2005 Year in Review

[sakuraigirl]

My main goal for 2005 was to read more than the 88 books I read in 2004. I ended up with 130 books for 2005. Like always, I didn't do so hot with my other goals. I think I'm not going to set any more goals for 2006 as it's become clear they do no good, LOL.


Books I Read in 2005
Listed in alphabetical order by author, not in the order I read them.

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Douglas Adams] (reread)
   
2. Choir Boy [Charlie Anders]
   
3. Be My Baby [Susan Andersen]
   
4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings [Maya Angelou]
   
5. Northanger Abbey [Jane Austen]
   
6. The Mezzanine [Nicholson Baker]
   
7. The Hellbound Heart [Clive Barker] (reread)
   
8. Stuck on You [Patti Berg]
   
9. The Kitchen Witch [Annette Blair]
   
10. Prime [Poppy Z. Brite]
    
11. Wormwood [Poppy Z. Brite]
    
12. The Devil You Know [Poppy Z. Brite]
    
13. Agnes Grey [Anne Brontë]
    
14. The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett]
    
15. The Cat Inside [William S. Burroughs]
    
16. Princess in the Spotlight [Meg Cabot]
    
17. Princess in Love [Meg Cabot]
    
18. Princess in Waiting [Meg Cabot]
    
19. Project Princess [Meg Cabot]
    
20. The Plague [Albert Camus]
    
21. Breakfast at Tiffany's [Truman Capote]
    
22. Oscar and Lucinda [Peter Carey]
    
23. My Heart May Be Broken, But My Hair Still Looks Great [Dixie Cash]
    
24. Murder on the Orient Express [Agatha Christie]
    
25. Plain Heathen Mischief [Martin Clark]
    
26. Thin Air [Storm Constantine]
    
27. No Strings Attached [Millie Criswell]
    
28. Boy: Tales of Childhood [Roald Dahl]
    
29. Going Solo [Roald Dahl]
    
30. Derik's Bane [Mary Janice Davidson]
    
31. Undead and Unwed [Mary Janice Davidson]
    
32. Undead and Unemployed [Mary Janice Davidson]
    
33. Undead and Unappreciated [Mary Janice Davidson]
    
34. The Royal Treatment [MaryJanice Davidson]
    
35. By Any Other Name [MaryJanice Davidson]
    
36. The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists [Gideon Defoe]
    
37. Around the World with Auntie Mame [Patrick Dennis]
    
38. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha [Roddy Doyle]
    
39. One for the Money [Janet Evanovich]
    
40. Two for the Dough [Janet Evanovich]
    
41. Three to Get Deadly [Janet Evanovich]
    
42. Latter Days [T. Fabris]
    
43. Love Among the Walnuts [Jean Ferris]
    
44. Offshore [Penelope Fitzgerald]
    
45. Anansi Boys [Neil Gaiman]
    
46. It Must Be Love [Rachel Gibson]
    
47. No Touch Monkey! And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late [Ayun Halliday]
    
48. Dead as a Doornail [Charliane Harris]
    
49. Geography Club [Brent Hartinger]
    
50. Mysterious Skin [Scott Heim]
    
51. Phi Beta Bimbo [Trish Jensen]
    
52. Sit, Stay, Slay [Linda O. Johnston]
    
53. Nothing to Fear But Ferrets [Linda O. Johnston]
    
54. The Bride Wore Chocolate [Shirley Jump]
    
55. The Devil Served Tortellini [Shirley Jump]
    
56. The Angel Craved Lobster [Shirley Jump]
    
57. Someone Like Him [Karen Kendall]
    
58. Buddha Boy [Kathe Koja]
    
59. Swordspoint [Ellen Kushner]
    
60. Ill-Equipped for a Life of Sex [Jennifer Lehr]
    
61. Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture [Sue Limb]
    
62. You Slay Me [Katie MacAlister]
    
63. Fire Me Up [Katie MacAlister]
    
64. Body Check [Deirdre Martin]
    
65. Fair Play [Deirdre Martin]
    
66. Total Rush [Deirdre Martin]
    
67. It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod Murder [Rosemary Martin]
    
68. Eyeliner of the Gods [Katie Maxwell]
    
69. Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ [Rik Mayall]
    
70. Sloppy Firsts [Megan McCafferty]
    
71. Amsterdam [Ian McEwan]
    
72. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove [Christopher Moore]
    
73. Island of the Sequined Love Nun [Christopher Moore]
    
74. Rhymes with Witches [Lauren Myracle]
    
75. Chloe, Queen of Denial [Naomi Nash]
    
76. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club [Laurie Notaro]
    
77. Autobiography of a Fat Bride [Laurie Notaro]
    
78. I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) [Laurie Notaro]
    
79. We Thought You Would Be Prettier [Laurie Notaro]
    
80. An Idiot Girl's Christmas [Laurie Notaro]
    
81. Fear and Trembling [Amélie Nothomb]
    
82. How I Became Stupid [Martin Page]
    
83. Vernon God Little [DBC Pierre]
    
84. Armageddon: The Musical [Robert Rankin]
    
85. Fire from Heaven [Mary Renault]
    
86. Wide Sargasso Sea [Jean Rhys]
    
87. Unbecoming Behavior [Stephanie Rowe]
    
88. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [J.K. Rowling]
    
89. Franny and Zooey [J.D. Salinger]
    
90. Rainbow Boys [Alex Sanchez]
    
91. The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil [George Saunders]
    
92. Cock & Bull [Will Self]
    
93. How Evan Broke His Head & Other Secrets [Garth Stein]
    
94. What Do You Say to a Naked Elf? [Cheryl Sterling]
    
95. A Damsel in This Dress [Marianne Stillings]
    
96. Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee [Meera Syal]
    
97. Address Unknown [Kathrine Kressmann Taylor]
    
98. Hyenas Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why [Various Authors]
    
99. Jingle Bell Rock [Various Authors]
    
100. Leave It to Cleavage [Wendy Wax]
     
101. Sweet Valley High: Double Love [Kate William] (reread)
     
102. Sweet Valley High: Secrets [Kate William] (reread)
     
103. Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire [Kate William] (reread)
     
104. Sweet Valley High: Power Play [Kate William] (reread)
     
105. Sweet Valley High: All Night Long [Kate William] (reread)
     
106. Sweet Valley High: Dangerous Love [Kate William] (reread)
     
107. Sweet Valley High: Dear Sister [Kate William] (reread)
     
108. Sweet Valley High: Heartbreaker [Kate William] (reread)
     
109. Sweet Valley High: Racing Hearts [Kate William] (reread)
     
110. Sweet Valley High: Wrong Kind of Girl [Kate William] (reread)
     
111. Sweet Valley High: Too Good to Be True [Kate William] (reread)
     
112. Sweet Valley High: When Love Dies [Kate William] (reread)
     
113. Sweet Valley High: Kidnapped! [Kate William] (reread)
     
114. Sweet Valley High: Deceptions [Kate William] (reread)
     
115. Sweet Valley High: Promises [Kate William] (reread)
     
116. Sweet Valley High: Rags to Riches [Kate William] (reread)
     
117. Sweet Valley High: Love Letters [Kate William] (reread)
     
118. Sweet Valley High: Head Over Heels [Kate William] (reread)
     
119. Sweet Valley High: Showdown [Kate William] (reread)
     
120. Sweet Valley High: Crash Landing! [Kate William] (reread)
     
121. Sweet Valley High: Runaway [Kate William] (reread)
     
122. Sweet Valley High: Perfect Summer [Kate William] (reread)
     
123. Sweet Valley High: Too Much in Love [Kate William] (reread)
     
124. Sweet Valley High: Say Goodbye [Kate William] (reread)
     
125. Sweet Valley High: Memories [Kate William] (reread)
     
126. Sweet Valley High: Special Christmas [Kate William] (reread)
     
127. Sweet Valley High: No Where to Run [Kate William] (reread)
     
128. Sweet Valley High: Hostage! [Kate William] (reread)
     
129. The Inimitable Jeeves [P.G. Wodehouse]
     
130. Carry On, Jeeves [P.G. Wodehouse]