Becky's Owned-to-read challenge *Completed* :D

[Allison]

*bites*

[Becky]

*Points out that Anne is on my Unfinished shelf with a 2 star rating right now*

Sorry, what were you saying? ;)

[Allison]

I said "basically everyone" :P and you are going to give it another chance, so you don't count :D

[Becky]

Pfft... *kicks Allison out of my thread*

[Allison]

:(

[Becky]

That will teach you to tell me I don't count in my own thread. *Let's puppy back in but keeps the rolled up newspaper handy* ;)

[Becky]

Read: 49
Left To Read: 75
Total Pages Read: 18,472
Total Average Pages per Book: 376

49) 05/19/09- --.A Thousand Splendid Suns (415 pgs)
48) 05/17/09- --. I Capture The Castle (343 pgs)
47) 05/15/09- --. The Graveyard Book (Audiobook) (312 pgs)
46) 05/12/09- 68. Neverwhere (370 pgs)
45) 05/08/09- --. The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
44) 05/07/09- --. The God Delusion (464 pgs)
43) 05/05/09- --. Cast the First Stone (286 pgs)

[Liz]

You're making such progress! I'm proud. *sniffles in pride*

[Cindy]

GREAT goal Becky! I should have the same one but just can't resist getting more books!

Fiona wrote: "You can export to a spreadsheet but it looks messy and disorganised.
It's really f..."
Know what you mean about the exported sheet looking messy; and if I remember right it exports everything; like you can't pick and choose. Your TBR is color coded and everything? I'd love to see how you set it up!

[Kandice]

See that 43? You ARE ahead!
:*)

[Karen]

I am trying not to buy any more books until I read what I have. Books are a wekness though and I succumb easily to temptation.

[Becky]

Oh, well, umm... I have been buying books. I'm weak. It's bad. I feel like I've let everyone down! But I'll recover, as I have all of these lovely new books to read to cheer me up!

[Liz]

Yeah, but look at how many books a month you're reading! It's okay. What books did you get?

[Becky]

All of the ones that do not have numbers are books that I did not have when I started my book ban in January... I also got:
Annie on My Mind
Airman
Anne of Green Gables
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Sold
The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set
Across the Wall A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories
ShogunAtonement
The Ruins
The Rising
Dead Sea
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set

*blush*

[Kandice]

A lot of those are must haves, so don't feel bad. I am your support group!

[Allison]

oooo, the Batimaeus trilogy! I want to read those too, luckily the library has them.

[Becky]

They are necessities. Yes they are. :)

[Allison]

yeah I thought about buying them anyway :P the used bookstore only has the first one though...stupid place hardly ever has a full series.

[Becky]

Oh I haven't read the Bart trilogy... I was just saying that books in general are a necessity. :)

[Liz]

I agree with Kandice! I think these are all justifiable purchases. Well done :)

[Becky]

Read: 51
Left To Read: 75
Total Pages Read: 19,013
Total Average Pages per Book: 372

51) 05/22/09- --. Sounder (116 pgs)
50) 05/22/09- --. Howl's Moving Castle (425 pgs)
49) 05/19/09- --. A Thousand Splendid Suns (415 pgs)
48) 05/17/09- --. I Capture The Castle (343 pgs)
47) 05/15/09- --. The Graveyard Book (Audiobook) (312 pgs)
46) 05/12/09- 68. Neverwhere (370 pgs)
45) 05/08/09- --. The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
44) 05/07/09- --. The God Delusion (464 pgs)
43) 05/05/09- --. Cast the First Stone (286 pgs)

[Becky]

Read: 52
Left To Read: 75
Total Pages Read: 19,459
Total Average Pages per Book: 374

52) 05/26/09- --. Anne of Green Gables (446 pgs)
51) 05/22/09- --. Sounder (116 pgs)
50) 05/22/09- --. Howl's Moving Castle (425 pgs)
49) 05/19/09- --. A Thousand Splendid Suns (415 pgs)
48) 05/17/09- --. I Capture The Castle (343 pgs)
47) 05/15/09- --. The Graveyard Book (Audiobook) (312 pgs)
46) 05/12/09- 68. Neverwhere (370 pgs)
45) 05/08/09- --. The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
44) 05/07/09- --. The God Delusion (464 pgs)
43) 05/05/09- --. Cast the First Stone (286 pgs)

[Kandice]

52? Why are you ALWAYS ahead of me? It's soooo not fair!!!!

*boo hoo*

[Becky]

You just wait until you are home all day with all the reading time you could want! You lucky girl, you!

[Claire]

I'm currently reading Labyrinth, its soooo time-consuming and you need to concentrate really well! Obviously yours is an audio book so amy be easier.

The Twilight series is really good (well the two I have read so far anyways!) and I read them really quickly.

[Allison]

yeah Becky...I'm already looking forward to reading your review of Twilight :P

[Kandice]

Me too. I LIVE for Becky's reviews. They make my day:) Bet she hates them but can't put them down.

[Becky]

Claire, I actually felt the same way about Labyrinth in the beginning, especially listening to it. I am a very visual person, so I ALMOST bought the book so that I could "see" what was being said. But after a while, I just got sucked into it. It all comes together in the end, and it's worth the wait. :)

[Becky]

I can see that I am going to have to read those soon. LOL

[Allison]

yes :P you are.

[Becky]

Read: 53
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 19,921
Total Average Pages per Book: 375

53) 05/31/09- 28. Emma (462 pgs)
52) 05/26/09- --. Anne of Green Gables (446 pgs)
51) 05/22/09- --. Sounder (116 pgs)
50) 05/22/09- --. Howl's Moving Castle (425 pgs)
49) 05/19/09- --. A Thousand Splendid Suns (415 pgs)
48) 05/17/09- --. I Capture The Castle (343 pgs)
47) 05/15/09- --. The Graveyard Book (Audiobook) (312 pgs)
46) 05/12/09- 68. Neverwhere (370 pgs)
45) 05/08/09- --. The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
44) 05/07/09- --. The God Delusion (464 pgs)
43) 05/05/09- --. Cast the First Stone (286 pgs)

[Jeane]

Claire wrote: "I'm currently reading Labyrinth, its soooo time-consuming and you need to concentrate really well! Obviously yours is an audio book so amy be easier.

The Twilight series is really good (well the..."

But Labyrinth is verrrrry good. I loved it!

[Becky]

Read: 54
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 20,301
Total Average Pages per Book: 375

54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

[Becky]

The entire list so far:

Read: 56
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 20,783
Total Average Pages per Book: 371

56) 06/06/09- --.The Glass Castle (288 pgs)
55) 06/02/09- --.And Then There Were None (194 pgs)
54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

Read: 53
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 19,921
Total Average Pages per Book: 375

53) 05/31/09- 28. Emma (462 pgs)
52) 05/26/09- --. Anne of Green Gables (446 pgs)
51) 05/22/09- --. Sounder (116 pgs)
50) 05/22/09- --. Howl's Moving Castle (425 pgs)
49) 05/19/09- --. A Thousand Splendid Suns (415 pgs)
48) 05/17/09- --. I Capture The Castle (343 pgs)
47) 05/15/09- --. The Graveyard Book (Audiobook) (312 pgs)
46) 05/12/09- 68. Neverwhere (370 pgs)
45) 05/08/09- --. The Complete Maus (296 pgs)
44) 05/07/09- --. The God Delusion (464 pgs)
43) 05/05/09- --. Cast the First Stone (286 pgs)

Read: 42
Left To Read: 76
Total Pages Read: 16,056
Total Average Pages per Book: 382

42) 04/30/09- --. The Long Walk (370 pgs)
41) 04/25/09- --. Lady Susan (103 pgs)
40) 04/23/09- 57. Lisey's Story (653 pgs)
39) 04/19/09- 64. Middlesex (529 pgs)
38) 04/15/09- 84. The Scarlet Pimpernel (273 pgs)
37) 04/14/09- 12a. Rage (131 pgs)
36) 04/12/09- --. Duma Key (Audiobook)(611 pgs)
35) 04/10/09- 73. Othello (320 pgs)
34) 04/05/09- --. The Hunger Games (406 pgs)
33) 04/04/09- 72. Oryx & Crake (374 pages)
32) 04/02/09- 82. Roots (729 pgs)

Read: 31
Left To Read: 82
Total Pages Read: 11,557
Total Average Pages per Book: 372

31) 03/29/09- 81. Rebecca (380 pgs)
30) 03/26/09- 85. The Screwtape Letters (175 pgs)
29) 03/19/09- 112. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (342 pgs)
28) 03/17/09- 105. Water for Elephants (335 pgs)
27) 03/14/09- 47. Inferno (288 pgs)
26) 03/13/09- 52. Labyrinth (Audiobook) (528 pgs)
25) 03/11/09- 79. The Princess Bride (450 pgs)
24) 03/08/09- 25. Death Be Not Proud (206 pgs)
23) 03/05/09- 1. 100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (395 pgs)
22) 03/04/09- 10. Angela's Ashes (364 pgs)
21) 03/03/09- 48. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (1006 pgs)

Read: 20
Left To Read: 93
Total Pages Read: 7088
Total Average Pages per Book: 354

20) 02/24/09- 87. A Separate Peace (196 pgs)
19) 02/22/09- 113. Year of Wonders (304 pgs)
18) 02/20/09- 51. The Kite Runner (371 pgs)
17) 02/17/09- 65. Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (388 pgs)
16) 02/14/09- 49. Jurassic Park (399 pgs)
15) 02/13/09- 13. Beloved (324 pgs)
14) 02/08/09- 50. The King of Torts (470 pgs)
13) 02/04/09- 6. American Gods (588 pgs)

Read: 12
Left To Read: 101
Total Pages Read: 4148
Total Average Pages per Book: 345

12) 01/31/09- 80. The Reader (218 pages)
11) 01/28/09- 9. The Andromeda Strain (327 pages)
10) 01/26/09- 107. Where The Heart Is (358 pages)
09) 01/23/09- 83. The Runaway Jury (550 pages)
08) 01/21/09- 39. Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel (354 pages)
07) 01/18/09- 23. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (226 pages)
06) 01/17/09- 27. Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America (284 pages)
05) 01/15/09- 22. The Count of Monte Cristo (1276 pages)
04) 01/04/09- 91. Solaris (204 pages)
03) 01/02/09- 37. Girl with a Pearl Earring (240 pages)
02) 01/01/09- 93. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (111 pages)
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01) 12/31/08- 41. His Dark Materials Omnibus

[Claire]

22) 03/04/09- 10. Angela's Ashes (364 pgs) - On TBR

07) 01/18/09- 23. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (226 pages) - On TBR

02) 01/01/09- 93. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (111 pages) - My favourite fables from the book were The Fountain of Fair Fortune and The Warlock's Hairy Heart but even these were average. No excitement was shown throughout any of the stories and I would say they are more fables than fairy tales.

01) 12/31/08- 41. His Dark Materials Omnibus - On TBR

[Becky]

Read: 55
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 20,495
Total Average Pages per Book: 372

55) 06/02/09- --.And Then There Were None (194 pgs)
54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

[Becky]

Read: 56
Left To Read: 74
Total Pages Read: 20,783
Total Average Pages per Book: 371

56) 06/06/09- --.The Glass Castle (288 pgs)
55) 06/02/09- --.And Then There Were None (194 pgs)
54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

[Kandice]

You are almost close (ha ha) to halfway! Good job, Becky!

[Becky]

Read: 58
Left To Read: 72
Total Pages Read: 21,437
Total Average Pages per Book: 369

58) 06/13/09- 86. The Sea of Monsters (279 pgs)
57) 06/12/09- 56. The Lightning Thief (375 pgs)
56) 06/06/09- --.The Glass Castle (288 pgs)
55) 06/02/09- --.And Then There Were None (194 pgs)
54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

[Kandice]

Oh! Now I have to find your review of a Northern Light. I didn't realize you had read it. I loved it.

[Kandice]

I DID already read it! I was remembring that as Allison's.

[Becky]

LOL

[Becky]

Read: 61
Left To Read: 71
Total Pages Read: 22,491
Total Average Pages per Book: 368

61) 06/18/09- --. The Last Olympian (381 pgs)
60) 06/16/09- --. The Battle of the Labyrinth (361 pgs)
59) 06/14/09- 99. The Titan's Curse (312 pgs)
58) 06/13/09- 86. The Sea of Monsters (279 pgs)
57) 06/12/09- 56. The Lightning Thief (375 pgs)
56) 06/06/09- --.The Glass Castle (288 pgs)
55) 06/02/09- --.And Then There Were None (194 pgs)
54) 06/01/09- --.A Northern Light (380 pgs)

[Kandice]

I wish I had put the dates I read my books. I guess I could look them up, but I'm too lazy.

And, SEE, you ARE still beating me, and I am an unemployed bum! You're a wiz, Becky.

None of us could catch Alli-chan, though. You'll have to be satisfied with beating me;)

[Becky]

Pfft! You haven't gotten into your reading groove yet. You will now that all your check stuff is settled! ;)

[Kandice]

I hope so, but I will also have 3 children looking for a chauffeur (sp?) and to be kept entertained. They all read, but none of them will read all day with me:)

[Becky]

You need a mood pillow, or a "Mom-Time" sign or something! :P

[Kandice]

I remember when they were all little, putting MYSELF in time-out in the bathroom to get just a second or two alone. In a year or two I will be BEGGING them to need/want me.

[Allison]

glad the last Percy book satisfied you Buh!

Your review made me wonder...if we had started the series before all the books were out, if the anticipation would have made the books even better?

AND...does that mean HP wouldn't have been the same without the wait?

Interesting.

[Becky]

No, I don't think HP wouldn't have been the same without the wait. I really liked Percy, but there is no comparison with HP if you really want to get down to it. HP is better written, a LOT better written, and more detailed and magical. There was some stuff that Percy did which left me wondering why or how or what the heck, but I just moved on.

I liked the story, and the mythology behind it, and maybe that saved it a little. A lot. But if I had to choose a desert island series, it would be Harry. No doubt.