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Lilliputian's 2008 Book Challenge List!
111. Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity - Julia Serano (362 pages)
112. The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell (405 pages)Wow....this book was haunting. It combines spiritual journey with the scifi setting of first contact with an alien civilization gone horribly wrong....wow.
118. Blurred Images - Arthur Dimond (275 pages)119. Undead and Unpopular - Mary Janice Davidson (257 pages)
120. Fugitives of Chaos - John C. Wright (319 pages)121. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson (118 pages)
126. Daring to Dream - Nora Roberts (366 pages)Holding the Dream - Nora Roberts (344 pages)
Finding the Dream - Nora Roberts (336 pages)
I'm just calling this one book since I just sat and read this trilogy back to back in one sitting!
128. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky (576 pages)129. Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was - Barry Hughart (248 pages)
Monthly Recap:January: 13 books
February: 25 books
March: 25 books
April: 22 books, 26,337 pages(Jan-Apr)
May: 21 books, 7,319 pages
June: 23 books, 8,321 pages
Total books YTD: 129
Total pages YTD: 41,977
135. Sisters of Sorcery: Two Centuries of Witchcraft Stories by the Gentle Sex - by Seon Manley (Editor), Gogo Lewis (Editor) (216 pages)
138. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand (1200 pages)WoW! I could not stop reading this book. I had to find out what happened. I thought the characters were rich (even though they were meant to be iconic of the author's philosophy.)
I confess that I skimmed through the bulk of the speeches (they were repetitive, but since they were directed toward different characters I forgave it), nonetheless, I loved this story.
139. The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield (406 pages)140. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C. O'Brien (233 pages)
141. The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells (112 pages)
Monthly Recap: January: 13 books
February: 25 books
March: 25 books
April: 22 books, 26,337 pages(Jan-Apr)
May: 21 books, 7,319 pages
June: 23 books, 8,321 pages
July: 18 books, 7,195 pages
Total books YTD: 147
Total pages YTD: 49,172
150. Dynasty: The Inside Story of How the Red Sox Became a Baseball Powerhouse - Tony Massarotti (299 pages)151. 2012: The War for Souls - Whitley Strieber (336 pages)
161. Storm Front - Jim Butcher (322 pages)162. Stop Dressing Your Six Year Old Like a Skank - Celia Rivenbark (258 pages)
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This was a fun collection of short stories all originally published in the '50s and '60s. I picked this book up at my library's book sale for 50 cents and it was well worth the price :)