Thursday, December 27, 2007

2007 Summary

Total Books Read: 78
Total Pages Read: 22,235
Non-Fiction: 4 books
Short Story Collections: 5 books
Graphic Novels: 2 books
Picture books: 1 book
Novels: 66 books

Saturday, December 1, 2007

December 2007's Pile

78. When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke
Illustrated by: Paul Howard
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 167
Publisher: Chicken House
Started: December 23rd
Finished: December 23rd

77. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 296
Publisher: Vintage International
Started: December 13th
Finished: December 27th
Read For: Japanese Reading Challenge

76. Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher Candlewick Press
Started: December 19th
Finished: December 19th

75. The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 118
Publisher: Random House
Started: December 18th
Finished: December 19th

74. What it Takes to Pull me Through by David L. Marcus
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Started: December 2nd
Finished: December 12th

73. Wind Follower by Carole McDonnell
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 382
Publisher: Juno
Started: December 8th
Finished: December 18th

72. The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 183
Publisher: Vintage International
Started: November 30th
Finished: December 3rd
Read For: Japanese Literature Challenge

71. The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason
Binding: ARC Trade Paperback
Series: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
Pages: 357
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Started: November 24th
Finished: December 7th

Total Books Read: 8
Total Pages Read: 1871

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

November 2007's Pile

70. Varjak Paw by S.F. Said
Illustrated By: Dave McKean
Pages: 254
Publisher: Dell
Started: November 18th
Finished: November 23rd
Read For: Four Legged Friends Challenge

69. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 209
Publisher: Harper
Started: November 12th
Finished: November 17th
Read For: Classics Challenge

68. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Started: November 8th
Finished: November 12th
Read For: 2nds Challenge

67. Kesterwood Trilogy: Kesterwood, Kesterwood's Children, The Heart of Kesterwood by P.A. Neal
Pages: 671
Publisher: Unpublished Work
Started: June 15th
Finished: November 6th

66. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 410
Publisher: Harper
Started: October 28th
Finished: November 6th

Total Books Read in November: 5
Total Pages Read in November: 1816

Monday, October 1, 2007

October 2007's Pile

65. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 145
Publisher: Knopf
Started: October 31st
Finished: October 31st
Read for: RIP Challenge 2007

64. A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 126
Publisher: Tor
Started: October 30th
Finished: October 30th
Read For: Cardathon Challenge

63. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 245
Publisher: Yearling
Started: October 20th
Finished: October 21st
Read for: Newbery Challenge 2007

62. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by: Bagram Ibatoulline
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Started: October 20th
Finished: October 20th
Read For: Four Legged Friends Challenge

61. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 182
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Started: October 20th
Finished: October 20th
Read For: Four Legged Friends Challenge

60. The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury
Illustrated by: Dave McKean
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 56
Publisher: Collins Design
Started: October 18th
Finished: October 18th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

59. Edgar & Ellen: Tourist Trap by Charles Ogden
Series: Edgar & Ellen Book 2
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 153
Publisher: Alladin Books
Started: October 15th
Finished: October 17th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

58. Toraware by Robert W. Norris
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 201
Publisher: Lulu
Started: October 9th
Finished: October 14th
Read For: Curledup.com review

57. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 293
Publisher: Avon Fiction
Started: October 4th
Finished: October 8th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007 & Seconds Challenge 2007

56. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arthur Levine Books
Started: October 3rd
Finished: October 3rd

55. Edgar & Ellen: Rare Beasts by Charles Ogden
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 111
Publisher: Aladdin
Started: October 3rd
Finished: October 3rd
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

54. Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Started: October 2nd
Finished: October 3rd
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007 & Four Legged Friends Challenge 2007/8

53. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Publisher: William Morrow
Started: September 29th
Finished: October 1st
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

46. Wizards: Magical Tales From The Masters Of Modern Fantasy ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Publisher: Berkley
Started: August 26, 2007
Finished: October 31, 2007
Read for: RIP Challenge 2007

Total Books Read in October: 14
Total Pages Read in October: 2848

Friday, August 31, 2007

September 2007's Pile

52. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 406
Publisher: Atria Books
Started: September 25th
Finished: September 28th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

51. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Publisher: William Morrow
Started: September 21st
Finished: September 24th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

50. Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 351
Publisher: Tor
Started: September 18th
Finished: September 20th
Read For: Cardathon Challenge

49. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 642
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Started: September 11th
Finished: September 18th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

48. Renfield: Slave of Dracula by Barbara Hambly
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 306
Publisher: Berkley
Started: September 8th
Finished: September 10th
Read For: RIP Challenge 2007

47. Dracula by Bram Stoker
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 417
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Started: September 1st
Finished: September 7th
Read for: RIP Challenge 2007

Total Books Read In September: 6
Total Pages Read In September: 2498

Monday, July 30, 2007

August 2007's Pile

45. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Illustrated by Donna Diamond
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 163
Publisher: Harper Trophy
Started: August 30th
Finished: August 31st
Read For: Newbery Challenge 2007

44. The Giver by Lois Lowry
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 179
Publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books
Started: August 26th
Finished: August 29th
Read For: Newbery Challenge 2007

43. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 113
Publisher: Bantam
Started: August 24th
Finished: August 25th
Read for: Classics Challenge 2007

42. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Illustrated by Matt Phelan
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 134
Publisher: Atheneum
Started: August 23rd
Finished: August 23rd
Read For: Newbery Challenge 2007

41. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 141
Publisher: Harcourt
Started: August 20th
Finished: August 22nd
Read For: The Classics Challenge 2007

40. The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Ace
Started: August 20th
Finished: August 20th

39. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 348
Publisher: Vintage
Started: August 6th
Finished: August 19th

38. Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 339
Publisher: Perennial/Harper Collins
Started: July 31st
Finished: August 5th

Total books read in August: 8
Total pages read in August: 1,577

Friday, June 29, 2007

July 2007's Pile

37. Space Boy by Orson Scott Card
Illustrated by Lance Card
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 95
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Started: July 30th
Finished: July 30th

36. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 262
Publisher: Hyperion
Started: July 26th
Finished: July 30th
Read For: Newbery Challenge 2007

35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Series: Book 7 of Harry Potter Series
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 759
Publisher: Scholastic
Started: July 21st
Finished: July 25th

34. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Series: Book 1 of Discworld Series
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Harper Collins
Started: July 9th
Finished: July 21st

33. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dover
Started: July 7th
Finished: July 8th
Read For: Classics Challenge 2007

32. The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 121
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Started: July 6th
Finished: July 6th

31. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 546
Publisher: Harcourt
Started: June 29th
Finished: July 5th

Total Books Read in July: 7
Total Pages Read in July: 2119

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

June 2007's Pile

30. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated By: Timothy Basil Ering
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Started: June 29th
Finished: June 29th
Read For: Newbery Challenge 2007

29. Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 239
Publisher: Harper Collins
Started: June 26th
Finished: June 28th

28. The Best of John Bellairs (Includes 3 novels: The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Figure in the Shadows, and The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring)
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 522
Publisher: Dial
Started: June 22nd
Finished: June 26th
Read for: The Figure in the Shadows read for the Banned Books Challenge 2007

27. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 339
Publisher: Atria Books
Started: June 19th
Finished: June 21st
Bonus Read for Once Upon a Time Fantasy Challenge 2007

26. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 173
Publisher: Yale University Press
Started: June 19th
Finished: June 19th
Bonus Read for the Once Upon a Time Fantasy Challenge 2007

25. Grendel by John Gardner
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 174
Publisher: Vintage Books
Started: June 16th
Finished: June 18th
Read for: Banned Books Challenge 2007

24. Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 213
Publisher: Norton
Started: June 15th
Finished: June 15th
Bonus Read for Once Upon a Time Fantasy Challenge 2007

23. No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Started: June 14th
Finished: June 24th

22. Rises The Night by Colleen Gleason
Series: Book 2 of The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 343
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Started: June 5th
Finished: June 8th
Bonus read for Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

21. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Series: Book 1 of A Song of Fire and Ice
Binding: Oversized Paperback
Pages: 694
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Started: May 18th
Finished: June 14th
Read For: Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

Total Books Read in June: 10
Total Pages Read in June: 3144

Thursday, May 3, 2007

May 2007's Pile

20. Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo
Started: May 17th
Finished: May 17th
Bonus Read for Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

19. Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 221
Publisher: Signet Classic
Started: May 15th
Finished: May 17th
Read For: Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

18. Fablehaven: Rise Of The Evening Star by Brandon Mull
Series: Book 2 of Fablehaven Series
Illustrated by: Brandon Dorman
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 441
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Started: May 6th
Finished: May 14th
Bonus Read For Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

17. Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 311
Publisher: Harcourt
Started: May 4th
Finished: May 7th
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

Total Books Read in May: 4
Total Pages Read in May: 1101

Saturday, April 14, 2007

April 2007's Pile

16. Moonheart by Charles DeLint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 447
Publisher: ORB
Started: April 21st
Finished: May 3rd
Read For: Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

15. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 215
Publisher: Dell
Started: April 16th
Finished: April 20th
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

14. The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
Series: Book 1 of The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
Binding: Mass Market Paperback, Signed
Pages: 360
Publisher: Signet Eclipse
Started: April 13th
Finished: April 16th
Bonus read for Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

13. Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 261
Publisher: TOR
Started: April 9th
Finished: April 13th
Read For: Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

12: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 259
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Started: April 2nd
Finished: April 8th
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

11. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Illustrated By: Mel Grant
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 212
Publisher: RoC Fantasy
Started: March 28th
Finished: April 1st
Read For: Once Upon A Time Challenge 2007

Total Books Read In April: 6
Total Pages Read In April: 1754

March 2007's Pile

10. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 179
Publisher: Del Rey
Started on: March 26th
Finished on: March 27th
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

9. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by: Ralph Steadman
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 132
Publisher: Firefly
Started on: March 22nd
Finished on: March 26th
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

8. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Series: Book 1 of The Time Quartet
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 211
Publisher: Yearling Newberry
Started on: March 16th
Finished on: March 21st
Read For: Banned Books Challenge 2007

7. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 250
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Started on: March 7th
Finished on: March 15th

6. Cell by Stephen King
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 449
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Started on: March 1st
Finished on: March 6th

Total Books read in March: 5
Total Pages read in March: 1221

February 2007's Pile

5. Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 372
Publisher: Harper Torch
Started on: February 16th
Finished on: February 20th

4. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
Illustrated by: Charles Vess
Binding: Hardcover, First Edition, Signed
Pages: 235
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Started on: February 9th
Finished on: February 15th

3. Greenmantle by Charles DeLint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: ORB
Started on: February 4th
Finished on: February 8th

2. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Illustrated by: Portia Rosenburg
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 782
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Started on: January 26th
Finished on: February 3rd

Total Books read in February: 4
Total Pages read in February: 1773

January 2007's Pile

1. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Pages: 513
Publisher: Scribner
Started on: December 30th, 2006
Finished on: January 3rd