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Old 03-27-2011, 02:49 AM   #91
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This is my list so far. I don't really care about page count as I feel if it's a book and I've read it then it goes on the list.

1) New Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 6/1/11
2) Summer Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 9/1/11
3) Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings Finished 10/1/11
4) The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card Finished 14/1/11
5) Winter Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 15/1/11
6) Fun and Games at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 18/1/11
7) The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike Finished 18/1/11
8) Switched by Amanda Hocking Finished 20/1/11
9) The Last Vampire 2 Black Blood by Christopher Pike Finished 23/1/11
10) The Last Vampire 3 Red Dice by Christopher Pike Finished 25/1/11
11) The Last Vampire 4 Phantom by Christopher Pike Finished 26/1/11
12) The Last Vampire 5 Evil Thirst by Christopher Pike Finished 28/1/11
13) The Last Vampire 6 Creature of Forever by Christopher Pike Finished 30/1/11
14) The Last Vampire 7 (Thirst bk 3) The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike Finished 3/2/11
15) The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan Finished 5/2/11
16) Secrets at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 10/2/11
17) Goodbye Malory Towers by Pamela Cox Finished 12/2/11
18) The Fortunes of Phillipa by Angela Brazil Finished 13/2/11
19) Inside Out by Maria V Snyder Finished 7/3/11
20) Outside In by Maria V Snyder Finished 9/3/11
21) Tortall and Other Lands by Tamora Pierce Finished sometime in mid March
22) A Mage in the Making by Alastair J. Archibald Finished 25/3/11
23) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Finished 27/3/11
24) Jhereg by Steven Brust Finished 6/4/11
25) Yendi by Steven Brust Finished 9/4/11
26) Enclave by Ann Aguirre Finished 15/4/11
27) The Limit by Kristen Landon Finished 26/4/11
28) Across the Universe by Beth Revis Finished 26/4/11
29) Glass Houses by Rachel Caine Finished 6/5/11
30) Divergent by Veronica Roth Finished 10/5/11
31) Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix Finished 20/5/11
32) Heaven to Wudang by Kylie Chan Finished 28/5/11
33) Ill Wind by Rachel Caine Finished 10/6/11
34) Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine Finished 11/6/11
35) Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill Finished 14/6/11
36) Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill Finished 22/6/11
37) Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill Finished 25/6/11
38) Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill Finished 1/7/11
39) Hounded by Kevin Hearne Finished 6/7/11
40) Firespell by Chloe Neill Finished 8/7/11
41) HexBound by Chloe Neill Finished 12/7/11
42) The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer Finished 16/7/1
43) The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer Finished 18/7/11
44) The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer Finished 20/7/11
45) A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan Finished 26/7/11
46) The Beekeepers Apprentice by Laurie R King Finished 29/7/11
47) A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R King Finished 5/8/11
48) Legacies by Mercedes Lackey Finished 11/8/11
49) The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke Finished 27/8/11
50) Go the F--K to Sleep by Adam Mansbach Finished 27/8/11 (Audiobook)
51) Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Finished 4/9/11
52) Stormlord Rising by Glenda Larke Finished 15/9/11
53) The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams Finished 18/9/11
54) A Letter of Mary by Laurie R King Finished 20/9/11
55) Stormlord's Exile by Glenda Larke Finished 3/10/11
56) Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan Finished 11/10/11
57) Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede Finished 15/10/11
58) Across the Great Barrier by Patricia C. Wrede Finished 19/10/11
59) Foundation by Mercedes Lackey Finished 26/10/11
60) Mastiff by Tamora Pierce Finished 2/11/11
61) Drink Deep by Chloe Neill Finished 8/11/11
62) Doctor Who - Dead Air by James Goss Finished 9/11/11 (Audiobook)
63) The Secret Prince by Violet Haberdasher Finished 13/11/11
64) Torchwood - The House of the Dead by James Goss Finished 18/11/11 (Audiobook)
65) Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts Finished 20/11/11
66) A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer Finished 22/11/11
67) Starcrossed by Elizabeth C Bunce Finished 25/11/11
68) The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde Finished 27/11/11
69) The Shattered City by Tansy Rayner Roberts Finished 4/12/11
70) Fireflies by Lacey Reah Finished 6/12/11
71) Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey Finished 11/12/11
72) Changes by Mercedes Lackey Finished 17/12/11
73) The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker Finished 25/12/11
74) Touch of Power by Maria V Snyder Finished 26/12/11

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Old 03-28-2011, 09:00 AM   #92
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1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson
3. I, Asimov, by Isaac Asimov
4. 61 Hours, by Lee Child
5. Worth Dying For, by Lee Child
6. Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
7. The Imperfectionists: A Novel, by Tom Rachman
8. Dubliners, by James Joyce
9. The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James
10. Cheever: A Life, by Blake Bailey
11. Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger
12. Bartleby the Scrivener, by Herman Melville
13. Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
14. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, by Dylan Thomas
15. Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie
16. The copy for Hamlet 1603, and the Hamlet transcript 1593, by John Dover Wilson
17. The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, by Stieg Larsson
18. The Fortunes of Falstaff, by John Dover Wilson
19. Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Old 04-27-2011, 09:19 AM   #93
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Currently reading:
20. Das Schicksal der Zwerge (Markus Heitz) (?)

Finished reading:
19. Die Rache der Zwerge (Markus Heitz) (September 25th)
18. Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer) (August 4th)
17. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Stephenie Meyer) (July 30th)
16. Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer) (July 28th)
15. New Moon (Stephenie Meyer) (July 25th)
14. Twilight (Stephenie Meyer) (July 23rd)
13. Der Krieg der Zwerge (Markus Heitz) (July 21st)
12. Die Zwerge (Markus Heitz) (July 16th)
11. Der Schwarm (Frank Schätzing) (July 2nd)
9. Vergebung: Roman / 10. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Stieg Larsson) (As with the first two books, I'm reading both translations) (June 15th)
7. Verdammnis: Roman / 8. The Girl who Played with Fire (Stieg Larsson) (read both in German and in English) (May 23rd)
6. Achtung BABY! (Michael Mittermeier) (May 9th)
5. Der alte König in seinem Exil (Arno Geiger) (May 5th)
3. Verblendung: Roman / 4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson) (read both in German and in English, it's rather funny as not only the translations differ in style, but in content details as well) (May 2nd)
2. Erbarmen: Thriller (Jussi Adler-Olsen) (April 24th)
1. Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell) (March 3rd)

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Old 04-27-2011, 02:32 PM   #94
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Here is my List on GoodReads. I only just started this week but have added the books that I have rad this year already.

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Old 04-28-2011, 01:20 AM   #96
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Whoa! I guess I am quite late here, I started reading seriously in the month of March. And before that I didn't have a real device which worked, and shortly after getting a device I broke it. Now I have fixed my tablet again, so I have put on my reader hat. Being late makes the challenge lot more challenging and fun! hehehe

My list:

1. Tinkers by Paul Harding
2. Way of the peaceful warrior by Dan Millman
3. Who will cry when you die by Robin Sharma
4. You're your own gym by Mark Lauren
5. Paper book about Speed reading.
6-10. Five technical books
11. Aakaashadeepa by Gopalakrishna Adiga, in regional language Kannada of Karnataka, India.
12. 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut
13. Gold bug - by Edgar Allan Poe
14. 1984 by George Orwell

I will add the details of the above books later.

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1. Connie Willis - The Doomsday Book
2. Connie Willis - Blackout
3. Connie Willis - All Clear
Time travellers visit the time of the Black Death near Oxford. The story is a prequel to the events of Blackout and All Clear. In Blackout, time travellers get stuck in London at the beginning of WWII.
Effective depiction of the life of the average person in each era. Female protagonists. Engaging writing but a little too much tragedy for my taste.
4. David Duncan - Alchemists Pursuit
Whodunit set in a 17th century Venice where small magics work and the nobility wear beards. Third story about Zeno.
5. Diana Wynne Jones - Hexwood
6. Diana Wynne Jones - Ogre Downstairs
Young Adult fantasies with a large helding of whimsical humor. Hexwood was a little too contrived for my taste while Ogre was a little too juvenile
7. Robin McKinley - Dragonhaven
Coming of age? First Contact? Young Adult? Definitely fantasy with dragons. Wordier than it needs to be but I'll end up rereading it which is not something that I am sure about for the first 6.
8. Robin McKinley & Peter Dickinson - Fire
A collection of novellas - on my reread list - I'm now looking for their Water collection
9. Diana Wynne Jones - A Sudden Wild Magic
A war of magic in a multi-verse on many levels. I far preferred The Dark Lord of Derkholm but it will be worth a reread in a few years.
10. Emma Bull - War of the Oaks
Reread this because I read her 'Territory' afew months ago. Good quality mind candy (entertaining for the moment but not memorable)
11. Lois McMaster Bujold - The Hallowed Hunt
Better quality mind candy.
12. Charlaine Harris - Dead Until Dark
13. Elizabeth Rolls - His Lady Mistress
I wanted to find out why Sookie was popular. I suppose sex sells. The Elizabeth Rolls was a Harlequin freebie from last year, reinforcing the theory that sex sells. It is time to flush my mind with something different
14. Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games
15. Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire
16. Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay
These were left on the Kobo I bought and then I learnt that they are famous. I'm unlikely to want to reread the series. I think that my main problem is that I can't relate to any of the protagonists, not because they are young adults but because of their response to situations. The social engineering behind the situations doesn't work for me either.
17. Robin McKinley & Peter Dickinson - Water
Includes a story in the world of The Blue Sword and The Hero and The Crown. Worth rereading, but not anytime soon
18. Mercedes Lackey - Intrigues
Has the feel of being book two of a trilogy. Otherwise a fairly standard Valdemar tale, i.e. abused child grows up to save the kingdom.
19. David Weber - Apocalypse Troll
I reread this to check out a color Nook. The political arena is now dated but the rest of the story is fine. Worth a read if you like military science fiction.
20. Guy Gavriel Key - Under Heaven
A highly recommended drama in a Tang Dynasty like setting. There are a couple of fantasy elements in the scene setting but this is not really a fantasy.
21. Vincent Trigili -The Enemy of an Ememy
It starts out as a space opera (distant future, vast empire, hints at players behind the scenes) with hero pitted against a mysterious enemy. Sadly, I found the prose to be heavy going and the shift from technology to magic was not to my taste.
22. Mercedes Lackey - Arrows of the Queen
This was a reread triggered by reading Intrigues. Introduces Valemar and introduces her standard plot of abused adolescent (girl in this case) growing up to save the kingdom. Unlike Vincent's hero, Mercedes' heroine takes time to find and grow into her magical abilities, which makes for a better story.
23. Tamora Pierce - Page
24. Tamora Pierce - Squire
25. Tamora Pierce - Lady Knight
Chronicles of a girl working her way through the ranks in a chauvinistic society. I couldn't find the first book in the set at the library. Fantasy world with coming of age elements as the heroine age from 12 to 18. A good series that I will come back to when I need somethinglight and upbeat.
26. James Schmitz - Witches of Karres
Another old favorite. Adding magic to a space opera setting. Seems to have been written with the intent to be whimsical and yet the way the hero grows in to his abilities as he saves the universe from alien invaders seems more credible than Vincent's hero in book 21.
27. Tamora Pierce - First Test
First book in the 23-25 series
28. S.M.Stirling - The Sky People
Adventure in a 'Pellucidar' like Venus. Well written and mildly recommended.
29. Mark W Tiedemann - Remains
A well written tale of the near future. A mystery, of a sort, hinging on the interaction of awareness and brain implant.
30. Diana Wynne Jones - Enchanted Glass
A juvenile in intent although the protagonist isn't. A fair mix of whimsy and magic worth rereading.
31. S.M.Stirling - Conquistador
What happens when a collection of amoral adventurers take advantage of a gate to a parallel world. I did feel that he spent too many words extolling the virtues of a California that is not suffering from overpopulation.
32. Harry Turtledove - Curious Notions
A different take on a similar situation. Could be classed as a juvenile because of the teen protagonist and his potential girl friend but the tale is, perhaps, too complex. Overall, Stirling seems to write lightweight stories in interesting surroundings while Turtledove seems to write more complex but darker stories.
33. Glen Cook - Sweet Silver Blues
The first of the Garrett P.I. stories. Light entertainment detective stories set in a world that would make sense to a dedicated D&D player.
34. Glen Cook - Bitter Gold Hearts
35. Glen Cook - Cold Copper Tears
36. Glen Cook - Old Tin Sorrows
37. Glen Cook - Dread Brass Shadows
Just making my way through the series
38. Brandon Sanderson - The Way of Kings
This makes up for any lack of weight in the other books, to the point one might accuse it of having too many pages. Being book one, it ends in a cliffhanger and one has to wonder if subsequent volumes will be worth the wait. That is, when it comes out, will I remember this volume well enough and fondly enough to jump in or will I be deterred by the thought of having to wade through 1200 pages to pick the story and continue into a new monster volume. I have this problem with Steven Erikson's Malazan series where I got stuck after 6 1000 page monster books.

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Its been a very slow start for me:

Borrowing the following scale from those who used it before me:

RATINGS SCALE
= avoid at all costs
= not sure what to make of it
= it's okay
= good book, recommended
: = great book, highly recommended

= in progress

2 short stories = 1 book

1. Practical Demonkeeping - :

2. A Room with a View - between & , so a 2.5 I guess.

The Hurricane Kids - A work in progress; written by my MIL
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Okay, I cleaned up my list by adding books I have read/listened to since I posted it and removing to-reads and "currently readings" that I have put aside.

1. Horns by Joe Hill (audiobook)
2. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (audiobook)
3. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (audiobook)
4. Other Kingdoms by Richard Matheson (audiobook)
5. Kansas Bleeding by Sara Paretsky (audiobook)
6. The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael D. Lucas(audiobook),
7. Moondogs by Alexander Yates (audiobook),
8. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (audiobook),
9. If I Stay by Gayle Forman (audiobook),
10. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (audiobook),
11. The Wastelands by Stephen King (audiobook)
12. Started Early, Took my Dog by Kate Atkinson (audiobook)
13. Wizard and Glassby Stephen King (audiobook)
14. The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (audiobook)
15. The Genesis Enigma by Andrew Parker (audiobook)
16. Squirrel Meets Chipmunk by David Sedaris (audiobook)
17. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (audiobook)


18. Fables 14: Witches by Bill Willingham (graphic novel)
19. Locke & Key I: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill (graphic novel)
20. Fables 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham

21. Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (book)
22. Goblin Market by Jennifer Hudock (eBook)
23. Pub Walks in Underhill Country by Nat Segnit (eBook),
24. Mrs. Fry's Diary by Mrs. Stephen Fry (eBook),
25. The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview (eBook)
26. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (eBook)
27. Galore by Michael Crummey (eBook)
28. Hounded by Kevin Hearne (eBook)

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2 short stories = 1 book.
I don't mean to be controversial, and I know it doesn't matter, as this is a personal challenge, but to me 2 short stories falls way short of a book. Most books of short stories I read contain upwards of 10 stories, and often many more. If by short story you mean "novella", then fair enough.

I am only claiming a book's worth when the number of short-story pages exceeds 250.
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I don't mean to be controversial, and I know it doesn't matter, as this is a personal challenge, but to me 2 short stories falls way short of a book. Most books of short stories I read contain upwards of 10 stories, and often many more. If by short story you mean "novella", then fair enough.

I am only claiming a book's worth when the number of short-story pages exceeds 250.
The original challenge stated that books have to have at least 150 pages. But as you said yourself: this really doesn't matter. There are some people here who don't have that much time to read and are happy to have read 25 short stories (or novella's) by the end of the year. Then there are people who have already read 70 500-page-books since the beginning of this year. Both are challenging themselves to read more, which is the whole point of the 'read 100 books' challenge.
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There are some people here who don't have that much time to read and are happy to have read 25 short stories (or novella's) by the end of the year.
I know that, (and I'm one of them - only reading on the loo or late at night in bed, or occasionally on the train), but if you join a challenge, then you should enter into the spirit of it. If you have no time, or read slowly, then set the challenge at 50 books, or 3, whatever (some have done so, and I applaud them). Or set your challenge at 50 books, 50 short stories.

I still stick to my view that 2 short stories do not a novel make .

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Old 05-19-2011, 10:26 PM   #103
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29. The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor (eBook)
30. The Alchemist's Apprentice by Dave Duncan (book)
31. Deathless by Cathryne Valente (book) (Revising this downward. The language was beautiful and I love fairytales but something was missing for me)
32. Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (eBook), currently reading

33. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (audiobook)
34. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (audiobook)
35. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson (audiobook)
36. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore (audiobook)
37. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by Bryan Sykes (audiobook)
38. Vaclav & Lena by Haley Tanner (audiobook)
39. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (audiobook)
40. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore (audiobook)
41. Patient Zero by Jonathan Mayberry (audiobook)
42. Fluke by Christopher Moore (audiobook), currently listening

43. Locke & Key 2: Head Games (graphic novel) by Joe Hill
44. Locke & Key 3: Crown of Shadows (graphic novel) by Joe Hill

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Old 05-24-2011, 03:16 PM   #104
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I got a late start here and will only list E-Books from here on out:

#1- The Skin Map by Stephen Lawhead
#2- The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
#3- Domain of the Dead by Ian McKinnon
#4- American Assasin by Vince Flynn
#5- The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
#6- The English Assasin by Daniel Silva
#7- The Confessor by Daniel Silva
#8- The Cellar by Richard Laymon
#9- The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Currently Reading: On the Beach by Nevil Shute

TBR Pile:
Feed by Mira Grant
The Red Church by Scott Nicholson
Drummer Boy by Scott Nicholson
Burial to Follow by Scott Nicholson
Forever Never Ends by Scott Nicholson
Transparent Lovers by Scott Nicholson
Speed Dating with the Dead by Scott Nicholson
Trapped by Jack Killborn

I don't think I'll make 100, but I'm going for a personal best of 50.

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2011 Book List *copied from private forum*
[R] = a re-read

1) Pretties by Scott Westerfeld - OOOOO
2) The Scorch Trials by James Dashner - OOOOO
3) The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - OOOOO
4) Redwall by Brian Jacques - OOOOO[R]
5) Infected by Scott Sigler - OOOCO
6) Specials by Scott Westerfeld - OOOOO
7) THE ROOKIE by Scott Sigler - OOOOO
8) The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett -OOOOO
9) Skinwalker by Faith Hunter - OOOOO
10) Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King -OOOOO
11) Extras by Scott Westerfeld -OOOOO
12) Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs -OOOOO [R]
13) Black and White by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge -OOOOO
14) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith - OOOCO
15) Contagious by Scott Sigler - OOOCO
16) A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King -OOOOO
17) Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett OOOOO
18) EarthCore by Scott Sigler -OOOOO
19) The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander -OOOOO [R]
20) The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander OOOOO [R]
21) River Marked by Patricia Briggs- OOOOO
22) Timeline by Michael Crichton - OOCOO [R]
23) Death Cloud by Andrew Lane- OOOOO
24) The Sherlockian by Graham Moore - OOOOO
25) Doctor Who: The Forgotten Army by Brian Minchin- OOOOO
26) The Keep by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
27) The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
28) Legacies by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
29) Conspiracies by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
30) The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander- OOOOO[R]
31) All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
32) Hosts by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
33) The Haunted Air by F. Paul Wilson- OOOOO
34) Jack: Secret Histories by F. Paul Wilson- OOCOO
35) Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne- OOOOO
36) The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton- OOOOO
37) Gateways by F. Paul Wilson- OOOCO
38) Crisscross by F. Paul Wilson - OOOOC
39) Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by J. K. Rowling- OOOOO [R]
40) Earth (The Book) by Jon Stewart - OOOOO
41) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling - OOOOO [R]
42) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling - OOOOC [R]
43) Bossypants by Tina Fey - OOOOO
44) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - OOOOO
45) The Running Man by Stephen King- OOOOO
46) Infernal by F. Paul Wilson - OOOCO
47) Hexed by Kevin Hearne - OOOOO
48) Watchers by Dean Koontz - OOOOO
49) A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin - OOOOO
50) Harbingers by F. Paul Wilson - OOOOO
51) Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn - OOOOO
52) Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson- OOOCO
53) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin - OOOOO
54) A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin - OOOOO
55) Bloodline by F. Paul Wilson - OOOOO
56) Already Dead by Charlie Huston - OOOOO
57) Think of a Number by John Verdon - OOOOO
58) Hammered by Kevin Hearne - OOOOO
59) A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin - OOOOO
60) By the Sword by F. Paul Wilson - OOOOO
61) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - OOOOO
62) World Without End by Ken Follett - OOOCO [R]
63) Ring of Steel by Stephen Cole - OOOOO
64) Quick Fixes - tales of Repairman Jack by F. Paul Wilson - OOOOO
65) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - OOOOO
66) The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld - OOOOO
67) Mash by Richard Hooker - OOOOO
68) The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman - OOOOO
69) DRACULAS by Jeff Strand, F. Paul Wilson, Jack Kilborn and Blake Crouch - OOOOO
70) Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld - OOOCO
71) Ground Zero by F. Paul Wilson - OOOCO
72) Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld OOOCO
73) Killing Floor by Lee Child - OOOCO
74) Feed by M. T. Anderson - OOOOO
75) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - OOOOO
76) The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris - OOOOO
77) SERIAL UNCUT (Extended Edition) by Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn - OOOOO
78) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - OOOOO
79) KILLERS - A Psycho Thriller by J.A. Konrath and Blake Crouch OOOOO
80) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - OOOOO
81) Mile 81 by Stephen King - OOOOO
82) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - OOOOO
83) The Touch by F. Paul Wilson - OOOCO
84) The Night Eternal by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan - OOOOO
85) Fight Club Chuck Palahniuk - OOOOO
86) The Monstrumologist by Richard Yancey - OOOCO
87) Fatal Error (Repairman Jack) by F. Paul Wilson - OOOCO
88) 11/22/63 by Stephen King - OOOOO
89) God, No! by Penn Jillette - OOOOO
90) Kindred by Octavia E. Butler - OOOOO
91) The New New Rules by Bill Maher - OOCOO
92) The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman - OOCOO
93) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - OOOOO
94) Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs OOOOO [R]
95) One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - OOOOO
96) Wildwood by Colin MeloyOOOCO
97) The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz in progress

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