134. Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games

90. Chancellorsville - Stephen W. Sears

Updated List End of September
96. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
97. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
98. QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life by John G. Miller

I am almost there but I have been dying to read An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series) so I am reading that now and it is almost 1000 pages. I am figuring by mid October I should hit the 100 mark.

135. Samad Beh-Rang: The Little Black Fish. Although the translator says Beh-Rang is from Azerbaijan-Iran, and other sources call him Azerbaijani, this turns out to mean ethnically and linguistically Azerbaijani but as far as country, Iranian. Bah. I've located another book for Azerbaijan.

136. Vivian Child: City of Arches: Memories of an Island Capital, Kingstown, St. Vincent & The Grenadines (St. Vincent & The Grenadines)

71. Ahab's Wife, or the Star Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund - I loved this one.

137. Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Queen of Bhutan: Treasures of the Thunder Dragon: A Portrait of Bhutan--Bhutan

I'm way behind in my reviews due to work. They expect me to do things! What nerve!

91. V. - Thomas Pynchon

138. Joseph Brahim Seid: Told by Starlight in Chad--Chad

139. Peter Chapman: Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

140. Benjamin Nugent: American Nerd: The Story of My People

72. Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
73. Washington Square by Henry James

Not sure I'm going to make it to the 100 books mark...

60. Sense and Sensibility (didn't enjoy this one all that much even though I've been looking forward to it)
61. Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (novel about Raistlin's way to the black robes - okay but not as good as some of the other Dragonlance books)
62. Middlemarch (tough to get into but then an amazing book)
63. Skyggen over Stenbænken (=The Shadow on the Stone Bench. The first volume of what I remember to be an amazing series of ya books)
64. ... og de hvide skygger (... and the white shadows. Second volume in Gripe's shadow series - I understand why my younger self loved this one!)

Currently reading volume 3 and taking on volume 4 after that. After that - probably Elfland by Freda Warrington; at least I've been looking so much forward to reading that!

99. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Loved this book but it took me a long time to read as it was almost 1000 pages.

92. The Three Incestuous Sisters - Audrey Niffenegger

141. Rick Riordan: The Last Olympian

Wendy's 100 Books for 2009 (just completed tonight!)
1. Crown Jewel by Fern Michaels
2. Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace
3. No Place Like Home by Fern Michaels
4. A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight
5. Pretty Woman by Fern Michaels
6. Irresistable Forces by Brenda Jackson
7. First Impressions by Nora Roberts
8. The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
9. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
10. Family Blessings by Fern Michaels
11. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
12. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
13. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
14. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
15. Speed Dating by Nancy Warren
16. Kiss Me Deadly by Michele Hauf
17. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
18. The Giver by Lois Lowry
19. Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly
20. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
21. Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson
22. Messenger by Lois Lowry
23. Price of Passion by Susan Napier
24. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
25. Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren
26. Homespun Bride by Jillian Hart
27. The Glory Cloak by Patricia O'Brien
28. The Real Deal by Fern Michaels
29. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
30. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
31. His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
32. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
33. Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
34. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
35. Dancing in the Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne
36. Kingdom Come:The Final Victory by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins
37. Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
38. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
39. The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding
40. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
41. Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child
42. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
43. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
44. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
45. Mr.Cavendish I Presume by Julia Quinn
46. The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
47. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
48. Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
49. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
50. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

51. [b:The Book of Love|536|The Lovely Bones|Alice Sebold|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156980627s/536.jpg|1145090] by Kathleen McGowan
52. [b:East of Eden|4406|East of Eden (Centennial Edition)|John Steinbeck|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165432854s/4406.jpg|2574991] by John Steinbeck
53. [b:The Girl She Used to Be|3525895|The Girl She Used to Be|David Cristofano|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41SNX9KqVXL._SL75_.jpg|3567628] by David Cristofano
54. [b:Tortilla Flat|163977|Tortilla Flat (New Longman Literature Steinbeck)|John Steinbeck|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172329564s/163977.jpg|890203] by John Steinbeck
55. [b:Sweet Thursday|56077|Sweet Thursday|John Steinbeck|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170453115s/56077.jpg|1240141] by John Steinbeck
56. [b:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan|4633087|Snow Flower and the Secret Fan A Novel|Lisa See|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255699255s/4633087.jpg|1453585] by Lisa See
57. [b:Season of Strangers|2499315|Season Of Strangers|Kat Martin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255724505s/2499315.jpg|2506639] by Kat Martin
58. [b:With This Ring|63390|El Senor De Los Anillos / the Lord of the Rings LA Comunidad Del Anillo|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg|3204327] by Amanda Quick
59. [b:The Unlikely Lavender Queen|2827076|The Unlikely Lavender Queen A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming|Jeannie Ralston|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255754889s/2827076.jpg|2853179] by Jeannie Ralston
60. [b:I Thee Wed|367688|I Thee Wed (Vanza, # 2)|Amanda Quick|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174166779s/367688.jpg|922142] by Amanda Quick
61. [b:The Beach House|7510|The Beach House|James Patterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165625946s/7510.jpg|22576] by Jane Green
62. [b:The Sign for Drowning|153191|Doctor Who Feast Of The Drowned|Stephen Cole|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172248599s/153191.jpg|1120680] by Rachel Stolzman
63. [b:A Hint of Wicked|6044578|A Hint of Wicked|Jennifer Haymore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255607100s/6044578.jpg|6220165] by Jennifer Haymore
64. [b:In Cold Blood|168642|In Cold Blood|Truman Capote|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255599070s/168642.jpg|1940709] by Truman Capote
65. [b:Too Far Gone|3302270|Too Far Gone (SEAL Team 12, #6)|Marliss Melton|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1217802217s/3302270.jpg|3339084] by Marliss Melton
66. [b:Gone to the Dogs|6463303|Gone to the Dogs|Mary Guterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582255s/6463303.jpg|6653755] by Mary Guterson
67. [b:Kiss of Midnight|704043|Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1)|Lara Adrian|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177441314s/704043.jpg|690332] by Lara Adrian
68. [b:One for the Money|6853|One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JS3JB4YQL._SL75_.jpg|1486401] by Janet Evanovich
69. [b:The Book Thief|19063|The Book Thief|Markus Zusak|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255579180s/19063.jpg|878368] by Markus Zusak
70. [b:Two for the Dough|6427|Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FSC9JA77L._SL75_.jpg|617151] by Janet Evanovich
71. [b:The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane|4836308|The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane|Katherine Howe|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255633365s/4836308.jpg|4901516] by Katherine Howe
72. [b:Three to Get Deadly|6854|Three To Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RX1NVQ78L._SL75_.jpg|1341652] by Janet Evanovich
73. [b:Those Who Save Us|49465|Those Who Save Us|Jenna Blum|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170359672s/49465.jpg|3402913] by Jenna Blum
74. [b:Four to Score|6422|Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JWIYPORaL._SL75_.jpg|2322486] by Janet Evanovich
75. [b:Behind Every Illusion|6451428|Behind Every Illusion (The GreenEarth Series, #1)|Christina Harner|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1248376158s/6451428.jpg|6641591] by Christina Harner
76. [b:Celtic Evil|6593668|Celtic Evil A Fitzgerald Brother Novel Roarke|Sierra Rose|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51n0Y-ltoAL._SL75_.jpg|6804538] by Sierra Rose
77. [b:High Five|6423|High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vR9E-NckL._SL75_.jpg|1874115] by Janet Evanovich
78. [b:The Chosen Few|2977314|Many are Called But few are Chosen|H. Verlan Andersen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1205042110s/2977314.jpg|3007679] by Matthew Simon
79. [b:The Missing Ink|661975|Too Big to Miss (Odelia Grey Mystery)|Sue Ann Jaffarian|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176871051s/661975.jpg|648045] by Karen Olson
80. [b:Duma Key|2867763|Duma Key|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255730879s/2867763.jpg|3041864] by Stephen King
81. [b:Familiar Scars|6550857|Familiar Scars|Christy Leigh Stewart|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1245129501s/6550857.jpg|6743389] by Christy Leigh Stewart
82. [b:Hot Six|6858|Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5103WDKT9ML._SL75_.jpg|1268422] by Janet Evanovich
83. [b:Seven Up|6424|Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638325s/6424.jpg|3207062] by Janet Evanovich
84. [b:Twenties Girl|6063187|Twenties Girl A Novel|Sophie Kinsella|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255610163s/6063187.jpg|6239469] by Sophie Kinsella
85. [b:24 Hours|80634|24 Hours|Greg Iles|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170984624s/80634.jpg|5951647] by Greg Iles
86. [b:Hard Eight|6425|Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5196CPR5ABL._SL75_.jpg|1616132] by Janet Evanovich
87. [b:Black Hills|32508|The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1)|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391420s/32508.jpg|48262] by Nora Roberts
88. [b:Visions of Sugar Plums|6420|Visions of Sugar Plums (A Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers/Holiday Novel, #1)|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165599402s/6420.jpg|812053] by Janet Evanovich
89. [b:The White Queen|5971165|The White Queen A Novel|Philippa Gregory|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255579285s/5971165.jpg|6144224] by Philippa Gregory
90. [b:To the Nines|4009|Nine Stories|J.D. Salinger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228799336s/4009.jpg|1839377] by Janet Evanovich
91. [b:Mastered by Love|116971|Busman's Honeymoon|Dorothy L. Sayers|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223645337s/116971.jpg|2721962] by Stephanie Laurens
92. [b:Among Schoolchildren|86700|Among Schoolchildren|Tracy Kidder|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647096s/86700.jpg|887058] by Tracy Kidder
93. [b:Ten Big Ones|86663|Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171076278s/86663.jpg|3184483] by Janet Evanovich
94. [b:Temptation and Surrender|3939628|Temptation and Surrender (Cynster Series, Book 15)|Stephanie Laurens|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kQ7u5Yf6L._SL75_.jpg|3985211] by Stephanie Laurens
95. [b:Mystic River|21671|Mystic River|Dennis Lehane|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415Q%2BnxNVXL._SL75_.jpg|1234249] by Dennis Lehane
96. [b:The Help|4667024|The Help|Kathryn Stockett|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571691s/4667024.jpg|4717423] by Kathryn Stockett
97. [b:Vision in White|5598113|Vision in White (Bride Quartet, #1)|Nora Roberts|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574975s/5598113.jpg|5769464] by Nora Roberts
98. [b:QBQ The Question Behind the Question|168981|QBQ! The Question Behind the Question Practcing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life|John G. Miller|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172362132s/168981.jpg|2005005] by John G. Miller
99. [b:An Echo in the Bone|2832909|An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)|Diana Gabaldon|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JVLxQkvvL._SL75_.jpg|2859015] by Diana Gabaldon
100. [b:Eleven on Top|11003|Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166394806s/11003.jpg|811763] by Janet Evanovich

Congratulations, Wendy!!!!! That's quite an accomplishment. So far I've only read 70 this year.

Thank you, Beth!

93. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill

94. The Black Hole War - Leonard Susskind

95. American Buffalo - Steven Rinella

142. Gita Mehta: Karma Cola: Marketing the Mystic East

I've reached the 100 mark the past two years, but not sure I will make it this year...It is great to see others who enjoy reading as I do. In reaching the goal, however, I found that about 50-60% of the books I read were really good, enjoyable/taught me something. So would urge quality is as important as the numbers! Among my fiction favorates for this year: Book Thief. Non fiction: try Robert Fisk, Mandela and Obama.

74. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

I hit my 100th back in September. I'm in another group here on goodreads that's a 100+ book challenge.

My list is here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1420...

143. Liz Banks: Maldives Musings (Maldives)

96. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

144. Muriel Barbery: The Elegance of the Hedgehog

75. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

97. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I wanted to accept the 50 books a year challenge, but this one is more interesting...I'll try

76. The Troll Garden by Willa Cather

98. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon

77. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

99. Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore

Updated List as of 10/31/09
101. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
102. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
103. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
104. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
105. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
106. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

145. Samantha Weinberg: A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth (Comoros place-holder)

78. The Quiet American by Graham Greene

100. Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt

Congrats to all you who've made it to 100! I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it.

Congratulations Dan!

Yay Dan!

Congratulations, Dan and everyone else who has done it already. I've read 75 but haven't listed them in months. I wish I would have kept up with it.

146. Suzanne Collins: Catching Fire

79. Emma by Jane Austen

80. The Cider House Rules by John Irving

147: J. Maarten Troost: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific: Kiribati, though I'm still holding out for a native author--perhaps Tebuai Uaai's Cutting Toddy in Kiribati (the goodreads's entry for which I will fix when I have time). However, though a writer in the I'm-a-young-person-with-important-insights-about-life genre, Troost lived in Kiribati for 2 years and thus the book meets my challenge criteria.

81. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively