So I'm doing a challenge with an online group of mine and I'm loving it. It's 52 in 52, so 52 books in 52 weeks. It started the beginning of the year. I joined late but I'm hopeful that I'll actually complete the 52 books by the end of the year. I made a list of books that were on my shelf that I wanted to read (realizing that some were a pipe dream right now LOL) and it was around 70 books long in March when I started it. Here it is now (with notes on the ones I've finished):
1. The Lone Drow by R.A. Salvatore (read, ok)
2. The Two Swords by R.A. Salvatore (read, ok)
3. Promise of the Witch King by R.A. Salvatore
4. Road of the Patriarch by R.A. Salvatore
5. Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers
6. Insurrection by Thomas M. Reid
7. Condemnation by Richard Baker
8. Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (read, very good)
9. Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (read, fun)
10. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
11. Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (read, very good)
12. 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult (read, very good)
13. Knight Life by Peter David
14. Loving Your Child is Not Enough: Positive Disipline that works by Nancy Samalin
15. Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph
16. Raising your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
17. Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
18. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish*
19. Raising Happy Kids on a Reasonable Budget by Patricia Gallagher
20. A Family of Value by John Rosemond
21. 401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home by Bonnie Runyn McCullough & Susan Walker Monson
22. Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley - The FLYLady
23. Thinking About You, Thinking About Me by Michelle Garcia Winner*
24. Inside Out - What Makes the Person with Social Cognitive Deficits Tick? by Michelle Garcia Winner
25. Navigating the Social World by -Jeanette McAfee
26. The Illiad by Homer
27. The Odyssey by Homer
28. The Shakespeare Collection by William Shakespeare
29. Eleanor of Aquataine and the Four Kings by Amy Kelly
30. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
31. Your One Year Old by Louse Bates Ames, Frances L Ilg, & Carol Chase Haber (read - useful)
32. Your Six Year Old by Louise Bates Ames & Frances L Ilg (read - useful)
33. Frienships: The Aspie Way by Wendy Lawsom
34. Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game by Janice Kim
35. The Way of the Moving Horse (Learn to Play Go, Volume II) by Janice Kim
36. A Tale of Two Cities (Signet Classics) - Charles Dickens
37. The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition) - John Steinbeck
38. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (read, very good)
39. Animal Farm (Signet Classics) - George Orwell (read, okay)
40. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
41. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord (read, cute)
42. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
43. Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
44. Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
45. Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
46. Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart by Jane Lindskold
47. The Dragon of Despair by Jane Lindskold
48. Wolf Captured by Jane Lindskold
49. Cold Fire by Dean Koontz (read - enjoyable)
50. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (read - enjoyable but not his best)
51. The Key to Midnight by Dean Koontz
52. Mr Murder by Dean Koontz
53. Phantoms by Dean Koontz
54. Midnight by Dean Koontz
55. Hideaway by Dean Koontz
56. The Bad Place by Dean Koontz (read - enjoyable)
57. The Door to December by Dean Koontz
58. The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz
59. Tick Tock by Dean Koontz
60. Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
61. Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz
62. The Harlequin by Laurell K Hamilton (read - better than her last book)
63. Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey
64. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Greggory (read - very good)
65. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
66. The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
67. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
68. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
69. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
70. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
71. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
72. Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
73. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
74. Freaks, Geeks, & Asperger's Syndrome by Luke Jackson (read - very good)
75. Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments by Brenda Smith Myles & Jack Southwick
76. Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence by Teresa Bolick, Ph. D.
77. Do Penguin's Have Knees? And other imponderables by David Feldman (read - good book for short periods of time)
78. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lillian Jackson Braun
79. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lillian Jackson Braun
80. The Cat Who Turned On and Off by Lillian Jackson Braun
81. The Cat Who Saw Red by Lillian Jackson Braun
82. The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lillian Jackson Braun
83. The Cat Who Played Post Office by Lillian Jackson Braun
84. The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lillian Jackson Braun
85. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lillian Jackson Braun
86. The Cat Who Had 14 Tales by Lillian Jackson Braun
87. The Cat Who Went Underground by Lillian Jackson Braun
88. The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lillian Jackson Braun
89. The Cat Who Lived High by Lillian Jackson Braun
90. The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal by Lillian Jackson Braun
91. The Cat Who Moved a Mountain by Lillian Jackson Braun
92. The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lillian Jackson Braun
93. The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lillian Jackson Braun
94. The Cat Who Came to Breakfast by Lillian Jackson Braun
95. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle by Lillian Jackson Braun
96. The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lillian Jackson Braun
97. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lillian Jackson Braun
98. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds by Lillian Jackson Braun
99. The Cat Who Saw Stars by Lillian Jackson Braun
100. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lillian Jackson Braun
101. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat by Lillian Jackson Braun
102. The Cat Who Went up the Creek by Lillian Jackson Braun
103. The Cat Who Brought Down the House by Lillian Jackson Braun
104. The Cat Who Talked Turkey by Lillian Jackson Braun
105. The Cat Who Went Bananas by Lillian Jackson Braun
106. The Cat Who Dropped the Bombshell by Lillian Jackson Braun
107. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers by Lillian Jackson Braun
108. The Private Life of the Cat Who... by Lillian Jackson Braun
109. Otherland by Tad Williams (read - very good)
110. Straczynski Unplugged by J. Michael Straczynski
111. Demon Knight by J. Michael Straczynski
112. Othersyde by J. Michael Straczynski
113. The Computer Connection by Alfred Bester
114. The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
115. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
116. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
117. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
118. Burning Chrome by William Gibson
119. Neuromancer by William Gibson
120. Virtual Light by William Gibson
121. Contact by Carl Sagan
122. The Foundation Trilogy by Issac Asimov
123. I, Robot by Issac Asimov
124. Robot Novels by Issac Asimov
125. Wolfwalker by Tara K. Harper
126. Shadow Leader by Tara K. Harper
127. The Lore of the Unicorn by Odell Shepard
128. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
129. Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.
130. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
131. Fred the Picklepotomus and the Case of the Missing King by Crystal Ruzicka (read - very cute)
132. The World of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
133. The World of Christopher Robin by A.A. Milne
134. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert
135. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (read - enjoyed)
136.. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Disipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan., Ph. D.
137. Your Nine-Year-Old by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D & Carol Chase Haber, M.A.*
138. Your Ten-to-Fourteen-Year-Old by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D, Frances L. Ilg, M.D., & Sidney M. Baker, M.D.
139. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
140. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
141. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
142. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb
143. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
144. Parenting with Love & Logic by Foster Cline, MD, & Jim Fay
145. The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd
146. Manners Matter by Hermine Hartley
147. Life Skills for Kids by Christine Field
148. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
149. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
150. The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson
151. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
152. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
153. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (read - good)
154. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (read - recommend)
155. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle (read - recommend)
156. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle *
157. Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
158. An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
159. Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman (read - enjoyed)
160. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
161. Return to Labyrinth by Jake T. Forbes & Chris Lie (read, has potential)
162. War of the Worlds by HG Wells
163. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
164. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
165. The End (Book 13 in the Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket
166. The Sea Wolf by Jack London
167. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
168. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
169. The Return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks
170. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater
171. Holes by Louis Sachar
172. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
173. The Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
174. Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
175. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
176. The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith
177. The Witches by Roald Dahl
178. The BFG by Roald Dahl
179. So you are not Wonder Woman? by Melanie Wilson Ph.D. (read - excellent, definitely recommend)
180. Mommy Mantras by Bethany E. Casarjian, Ph.D., & Diane H. Dillon, Ph.D. (read - excellent, definitely recommend))
181. Star Trek:TNG Death in Winter by Michael Jan Friedman
182. Water for Elephants by Sara Guren (read- very good)
183. War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
184. A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton (read - really enjoyed)
185. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
186. Shadow Hunt by L.M. Prieto & Jayson Taylor
187. After Dark by L.M. Prieto
188. After Midnight by L.M. Prieto
*Currently reading
So, um, yeah, it's grown just a tiny bit. The big thing I love about doing this challenge with another group of women who are so diverse is that it's helping me to break outside of my normal niche and explore new things. I'm not browsing just the fantasy section any more but looking through the whole fiction area and finding new gems. I've read some really good new authors and become hooked and there are still more out there that I want to try. Thanks to homeschooling, I've now decided that I want to read the classics and am working on collecting those and will work on reading my way through them. Yes, it will take time which is a precious commodity around here but it's my favorite way to relax and escape while still being able to see what Nico is attempting to destroy. LOL
So this is the current list. I'll do an update at the beginning of the year pulling out everything I've read in one list so anyone who is interested in my brief thoughts on a book can see it and then there will be the ever growing list of what is currently on the to-read list. Of course, you can always visit the Shelfari tab on the sidebar to see what's currently there too (most of the time, e-books don't show there).
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