Ryan Mac’s Comments (group member since Nov 13, 2008)

Ryan Mac’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

77. Dreaming in Code Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software

76. The Magicians - Lev Grossman

75. Hope Was Here - Joan Bauer

74. When She Flew - Jennie Shortridge

71. SuperFreakonomics Tales of Altruism, Terrorism, and Poorly Paid Prostitutes

Not quite as good as the first one but still a good read.

72. The Scarlet Letter (audiobook)

Ugh, not a pleasant experience.

73. A Year Down Yonder - Richard Peck

Sequel to the YA book A Long Way from Chicago. Pretty funny and cute book. Newbery Award winner from 2001

69. The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain (audiobook)

70. Under the Dome A Novel - Stephen King

67. Fall - Colin McAdam

I didn't like this book--creepy and frustrating to read.

68. Pursuit Of Honor - Vince Flynn

Not the worst Mitch Rapp book but certainly not the best.

66. Sharp Objects A Novel - Gillian Flynn

65. All We Know of Heaven A Novel - Jacquelyn Mitchard

64. The Law of Nines - Terry Goodkind

Not a great book, but not bad.

63. No Time to Wave Goodbye A Novel - Jacquelyn Mitchard

I liked this follow-up to her first book, The Deep End of the Ocean

62. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

Excellent follow-up to The Hunger Games--can't wait for the third book

61. The Expectant Father Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be, Second Edition - Armin Brott and Jennifer Ash

Pretty decent book on pregnancy geared towards the dads

58. The Gunslinger (audio book)

59. The Graveyard Book (audio book)

60. The Judges A Penetrating Exploration of American Courts and of the New Decisions--Hard Decisions--They Must Make for a New Millennium

57. The Host - Stephanie Meyer

Pretty good book!

56. Gossamer - Lois Lowry

Very fast read but enjoyable YA book about the source of our dreams.

55. Keeper and Kid A Novel - Edward Hardy

54. I Thought My Father Was God And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project - Paul Auster

53. The Dart League King A Novel - Keith Lee Morris

I really enjoyed this fast paced, crazy, very dark novel about Thursday night dart leauge championship in a small Idaho town. Sounds boring with that description but very creative.

52. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane

Eh--not terribly impressed. It was a quick read, interesting characters but the story was predictable and ending was pretty lame.