moonwatcher's books in 2009

1. Only Begotten Daughter, James Morrow

2. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Did you like Frankenstein? It is in my tbr.
--BJ

Yes, it was very good. Pretty scary and very beautifully written.

3. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

4. Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters, Donald R. Prothero

5. Make Prayers to the Raven, Richard K. Nelson

6. Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature, Robin Brande

7. Kindred, Octavia E. Butler

8. Watership Down, Richard Adams

What did you think of Watership Down? I read it a long time ago and found it pretty interesting. My girls also liked the book and we discuss it sometimes. I am thinking about giving it a reread sometime soon.
--BJ

I loved it. Such a wonderful story, and such interesting, real characters. And I learned so much about rabbits!

9. The Giver, Lois Lowry

10. Baby Not on Board: A Celebration of Life without Kids, Jennifer L. Shawne

11. An Urchin in the Storm: Essays About Books and Ideas, Stephan Jay Gould

12. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Douglas Adams

13. The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience, Kirstin Downey

14. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden

15. Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression, David Wallis

16. Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Nancy Milford

17. Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects, Bertrand Russell

18. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi
(Re-read)

19. Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems, Edgar Allan Poe

1,026 pages. Phew!

20. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: Wolves at the Gate, Drew Goddard

21. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel
(Re-read)

22. Timeline, Michael Crichton

23. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan

24. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
(audiobook)

25. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade, Ann Fessler

26. Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes , Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

27. The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For, Alison Bechdel

28. Barrel Fever and Other Stories, David Sedaris

29. Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare

30. Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, Helen Prejean

31. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

32. Windfalls, Jean Hegland

33. Call of the Wild and Selected Stories, Jack London

34. The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order, Marcelle Karp

35. The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics, Peter Normanton

36. The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

37. Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris

38. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

(re-read)

39. Frida Kahlo 1907-1954: Pain and Passion, Andrea Kettenmann

40. The Passion of Artemisia, Susan Vreeland

41. The K Chronicles: What a Long Strange Strip It's Been, Keith Knight

42. Witch Child, Celia Rees

43. The Power of Myth, Joseph Campbell

44. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl

(re-read)

45. The Book of Genesis Illustrated, R. Crumb

46. Children at Play: A Cul de Sac Collection, Richard Thompson

47. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling

(re-read)

48. Witches' Potions and Spells, Kathryn Paulsen

49. Tales of Adam, Daniel Quinn

50. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: Time of Your Life, Joss Whedon