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Okay-I'm finally getting a chance to update here. Now if I can just remember what I've read!
#73Hope in a Jar (I'll add the author later)
#74New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
#75From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
My goal was to read 3 books during my maternity leave and I've read 4 so I'm happy. I have one more week to go so maybe I'll finish something else.
#72 Something Blue by Emily Giffin
First book I've finished post baby. Fun and easy to read even in my sleep deprived state!
Thanks Dini! I have a feeling this might be as far as I get for some time but I'm pretty happy with my number overall!
#71 Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
Book #2 in the Harper Connelly series-definitley an enjoyable read. I finished this a few weeks ago (right before having my baby) but haven't been able to update.
#69 All Together Dead by Charlaine HarrisBook 7 in the Sookie Stackhouse series-I think I need a little break from these. They're still good but losing some of their luster.
#70 On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo
Some stuff was helpful, other stuff was just ridiculous!
#67 Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Interesting but it bummed me out.
#68 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Funny and bizarre.
#66 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarsonI wound up really liking this-definitely couldn't wait to see how it ended.
#65 Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris#1 in the series-not quite as good as the Sookie books but still entertaining.
#64 Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenGreat story, kind of reminded me of Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
#61 Choke by Chuck PalahniukTwisted but funny.
#62 Dead Babies by Martin Amis
Also twisted but not quite as funny or interesting in my opinion.
#57 Smashed Squashed Splattered Chewed Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
Really funny but so twisted!
Nah, you're not the last. That would be me. It's still sitting on my shelf. Congrats on reaching the half-century mark and on your future newborn! :)
I had a busy week last week and a busy weekend so not much to add here. Did just finish#55 Marley and Me by John Grogan
I feel like the last person on earth to have read this-definitely sweet story.
WOW! Congratulations - on finishing your 50 and the upcoming birth! I'm sure with a little guy and a newborn there will be little time for reading. Being a working mom, I'm amazed that you were able to get your 50 in! Terrific accomplishment!
Thanks Cherylann but I'm not so sure! I'm having my second baby in September and don't know how much reading I'll be able to do for those first few months. With my son I think I made it through one book on my maternity leave and it was tiny! Things could be totally different this time around-basically I'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best! That's why I at least wanted to get to 50 before the baby and then anything over that is gravy.
#53 Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayGood but sad
#54 Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
Not great even for a summer read.
Thanks for the TIcker Mary Todd and thanks Dini! Taking out too many library books at once and being sick definitely helped me rack up the numbers lately!
#52 Sold by Patricia McCormick
I read this in a few hours-totally engrossing read about a young girl who is sold to a brothel in India.
I've been sick but reading while resting so my 50 has come and gone with little fanfare. Here's the rundown.
#49 Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Cute, summer read. A lot like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
#50 The Protest Singer:An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger by Alec Wilkinson (I think)
Great little bio of Pete Seeger-not exhaustive by any means but hits all the high points.
#51 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Great story, fun read.
I know-it's crazy! I've been trying to plough through a huge pile of library books and it's definitely helped to increase my total.
#45 The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oI liked this but didn't love it. Story about two tribes of people in Africa-one trying to hold on to the old customs and traditions and one who had adopted Christianity.
#46 The Freddie Stories by Lynda Barry-Graphic novel that was pretty disturbing. Definitely creative but sad.
# 47 The Potty Training Answer Book by Karen Deerwester-I forgot about this one, I should have added it earlier. Not bad but how exciting can a potty book be?
#43 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlNot nearly as good as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I found this one pretty annoying.
#42 Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThis was my first time ever reading this-I'm really glad I finally got around to reading this one.
#41 Definitley Dead by Charlaine Harris.
Book #6 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. This book was kind of disjointed as part of the back story was told in a separate book-weird. Still fun but not the greatest.
Lol..I guess the beach one. I wish they had put that in the movie-a nude beach scene with Brad Pitt would have been awesome!
#39 Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukI saw the movie years ago but still totally enjoyed the book.
Which first meeting did you enjoy more, the one in the airplane or the one on the beach? ;)
#36 Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
This is a companion book to The Giver but paints a much darker picture of the society than the one presented in The Giver.
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