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So I finally finished reading Whim of the Dragon (last of The Secret Country Trilogy. I'm still all giddy with having sped through the last 30 pages or so in ten-ish minutes. All of you who like fantasy should read them - they are wonderful.
But MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'm now free to re-read Harry Potter 4-6. I'm finally starting to feel excited about Book 7 - and hopefully getting back into the books will help. Anyway - updated my list accordingly.
BOOKS to READ in 2007
1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (01/10)
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
3. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
4. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
5. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
6. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
7. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (03/09)
8. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (03/18)
9. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
by J.K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (re-read)
16. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (re-read)
17. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (re-read)
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by Charles Dickens
19. Oliver Twist
20. Great Expectations
by Jane Austen
21. Pride and Prejudice (re-read)
22. Emma (05/30)
The Secret Country Trilogy by Pamela Dean
23. The Secret Country (01/05)
24. The Hidden Land (06/10)
25. The Whim of the Dragon (7/04)
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
26. The Golden Compass
27. The Subtle Knife
28. The Amber Spyglass
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
29. The Magician's Nephew
30. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
31. The Horse and His Boy
32. Prince Caspian
33. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
34. The Silver Chair
35. The Last Battle
Now that I've counted, I realized I've actually only read seven of the books on the list so far. Oops. I don't know if I want to try to catch up - I'd hate to rush through anything really good just to keep up with my list. But we'll see. I may still finish yet! I'll have at least four more knocked off by the end of the month, anyway.
P.S. Where has everyone pre-ordered their Harry Potter book from?
P.P.S. Tish and Julia - I am a terrible friend. I got the message you left me on my cell-phone forever ago, and then promptly forgot about it entirely. I am an awful person. Please chastise me - but please also let me know when you are next free to hang out.
But MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'm now free to re-read Harry Potter 4-6. I'm finally starting to feel excited about Book 7 - and hopefully getting back into the books will help. Anyway - updated my list accordingly.
BOOKS to READ in 2007
1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (01/10)
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
3. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
4. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
5. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
6. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
7. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (03/09)
8. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (03/18)
9. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
by J.K. Rowling
15. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (re-read)
16. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (re-read)
17. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (re-read)
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by Charles Dickens
19. Oliver Twist
20. Great Expectations
by Jane Austen
21. Pride and Prejudice (re-read)
22. Emma (05/30)
The Secret Country Trilogy by Pamela Dean
23. The Secret Country (01/05)
24. The Hidden Land (06/10)
25. The Whim of the Dragon (7/04)
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
26. The Golden Compass
27. The Subtle Knife
28. The Amber Spyglass
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
29. The Magician's Nephew
30. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
31. The Horse and His Boy
32. Prince Caspian
33. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
34. The Silver Chair
35. The Last Battle
Now that I've counted, I realized I've actually only read seven of the books on the list so far. Oops. I don't know if I want to try to catch up - I'd hate to rush through anything really good just to keep up with my list. But we'll see. I may still finish yet! I'll have at least four more knocked off by the end of the month, anyway.
P.S. Where has everyone pre-ordered their Harry Potter book from?
P.P.S. Tish and Julia - I am a terrible friend. I got the message you left me on my cell-phone forever ago, and then promptly forgot about it entirely. I am an awful person. Please chastise me - but please also let me know when you are next free to hang out.