Only 6 this month, but they were mostly big books. This brings my yearly total to 98. I’m working on book #99 now: 1984 (my first time reading it, if you can believe that). I’m going to be choosing an extra-special one for book number 100…any suggestions?
1. Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories [...]
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1 Dec
November Books
1 Nov
October Books
Seven total for the month. Yearly total is 92. Reading is fun.
1. Carmilla, Sherdian Le Fanu. A novella. Vampire story. The best that I read of Le Fanu. (From In a Glass Darkly, a collection of short stories and novellas. Towards the end of the book, I was on Le Fanu overload. He’s [...]
1 Oct
September Books
Ten in September…that brings my total to 85!
1. That Summer, Sarah Dessen. A re-read, but a good one.
2. The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963, Christopher Paul Curtis. This was the first book for my adolescent literature class, and it was quite remarkable. The story is mostly about a family living in Flint, Michigan. The Watsons have [...]
2 Sep
August Books
1. Anne of the Island, L. M. Montgomery. The 3rd book in the series. My favorite, I think. Anne and Gilbert finally get together.
2. Rules of the Road, Joan Bauer. A very good YA novel. The prequel to Best Foot Forward, which I re-read last month after finding it on sale at a [...]
7 Aug
July Books
I reached the 50 book mark at the end of June, but just for fun, let’s see how many I can get in by the end of the year. This brings my total now to 66.
1. Cemetery Dance, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. The newest suspense/mystery by my favorite collaborators. Preston & Child always weave [...]
1 Jul
June Books
I’ve officially finished the Book Challenge! (Not that I plan on stopping–how fast can I make it to 100, do you think?)
Here’s my tally for June:
1. The Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer. A fantastic young adult fantasy. Check out my review.
2. Just Listen, Sarah Dessen. Yes, another re-read. She’s my favorite YA author.
3. Anne of [...]
1 Jun
May Books
It’s June 1, so that means it’s time for my monthly update on my book challenge! Here are the books I’ve finished this month:
1. The Body Artist, Don DeLillo. You can read my thoughts here.
2. 3 Willows, Ann Brashares. The newest book by the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. It was decent, but [...]
1 May
April Books
Now that it’s officially May (how did that happen, by the way?), it’s time for my April update on the 50 Book Challenge:
1. Holes, Louis Sachar. A book my (all things English-hating) brother actually read and enjoyed. I’m not sure why it took me so long to actually get around to reading it, but I [...]
1 Apr
March Books
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling. A re-read, of course. But I’m working my way back through the books.
2. Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt. This semester’s choice for NGU’s new Film & Fiction/English club. I love this book so much, and I wish someone had taught this book in one [...]
2 Mar
February Books
As part of the “50 Book Challenge” I’m participating in, I’ll be posting an overview each month of the books I’ve read. Since it’s now March, here’s my tally from February:
1. The first book I finished in February was I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. I did read it because I loved the movie, but [...]
