On November 15th I made a list of 14 books (mostly from the library) to be read before leaving for Christmas vacation in Ohio. I've since finished 12 (a few of them were already in progress)of them. I decided I wasn't in the mood for In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell, sadly has to go back to the ( Read more... )

25. Watchman by Alan Moore (416, graphic novel): I read this awhile back in preparation for going to see the movie (which sadly I ran out of time to see in the theater, so I'm waiting for the DVD). It is one of the only books I've ever read where I didn't like any of the main characters or find them morally redeemable, but loved the book.

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13. The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith

12. What The World Eats, Photographed by Peter Menzel, Written by Fatih D'Aluisio (158): A fascinating take on the differences in what different people around the world eat. Discusses Issues of Poverty, Culture, Etc. Nice Visuals

Once Upon a Time Book Challenge

1. Trader by Charles DeLint

2. Grimus by Salman Rushdie

3. City of Darkness, City of Light by Marge Piercy

4. Ecotopia Emerging by Ernest Callenbach

5. Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino

Subsitute: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke

*Bonus*

A Midsummer Night's Dream by

1. Where God Was Born : A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion by Bruce Feiler (416 ( Read more... )

Octavia Butler is dead.

#49 City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (audio book)
#50 Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America by Garrison Keillor (audio book)
#51 Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint
#52 Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
#53 The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman

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46. Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation by Alan Gurney (audio book)
47. After the Plague: Stories by T.C. Boyle (audio book)
48. Fledgling by Octavia Butler

37. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffery (audio book ( Read more... )