BookMasterJMV's 2008 Reading List

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BookMasterJMV's 2008 Reading List

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1bookmasterjmv
Edited: Oct 9, 2008, 10:48 am

I didn't do too well last year with documenting my progress, but I've already been recording my reads this year. Getting a lot more read, which is good. :)

1. The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
2. Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
3. Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
4. Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
5. A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck by Trace Adkins
6. A Forest of Stars by Kevin J. Anderson
7. Horizon Storms by Kevin J. Anderson
8. Scattered Suns by Kevin J. Anderson
9. Of Fire and Night by Kevin J. Anderson
10. Metal Swarm by Kevin J. Anderson
11. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
12. Who's Looking Out For You? by Bill O'Reilly
13. The Rover by Mel Odom
14. The Destruction of the Books by Mel Odom
15. Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
16. Troy: Shield of Thunder by David Gemmell
17. Troy: Fall of Kings by David Gemmell
18. Crashing Through by Robert Kurson
19. You've Been Warned by James Patterson
20. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
21. The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken by Laura Schenone
22. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
23. The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
24. Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
25. Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
26. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
27. Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
28. The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
29. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
30. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
31. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
32. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
33. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
34. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
35. The Ashes of Worlds by Kevin J. Anderson
36. Swine Not? by Jimmy Buffett
37. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
38. The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
39. How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas by Jeff Guinn
40. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly

Working on the last book of the Christmas Chronicles, The Great Santa Search, and then I'll be at 41.

If you have a suggestion for my next read, feel free! I enjoy them! :)

2bookmasterjmv
May 29, 2008, 11:28 am

Update my list. Need to get busy, as the year's almost half over and I've only got 19 read!

My least favorite of the year has to be You've Been Warned, while my favorite is probably either the David Gemmell's Troy series or Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of the Seven Suns.

Still looking for recommendations if you've got one for me. :)

3bookmasterjmv
Aug 5, 2008, 3:45 am

I feel like I'm cheating a little bit by reading more young adult and juvenile rather than adult lately. I don't know, but the topics just seem to grab me more than silly adult books do. :D

19 more books to go!

4bookmasterjmv
Oct 9, 2008, 10:49 am

I think I might make my goal this year. I've been reading more and more as of late and I think it's the cooler weather getting to me -- you can actually go outside and enjoy the coldness.

Still looking for suggestions! I am still in my fairly short book rut, so if you have a big juicy one to suggest... feel free!

5norbertandfang5325
Nov 3, 2008, 6:17 pm

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.
It's adult, it will take forever to read, but it's one of the best book ever written. But it's really (x100) morbid. Not written for the weak stomach. Love it, though!