50 Book Challenge.
At the beginning of 2007 I joined a 50 Book Challenge. The challenge was to read 50 books in the year and this is my completed list of everything I've read since January 1, 2007. I chose to include graphic novels so that bumped my number up quite a bit.
50 Book Challenge
1. Fables: Legends In Exile by Bill Willingham
2. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
3. Fables: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
4. Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham
5. Fables: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
6. Fables: Homelands by Bill Willingham
7. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
8. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
9. Paint It Black by Janet Fitch
10. Five Men Who Broke My Heart by Susan Shapiro
11. Norma Jean: The Story of Marilyn Monroe by Fred Lawrence Guiles
12. Strangers by Dean Koontz
13. Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham
14. Fables: Wolves by Bill Willingham
15. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
16. Y: The Last Man - Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
17. Little Children by Tom Perrotta
18. I Killed Hemingway by William McCranor Henderson
19. The Game by Neil Strauss
20. Lucky by Alice Sebold
21. Damage by Josephine Hart
22. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
23. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
24. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
25. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
26. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
27. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
28. Batman Hush vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb
29. X-Factor: Life and Death Matters by Peter David
30. Batman Hush vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb
31. Blankets by Craig Thompson
32. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
33. Endless Love by Scott Spencer
34. Arkham Asylum: Living Hell by Dan Slott
35. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
36. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
37. Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
38. By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
39. The Sun Witch by Linda Winstead Jones
40. I Don’t Want to Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz
41. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
42. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
43. 1984 by George Orwell
44. Closer by Patrick Marber
45. I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesa Lia Block
46. Origin: The True Story of Wolverine by Paul Jenkins
47. A History of Violence by John Wagner
48. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
49. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham
50. Lamb by Christopher Moore
51. Rust and Bone by Craig Davidson
52. The Target by Catherine Coulter
53. Ricochet by Sandra Brown
54. Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales
55. Batman Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb
56. Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets by Frank Miller
57. You Remind Me of You by Eireann Corrigan
58. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
59. The Book of Fred by Abby Bardi
60. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young
61. A Night Without Armor by Jewel
62. Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie
63. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
64. Y: The Last Man - Cycles by Brian K. Vaughan
65. Y: The Last Man - One Small Step by Brian K. Vaughan
66. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
67. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
68. Nine Stories by J.D Salinger
69. Slouching Toward Nirvana by Charles Bukowski
70. Right Away Monday by Joel Thomas Hynes
71. Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
Currently Reading:
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Pleasures of the Damned by Charles Bukowski
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For next year my goal is to beat this year's number.
Tips for myself:
If I'm not enjoying a book I need to learn to stop reading it. It really bothers me and eats at me if I don't read a book all the way through, but there are so many amazing books out there that I could be reading instead. I must remind myself of this.
Just because someone lends me a book does not mean I am obligated to read it all the way through. If I'm just not interested then I'm just not interested.
Favourite Books of 2007
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - This book actually broke my heart. Once I opened it I practically quit my life until I had turned the last page. Nothing has evoked emotions in me like this book did.
Lucky by Alice Sebold - Within the first ten pages of the book I was in tears. This book is Alice Sebold's memoirs and because it was true the real feelings behind it jump right into your lap. It terrified and moved me.
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie - This is a light romantic read and totally not my type. I absolutely adored it. It made me giddy.
Closer by Patrick Marber - This is a screenplay from the movie Closer. The dialogue is amazing and the characters are so deliciously fucked up.
Endless Love by Scott Spencer - This book was just so well written. You can't help but identify with the main character, even though he was really messed up.
1984 by George Orwell - It's a classic and rightly so.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - This book deals with a really difficult issue and the author does it so well. The ending could have been done differently, but it really captured me.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - This book was imaginative and scary and exciting. It really got me thinking.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young - This book was just fucking hilarious.
Slouching Toward Nirvana by Charles Bukowski - I've never read a lot of poetry, but I'm so happy that I found Charles Bukowski.
Batman Hush vols. 1 & 2 by Jeph Loeb - As far as Batman comics go, no one does it like Jeph Loeb... unless his name is Frank Miller.
50 Book Challenge
1. Fables: Legends In Exile by Bill Willingham
2. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
3. Fables: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
4. Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham
5. Fables: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
6. Fables: Homelands by Bill Willingham
7. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
8. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
9. Paint It Black by Janet Fitch
10. Five Men Who Broke My Heart by Susan Shapiro
11. Norma Jean: The Story of Marilyn Monroe by Fred Lawrence Guiles
12. Strangers by Dean Koontz
13. Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham
14. Fables: Wolves by Bill Willingham
15. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
16. Y: The Last Man - Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan
17. Little Children by Tom Perrotta
18. I Killed Hemingway by William McCranor Henderson
19. The Game by Neil Strauss
20. Lucky by Alice Sebold
21. Damage by Josephine Hart
22. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
23. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
24. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
25. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
26. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
27. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
28. Batman Hush vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb
29. X-Factor: Life and Death Matters by Peter David
30. Batman Hush vol. 2 by Jeph Loeb
31. Blankets by Craig Thompson
32. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
33. Endless Love by Scott Spencer
34. Arkham Asylum: Living Hell by Dan Slott
35. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
36. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
37. Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
38. By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz
39. The Sun Witch by Linda Winstead Jones
40. I Don’t Want to Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz
41. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
42. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
43. 1984 by George Orwell
44. Closer by Patrick Marber
45. I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesa Lia Block
46. Origin: The True Story of Wolverine by Paul Jenkins
47. A History of Violence by John Wagner
48. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
49. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham
50. Lamb by Christopher Moore
51. Rust and Bone by Craig Davidson
52. The Target by Catherine Coulter
53. Ricochet by Sandra Brown
54. Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales
55. Batman Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb
56. Sin City: Booze, Broads, and Bullets by Frank Miller
57. You Remind Me of You by Eireann Corrigan
58. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
59. The Book of Fred by Abby Bardi
60. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young
61. A Night Without Armor by Jewel
62. Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie
63. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
64. Y: The Last Man - Cycles by Brian K. Vaughan
65. Y: The Last Man - One Small Step by Brian K. Vaughan
66. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
67. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
68. Nine Stories by J.D Salinger
69. Slouching Toward Nirvana by Charles Bukowski
70. Right Away Monday by Joel Thomas Hynes
71. Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
Currently Reading:
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Pleasures of the Damned by Charles Bukowski
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For next year my goal is to beat this year's number.
Tips for myself:
If I'm not enjoying a book I need to learn to stop reading it. It really bothers me and eats at me if I don't read a book all the way through, but there are so many amazing books out there that I could be reading instead. I must remind myself of this.
Just because someone lends me a book does not mean I am obligated to read it all the way through. If I'm just not interested then I'm just not interested.
Favourite Books of 2007
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - This book actually broke my heart. Once I opened it I practically quit my life until I had turned the last page. Nothing has evoked emotions in me like this book did.
Lucky by Alice Sebold - Within the first ten pages of the book I was in tears. This book is Alice Sebold's memoirs and because it was true the real feelings behind it jump right into your lap. It terrified and moved me.
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie - This is a light romantic read and totally not my type. I absolutely adored it. It made me giddy.
Closer by Patrick Marber - This is a screenplay from the movie Closer. The dialogue is amazing and the characters are so deliciously fucked up.
Endless Love by Scott Spencer - This book was just so well written. You can't help but identify with the main character, even though he was really messed up.
1984 by George Orwell - It's a classic and rightly so.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - This book deals with a really difficult issue and the author does it so well. The ending could have been done differently, but it really captured me.
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - This book was imaginative and scary and exciting. It really got me thinking.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young - This book was just fucking hilarious.
Slouching Toward Nirvana by Charles Bukowski - I've never read a lot of poetry, but I'm so happy that I found Charles Bukowski.
Batman Hush vols. 1 & 2 by Jeph Loeb - As far as Batman comics go, no one does it like Jeph Loeb... unless his name is Frank Miller.