The Every Year Challenge - 2013

[Cheryl]

Outlander is my all time favorite book. The whole series is awesome. Have you read it yet?

[Cheryl]

If you enjoy audiobooks, the reader for the whole Outlander series is wonderful. I highly recommend it in audio!

[Cheryl]

Just finished 2 of 12. :)

1963 Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
1966 Up a Road Slowly (Hunt)
1968 The Last Unicorn (Beagle)
1981 Good Night, Mr. Tom (Magorian)
1982 Magician: Apprentice (Feist)
1983 Winter's Tale (Helprin)
~1985 The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood) ****
1992 A Cold Day for Murder (Stabenow)
1996 Neverwhere (Gaiman)
1999 Ender's Shadow (Card)
2008 The Hangman's Daughter (Potzsch)
~2012 Under the Never Sky (Rossi) ****

~ = read

[Jenn]

Ugh! This challenge is going to be a rough one on me. But I will give it a go.

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993 Haunted Spouse Read in May
1994
1995 Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime in Contemporary Society Read in February
1996 No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One Read in October
1997
1998
1999 Invisible Monsters Read in August
2000 Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Read in September
2001 Revolution World Read in April
2002 The Art of the Steal: How to Protect Yourself and Your Business from Fraud, America's #1 Crime Read in February
2003 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead Read in June
2004 Double Shot read in May
2005 Peach Cobbler Murder read in October
2006 A Dyeing Shame read in March
2007 Water for Elephants read in January
2008 Impossible Read in January
2009 If I Stay read in January
2010 Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated Read in March
2011 Cryer's Cross
2012 Odd Apocalypse read in January
2013Notes of a Tourist on Planet Earth Read in April

[Megan]

My selection for 1999 - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. Good addition to the series! While the author can sometimes be too descriptive, she can also skip over some important bits. Overall, worth reading! 4 stars

12/31

[Kara]

Read some more!

1985
1986 Howl's Moving Castle, ****
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 Assassin's Apprentice, ****
1996
1997 In the Garden of Iden, **
1998
1999
2000 Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures, ****
2001 number9dream, ****
2002 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, *****
2003 Tinker, ****
2004 The Wisdom of Crowds, ****
2005 Ender In Exile, ***
2006
2007 Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, ****
2008
2009 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, ****
2010 The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work, *****
2011 Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance, **
2012 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, *****
2013 The Illusion of Separateness, *****

COMPLETED: 15/29

[Darshana]

1) 1997 - the collected short stories by jeffrey archer
2) 2007 - it happened in india by kishore biyani
3.1) 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
3.2) 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty
3.3) 2012 - the girl who fell in love with the rain by thomas jose
3.4) 2012 - swarabhedhangal by bhagyalakshmi

[April Lyn]

I just finished my 2005 book: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. ****

6/12 complete

[Robyn]

As of May I have completed 6/12. I am on track woo hoo!

[Anna]

Adding Nocturnes by John Connolly to the list. Goodreads says that it was published in 2006 by Atria but mentions in the parentheticals that it was first published in 2004. I need a 2004 book so I'm going with it! :-) 12/35

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013

[Darshana]

1) 1997 - the collected short stories by jeffrey archer
2) 2007 - it happened in india by kishore biyani
3) 2011 - the winning way by harsha bhogle & anita bhogle
4.1) 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
4.2) 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty
4.3) 2012 - the girl who fell in love with the rain by thomas jose
4.4) 2012 - swarabhedhangal by bhagyalakshmi

[Cheryl]

I picked up two of my challenge books at the library last week. I also found The Hangman's Daughter at my local Goodwill Used Book Store for $1.29 and A Cold Day for Murder for free as an ebook on Amazon's Kindle Store. Yeah - I love finding book bargains!

1963 Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
1966 Up a Road Slowly (Hunt), library book
1968 The Last Unicorn (Beagle)
1981 Good Night, Mr. Tom (Magorian)
1982 Magician: Apprentice (Feist)
1983 Winter's Tale (Helprin)
~1985 The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood), paperback, ****
1992 A Cold Day for Murder (Stabenow), e-book, in progress
1996 Neverwhere (Gaiman)
1999 Ender's Shadow (Card), library book
2008 The Hangman's Daughter (Potzsch), paperback
~2012 Under the Never Sky (Rossi), audiobook, ****

~ = read

[April Lyn]

I just finished my first book, for 2002, for a total of 7/12. This is easier than I expected!


2002 Perfect Match
2003
2004
2005 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2006 The Book Thief
2007
2008 The Silence of Trees
2009 The Help
2010 Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
2011 Then Came You
2012
2013

[Anna]

Just finished How to be Good by Nick Hornby bringing me up to 13 of 35 years read.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013

[Cheryl]

Did you like The Road? I almost got it today from the Goodwill Bookstore, but didn't. Worth a read??

[Anna]

Honest answer? I don't really recommend it...I found the story a bit dull. Some of the writing is really cool; I liked the style but the story itself? Rather dark and again...a bit dull. Just my personal opinion though. :-)

[Cheryl]

Thanks, I think that was the gut reaction i had after flipping through it. Thanks for helping me save my $1.00 for a better read :)

[Anna]

Let's make that 14/35 with Unholy Hunger by Heather James

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Megan]

Selection for 2008 - Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. Really interesting - focuses on the life of a female slave during the revolutionary war. Overall, well done but the ending was disappointing. It just ended without wrapping up. Worth reading! 3.5 stars

13/31

[Nik]

Megan wrote: "It just ended without wrapping up."

It looks like it's the first book in a trilogy. Perhaps you'll find resolution in the second book?

[Nathaly]

2013 The Every Year Challenge
January 2013- December 2013

I will be doing year 1988, the year I was born.

Completed 8/26
1988-
1989-
1990-
1991- Maus, Vol. 1: My Father Bleeds History
1992-
1993- Maus, Vol. 2: And Here My Troubles Began
1994- It Had to Be You
1995-
1996-
1997-
1998- The Face on the Milk Carton(audio)
1999-
2000-
2001-
2002-
2003- The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
2004- Robert's Rules for Dummies
2005-
2006-
2007-
2008-
2009- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie(audio)
2010-
2011-
2012- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
2013-

[Megan]

Finished my selection for 1986 - The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George. This book is well-written and planned. The notes by his fool are necessary editorial notes that help to enlighten and authenticate the "autobiography". It's so well-done that it could really have been written by Henry. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

14/31

[Kara]

I think this is the challenge I'm doing the best on. I'm super behind on all other yearly challenges, but I'm a little ahead of pace here.


1985
1986 Howl's Moving Castle, ****
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 Assassin's Apprentice, ****
1996
1997 In the Garden of Iden, **
1998
1999
2000 Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures, ****
2001 number9dream, ****
2002 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, *****
2003 Tinker, ****
2004 The Wisdom of Crowds, ****
2005 Ender In Exile, ***
2006 World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, ****
2007 Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning, ****
2008
2009 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, ****
2010 The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work, *****
2011 Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance, **
2012 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, *****
2013 The Illusion of Separateness, *****

COMPLETED: 16/29

[Melissa]

I FINISHED ON 05/22/13!

I'm going to start with 1991 .. the year I started high school :)

1991: Outlander / Diana Gabaldon 3/5 Stars 04/03/13
1992: My Sister the Moon / Sue Harrison 4/5 Stars 03/30/13
1993: The Stone Diaries / Carol Shields 3/5 Stars 03/08/13
1994: One For The Money / Janet Evanovich 4/5 Stars 01/14/13
1995: Coming Home / Rosamunde Pilcher 2/5 Stars 05/22/13
1996: Smack / Melvin Burgess 3/5 Stars 02/28/13
1997: The View From Here / Brian Keith Jackson 4/5 Stars 03/13/13
1998: The Poisonwood Bible / Barbara Kingsolver 4/5 Stars 04/21/13
1999: Streetsmart / Nicholas Coleridge 2/5 Stars 01/12/13
2000: Angel Falls / Kristin Hannah 3/5 Stars 03/05/13
2001: Thursdays at Eight / Debbie Macomber 4/5 Stars 03/27/13
2002: Blessings / Anna Quindlen 3/5 Stars 01/02/13
2003: Shopaholic Ties the Knot / Sophie Kinsella 3/5 Stars 02/04/13
2004: Something Borrowed / Emily Giffin 3/5 Stars 02/06/13
2005: Notes from a Coma / Mike McCormack 3/5 Stars 03/16/13
2006: Fair Warning (Hideaway, #5) / Hannah Alexander 3/5 Stars 03/11/13
2007: Thirteen Reasons Why / Jay Asher 4/5 Stars 02/05/13
2008: The Winter Rose / Jennifer Donnelly 5/5 Stars 01/24/13
2009: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun / Gretchen Rubin 3/5 Stars 01/30/13
2010: Minding Frankie / Maeve Binchy 4/5 Stars 02/13/13
2011: The Dovekeepers / Alice Hoffman 5/5 Stars 01/06/13
2012: The Replacement Wife / Eileen Goudge 3/5 Stars 01/07/13
2013: The Perfect Marriage / Kimberla Lawson Roby 4/5 Stars 01/15/13

[Anna]

15 of 35 down with The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman. Very good book btw. A little predictable but engrossing nonetheless.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Deedee]

Halfway there!

Post #176

[Cheryl]

Just finished 4 of 12.  Did not like Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle (1963) at all.  I understand that it's social satire, but how does it have a 4.12 GR rating? And what makes it "one of the twentieth century's most important works?" That's what the blurb on the back cover of the 2010 trade paperback says. Really?? I can so think of about a billion more important works of the 20th century! Just sayin... To each his own, I guess.

~1963 Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut), *
1966 Up a Road Slowly (Hunt)
^1968 The Last Unicorn (Beagle)
1981 Good Night, Mr. Tom (Magorian)
1982 Magician: Apprentice (Feist)
1983 Winter's Tale (Helprin)
~1985 The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood) ****
^1992 A Cold Day for Murder (Stabenow)
1996 Neverwhere (Gaiman)
~1999 Ender's Shadow (Card), ****
2008 The Hangman's Daughter (Potzsch)
~2012 Under the Never Sky (Rossi) ****

^ = currently reading
~ = read

[Megan]

Just finished my selection for 1989 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Really well-done and while long, the story kept me engaged throughout the majority of the book. Took me about 10% to really get into the story and there was a bit of repetition at the end, but overall, really well done. 4.5 stars and definitely worth reading!

15/31

[Nathaly]

Just finished 1999- The Dream Sourcebook: A Guide to the Theory and Interpretation of Dreams

9/26

[Kelsi]

Currently at 13/23! Post # 8 has my updates.

[Robyn]

upadate: 7/12, keeping track in my corner. I should put my list over here to make it easier..

[Anna]

Up to 16 of 35 years down with 1995's Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates. Very very dark and disturbing. I am not a fan.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992
1993
1994
1995 - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Megan]

Completed my selection for 2004 - Northern Lights by Nora Roberts. Entertaining, romance suspense read with good information about the bush in Alaska. Worth reading and really liked the narrator on the audiobook. 4 stars

16/31

[Darshana]

1) 1997 - the collected short stories by jeffrey archer
2) 2007 - it happened in india by kishore biyani
3) 2011 - the winning way by harsha bhogle & anita bhogle
4.1) 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
4.2) 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty
4.3) 2012 - the girl who fell in love with the rain by thomas jose
4.4) 2012 - swarabhedhangal by bhagyalakshmi
5) 2013 - The Monster Gangsters by Nishanth Anchan K.N.

[Lianne]

Time for an update. This challenge is going really well. I'm currently at 16 and hope to finish two more this month.

16/24

1992. Along Came a Spider ***
1994. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle ****
1995. Blindness ****
1997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ****
1998. A Clash of Kings *****
1999. The Perks of Being a Wallflower ****
2000. A Storm of Swords *****
2001. Life of Pi ****
2002. Coraline ****
2004. Cloud Atlas *****
2005. The Lightning Thief ****
2007. A Thousand Splendid Suns ****
2008. The Angel's Game ****
2009. Catching Fire ****
2010. Noah Barleywater Runs Away ***
2012. The Fault in Our Stars *****

[Anna]

Moving up to 17 of 35 with Orson Scott Card's Lost Boys. Excellent book. Highly recommended.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992 - Lost Boysby Orson Scott Card
1993
1994
1995 - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Nathaly]

I just finished 11/22/63 and Queen and Country, Vol. 1: Broken Ground. 11/26 completed

[Nik]

Update, 2013.06.18


1976 - Interview With the Vampire - 2013.02.14 - ★★★
1979 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 2013.02.03 - ★★★★★
1985 - Ender's Game - 2013.02.09 - ★★★★★
1989 - A Prayer for Owen Meany - 2013.03.03 - ★★★★
1996 - The Notebook - 2013.03.04 - ★★★★
1997 - Memoirs of a Geisha - 2013.02.02 - ★★★★
1999 - Interpreter of Maladies - 2013.03.07 - ★★
2006 - Fun Home - 2013.06.17 - ★★★★
2010 - Safe Haven - 2013.03.22 - ★★
2011 - 11/22/63 - 2013.01.30 - ★★★★★

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[Darshana]

1) 1997 - the collected short stories by jeffrey archer
2) 2007 - it happened in india by kishore biyani
3) 2011 - the winning way by harsha bhogle & anita bhogle
4.1) 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
4.2) 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty
4.3) 2012 - the girl who fell in love with the rain by thomas jose
4.4) 2012 - swarabhedhangal by bhagyalakshmi
4.5) 2012 - the difficulty of being good by gurucharan das
5) 2013 - The Monster Gangsters by Nishanth Anchan K.N.

[Kelsi]

**Update!

14/23

Will post list when complete!

[Megan]

Selection for 1994 - Mariana by Susanna Kearsley. 3.5 stars. Good fantasy with bits of history thrown in. My only issue was that I felt as if neither the modern or the historical bit was developed fully and the ending just came very suddenly. Worth reading and I look forward to reading another of this author's books.

17/31

[Darshana]

1) 1922 - Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
2) 1997 - the collected short stories by jeffrey archer
3) 2007 - it happened in india by kishore biyani
4) 2011 - the winning way by harsha bhogle & anita bhogle
5.1) 2012 - just married please excuse by yashodhara lal
5.2) 2012 - the day i stopped drinking milk by sudha murty
5.3) 2012 - the girl who fell in love with the rain by thomas jose
5.4) 2012 - swarabhedhangal by bhagyalakshmi
5.5) 2012 - the difficulty of being good by gurucharan das
6) 2013 - The Monster Gangsters by Nishanth Anchan K.N.

[Nathaly]

1996- A Game of Thrones
13/26

[Megan]

Completed my selection for 2013 - Ladies' Night by Mary Kay Andrews. Really well written and entertaining! This book reminds me of some of Andrews' earlier work - fun, light-hearted, and with a good message. I especially loved that it was set in Sarasota, and as a Tampa native, reveled in the local landmarks and the Rays' baseball. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

18/31

[Anna]

Filling in the year 1994 with Jennifer Egan's The Invisible Circus. 3 stars. The author has a compelling narrative voice but the story didn't quite keep up imho. Still, enjoyable. I liked her later book The Keep much better.

Finished 18/35

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992 - Lost Boysby Orson Scott Card
1993
1994 - The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan
1995 - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy & The Keep by Jennifer Egan
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander and The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Megan]

Completed my selection for 2001 - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Surprisingly entertaining, to the point where I broke my own rule and listened to the audiobook driving back and forth to work and at the house, rather than just while I walked the dog. The narrator was really good too. I thought the vampire sex scenes were a bit more graphic than necessary, but other than that, thoroughly enjoyed the book! Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

19/31

[Anna]

Filling in 1984 (and book 19 of 35) with Shapechangers by Jennifer Roberson. I'd have to give it 2.5 stars...entertaining enough I suppose and a quick read...but the quality of the narration was sub-par with stilted dialogue, forced plot-leaps and an MC that came off as shallow. Have to give it an eh.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 - Shapechangers by Jennifer Roberson
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992 - Lost Boysby Orson Scott Card
1993
1994 - The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan
1995 - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy & The Keep by Jennifer Egan
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander and The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Anna]

Filling in 1999 (completing 20 of 35) with Every Dead Thing by John Connolly. A definitive 4 stars from me. And I think it was his first book? Wow. I'm really starting to become a fan of Connolly's work. It's a suspense/mystery with some fantastical overtones. A little gruesome in places but well-written and engaging.

Every Year Challenge Books

1979- The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 - Shapechangers by Jennifer Roberson
1985
1986 - Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
1987
1988 - The Trial of Socrates by Isidor Stone
1989
1990
1991 - Searoad by Ursula LeGuin
1992 - Lost Boysby Orson Scott Card
1993
1994 - The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan
1995 - Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
1997
1998 - Cold Storage by Don Lasseter and About a Boy by Nick Hornby
1999 - Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
2000
2001 - How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
2002 - The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
2003
2004 - Nocturnes by John Connolly
2005 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy & The Keep by Jennifer Egan
2007 - Darling Jim by Christian Mork & Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
2008
2009 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
2010
2011
2012 - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander and The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
2013 - Unholy Hunger by Heather James

[Jodi]

This is a slow challenge for me. I keep reading books for years I have already read.

1973: The Princess Bride
1974: Carrie
1975:
1976: Interview With The Vampire
1977: The Shining
1978:
1979: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1980:
1981:
1982: A is for Alibi
1983: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
1984:
1985: Ender's Game
1986: Speaker for the Dead
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1992:
1993: The Giver
1994: One for the Money
1995:
1996: A Game of Thrones
1997:
1998: A Clash of Kings
1999: Interpreter of Maladies
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003: Long Time Coming
2004:
2005: Looking for Alaska
2006:
2007: World Without End
2008: Gone
2009:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2010: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
2011: I Used to Think I Was Normal But Now I Take Pills for That
2012: Cinder
2013: A Heat of the Moment Thing

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I just joined the group this past weekend, plus I would have to read 63 books if I started with the year of my birth. So...how about I read books published for the birth years of my parents, husband, myself, and 9 siblings? Since my parents were born in the same year, that will make 12. I've put the list on a shelf in My Books and will update here in the next few days.