Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months?

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A small challenge for the Basking in Books forum. How many books can you read in six months?

I thought this would be fun not only to get everyone reading, but also to see just how many books you do actually read in a period of time.

The person who has read the most books between 21st February and 20th August will win a small amount of housepoints (to be decided at a later date).

Be honest - there's no point cheating, because then it wouldn't be a proper record of what you've read.

Simply post in this thread stating your intention to participate, then from the 21st February just edit your post every time you finish a book, noting down the title and author.

Have fun!

(Note: This is kind of an experiment. Hopefully it'll work!)

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Though I'm not part of the challenge itself, I'm going to record the books I read between now and August.

January
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

February
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Doing It by Melvyn Burgess
Another Life by Peter Anghelides

March
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares
Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares
The Test of Time by Allie Mills
Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophia Kinsella

April
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
The Named by Marianne Curley
Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

May
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman
Checkmate by Malorie Blackman
Border Princes by Dan Abnett
The Host by Stephenie Meyer

June
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

July
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
Stop in the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison

August
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Before the Storm by Judith Lennox
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson

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January
Death Run - Jack Higgins
Between Two Seas - Marie lousie Jensen
Starcross- Philip Reeve

Febuary
The Dragon Keeper - Carola Wilkenson
The Winter Mantle - Elizabeth Chadwick

March
The Dragon Keeper: The garden of the pruple dragon - Carola Wilkenson
Forever Rose - Hilary Mckay
A series of unfortunate events #10 - Lemony Snicket
The Dragon Keeper: Dragon Moon - Carola Wilkenson
The seventh tower: The fall - Garth Nix
Private - Kate Brian
Invitation only - Kate Brian
Beast Quest: Ferno - Adam Brode
The spiderwick chronicles #1- Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The spiderwick chronicles #2 - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The spiderwick chronicles #3 - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The spiderwick chronicles # 4 - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The spiderwick chronicles # 5 - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Untouchable - Kate Brian
Confessions - Kate Brian
Inner Circle - Kate Brian
Legacy - Kate Brian

April
Gossip Girl - Cecily Von Zeigar(sp)
Blart: The questionable quest - Domanic Barker
Skullduggery Pleasant: Playing with fire - Derek Landy
The Rangers Apprentice: The Ruines of Gorland - John Flanangan
Beyond the spiderwick chronicles #1 - Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Gossip Girl: You know you love me - Cecily von zeigsar(sp?)

May
The Ever After - Jodi Lynn Anderson
Ambition - Kate Brain
The Sweet far thing - Libba Bray
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Auten

June
The Spooks Mistake - Joseph Delaney
Uglies - Scott Westerfield
Alpha Force: Survival - Chris Ryan
The Decleration - Gemma Malley
How to be Popular - Meg Cabot
Just Hnery - Michelle Magorian(sp)

July
Gossip girl: I like it like - cecily von ziegsar
The rangers apprentice: the bridge - john flaggan
Doctor Who: The ressurection casket - Justin Richards
Gossip Girl: Your the one that I want - Cecily von zeigsar
Pop Princess - Cathy Hopkins
Gossip Girl: Nobody does it better- Cecily von zeigsar
Alpha Force: Rat- Catcher - Chris Ryan
The Host - Stephnie Meyer

August
City of ashes - Cassandra clare
Breaking Dawn - Stephnie Meyer
Alpha Force: Desert Pursuit - Chris Ryan

46 Books

I will participate.

Wait, we start counting after the 21st of Feb; right? -is just making sure-

Yup, start counting from the 21st Feb. Hopefully a few more people will sign up to play..

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I'm in - and I'll edit this post when the challenge starts :D

...does all kinds of books count? xD

JANUARY
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

FEBRUARY
Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes
A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks (I LOVE THIS MAN :D)

MARCH
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot
Size Doesn't Matter by Meg Cabot
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

APRIL
Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man? by Claudia Carroll
Men Mest Av Allt Vill Jag Hångla Med Nån by Linda Skugge
Montecore: En Unik Tiger by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

JUNE
A Painted House by John Grisham
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

JULY
Angels by Marian Keyes
Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes
Atonement by Ian McEwan

AUGUST
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
The Guy Next Door by Meg Cabot
Ett Öga Rött by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

I'm totally in! *cracks knuckles* Just to be fair, I have to warn you all, I was on the Reading Team in high school. And yes, it is just as nerdy as it sounds. We all had to read our share of assigned books and then compete against other schools by answering questions on the books- we were undefeated... You know, that actually might be something fun to do here.... hmmmm.....

Books Read from February 21st on:

February

Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins (yeah, I know, it's trashy!) 500 pgs
Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams- it's a young adult novel but it was awesome! I got it at the library because Stephen King endorsed it and I'm a sucker for a King endorsement. I SUPER HIGHLY reccommend it, the main character, Ingrid is awesome!
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson- cute book, it was like tagging along on a little European adventure (if only!)

March

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey. A serial killer that only kills the bad guys, my kind of book. XD
The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1 The Field Guide by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black. Much too short, cute but not really well written.
The Spiderwich Chronicles: Book 2 The Seeing Stone by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black- better than the first and I read it for free cuz I spent the day at the Borders just hanging out. I love reading books for free!
Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsey- I really love these books, this one was much different from the series, whilst the first book was was pretty much followed, but I don't really see the two as the same anymore (kind of like how I view Gossip Girl)
Monsters of Men by M.L. Cherry- My friend Matt wrote this while he was in Iraq. Fortunately for us he saw no fighting action and wrote an amazing zombie book during his 7 month stay. It's really good, although it still needs to be edited (he's shopping around for an agent at the moment). Matt and I share a love for zombie flicks, and we use to discuss them while at work and how well our store was built to withstand a zombie attack, so it's pretty awesome to see his amazing ideas all on paper. Matt is one of the most brilliant people I know, and I hope he gets published!
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow- it's an incrediable novel about werewolves told all in prose! Although it is a bit violent in parts, the book was such a smooth read. These aren't your Stephenie Myer werewolves. XD If violence doesn't turn you off too much then run, don't walk, and check out this book!
Duma Key by Stephen King- awesome, awesome King book! It's soooo good, and I got into it right away, didn't even cheat on it with another book as I am apt to do. I usually start reading several books at once, and wait to see which one gets urgent, but this book had my full attention.

April

Triage by Richard Laymon, et al- this was book with 3 seperate stories all based on the same plot- a man calls a woman at work, tells her he's coming to get her and then comes in and shoots up her workplace. It started as a competition between Laymon and another writer(actually they tried to write a story together but then both had different directions, so they decided to make a challenge out of it), but then Laymon died shortly after he finished the short story and another writer, Ketcher, got in on the story.It was okay, but it's pretty violent, so I really don't recommend it to the younger or more squeamish HEers... Laymon had a very sick imagination.
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge- this is a book, I think it's supposed to be aimed at Young Adults, about an alternate world- a bit like England in the 17th century. Books are all but banned, and everything is run by guilds, and a strange, literate young girl named Mosca gets caught up in the politics of a burgeoning war. It's really strange and I loved it from the beginning.
Secrets in the Attic by V.C. Andrews- but not the real V.C. Andrews since she's been dead for years and years. Her estate found an author (or three) to continue her legacy. But it's not very good. I read this while waiting at Borders for a friend, as is my habit to read free books. Especially if they aren't very good, as this one proved to be. I am a strange and twisted person, I loved Flowers in the Attic, loved the sequel Petals On the Wind even more. I rooted for the brother and sister to end up together. But that's because V.C. Andrews had a way of writing almost gothic dark, twisty fairytales, whilst her clones just regurgitate plotlines that my neighbor's 16yr daughter could probably write after an afternoon of watching soap operas. I don't know why I bothered. It was horrible. I just kept waiting for the punch- Like in the in Heaven when she finds out that her fiance Troy Tatterton is really her uncle cause his brother(who was her mother Leigh's stepfather) raped her mom when she was just 15, forcing her to runaway to the hills of West Virginia, where she met the man Heaven thought was her father, a poor mountain man that turned to drink and abuse once his beautiful bride died in childbirth... See, it's sick, but it's drama. (Heaven later has Troy's baby- but only because she thought he was dead and was so shocked to find him living in the cottage in the English Maze that she kind of pushed aside the whole neice/uncle business). In the Flowers in the Attic series Cathy does end up with her brother Chris, but her two kids come from other fathers, and Chris has himself fixed so that they won't have any freak babies... I cannot honestly believe I am admitting to reading these books...shame on you for reading this too! XD
Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike- love him, love him, love him. He was the author that made reading fun for me, his novels have never spoken down to his teen audience, he is fantastic. Right now I carry one or two of his novels with me to read if I get stuck somewhere. I've read them all before, but it's nice to slip back into them. Although this is an okay book, I guess there was a reason that I haven't re-read it sooner. It's not his best work.
Master of Murder by Christopher Pike- one of his bests! One of my favorite books, period. The main character, Marvin, is a senior in high school, and also a best selling author of a teen Murder Mystery series that is gripping the nation. He writes under a fake name, and he's totally stuck on the last book, but then he gets a note that lets him know that someone knows who he really is. And he starts to realize that his plots are an awful lot like a supposed suicide a year ago of his crush's boyfriend. Pike was at his height in the late 80's up to mid 90's. He is brilliant. He's also written several adult novels (Falling is the best book!!!!!!!!). I LOVE HIM.

May

The Devil Who Tamed Her by Johanna Lindsey- I rarely read romance novels, prefering chick lit instead. But I've been reading Lindsey since I was a freshman in high school, and I justify reading historical romances since you can learn stuff. This one is cute, with a very likeable hero, but I thought the heroine's predictament was a bit contrived because her character had appeared in a previous novel and it was just all a bit too easy how she went from evil wench to misunderstood beauty... but I will say it kept me interested. Not a book that I'm overly proud to admit I read though...
The Host by Stephenie Meyer- so good!! Read it now. I mean it. I'll wait.
Love the One You're With by Emily Griffin- Griffen wrote a two books, Something Borrowed and Something Blue that I've re-read multiple times. I loved them. But then she came out with Baby Proof- which totally turned me off since the main character doesn't want children so much that she divorces her lovely husband when he changes his mind and wants one. I understand kids aren't for everyone, but I just couldn't relate. Love the One You're With was miles better, and surprisingly made me understand the Bella/Jacob thing better. Ellen is happily married to Andy, her best friend's brother. They have been married exactly one hundred days when she runs into her ex Leo, whom she had an intense relationship. He makes it clear that he is still interested (even though he's the one that pushed her away) His return confuses her, because while she is happy, she married into a very wealthy close knit southern family (she's a motherless poor kid from Pittsburgh) and her husband Andy is so everything that Leo is not. So she embarks on a selfish journey (but at the same time she pretty much keeps her likeability factor) while she tries to find out who and where she belongs. It's almost Twilight in reverse minus the supernatural.
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsey- The third book from Lindsey, not as good as the first two. It introduced a supernatural twist that I was crazy about. Hopefully the Showtime series won't make that mistake. I did like Dexter's interaction with Cody as the Serial Killer Step Daddy/Big Brother. Cody seems more impulsive then Dexter was with Harry, but it pays off as the little one does save his life. Hopefully if there's a fourth book it will put the focus back on Dexter getting away with murder...
Odd Hours by Dean Kootnz- If you haven't read Odd Thomas yet, then do so immediatly! He is one of my favorite literary characters of all time. This is the fourth book featuring my beloved Odd, in which he not only saves the usual lives, soothes not just the usual ghosts, but literally saves the world. He's a busy young man. Also you can check out Odd Thomas Webisodes (it's a short little live action story that takes place between Brother Odd and Odd Hours. Plus, later this month my boy gets his very own graphic novel!!!!
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine- I loved the novel Ella the Enchanted (seriously ten times better than the movie). Fairest takes place in Ayorhia (it's the town Ella's friend is from and that the Prince goes to) a land where everyone sings, but none so well or uniquely as Aza. Unfortuanately for her it's also a land where most people are quite pretty and she is considered ugly simply because she doesn't look like everyone else.. But then she ends up in court, helping the new Queen and falling for the Prince. Levine is one of the best fairytale writers in modern times, and I also enjoy her books.

June

Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar- AWESOME book, loved it! I've been on a really good book streak lately. I picked this book up by accident, and just read the first few chapters, and it grabbed me from there. If you get the chance I highly recommend this book. It takes place in England and Scotland and its about a "Royal" family of werewolves, and is told through the stories of several characters- Kalix, the 17 year old banished werewolf girl, hooked on laudunum and slightly crazy, the human Daniel and his roommate/unrequited hippie love Moonglow, Kalix's warring werewolf brothers, Thrix, Kalix's older sister who is also an Enchantress and clothing designer, and a crazy Fire Elemental Queen and her almost adopted neice. If it weren't for all the other wonderful books I have been reading lately than this book review would be in all caps. So good!!!
I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle- My friend Courtney picked this for our Book Club, and if you love every Jphn Huges movie from 16 Candles to the Breakfast Club to Pretty in Pink, then this book was written as a love note to you. The book open each chapter with a qoute from some awesome teen movie (Chapter 6- Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything- take a minute to *sigh* over John Cusack). The main character is Denis, debate team captain, class valedictorian, and uncommonally sweaty nerd boy. At graduation he tells everyone that he loves Beth Cooper- head cheerleader. Beth has a crazy Marine boyfriend, Denis has a possible gay, movie quoting best friend, Rich, and much hilarity ensues over the course of one night. The book is already being made into a movie with Hayden Panattiere. Doyle used to write for the Simpsons and Beavis and Butthead. Not many books make me laugh outloud, but this one did, and often. So funny, although it's a bit racey for the younger readers.
Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast- well, I picked this up because 1). It's about Vampires and 2). The authors are a mother and daughter duo here in Oklahoma. Basically the idea of the book is a school for Vampires. And you're not bitten, but rather Marked by the Goddess Nyx (cresent moon on your forehead). The school is 4 years long, but sometimes people reject the change and die. It's a series of books, and it's okay. Probably good enough for me to continue reading the series but nothing to get too excited about. I actually read this book before the I Love You, Beth Cooper book, I just forgot about. Fortunately I keep a Book Diary as well and do my best to update that every few days.
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen- I read part of this book when it was in hardback this winter, but recently bought it in softback. I started over at the beginning because it's such a magical beauty! I love her writing style and I went out and bought her second book, The Sugar Queen in hardback. And I'm pretty picky what I buy in hardback. If you like Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic) then I would hazard to guess you will like Sarah Addison Allen even more. While her characters possess a certain magic, it's rarely as tragic and heartbreaking as Hoffman's books tend to be, while staying away from being sappy and corny. This is a book I will be re-reading in the future.

I'm in

January

Wicked - Gregory Maguire
Confessions of an Ungly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire

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Sweeet! I'm in!

And Kate, my love - that is why you are in Ravenclaw *tacklehugs*

Books from February 22 On:

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

Extras by Scott Westerfeld

The Bride by Julie Garwood

Saving Grace by Julie Garwood

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover

Pigs In Heaven by Barbara Kingslover

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A Separate Peace by John Knowels

The Host by Stephenie Meyer (x3)

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The New Policeman by Kate Thompson

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

On That Day, Everybody Ate by Margaret Trost

Ooooo! Can I join! Sounds like fun! Two challenges in on! (I'm trying to read every book that me and my sister have combined by the end of September!)

So we just edit this post every time we finish a book starting Feb. 21?

I'm so in on this.. I suck at all the other challenges LoL But I can read a book a day, so hopefully I can get some points for my house... And I even swear on my good standing Slytherin name that I wont cheat I'll even let people quiz me about the books I read to make sure I'm not lying ha-ha

Books Read From February 21st On:

An Abundance of Kathrine's - John Green
Midnighters: The Secret Hour - Scott Westerfeld x2
Midnighters: Touching Darkness - Scott Westerfeld x2
Midnighters: Blue Noon - Scott Westerfeld x2
Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin
Marked - P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast x2
Betrayed - P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast x2
Chosen - P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast x2
Looking For Alaska - John Green x4
Blue is for Nightmares - Laurie Faria Stolarz x2
White is for Magic - Laurie Faria Stolarz x2
Silver is for Secrets - Laurie Faria Stolarz x2
Red is for Remembrance - Laurie Faria Stolarz x2
Demon in My View - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes x2
So Yesterday - Scott Westerfeld
City of Bones - Cassandra Clarke x2
City of Angels - Cassandra Clarke x2
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black
Ironside: A Modern Faerie Tale - Holly Black
Vampire Academy - Rachel Mead
Peeps - Scott Westerfeld
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle x3
A Certain Slant of Light - Laura Whitcomb x3
Blue Bloods - Melissa De La Cruz
Masquerade - Melissa De La Cruz
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening - L.J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle - L.J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury - L.J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion - L.J. Smith
Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr x3
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer x3
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer x3
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer x3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
Eldest - Christopher Paolini
The Warrior Heir - Cinda Williams Chima
The Wizard Heir - Cinda Williams Chima
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe x2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian x2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader x2
The Chronicles of Narinia: The Silver Chair
The Chronicles of Narinia: The Last Battle
The Host - Stephenie Meyer x3
Sweep Series Book 1: Book of Shadows
Sweep Series Book 2: The Coven
Sweep Series Book 3: Blood Witch
Sweep Series Book 4: Dark Magic
Sweep Series Book 5: Awakening
Sweep Series Book 6: Spellbound
Sweep Series Book 7: The Calling
Sweep Series Book 8: Changeling
Sweep Series Book 9: Strife
Sweep Series Book 10: Seeker
Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr
Frostbite - Richelle Mead
Little Brother - Cory Doctorow
The Named (Book One in The Guardians of Time Trilogy) - Marianne Curley
The Dark (Book Two in The Guardians of Time Triliogy) - Marianne Curley
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Trilogy) - Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Trilogy) - Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials Trilogy) - Philip Pullman
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
Rebel Angels - Libba Bray
The Sweet Far Thing - Libba Bray

*edit* once a book is on here I'm just going to put a X1 or X2 ... on it so that I don't over fill the page with naming the same books over and over again Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months? Aayes

Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months? Aayes

And if anyone wants to know anything about any of the books I've read just yell and I will give you the run down on them *nods*

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I'm definitely in! Reading quickly is probably the only thing I'm actually good at xD. Kate, I wish my school had a reading team.... *sigh*. *can't wait for February 21st*

Books Read from February 21st On:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Phyllis Reynolds
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Stravangaza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Stravaganza: City of Stars by Mary Hoffman
Imadoki! (Nowadays) Vol. 3 by Yuu Watase*
Imadoki! (Nowadays) Vol. 4 by Yuu Watase*
Imadoki! (Nowadays) Vol. 2 by Yuu Watase*
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
Stravaganza: City of Flowers by Mary Hoffman
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
Bratfest at Tiffany's by Lisi Harrison
Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer

March:

Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
Imadoki! (Nowadays) Vol. 5 by Yuu Watase*
Jane Austen by Carol Shields
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
River Running by Shannon Hale
Fell by David Clement-Davies

*Manga, and thus, they take a much shorter time to read than actual books.

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I'm in too XD

Books read from 21st on:

SVH Senior Year book 5: If Only You Knew
SVH Senior Year book 6: Your Basic Nightmare
Agnus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison
On the Brightside I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God - Lousie Rennison
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas - Lousie Rennison
Dancing In My Nuddy Pants - Lousie Rennison
Call of the Wild - Jack London
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet - Lola Douglas
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks
If We Kiss - Rachel Vail
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet - Lola Douglas
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Wild Magic - Tamora Pierce
Sweet Valley Junior High 1: Get Real
Sweet Valley Junior High 5: Boy. Friend.
Sweet Valley Junior High 7: How to Ruin a Friendship
The Grand Tour - Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

21 books read

March

His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials - The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wild

I am so in.... prepare to be beaten by my awesome reading skils :]
no, I actual,ly think I have some competition o_0

Febuary:
New Moon - by Stephenie Meyer
Call of the Wild - Jack London

March: (gotta kick it up!)
Chronicles of Narnia: The Magicians Nephew - C.S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - C.S. Lewis\
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room - Lemony Snicket
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window - Lemony Snicket
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy - Lemony Snicket
A series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator - Lemony Snicket
Witch Hunt Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials - Marc Aronson
Eclipse - by Stephenie Meyer

April
Aimee -
Surving The Applewhites
Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank
Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks
The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks

May
Jack the Ripper: Portrait of a Killer - Patricia Cornwell
Color me Blue -
Chicken Soup for the Christian Teenage Soul.
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen - Joanne K Rowling (hehe, german!)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares

June
The Second summer of the sisterhood - Anne Brashares
How to be Popular: A novel - Meg Cabot
Sealed with a Diss - Lisi Harrison
The Clique - Lisi Harrison
Dial L for loser- Lisi Harrison
Anthem - Ayn Rand

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OH! Great idea, I'm in! :D

I have no idea how fast I'm gonna read since erm... I'm still on Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann since .. December. XD .. but a) the book is really, really, reaaaally fat and b) I have almost no time to read with my exams so soon. xD

Oh well, I'll finish it soon and then I'm onto the challenge xD ... but like Rai, I'll probably be doing this just for mere fun rather than for the competition. Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months? 436937

Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months? 436937

Book list (read after feb 21st):

1) "Witches abroad" by Terry Pratchett
2) "Die Verwandlung" (engl. "The Metamorphosis") by Franz Kafka
3) "Die Kameliendame" (orig. "La Dame aux camélias", engl. "The Lady of the Camellias") by Alexandre Dumas (the son)
4) "Flori pentru Algernon" (orig. "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes)
5)"Du cote des etoiles" by Anne-Marie Pol (it's pretty short (around 100 pages in pretty big writing xD but hey, I tried to read something on French on my own, so applause, please XD .. though it's for early teens *cough* .... XD)
6) "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
7) "Equal rites" by Terry Pratchett
8) "Captain Alatriste" by Arturo Perez-Reverte
9) "Gefaehrliche Geliebte" ("Dangerous Lover", and don't ask me what the Japanese original title is xD) by Haruki Murakami - <3 <3 <3 - (edit: the english title is actually "South of the border, west of the sun" XD)
10) "All American Girl" by Meg Cabot
11) "Die Ansichten eines Clowns" ("The Clown") by Heinrich Boell
12) "Die Physiker" ("The Physicists") by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
13) "Huis clos" ("No exit") and "Les mouches" ("The flies") by Jean-Paul Sartre
14) "Les femmes savantes" by Moliere
15) "W pogoni za rozumem" by Helen Fielding (2nd Bridget Jones book hehe)
16) "Wyrd Sisters" by Terry Pratchett
17) "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells
18) "Luegen in Zeiten des Krieges" ("Lies in times of war") by Louis Begley
19) The biography of Vincent van Gogh, by Henri Perruchot
20) "The colour of magic" by Terry Pratchett

~~~ And that's it until the 21st of August!~~~

I'll keep on writing the titles of the books I've read after the 21st of August, just to keep a record for myself. Challenge: How Many Books Can You Read in Six Months? 436937

1) "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert
2) "21: Bringing down the house" by Ben Mezrich
3) "Der Richter und sein Henker" ("The Judge and His Hangman") by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
4) "The Trial" by Franz Kafka
5) "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby
6) "The wild sheep chase" by Haruki Murakami

I'm in!

Books read since February 21st

Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn
Grass for his Pillow - Lian Hearn
Brilliance of the Moon - Lian Hearn
Harsh Cry of the Heron - Lian Hearn
The Kite Runner - Khaleed Hosseini
Harry and the Wrinklies - Alan Temperley (Yes! I read children's books!! xD)
The Wind Singer - William Nicholson
Slaves of the Mastery - William Nicholson
Firesong - William Nicholson
Slave - Mende Nazer
The Blood of Flowers - Anita Amirrezvani
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaleed Hosseini
Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge - Malorie Blackman
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfield
Atonement - Ian McEwan
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

Im in!

Those read before start date as a record for me (jan 1st - feb 20th):

1. Doctor who and the stealers of dreams
2. Doctor who and the nightmare of black island
3. Doctor who and the stone rose
4. Century - Sarah Singleton

Books read for chalenge after start date (21st feb):

1. Doctor Who and the Feast of the Drowned - Stephen Cole
2. The Broken Bridge - Phillip Pullman
3. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
4. New Moon - Stephanie Meyer
5. Eclypse - Stephanie Meyer
6. Doctor Who Wishing Well - Trevor Baxendale
7. Sacrifice - Sarah Singleton
8. Come Clean - terri Paddock
9. Feather boy - Nicky Singer
10. Doctor who peacemaker - James Swallow
11. Torchwood Border Princes - Dan Abnett
12. Coming of age - Valerie Mendes
13. Wit'ch war - James Clemens
14. Sleepwalking - Nicola Morgan

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okay dudes, and dudette's, bring it on!! ask wizardGIRL, i am a reading nerd!! this should be fun! four days till it's on!! i'll edit THIS post. but it's not fair to the older one's, i don't wanna hurt their feelings. hahaha, jk, ya'll.edit- i just wanna say that if you are gonna be a part of this, dont be a cheater and read a 50 pg book, make it count!!!!
book's read: date started-title/author/total page number
(today's date) feb 12- summer's child/ by luanne rice/ 391 pgs
start of challenge edit- i just wanna say that if you are gonna be a part of this, dont be a cheater and read a 50 pg book, make it count!!!!
1-feb 20- a simple plan/scott smith/416
2-feb 27- molly moon's incredible book of hypnotism/georgia byng/370
3-mar 3- princess academy/shannon hale/214
4- mar 5- growing season/t. jensen lacey/180
5- mar 11- the princes and the brownie/louisa may alcott/250
6- mar 15- pride and prejudice/?/?
7-mar 20-the hobbit/j.r.r tolkein/305
8-may- deathly hallows/ rowling/759
9-june 1 the count or monte cristo/alexander dumas
10-june 9- inkheart/cornelia funke/563
11-july 17-high school survival guide/adam palmer/173
12-july 20-scorpia/anthony horowitz/388
13-july 23-holocaust/angela gluck wood/191
13- august 9-ark angel/anthony horowitz/326
14- the Bible-idk when i started, but i read daily...
darnit, i am SOO losing this test, but summer is here, will be reading like crazy!! wll i do, but i still am losing....

Don't forget that from now on, record all the books you read in your post!

Book List, Feb 21st onwards:

1. Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett

From 21st Feb
(I think I have remembered all those Ive read so far!)

1. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
2. The Subtle Knife - Phillip Pullman
3. The Truth about Forever - Sarah Dessen
4. Someone like you - Sarah Dessen
5. Until tomorrow - Robin Jones Gunn
6. Rematch - Erynn Mangum
7. Blue Bloods - Melissa De La Cruz
8. Tricksters choice - Tamora Pierce
9. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
10. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
11. Blood and Chocolate - Annette Curtis Klause
12. The singer of all songs - Kate Constable
13. Sunshine - Robin McKinley
14. Moon Called - Patricia Briggs
15.

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I don't remember most of the books I have read...

Book list, 21st Feb onwards

1.Magician's nephew - chronicles of narnia
2.The Lion. the witch and the wardrobe - chronicles of narnia
3. The horse and his boy - chronicles of narnia
4. Prince caspian - chronicles of narnia
5. The voyage of the dawn treader - chronicles of narnia
6. The silver chair - chronicles of narnia
7. The last battle - chronicles of narnia
8. Dead witch walking - Kim Harrison
9. Seven deadly wonders - Matthew reilly
10. Polar shift - Clive Cussler
11. Ricochet - Sandra Brown
12. Fellowship of the ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
13. The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
14. The Return of King - J.R.R. Tolien

Heeey. How did I not know about this until now? xD All right, starting from April then, and the end of April at that, but ah well...here's what I can remember.

April

1. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
2. First Truth by Dawn Cook
3. The Roald Dahl Omnibus (a collection of adult short stories by Roald Dahl)
4. Marley and Me by John Grogan
5. The Naming by Alison Croggon
6. A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
7. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (rereads count too, right? xD)
8. The Appeal by John Grisham
9. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark

May

10. Perfect Girl by Mary Hogan (kind of good, though a bit geared-towards-14-year-olds. Also, all the advice about men in the book was too forced. Kind of a weak save at the end where the author presses the point that all the generalized advice about men is kinda rubbish, because, well, all generalizations suck. Usually. xD)
11. Diving In by Kate Cann (typical)
12. High Heels and Holidays by Kasey Michaels (weird. Also, the author lacks self-esteem. Some books you have to read, because they teach you how NOT to write.)
13. Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss (A little too...staged. But then, mysteries tend to be, I guess.)
14. The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon (Awesome. Like watching another Bourne film. Except this has aliens in it.)
15. She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot (Why can't all books be like this? Cabot should win some sort of award for chick lit. I hereby crown her queen of chick lit.)
16. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella (Adorable.)
17. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Heartbreakingly gorgeous.)
18. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway (Awesome. Just awesome! I'm so hyped up on it now, I feel like dancing!)
19. The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson (All her teen books follow the same basic plotline, still they all have a unique flavor and they're really good.)
20. A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson
21. The Dogs Around Me by Ken Foster (This is a Scary Dog Book, where the author tends to like dogs more than people...I mean, I like dogs, but if I had to choose either one or the other, I'd choose people. The arrogance of Dog People who believe that dogs are better than most people really annoys me.)
22. Airhead by Meg Cabot (I got this book for free! Scholastic gave out 200 ARC's and I got one! *huggles free awesome book*)

June

23. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
24. Daniel Isn't Talking by Marti Leimbach
25. Late Night Talking by Leslie Schnur
26. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
27. Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
28. Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen
29. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
30. Celebutantes by Amanda Goldberg
31. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
32. The Dog Walker by Leslie Schnur

July

33. Avatars: So This Is How It Ends (Book One) by Tui T. Sutherland (Surprisingly good, though I was surprised when

Spoiler:

34. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella (It's so cute, I just had to read it again xD)
35. Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
36. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
37. Alphabet Weekends by Elizabeth Noble
38. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Anne Brashares
39. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Anne Brashares
40. The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Anne Brashares

Currently reading:

*Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd edition by by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson

*Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby by why the lucky stiff

Books That I Gave Up On, Cos They're Beyond Weird:

>Behindlings by Nicola Barker (From Amazon: "this novel suffers from a general anemia of character and plot"...)

>The Worst Years of Your Life, collection of short stories edited by Mark Jude Poirier (you know how indie films are so often just plain weird because they're trying so hard not to be mainstream? That's what this book is like. Gimme a break.)

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Well since it is summer I will start reading more...hopefully. So until I can remember books I have read, or read some, I shall list manga I have read since Feb 21st. And FYI these are only the manga titles I bothered to save lol. Also put in spoiler tags cause it is a long list...a very long list lol.

Manga: (list unfinished by a long run...got about a 100 more to add to the list XD)

Spoiler:

Febuary:

Gorgeous Carat Galaxy - Higuri Yo
Sixty-Nine - Shimada Masaka
A Coward's Happiness - Bohra Naono
A Desire Boy - Take Shobo
A Season For Three - Chara (Tokuma?)
Addicted to Love - Choku Kabutomaru
Affair - Shiuko Kano
After I Get Drunk On You - Haruko Minami
Aisareru Hito e Tsugu - Takaaki Kusaka
Aisaretaino - Riyu Yamakami
Aitsu To Ore V1- Asami Tohjoh
Aitsu To Ore V2- Asami Tohjoh
Akai Koi - Aoi Kujyo
Akuma no - Hinako Takanaga
Anata no Tonari ni Suwarasete - Ai Hasukawa
Anato no kiss Kokoro mo Zenbu - Ai Hasukawa
Anbalance Lover - Yuuka Yoshihara
Angel's Confession - Bohra Naono
BondZ - Toko Kawai
Yellow v1 - Makoto Tateno
Yellow v2 - Makoto Tateno
Yellow v3 - Makoto Tateno
Yellow v4 - Makoto Tateno
From Five O'Clock to Sunrise - Enomoto Tsubaki
Stories of love in 1K apartment - Hyouta Fujiyama

March:
Ano Kado Wo Magatta Tokoro - Toko Kawai
A Kiss, Love and a Prince - Moringa Milk
After School - Ume Tarou
Ano Ko Ga hoshi Gomasuri - Kano Shiuko
Any Form of Love - (?)
April 4th - Kaname Itsuki
Aruhi Totsuzen Koi wa Kuru - Chitose Piyoko
Asayake no Diamond Life - Shuuko Nishimura
Ashita wa Joutenki - Riyu Yamakami
Atlantis Dream - Ozawa Nao
Bath Towel - Hiromi Toribito
Be Thirsty of Love - Yukine Hunami x Satosumi Takaguchi
Beautiful,Beautiful,Beautiful - Satasumi Takaguchi
Bgrade - Ima Ichiko
Binetsu Kakumei - Yukine Honami x Serubo Suzuki
Bitter Sweet Cafe - Akira kanbe
Blurry Moon - Mao Kuon
Boku dake no Kimi - Bohra Naono
Boku wa Kimi no Tori ni Naritai (I Want to Become Your Bird) - Homerun Ken
Bokudake no Peach Sapuri - Hiama Yuki
Bokutachi - Taishi Zaou
Ichiban Daisuki - Umishiro Kazuto
Brother's Battle - Taishi Zaou
Bukiyou de gomen - Mieko Koide
Buru to Arukeba - Shiuko Kano
In the Walnut - Toko Kawai
Arujino Ooseno Mamani - Taishi Zaou
Torawarebito - Masara Minase
Man's Best Friend - Kazusa Takashima
Harem de Hitori - Lily Hoshino
Koiyami Archive - IKE Reibun
Aoiro Keiyaku - IKE Reibun
Door - Yugi Yamada
Renai Junkie - Asami Tohjoh
Cherry For Your Lips - Milk Morinaga
Chocolate Kiss Kiss - Milk Morinaga
Even If We're Not Friends - Morinaga Miruku
Expressions of Love - ZAOU Taishi, EIKI Eiki
Christmas Eve Present - Wako
Double house - Haruno Nanae

April:
Chintsubu V1- Nase Yamato
Chintsubu V2- Nase Yamato
Fall From Heaven - (?)
Everlasting Love - Ryoko Chiba
Light of the Clear Night - Bohra Naono
A Family of Perdigree - Tamaki Ren
Akai Hana - Mika Himegi
Alcohol, Shirt and Kiss - Yuko Kuwabara
Calorie - Yaya Sakuragi
Can Not Kiss for 24 Hours - Hana Umezawa
Cinderella Boy - SUGIURA Shiho
Dekiru Otoko ga Suki Nanda!- Hinako Takanaga
Dekiru Otoko v1 - Fuyuno Jinko (story) Ebihara Yuri (art)
Dekiru Otoko v2 - Fuyuno Jinko (story) Ebihara Yuri (art)
Fujimi Orchestra - Sey Goto & Koh Akizuki
Futari Yuugi - Kaname Itsuki

May:
Go Con - Syuko Nishimora
Ai Wa Doko Itta (Where Did Love Go?) - Ryoku Tsunoda
Spell - Hiyota Fujyama
Gekkou no Rankan ni Kuchinashi no Nioi (Gardenia's Scent on Moonlight's Parapet) - Takaku Shouko
A Terrible Man - Masara Minase
Absolute Boyfriend V1 - Yuu Watase
Absolute Boyfriend V2 - Yuu Watase
Absolute Boyfriend V3 - Yuu Watase
Absolute Boyfriend V4 - Yuu Watase
Absolute Boyfriend V5 - Yuu Watase
Absolute Boyfriend V6 - Yuu Watase (the end made me cry XD)
Boys Next Door - Yuki Kaori
1/3 no Kareshi - Ako Shimaki
Baby It's You - Yoshizumi Wataru
Camelot Garden - Yuki Kaori (the end made me cry XD)
WANTED - Hino Matsuri
Love Hina V1 - Akamatsu Ken
Love Strip - Mayu Shinjo
Koorihime Kitan - Kawashita Mizuki
Kanaete Aizen - Minamoto Yuu
Un Carnet De Bal - (?)
Stay The Way You Were - CJ Michalski
Koi no Okite - Asami TOHJOH
Gochisousama - CJ Michalski
Tenshinchigi - Sachiyo Sawauchi

June:
Hot Steamy Glasses - Tatsumi Kaiya
The Color of Love - Kiyo Ueda
Ai no DNA - Hisama Shimada
PxP - Yoshizumi Wataru
Kouya no Seifukuou - Oumi Shinano
Arabian de Naito - Kai Nanase
Downtown Shuffle - Sakamoto Miki
Midare Somenishi - Kazuma Kodaka
Renairon (Virtual Love Debate) - Azuma Takamiya
Kairaku Obsession - Kiriku Higashizato
Kichi no Oshigoto - Kanzaki Takashi
Karappo Na Bokutach - Utta Narumii
Light and Shadow - Higashi Nishida
Kaizoku Game - Takagi Ryou
Kaineko - Miki Sakamoto
Kanashii Kotoba - Ume Tarou
Oteuchi Kakugo - SHIMADA Hisami
Kiss x Kiss - Hino Meiko
Kiss Me Too Tennis Boy - Kyouyama Atsuki

July:
Love Training - Tatsumi Kaiya
Bitter Sweet Cafe - Akira kanbe (reread)

Books read:

Spoiler:

Books to read:

Spoiler:

Hye Kaylee, is the Sweep Series any good?

Yes it is really good so far - the first book is kind of like -um okay, only because it's giving you the info on all the characters - but once you get into the series it's REALLY hard to put them down. I need to get to the store to pick up the rest of them but when I do I will be starting on book 11 so for me to continue reading that far into the series has to say something.

Warning tho - Every book ends on a cliffhanger, so when you finish one you pretty much need the next one in hand or it will drive you insane. Well it drives me insane

Thanks! I'm going to the book store after work today so maybe I'll grab one and read it.

Reading books for free at Barnes and Noble/Borders/Hastings- almost my favorite thing to do in the known universe.

My Post Continued- I ran out of room! XD

July

Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen- okay, I am done with colors, it's making my eyes hurt. Anyways, I loved this book even more than Garden Spells. Truly a magical book!!! Loved it!

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer- I'm already on my second read through this month of all of these books. I have to say when I read Eclipse the first time it was a bit painful. I was not expecting Bella to be in love with Jacob, and so I didn't enjoy the book as well as I might have. I have since made peace with Jake, so now I can enjoy Eclipse a lot more, although I still don't get him and Bella... Oh well, hopefully Breaking Dawn will be better for us Bedward fans! Plus, I am also listening to all three audio books in my spare time... so I have no actual idea how many more times I'll have re-read these three books at the end of the month, but lets just count it as once per book to be fair.

No Choice But Seduction by Johanna Lindsey- no offense ot any of you romance lovers out there, but generally I stay away from this genre. I hate buying these books, so I just skip them. Except for Lindsey... plus this was a Malory book, and I love the Malory's. Lindsey is pretty good on developing characters and romance, of setting a time period for you. So I feel slightly less embarrassed to read her novels. XD

The India Fan by Victoria Holt- one of my all time favorite books. I re-read this quite a bit. I can quote whole parts of this novel, I just love it. I love the characters, I love the sense of history in the book (It takes place in England and India). It's like a good, good friend. I usually re-read it several times a year. It never gets old, you know?

Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot- Lizzie made the right choice! Of course I knew she would... Okay. I hoped that she would make the right choice. Which is strange, because in the very first Queen of Babble book I never really saw two sequels, I thought she had gotten her happily ever after, but I'm glad I was wrong.

Ocean City: Bon Fire
Ocean City: Heat Wave
by Katherine Applegate- I have all of these books somewhere... although I think the recently released versions have a different title. I read these books some 15 years ago, when I actually vacationed (and then lived for a year) in Ocean City, Maryland. It's about a group of summer housemates in Ocean City working for a summer before going off to college, and then returning a year later... there's 11 or 12 books in all I think. But I love the characters, and even though the writing is fairly simple, I love re-discovering these books. Plus I can read them in a couple of hours easy.

A New Dawn by Various Authors- Borders (the book chain) came out with this, it's basically a bunch of teen author's essays on different aspects on the Twilight series. It was interesting, different opinions were offered up, such as is Edward Cullen a good boyfriend or sociopath? I know it sounds ridiculous, but it was an interesting read. The last entry is a funny mythical debate on the series between some snooty professors who claim that the books are too sexual for teens and two online fan girls. Fan girls totally win.

The Ruins by Scott Smith- I watched this movie recently. I had been hoping it was good, because I knew it was supposed to have been based on a really good book. But the movie disappointed me. I was telling my co-worker, Matt, about it, and he went out and got the book which I just finished reading. It is much better than the movie! I won't give away too much, but some vacationing college age students meet a German and some Greeks while in Cabo. The German's brother had gone off earlier in the week with some chick on an archaeological dig, but had left a map. It's time that the Germans return home, so Matthias wants to go collect his brother. The others agree to help him, but only one of the Greeks is sober enough to go the next day. So they end up searching for some ruins near a Mayan village, and stumble upon a hill covered in this beautiful vine plant. No sign of Matthias' brother, nor of the archeologists. Then for some unknown reason the Mayan's show up, first trying to get the group away from the hill, but then after one of the girls steps on the vine, they are herded up the hill and not allowed to leave. The book is very disturbing in parts, but still a good thrilling read. If you like that kind of story. Which I do. XD

Is this being marked?

I'm gonna post a new one for this year :D

2 0 0 9:

JANUARY
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

FEBRUARY
Emma by Jane Austen
Gömda by Liza Marklund
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Ties The Knot by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella

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