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72. Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan73. Washington Square by Henry James
Not sure I'm going to make it to the 100 books mark...60. Sense and Sensibility (didn't enjoy this one all that much even though I've been looking forward to it)
61. Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (novel about Raistlin's way to the black robes - okay but not as good as some of the other Dragonlance books)
62. Middlemarch (tough to get into but then an amazing book)
63. Skyggen over Stenbænken (=The Shadow on the Stone Bench. The first volume of what I remember to be an amazing series of ya books)
64. ... og de hvide skygger (... and the white shadows. Second volume in Gripe's shadow series - I understand why my younger self loved this one!)
Currently reading volume 3 and taking on volume 4 after that. After that - probably Elfland by Freda Warrington; at least I've been looking so much forward to reading that!
99. An Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonLoved this book but it took me a long time to read as it was almost 1000 pages.
92. The Three Incestuous Sisters - Audrey Niffenegger
Wendy's 100 Books for 2009 (just completed tonight!)1. Crown Jewel by Fern Michaels
2. Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace
3. No Place Like Home by Fern Michaels
4. A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight
5. Pretty Woman by Fern Michaels
6. Irresistable Forces by Brenda Jackson
7. First Impressions by Nora Roberts
8. The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
9. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
10. Family Blessings by Fern Michaels
11. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
12. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
13. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
14. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
15. Speed Dating by Nancy Warren
16. Kiss Me Deadly by Michele Hauf
17. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
18. The Giver by Lois Lowry
19. Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly
20. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
21. Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson
22. Messenger by Lois Lowry
23. Price of Passion by Susan Napier
24. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
25. Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren
26. Homespun Bride by Jillian Hart
27. The Glory Cloak by Patricia O'Brien
28. The Real Deal by Fern Michaels
29. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
30. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
31. His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
32. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
33. Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
34. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
35. Dancing in the Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne
36. Kingdom Come:The Final Victory by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins
37. Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
38. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
39. The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding
40. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
41. Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child
42. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
43. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
44. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
45. Mr.Cavendish I Presume by Julia Quinn
46. The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
47. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
48. Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
49. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
50. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
51. The Book of Love by Kathleen McGowan52. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
53. The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano
54. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
55. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
56. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
57. Season of Strangers by Kat Martin
58. With This Ring by Amanda Quick
59. The Unlikely Lavender Queen by Jeannie Ralston
60. I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick
61. The Beach House by Jane Green
62. The Sign for Drowning by Rachel Stolzman
63. A Hint of Wicked by Jennifer Haymore
64. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
65. Too Far Gone by Marliss Melton
66. Gone to the Dogs by Mary Guterson
67. Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
68. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
69. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
70. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
71. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
72. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
73. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
74. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
75. Behind Every Illusion by Christina Harner
76. Celtic Evil by Sierra Rose
77. High Five by Janet Evanovich
78. The Chosen Few by Matthew Simon
79. The Missing Ink by Karen Olson
80. Duma Key by Stephen King
81. Familiar Scars by Christy Leigh Stewart
82. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
83. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
84. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
85. 24 Hours by Greg Iles
86. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
87. Black Hills by Nora Roberts
88. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
89. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
90. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
91. Mastered by Love by Stephanie Laurens
92. Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder
93. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
94. Temptation and Surrender by Stephanie Laurens
95. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
96. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
97. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
98. QBQ The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller
99. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
100. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
Congratulations, Wendy!!!!! That's quite an accomplishment. So far I've only read 70 this year.
94. The Black Hole War - Leonard Susskind
I've reached the 100 mark the past two years, but not sure I will make it this year...It is great to see others who enjoy reading as I do. In reaching the goal, however, I found that about 50-60% of the books I read were really good, enjoyable/taught me something. So would urge quality is as important as the numbers! Among my fiction favorates for this year: Book Thief. Non fiction: try Robert Fisk, Mandela and Obama.
I hit my 100th back in September. I'm in another group here on goodreads that's a 100+ book challenge. My list is here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
I wanted to accept the 50 books a year challenge, but this one is more interesting...I'll try
98. The Crying of Lot 49 - Thomas Pynchon
Updated List as of 10/31/09101. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
102. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
103. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
104. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich
105. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
106. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
78. The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Congrats to all you who've made it to 100! I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it.
Congratulations, Dan and everyone else who has done it already. I've read 75 but haven't listed them in months. I wish I would have kept up with it.
80. The Cider House Rules by John Irving
147: J. Maarten Troost: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific: Kiribati, though I'm still holding out for a native author--perhaps Tebuai Uaai's Cutting Toddy in Kiribati (the goodreads's entry for which I will fix when I have time). However, though a writer in the I'm-a-young-person-with-important-insights-about-life genre, Troost lived in Kiribati for 2 years and thus the book meets my challenge criteria.
I've not been posting - been quite a bit depressed after my mum died and recently I've been very busy buying $8K worth of books for Christmas (that was fun). I think I've forgotten a few books that I read in the UK in Sept. but they couldn't have been very good if I can't recall them now.September 2009
72 Ye Yslands of Enchantment - Norwell Harrigan & Pearl Varlack (Caribbean, history)
73 Style Style Style - Andy Warhol (Art, humour)
74 The Bamboo, Grass & Palm Specialist - David Squire (Plants)
75 Life Doesn't Frighten Me - Maya Angelou & Jean-Michel Basquiat (art, poety)
76 Julia and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell (Memoir, cookery, blog)
77 Coals of Fire by Verna Penn Moll (Technology, Caribbean, Cooking, Anthropology)
78 Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent by David Henry Sterry Goodreads Author (Memoir, sex)
79 The Last Jews of Kerala: The 2,000 Year History of India's Forgotten Jewish Community by Edna Fernandes, (History, religion, anthropology)
80 What We Did On Our Holidays by Geoff Nicholson (Fiction, humour) 5-star read.
October
81 My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar (Biography, History) 5-star read
82 Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica (Memoir, Restaurants, Blog)
83 The Food Chain by Geoff Nicholson (Humor, Fiction)
84 Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old Macdonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat by Catherine Friend (Animals, Business) 1-star read
85 My So-Called Normal Life by Erin Zammett (Memoir, Cancer) 1-star read
86 Not in My Name: A Compendium of Modern Hypocrisy (Pop Culture, UK)
87 Female Ruins by Geoff Nicholson (Fiction)
88 This Year's Model by Carol Alt (Chicklit)
November
89 Looking For Mary by Beverly Donofrio (Memoir, Religion/Cult)
90 My Life in France by Julia Child (Memoir, Cooking) 5-star read
91 Precious by Sapphire (Fiction, Urban Lit) 7-star read (the writing is wonderful)
92 The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure by Adam Leith Gollner (Food, Obsessions, Misc) 5-star read
93 Adventures of a No Name Actor by Marco Perella (Biography, Films)
94 Pop Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones & 'Anonymous' (Pop music, business) 5-star read
95 Still Life with Volkswagens by Geoff Nicholson (Fiction, humour)
I'm sorry you're depressed, Petra. You can shoot me a message if corresponding would be helpful.
Updated List 11/30/09107. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larssen
108. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
109. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
110. The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall
111. book:Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
112. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
113. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
114. On a Snowy Night by Debbie Macomber
115. Path of a Patriot by Frederick K. Biebel
Congrats to everyone who've reached the 100 books mark - after starting my new job, my reading time has gone way down and I'm shooting for 75 books this year instead.60. Sense and Sensibility (didn't enjoy this one all that much even though I've been looking forward to it)
61. Dragons of the Hourglass Mage (novel about Raistlin's way to the black robes - okay but not as good as some of the other Dragonlance books)
62. Middlemarch (tough to get into but then an amazing book)
63. Duma Key (Stephen King rarely disappoint and this one was excellent)
64. Skyggen over Stenbænken (=The Shadow on the Stone Bench. The first volume of what I remember to be an amazing series of ya books)
65. ... og de hvide skygger (... and the white shadows. Second volume in Gripe's shadow series - I understand why my younger self loved this one!)
66. Skyggernes børn (The children of the Shadows - book 3)
67. Skygge-skjul (Shadow hide - book 4). Great series - but the first 3 are the best.
68. Elfland - really enjoyed this great and atypical fantasy novel.
69. Trainspotting. Interesting read about junkies in Scotland - glad to have read it but not an amazing book.
70. Emma. (My third Jane Austen. Really liked this one.)
Currently reading Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible.
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