kay_loves_purple Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) My challenge for this year is to get to read at least the vast majority of the books on my TBR pile: (in no particular order) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult Deception Point by Dan Brown Beloved by Toni Morrison Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins Catch-22 by Joseph Heller The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford American Gods by Neil Gaiman Stardust by Neil Gaiman Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Coraline by Neil Gaiman Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safra Foer The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7) by Lemony Snicket The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) by Lemony Snicket The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George Pompeii by Robert Harris The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon The Sky Is Falling by Sidney Sheldon The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5) by Lemony Snicket Ransom by Julie Garwood Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Liar by Stephen Fry The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama Shirley by Charlotte Bronte Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang Castaways in Time by Robert Adams Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner The Vulture Fund by Stephen W. Frey Zorro by Isabel Allende The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn Obsession by Karen Robards Kilgannon by Kathleen Givens The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette by Carolly Erickson Who Will Take This Man? by Jacquie D'Alessandro The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan Wag the Dog by Larry Beinhart If Only It Were True by Marc Levy The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett The Luxe by Anna Godbersen Are You Afraid of the Dark? by Sidney Sheldon The Bishop's Wife by Robert Nathan The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett The Host by Stephenie Meyer Lady of Kynachan by James Robertson Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig "C" is for Corpse by Sue Grafton This Charming Man by Marian Keyes The Phantom's Opera by Sadie Montgomery Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Rememberance by Jude Deveraux The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Nation by Terry Pratchett Paper Towns by John Green Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl by Mariane Pearl How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier A Fairy Special Gift by Gia Dawn The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks The Good Thief by James Buchanan The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani, Anne K. Edwards Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Before September Falls by Jesse Lee B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton My pretty pony by Stephen King, Barbara Kruger Mercy by Jodi Picoult What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown Simulacron Three by Daniel F. Galouye Edited January 2, 2009 by kay_loves_purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_loves_purple Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Currently reading Wicked and Life of Pi so I'm not delving into it right away (but will, soon) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Wow, that's a very impressive list, there's some great reads there and books that I want to read too! You're going to have a very good year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_loves_purple Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's a huge list that I don't know if I'll manage to read it all by the next year -- but one can only try. Especially now that I have enlisted an 100+ reading challenge, I'll be doubly-challenged to read all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox Thats a brilliant book. Read it last year and once you ignore all the long-winded references to heroic characters, the actual story is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_loves_purple Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Noted. Will bump it to the top of the pile So: Having finished Wicked (review here), I'm now thinking of starting up Coraline. Will follow: next book in the ASOUE series (The Austere Academy) next book in the alphabet series (B is for Burglar) next book in the Percy Jackson series (The Sea of Monsters) (I plan to advance my series reading at least once per month, hence the choices above) The Female Quixote (since Roxi says it's brilliant ) Jodi Picoult's Mercy The Uncommon Reader ...and then we'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Noted. Will bump it to the top of the pile The Female Quixote (since Roxi says it's brilliant ) Wahey! Like I said, it's long winded at times, but it is SO FUNNY! Arabella is TOTALLY convinced real life is one big romance story and men should be practically fighting dragons for her! The ending is a bit dodgy, but its a great read. I'm now thinking of starting up Coraline. Neil Gaiman! *approves* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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