Along a similar line and also great is Everything Is Illuminated A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Foer is married to Krauss and they write about similar topics but handle them in very different ways. Krauss' book is beautifully written from two very different characters' perspectives, and Foer's has some humor with magical realism-ish parts.

38. Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer.

39. Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura.

40. Winter World The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich.

41. The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy.

42. Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem

43. Beyond the Sky and the Earth A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa