GaijinMama's 999 List

Well, I've finally settled on my categories.
Like most of you seem to be doing, I'll list the books as I read them.
Here's the full list posted at my blog.
http://hikaruthedragon.livejournal.com/14862.html

1. Physical and Mental Health

Buried in Treasures by David F. Tolin

2. Sci-fi and Fantasy

Shadowplay
Shadowspeer
Shadowkill
Fire in the Sky all by Jo Clayton

3. Books that Have Been on My Shelves for at Least 10 Years

. The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker

The Name of the Rose byUmberto Eco

The Floating World by Cynthia Kadohata

4. Mystery/Suspense/Whodunits

5. Creepy Ghoulies, Vampires and Ghosties

6. Historical Fiction

Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon

7. Social Studies/ Current Events

(changed this from Women's Studies because...well, hello, women are in fact part of society! and I have several other nonfiction books I am determined to read this year...history, politics, that sort of thing)

Islam in the World by Malise Ruthven

The Punishment of Virtue by Sarah Chayes

8. Occult, Witchcraft, Magical Studies

Mysteries of the Dark Moon by Demetra George

9. Chapter Books Read With My 9 Year Old!

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Daisy and the Trouble With Giants by Kes Gray

Akiko: the Menace of Alia Rellapour by Mark Crilley

The Pirates! in an Adventure With Whaling by Gideon Defoe

Are your books owned for over 10 years unread or rereads?

I'm doing a mental health category too. I have some of my own I'm working on and some I want from the library.

Unread!!
I've got some that have been in my stacks so long they've gone out of print, the author has passed away, the store where I purchased them has long gone out of business, and/or several new editions have been published.

I either need to read these books or move them out the door! Luckily there are two fabulous used bookstores here in Tokyo that trade English books. So I won't commit the unforgivable sin of (gasp!) throwing them away.

This category is a stretch for me. Mental health, I read about fairly regularly, but physical health almost never. I tend to live in my head and not pay much attention to my body...but since I hit the big 4-0 I've had several very clear signals that I need to take better care of myself.

I have a category for books read with my daughter. :) Of course, she's only four months old, so it should be a very easy category for me to fill.

I like your third category! I have two books that fit that description; one was bought because I loved the cover illustration and the other looked so worthy. I'm fitting them into my challenge. But I understand the phenomena. You're sure to find one or two that you find amazingly good, despite languishing on your shelves for years.

If you haven't already read them all, Natsuo Kirino's books would fit in your fourth category.

Well only 20 so far for the year but anyway I've added them to the list. I'll add links to my reviews on my blog later.

Oh geez, I haven't done well with this at all.
OK...resisting the urge to whine and self-flagellate, I move on to the 10 for 10 Challenge..
Hope to see lots of you there and participate more in the coming year!