I intended to be much better about posting in 2010, but real life intervened with a vengeance.  Here are the 144 books that I read over the last year.  I've put an asterisk after the ones that I enjoyed (or two if I really loved it).  Please feel free to ask questions about anything you'd like to know more about.

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 I didn't break 100 this year, but given the tumultuous nature of the fall, I'm feeling okay about my 95.  Since I haven't posted in so long, I'm going to do a more or less plain list with asterisks by the books that I particularly liked.  Please feel free to ask for any additional commentary,

( Not quite 1 to 100 )

#12 The President's House by Margaret Truman ( Read more... )

Falling behind again, lol.

Book #09 - The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
Short, quick read that is a nice supplement to the Harry Potter wizarding world. I read it in one sitting.

Book #10 - Seven Seasons of Buffy by Drew Goddard, et al.This is a collection of essays written about BTVS by other famous science-fiction and fantasy ( Read more... )

Book 5: At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Anne Fadiman ( Read more... )

Well, I completely failed at this last year. Let's try again, shall we?

Book #01 - Sex and the City by Candance BushnellI picked this up at Borders one night, 'cause I was just looking for a quick, light read to hold me over until I could get my hands on the next Harry Potter book. I started reading not really knowing what to expect, and I can't ( Read more... )

I am sadly behind, both in my reading and in my posting. I knew I wouldn't hit 50 books for the year since I spend so much time reading things I don't count here, but this is kind of pathetic. Of course, it'll probably total out higher by the end of the month since I'm part of the way through any number of books and I will no doubt finish at least ( Read more... )

Hey all!

This is the end of my "fun" reading for the summer. I'm starting my first round of books for class today - although I should still be updating because I'm taking two novel classes - 19th Century American, and 20th Century English.

26. Where We Are Now: Notes from Los Angeles - D.J. WaldieUh, does it count if I started this a year ago ( Read more... )

#2 - Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common ReaderI loved this. Adored it. It's been a long time since I finished a book and wanted to start all over again. I even read the acknowledgments to make it last longer. And when was the last time anyone said all that about a book of essays ( Read more... )

Well, this was kind of a strange one.

Bitchfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine edited by Lisa Jervis & Andi Zeisler.

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