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message 1: by Andrea (last edited Jan 06, 2009 02:26PM) (new)
Jan 06, 2009 02:24PM

1825597 "The Year of the Book"
I'm attempting to read one a week to finally cross off many of the books that have been sitting in my queue for years.


message 2: by Andrea (last edited Jan 07, 2009 02:15PM) (new)
Jan 06, 2009 02:24PM

1825597 1. The Inheritors by William Golding
Read Jan. 4th


message 3: by Andrea (last edited Feb 25, 2009 03:49AM) (new)
Jan 06, 2009 02:25PM

1825597 2. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Read Jan. 7th

Loved.


message 4: by Andrea (last edited Jan 11, 2009 01:18PM) (new)
Jan 11, 2009 01:17PM

1825597 3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Read Jan. 11th


message 5: by Andrea (last edited Jan 16, 2009 09:01AM) (new)
Jan 11, 2009 01:18PM

1825597 4. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Read Jan. 16th


message 6: by Andrea (last edited Feb 25, 2009 03:41AM) (new)
Jan 16, 2009 09:01AM

1825597 5. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Read Jan. 19th.


message 7: by Andrea (last edited Feb 25, 2009 02:21AM) (new)
Jan 19, 2009 11:57PM

1825597 6. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

Read Jan. 19th


message 8: by Andrea (last edited Jan 30, 2009 03:46PM) (new)
Jan 20, 2009 12:06AM

1825597 7. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

Read Jan. 30th


message 9: by Esther (new)
Jan 20, 2009 05:29AM

1849916 Andrea wrote: "7. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck"


How did you like this? I haven't read any Steinbeck since high school but I remember loving his work.



message 10: by Andrea (new)
Jan 23, 2009 08:21AM

1825597 Esther wrote: "Andrea wrote: "7. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck"


How did you like this? I haven't read any Steinbeck since high school but I remember loving his work.
"

I enjoyed Cannery Row. Steinbeck did a lovely job developing the characters and the story pulled me in. I definitely recommend it.


message 11: by Andrea (new)
Jan 23, 2009 08:22AM

1825597 8. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

Read Jan. 22nd


message 12: by Andrea (last edited Jan 25, 2009 11:23AM) (new)
Jan 23, 2009 08:23AM

1825597 9. A Window Across the River by Brian Morton

Read Jan. 25th


message 13: by Andrea (last edited Jan 30, 2009 12:26AM) (new)
Jan 25, 2009 11:23AM

1825597 10. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

Read Jan. 29th


message 14: by Mary Todd (new)
Jan 26, 2009 06:17AM

1230903 yahoo and hooray! you are 1/5 of the way done!


message 15: by Andrea (last edited Feb 05, 2009 01:27AM) (new)
Jan 30, 2009 12:26AM

1825597 11. A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

Read Feb. 4th


message 16: by Andrea (last edited Feb 09, 2009 12:33AM) (new)
Feb 05, 2009 01:27AM

1825597 12. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Read Feb. 8th


message 17: by Andrea (new)
Feb 07, 2009 10:53PM

1825597 13. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

Read Feb. 7th


message 18: by Andrea (last edited Feb 12, 2009 07:39AM) (new)
Feb 09, 2009 12:32AM

1825597 14. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Read Feb. 11th


message 19: by Andrea (last edited Feb 22, 2009 05:48PM) (new)
Feb 15, 2009 04:11PM

1825597 15. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Read Feb. 21st


message 20: by Andrea (last edited Feb 26, 2009 09:48PM) (new)
Feb 22, 2009 05:47PM

1825597 16. Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Read Feb 24th


message 21: by Melanie (new)
Feb 22, 2009 07:41PM

169381 Hi Andrea,
How was A Fraction of the Whole? I just bought that one.


message 22: by Andrea (new)
Feb 22, 2009 08:14PM

1825597 Melanie wrote: "Hi Andrea,
How was A Fraction of the Whole? I just bought that one."

It was a stellar read. The story was pretty outlandish, but in an enjoyable way. It's often compared to Confederacy of the Dunces, though I haven't read that one to say if it's accurate.


message 23: by Andrea (last edited Feb 27, 2009 05:07PM) (new)
Feb 26, 2009 09:45PM

1825597 17. Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield
Read Feb. 27th


message 24: by Andrea (last edited Mar 19, 2009 02:38AM) (new)
Feb 27, 2009 05:06PM

1825597 18. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Read Mar. 8th


message 25: by Andrea (new)
Mar 19, 2009 02:38AM

1825597 19. Candyfreak by Steve Almond
Read Mar. 18th.


message 26: by Andrea (new)
Mar 19, 2009 02:38AM

1825597 20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky


message 27: by Kristie (new)
Mar 19, 2009 06:41AM

2124300 Andrea wrote: "10. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

Read Jan. 29th"

I really loved this book. I love when an author not only makes you feel but taste and smell also! Have you read any of her other work?


message 28: by Aprile (new)
Mar 19, 2009 06:59AM

1900151 Andrea wrote: "20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky"

I hated this book so much that I couldn't even finish it.



message 29: by Andrea (new)
Apr 02, 2009 11:10AM

1825597 21. One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding by Rebecca Mead
Read Apr. 2


message 30: by Andrea (new)
Apr 02, 2009 11:12AM

1825597 22. All Dressed in White: The Irresistible Rise of the American Wedding by Carol Wallace
Read Mar. 25th


message 31: by Andrea (last edited May 24, 2009 04:25PM) (new)
Apr 02, 2009 01:36PM

1825597 23. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Read May 23rd


message 32: by Andrea (last edited Apr 08, 2009 07:01AM) (new)
Apr 08, 2009 12:57AM

1825597 24. Alone in the Kitchen With An Eggplant by Jenni Ferrari-Adler
Read April 5


message 33: by Andrea (last edited May 24, 2009 04:28PM) (new)
Apr 08, 2009 12:58AM

1825597 25. The Tender Bar: A Memoir by J.R. Moehringer
Read April 23rd


message 34: by Aprile (new)
Apr 08, 2009 06:18AM

1900151 Woo hoo! 1/2 way there!


message 35: by Mary Todd (new)
Apr 08, 2009 07:00AM

1230903 ----- <---that's the half-way mark. Congrats


message 36: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:38AM) (new)
May 24, 2009 04:27PM

1825597 26. Holes by Louis Sachar
Read May 24th.


message 37: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:38AM) (new)
May 24, 2009 04:29PM

1825597 27. Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson
Read June 7th


message 38: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:38AM) (new)
May 27, 2009 01:09AM

1825597 28. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Read May 27

Amazing book.


message 39: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:38AM) (new)
May 28, 2009 12:22AM

1825597 29. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Read May 27


message 40: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:39AM) (new)
Jun 05, 2009 12:45AM

1825597 30. The Lost City of Z : A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
Read June 5


message 41: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:39AM) (new)
Jun 06, 2009 04:17PM

1825597 31. The History of Love A Novel by Nicole Krauss
Read June 6


message 42: by Melanie (new)
Jun 06, 2009 09:12PM

169381 Andrea wrote: "31. The Lost City of Z : A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
Read June 5"

Hi Andrea!
How was The Lost City of Z?


message 43: by Andrea (new)
Jun 06, 2009 11:28PM

1825597 Aprile wrote: "Andrea wrote: "20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky"

I hated this book so much that I couldn't even finish it.
"

Oh, yes. It was pretty horrendous. How this is cited as a favorite book by so many people is a bizarre mystery to me.


message 44: by Andrea (last edited Jun 06, 2009 11:43PM) (new)
Jun 06, 2009 11:41PM

1825597 Melanie wrote: "Andrea wrote: "31. The Lost City of Z : A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
Read June 5"

Hi Andrea!
How was The Lost City of Z?"

It was a really fun read! If you're interested in the early 1900s explosion of exploration into the Amazon mixed with mystery then this would be a solid choice. It was kind of frightening how treacherous the jungles were and surprising how many people were compelled to go in anyway.


message 45: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:39AM) (new)
Jun 08, 2009 01:39AM

1825597 32. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Read June 10th


message 46: by Andrea (last edited Jun 16, 2009 09:39AM) (new)
Jun 10, 2009 06:36PM

1825597 33. Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Read June 15th


message 47: by Andrea (last edited Jun 19, 2009 10:19AM) (new)
Jun 16, 2009 09:40AM

1825597 34. On The Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Read June 18th


message 48: by Andrea (last edited Jul 08, 2009 02:12AM) (new)
Jun 16, 2009 09:41AM

1825597 35. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Read June 24th


message 49: by Andrea (last edited Aug 07, 2009 12:40PM) (new)
Jul 08, 2009 02:14AM

1825597 36. The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham
Read July 6th


message 50: by Andrea (last edited Aug 07, 2009 12:40PM) (new)
Jul 08, 2009 02:15AM

1825597 37. Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
Read July 8th


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