50 books
I was inspired by that community 50bookchallenge to try and read 50 books over the course of this year. This post will be my list.
Obviously I'm not going to review them all, but I'll try my best to do a good bit of them.
The books are numbered in order of how I read them, which is why they are not chronological.
Books I've read in 2007:
Fiction:
1. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
2. Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton
3. Haven by Vincent E. Sweeney
4. Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock by Kelly Hale
5. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer
6. B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Guy Davis
7. Hellboy: Unnatural Selection by Tim Lebbon
8. Next by Michael Crichton
9. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
10. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants) by Ann Brashares
11. The Terror by Dan Simmons
12. Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe
16. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
17. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
18. Phantoms by Dean Koontz
20. Ironside by Holly Black
21. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
22. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
23. The Pesthouse by Jim Crace
24. Fade by Robert Cormier
25. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
26. The Cellar by Richard Laymon
27. The Beast House by Richard Laymon
28. Into the Fire (aka The Glory Bus) by Richard Laymon
29. A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans
30. The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade by M.J. Trow
32. Ghosts in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg, and Daniel Stashower
33. The Preservationist by David Maine
34. The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes edited by Marvin Kaye
35. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
37. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
40. Resurrected Holmes edited by Marvin Kaye
41. The Line Between: Stories by Peter S. Beagle
42. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
43. Conversations with the Devil by Jeff Rovin
44. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner
46. Blaze by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
47. Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson
48. Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
49. Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count by John H. Watson, as edited by Loren D. Estleman
50. The Arcanum by Thomas Wheeler
51. The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon (re-read)
52. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (re-read in prep for the movie)
53. Lightning by Dean Koontz (re-read)
54. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum (annual Christmas re-read)
55. Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin Harry Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, and Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh (annual Christmas re-read)
56. More Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, and Jon L. Lellenberg (annual Christmas re-read)
57. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (annual Christmas re-read)
58. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore (annual Christmas re-read)
59. Death Star by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry
Non-Fiction:
13. The Critics Were Wrong: Misguided Movie Reviews and Film Criticism Gone Awry by Ardis Sillick and Michael McCormick
14. The Shakespeare Miscellany by David and Ben Crystal
15. I'm An English Major--Now What? by Tim Lemire
19. The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend by David Carradine
31. V Is for Vampire: The A-Z Guide to Everything Undead by David J. Skal
36. The Jamestown Project by Karen Ordahl Kupperman
37. Danse Macabre by Stephen King
38. Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma by Camilla Townsend
39. A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Denis Gifford (1973)
45. Screams of Reason: Mad Science in Modern Culture by David J. Skal
*edit* January 1, 2008*
59 books total! I will try and beat that next year. :)
Obviously I'm not going to review them all, but I'll try my best to do a good bit of them.
The books are numbered in order of how I read them, which is why they are not chronological.
Books I've read in 2007:
Fiction:
1. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
2. Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton
3. Haven by Vincent E. Sweeney
4. Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock by Kelly Hale
5. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer
6. B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, and Guy Davis
7. Hellboy: Unnatural Selection by Tim Lebbon
8. Next by Michael Crichton
9. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
10. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants) by Ann Brashares
11. The Terror by Dan Simmons
12. Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe
16. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
17. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
18. Phantoms by Dean Koontz
20. Ironside by Holly Black
21. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
22. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
23. The Pesthouse by Jim Crace
24. Fade by Robert Cormier
25. Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
26. The Cellar by Richard Laymon
27. The Beast House by Richard Laymon
28. Into the Fire (aka The Glory Bus) by Richard Laymon
29. A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans
30. The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade by M.J. Trow
32. Ghosts in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes edited by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg, and Daniel Stashower
33. The Preservationist by David Maine
34. The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes edited by Marvin Kaye
35. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
37. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
40. Resurrected Holmes edited by Marvin Kaye
41. The Line Between: Stories by Peter S. Beagle
42. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
43. Conversations with the Devil by Jeff Rovin
44. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner
46. Blaze by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
47. Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson
48. Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
49. Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula: The Adventure of the Sanguinary Count by John H. Watson, as edited by Loren D. Estleman
50. The Arcanum by Thomas Wheeler
51. The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon (re-read)
52. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (re-read in prep for the movie)
53. Lightning by Dean Koontz (re-read)
54. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum (annual Christmas re-read)
55. Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin Harry Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, and Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh (annual Christmas re-read)
56. More Holmes for the Holidays edited by Martin H. Greenberg, and Jon L. Lellenberg (annual Christmas re-read)
57. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (annual Christmas re-read)
58. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore (annual Christmas re-read)
59. Death Star by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry
Non-Fiction:
13. The Critics Were Wrong: Misguided Movie Reviews and Film Criticism Gone Awry by Ardis Sillick and Michael McCormick
14. The Shakespeare Miscellany by David and Ben Crystal
15. I'm An English Major--Now What? by Tim Lemire
19. The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend by David Carradine
31. V Is for Vampire: The A-Z Guide to Everything Undead by David J. Skal
36. The Jamestown Project by Karen Ordahl Kupperman
37. Danse Macabre by Stephen King
38. Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma by Camilla Townsend
39. A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Denis Gifford (1973)
45. Screams of Reason: Mad Science in Modern Culture by David J. Skal
*edit* January 1, 2008*
59 books total! I will try and beat that next year. :)