Book List 2017

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Last year I consumed books voraciously, partly because I'd joined 4 book challenges and fell in love with Marvel Comics (thanks David Tennant and "Jessica Jones"). I finished with 135 books - 11 when you cut out the audiobooks and graphic novels.

I still have an obscene number of books that I started and haven't finished yet, and I have an even more obscene purchased-to-read ratio. I buy WAY more books than I read, and I read WAY more borrowed books than ones I actually spend money for. I need to find a way to fix that.

This year, again I am trying to revisit the books I didn't have time for in college - the ones I was supposed to read for classes but mostly skimmed. And I found 5 challenges this year. No pressure.

I did set a goal of 100 again this year, but if my goal falls far short but I become closer to the stories, so be it. Mostly, I just want to ENJOY reading!

Like always, I am going to post my book list here, keep it in Memories, and update as necessary. I'd still like to finish these half-completed challenges, perhaps?
"What's in a Name" Challenge 2008
"What's in a Name 2" Challenge 2010
"At least 5 more of these books" Challenge 2008 (I actually completed the "5 more" but now I want to read them all.)

Without further ado, I give to you, my:

Books I've Read in 2017 50bookchallenge

1. Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis, audiobook completed 1/1/17
2. The Complete History of Why I Hate Her by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, 192 completed 1/1/17
3. Postcards From the Edge by Carrie Fisher, audiobook completed 1/3/17
4. Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding, audiobook completed 1/5/17
Donny's Brain by Rona Munro, audiobook completed 1/5/17

5. Santa and Pete: A Novel of Christmas Present and Past by Christopher Paul Moore and Pamela Johnson, audiobook completed 1/5/17
6. The Revolving Door of Life (44 Scotland Street, #10) by Alexander McCall Smith, 281 completed 1/15/17
7. Witch Hunt by (Ian Rankin writing as) Jack Harvey , audiobook (read by Peter Capaldi) completed 1/17/17
8. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, audiobook / 384 completed 1/24/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
9. Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley, audiobook completed 1/25/17
10. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris, audiobook completed 1/27/17
11. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 1/30/17 (re-read)
12. Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries by Helen Fielding, 219 completed 2/1/17
13. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 2/3/17
14. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, audiobook completed 2/7/17 Ex-Libris Book Club(re-read)
15. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time by Frank Cottrell Boyce, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 2/7/17
16. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over the Moon by Frank Cottrell Boyce, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 2/8/17
17. The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling, audiobook completed 2/15/17
18. Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh, 272 completed 2/15/17
19. Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, 306 completed 2/22/17
20. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel, audiobook completed 2/23/17
21. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, 224 completed 2/24/17
22. Classic American Short Stories by various, audiobook completed 2/27/17
23. More Classic American Short Stories by various, audiobook completed 2/28/17
24. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, audiobook completed 2/28/17
25. Star Wars: Princess Leia by Mark Waid, 120 completed 2/28/17
26. Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?: And Other Reflections on Being Human by Jesse Bering, audiobook completed 3/2/17
27. Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch, 305 completed 3/5/17
28. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, audiobook completed 3/6/17
29. George by Alex Gino, audiobook completed 3/7/17
30. Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd, audiobook completed 3/8/17
31. Birdie by Tracey Lindberg, 288 completed 3/12/17
32. Holding by Graham Norton, audiobook completed 3/13/17
33. The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, audiobook completed 3/13/17 (re-read)
34. PhiLOLzophy: Critical Thinking in Digestible Doses by Chrissy Stockton, audiobook completed 3/14/17
We Like You So Much And Want To Know You Better by Dave Eggers, audiobook completed 3/16/17

35. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, 343 completed 3/16/17
36. The Life List by Lori Spielman Nelson, 370 completed 3/18/17
37. The Merlin Conspiracy: Trick or Treason? by Diana Wynne Jones, audiobook (read by David Tennant) completed 3/19/17
38. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, audiobook completed 3/22/17
39. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina, 270 completed 3/25/17
40. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham, audiobook completed 3/27/17
41. A Long Stone's Throw by Malachy McCourt, audiobook completed 3/27/17
42. Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 1: Hooked On A Feline by Kate Leth, 136 completed 3/28/17
43. The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin, audiobook completed 3/28/17
44. Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History's Mysteries by Elizabeth McLeod, 160 completed 3/28/17
45. Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!, Volume 2: Don't Stop Me-Ow by Kate Leth, 136 completed 3/29/17
46. Round Ireland With a Fridge by Tony Hawks, 248 completed 4/3/17
47. More Than This by Patrick Ness, 480 completed 4/5/17
The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico by Nina Jaffe, 32 completed 4/13/17

48. The Nix by Nathan Hill, audiobook completed 4/19/17
49. The Handmaid's Tail by Margaret Atwood, 311 completed 4/19/17
How the Sea Began: A Taino Myth by George L. Crespo, 32 completed 4/19/17

50. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, 320 completed 4/20/17
51. You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day, audiobook completed 4/22/17
52. The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level by Chris Hardwick, audiobook completed 4/23/17
53. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, audiobook completed 4/26/17
54. 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith, audiobook completed 4/27/17
55. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, audiobook completed 5/1/17
56. All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman, audiobook completed 5/3/17
57. The Living Room by Graham Greene, audiobook completed 5/3/17
58. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, audiobook completed 5/9/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
59. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, audiobook completed 5/12/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
60. Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy, 260 completed 5/16/17
61. Bossypants by Tina Fey, audiobook completed 5/19/17
62. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, audiobook completed 5/23/17
63. Wayward by Blake Crouch, 298 completed 5/28/17
64. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, audiobook completed 5/30/17
65. Black Widow, Web of Intrigue by George Perez, 176 completed 6/4/17
66. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, audiobook completed 6/4/17 (re-read)
67. Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff by Michael Nesmith, audiobook completed 6/8/17
68. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby, audiobook completed 6/11/17
69. The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessey by Rachel Joyce, audiobook completed 6/19/17
70. Boy by Anna Ziegler, audiobook completed 6/20/17
71. Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness, 240 completed 6/21/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
72. The End of Eddy by Edouard Louis, 192 completed 6/29/17
73. 1984 by George Orwell, audiobook completed 7/2/17 (re-read)
74. Horns by Joe Hill, audiobook completed 7/5/17
75. Road Rage: Two Novellas by Richard Matheson, Joe Hill & Stephen King, audiobook completed 7/8/17
76. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, audiobook completed 7/15/17
77. The Hunters by James Salter, 256 completed 7/15/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
78. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, audiobook completed 7/18/17
79. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan, audiobook completed 7/20/17
80. Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, audiobook completed 7/28/17
81. The List by Siobhan Vivian, 336 completed 8/1/17
82. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone, audiobook completed 8/1/17
83. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, audiobook completed 8/10/17
84. It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, 400 completed 8/10/17
The Velveteen Rabbit and Other Stories by Margery Williams, 40 completed 8/15/17 (re-read)

85. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz, audiobook completed 8/18/17
86. Rebuttal by Jyotsna Hariharan, audiobook completed 8/20/17
87. Othello by William Shakespeare, 116 completed 8/20/17
88. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugo Lofting, audiobook completed 8/21/17
89. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, audiobook / 653 completed 8/23/17
90. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, audiobook completed 8/23/17
91. Paradise Lost by John Milton, audiobook / 453 completed 8/24/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
92. The Taming of the Drew by Stephanie Kate Strohm, 304 completed 8/24/17
93. Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel by Dermot Bolger, 276 completed 8/30/17
94. This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff, audiobook completed 8/31/17
95. Richard II by William Shakespeare, 168 completed 8/31/17
96. The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu, audiobook completed 9/5/17
97. Fat Angie by E.E. Charlton Trujillo, audiobook completed 9/19/17
98. Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe, 522 completed 9/19/17 Ex-Libris Book Club
99. Oleanna by David Mamet, 80 completed 9/20/17
100. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen, audiobook completed 9/29/17
101. 101 Best Sex Scenes Ever Written: An Erotic Romp Through Literature for Writers and Readers by Barnaby Conrad, 163 completed 9/30/17
102. The Day After and Other Stories by Wil Wheaton, 50 completed 10/1/17
103. Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen, audiobook completed 10/5/17
104. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 249 completed 10/5/17 (re-read)
105. Bells in Winter by Czeslaw Milosc, 71 completed 10/8/17
106. Doctor Who: Creatures And Demons by Justin Richards, 96 completed 10/12/17
107. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, 246 completed 10/14/17 (re-read)
108. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, audiobook completed 10/25/17
109. Great Ghost Stories by Edgar Allan Poe et al, audibook completed 10/31/17
110. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, audiobook completed 11/3/17
111. The Wing of Madness: The Life and Work of R.D. Laing by Daniel Burston, 275 completed 11/6/17
112. Allegiant by Veronica Roth, audiobook completed 11/17/17
113. The Prince by Niccolo Macchiavelli, 80 completed 11/29/17
114. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 249 completed 11/30/17 (re-read)
115. Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker, 480 completed 12/6/17
116. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, audiobook completed 12/14/17
117. Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre, audiobook completed 12/17/17 (re-read)
118. Call of the Wild by Jack London, audiobook completed 12/20/17 (re-read)
119. Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 289 completed 12/21/17 (re-read)
120. The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahearn, 304 completed 12/22/17
121. The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Caroll, audiobook completed 12/23/17
122. 90 Miles to Havana, 304 completed 12/30/17
123. The Best Awful by Carrie Fisher, audiobook (abridged) completed 12/31/17