8. Hamilton, Laurell K. Mistral's Kiss. 302 pages. 1.28.09.
I don't really know why I bother with this series - I don't find it all that engaging. But it serves as a substitute for tv, and is usually good for an evening or two of mindless entertainment.
9. Armstrong, Kelley. Men of the Otherwold. 369 pages. 1.29.09.
Despite the unfortunate title, fans of Armstrong's "Otherworld" novels will be delighted by this collection of tales. True to her style and faithful to her characters, Armstrong provides readers with the background and embellishment they desire. While the Clay that narrates many of the stories seems at time at odds with the Clay of the novels, the stories themselves fit perfectly with the history Armstrong has alluded to all along.I'm already eagerly awaiting the next collection.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
6. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Harlequin. 422 pages. 1.23.09
7. Rand, Ayn. Anthem. 105 pages. 1.26.09
At once so familiar and so strange, Ayn Rand's Anthem is a phenomenal experience. She exalts the joy of man and individuality, and impresses upon the reader not only the importance of thought and scholarship, but the importance of original thought, and of self.
7. Rand, Ayn. Anthem. 105 pages. 1.26.09
At once so familiar and so strange, Ayn Rand's Anthem is a phenomenal experience. She exalts the joy of man and individuality, and impresses upon the reader not only the importance of thought and scholarship, but the importance of original thought, and of self.
Friday, January 16, 2009
The first 5 of 2009
1. Robinson, Ray (ed). Famous Last Words: Fond Farewells, Deathbed Diatribes, and Exclamations Upon Expiration. 177 pages. 1.2.09
A very disappointing collection
2. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel. 132 pages. 1.10.09
While an interesting idea, this volume is barely a shadow of the original text, and has none of its charm. The text itself is so badly butchered that it leaves me wondering if someone unfamiliar with the original novel would even be able to follow the story itself. I can appreciate it only as a novelty item, but would never recommend it to someone who has not read Bronte's novel. It would be useful in a classroom setting only as a supplemental text, and could never replace the original.
3. Miller, Kathleen E. Last Laughs: Funny Tombstone Quotes and Famous Last Words. 157 pages. 1.12.09
4. Carson, Anne (ed). If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. 355 pages. 1.13.09
This collection of fragments is simply majestic. While I can't help feeling a loss for what didn't survive, Carson's presentation is rich with possibilities.
5. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Stroke of Midnight. 385 pages. 1.16.09
A very disappointing collection
2. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel. 132 pages. 1.10.09
While an interesting idea, this volume is barely a shadow of the original text, and has none of its charm. The text itself is so badly butchered that it leaves me wondering if someone unfamiliar with the original novel would even be able to follow the story itself. I can appreciate it only as a novelty item, but would never recommend it to someone who has not read Bronte's novel. It would be useful in a classroom setting only as a supplemental text, and could never replace the original.
3. Miller, Kathleen E. Last Laughs: Funny Tombstone Quotes and Famous Last Words. 157 pages. 1.12.09
4. Carson, Anne (ed). If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. 355 pages. 1.13.09
This collection of fragments is simply majestic. While I can't help feeling a loss for what didn't survive, Carson's presentation is rich with possibilities.
5. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Stroke of Midnight. 385 pages. 1.16.09
Bibliobeau
I was never a sucker for the highlighted Livejournal communities until the end of 2006, when a community called "50 book challenge" caught my eye. The idea was, obviously, to read fifty books (or 15,000 pages) in a single year. For some members it was a challenge, and for others it was a starting point.
While I have never been a very active member of the board, the idea of tracking the books I read in a year appealed to both my anal side and my nerdy side, and 2009 will be the third year I participate in the "challenge". I fell far short of my goal of 100 books in 2008, so this year I'm going to back off a bit and shoot for 75.
I've decided to keep this blog as a way of keeping track of reviews and musings, without the clutter of a message board. However, I will continue to watch the 75 Books Challenge for 2009 group on LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/groups/75bookschallengefor1) and the 15,000 pages group on Livejournal (http://community.livejournal.com/15000pages/). They're great for recommendations!
So here we go - Bibliobeau 2009.
While I have never been a very active member of the board, the idea of tracking the books I read in a year appealed to both my anal side and my nerdy side, and 2009 will be the third year I participate in the "challenge". I fell far short of my goal of 100 books in 2008, so this year I'm going to back off a bit and shoot for 75.
I've decided to keep this blog as a way of keeping track of reviews and musings, without the clutter of a message board. However, I will continue to watch the 75 Books Challenge for 2009 group on LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/groups/75bookschallengefor1) and the 15,000 pages group on Livejournal (http://community.livejournal.com/15000pages/). They're great for recommendations!
So here we go - Bibliobeau 2009.
Monday, January 5, 2009
2009 Color Codes
I like to color-code my reading lists based on genre, but it changes a bit every year. Here is the list for 2009:
Modern horror/vampire
Pregnancy/Baby Books
Classic Literature
Poetry, Short Stories, and Drama
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Biography/Nonfiction
Fiction, YA, etc
Graphic Novels
* Read to Brooks
+ Read for work
Modern horror/vampire
Pregnancy/Baby Books
Classic Literature
Poetry, Short Stories, and Drama
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Biography/Nonfiction
Fiction, YA, etc
Graphic Novels
* Read to Brooks
+ Read for work
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Books Read in 2008
1. Goer, Henci. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. 218 pages.
2. Briggs, Patricia. Iron Kissed. 287 pages.
3. Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. 296 pages.
4. Rogak, Lisa. A Boy Named Shel. 215 pages.
5. England, Pam and Rob Horowitz. Birthing from Within. 281 pages.
6. Fields, Denise and Ari Brown, MD. Baby 411. 396 pages.
7. Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. 525 pages.
8. Silverstein, Shel. Playboy's Silverstein Around the World. 181 pages.
9. Feinberg, Leslie. Stone Butch Blues. 301 pages.
10. Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures. 355 pages.
11. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Laughing Corpse. 293 pages.
12. Hamilton, Laurell K. Circus of the Damned. 329 pages.
13. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Lunatic Cafe. 369 pages.
14. Hamilton, Laurell K. Bloody Bones. 370 pages.
15. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Killing Dance. 387 pages.
16. Harrison, Kim. The Outlaw Demon Wails.. 455 pages.
17. Frost, Jeaniene. Halfway to the Grave. 358 pages.
18. Chance, Karen. Touch the Dark. 307 pages.
19. Harris, Charlaine. All Together Dead. 323 pages.
20. Armstrong, Kelley. Personal Demon. 371 pages.
21. Stein, Jeanne C. The Becoming. 293 pages.
22. Hamilton, Laurell K. Burnt Offerings. 392 pages.
23. Hamilton, Laurell K. Blue Moon. 418 pages.
24. Hamilton, Laurell K. Obsidian Butterfly. 585 pages.
25. Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race. 182 pages. *
26. London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. 76 pages.*
27. Hamilton, Laurell K. Narcissus in Chains. 630 pages.
28. Harris, Charlaine. From Dead to Worse. 359 pages.
29. Hamilton, Laurell K. Cerulean Sins. 529 pages.
30. Adams, Douglas and John Lloyd. The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A dictionary of things there aren't words for yet - but there ought to be. 156 pages.
31. Jones, Ron. The Acorn People. 80 pages. *+
32. Hamilton, Laurell K. Incubus Dreams. 722 pages.
33. Hamilton, Laurell K. Danse Macabre. 483 pages.
34. Hamilton, Laurell K. Blood Noir. 340 pages.
35. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Annotated Secret Garden. 285 pages.*+
36. Silverstein, Shel. Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Tender Young Minds. 80 pages.
37. DiPrince, Dawn and Cheryl Miller Thurston. Unjournaling. 126 pages.+
38. Schnakenberg, Robert. Secret Lives of Great Authors. 297 pages.
39. Pantley, Elizabeth. The No-Cry Sleep Solution. 247 pages.
40. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game. 215 pages. +
41. Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. 224 pages. +
42. Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman. Good Omens. 412 pages.
43. Wilder-Taylor, Stefanie. Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay and Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom.. 218 pages.
44. Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan. 159 pages.*
45. Meyer, Stephenie. The Host. 619 pages.
46. Meyer, Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. 754 pages.
47. Farooki, Roopa. Bitter Sweets. 354 pages.
48. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Marked. 306 pages.
49. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Betrayed. 310 pages.
50. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Chosen. 307 pages.
51. Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. 403 pages.
52. Briggs, Patricia. Cry Wolf. 294 pages.
53. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Untamed. 338 pages.
54. De La Cruz, Melissa. Blue Bloods. 302 pages.
55. Armstrong, Kelley. Living With the Dead. 372 pages.
56. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Caress of Twilight. 384 pages.
57. Marr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely. 328 pages.
58. Harris, Charlaine, et al. Wolfsbane and Mistletoe. 340 pages.
59. Arthur, Keri. Tempting Evil. 371 pages.
60. Pells, Marisha. Special Topics in Calamity Physics. 508 pages.
61. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willow. 176 pages.*
Incomplete Reads of 45 Pages or More:
1. La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. Read 111 pages. I wanted advice on breastfeeding, but apparently purchased a 400+ page advertisement for LLL meetings and products, with extremist propaganda thrown in for good measure.
Reading List Color code:
Modern horror/vampire
Pregnancy/Baby Books
Classic Literature
Poetry
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Biography/Nonfiction
Books read for Reading Group
"Other" - Fiction, YA, etc
Books read for School
* Read to Brooks
+ Read for work
2. Briggs, Patricia. Iron Kissed. 287 pages.
3. Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. 296 pages.
4. Rogak, Lisa. A Boy Named Shel. 215 pages.
5. England, Pam and Rob Horowitz. Birthing from Within. 281 pages.
6. Fields, Denise and Ari Brown, MD. Baby 411. 396 pages.
7. Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. 525 pages.
8. Silverstein, Shel. Playboy's Silverstein Around the World. 181 pages.
9. Feinberg, Leslie. Stone Butch Blues. 301 pages.
10. Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures. 355 pages.
11. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Laughing Corpse. 293 pages.
12. Hamilton, Laurell K. Circus of the Damned. 329 pages.
13. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Lunatic Cafe. 369 pages.
14. Hamilton, Laurell K. Bloody Bones. 370 pages.
15. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Killing Dance. 387 pages.
16. Harrison, Kim. The Outlaw Demon Wails.. 455 pages.
17. Frost, Jeaniene. Halfway to the Grave. 358 pages.
18. Chance, Karen. Touch the Dark. 307 pages.
19. Harris, Charlaine. All Together Dead. 323 pages.
20. Armstrong, Kelley. Personal Demon. 371 pages.
21. Stein, Jeanne C. The Becoming. 293 pages.
22. Hamilton, Laurell K. Burnt Offerings. 392 pages.
23. Hamilton, Laurell K. Blue Moon. 418 pages.
24. Hamilton, Laurell K. Obsidian Butterfly. 585 pages.
25. Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race. 182 pages. *
26. London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. 76 pages.*
27. Hamilton, Laurell K. Narcissus in Chains. 630 pages.
28. Harris, Charlaine. From Dead to Worse. 359 pages.
29. Hamilton, Laurell K. Cerulean Sins. 529 pages.
30. Adams, Douglas and John Lloyd. The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A dictionary of things there aren't words for yet - but there ought to be. 156 pages.
31. Jones, Ron. The Acorn People. 80 pages. *+
32. Hamilton, Laurell K. Incubus Dreams. 722 pages.
33. Hamilton, Laurell K. Danse Macabre. 483 pages.
34. Hamilton, Laurell K. Blood Noir. 340 pages.
35. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Annotated Secret Garden. 285 pages.*+
36. Silverstein, Shel. Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer for Tender Young Minds. 80 pages.
37. DiPrince, Dawn and Cheryl Miller Thurston. Unjournaling. 126 pages.+
38. Schnakenberg, Robert. Secret Lives of Great Authors. 297 pages.
39. Pantley, Elizabeth. The No-Cry Sleep Solution. 247 pages.
40. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game. 215 pages. +
41. Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. 224 pages. +
42. Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman. Good Omens. 412 pages.
43. Wilder-Taylor, Stefanie. Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay and Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom.. 218 pages.
44. Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan. 159 pages.*
45. Meyer, Stephenie. The Host. 619 pages.
46. Meyer, Stephenie. Breaking Dawn. 754 pages.
47. Farooki, Roopa. Bitter Sweets. 354 pages.
48. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Marked. 306 pages.
49. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Betrayed. 310 pages.
50. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Chosen. 307 pages.
51. Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. 403 pages.
52. Briggs, Patricia. Cry Wolf. 294 pages.
53. Cast, P.C. and Kristin Cast. Untamed. 338 pages.
54. De La Cruz, Melissa. Blue Bloods. 302 pages.
55. Armstrong, Kelley. Living With the Dead. 372 pages.
56. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Caress of Twilight. 384 pages.
57. Marr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely. 328 pages.
58. Harris, Charlaine, et al. Wolfsbane and Mistletoe. 340 pages.
59. Arthur, Keri. Tempting Evil. 371 pages.
60. Pells, Marisha. Special Topics in Calamity Physics. 508 pages.
61. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willow. 176 pages.*
Incomplete Reads of 45 Pages or More:
1. La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. Read 111 pages. I wanted advice on breastfeeding, but apparently purchased a 400+ page advertisement for LLL meetings and products, with extremist propaganda thrown in for good measure.
Reading List Color code:
Modern horror/vampire
Pregnancy/Baby Books
Classic Literature
Poetry
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Biography/Nonfiction
Books read for Reading Group
"Other" - Fiction, YA, etc
Books read for School
* Read to Brooks
+ Read for work
Monday, December 31, 2007
Books Read in 2007
1. Hamilton, Laurell K. A Kiss of Shadows. 468 pages.
2. Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. 145 pages.
3. Thompson, Julian F. The Grounding of Group 6. 281pages.
4. Hamilton, Laurell K. Strange Candy. 257 pages.
5. Porter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna. 167pages.
6. Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind. 207 pages.
7. Baum, L. Frank. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. font 357 pages.
8. Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea. 190 pages.
9. Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. 191 pages.
10. Armstrong, Helley. Bitten. 436 pages.
11. Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. 323 pages.
12. Haywood, Eliza. Lasselia: or, the Self-Abandoned. A Novel. 46 pages.
13. Haywood, Eliza. Love in Excess, or The Fatal Enquiry. 266 pages.
14. Armstrong, Kelley. Stolen. 468 pages.
15. Delany, Samuel R. Times Square Red Times Square Blue. 199 pages.
16. Pratchett, Terry. Johnny and the Dead. 213 pages.
17. Richardson, Samuel. Pamela. 473 pages.
18. Haywood, Eliza. Anti-Pamela. 174 pages.
19. Armstrong, Kelley. Dime Store Magic. 414 pages.
20. Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. 317 pages.
21. Seacole, Mary. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands. 160 pages.
22. Cvetkovich, Ann. An Archive of Felings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesiban Public Cultures. 287 pages.
23. Armstrong, Kelley. Industrial Magic. 528 pages.
24. Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. 296 pages.
25. Richardson, Samuel. Clarissa. 1499 pages.
26. Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home. Graphic novel. 232 pages.
27. Carroll, Lewis. Poetry for Young People.. Ed. Edward Mendelson. 47 pages.
28. Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. 96 pages.
29. Armstrong, Kelley. Haunted. 495 pages.
30. Armstrong, Kelley. Broken. 444 pages.
31. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. 202 pages.
32. Keller, Helen. The Story of my Life. 222 pages.
33. Arthur, Keri. Full Moon Rising. 372 pages.
34. Cobb, Michael. God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence. 184 pages.
35. Briggs, Patricia. Moon Called. 288 pages.
36. L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. 211 pages.
37. L'Engle, Madeleine. A Swiftly Tilting Planet. 278 pages.
38. Lowry, Lois. The Giver. 179 pages.
39. Vonnegut, Kurt. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. 71 pages.
40. Arthur, Keri. Kissing Sin. 355 pages.
41. Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. 249 pages.
42. Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. 275 pages.
43. Armstrong, Kelley. No Humans Involved. 342 pages.
44. Briggs, Patricia. Blood Bound. 292 pages.
45. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Harlequin. 422 pages.
46. Schreiber, Ellen. Kissing Coffins. 242 pages.
47. Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. 498 pages.
48. Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue. 215 pages. *Broke 15000 pages on June 17, 2007*
49. Harrison, Kim. Dead Witch Walking. 416 pages.
50. Harrison, Kim. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead. 453 pages. *Broke 50 books on July 11, 2007*
51. Harrison, Kim. Every Which Way but Dead. 501 pages.
52. Harrison, Kim. A Fistful of Charms. 510 pages.
53. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 759 pages.
54. White, Ron "Tater Salad." I Had the Right to Remain Silent ... But I Didn't Have the Ability. 304 pages.
55. Hamilton, Laurell K, Stacie Ritchie, Brett Booth. Anita Blacke Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1. 164 pages.
56. Gregory, Philippa. The Other Boelyn Girl. 663 pages.
57. Harrison, Kim. For a Few Demons More. 465 pages.
58. Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. 563 pages.
59. Twain, Mark. The Diaries of Adam and Eve. 199 pages.
60. Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. 629 pages.
61. Platt, Camille Smith. Real Cheesy Facts About: Famous Authors. 169 pages.
62. Aylmer, Janet. Darcy's Story. 268 pages.
63. Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. 262 pages.
64. Pratchett, Terry. Making Money. 394 pages.
65. Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles. 182 pages.
66. Harrison, Kim, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland. Dates from Hell. 404 pages.
67. Jackson, H.J. Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books. 314 pages.
68. Grafton, Anthony. The Footnote: A Curious History. 235 pages.
69. Kepler, Johannes. Somnium: The Dream, or Posthumous Work on Lunar Astronomy. Trans. Edward Rosen. 147 pages.
70. Jones, Terry, et al. Who Murdered Chaucer? A Medieval Mystery. 360 pages.
71. Pratchett, Terry. The Last Continent. 390 pages.
72. Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. 139 pages.
73. Paesel, Brett. Mommies Who Drink. 317 pages.
74. Adams, Douglas and Mark Carwardine. Last Chance to See. 220 pages.
75. Adams, Douglas. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. 306 pages.
76. Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Ed. Larry Benson. 310 pages.
77. Harris, Charlaine. Dead Until Dark. 292 pages.
78. Hamilton, Laurell K. Seduced by Moonlight. 404 pages.
79. Harris, Charlaine. Living Dead in Dallas. 291 pages.
80. Harris, Charlaine. Club Dead. 292 pages.
81. Mactavish, Scott. The New Dad's Survival Guide. 129 pages. I wanted to see what they suggested for my husband. Very cute.
82. Gaskin, Ina May. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. 315 pages.
83. Harris, Charlaine. Dead to the World. 291 pages.
84. Harris, Charlaine. Dead as a Doornail. 295 pages.
85. Harris, Charliaine. Definitely Dead. 324 pages.
Partial Reads of 45 pages or more:
1. Banks, L.A. Minion. Read 48 pages. Words cannot express how horrible this book is.
2. Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Read 60 pages. Just reviewing.
3. Halberstam, Judith. In a Queer Time and Place. Read 54 pages.
4. Somerville, Siobhan B. Queering the Color Line. Read 76 pages.
5. Haywood, Eliza. The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless. Read 200 pages. Will probably go back and finish one day.
6. Goodall, Jane. Africa in my Blood: An Autobiography in Letters, the Early Years. Read 170 Pages. Only teaching selections.
7. Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. Read 55 pages. Only teaching selections
8. Acevedo, Mario. X-Rated Blood Suckers. Read 190 pages. Not even good enough for a laugh-read.
9. Maguire, Gregory. Son of a Witch. Read 72 pages. A painful, pointlessly-genital focused 72 pages. He should have stopped at his first book.
10. Yarbro, Chelsea Quin. Hotel Transylvania. Read 111 pages. Couldn't keep my interest, but I may return to it one day.
11. Lucretius. On the Nature of Things: Books 1 and 5. Ed. Anthony M. Esolen. Excerpt totaled 67 pages.
12. Haugen, Kristine Louise. Richard Bentley: Scholarship and Criticism in Eighteenth-Century England. Introduction and Chapter 6, 49 pages.
Not Included: Some partial school readings, research, scholarly articles.
Reading List Color code:
Books read only for personal pleasure/interst
Books read for work
Books read for Engl 625: Readings in Nineteenth Century British Literature, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 729: Seduction and Sentiment - the Novels of Haywood, Richardson, and Sterne, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 668: Readings in Modern Queer Theory, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 601, Fall 2007
Books read for Engl 718C: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Fall 2007
Books read for Banned Book Reading Group
2. Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. 145 pages.
3. Thompson, Julian F. The Grounding of Group 6. 281pages.
4. Hamilton, Laurell K. Strange Candy. 257 pages.
5. Porter, Eleanor H. Pollyanna. 167pages.
6. Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind. 207 pages.
7. Baum, L. Frank. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. font 357 pages.
8. Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea. 190 pages.
9. Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. 191 pages.
10. Armstrong, Helley. Bitten. 436 pages.
11. Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. 323 pages.
12. Haywood, Eliza. Lasselia: or, the Self-Abandoned. A Novel. 46 pages.
13. Haywood, Eliza. Love in Excess, or The Fatal Enquiry. 266 pages.
14. Armstrong, Kelley. Stolen. 468 pages.
15. Delany, Samuel R. Times Square Red Times Square Blue. 199 pages.
16. Pratchett, Terry. Johnny and the Dead. 213 pages.
17. Richardson, Samuel. Pamela. 473 pages.
18. Haywood, Eliza. Anti-Pamela. 174 pages.
19. Armstrong, Kelley. Dime Store Magic. 414 pages.
20. Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. 317 pages.
21. Seacole, Mary. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands. 160 pages.
22. Cvetkovich, Ann. An Archive of Felings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesiban Public Cultures. 287 pages.
23. Armstrong, Kelley. Industrial Magic. 528 pages.
24. Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. 296 pages.
25. Richardson, Samuel. Clarissa. 1499 pages.
26. Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home. Graphic novel. 232 pages.
27. Carroll, Lewis. Poetry for Young People.. Ed. Edward Mendelson. 47 pages.
28. Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. 96 pages.
29. Armstrong, Kelley. Haunted. 495 pages.
30. Armstrong, Kelley. Broken. 444 pages.
31. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. 202 pages.
32. Keller, Helen. The Story of my Life. 222 pages.
33. Arthur, Keri. Full Moon Rising. 372 pages.
34. Cobb, Michael. God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence. 184 pages.
35. Briggs, Patricia. Moon Called. 288 pages.
36. L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. 211 pages.
37. L'Engle, Madeleine. A Swiftly Tilting Planet. 278 pages.
38. Lowry, Lois. The Giver. 179 pages.
39. Vonnegut, Kurt. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. 71 pages.
40. Arthur, Keri. Kissing Sin. 355 pages.
41. Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. 249 pages.
42. Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. 275 pages.
43. Armstrong, Kelley. No Humans Involved. 342 pages.
44. Briggs, Patricia. Blood Bound. 292 pages.
45. Hamilton, Laurell K. The Harlequin. 422 pages.
46. Schreiber, Ellen. Kissing Coffins. 242 pages.
47. Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. 498 pages.
48. Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue. 215 pages. *Broke 15000 pages on June 17, 2007*
49. Harrison, Kim. Dead Witch Walking. 416 pages.
50. Harrison, Kim. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead. 453 pages. *Broke 50 books on July 11, 2007*
51. Harrison, Kim. Every Which Way but Dead. 501 pages.
52. Harrison, Kim. A Fistful of Charms. 510 pages.
53. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 759 pages.
54. White, Ron "Tater Salad." I Had the Right to Remain Silent ... But I Didn't Have the Ability. 304 pages.
55. Hamilton, Laurell K, Stacie Ritchie, Brett Booth. Anita Blacke Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1. 164 pages.
56. Gregory, Philippa. The Other Boelyn Girl. 663 pages.
57. Harrison, Kim. For a Few Demons More. 465 pages.
58. Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. 563 pages.
59. Twain, Mark. The Diaries of Adam and Eve. 199 pages.
60. Meyer, Stephenie. Eclipse. 629 pages.
61. Platt, Camille Smith. Real Cheesy Facts About: Famous Authors. 169 pages.
62. Aylmer, Janet. Darcy's Story. 268 pages.
63. Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. 262 pages.
64. Pratchett, Terry. Making Money. 394 pages.
65. Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles. 182 pages.
66. Harrison, Kim, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland. Dates from Hell. 404 pages.
67. Jackson, H.J. Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books. 314 pages.
68. Grafton, Anthony. The Footnote: A Curious History. 235 pages.
69. Kepler, Johannes. Somnium: The Dream, or Posthumous Work on Lunar Astronomy. Trans. Edward Rosen. 147 pages.
70. Jones, Terry, et al. Who Murdered Chaucer? A Medieval Mystery. 360 pages.
71. Pratchett, Terry. The Last Continent. 390 pages.
72. Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. 139 pages.
73. Paesel, Brett. Mommies Who Drink. 317 pages.
74. Adams, Douglas and Mark Carwardine. Last Chance to See. 220 pages.
75. Adams, Douglas. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. 306 pages.
76. Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Ed. Larry Benson. 310 pages.
77. Harris, Charlaine. Dead Until Dark. 292 pages.
78. Hamilton, Laurell K. Seduced by Moonlight. 404 pages.
79. Harris, Charlaine. Living Dead in Dallas. 291 pages.
80. Harris, Charlaine. Club Dead. 292 pages.
81. Mactavish, Scott. The New Dad's Survival Guide. 129 pages. I wanted to see what they suggested for my husband. Very cute.
82. Gaskin, Ina May. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. 315 pages.
83. Harris, Charlaine. Dead to the World. 291 pages.
84. Harris, Charlaine. Dead as a Doornail. 295 pages.
85. Harris, Charliaine. Definitely Dead. 324 pages.
Partial Reads of 45 pages or more:
1. Banks, L.A. Minion. Read 48 pages. Words cannot express how horrible this book is.
2. Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Read 60 pages. Just reviewing.
3. Halberstam, Judith. In a Queer Time and Place. Read 54 pages.
4. Somerville, Siobhan B. Queering the Color Line. Read 76 pages.
5. Haywood, Eliza. The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless. Read 200 pages. Will probably go back and finish one day.
6. Goodall, Jane. Africa in my Blood: An Autobiography in Letters, the Early Years. Read 170 Pages. Only teaching selections.
7. Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. Read 55 pages. Only teaching selections
8. Acevedo, Mario. X-Rated Blood Suckers. Read 190 pages. Not even good enough for a laugh-read.
9. Maguire, Gregory. Son of a Witch. Read 72 pages. A painful, pointlessly-genital focused 72 pages. He should have stopped at his first book.
10. Yarbro, Chelsea Quin. Hotel Transylvania. Read 111 pages. Couldn't keep my interest, but I may return to it one day.
11. Lucretius. On the Nature of Things: Books 1 and 5. Ed. Anthony M. Esolen. Excerpt totaled 67 pages.
12. Haugen, Kristine Louise. Richard Bentley: Scholarship and Criticism in Eighteenth-Century England. Introduction and Chapter 6, 49 pages.
Not Included: Some partial school readings, research, scholarly articles.
Reading List Color code:
Books read only for personal pleasure/interst
Books read for work
Books read for Engl 625: Readings in Nineteenth Century British Literature, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 729: Seduction and Sentiment - the Novels of Haywood, Richardson, and Sterne, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 668: Readings in Modern Queer Theory, Spring 2007
Books read for Engl 601, Fall 2007
Books read for Engl 718C: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Fall 2007
Books read for Banned Book Reading Group
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