Mr. Pixel's 2010 Reads

[Jackie]

23. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene.

[Jackie]

24. Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh.

[Jackie]

25. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes.

[Jackie]

26. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle.

[Jackie]

I don't really count this as one of my 50 because it was an audio book. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.

[Jackie]

27. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore.

[Jackie]

28. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx.

[Jackie]

29. The World According to Garp by John Irving.

[Jackie]

30. Flight by Sherman Alexie.

[Jackie]

31. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea.

[Jackie]

32. Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

[Jackie]

33. The Decatur Road: A novel of the Appalachian hill country by Joe Coomer.

[Jackie]

34. The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan.

[Jackie]

35. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

[Jackie]

36. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran.

[Jackie]

37. Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos.

[Jackie]

38. Binu and the Great Wall: The Myth of Meng by Su Tong.

[Jackie]

39. Waiting by Ha Jin.

[Jackie]

40. Lambs of Men by Charles Dodd White.

[Jackie]

41. Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki.

[Jackie]

42. Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos.

[Jackie]

43. Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein.

[Jackie]

44. The Assassin's Song by M.G. Vassanji. Unfinished.

[Jackie]

Well, 2011 is here and I, alas, am not sure if I made the 50 books goal. In mid-November I went on a trip to China and Hong Kong. Before that I spent my time researching and reading travel guides. I also found out I was pregnant, and so my mind has not allowed me to read novels, I can only focus on baby books. Somehow, to me, travel guides and baby books do not count toward my 50 books a year. Anyway, I do not feel like I failed in 2010. I read lots of great books and enjoyed almost all of them. 2011 will be a different story with a different joy. Welcome the new year!

[Bonnie]

Of course, you can make your own rules as to what constitutes having read a book or not, but I certainly think that all those words/pages read (and knowledge garnered) can certainly add up to more than a book. But I digress, congratulations on the baby coming. May your life open up to all the wonderful children literature that is available as you get to enjoy the wonder of when your own child begins to read and the joy of teaching your child(ren) a love for books and reading.

[Jackie]

Thanks, Bonnie for your sweet comment.

[Susan]

Congratulations, Mr. Pixel, on your pregnancy (?)

[Jackie]

Susan wrote: "Congratulations, Mr. Pixel, on your pregnancy (?)"

Thanks, Susan. I am a woman and pregnant, Mr. Pixel is just my screen name (and also my cat's name):). Looking forward to the fun to come.

[Susan]

Thanks, Susan. I am a woman and pregnant, Mr. Pixel is just my screen name (and also my cat's name):). Looking forward to the fun..."

I thought I would be reading about you in the tabloids.