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To Be Read (C - D) (alphabetized by title) Own ~ * Re-read ~ (RR) Rory Gilmore Challenge ~ pink C The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer * The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger *(RR) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Game Series #2) * Charlotte's Web by E. B. White * (RR) Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Choice by Nicholas Sparks * Columbine by Dave Cullen * Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire * The Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky A Cure for Dreams by Kaye Gibbons * The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night -Time by Mark Haddon * D Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende * Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series #9) Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series #5) * Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series #10) Dear John by Nicholas Sparks * Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series #6) * The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx The Distance Between Us by Maggie O’Farrell Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers by Adriana Trigiani * Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhrv

To Be Read (A - B) (alphabetized by title) Own ~ * Re-read ~ (RR) Rory Gilmore Challenge ~ pink A The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse Series #7) * I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak * American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld * Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy * Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #2) * Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #1) * Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #5) * Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #6) * Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #3) * Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables Series #4) * Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein * As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner * At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks * Atonement by Ian McEwan Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy B Babycakes by Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City Series #4) Baby Proof by Emily Giffin * Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Beloved by Toni Morrison Bitch in Praise of Difficult Women by Elizabeth Wurtzel The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton * The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Breakfast at Tiffany'sby Truman Capote * By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Series #5) *

Books Acquired in 2012 (alphabetized by title) Gift ~ * Money ~ $ Gift Card ~ Gc Mom's Used Books ~ Ma Scholastic Bonus Points ~ S A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway Gc I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak Gc Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Gc Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Hardcover from the Anne Frank House) $ The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein S The Book Thief by Markus Zusak S Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote S Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins S Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan Gc Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer S Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway S Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History by Mike Evans Gc The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy Series #2) Gc The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy Series #3) Gc The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell Gc Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life by Gretchen Rubin Gc The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins S The Island by Elin Hilderbrand Ma I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Gc The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Ma Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins S North and South by John Jakes (North and South Trilogy #1) Gc The Paris Wife by Paula McLain Gc Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto Gc Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Gc Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks Gc The Things That Matter by Nate Berkus Gc A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Ma The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell Gc Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah * Total Books Acquired : 31 (only paid for 1!)

Currently Reading: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Synopsis: In the concluding volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she'll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she'll seek revenge—against the man who tried to killer her and against the corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life. Courtesy of b&n.com

Below are the books I've read in 2012. My goal this year is to read at least five books a season. ~ Books I've read are rated out of five. ~ Books I re-read are marked (RR) ~ Books I read for the Rory Gilmore Challenge are in pink. My Rating System 1 - Awful! If I didn't have such respect for books, I'd have thrown it at the wall! 2 - Annoying. Wouldn't recommend this. 3 - Average. Didn't sway me one way or another. 4 - Enjoyable. Would definitely recommend it to others. 5 - Excellent! Didn't want to put it down! Books Read in 2012: Winter: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber 4/5 The Help by Kathryn Stockett 5/5 Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann 4/5 Room by Emma Donoghue 5/5 Spring: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 5/5 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (RR) 5/5 Summer: Nights in Rodanthe by Nicolas Sparks 2/5 True Believer by Nicholas Sparks 4/5 The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 4/5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy Series #1) 5/5 The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millennium Trilogy Series #2) 5/5 Fall: Total Books Read: 11 (9 books shy of my goal)

Yay! Sophie's next stand alone novel will be released on February 14, 2012. So excited! Also, if anyone is interested, Sophie is offering a free short story download for the holidays on her site. http://www.sophiekinsellachristmas.co.uk/

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Lost in Translation is one of my favs too. Bill Murray is just brilliant in it. How was The Graduate? I have it on my Netflix queue, but I never get around to watching it.

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