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1andrewreads
This is obviously very late, but I wanted to post it so I can keep track of things.
* denotes a 'book off of my bookshelf' (or BOMB)
1. Fates Worse Than Death by Kurt Vonnegut - finished January 2nd
2. Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons by Kurt Vonnegut - finished January 9th
3. Nine Fairy Tales by Karel Capek - finished January 18th
4. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - finished January 22nd
5. All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison - finished January 28th
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6. Mothers and Other Monsters by Maureen McHugh - finished February 8th
7. The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford - finished February 18th
8. Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness* by Kenzaburo Oe - finished February 26th
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9. The Illumination* by Kevin Brockmeier - finished March 2nd
10. Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman - finished March 10th
11. Moondogs* by Alexander Yates - finished March 14th
12. In the Company of Angels* by Thomas Kennedy - finished March 17th
13. Dancing After Hours* by Andre Dubus - finished March 24th
14. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close* by Jonathan Safran Foer - finished March 27th
15. Sunless by Gerard Donovan - finished March 29th
16. Mister Posterior and the Genius Child* by Emily Jenkins - finished March 30th
17. Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire* by David Mura - finished March 31st
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18. Jamrach's Menagerie* by Carol Birch - finished April 10th
19. Oracle Night* by Paul Aster - finished April 11th
20. The Dead Fathers Club* by Matt Haig - finished April 13th
21. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves* by Karen Russell - April 15th
22. This Side of Paradise* by F. Scott Fitzgerald - finished April 19th
23. Vernon God Little* by DBC Pierre - finished April 23rd
24. Field Guide* by Gwendolen Gross - finished April 25th
25. Louse* by David Grand - finished April 29th
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26. Troll: A Love Story* by Johanna Sinisalo - finished May 2nd
27. Victory Over Japan* by Ellen Gilchrist - finished May 6th
28. Lives of Monster Dogs* by Kirsten Bakis - finished May 13th
29. Like the Red Panda* by Andrea Seigel - finished May 17th
30. All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well* by Tod Wodicka - finished May 22nd
31. Girl in Landscape* by Jonathan Lethem - finished May 24th
32. Wolf Boy* by Evan Kuhlman - finished May 27th
33. The Edge of Reason by Melinda Snodgrass - finished May 31st
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34. If On A Winter's Night A Traveler* by Italo Calvino - finished June 8th
35. The Book of Joe* by Jonathan Tropper - finished June 11th
36. Water for Elephants* by Sara Gruen - finished June 13th
37. In Cuba I Was A German Shepherd* by Ana Mendez - finished June 15th
38. Naked* by David Sedaris - finished June 16th
39. How to Breathe Underwater* by Julie Orringer - finished June 21st
40. American Fuji* by Sara Backer - finished June 27th
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41. The City of Yes* by Peter Olivia - finished July 9th
42. The Redemption of Althalus* by David and Leigh Eddings - finished July 17th
43. Open* by Lisa Moore - finished July 19th
44. Come Up and See Me Sometime* by Erika Krouse - finished July 21st
45. The Anthologist* by Nicholson Baker - finished July 26th
46. Out of the Woods* by Chris Offutt - finished July 27th
47. The Palace Thief* by Ethan Canin - finished July 29th
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48. Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same* by Mattox Roesch - finished August 2nd
49. Touch by Alexi Zentner - finished August 6th
50. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - finished August 12th
51. Mortification by Robin Robertson - finished August 16th
52. The Every Boy* by Dana Shapiro - finished August 18th
53. The Mount by Carol Emshwiller - finished August 20th
54. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - finished August 31st
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55. Click by Nick Hornby - finished September 4th
56. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle - finished September 11th
57. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 15th
58. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 18th
59. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 22nd
60. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 29th
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61. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* by J. K. Rowling - finished October 11th
62. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince* by J. K. Rowling - finished October 24th
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63. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by J. K. Rowling - finished November 4th
64. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi - finished November 10th
65. The Book of Flying* by Keith Miller - finished November 14th
66. A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies* by John Murray - finished November 28th
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67. Oh! A mystery of 'mono no aware'* by Todd Shimoda - finished December 9th
68. The Dead Fish Museum by Charles D'Ambrosio - finished December 14th
69. Civilwarland in Bad Decline by George Saunders - finished December 19th
70. Emperor of the Air* by Ethan Canin - finished December 23rd
71. Circling the Drain* by Amanda Davis - finished December 28th
72. Huge* by James Fuerst - finished December 30th
BOMBs read this year: 52
* denotes a 'book off of my bookshelf' (or BOMB)
1. Fates Worse Than Death by Kurt Vonnegut - finished January 2nd
2. Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons by Kurt Vonnegut - finished January 9th
3. Nine Fairy Tales by Karel Capek - finished January 18th
4. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - finished January 22nd
5. All About Lulu by Jonathan Evison - finished January 28th
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6. Mothers and Other Monsters by Maureen McHugh - finished February 8th
7. The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford - finished February 18th
8. Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness* by Kenzaburo Oe - finished February 26th
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9. The Illumination* by Kevin Brockmeier - finished March 2nd
10. Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman - finished March 10th
11. Moondogs* by Alexander Yates - finished March 14th
12. In the Company of Angels* by Thomas Kennedy - finished March 17th
13. Dancing After Hours* by Andre Dubus - finished March 24th
14. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close* by Jonathan Safran Foer - finished March 27th
15. Sunless by Gerard Donovan - finished March 29th
16. Mister Posterior and the Genius Child* by Emily Jenkins - finished March 30th
17. Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire* by David Mura - finished March 31st
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18. Jamrach's Menagerie* by Carol Birch - finished April 10th
19. Oracle Night* by Paul Aster - finished April 11th
20. The Dead Fathers Club* by Matt Haig - finished April 13th
21. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves* by Karen Russell - April 15th
22. This Side of Paradise* by F. Scott Fitzgerald - finished April 19th
23. Vernon God Little* by DBC Pierre - finished April 23rd
24. Field Guide* by Gwendolen Gross - finished April 25th
25. Louse* by David Grand - finished April 29th
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26. Troll: A Love Story* by Johanna Sinisalo - finished May 2nd
27. Victory Over Japan* by Ellen Gilchrist - finished May 6th
28. Lives of Monster Dogs* by Kirsten Bakis - finished May 13th
29. Like the Red Panda* by Andrea Seigel - finished May 17th
30. All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well* by Tod Wodicka - finished May 22nd
31. Girl in Landscape* by Jonathan Lethem - finished May 24th
32. Wolf Boy* by Evan Kuhlman - finished May 27th
33. The Edge of Reason by Melinda Snodgrass - finished May 31st
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34. If On A Winter's Night A Traveler* by Italo Calvino - finished June 8th
35. The Book of Joe* by Jonathan Tropper - finished June 11th
36. Water for Elephants* by Sara Gruen - finished June 13th
37. In Cuba I Was A German Shepherd* by Ana Mendez - finished June 15th
38. Naked* by David Sedaris - finished June 16th
39. How to Breathe Underwater* by Julie Orringer - finished June 21st
40. American Fuji* by Sara Backer - finished June 27th
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41. The City of Yes* by Peter Olivia - finished July 9th
42. The Redemption of Althalus* by David and Leigh Eddings - finished July 17th
43. Open* by Lisa Moore - finished July 19th
44. Come Up and See Me Sometime* by Erika Krouse - finished July 21st
45. The Anthologist* by Nicholson Baker - finished July 26th
46. Out of the Woods* by Chris Offutt - finished July 27th
47. The Palace Thief* by Ethan Canin - finished July 29th
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48. Sometimes We're Always Real Same-Same* by Mattox Roesch - finished August 2nd
49. Touch by Alexi Zentner - finished August 6th
50. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - finished August 12th
51. Mortification by Robin Robertson - finished August 16th
52. The Every Boy* by Dana Shapiro - finished August 18th
53. The Mount by Carol Emshwiller - finished August 20th
54. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley - finished August 31st
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55. Click by Nick Hornby - finished September 4th
56. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle - finished September 11th
57. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 15th
58. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 18th
59. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 22nd
60. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* by J. K. Rowling - finished September 29th
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61. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* by J. K. Rowling - finished October 11th
62. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince* by J. K. Rowling - finished October 24th
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63. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by J. K. Rowling - finished November 4th
64. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi - finished November 10th
65. The Book of Flying* by Keith Miller - finished November 14th
66. A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies* by John Murray - finished November 28th
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67. Oh! A mystery of 'mono no aware'* by Todd Shimoda - finished December 9th
68. The Dead Fish Museum by Charles D'Ambrosio - finished December 14th
69. Civilwarland in Bad Decline by George Saunders - finished December 19th
70. Emperor of the Air* by Ethan Canin - finished December 23rd
71. Circling the Drain* by Amanda Davis - finished December 28th
72. Huge* by James Fuerst - finished December 30th
BOMBs read this year: 52
