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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

-Sir Richard Steele

Here are the books I have read, listed by year (most recent first):

    2012 Goal: 25 books
  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling, finished 1/9/2012
  2. Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle, finished 1/23/2012
  3. Switcheroo by Olivia Goldsmith, finished 2/11/2012
  4. Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millenium by Carl Sagan, finished 2/25/2012
    2011 Goal: 35 books
  1. Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
  2. Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery
  3. Waiting for the Rain by Sheila Gordon
  4. The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica
  5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  6. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
  7. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
  8. Machine of Death ed. by Ryan North, Mathew Bennardo, and David Malki
  9. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
  10. Firebird by Janice Graham
  11. The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans
  12. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
  13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
  14. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
  15. Lockpick Pornography by Joey Comeau
  16. We All Got It Coming by Joey Comeau
  17. Overqualified by Joey Comeau
  18. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
  19. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  20. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
  21. Dragons in the Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
  22. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  23. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  24. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  25. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
    2010 Goal: 39 books
  1. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
  2. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
  3. Forty Days Till Dawn by Wesley Shrader
  4. Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote
  5. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
  6. Twanged by Carol Higgins Clark
  7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
  8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
  9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
  10. Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym
  11. The Case of the Borrowed Brunette by Erle Stanley Gardner
  12. The Invention of Truth by Marta Morazzoni (trans. by M.J. Fitzgerald)
  13. The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe by Arthur Koestler
  14. The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi
  15. Venus on Wheels by Gelya Frank
  16. A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
  17. Chicken Inspector No. 23 by S.J. Perelman
  18. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
  19. The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx with Ian Gittins
  20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
  21. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
  22. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
  23. Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
  24. A Time to Kill by John Grisham
  25. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  26. Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
  27. Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
  28. Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
  29. Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
  30. Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
  31. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
  32. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
    2009 Goal: 38 books
  1. Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?, Ed. John Granger
  2. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
  3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
  4. Full House by Stephen Jay Gould
  5. Native Speaker by Chang Rae Lee
  6. Sugar's Life in the Hood by Sugar Turner and Tracy Bachrach Ehlers
  7. Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen
  8. She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan
  9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
  10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
  11. Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky
  12. A Source of Embarrassment by Mary McCarthy
  13. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
  14. Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
  15. Brick Lane by Monica Ali
  16. A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
  17. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
  18. Lizard Tails by Juan Marse
  19. Mrs Pargeter's Package by Simon Brett
  20. Watership Down by Richard Adams
  21. Geldof in Africa by Bob Geldof
  22. The Best American Short Stories of 2007, edited by Stephen King
      Favorites:
    • "L. DeBard and Aliette: A Love Story" by Lauren Groff
    • "Wake" by Beverly Jensen
    • "The Bris" by Eileen Pollack
    • "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" by Karen Russell
    • "Wait" by Roy Kessey
    • "Findings and Impressions" by Stellar Kim
  23. Twisted, short stories by Jeffrey Deaver
  24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkein
  25. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by JRR Tolkein
  26. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by JRR Tolkein
  27. Mrs Pargeter's Pound of Flesh by Simon Brett
  28. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
  29. The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
  30. The Octopus and the Orangutan by Eugene Linden
  31. The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman
  32. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
  33. War with the Newts by Karel Capek (trans. by Ewald Osers)
  34. When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthey
  35. Caucasia by Danzy Senna
  36. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
  37. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
  38. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
  39. Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
  40. China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh
  41. Sins of Summer by Dorothy Garlock
  42. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
  43. Zorro by Isabel Allende
    2008 Goal: 30 books
  1. The Grey King by Susan Cooper
  2. Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper
  3. The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes
  4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
  5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
  6. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  7. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  8. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
  9. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
  10. The Pocket Book of O. Henry Stories by O. Henry, including:
    1. "The Gift of the Magi"
    2. "The Skylight Room"
    3. "The Cop and the Anthem"
    4. "Memoirs of a Yellow Dog"
    5. "Springtime a la Carte"
    6. "The Green Door"
    7. "After Twenty Years"
    8. "The Furnished Room"
    9. "The Pimienta Pancakes"
    10. "The Reformation of Calliope"
    11. "The Passing of Black Eagle"
    12. "A Retrieved Reformation"
    13. "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking"
    14. "Caught"
    15. "The Sleuths"
    16. "Makes the Whole World Kin"
    17. "The Whirligig of Life"
    18. "A Newspaper Story"
    19. "The Voice of the City"
    20. "One Thousand Dollars"
    21. "The Trimmed Lamp"
    22. "A Madison Square Arabian Night"
    23. "The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball"
    24. "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen"
    25. "The Buyer From Cactus City"
    26. "The Badge of Policeman O'Roon"
    27. "The Last Leaf"
    28. "The Tale of a Tainted Tenner"
    29. "A Municipal Report"
    30. "Compliments of the Season"
  11. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
  12. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  13. Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
  14. The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis
  15. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
  16. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
  17. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
  18. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
  19. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
  20. Cesar's Way by Cesar Millan
  21. Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them) by Al Franken
  22. He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
  23. Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
  24. Trading Up by Candace Bushnell
  25. Tell No One by Harlan Coben
  26. Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
  27. Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
  28. Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman
  29. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
  30. Cry of the Kalahari by Mark and Delia Owens
  31. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
  32. The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson
  33. Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver
  34. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
  35. The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck
  36. Divine Evil by Nora Roberts
  37. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
  38. Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb
  39. Wild Goose, Brother Goose by Mel Ellis
  40. Neuromancer by William Gibson
  41. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
  42. The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
  43. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  44. The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
  45. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
  46. Happiness by Will Ferguson
  47. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
  48. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
  49. The Condor's Shadow by David S. Wilcove
  50. The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn by Janis Hallowell
  51. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
  52. The Wilde Side by Janelle Denison
  53. Nation by Terry Pratchett
  54. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
    2007
  1. Inbreeding, Incest, and the Incest Taboo, edited by Arthur Wolf and William Durham
  2. Like the Red Panda by Andrea Seigel
  3. Jingo by Terry Pratchett
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
  5. The Geneticist Who Played Hoops with My DNA by David Ewing Duncan
  6. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
  7. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
  8. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
  9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
  10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
  11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (best book EVER!!!)
  12. A collection of Oscar Wilde stories & excerpts (The Portable Oscar Wilde, edited by Richard Aldington and Stanley Weintraub), including poems, reviews, letters, and complete versions of:
  13. "The Critic As Artist" (Oscar Wilde)
  14. The Picture of Dorian Gray (again, Oscar Wilde)
  15. "Salome" (still Oscar Wilde!)
  16. "The Importance of Being Earnest" (who else but Oscar Wilde?) and
  17. De Profundis (by, duh, Oscar Wilde)
  18. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
  19. My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber
  20. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
  21. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
  22. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
  23. The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
  24. Time and Again by Jack Finney
  25. Hogfather by Terry Pratchett, in preparation for seeing the TV-movie ;-)
  26. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  27. Zoos & Animal Rights: The Ethics of Keeping Animals by Stephen St C. Bostock
  28. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
  29. Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
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