Ahrcadia, I really enjoyed it. I was surprised because I don't read a ton of non-fic, but I won it through goodreads and gave it a try. You can read through my GR review if you want, I gave it 4 stars.

Kelly (happyklamb10) wrote: "72. Stalin's Children by Owen Matthews (4 stars) 12/21/09"

I've been meaning to read this book since I got the ARC last year, but never got around to it. How was it?

72. Stalin's Children by Owen Matthews (4 stars) 12/21/09

71. Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Mair Burney (3.5 stars) 12/14/09

Kelly (happyklamb10) wrote: "70. Splendor by Anna Godbersen (4 stars) 12/8/09
Not sure if I will make 75...November was a slow month. I'm close at least!"

Very close, Kelly - that's terrific!

70. Splendor by Anna Godbersen (4 stars) 12/8/09
Not sure if I will make 75...November was a slow month. I'm close at least!

Andrea wrote: "kelly, I've heard mixed reviews about the new King book, it is good to see that you liked it!"

I loved it! It's very long, but worth savoring. :)

kelly, I've heard mixed reviews about the new King book, it is good to see that you liked it!

69. Under the Dome by Stephen King (5 stars) 11/30/09

68. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (4 stars) 11/23/09

67. His Illegal Self by Peter Carey (3 stars) 11/14/09

61. Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot (2.5 stars) 10/15/09
62. Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot (3 stars) 10/19/09
63. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot (4 stars) 10/21/09
64. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (5 stars) 10/24/09
65. Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom (4 stars) 10/26/09
66. The English Major by Jim Harrison (4 stars) 10/29/09

Kelly, I loved the Book Thief! Only 16 books to go for you!!

51. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (5 stars) 9/10/09
52. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3 stars) 9/14/09
53. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (4.5 stars) 9/19/09
54. The School on Heart's Content Road by Carolyn Chute (1 star) 9/22/09
55. 32AA by Michelle Cunnah (2 stars) 9/25/09
56. A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve (4 stars) 9/29/09
57. Animal Farm by George Orwell (3 stars) 10/1/09
58. Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer (5 stars) 10/7/09
59. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (4 stars) 10/9/09
60. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (3 stars) 10/13/09

41. Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen (4 stars) 7/25/09
42. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (4 stars) 7/26/09
43. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (5 stars) 7/28/09
44. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (4 stars) 8/9/09
45. Beautiful Children by Charles Bock (4 stars) 8/18/09
46. The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri (3 stars) 8/21/09
47. Paranoia by Joseph Finder (2 stars) 8/23/09
48. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (4 stars) 8/28/09
49. Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee (3 stars) 9/2/09
50. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (5 stars) 9/6/09

Kelly, I absolutely love "Great Expectations". I've read it a few times, actually. And I feel like reading it again . . .

31. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3.5 stars) 5/16/09
32. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (4 stars) 5/22/09
33. Watchmen by Alan Moore (4 stars) 5/27/09
34. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (4 stars) 6/7/09
35. The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller (4 stars) 6/13/09
36. It by Stephen King (4 stars) 6/30/09
37. Envy by Anna Godbersen (4 stars) 7/3/09
38. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen (3 stars) 7/7/09
39. Every Boat Turns South by J.P. White (3.5 stars) 7/13/09
40. The Assault on Reason by Al Gore (3 stars) 7/21/09

20. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (3 stars) 3/25/09
21. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (4 stars) 3/29/09
22. The Luxe by Anna Godbersen (4 stars) 4/3/09
23. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (5 stars) 4/9/09
24. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles (3 stars) 4/9/09
25. Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris (4 stars) 4/14/09
26. Resistance by Anita Shreve (3.5 stars) 4/19/09
27. Rumors by Anna Godbersen (3 stars) 4/25/09
28. When The Astors Owned New York by Justin Kaplan (4 stars) 4/29/09
29. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey (4 stars) 5/7/09
30. Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (4 stars) 5/14/09

12. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (5 stars) 2/11/09
13. A Mercy by Toni Morrison (3 stars) 2/15/09
14. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (3 stars) 2/22/09
15. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (5 stars) 2/28/09
16. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (3 stars) 3/2/09
17. Bureaucracy by James Q. Wilson (3 stars) 3/10/09
18. I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis (4 stars) 3/15/09
19. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (5 stars) 3/20/09

Merri, I was reading it for the same reason...haha! I got drawn in pretty quickly though. Definitely made me curious to read the others in the series (I'm working on New Moon now).

Kelly- I am about 1/2 way through Twilight- I am reading it just to see what all the media hype is about! So far so good- an easy read.

After reading the book, I'm not so sure I will want to see the movie...so emotional!! haha. I might be tempted though.

Kelly, I really liked "Marley", too. I'm tempted to see the movie - are you a movie goer?

Last year I made it to 58 books, so 75 is a good challenge for me!

1. Marley Me by John Grogan (5 stars) 1/2/09
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (4 stars) 1/4/09
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (4 stars) 1/6/09
4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (4 stars) 1/10/09
5. P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern (4 stars) 1/11/09
6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (3.5 stars) 1/15/09
7. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (4 stars) 1/18/09
8. X-Treme Dating by Cathy McDavid (1 star) 1/21/09
9. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (4 stars) 1/25/09
10. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (4.5 stars) 1/28/09
11. Black Flies by Shannon Burke (4 stars) 2/4/09