BOOK LIST 2014

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Last year's list here

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Newbery Medal and Honor Books

I scraped by with 52 in 2013 - I blame it on the surgery. I really do. For those of you who might say that audiobooks isn't reading, then I read 38. Also, kiss my grits. :D

I finally cleaned up some malingerers, but not nearly enough. And along the way, I picked up some more. But hopefully with my aforementioned new self-discipline strategy (derisive snigger), I will be more vigilant in reading new books.

Once again I give myself the freedom to not finish books that I do not like and books that I cannot get into (but I probably won't utilize it), and I urge myself to complete all these half-finished books that lie neglected around my house (and the library) (you know, like I wanted to last year and the year before). I want to lean toward a more literary bent, reading books that may appear on the GRE test, in case I win the lotto and can go back to school to work on my Master's (or in case I meet with other literary snobs). I also want to read more books of the various and numbered suggested reading lists I have amassed.

Like always, I am going to post my book list here, keep it in Memories, and update as necessary.
"What's in a Name" Challenge 2008
"What's in a Name 2" Challenge 2010
"At least 5 more of these books" Challenge 2008 (I actually completed the "5 more" but now I want to read them all.)

Without further ado, I give to you, my:

Books I've Read in 2014
50bookchallenge


1. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi, audiobook (read by Wil Wheaton) completed 1/8/14
2. 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith, 368 completed 1/19/14
3. The Sisters Grimm: The Inside Story by Michael Buckley, 288 completed 1/28/14
4. Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans by Roy Blount, Jr., audiobook completed 1/31/14
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, audiobook (read by Stephen Fry) completed 2/5/14
6. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, audiobook completed 2/8/14
7. The Sisters Grimm: The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley, 352 completed 2/24/14
8. The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action (Darwin Awards #1) by Wendy Northcutt, audiobook completed 2/24/14
9. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 2/28/14 (re-read)
10. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax, 384 completed 3/2/14
11. Love Virtually by David Glattauer, 272 completed 3/9/14
12. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, audiobook completed 3/10/14
13. Every Seventh Wave by David Glattauer, 272 completed 3/12/14
14. Espresso Tales: 44 Scotland Street #2 by Alexander McCall Smith, 368 completed 4/14/14
15. Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams, audiobook completed 4/14/14
16. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, audiobook completed 4/19/14 Newbery Medal Winner 1959
17. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm, audiobook completed 4/22/14 Newbery Honor Book 2011
18. The Underneath by Kathi Applet, audiobook completed 4/27/14 Newbery Honor Book 2009
19. Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, audiobook completed 4/30/14 Newbery Medal Winner 2014
20. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes, audiobook completed 5/1/14 Newbery Honor Book 2014
21. A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin, audiobook completed 5/4/14 Newbery Honor Book 2003
22. Magnificent Vibration by Rick Springfield, 288 completed 5/6/14
23. The Awakening by Kate Chopin, audiobook completed 5/7/14 (re-read)
24. Doll Bones by Joan Bauer, audiobook completed 5/12/14 Newbery Honor Book 2014
25. Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer, audiobook completed 5/12/14 Newbery Honor Book 2001
26. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, 263 completed 5/24/14
27. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe, 144 completed 5/25/14
28. Whiteout by Ken Follett, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 6/4/14
29. Love Over Scotland (44 Scotland Street, #3) by Alexander McCall Smith, 355 completed 6/5/14
30. Noise by Brett Garcia Rose, 147 completed 6/21/14
31. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E.L. Konigsburg, audiobook completed 6/26/14 Newbery Honor Book 1968
32. Magnificent Vibration by Rick Springfield, audiobook (read by Rick Springfield) completed 6/27/14
33. Divergent by Veronica Roth, 487 completed 6/30/14
34. How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 7/3/14
35. One Came Home by Amy Timberlake, audiobook completed 7/9/14 Newbery Honor Book 2014
36. Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes, audiobook completed 7/9/14 Newbery Honor Book 2004
37. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 7/18/14 (re-read)
38. King Lear by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 7/19/14 (re-read)
39. Penny From Heaven by Jennifer Holm, audiobook completed 7/24/14 Newbery Honor Book 2007
40. Doctor Who: Pest Control by Peter Anghelides, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 7/29/14 (re-read)
41. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 8/6/14 (re-read)
42. Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 8/7/14 (re-read)
43. Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker, audiobook completed 8/13/14
44. Doctor Who: The Art of Destruction by Stephen Cole, audiobook completed 8/18/14
45. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pritchard, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 8/20/14 (re-read)
46. Doctor Who: The Hounds of Artemis by James Goss, audiobook (read by Matt Smith) completed 8/21/14 (re-read)
47. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, audiobook completed 8/21/14 (re-read)
48. Doctor Who: The Jade Pyramid by Martin Day, audiobook (read by Matt Smith) completed 8/22/14 (re-read)
49. Insurgent by Veronica Roth, 544 completed 9/8/14
50. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 9/15/14 (re-read)
51. Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man by Justin Richards, audiobook completed 9/16/14
52. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pritchard, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 9/19/14 (re-read)
53. The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, 527 completed 9/25/14
54. The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 9/25/14 (re-read)
55. How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell, 416 completed 10/1/14
56. Doctor Who: Pest Control by Peter Anghelides, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 10/1/14 (re-read)
57. Doctor Who: Dead Air, by James Goss, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 10/2/2014 (re-read)
58. Doctor Who: Blackout, by Oli Smith, audiobook completed 10/3/2014
59. Othello by William Shakespeare, 182 completed 10/3/14
60. Doctor Who: The Day of the Troll, by Simon Messingham, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 10/4/2014 (re-read)
61. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 10/8/14 (re-read)
62. Sidescrollers by Matthew Loux, 216 completed 10/10/14
63. The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa, 312 completed 10/12/14
64. Henry VI Part 1 by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 10/13/14
65. The Color of Water by Kim Dong Hwa, 320 completed 10/18/14
66. The Color of Heaven by Kim Dong Hwa, 320 completed 10/18/14
67. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi, audiobook (read by Wil Wheaton) completed 10/20/14
68. Henry VI Part 2 by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 10/22/14
69. An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon, audiobook completed 10/28/2014 (re-read)
70. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, audiobook completed 10/29/2014
71. Black Dogs, by Ian McEwan, audiobook completed 10/31/2014
72. Henry VI Part 3 by William Shakespeare, audiobook completed 11/2/2014
73. Whiteout by Ken Follett, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 11/13/14 (re-read)
74. Autumn Falls, by Bella Thorne, audiobook completed 11/20/2014
75. Love, Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, audiobook completed 11/24/2014
76. The Book of Tomorrow, by Cecelia Ahern, audiobook completed 12/3/2014
77. There's No Place Like Here, by Cecelia Ahern, audiobook completed 12/6/2014
78. The Time of My Life, by Cecelia Ahern, audiobook completed 12/9/2014
79. One Hundred Names, by Cecelia Ahern, audiobook completed 12/15/2014
80. Echoes, by Maeve Binchy, audiobook completed 12/22/2014
81. The Complete Book of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species, by Cressida Cowell, 225 completed 12/22/2014
82. P.S., I Love You, by Cecelia Ahern, audiobook completed 12/22/2014