Books Read 2009
1. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind (J's wanting to discuss the entire series, since he read them last year)
2. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings (reread)
3. Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
4. Enchanter's End Game by David Eddings (reread)
5. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
6. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
9. Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
10. Million Little Pieces by Jonathan Frey
11. Guardians of the West by David Eddings (reread)
12. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
13. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
14. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (reread)
15. Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles
16. King of the Murgos by David Eddings (reread)
17. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
18. The Giver by Lois Lowry (reread)
19. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
20. The Progressive Revolution by Mike Lux
21. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
22. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
23. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
24. Messenger by Lois Lowry
25. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
26. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
27. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
28. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
29. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (reread)
30. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
31. The Darcy Connection by Elizabeth Aston
32. City of Glory by Beverly Swerling
33. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
34. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
35. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
36. Abigail Adams: An American Woman by Charles W. Akers
37. Three Cups of Tea by by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
38. A House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnernos
39. Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
40. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
41. Counting Heads by David Marusek (loved this, very surreal, Blade-Runner-ish scifi)
42. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith (omg, total crack!)
43. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
44. Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince by JKR (reread)
45. The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
46. Sarah's Daughter by Ruth Bass
47. Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts
In Progress:
1. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman (got left at work for the summer, whoops)
2. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
3. Vanishing Point by Mary Sharratt
Planned summer reading:
The Last Queen by C. W. Gortener
Push Not the River by James Conroyd Martin
Katherine by Anya Seton
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Mind Over Ship by David Marusek
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
I have about a month of summer to go, so I think I need to pick up the pace a bit.
ETA: Since this is already a listy-type post, I might as well throw this up too.
Summer Projects:
1. Paint Living/Dining Room
2. Repair upstairs hallway hole in the wall
3. Arrange for carpet cleaning (after painting makes sense, don't you think?)
4. Repack junk from attic into plastic crates and cull some old stuff.
5. Clear out the closet under the stairs This only took a long afternoon, w00t.
I think the hole is next, as it won't take long to do, then get ready for painting.
2. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings (reread)
3. Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
4. Enchanter's End Game by David Eddings (reread)
5. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
6. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
9. Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
10. Million Little Pieces by Jonathan Frey
11. Guardians of the West by David Eddings (reread)
12. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
13. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
14. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (reread)
15. Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles
16. King of the Murgos by David Eddings (reread)
17. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
18. The Giver by Lois Lowry (reread)
19. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
20. The Progressive Revolution by Mike Lux
21. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
22. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
23. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
24. Messenger by Lois Lowry
25. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
26. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
27. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
28. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
29. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (reread)
30. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
31. The Darcy Connection by Elizabeth Aston
32. City of Glory by Beverly Swerling
33. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
34. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
35. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (reread)
36. Abigail Adams: An American Woman by Charles W. Akers
37. Three Cups of Tea by by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
38. A House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnernos
39. Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
40. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
41. Counting Heads by David Marusek (loved this, very surreal, Blade-Runner-ish scifi)
42. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith (omg, total crack!)
43. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
44. Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince by JKR (reread)
45. The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
46. Sarah's Daughter by Ruth Bass
47. Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts
In Progress:
1. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman (got left at work for the summer, whoops)
2. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
3. Vanishing Point by Mary Sharratt
Planned summer reading:
The Last Queen by C. W. Gortener
Push Not the River by James Conroyd Martin
Katherine by Anya Seton
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Mind Over Ship by David Marusek
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
I have about a month of summer to go, so I think I need to pick up the pace a bit.
ETA: Since this is already a listy-type post, I might as well throw this up too.
Summer Projects:
1. Paint Living/Dining Room
2. Repair upstairs hallway hole in the wall
3. Arrange for carpet cleaning (after painting makes sense, don't you think?)
4. Repack junk from attic into plastic crates and cull some old stuff.
5. Clear out the closet under the stairs This only took a long afternoon, w00t.
I think the hole is next, as it won't take long to do, then get ready for painting.