booook time!
Aaaaaand here's a roundup of my 2009 book readings!
NOTE: I am not listing books I read more than once during the year. just know that I read 252 all together and then compare that with the list below, and make of it what you will.
BOLD = new book (i.e. I have never read it before). Exceptions made for Agatha Christie novels - I know some of them I had never read before, but I can't remember which, so none are bolded (even though at least five of them should be)
1. Alphabet Juice by Roy J. Blount, Jr.
2. Valley of the Horses by Jean Auel
3. Boy by Roald Dahl
4. Going Solo by Roald Dahl
5. Matilda by Roald Dahl
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
7. The Lustful Turk by Anonymous
8. Nanny Ogg's Cookbook by Terry Pratchett
9. The Lady and the Chocolate by Edward Monkton
10. Time Traveler by Michael Novacek
11. Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
12. Dave Barry's Guide to Life by Dave Barry
13. Murder with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
14. So Many Steps To Death by Agatha Christie
15. The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
16. Easy to Kill by Agatha Christie
17. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
18. Night Over Water by Ken Follett
19. With Child by Laurie R. King
20. A Treasure Worth Seeking by Sandra Brown
21. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
22. 1066 And All That by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman
23. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and other stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
24. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
25. Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
26. Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
27. In The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
28. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
29. The Fractal Murders by Mark Cohen
30. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
31. Curse of the Pharaoh by Elizabeth Peters
32. The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
33. Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
34. A Darker Place by Laurie R. King
35. The Jackal's Head by Elizabeth Peters
36. Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
37. The Dead Sea Cipher by Elizabeth Peters
38. Folly by Laurie R. King
39. The Adult-Only Joke Book published by Hinkler Books Pty Ltd
40. Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters
41. Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King
42. O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
43. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
44. The Last Camel Died At Noon by Elizabeth Peters
45. The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
46. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
47. The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
48. Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
49. The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
50. Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters
51. Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
52. He Shall Thunder In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters
53. Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
54. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
55. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
56. Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
57. The Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
58. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
59. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
60. Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
61. Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen
62. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen
63. Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
64. Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen
65. Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
66. Sad Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
67. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
68. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
69. The Labors of Hercule by Agatha Christie
70. Death in the Air by Agatha Christie
71. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
72. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
73. Poirot Loses a Client by Agatha Christie
74. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
75. Dead Man's Mirror by Agatha Christie
76. An Overdose of Death by Agatha Christie
77. Cat Among The Pigeons by Agatha Christie
78. Hickory Dickory Death by Agatha Christie
79. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
80. Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie
81. Double Sin and other stories by Agatha Christie
82. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
83. The Big Four by Agatha Christie
84. Peril At End House by Agatha Christie
85. After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
86. The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
87. Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
88. The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
89. A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
90. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
91. Crooked House by Agatha Christie
92. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
93. The Harlequin Tea Set and other stories by Agatha Christie
94. Three Blind Mice and other stories by Agatha Christie
95. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
96. Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
97. N or M? by Agatha Christie
98. Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
99. Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
100. By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
101. The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie
102. Murder At Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie
103. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie - adapted into a novel by Charles Osborne
104. Spider's Web by Agatha Christie - adapted into a novel by Charles Osborne
105. Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie
106. The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
107. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
108. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
109. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
110. Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie
111. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
112. Evil Under The Sun by Agatha Christie
113. Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
114. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
115. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
116. Death Comes As The End by Agatha Christie [know for a fact I'd never read this]
117. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
118. Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
119. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
120. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
121. The Hollow by Agatha Christie
122. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
123. The Murder On The Links by Agatha Christie
124. The 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
125. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
126. The Man In The Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
127. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
128. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
129. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
130. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
131. Endless Night by Agatha Christie
132. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
133. Thirteen At Dinner by Agatha Christie
134. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie
135. The Golden Ball and other stories by Agatha Christie
136. The Clocks by Agatha Christie
137. Third Girl by Agatha Christie
138. Murder On The Calais Coach [ie Murder on the Orient Express] by Agatha Christie
139. Nemesis by Agatha Christie
140. Masterpieces in Miniature by Agatha Christie
141. The Time-Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
142. English Country House Murders: Tales of Perfidious Albion edited by Thomas Godfrey
143. The Definitive Guide to Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander
144. Snark by David Denby
145. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
146. The Horse And His Boy by C. S. Lewis
147. Queen of Crime - Duchess of Death - Agatha Christie by Jeffrey Feinman
148. Hercule Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Short Stories by Agatha Christie
149. The Regatta Mystery and other stories by Agatha Christie
150. The Under Dog and other stories by Agatha Christie
151. Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You by Mardy Grothe
152. Curtain by Agatha Christie
153. Please Don't Eat The Daisies by Jean Kerr
154. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
155. Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
156. Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce
157. Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
158. Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce
159. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
160. The Witness For The Prosecution and other stories by Agatha Christie
161. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
162. Digging Dinosaurs by John R. Horner and James Gorman
163. When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris
164. Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
165. Searching For Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
166. Calling On Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
167. Talking To Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
168. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
169. In The Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
170. The Woman Who Rides Like A Man by Tamora Pierce
171. Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
172. A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
173. To Play The Fool by Laurie R. King
174. Night Work by Laurie R. King
175. Women's Wicked Wit by Michelle Lovric
176. Pirattitude: So You Wanna Be A Pirate? Here's How by John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers
177. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys by Dave Barry
178. The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
179. Welcome to Tyler: Blazing Star by Suzanne Ellison
180. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan
181. While The Light Lasts and other stories by Agatha Christie
182. Wicked Nights by Nina Bangs
183. Stranger In My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
184. The Millionaire and the Cowgirl by Lisa Jackson
185. A Cowboy's Heart by Brenda Minton
186. The Thrill of Victory by Sandra Brown
187. His Wicked Promise by Samantha James
188. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
189. Timeline by Michael Crichton
190. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
191. Prey by Michael Crichton
192. Who's Been Sleeping In Your Head? The Secret World of Sexual Fantasies by Brett Kahr, Ph. D
193. Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett
194. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
195. A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens
196. The Indiscretion by Judith Ivory
197. No Surrender by Nikki Donovan
198. Jingo by Terry Pratchett
199. Slow Hands by Leslie Kelley
200. Price of Passion by Susan Napier
201. The Rebel Doctor's Bride by Sarah Morgan
202. The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding
203. Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson
204. Dancing in the Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne
205. Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson
206. A Little Princes by Frances Hodgson Burnett
207. A Very Speedy Delivery by Linda Goodnight
208. His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
209. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
210. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
211. Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
Note again that the bolded books are ones that I read for the first time this year. There were possibly less than 50 of them this year? Not sure. That would mean...yeah, 20% of my total reading this year were books I had never read before...seems right. or correct, in any case.
NOTE: I am not listing books I read more than once during the year. just know that I read 252 all together and then compare that with the list below, and make of it what you will.
BOLD = new book (i.e. I have never read it before). Exceptions made for Agatha Christie novels - I know some of them I had never read before, but I can't remember which, so none are bolded (even though at least five of them should be)
1. Alphabet Juice by Roy J. Blount, Jr.
2. Valley of the Horses by Jean Auel
3. Boy by Roald Dahl
4. Going Solo by Roald Dahl
5. Matilda by Roald Dahl
6. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
7. The Lustful Turk by Anonymous
8. Nanny Ogg's Cookbook by Terry Pratchett
9. The Lady and the Chocolate by Edward Monkton
10. Time Traveler by Michael Novacek
11. Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie
12. Dave Barry's Guide to Life by Dave Barry
13. Murder with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
14. So Many Steps To Death by Agatha Christie
15. The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
16. Easy to Kill by Agatha Christie
17. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
18. Night Over Water by Ken Follett
19. With Child by Laurie R. King
20. A Treasure Worth Seeking by Sandra Brown
21. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
22. 1066 And All That by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman
23. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and other stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
24. Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
25. Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
26. Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
27. In The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
28. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
29. The Fractal Murders by Mark Cohen
30. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
31. Curse of the Pharaoh by Elizabeth Peters
32. The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
33. Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
34. A Darker Place by Laurie R. King
35. The Jackal's Head by Elizabeth Peters
36. Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters
37. The Dead Sea Cipher by Elizabeth Peters
38. Folly by Laurie R. King
39. The Adult-Only Joke Book published by Hinkler Books Pty Ltd
40. Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters
41. Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King
42. O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
43. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
44. The Last Camel Died At Noon by Elizabeth Peters
45. The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
46. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
47. The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
48. Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters
49. The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
50. Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters
51. Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters
52. He Shall Thunder In The Sky by Elizabeth Peters
53. Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
54. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters
55. Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters
56. Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters
57. The Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters
58. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
59. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
60. Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
61. Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen
62. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen
63. Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
64. Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen
65. Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
66. Sad Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
67. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
68. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
69. The Labors of Hercule by Agatha Christie
70. Death in the Air by Agatha Christie
71. Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
72. Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
73. Poirot Loses a Client by Agatha Christie
74. Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
75. Dead Man's Mirror by Agatha Christie
76. An Overdose of Death by Agatha Christie
77. Cat Among The Pigeons by Agatha Christie
78. Hickory Dickory Death by Agatha Christie
79. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
80. Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie
81. Double Sin and other stories by Agatha Christie
82. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
83. The Big Four by Agatha Christie
84. Peril At End House by Agatha Christie
85. After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
86. The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
87. Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
88. The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
89. A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
90. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
91. Crooked House by Agatha Christie
92. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
93. The Harlequin Tea Set and other stories by Agatha Christie
94. Three Blind Mice and other stories by Agatha Christie
95. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
96. Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
97. N or M? by Agatha Christie
98. Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
99. Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie
100. By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
101. The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie
102. Murder At Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie
103. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie - adapted into a novel by Charles Osborne
104. Spider's Web by Agatha Christie - adapted into a novel by Charles Osborne
105. Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie
106. The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie
107. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie
108. The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
109. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
110. Appointment With Death by Agatha Christie
111. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
112. Evil Under The Sun by Agatha Christie
113. Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
114. Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
115. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie
116. Death Comes As The End by Agatha Christie [know for a fact I'd never read this]
117. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
118. Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie
119. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
120. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
121. The Hollow by Agatha Christie
122. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
123. The Murder On The Links by Agatha Christie
124. The 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
125. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
126. The Man In The Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
127. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
128. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie
129. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
130. They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie
131. Endless Night by Agatha Christie
132. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
133. Thirteen At Dinner by Agatha Christie
134. Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie
135. The Golden Ball and other stories by Agatha Christie
136. The Clocks by Agatha Christie
137. Third Girl by Agatha Christie
138. Murder On The Calais Coach [ie Murder on the Orient Express] by Agatha Christie
139. Nemesis by Agatha Christie
140. Masterpieces in Miniature by Agatha Christie
141. The Time-Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
142. English Country House Murders: Tales of Perfidious Albion edited by Thomas Godfrey
143. The Definitive Guide to Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander
144. Snark by David Denby
145. The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie
146. The Horse And His Boy by C. S. Lewis
147. Queen of Crime - Duchess of Death - Agatha Christie by Jeffrey Feinman
148. Hercule Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Short Stories by Agatha Christie
149. The Regatta Mystery and other stories by Agatha Christie
150. The Under Dog and other stories by Agatha Christie
151. Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You by Mardy Grothe
152. Curtain by Agatha Christie
153. Please Don't Eat The Daisies by Jean Kerr
154. Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
155. Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
156. Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce
157. Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce
158. Briar's Book by Tamora Pierce
159. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
160. The Witness For The Prosecution and other stories by Agatha Christie
161. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
162. Digging Dinosaurs by John R. Horner and James Gorman
163. When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris
164. Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
165. Searching For Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
166. Calling On Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
167. Talking To Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
168. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
169. In The Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
170. The Woman Who Rides Like A Man by Tamora Pierce
171. Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
172. A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
173. To Play The Fool by Laurie R. King
174. Night Work by Laurie R. King
175. Women's Wicked Wit by Michelle Lovric
176. Pirattitude: So You Wanna Be A Pirate? Here's How by John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers
177. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys by Dave Barry
178. The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
179. Welcome to Tyler: Blazing Star by Suzanne Ellison
180. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan
181. While The Light Lasts and other stories by Agatha Christie
182. Wicked Nights by Nina Bangs
183. Stranger In My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
184. The Millionaire and the Cowgirl by Lisa Jackson
185. A Cowboy's Heart by Brenda Minton
186. The Thrill of Victory by Sandra Brown
187. His Wicked Promise by Samantha James
188. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
189. Timeline by Michael Crichton
190. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
191. Prey by Michael Crichton
192. Who's Been Sleeping In Your Head? The Secret World of Sexual Fantasies by Brett Kahr, Ph. D
193. Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett
194. Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
195. A Secret Love by Stephanie Laurens
196. The Indiscretion by Judith Ivory
197. No Surrender by Nikki Donovan
198. Jingo by Terry Pratchett
199. Slow Hands by Leslie Kelley
200. Price of Passion by Susan Napier
201. The Rebel Doctor's Bride by Sarah Morgan
202. The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding
203. Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson
204. Dancing in the Moonlight by Raeanne Thayne
205. Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson
206. A Little Princes by Frances Hodgson Burnett
207. A Very Speedy Delivery by Linda Goodnight
208. His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
209. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
210. Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
211. Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
Note again that the bolded books are ones that I read for the first time this year. There were possibly less than 50 of them this year? Not sure. That would mean...yeah, 20% of my total reading this year were books I had never read before...seems right. or correct, in any case.