Meghan's 2008 Challenge - COMPLETED

[Meghan]

I've decided instead of doing a 50 book challenge again for next year, my goal is to read from cover-to-cover The Norton Anthology English Literature 8th edition, Volume 2. It spans works from the Romantic Period (1785-1830) to the 20th Century and after. I took a Brit Lit class 2 years ago and I'm continually amazed at how often these works get mentioned in other books. I've been kind of wanting to read more (obviously we didn't read the whole anthology for my class), so this is just as good a time as any.

[Sarah]

That'll be fun, since I'm thinking of taking the Brit Lit B class next semester, and that's our text. So we could discuss some of the works. :)

[Meghan]

Changed my challenge to the A-Z challenge.

But here's what I've read this year.

[Meghan]

1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

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2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

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3. Heat by Bill Buford

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4. Atonement by Ian McEwan

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5. The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes

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6. The Legend of Spuds Murphy by Eowin Colfer

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7. The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth by Eowin Colfer

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8. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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9. The Legend of the Worst Kid by Eowin Colfer

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10. A Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs

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11. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

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12. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

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13. The First Assistant by Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare

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14. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

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15. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

[Brianah]

I just loved this book! It was so interesting to me with the mixture of history/stories surrounding the Worlds Fair (of which I didn't know much before reading this book) and the way his mind worked! I love reading crime novels and find the psychology behind it just fascinating. Hope you enjoyed this book as well!

[Meghan]

Brianah - check out my group "Books I Want To Talk About". I started a folder for this book. Would love your input!

[Meghan]

16. Slaughter-House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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17. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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18. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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19. The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble

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20. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

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21. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

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22. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

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23. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

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24. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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25. The Long Way Gone: A Memoir of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

[bjneary]

I loved Beah's book and then I went to see him speak and he was so honest, true, and spoke about staying peaceful, no wars and being the best person you can be--no matter how difficult! He was very so sincere I wanted to take home and talk to him forever.

[Sera]

Meghan, I have had the Beah book on my "to read" list since the fall. I saw his story on 60 minutes, and I was so filled with hope that I had to get it.

I can't wait to read this one.

[Meghan]

26. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

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27. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

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28. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

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29. Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep

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30. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card

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31. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card

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32. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

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33. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

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34. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

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35. The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

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36. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

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37. The Giver by Lois Lowry

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38. Messenger by Lois Lowry

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39. Specials by Scott Westerfeld

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40. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller

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41. The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott

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42. Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent

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43. Blindness by José Saramago