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5) Gods Behaving Badly, by Marie Phillips *****6) He's Just Not That Into You, by Greg Behrendt
7) The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn, by Retha M. Warnicke
8) Disco Bloodbath: The Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland, by James St. James **
10) And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
11) Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, by Louis Carroll ***
12) Animal Farm, by George Orwell ****13) The Pinballs, by Betsy Byars
14) The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson
Giving a mention to Lolita, I read about 15 pages of it before throwing it down in horrified digust. It doesn't count, but it should be mentioned.
15) I am Legend, by Richard Matheson16) The Heroin Diaries, by Nikki Sixx ***
17) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, by Gregory Maguire
18) Wicked, by Gregory Maguire19) The Boleyn Inheritance, by Phillipa Gregory
Another honerable mention for Transpotting, which made me want to pluck my eyeballs out rather than continue trying to decipher the phonetic Scottish words.
21) I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, by Pamela Des Barres
22) Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic., by David Nadelberg *****
23) How to Talk to Practically Anyone About Practically Anything, by Barbara Walters
24) The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James
25) A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle26) Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
27) He's Got the Whole World in His Pants, by Gavin Edwards
28) American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis
29) The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger30) Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales, by Gregory Maguire
32) The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch), by Caroll Spinney ******33) The Wave, by Todd Stafford
34) Pledged, by Alexandra Robbins35) The Heretic's Daughter, by Kathleen Kent
36) What Dreams May Come, by Richard Matheson **37) The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffrey Eugenides ***
38) Step into My Parlor: The Chilling Story of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer, by Edward Baumann
39) A Century of Movie Posters: From Silent to Art House, by Emily King
40) Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon, by Melissa Anelli41) Don't You Forget About Me, by Jancee Dunn
42) The Saturdays (The Melendy Quartet), by Elizabeth Enright
43) Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, by Michael Davis
44) The Trumpet of the Swan, by EB White (reread)45) The Excorcist, by William Peter Blatty
46) Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson ***47) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House, by Charles Osgood
48) Disclosure, by Michael Crichton
49) 99 Red Balloons and 100 Other All-Time Great One-Hit Wonders: From Doo-Wop to Pop-Rock, by Brent Mann50) The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne ****
Honorable Mention to You Can Get Arrested for That: 2 Guys, 25 Dumb Laws, 1 Absurd American Crime Spree because it was too stupid and boring to finish.
51) What Would Buffy Do: The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide, by Jana Riess 52) All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem: An Inappropriate Book for Young Ladies*, by Laurie Rosenwald
54) American Savior: A Novel of Divine Politics, by Roland Merullo55) How to Steal a Dog, by Barbara O'Connor
56) Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream, by Steven Watts
57) Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment, by Steve Harvey
58) This Boy's Life, by Tobias Wolffe
59) Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, by Don Borchert **60) Mortified 2 : Love is a Battlefield, by David Nadelberg
61) A Stir of Echoes, by Richard Matheson **
62) The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British, by Sarah Lyall
63) The Big Book of Dummies, Rebels and other Geniuses by Jean Bernard Pouy
64) Choke, by Chuck Palahkiuk65) Forever, by Judy Blume
66) Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown, by David A. Adler
Dishonerable mention for Dragon Blood - so horrible couldn't get past page one. Thanks, coworker who tried to make me read it.
67) Mystery Writers of America Presents The Prosecution Rests, by Linda Fairstein **68) Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled, by Jon Friedman
69) Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments, by Celia Rivenbark ****
70) Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, by Richard Matheson ****71) We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle, by Celia Rivenbark **
72) Marley and Me, by Josh Grogan
73) Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions, by Celia Rivenbark *****
74) Ramona's World, by Beverly Cleary *****
Dishonerable mention for The Rose and The Beast, which is mind numbingly dull and got flung.
75) Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women: Illegal Sex in Antebellum New Orleans, by Judith Kelleher Schafer
76) Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends, by Jan Harold Brunvand **77) The Annotated Brothers Grimm, by Jacob Grimm **
78) Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining: America's Toughest Family Court Judge Speaks Out, by Judge Judy Sheindlan
79) Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi *****
80) An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition, by James Lipton
81) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman
82) Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2004, by Charles Brooks
83) Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year: 2005, by Charles Brooks
84) The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, by Neil Gaiman*****85) Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk, by William S Boroughs
86) The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House, by Neil Gaiman*****
87) Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, by Mary Roach**
88) Grim Fairy Tales For Adults, by Joel Wells
89) The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country, by Neil Gaiman*****
90) The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists, by Neil Gaiman*****
91) How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, and (Especially) Sex, by Kate White
92) The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You, by Neil Gaiman*****
93) Feng Shui Dos & Taboos, by Angi Ma Wong
94) The joy of trivia, by Bernie Smith
95) The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections, by Neil Gaiman*****
96) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, by JK Rowling (re-read)*****
(FOUR AWAY FROM 100!!!)
97) Science Fair, by Dave Barry **
98) The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives, by Neil Gaiman*****99) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi
(Reading the 100th book right now!)
100) The Sandman Vol. 8: World's End, by Neil Gaiman*****WOO HOOO!!!!
101) 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, by Gavid Edwards
102) The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones, by Neil Gaiman103) Dilbert: Seven Years Of Highly Defective People, by Scott Adams
104) What Is It, Tink, Is Pan In Trouble? (A Doonesbury Book), by G.B. Trudeau
105) Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress, by Debra Ginsberg
106) Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2006, by Charles Brooks
107) Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2007
108) Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year 2008
109) The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake, by Neil Gaiman
110) Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary, by Hugh Lofting
111) Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
112) Florida Roadkill: A Novel, by Tim Dorsey
113) Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman
114) Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian, by Scott Douglas
115) The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman
116) Still Pickled After All These Years: A Pickles Book, by Brian Crane
117) The Far Side Gallery 2, by Gary Larson
118) Aunt Erma's Cope Book, by Erma Bombeck119) Between Love and Madness Lies the Shoe Department, by Cathy Guisewhite
120) Let's Get Pickled: A Pickles Collection, by Brian Crane
121) A Hand to Hold, an Opinion to Reject, by Cathy Guisewhite
122) Unnatural Selections, by Gary Larson
123) Orlando Bloom Has Ruined Everything: A Foxtrot Collection, by Bill Amend
124) Monty Python Speaks!, by David Morgan
125) Elvis Presley Passed Here: Even More Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks, by Chris Epting
126) The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, by Neil Gaiman ***
127) American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
128) Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman ***
129) The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman ****
130) Family - The Ties That Bind...and Gag!, by Erma Bombeck
131) The Bro Code (Audio Book), by Barney Stinson132) Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books, by Jenny Bond
133) The Other Queen, by Phillipa Gregory
134) Stardust (Audio Book), by Neil Gaiman
135) Storm Front (Audio Book), by Jim Butcher
136) Kids' Letters to Harry Potter, by Bill Adler
137) Switch Bitch, by Roald Dahl
138) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Audio Book), by Roald Dahl
139) Looking for Alaska, by John Green
140) Coraline (Audio Book), by Neil Gaiman
141) The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex, by Joshua Piven
142) Mistress of the Game, by Tilly Bagshawe
143) M is for Magic (Audio Book), by Neil Gaiman
144) The Importance of Being Earnest (Audio Book), by Oscar Wilde
145) The Complete Fawlty Towers, by John Cleese
146) Why People Live in New Orleans, by Christine Allen Ewy
147) A is for Alibi, by Sue Grafton (Audiobook)148) Not Tonight, Honey, Wait 'Til I'm a Size Six, by Susan Reinhardt
149) From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg ****
150) Fragile Things, by Neil Gaiman (Audiobook)
151) Dolan's Cadillac: And Other Stories, by Stephen King (Audiobook)
152) The Constant Princess, by Phillipa Gregory
153) The House on Maple Street: And Other Stories, by Stephen King (audiobook)
154) Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
155) Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
156) Ramona the Brave, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
157) Ramona and her Mother, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
158) Ramona Forever, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
159) The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition, by Lewis Carroll
160) Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)161) Henry and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
162) Henry and the Paper Route, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
163) Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary (Audiobook)
164) Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction, by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garafalo
165) Winnie The Pooh, by A.A Milne (Audiobook)
166) The Giver, by Lois Lowry (Audiobook)
167) An Abundance of Katherines, by John Greene (Audiobook)
168) Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen (Audiobook)
169) Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol 1, by Hiromu Arakawa
170) Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
171) The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
Don't think I'll finish another before midnight, so 171 for 2009!!
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1/31 - Adding asterisks next to the ones that I truly loved.
1) Waiting to Exhale, by Terry McMillian
2) Harriet The Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
3) Celebrity Detox, by Rosie O'Donnell
4) Inside Inside, by James Lipton**