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1xicanti
Edited: Oct 19, 2007, 9:56 am

I'm not part of the LJ group, but I've always liked keeping track of my books. Last year I was part of a book challenge on another site I'm part of, but I figured it would be more logical to do it on LT this year, all things considered. :)

Every year I try to read just a little bit more than I read the year before. Since I read 261 books and 69,195 pages last year, this year I'll aim for 262 books and/or 69,196 pages.

Just to clarify, the little notations after each book mean the following:

keeper - a book I admitted to my personal collection. All keepers have reviews here on LT.
seller - a book I decided to pass along to someone else. Many of my sellers end up on BookMooch; the others are donated to charity shops and community projects.
library - something I borrowed from the library. Some of these books include additional caveats, including: "library, unfortunately," to indicate that I'd quite like a personal copy; "library, dammit," to indiciate that I desperately wish I'd bought this instead of borrowing it; and "library, thank god," to indicate that I'm bloody glad I didn't buy this piece of crap.
loaner - something I borrowed from a private individual
electronic - either an e-book or a manuscript

Now that that's taken care of, here's my 2007 reading list:

1. Where the Heart is by Billie Letts - seller
2. Promise of the Witch-King by R.A. Salvatore - library
3. The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan - seller
4. Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin - library; personal copy later purchased
5. Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin - keeper
6. Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, ed. by Mercedes Lackey - keeper
7. Stitch N Bitch by Debbie Stoller - library; personal copy later purchased
8. The Elfquest Gatherum, ed. by Dwight Decker - keeper
9. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - library; personal copy later purchased
10. The Stud by Jackie Collins - seller
11. Road of the Patriarch by R.A. Salvatore - library
12. The Sandman Papers, ed. by Joe Sanders - library

2xicanti
Edited: Nov 27, 2007, 9:49 am

13. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - seller
14. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
15. Workpack Bonsai: Getting Started by Suzan Slater - keeper
16. Stitch 'N Bitch Nation by Debbie Stoller - library; personal copy later purchased
17. Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers - seller
18. Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean - library
19. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace by Henry Gilroy et al. - seller
20. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham et al. - library
21. The Forgetting Room by Nick Bantock - keeper
22. My Secret, compiled by Frank Warren - library
23. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - library; personal copy later purchased
24. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella - keeper

3xicanti
Edited: Oct 19, 2007, 10:02 am

25. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella - keeper
26. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella - keeper
27. Fables: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham et al. - library
28. The Happy Hooker: Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet by Debbie Stoller - library
29. Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean - keeper
30. Minion by L.A. Banks - loaner, thank god
31. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella - keeper
32. The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper - seller
33. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence - seller
34. The Vision of the Buddha by Tom Lowenstein - keeper
35. Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
36. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester - keeper

4xicanti
Edited: Oct 19, 2007, 10:04 am

37. Pulp Art by Robert Lesser - keeper
38. Beloved by Toni Morrison - seller
39. PostSecret, compiled by Frank Warren - library
40. Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
41. Nancy Drew's Guide to Life by Jennifer Worick - keeper
42. The Dead Boy Detectives by Jill Thompson - library
43. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - electronic
44. Polly and the Pirates by Ted Naifeh - library
45. The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge - keeper
46. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - electronic
47. Aesop's Fables by Aesop - electronic
48. The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory - keeper

5xicanti
Edited: Oct 24, 2007, 1:26 pm

49. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters - library
50. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - electronic
51. Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur by P. Craig Russell - library
52. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - seller
53. To Light A Candle by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory - library; personal copy later purchased
54. Primavera by Francesca Lia Block - keeper
55. The Elvenbane by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey - seller
56. Thieves & Kings: The Red Book by Mark Oakley - keeper
57. Thieves & Kings: The Green Book by Mark Oakley - keeper
58. When Darkness Falls by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory - library; personal copy later purchased
59. An Overdose of Death by Agatha Christie - keeper
60. Thieves & Kings: The Blue Book by Mark Oakley - keeper

6xicanti
Edited: Jul 28, 2007, 8:00 pm

61. Born to Run by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon - electronic; personal copy later purchased
62. Thieves & Kings: The Shadow Book by Mark Oakley - keeper
63. Thieves & Kings: The Winter Book by Mark Oakley - keeper
64. Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
65. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - keeper
66. War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
67. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - seller
68. Wolfsong, ed. by Richard Pini, Robert Aspirin and Lynn Abbey - seller
69. Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
70. The Troll King by John Vornholt - seller
71. Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist - keeper
72. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson - library; personal copy later purchased

7jhaagens
Apr 4, 2007, 6:31 pm

Do you enjoy the Dragonlance books? :) I first read them when I was in middle school, and over the years, they have remained a nostaligic favorite of mine...

Joanne

8xicanti
Apr 4, 2007, 8:30 pm

I first read them in junior high, and while I definitely liked them better back then I'm still enjoying them this time through. I've recently read a lot of things I hadn't visted in 10+ years, (including Dragonlance), so it's been a good nostalgia trip.

10sussabmax
May 6, 2007, 6:12 pm

You've read 80 books so far this year?!?!?

Man, I felt like a slacker with 22 already, and now I really feel like I never get to read. It's those darn children--I have to take care of them, and spend time with them and all that. I guess they're worth it, but I wish I had more time to read.

11xicanti
May 6, 2007, 6:23 pm

I have a fairly lengthy bus ride to and from work every day; that, along with a fairly generous break schedule, accounts for most of my reading time. I was thinking about it the other day, and I realized that the amount I read has gone up pretty dramatically in recent years because of all the bus time.

12xicanti
Edited: Jul 14, 2007, 8:28 pm

85. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison - seller
86. Werehunter by Mercedes Lackey - electronic
87. Promethea, Book 2 by Alan Moore et al. - library
88. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - electronic
89. Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist - keeper
90. Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel - seller
91. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - electronic
92. House of Dreams by Pauline Gedge - keeper
93. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan - electronic
94. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - library; personal copy later purchased
95. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik - keeper
96. Notes From the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky - electronic

13xicanti
Edited: Jun 16, 2007, 4:33 pm

14waiting4morning
May 30, 2007, 6:56 pm

Just an FYI here... I read on Naomi Novik's blog recently that book 4 in the Temeraire series will be released this year! :-)

15xicanti
May 30, 2007, 8:57 pm

I can't wait for it! I'm planning on buying it as soon as it's out; I had a great time with the first three.

16waiting4morning
May 30, 2007, 9:41 pm

Me too! This is a great year for upcoming books... Temeraire, Harry Potter, and a book by Stephen Lawhead that I"m looking foward to. ;D

19xicanti
Edited: Aug 4, 2007, 9:33 pm

20xicanti
Edited: Dec 25, 2007, 2:25 pm

145. To Ride Hell's Chasm by Janny Wurts - library
146. Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworth Whisp (aka J.K. Rowling) - keeper
147. An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughton - seller
148. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud - library; personal copy later acquired
149. Storm Front by Jim Butcher - keeper
150. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud - library; personal copy later purchased
151. The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman - KEEPER
152. Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud - library; personal copy later purchased
153. The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner - keeper
154. Other by Karen L. Kincy - electronic
155. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs - keeper
156. An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore - library; personal copy later received as a gift

21xicanti
Edited: Sep 13, 2007, 9:40 pm

157. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb - keeper
158. Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham et al - library
159. Mad Ship by Robin Hobb - keeper
160. Jack of Fables: The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham et al - library
161. Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb - keeper
162. Fables: Wolves by Bill Willingham et al - library
163. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - library
164. Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb - KEEPER
165. The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb - KEEPER
166. Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb - keeper
167. Sula by Toni Morrison - seller
168. The Princess Bride by William Goldman - seller

22xicanti
Edited: Oct 17, 2007, 8:52 pm

169. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - seller
170. Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka - library
171. The Book of Beads by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig - library
172. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - seller
173. Creative Bead Jewelry by Carol Taylor - library
174. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley - library; personal copy later purchased
175. Netted Beadwork by Diane Fitzgerald - library
176. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer - seller
177. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov - library
178. Blood Trail by Tanya Huff - keeper
179. The Bead Maker by Mary Maguire - library
180. A Beader's Reference by Jane Davis - library

23xicanti
Edited: Oct 17, 2007, 8:50 pm

181. The Irresistible Bead by Linda Fry Kenzle - library
182. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey - tentative keeper, for now
183. Serenity: Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon et al - library
184. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik - keeper
185. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon - library
186. Blood Lines by Tanya Huff - keeper
187. Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey - library
188. Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates - seller
189. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - library, unfortunately
190. The Four Encounters by Osamu Tezuka - library
191. The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge - seller
192. A Little Something That Sings by Jackie Dolamore - electronic

24xicanti
Edited: Dec 29, 2007, 10:06 pm

193. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - library, dammit; personal copy purchased as quickly as possible
194. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch - ditto
195. The Bible of Illuminated Letters by Margaret Morgan - library
196. Second Nature by Alice Hoffman - seller
197. Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones - library
198. The Secret Lives of Men and Women, compiled by Frank Warren - library
199. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian - seller
200. A True and Faithful Narrative by Katherine Sturtevant - library
201. The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory - seller
202. Wheels of Fire by Mercedes Lackey and Mark Shepherd - keeper (in omnibus)
203. Devadatta by Osamu Tezuka - library
204. The Forest of Uruvela by Osamu Tezuka - library

25xicanti
Edited: Nov 22, 2007, 11:54 am

205. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson - library
206. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin by Christopher Golden - library
207. Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger - keeper
208. InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves - library
209. Fables: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham - library
210. The Orc King by R.A. Salvatore - library
211. Deer Park by Osamu Tezuka - library
212. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger - keeper
213. When the Bough Breaks by Mercedes Lackey and Holly Lisle - keeper (in omnibus)
214. Serenity: The Official Visual Companion by Joss Whedon - keeper
215. Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel - library
216. Homecoming by Robin Hobb - library

26xicanti
Edited: Dec 8, 2007, 11:41 pm

217. Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner - keeper
218. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver - library
219. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde - keeper (in omnibus)
220. The Phoenix Unchained by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory - library
221. Ananda by Osamu Tezuka - keeper
222. Prince Ajatasattu by Osamu Tezuka - library
223. Jetavana by Osamu Tezuka - keeper
224. Eternals by Neil Gaiman et al - library
225. Chrome Circle by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon - keeper
226. Lost August by Esta Spalding - keeper
227. The many lives and secret sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland - keeper
228. Double Sin by Agatha Christie - keeper

27xicanti
Edited: Dec 23, 2007, 11:50 pm

229. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe by Sandra Gulland - keeper
230. Three Blind Mice by Agatha Christie - keeper
231. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - seller
232. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie - keeper
233. The Last Great Dance on Earth by Sandra Gulland - keeper
234. Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie - keeper
235. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - seller
236. Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie
237. The Bhagavad-Gita - keeper
238. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie - keeper
239. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - seller
240. Hiding My Candy by The Lady Chablis - seller

28xicanti
Edited: Dec 31, 2007, 5:49 pm

241. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse - keeper
242. Orsinian Tales by Ursula K. Le Guin - keeper
243. Extras by Scott Westerfeld - library
244. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld - keeper
245. Grimms' Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm - keeper

Total pages: 78,188

29xicanti
Dec 31, 2007, 5:59 pm

So. I didn't read as many individual books this year, but exceeded my pages goal by almost 10,000.

Otherwise, my stats are as follows:

99 books, (or 40%), were keepers. This means I added them to my permanent collection.

38 books, (or 15.5%), were sellers. This means I posted them on BookMooch or donated them to a charity shop.

81 books, (or 33%), came from the library.

3 books, (or 1.2%), were loaners; that is, I borrowed them from private individuals.

16, (or 6.5%), were electronic. They were either e-books or manuscripts.

38, (or 15.5%), were rereads.

113, (46%), were fantasy.

46, (18.7%), were general fiction.

42, (17%), were graphic novels.

39, (16%), were children's or YA titles.

29, (11.8%), were nonfiction.

5, (2%), were science fiction.

3, (1.2%), were poetry.

1, (0.4%), was horror.

1, (0.4%), was a play.

Some books fell into more than one category, so I counted them in both.