My Book List 2006

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Last year's list here

2004

Again, and with your kind support, I will do my best to get to 50, but more importantly, I want to read good writing and stuff that I enjoy. I give myself the freedom to not finish books that I do not like and books that I cannot get into, and I urge myself to complete all these half-finished books that lie neglected around my house. I want to read diversely and well, and I want to come out in 2007 (wow!) with a sense of accomplishment.

Like always, I am going to post my book list here, keep it in Memories, and update as necessary.

Without further ado, I give to you, my:

Books I've Read in 2006
50bookchallenge


1. Roadside Dog by Czeslaw Milosz, 208 started in 2005, completed January 2, 2006
2. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed February 10, 2006 (Tim Curry was the narrator, and I wanted to kick him - does Mr. Poe have tuberculosis??)
3. The headless bust : a melancholy meditation for the false millennium, by Edward Gorey, unpaged completed February 11, 2006
4. Sweet Charity, by Neil Simon, Pages ? completed February 18, 2006
5. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares, 294 completed March 4, 2006
6. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler, Audiobook completed March 31, 2006
7. Deliver Us From Normal, by Kate Klise, Audiobook completed April 6, 2006
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle, Audiobook completed April 8, 2006 Newbery Medal Winner 1963
9. Boone's Lick, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed April 9, 2006
10. Sin Killer, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed April 21, 2006
11. Loop Group, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed April 28, 2006
12. The Wandering Hill, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed May 5, 2006
13. By Sorrow's River, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed May 8, 2006
14. Keeping You a Secret, by Julie Anne Peters, 256 completed May 14, 2006
15. Folly and Glory, by Larry McMurtry, Audiobook completed May 17, 2006
16. Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patricia Reilly Giff, Audiobook completed May 18, 2006 Newbery Medal Honor Book 2003
17. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, Audiobook completed May 23, 2006
18. From a Buick 8, by Stephen King, Audiobook completed May 28, 2006
19. Maya Running, by Anjali Banerjee, 209 completed May 29, 2006
20. Cause Celeb, by Helen Fielding, Audiobook completed June 3, 2006
21. Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, Audiobook completed June 4, 2006 Newbery Medal Honor Book 1939
22. Ya-Yas in Bloom, by Rebecca Wells, Audiobook completed June 8, 2006
23. Silas Marner, by George Eliot, Audiobook completed June 13, 2006
24. Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, Audiobook completed June 15, 2006 Newbery Medal Honor Book 2001
25. Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog, by John Grogan, Audiobook completed June 18, 2006
26. Uglies, by Scott Westerfield, 425 completed June 18, 2006
27. Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen, Audiobook completed June 20, 2006 Newbery Medal Honor Book 2003
28. Pretties, by Scott Westerfield, 370 completed June 22, 2006
29. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King, Audiobook completed June 26, 2006
30. Little Alters Everywhere, by Rebecca Wells, Audiobook completed June 29, 2006
31. Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary, 160 pages Re-read. completed July 1, 2006
32. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: and other things I've learned, by Alan Alda, Audiobook completed July 5, 2006
33. the Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, by Amy Tan, Audiobook (abridged) completed July ?, 2006
34. Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown, Audiobook completed July 22, 2006
35. Henry and Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary, 208 Re-read. completed July 25, 2006
36. The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed July 26, 2006
37. A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed July 27, 2006 Newbery Medal Winner 2001
38. A Long Way From Chicago, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed July 31, 2006 Newbery Medal Winner 1999
39. The River Between Us, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed August 6, 2006
40. Past, Perfect, Present Tense: New and Collected Stories, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed August 9, 2006
41. Henry and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary, 208 Re-read. completed August 14, 2006
42. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Audiobook (abridged) completed August 15, 2006
43. Fair Weather, by Richard Peck, Audiobook completed August 21, 2006
44. Henry and The Paper Route, by Beverly Cleary, 208 Re-read. completed September 4, 2006
45. Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian, Audiobook completed September 5, 2006
46. Stationary Bike, by Stephen King, Audiobook completed September 7, 2006
47. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl, Audiobook completed September 7, 2006
48. Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life, by David Herbert Donald, 124 completed September 7, 2006
49. Imaginary Men, by Anjali Banerjee, 256 completed September 13, 2006
50. Saving Fish from Drowning, by Amy Tan, Audiobook completed September 20, 2006
51. The Gunslinger, by Stephen King, Audiobook completed October 3, 2006
52. A Home at the End of the World, by Michael Cunningham, Audiobook completed October 9, 2006
53. The Wide Window(A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed Ocotber 18, 2006
54. The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed October 19, 2006
55. The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed October 20, 2006
56. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed October 23, 2006(?)
57. Cell, by Stephen King, Audiobook completed November 3, 2006
58. The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 6, 2006
59. The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 8), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 7, 2006
60. The Carniverous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 14, 2006
61. The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 18, 2006
62. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 20, 2006
63. The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 23, 2006
64. The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13), by Lemony Snicket, Audiobook completed November 25, 2006
65. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy, by Frances Mayes, Audiobook completed December 30, 2006