Susan's 100+ Reading Challenge

[Susan]

I'm a little late in joining, but here's my list of 20 books already read this year:

1. Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley

2. Isolation by Travis Thrasher

3. About a Boy by Nick Hornby

4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

5. YOU Being Beautiful The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty by Michael F. Roizen

6. The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan

7. Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

8. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

9. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

10. Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan

11. Dark Secret by Christine Feehan

12. Dark Demon by Christine Feehan

13. Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan

14. Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

15. Dark Curse by Christine Feehan

16. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

17. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

18. The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

19. The Minotaur A Novel by Barbara Vine

20. Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology by D. Bruce Means

*books 21 - 31 had to be moved because this post was too long*

[Susan]

Sorry - had to break up the first 31 titles on my list because my first post was too long :)

21. Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor

22. Atonement by Ian McEwan

23. Born on a Rotten Day Illuminating and Coping with the Dark Side of the Zodiac by Hazel Dixon-Cooper

24. Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan

25. Sunshine by Robin McKinley

26. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

27. The Shining by Stephen King

28. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

29. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

30. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

31. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

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32. Secret Society Girl An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund

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33. Under the Rose An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund

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34. Animal Speak The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small by Ted Andrews

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35. Rites of Spring (Break) An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund

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36. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

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37. The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan

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38. Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan

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39. Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan

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40. Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

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41. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (read for the 2nd time)

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42. Doctor in the Zoo by Bruce Buchenholz

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43. Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan

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44. The Medici Giraffe and Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power by Marina Belozerskaya

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45. The Primate Family Tree The Amazing Diversity of Our Closest Relatives by Ian Redmond

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46. The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients ed. by Lucy H. Spelman

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47. Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace

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48. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (read for the 2nd time)

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49. Out of Isak Dinesen in Africa Karen Blixen's Untold Story by Linda Donelson

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50. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Woo-hoo! Halfway there :)

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51. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (read for the 2nd time)

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52. Shadow Game by Christine Feehan

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53. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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54. A Primate's Memoir A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons by Robert M. Sapolsky

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55. Mind Game by Christine Feehan

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56. Street Gang The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis

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57. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (read for the 2nd time)

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58. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

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59. Night Game by Christine Feehan

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60. Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume by Jennifer O'Connell

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61. The Complete Cow An Udderly Entertaining History of Dairy and Beef Cows of the World by Sara Rath

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62. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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63. Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan

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64. Austenland by Shannon Hale

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65. Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker

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66. Deadly Game by Christine Feehan

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67. Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton

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I just read 18 books for a 48-Hour Reading Challenge:

68. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

69. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford

70. Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry

71. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

72. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

73. Coraline by Neil Gaiman

74. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

75. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

76. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

77. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

78. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

79. Mary Poppins by Pamela L. Travers

80. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

81. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

82. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

83. The Doll People by Ann M. Martin

84. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

85. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

[Kathrynn]

Susan wrote: "I just read 18 books for a 48-Hour Reading Challenge:

Oh my! Is your brain still working? You go, girl!
No Christine Feehan in that group? :-)

[Susan]

No Feehan this time Kathrynn :) I read all juvenile literature so that I could fit in more books within that time. It took me 35 hours and 9 minutes of reading/reviewing to read all those books, but the 48-Hour Book Challenge only comes once a year, so it's worth it. Now, I need a nap!

[Kathrynn]

My goodness! How did you stay awake? Where did this book challenge come from? Not that I would do it, mind you. :-)

[Susan]

It's from a blog I follow: motherreader.com. I participated in it last year as well, but I read chicklit then and only finished 6 books.

I didn't stay awake the whole 48 hours (although some people did) - I can't do without at least a little sleep.

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86. Tap & Gown An Ivy League Novel by Diana Peterfreund

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87. Hand of Isis by Jo Graham

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88. Predatory Game by Christine Feehan

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89. Murder Game by Christine Feehan

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90. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (read for the 2nd time)

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91. Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan

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92. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler