books
I had expected to be finished by now but the fall season went into full swing and I, ummm, endedupwatchingTVinstead.
1. Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger
2. Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts
3. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
4. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger
6. Boulevard by Jim Grimsley
7. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (re-read for the movie)
8. Johnno by David Malouf
9. Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
10. Vengeance by George Jonas (the book "Munich" was based on)
11. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
12. Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star by William J. Mann
13. Tales of The City by Armistad Maupin
14. Lonely Planet's Toronto City Guide
15. Lonely Planet's New York City Guide
16. Amadeus by Peter Schaffer
17. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
18. Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
19. Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak
20. The Twins of Tribeca by Rachel Pine
21. March by Geraldine Brooks
22. The Shanghai Union of the Industrial Mystics by Nury Vittachi
23. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
24. Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper
25. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
26. The Cold Moon by Jeffrey Deaver
27. The Feng Shui Detective Goes South by Nury Vittachi
28. Where the Boys Are by William J Mann
29. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
30. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris
31. The Gryphon by Nick Bantock
32. The Morning Star by Nick Bantock
33. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
34. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
35. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
36. I'm Your Man by Timothy James Beck
37. Wicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote
38. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
39. He's the One by Timothy James Beck
40. The Hawk's Grey Feather by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
41. The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie:
42. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
43. Once While Travelling: The Lonely Planet Story by Tony and Maureen Wheeler
44. The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier: An interesting concept, I thought. It's the story of these two parallel universes, the people that inhabit them and how they are linked. One is a Limbo-type place - the catch being that you remain here as long as there is someone alive to remember you. The other is earth. I can't say too much without giving it away but the two eventually come together because of one person. The story dragged in places but then ending was suitably satisfying even if you don't get all the answers.
45. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: My favorite comedy of all time! I love Beatrice. I love Benedict. I love Dogberry. And I'll stop now because if I continue I'll end up quoting entire passages and singing :D
46. Diary by Chuck Palahniuk: Right up front I'm going to admit to being possibly the last remaining person that hadn't read any Palahniuk. And I still don't get it. I have a feeling you need to be in a certain frame of mind to read this and I don't think I was. It's a good read but I certainly wasn't engrossed by it and it shouldn't have taken me half as long to read as it did.
Next up: The New Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories (which I'm not going to finish before I have to return, so I might just count individuals) and City of God. I'm hanging out to get The Memory Keeper's Daughter and once that arrives I'm afraid these other two will get tossed.
1. Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger
2. Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts
3. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
4. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. Last Chance Texaco by Brent Hartinger
6. Boulevard by Jim Grimsley
7. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (re-read for the movie)
8. Johnno by David Malouf
9. Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
10. Vengeance by George Jonas (the book "Munich" was based on)
11. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
12. Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star by William J. Mann
13. Tales of The City by Armistad Maupin
14. Lonely Planet's Toronto City Guide
15. Lonely Planet's New York City Guide
16. Amadeus by Peter Schaffer
17. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
18. Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
19. Save Karyn by Karyn Bosnak
20. The Twins of Tribeca by Rachel Pine
21. March by Geraldine Brooks
22. The Shanghai Union of the Industrial Mystics by Nury Vittachi
23. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
24. Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper
25. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
26. The Cold Moon by Jeffrey Deaver
27. The Feng Shui Detective Goes South by Nury Vittachi
28. Where the Boys Are by William J Mann
29. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
30. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris
31. The Gryphon by Nick Bantock
32. The Morning Star by Nick Bantock
33. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
34. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
35. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
36. I'm Your Man by Timothy James Beck
37. Wicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote
38. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
39. He's the One by Timothy James Beck
40. The Hawk's Grey Feather by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
41. The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie:
42. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
43. Once While Travelling: The Lonely Planet Story by Tony and Maureen Wheeler
44. The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier: An interesting concept, I thought. It's the story of these two parallel universes, the people that inhabit them and how they are linked. One is a Limbo-type place - the catch being that you remain here as long as there is someone alive to remember you. The other is earth. I can't say too much without giving it away but the two eventually come together because of one person. The story dragged in places but then ending was suitably satisfying even if you don't get all the answers.
45. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: My favorite comedy of all time! I love Beatrice. I love Benedict. I love Dogberry. And I'll stop now because if I continue I'll end up quoting entire passages and singing :D
46. Diary by Chuck Palahniuk: Right up front I'm going to admit to being possibly the last remaining person that hadn't read any Palahniuk. And I still don't get it. I have a feeling you need to be in a certain frame of mind to read this and I don't think I was. It's a good read but I certainly wasn't engrossed by it and it shouldn't have taken me half as long to read as it did.
Next up: The New Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories (which I'm not going to finish before I have to return, so I might just count individuals) and City of God. I'm hanging out to get The Memory Keeper's Daughter and once that arrives I'm afraid these other two will get tossed.