Michael’s Comments (group member since Jul 09, 2008)

Michael’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

54. Life Sentences by Laura Lippman
55. I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Vince Antonucci
56. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
57. Bone of Betrayal by Jefferson Bass
58. A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
59. Fade by Lisa McCann
60. Heartfire by Orson Scott Card
61. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
62. Paper Towns by John Green
63. Mean Streets by Jim Butcher, Simon R. Green, etc.
64. Looking for Alaska by John Green
65. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
66. Forever by Judy Blume
67. Star Trek: Mere Anarchy
68. Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora by Phillip Hinchcliffe (audio)
69. Doctor Who: Sting of the Zygons (audio)
70. Terminator: Salvation: Out of the Ashes by Timothy Zhan
71. Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down by Donald J. Sobol (audio)
72. Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg

KrisT wrote: "49. The Breaker by Minette Walters"

I really liked this one when I read it a couple of years ago.

Thank you both. :)

46. Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
47. Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore
48. Wake by Lisa McCann
49. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
50. What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
51. Drood by Dan Simmons
52. Soupy Saturday with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume (audio)
53. Doctor Who and the Cybermen by Gerry Davis (audio)

8. Mathematicians in Love by Rudy Rucker
9. Spider-Man Brand New Day, Volumes I and II
10. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepard (audio)
11. Presumed Guilty by James Scott Bell
12. Star Trek: Errand of Fury Book 3: Sacrifices of War by Kevin Ryan
13. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
14. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
15. Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor by Matthew Stover
16. Mission Canyon by Meg Gardiner
17. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
18. I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott
19. Confessions of a Teen Slueth by Chelsea Cain
20. Doctor Who and the Green Death by Malcolm Hulke (audio)
21. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
22. The Road by Cormack McCarhty
23. A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie (audio)
24. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (audio)
25. Daemon by Daniel Suarez
26. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
27. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
28. Agincourt: A Novel by Bernard Cornwell
29. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (audio)
30. Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
31. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
32. Watching the Watchmen by Dave Gibbons
33. Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
34. The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
35. Jericho Point by Meg Gardiner
36. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Graphic Novel
37. The Associate by John Grisham
38. Frost/Nixon by David Frost (audio)
39. Jetpack Dreams by Mac Montaldon
40. A Shred of Truth by Eric Wilson
41. Crosscut by Meg Gardiner
42. My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler (audio)
43. Backup by Jim Butcher
44. Coraline (graphic novel)
45. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

1. Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein
2. Mathmaticians in Love by Rudy Rucker
3. The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III
4. Presumed Guilty by James Scott Bell
5. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepard (audio)
6. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (audio)
7. Doctor Who and the Time Warrior (audio)

Jonathan wrote: "I just joined. Quick question: do we comic book collections as books? Last year I read 77 books, if you include the entire Y: The Last Man Series in books that collected the whole series and a bunc..."

I face the same conundrum. For me, it depends on the length of the graphic novel or collection. Something like "Watchmen" I count as one book. I will group others together, like when I pick up a trade paperback collection of Spider-Man comics or I will lump together a couple of trade collections into one book. But that's just how I do it and shouldn't be take as the "right" or "wrong" way...

I have particpated in the 50 book challenge the past two years and really enjoyed it.

I'm back in this year.

I look forward to seeing what everyone else reads and maybe finding some new things to add on my to be read pile...

If you enjoyed Stardust, you might also like the Gaiman's "Coraline." The movie opens in February and will be stop motion animation similar to "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

And I must put in a recommendation of all Gaiman's novels. I've read and enjoyed them all.

1. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
2. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
3. The Suspect by John Lescroat
4. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta
5. The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
6. The Chamelon's Shadow by Minette Walters
7. The Last Colony by John Scalzi
8. Smoke, Murder and Mirrors by Ann Rule
9. Quatershare by Nathan Lowell
10. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
11. The Appeal by John Grisham
12. Watchman by Ian Rankin
13. Porch Talk by Philip Gulley
14. DC: New Frontier Volume 1 and 2
15. Duma Key by Stephen King
16. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
17. Superfudge by Judy Blume (audio)
18. Slam by Nick Hornby
19. Double Fudge by Judy Blume (audio)
20. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
21. Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell
22. The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis
23. Money Shot by Christa Faust
24. A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card (audio)
25. Kill Now, Pay Later by Robert Terrall
26. Watchmen by Alan Moore
27. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
28. Playing for Keeps by Mur Laferty (audio)
29. The Golden Compass by Phillp Pullman
30. The Terror by Dan Simmons
31. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
32. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West
33. Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan
34. Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
35. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
36. Dead Time by Stephen White
37. Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
38. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
39. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
40. Things I've Learned from Women Who Dumped Me
41. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
42. Matter by Iain Banks
43. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
44. The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
45. The Undead Kama Sutra by Max Acavedo
46. Finding Serenity
47. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
48. The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
49. Change of Heart by Jodi Piccolt
50. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
51. Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy
52. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
53. Star Trek: Excelsior: Forged in Fire by Andy Martin
54. Iron Man by Peter David
55. Here There Be Dragons by James A. Owens
56. Par for the Course by Ray Blackston
57. The Rookie by Scott Sigler (audio)
58. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Farris
59. Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder by Christopher L. Bennett.
60. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (audio)
61. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
62. Death Masks by Jim Butcher
63. Infected by Scott Sigler
64. Doctor Who: Sick Building by Paul Magrs
65. The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
66. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
67. What can be found in Lost
68. Devil May Care by Sebestian Faulks
69. Up Till Now by William Shatner
70. The Incredible Hulk by Peter David
71. The Deceived by Brett Battles
72. Child 44 by Rob Smith
73. Doctor Who and the Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks (audio)
74. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins
75. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
76. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
77. Star Trek: Titan - Sword of Damocles by Geoffrey Thorne
78. Cheer!: Three Teams on a Quest for College Cheerleading's Ultimate Prize by Kate Torgovnik
79. Identity Crisis by Brad Metlzer
80. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
81. How To Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper
82. Doctor Who: Pest Control (Audio)
83. Atonement by Ian McEwan
84. Tigerheart by Peter David
85. The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass
86. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella(Audio)
87. The Shack by William Young
88. The Road Home by Tommy Tenney
89. Hard Cash by Kate Cann
90. The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper
91. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
92. Deadline by Randy Alcorn
93. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
94. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (Audio)
95. Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark
96. Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
97. The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (audio)
98. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
99. The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
100. The Gingerbread Girl/Stationary Bike by Stephen King (audio)
101. The Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardiner
102. Darkness of the Light by Peter David
103. Doctor Who and the Daleks by David Whitacker (audio)
104. Where the River Ends by Charles Martin
105. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
106. The Truth by Terry Pratchett
107. Oxgyen by Carol Cassella
108. Sex, Sushi and Salvation by Christian George
109. Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Nancy Traviss
110. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (audio)
111. Star Trek: TNG - Greater than the Sum by Christopher Bennett
112. Embrace Me by Lisa Sampson
113. Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
114. Swan Peak by James Lee Burke
115. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
116. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
117. The Best Game Ever Giants vs Colts, 1958 by Mark Bowen (audio)
118. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
119. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
120. The Downhill Lie by Carl Hiasson (audio)
121. White Night by Jim Butcher
122. The Bunnicula 25th Anniversary Collection (audio)
123. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney
124. No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
125. Best Schoolyear Ever by Barbara Robinson
126. Uglies by Scott Westerfield
127. The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer
128. Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Limony Snickets (audio)
129. The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas
130. Liberty by Garrison Keillor
131. The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
132. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Fast reader plus I use books while on the treadmill or stationary machines working out. Also listen to audio books while I do some parts of my job, so that helps.

Plus I just love reading and am a voracious reader. I could go broke at the bookstore...

1. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
2. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
3. The Suspect by John Lescroat
4. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta
5. The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
6. The Chamelon's Shadow by Minette Walters
7. The Last Colony by John Scalzi
8. Smoke, Murder and Mirrors by Ann Rule
9. Quatershare by Nathan Lowell
10. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
11. The Appeal by John Grisham
12. Watchman by Ian Rankin
13. Porch Talk by Philip Gulley
14. DC: New Frontier Volume 1 and 2
15. Duma Key by Stephen King
16. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
17. Superfudge by Judy Blume (audio)
18. Slam by Nick Hornby
19. Double Fudge by Judy Blume (audio)
20. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
21. Ice Trap by Kitty Sewell
22. The Liar's Diary by Patry Francis
23. Money Shot by Christa Faust
24. A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card (audio)
25. Kill Now, Pay Later by Robert Terrall
26. Watchmen by Alan Moore
27. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
28. Playing for Keeps by Mur Laferty (audio)
29. The Golden Compass by Phillp Pullman
30. The Terror by Dan Simmons
31. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
32. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West
33. Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan
34. Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
35. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
36. Dead Time by Stephen White
37. Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
38. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
39. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
40. Things I've Learned from Women Who Dumped Me
41. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
42. Matter by Iain Banks
43. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
44. The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
45. The Undead Kama Sutra by Max Acavedo
46. Finding Serenity
47. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
48. The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
49. Change of Heart by Jodi Piccolt
50. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
51. Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy
52. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (audio)
53. Star Trek: Excelsior: Forged in Fire by Andy Martin
54. Iron Man by Peter David
55. Here There Be Dragons by James A. Owens
56. Par for the Course by Ray Blackston
57. The Rookie by Scott Sigler (audio)
58. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Farris
59. Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder by Christopher L. Bennett.
60. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (audio)
61. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
62. Death Masks by Jim Butcher
63. Infected by Scott Sigler
64. Doctor Who: Sick Building by Paul Magrs
65. The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
66. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
67. What can be found in Lost
68. Devil May Care by Sebestian Faulks
69. Up Till Now by William Shatner
70. The Incredible Hulk by Peter David
71. The Deceived by Brett Battles
72. Child 44 by Rob Smith
73. Doctor Who and the Giant Robot by Terrance Dicks (audio)
74. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins
75. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
76. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
77. Star Trek: Titan - Sword of Damocles by Geoffrey Thorne
78. Cheer!: Three Teams on a Quest for College Cheerleading's Ultimate Prize by Kate Torgovnik
79. Identity Crisis by Brad Metlzer
80. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
81. How To Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper
82. Doctor Who: Pest Control (Audio)
83. Atonement by Ian McEwan
84. Tigerheart by Peter David
85. The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass
86. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella(Audio)
87. The Shack by William Young
88. The Road Home by Tommy Tenney
89. Hard Cash by Kate Cann
90. The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper
91. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
92. Deadline by Randy Alcorn
93. Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
94. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (Audio)
95. Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark
96. Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
97. The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (audio)
98. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
99. The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
100. The Gingerbread Girl/Stationary Bike by Stephen King (audio)
101. The Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardiner
102. Darkness of the Light by Peter David
103. Doctor Who and the Daleks by David Whitacker (audio)
104. Where the River Ends by Charles Martin
105. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
106. The Truth by Terry Pratchett
107. Oxgyen by Carol Cassella
108. Sex, Sushi and Salvation by Christian George
109. Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Nancy Traviss
110. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (audio)
111. Star Trek: TNG - Greater than the Sum by Christopher Bennett
112. Embrace Me by Lisa Sampson
113. Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
114. Swan Peak by James Lee Burke
115. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
116. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
117. The Best Game Ever Giants vs Colts, 1958 by Mark Bowen (audio)
118. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
119. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
120. The Downhill Lie by Carl Hiasson (audio)
121. White Night by Jim Butcher
122. The Bunnicula 25th Anniversary Collection (audio)
123. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney
124. No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
125. Best Schoolyear Ever by Barbara Robinson
126. Uglies by Scott Westerfield
127. The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer
128. Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Limony Snickets (audio)
129. The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas
130. Liberty by Garrison Keillor
131. The Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
132. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
133. Ramona's World (audio) by Beverly Cleary
134. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
135. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
136. China Lake by Meg Gardiner
137. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
138. Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain
139. Say Goodbye (audio) by Lisa Gardner
140. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
141. Nation by Terry Pratchett
142. Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson
143. Doctor Who: Black Orchid (audio) by Terrance Dudley
144. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
145. Hardly Knew Her: Stories by Laura Lippman
146. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
147. The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
148. Rat Life by Tedd Arnold
149. Deeper Waters by Robert Whitlow
150. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (audio) by Rachel Cohn & David Laytham
151. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
152. Just After Sunset by Stephen King
153. The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson
154. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
155. Let Them Eat Fruitcake by Melody Carlson
156. Prince Caspian (audio) by C.S. Lewis
157. Year's Best SF 13 edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
158. The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
159. Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
160. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
161. The Devil's Eye by Jack McDevitt
162. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
163. Christmas Stars edited by David Hartwell
164. Small Favor by Jim Butcher
165. The Giver by Lois Lowry
166. Peeled by Joan Bauer