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* denotes a 'book off of my bookshelf' (or BOMB)
1. The Umbrella Man* by Roald Dahl - finished January 2nd
2. Number9Dream by by David Mitchell - finished January 10th
3. The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa* by Yasunari Kawabata - finished January 16th
4. Death in Midsummer and Other Stories* by Yukio Mishima - finished January 20th
5. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Yasunari Kawabata - finished January 21st
6. Icelander* by Dustin Long - finished January 26th
7. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - finished January 28th
8. Mudbound* by Hillary Jordan - finished January 30th
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9. Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard - finished February 6th
10. Yes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman & Jessica Valenti - finished February 17th
11. After the Banquet* by Yukio Mishima - finished February 24th
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12. A Riot of Goldfish by Kanoko Okamoto - finished March 5th
13. The Wild Goose by Mori Ogai - finished March 7th
14. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn - finished March 13th
15. Suddenly, A Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret - finished March 19th
16. How to Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran - finished March 26th
17. The House Spirit and Other Stories by Kanoko Okamoto - finished March 31st
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18. Vita Sexualis by Mori Ogai - finished April 6th
19. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things* by Jon McGregor - finished April 14th
20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - finished April 16th
21. The Glass Slipper and Other Stories by Shotaro Yasuoka - finished April 19th
22. The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi - finished April 24th
23. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis - finished April 29th
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24. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - finished May 7th
25. Esther Stories by Peter Orner - finished May 12th
26. Ghosts by Morio Kita - finished May 21st
27. This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You by Jon McGregor - finished May 28th
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28. An Artist of the Floating World* by Kazuo Ishiguro - finished June 5th
29. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn - finished June 6th
30. The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue - finished June 10th
31. The Drowned Life* by Jeffrey Ford - finished June 22nd
32. Wrong About Japan* by Peter Carey - finished June 24th
33. The Flower Mat* by Shugoro Yamamoto - finished June 26th
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34. Written on the Body* by Jeanette Winterson - finished July 2nd
35. Still Life with Woodpecker* by Tom Robbins - finished July 9th
36. Sanshiro* by Natsume Soseki - finished July 16th
37. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - finished July 20th
38. A Year in the Maine Woods* by Bernd Heinrich - finished July 23rd
39. And Then* by Natsume Soseki - finished July 30th
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40. The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 2nd
41. Break It Down by Lydia Davis - finished August 5th
42. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 10th
43. After the Apocalypse by Maureen McHugh - finished August 13th
44. The Gate* by Natsume Soseki - finished August 18th
45. The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 20th
46. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa - finished August 24th
47. Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 27th
48. Lonely Woman by Takako Takahashi - finished August 29th
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49. Rain in the Wind: Four Stories by Saiichi Maruya - finished September 2nd
50. Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.: Stories by Japanese Women by Phyllis Birnbaum - finished September 4th
51. Mandarins: Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - finished September 11th
52. Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge by Peter Orner - finished September 13th
53. The Geese of Beaver Bog* by Bernd Heinrich - finished September 20th
54. Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished September 23rd
55. The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi and Arrowroot* by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - finished September 28th
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56. No-No Boy* by John Okada - finished October 2nd
57. The Shooting Gallery* by Yuko Tsushima - finished October 8th
58. Masks* by Enchi Fumiko - finished October 13th
59. Hotel Iris* by Yoko Ogawa - finished October 14th
60. The Borrower* by Rebecca Makkai - finished October 18th
61. City of Illusions - by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished October 23rd
62. The Passion* by Jeanette Winterson - finished October 27th
63. Lizard by Banana Yoshimoto - finished October 29th
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64. Monsters of Templeton* by Lauren Groff - finished November 4th
65. In Fond Remembrance of Me* by Howard Norman - finished November 7th
66. Villa Incognito* by Tom Robbins - finished November 11th
67. Juliet, Naked* by Nick Hornsby - finished November 13th
68. The Crazy Iris* edited by Kenzaburō Ōe - finished November 17th
69. The Road Home* by Rose Tremain - finished November 20th
70. A Cat, a Man, and Two Women: Stories* by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - finished November 21st
71. Ordinary Wolves* by Seth Kantner - finished November 26th
72. Come to Me by Amy Bloom - finished November 27th
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73. The Stationmaster* by Jiro Asada - finished December 1st
74. City Gates* by Elias Khoury - finished December 3rd
75. Inukshuk* by Gregory Spatz - finished December 7th
76. Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa - finished December 10th
77. Him Standing* by Richard Wagamese - finished December 11th
78. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids* by Kenzaburō Ōe - finished December 15th
BOMBs read this year: 39
1. The Umbrella Man* by Roald Dahl - finished January 2nd
2. Number9Dream by by David Mitchell - finished January 10th
3. The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa* by Yasunari Kawabata - finished January 16th
4. Death in Midsummer and Other Stories* by Yukio Mishima - finished January 20th
5. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Yasunari Kawabata - finished January 21st
6. Icelander* by Dustin Long - finished January 26th
7. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - finished January 28th
8. Mudbound* by Hillary Jordan - finished January 30th
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9. Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard - finished February 6th
10. Yes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman & Jessica Valenti - finished February 17th
11. After the Banquet* by Yukio Mishima - finished February 24th
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12. A Riot of Goldfish by Kanoko Okamoto - finished March 5th
13. The Wild Goose by Mori Ogai - finished March 7th
14. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn - finished March 13th
15. Suddenly, A Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret - finished March 19th
16. How to Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran - finished March 26th
17. The House Spirit and Other Stories by Kanoko Okamoto - finished March 31st
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18. Vita Sexualis by Mori Ogai - finished April 6th
19. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things* by Jon McGregor - finished April 14th
20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - finished April 16th
21. The Glass Slipper and Other Stories by Shotaro Yasuoka - finished April 19th
22. The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi - finished April 24th
23. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis - finished April 29th
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24. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - finished May 7th
25. Esther Stories by Peter Orner - finished May 12th
26. Ghosts by Morio Kita - finished May 21st
27. This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You by Jon McGregor - finished May 28th
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28. An Artist of the Floating World* by Kazuo Ishiguro - finished June 5th
29. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn - finished June 6th
30. The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue - finished June 10th
31. The Drowned Life* by Jeffrey Ford - finished June 22nd
32. Wrong About Japan* by Peter Carey - finished June 24th
33. The Flower Mat* by Shugoro Yamamoto - finished June 26th
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34. Written on the Body* by Jeanette Winterson - finished July 2nd
35. Still Life with Woodpecker* by Tom Robbins - finished July 9th
36. Sanshiro* by Natsume Soseki - finished July 16th
37. Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - finished July 20th
38. A Year in the Maine Woods* by Bernd Heinrich - finished July 23rd
39. And Then* by Natsume Soseki - finished July 30th
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40. The Left Hand of Darkness* by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 2nd
41. Break It Down by Lydia Davis - finished August 5th
42. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 10th
43. After the Apocalypse by Maureen McHugh - finished August 13th
44. The Gate* by Natsume Soseki - finished August 18th
45. The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 20th
46. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa - finished August 24th
47. Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished August 27th
48. Lonely Woman by Takako Takahashi - finished August 29th
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49. Rain in the Wind: Four Stories by Saiichi Maruya - finished September 2nd
50. Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.: Stories by Japanese Women by Phyllis Birnbaum - finished September 4th
51. Mandarins: Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - finished September 11th
52. Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge by Peter Orner - finished September 13th
53. The Geese of Beaver Bog* by Bernd Heinrich - finished September 20th
54. Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished September 23rd
55. The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi and Arrowroot* by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - finished September 28th
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56. No-No Boy* by John Okada - finished October 2nd
57. The Shooting Gallery* by Yuko Tsushima - finished October 8th
58. Masks* by Enchi Fumiko - finished October 13th
59. Hotel Iris* by Yoko Ogawa - finished October 14th
60. The Borrower* by Rebecca Makkai - finished October 18th
61. City of Illusions - by Ursula K. Le Guin - finished October 23rd
62. The Passion* by Jeanette Winterson - finished October 27th
63. Lizard by Banana Yoshimoto - finished October 29th
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64. Monsters of Templeton* by Lauren Groff - finished November 4th
65. In Fond Remembrance of Me* by Howard Norman - finished November 7th
66. Villa Incognito* by Tom Robbins - finished November 11th
67. Juliet, Naked* by Nick Hornsby - finished November 13th
68. The Crazy Iris* edited by Kenzaburō Ōe - finished November 17th
69. The Road Home* by Rose Tremain - finished November 20th
70. A Cat, a Man, and Two Women: Stories* by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - finished November 21st
71. Ordinary Wolves* by Seth Kantner - finished November 26th
72. Come to Me by Amy Bloom - finished November 27th
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73. The Stationmaster* by Jiro Asada - finished December 1st
74. City Gates* by Elias Khoury - finished December 3rd
75. Inukshuk* by Gregory Spatz - finished December 7th
76. Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa - finished December 10th
77. Him Standing* by Richard Wagamese - finished December 11th
78. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids* by Kenzaburō Ōe - finished December 15th
BOMBs read this year: 39
4andrewreads
Yay! Being sick (but not tooooo sick), while awful in many ways, certainly does make sitting around and reading all day a lot easier.
