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Original First Post: Well, the beginning of a school year is as good a time as any to start. At least that will give me lots of time in the summer to catch up! I am currently reading A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson. I like it, but I can only read it in short bits. It is taking forever! On my profile I have listed books that I have recently read and books that I hope to read one day. Right now it looks like this: Recently Read: Shadow Divers, Robert Kurson Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling Big Stone Gap, Adriana Trigiani Lost in Austen, Emma Campbell Webster Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling Lost in a Good Book, Jasper Fforde Youth Books I'm Thinking About Reading: The Reptile Room, Lemony Snicket So B. It, Sarah Weeks Flush, Carl Hiaasen Jacob Have I Loved, Katherine Paterson Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, Eoin Colfer Twilight, Stephanie Meyer Other Books I'm Thinking About Reading: The Boleyn Inheritance, Philippa Gregory Lord John and the Private Matter, Diana Gabaldon Extremely Loud and Suddenly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Love in a Cold Climate, Nancy Mitford Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond Middlesex, Jefferey Eugenides Bloodsucking Fiends, Christopher Moore Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova Mountain Betty, Hannah Mccouch Wives and daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell Crashing Through, Robert Kurson The Well of Lost Plots, Jasper Fforde Confessions of a Jane Austen addict, Laurie Viera Rigler It will be interesting to see how it changes over time. Besides these books that I haven't read, I am also planning to reread several books. Here we go! Original Second Post  I did it! Last night I finally finished Bill Bryson's book. It had a good message, but I won't be buying the book. I try to check books out of the library and then I only buy it if I think I may want to read it again someday. Now I am going to reread The Chamber of Secrets. I just bought a UK paperback on ebay. Message edited by its author, Aug 5, 2008, 4:56pm.  Okay! I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Friday. Now I am rereading The Water Dancers which is set where I live. The library is holding Twilight by Stephanie Meyer for me. I better read fast! Message edited by its author, Aug 10, 2008, 11:07am.  I finished Water Dancers last night. Still a good book! Even though I read it before, I couldn't put it down yesterday evening. Today, on to Twilight! Hopefully it is as good as everyone says. Message edited by its author, Aug 15, 2008, 3:48pm.  I liked Twilight, but I don't know if I am on the bandwagon yet. I will have to reserve the next book, but I am not ready to read it yet. I have to let this one sink in. Tonight I will start rereading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I recently acquired a British edition paperback and it will be my first time not reading the American version. Last January I reread one HP book a month, ending with the seventh book in July. Now I am rereading each book again knowing how it will all end. Yes, I am a geek! Message edited by its author, Aug 15, 2008, 3:50pm.  Finished PofA last night. I think I liked it better than in the past. I used to really hate all that going back in time and waiting for what already happened to happened. It really bugged me in the movie. Tonight I am going to start rereading Peace Like a River. I actually only remember bits and pieces from before, but I remember that I really liked it. Message edited by its author, Aug 18, 2008, 4:16pm.  Whoops! Forgot to update this! I think I finished Peace Like a River Thursday, November 1. I tried to read Selected Letters by Jane Austen but they were to hard to follow. It was like being dropped into an Austen novel half way through. I think it will be my in between book when I am waiting for something from the library. Saturday I started reading New Moon and it has been good. I am well over half way through. I did get a little tired of all the self pity, though, but at least that is over. Message edited by its author, Aug 18, 2008, 4:17pm.  Finished New Moon last night. It was good, but I didn't like it as much as some people do. Tonight I start my reread of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Book count: 7 finished Message edited by its author, Feb 2, 2009, 7:18pm.  Ooo. That took a long time! Just finished rereading GofF today. Couldn't put it down! Now I will move onto A Thousand Splendid Suns. I just got it yesterday from the library and it has to be back in two week. Unfortunately these will be a very busy two weeks for me. Conferences are coming up and then I am throwing a party. What am I thinking! Book Count: 8 Message edited by its author, Aug 23, 2008, 12:14pm.  I think I liked A Thousand Splendid Suns better than The Kite Runner! I found it very difficult to put down. Now I am going to reread Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. It still makes me laugh out loud. Book Count: 9 Message edited by its author, Aug 26, 2008, 11:53am.  I started Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer this week. I am still waiting to be as crazy about it as everyone else. Book Count: 10 Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:21pm.  Just finished Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. I like it much better than the first two Twilight books. More action, but I could have gone with a little less teen angst. I was planning to read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix next, but it is my least favorite in the series because of all the teen angst. Book Count: 11 Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:19pm.  Whew! Finally finished my reread of Order of the Phoenix! I was going to do one a month, and this was supposed to be December's. I think I will push Half-Blood Prince off until February. I just started Little, Big. Everyone on Hogwarts Express seems to like it. Book Count: 12 (O of P really threw this off; Hopefully I can make up some in the summer; L,B is huge; I won't be catching up with it) Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:23pm.  Copied from Hogwarts Express Little, Big post: Wow! I finally finished it. I really liked the writing and voice of the author. The characters were great, and thank goodness my book had a family tree in the front so I could keep everyone straight. I am glad I read it, but I have to say I didn't get it. What was the Tale? Was there really a war? What made the loud noises? They all came together back at the house for the banquet? I got really lost along the way! Someone send me a guide that won't turn into a tree :) Please don't send me one of those fake Lilacs. Creepy! Next up, I am thinking something simple. Maybe Mansfield Park or A Little Princess. Comfort books! Book Count: 13 Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:20pm.  That's more like it. I just finished A Little Princess in three days. I really love that book! Now, on to Mansfield Park! Book Count: 14 First Reads: 6 Rereads: 8 Message edited by its author, Feb 2, 2009, 7:17pm.  Finished Mansfield Park last night. It took a lot longer than I remember. I started Mountain Betty. There are some funny parts, but a lot of drug references. Book Count: 15 First Reads: 6 Rereads: 9 Message edited by its author, Aug 26, 2008, 11:48am.  Finish Mountain Betty earlier this week. Had some funny parts, but not a great book. The ending was kind of far fetched. I am about to finish a reread of Little Lord Fauntleroy. Not sure what will come next. Book Count: 16 First Reads: 7 Rereads: 9 Message edited by its author, Aug 23, 2008, 12:12pm.  Finished it! Now I am reading Urban Dog. It is about a Scotty! Book Count: 17 First Reads: 7 Rereads: 10 Message edited by its author, Feb 2, 2009, 7:16pm.  Finished Urban Dog. Very cute and lots of laugh out loud moments. Parker is a lot like my Gregor. I am not sure what to read next. I brought three books home from the library. I will have to decide tonight. Book Count: 18 First Reads: 8 Rereads: 10 Message edited by its author, Aug 10, 2008, 11:10am.  Finished Crashing Through last night. It was good. I kept hearing the author narrating my housecleaning. Not sure again what to read next. Book Count: 19 First Read: 9 Rereads: 10 Message edited by its author, Aug 10, 2008, 11:08am.  I finished Flush two nights ago. It got really good at the end and I couldn't put it down. Now I am reading What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew. So far there are some interesting facts. I might need to buy it for a reference book. Book Count: 20 First Reads: 10 Rereads: 10 Message edited by its author, May 26, 2008, 1:35pm.  Good book, but short chapters. Interesting facts, but I had no trouble fall asleep at night. Needless to say that I never got very far. Now I am going to start two rereads for book groups: Northanger Abbey for the Jane Austen group, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the Hogwarts express group. I am going to try to read HP five chapters a week like the rest of the group. I need to try to finish NA by the 15! Might not make it, but I probably still can participate. Book Count: 21 First Reads: 11 Rereads: 10 Message edited by its author, May 26, 2008, 1:36pm.  Saw the movie Monday, finished rereading Prince Caspian today. This book has some of my favorite Narnian moments and some of my least favorite. Still plugging away at the book club books. Book Count: 22 First Reads: 11 Rereads: 11 Message edited by its author, May 26, 2008, 1:46pm.  This weekend I finished Northanger Abbey for the I Love Jane Austen group discussion, but I won't have time to really talk about it until after my trip. I did enjoy it more than other times I have reread it. I really picked up on when she pokes fun at novel heroines. Book Count: 23 First Reads: 11 Rereads: 12  Finished Bloodsucking Fiends last night and loved it. Started reading on my trip and couldn't put it down yesterday. Christopher Moore is a genius! Book Count: 24 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 12  Just finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the Hogwarts Express group read. I was able to keep myself to just five chapters a week and did comments on many of them. The book was still just as moving. Thursday I will start Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This will be my first reread of that book. Book Count: 25 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 13  Finish The Voyage of the Dawn Treader last night. Great book, but a lot of different stories instead of one big plot. Can't wait for the movie. Book Count: 26 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 14  Last night I finished The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket. It was cute. I like the vocabulary lessons and baby language translations. I am not sure if I really want to read anymore from the series. Book Count: 27 First Reads: 13 Rereads: 14  Although I don't list them, I am usually reading a Foxtrot book by Bill Amend. Since he no longer publishes daily cartoons, I get my Foxtrot fix from these books. I just finished Enormously Foxtrot that I had started back in the fall. Book Count: 28 First Reads: 14 Rereads: 14  Just finished The Well of Lost Plots, #3 in the Thursday Next series. I liked it, but you really have to pay attention to keep track of all the characters. I wish I have read more classics to get more of the inside jokes. In honor of the book, and the Jane Austen Group group read, I am going to start rereading Sense and Sensibility. I am also going to start Artemis Fowl, The Eternity Code. Book Count: 29 First Reads: 15 Rereads: 14  Just finished Sense and Sensibility. Loved it, of course. I did feel it was more preachy this time around. I noticed a lot about controlling your feelings and the contrast between Elinor and Marianne. Book Count: 30 First Reads: 15 Rereads: 15 Message edited by its author, Feb 2, 2009, 7:16pm.  Finished The Eternity Code today. I really like these books and characters. Book Count: 31 First Reads: 16 Rereads: 15  Wow! Over 600 pages in three days! This has really helped me get through my puppy problem. I really liked The Host, even better than her Twilight books. Great story! Book Count: 32 First Reads: 17 Rereads: 15  Due to a slow magazine month, some missing newspapers, and a puppy "trial" I finished another Bill Amend anthology: Wildly Foxtrot. Of course I loved it! Some material was outdated, but that made it like watching "I love the 90's!" Book Count: 33 First Reads: 18 Rereads: 15  No magazines yet, so I just finished Foxtrot Beyond a Doubt. Don't think I am a slacker because I have two Bill Amend books in a row. Since finishing The Host I am over 600 pages into Pillars of the Earth and over 200 pages into Breaking Dawn. These three books add up to over 2300 pages! I just couldn't wait to start Breaking Dawn, but I can't put Pillars aside, either. When done, I am going to reread a nice, short, comfortable children's book. Book Count: 34 First Reads: 19 Rereads: 15  Done with Breaking Dawn. Loved it! I am planning to get a paperback box set someday and rereading most of the series (maybe not book 2). My notes are on the Breaking Dawn thread at Hogwarts Express. Warning, there are spoilers! Book Count: 35 First Reads: 20 Rereads: 15  I did it! I finished Pillars of the Earth, and I really liked it, too. Good story, great characters, suspense, happiness. I think I will wait until next summer to read the sequel World Without End. One 1,000 book a year is enough! Book Count: 36 First Reads: 21 Rereads: 15   Finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. What a book. I missed a lot when I rushed through it last year. It was nice pacing it to four chapters a week for the Hogwarts Express group read. Book Count: 37 First Reads: 21 Rereads: 16  Finished rereading Little Men. A very comfy book if you don't let the preachy bits get to you. Book Count: 38 First Reads: 21 Rereads: 17  Finished two books in one day! It does help that How Many Miles to Babylon? was only 150 pages. I liked it, but even though it is more popular on LT, I still like Fool's Sanctuary much better. Book Count: 39 First Reads: 22 Rereads: 17 Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:34pm.  I just finished Autobiography of a Face. Very good, but the medical stuff was almost to much for me. I couldn't read it before bed and had to do all my reading during the day. Luckily I finished before school starts. I will wait a month or two at least to read Truth and Beauty. Book Count: 40 First Reads: 23 Rereads: 17 Message edited by its author, Aug 29, 2008, 8:35pm.  Wow, 41 books in a year! The Lightning Thief was good. I loved the Greek gods from my old college lit class. I wish I remembered more. Book Count: 41 First Reads: 24 Rereads: 17  Yesterday I finished My Most Excellent Year and loved it! The story revolved around three high school freshmen and a six year old boy they help out. I still like Last Days of Summer better, but this was a great read. Book Count: 1 First Reads: 1  Camp Foxtrot. Another great collection by Bill Amend. Now that I am reading my newspaper online, I will be reading more of these through the year. Book Count: 2 First Reads: 2  Last night I finished Austenland. Stayed up an hour late because I couldn't put it down. I had to find out how it ended. A fun, quick read, but I didn't always like the way the heroine waffled back and forth. Book Count: 3 First Reads: 3 Message edited by its author, Sep 11, 2008, 8:27pm.  I have decided that I am only going to count the Foxtrot anthologies toward my book total. The other books are too short. I am still going to record here when I finish them, though. I just wrapped up I'm Flying Jack, I Mean Roger.  I finished my reread of Fluke today. Christopher Moore is a genius! I have laughed out loud more from his books than any other author. Book Count: 4 First Reads: 3 Rereads: 1 I am off to a good start for the year. Last year at this point I only had 1 book done.  I enjoyed reading Run by Ann Patchett. She created lots of strong, interesting characters for this book. It is not nearly as good as Bel Canto, but I liked it far better than The Patron Saint of Liars and The Magician's Assistant. Book Count: 5 First Reads: 4 Rereads: 1  I was doing so well on beating last year and then I hit Brisingr. I liked most of it, it just took a long time to get through. Espy has changed the subtitle to "In Which Warrior Boy and Dragon Girl Do a lot of Pointless Things" which is fitting. Book Count: 6 First Reads: 5 Rereads: 1  I am not sure why this took so long since I had most of it done already when I finished Brisingr. J. R. R. Tolkien's work really stands out as amazing stuff when you compare The Fellowship of the Ring to Brisingr. Book Count: 7 First Reads: 5 Rereads: 2  Finished Little Women Saturday. Actually, this is a "Whole Story" book that has it as the original text with lots of illustrations and information. Nowadays what I read would just be considered Book I, because that was all that was originally published. I have decided to wait to read the rest until maybe summer. Book Count: 8 First Reads: 5 Rereads: 3  Truth and Beauty was good, but I feel stretched after reading it. What a roller coaster ride that friendship was! Book Count: 9 First Reads: 6 Rereads: 3  Wow! I loved The Book of Lost Things. Very dark and disturbing and definitely not for kids, but in a good way :) It is kind of a fractured fairly tale gone terribly wrong. Book Count: 10 First Reads: 7 Rereads: 3 Last year at this point: 9  Finished my (bi)annual reading of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Usually it is annual, but I didn't get to it last year. I love it and it really gets me into the Christmas spirit. Book Count: 11 First Reads: 7 Rereads: 4 Last year at this point: 9  Finished Three Cups of Tea today. Great book and great life. What a way to make a difference in the world. Book Count: 12 First Reads: 8 Rereads: 4 Last year at this point: 11 Message edited by its author, Jan 3, 2009, 5:02pm.  I actually finished The Tales of Beedle the Bard back on the fourth. It was great! Dumbledore's notes were wonderful and it was great to hear his voice again. Book Count: 13 First Reads: 9 Rereads: 4 Last year at this point: 11  I loved City of Ember and couldn't put it down for the last third of the book. I am not sure if I will read the sequel, though. It has very mixed reviews on HE. I might just have to think they all lived happily ever after. Book Count: 14 First Reads: 10 Rereads: 4 Last year at this point: 11  Earlier I was in a "blue" period, now it appears to be brown. Harry, A History was interesting. I really like the history of the Harry Potter phenomonon and learning how the book was picked up and published. I really had trouble getting through the chapters on wizard rock and fan fiction, since neither of those things has been any interest to me. Hearing about the authors personal Potter experiences was nice, but the best was when she told about the friendships made through mutual appreciation of the books. It reminded me of all my friends on HE and LT. Book Count: 15 First Reads: 11 Rereads: 4 Last year at this point: 12  After all these years I still really love The Westing Game. It definitely deserves the Kleenex tag that I gave it. I was crying so hard I couldn't read. Great characters, all sixteen of them, a challenging mystery, and very well written. Long live Turtle! Book Count: 16 First Reads: 11 Rereads: 5 Last year at this point: 12  I really loved The Graveyard Book! Finally, a book that deserves the Newbery. Great characters and a great story that all comes together. Book Count: 17 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 5 Last year at this point: 12  I finally finished Think iFruity and of course it was wonderful! Bill Amend is a genius! I am no longer counting the Foxtrot books toward my yearly goals  Wow. The Book Thief will always be one of my all time favorites. I sobbed uncontrollably at the end and this was a reread! Book Count: 18 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 6 Last year at this point: 14  I finished rereading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone over the weekend. What an amazing book. How did she do it, even back then? Book Count: 19 First Reads: 12 Rereads: 7 Last year at this point: 15  Finished reading Howl's Moving Castle last night just before watching the movie during the Hogwarts Express movie night. I liked the book, but it was confusing at times. There were some surprises, too, which was good. The movie was ok, but veered a bit from the book. Book Count: 20 First Reads: 13 Rereads: 7 Last year at this point: 16 Message edited by its author, Apr 2, 2009, 1:34pm.  The third graders at my school reading Little House in the Big Woods and I thought it would be a nice, comfortable reread. I loved hearing about the life in the little cabin, especially in winter. Christmas was fun and the dance at Grandpa's. Book Count: 21 First Reads: 13 Rereads: 8 Last year at this point: 17  Read Sea of Monsters to and from my trip to Vail and really loved it. Great characters and great series. Lots of action! Book Count: 22 First Reads: 14 Rereads: 8 Last year at this point: 18 Just finished rereading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this morning. I don't remember it moving so fast from event to event. Much more action than the later books. Not my favorite in the series, but I can see why the movie is one. It really followed the book well. I also finished Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun online this morning. At first it was refreshing to hear his voice instead of her self doubt and shyness, but by the end his righteousness and self punishment was almost as bad. I was glad it ended before the sparkly in the valley scene, but I wish the baseball game and ensuing events were included. I will not be counting it toward my totals. Book Count: 23 First Reads: 14 Rereads: 9 Last year at this point: 18 Message edited by its author, Apr 5, 2009, 1:18pm.  Finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I did laugh out loud at times, but it was not as funny as I thought it would be. Middle school was not my favorite time. Book Count: 24 First Reads: 15 Rereads: 9 Last year at this point: 18  I finished Something Rotten and really liked it, but like most Thursday Next books I felt like everything was going in many directions. So many plots! I will have to read the next one during the summer, so I get through it faster and be less confused. Book Count: 25 First Reads: 16 Rereads: 9 Last year at this point: 20  Finished a reread of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Saturday and forgot to post. At first this was maybe my least favorite HP book, but it has really grown on me with each reread. Book Count: 26 First Reads: 16 Rereads: 10 Last year at this point: 20  Reread Twilight and finished it Saturday. I liked it a lot better this time, and noticed things I missed before. I think seeing the movie and reading Midnight Sun helped with that. I really don't want to suffer through the second book, and I am not even that excited about rereading the third. Maybe this summer I will just have to skip to the fourth. Book Count: 27 First Reads: 16 Rereads: 11 Last year at this point: 21  Tuesday I read the graphic novel Serenity: Those Left Behind. It did a nice job of filling in some of the gaps between the TV series Firefly and the movie Serenity, but I wish there was more. I am not counting this in my book count.  I really liked The Titan's Curse, but not as much as Sea of Monsters. I think as I get further in the series less well know mythology is going to have to be used. Sea of Monsters was great because so much of it was based on The Odyssey, which I remember from my Greek Lit class in college. I really didn't remember anything from this third book. Book Count: 28 First Reads: 17 Rereads: 11 Last year at this point: 22  I am not sure when I finished Farmer Boy, probably last weekend. I love it, but sometimes I think it should be named A Boy, Some Food, His Calves, Some More Food, and a Colt. Book Count: 29 First Reads: 17 Rereads: 12 Last year at this point: 23  Just finished rereading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It is one of my favorites! I had read it since DH, but I really noticed her setting up things more with this reread. Brilliant! Book Count: 30 First Reads: 17 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 24  I finished The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet two nights ago. It was recommended to me by McLean and Eakin Booksellers. I really enjoyed reading it. The authors voice was completely in my head and narrating my life, which was not as interesting as the adventures of T. S. When I got to the end of the book, I thought there was another chapter and kind of felt "That's it!" It was an okay end, but I expected more. I would recommend it, though. Book Count: 31 First Reads: 18 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 26  I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I liked it! The zombie aspect was very interesting, but didn't change the plot as much as I thought it would. Similar to when I read Lost In Austen I kept wanting the parts I know to be done so I could jump to the new things. Also similar, I did not like the pictures at all. Book Count: 32 First Reads: 19 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 27  Just finished The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Found the 20th century history of the Dominican Republic scary and fascinating. I love all the allusions to Tolkien, Marvel, Doctor Who, etc. I am most like the character Oscar, but I liked the sections about the other characters better. Book Count: 33 First Reads: 20 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 27  I just read Battle of the Labyrinth, the fourth Percy Jackson book. I liked it better than book three. I think because, like book 2, it was focused around a particular myth. I am excited to eventually read The Last Olympian, but I am not sure if I need to read The Demigod Files first. Book Count: 34 First Reads: 21 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 29  I just finished the last of the Foxtrot comics by Bill Amend, And When She Opened the Closet, All the Clothes were Polyester. It was very sad reading the last daily strip. I have to keep reminding myself to be happy that he at least still does Sunday strips. I will still need something to read when I am out of newspapers and magazines. I might just as well start over. Message edited by its author, Jul 11, 2009, 2:30pm.  Finished The Professor and the Madman this evening. Very interesting and a quick read. I had never really thought about what was involved in the making of a dictionary. Book Count: 35 First Reads: 22 Rereads: 13 Last year at this point: 29  Finished my reread of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last night just a few hours after watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! Book Count: 36 First Reads: 22 Rereads: 14 Last year at this point: 30  My Aunt Nancy recommended Lottery to me. I really struggled with the first two-thirds of this book. I was worried for something awful to happen. For the last third I couldn't put it down. Book Count: 37 First Reads: 23 Rereads: 14 Last year at this point: 31  I just finished reading Me and My Little Brain out loud to my summer school class. I think they really liked it! Book Count: 38 First Reads: 23 Rereads: 15 Last year at this point: 32  I finished my post movie reread of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It is always so different reading it and knowing what it going through Snape's head. There were parts I loved missing from the movie, but except for Dumbledore at the Dursley's and Fluer in the Hospital Wing I didn't notice them until the reread. The first installment of the Deathly Hallows movie comes out in Nov. 2010 and then the second in July 2011. I am not sure which one I will do an HP reread for. Book Count: 39 First Reads: 23 Rereads: 16 Last year at this point: 33  This morning I wrapped up HBP and this evening it was The Last Olympian. Loved the book and loved the series! I am glad he brought back Thalia. I was wondering why she entered the picture in one book only to leave it in another. Book Count: 40 First Reads: 24 Rereads: 16 Last year at this point: 33  Last night I finished up my reread of A Walk in the Woods. It was just as funny as ever. Now I want to go hike the Appalachian Trail and that is quite an accomplishment for a book since I hate camping. Book Count: 41 First Reads: 24 Rereads: 17 Last year at this point: 35 Message edited by its author, Aug 13, 2009, 5:47pm.  Last night I wrapped up Little House on the Prairie. There was a lot I didn't really remember. This Book Count: 42 First Reads: 24 Rereads: 18 Last year at this point: 37 Message edited by its author, Aug 22, 2009, 8:45am.  I read 500 of the 1000 pages of World Without End, but I just don't have time to continue with it. I really can't identify with any of the characters and I can't read it fast enough to get through the bad people doing bad things parts.  Finished rereading The Time Traveler's Wife after seeing the movie earlier this month with mom. Loved it as always. I keep finding myself narrating my life in the voice of the author. Book Count: 43 First Reads: 24 Rereads: 19 Last year at this point: 40  Last night I finished my reread of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which also finishes my reread of the whole series. I might start another series reread next spring for the first installment of the movie next fall, or I may put it off until winter 2011. Book Count: 1 First Reads: 0 Rereads: 1 Last year at this point: 3 (I am in trouble!)  Last night I finished The Thief. It took awhile to get into this book, but I really liked the last few chapters, which had a lot of surprises in them. Book Count: 2 First Reads: 1 Rereads: 1 Last year at this point: 3  This morning I finished up Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King. It was interesting and informative. I can't believe they built it before Christopher Columbus even sailed, and that they were never able to build anything better until modern day materials and machines came along. Book Count: 3 First Reads: 2 Rereads: 1 Last year at this point: 4  Last night I finished rereading On the Banks of Plum Creek. Although it isn't up there with Little House in the Big Woods or Farmer Boy, I like it better than Little House on the Prarie. Book Count: 4 First Reads: 2 Rereads: 2 Last year at this point: 4  I really liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but I am not sure if enough to reread someday. I really noticed the foreshadowing a lot. Book Count: 5 First Reads: 3 Rereads: 2 Last year at this point: 5  I really loved The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian! I was worried it was going to be another Wimpy Kid, but it was so much better! Wonderful story recommended to me by my meet-up pals. Book Count: 6 First Reads: 4 Rereads: 2 Last year at this point: 5  I just finished rereading The Devil in the White City, which was very appropriate for Halloween. I love the architecture story, too. Book Count: 7 First Reads: 4 Rereads: 3 Last year at this point: 5  The Mysterious Benedict Society is another meet-up recommendation and I really liked it. The characters were very good and there were many surprises. Book Count: 8 First Reads: 5 Rereads: 3 Last year at this point: 6 Debug test: your member name is: |
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