Books
Well, I thought I would finally, for once in my life, keep an actual list of what I’ve read. An easy to access, easy to read, all around easy, list.
Any of the reviews I have on this site are linked to on the child-page labelled reviews. It’s here. The current plan is to have this page organized by month, and then move each month down into the comment area as it ends. The review page will be organized by author. At some point, I would love to also have some sort of genre organization going on.
July is down in the comments! Now, to move on to August(I can’t believe it’s already August!):
- Blood, Sweat, and Tea-Tom Reynolds
- The Uncommon Reader-Alan Bennett
- Salt-Mark Kurlansky
- Bridget Jones’ Diary- Helen Fielding
- Bridget Jones- The Edge of Reason–Helen Fielding
- The Poison Garden-Sarah Singleton
- The Case of the Constant Suicides- John Dickson Carr
- Castle Skull-John Dickson Carr
- Captain’s Fury–Jim Butcher
- The Draining Lake–Arnaldur Indridason
- The Duke’s Ballad–Andre Norton
- The Captain’s Table–Brian Thompson
- Nightwatch–Terry Pratchett
- Lords and Ladies–Terry Pratchett
- Men at Arms–Terry Pratchett
- Monstrous Regiment–Terry Pratchett
- Thud–Terry Pratchett
- Fire–Kristin Cashore
- Voices–Arnaldur Indridason
- Far from the Madding Crowd–Thomas Hardy
- Bellwhether–Connie Willis
- Revenge of the Babysat–Bill Watterson
- Yukon Ho!–Bill Watterson
- The Darker Side–Cody McFadyen
- The Dreaming Void–Peter Hamilton
- The Briar King–Greg Keyes
- Kings Property–Morgan Howell
- Jane Eyre–Charlotte Bronte
- The Gifts of Asti–Andre Norton
- Emma–Jane Austen
and…that’s all so far. More to be added and reviews to be linked to later.
We’ll start with February:
1. Mr. Standfast–John Buchnan
2. Lowboy–John Wray
3. The Man in the Queue–Josephine Tey
4. Matter–Iain Banks
5. The Street of the Five Moons–Elizabeth Peters
6. Silhouette in Scarlet–Elizabeth Peters
7. The Lark and the Wren–Mercedes Lackey
8. The Robin and the Kestrel–Mercedes Lackey
9. The Eagle and the Nightingale–Mercedes Lackey
10. Dark of the Moon–P.C. Hodgell
11. Seeker’s Mask–P.C. Hodgell
12. To Ride a Rathorn–P.C. Hodgell
13. The Barbed Coil–J.V. Jones
14. Hemingway on Writing–Hemingway
15. Great Bridge–David McCullough
16. The Hidden–Tobias Hill
17. Cranford–Elizabeth Gaskell
18. Jack and Jill–Louisa May Alcott
19. Rose in Bloom–Louisa May Alcott
20. The Night Sessions–Ken MacLeod
21. Wives and Daughters–Elizabeth Gaskell
22. Death in Berlin–M.M. Kaye
23. Death in Zanzibar–M.M. Kaye
and…that’s all so far. More to be added and reviews to be linked to later.
Here is March:
1. Foundation–Isaac Asimov
2. Foundation and Empire–Isaac Asimov
3. Second Foundation–Isaac Asimov
4. The Case of the Imaginary Detective–Karen Joy Fowler
5. Shadow of the Moon–M.M Kaye
6. Foundation’s Edge–Isaac Asimov
7. The Brightest Moon of the Century–Christopher Meeks
8. The Black Monastery–Stav Sherex
9. Affair–Amanda Quick
10. The Paid Companion–Amanda Quick
11. Homefront–Nora Roberts
12. The River Knows–Amanda Quick
13. Smoke and Mirrors–Barbara Michaels
14. 84, Charing Cross Road–Helene Hanff
15. Tragically, I Was an Only Twin–Peter Cook
16. The Grey Beginning–Barbara Michaels
17. Stitches in Time–Barbara Michaels
18. The Gabriel Hounds–Mary Stewart
19. The Big Sleep–Raymond Chandler
20. Wicked Widow–Amanda Quick
21. The Poison That Fascinates–Jennifer Clements
22. The Blue Sword–Robin McKinley
23. The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet–Reif Larsen
24. Assassin’s Apprentice–Robin Hobb
24. His Majesty’s Dragon–Naomi Novik
25. Content–Cory Doctorow
26. The Long Goodbye–Raymond Chandler
27. The Duchess of Bloomsbury–Helene Hanff
28. Q’s Legacy–Helene Hanff
I just read your books list. Looks like a good time. One funny note, incredibly, you and I were reading The Barbed Coil at the same time. My copy was nowhere to be found and it is out of print so I had ordered a used copy from Amazon. I have also reread the same Asimov books and Helen Hanff over the last few months. You might want to revisit two books which are having a mini-boom in my classes, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and I Am the Messenger. Also, to my amazement, Crime and Punishment. I mentioned that I had read it in 9th grade and one student started it. Now he has finished and three more are following in his footsteps.
Here’s April!
1. Inside Straight–George R.R. Martin
2. Blood Engines–T.A. Pratt
3. The Life of Reilly–Rick Reilly
4. Holidays on Ice–David Sedaris
5. Kill & Cure–Stephen Davison
6. Singing to the Dead–Caro Ramsay
7. The Moon and the Sun–Vonda McIntyre
8. Double Whammy–Carl Hiaasen
9. Nature Girl–Carl Hiaasen
10. Striptease–Carl Hiaasen
11. Skin Tight–Carl Hiaasen
12. Basket Case–Carl Hiaasen
13. Sick Puppy–Carl Hiaasen
14. The Pagan Stone–Nora Roberts
15. The Hollow–Nora Roberts
16. The Colors of Space–Marion Zimmer Bradley
17. Bellwether–Connie Willis
18. The Door in Space–Marion Zimmer Bradley
19. Native Tongue–Carl Hiaasen
20. The Death of Bunny Munro–Nick Cave
21. A Snowball in Hell–Christopher Brookmyre
22. The Widow’s Secret–Brian Thompson
23. The Graveyard Book–Neil Gaiman
24. An Expert in Murder–Nicola Upson
25. Martin the Warrior–Brian Jacques
[...] Books [...]
MAY: Got busy at the end applying for jobs…
)–Reif Larsen
1. The Mistress of Death–Ariana Franklin
2. The Death Maze–Ariana Franklin
3. The Murder Stone–Charles Todd
4. The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (again
5. The Face of Death–Cody McFadyen
6. Rapscallion–James McGee
7. Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks–Christopher Brookmyre
8. Dune–Frank Herbert
9. The Silence of the Lambs–Thomas Harris
10. Redwall–Brian Jacques
11. The Epicure’s Lament–Kate Christensen
12. Mossflower–Brian Jacques
13. The Adamantine Palace–Stephen Deas
14. Martin the Warrior–Brian Jacques
15. Marlfox–Brian Jacques
16. Another One Bites the Dust–Jennifer Rardin
17. Bitten to Death–Jennifer Rardin
18. Mattimeo–Brian Jacques
19. The House with the Clock in its Walls–John Bellairs
20. Ratcatcher–James McGee
21. The Curse of the Blue Figurine–John Bellairs
22. The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt–John Bellairs
23. The Figure in the Shadows–John Bellairs
24. The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring–John Bellairs
JUNE: (vaguely incomplete, though)
1. Ben Bova–Precipice
2. Ben Bova–Return to Mars
3. Ben Bova–Mars
4. Susanna Gregory–A Conspiracy of Violence
5. Tess Gerritsen–The Mephisto Club
6. The Warlock and the Lamp–John Bellairs
7. Hiroshima–John Hersey
8. Skin Trade-Laurell K. Hamilton
9. A Deadly Trade–Michael Stanley
10. Johannes Cabal: Necromancer: Jonathan K. Howard
11. Bet Me–Jennifer Crusie
12. Light Raid–Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice
13. Mars–Kim Stanley Robinson
14. Operation Haystack–Frank Herbert
15. Missing Link–Frank Herbert
16. Fool–Christopher Moore
July books:
1. The Secret of the Old Clock–Carolyn Keene
2. The Hidden Staircase–Carolyn Keene
3. The Bungalow Mystery–Carolyn Keene
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn–Carolyn Keene
5. More Blood, More Sweat, and Another Cup of Tea–Tom Reynolds
6. Finger-Lickin’ Fifteen–Janet Evanovich
7. Mirror, Mirror–Gregory Maguire
8. Blood Dreams–Kay Hooper
9. The Third Circle–Amanda Quick
10. A Conspiracy of Violence–Susanna Gregory
11. Anyone But You–Jennifer Crusie
12. The Secret at Shadow Ranch–Carolyn Keene
13. The Secret of Red Gate Farm–Carolyn Keene
14. The Secret in the Diary–Carolyn Keene
15. Nancy’s Mysterious Letter–Carolyn Keene
16. The Sign of the Twisted Candles–Carolyn Keene
17. The Password to Larkspur Lane–Carolyn Keene
18. The Clue in the Broken Locket–Carolyn Keene
19. A Darker Domain–Val McDermid
20. El Rancho Rio–Mignon G. Eberhart
21. Faefever–Karen Marie Moning
22. Darkfever–Karen Marie Moning
23. Bloodfever–Karen Marie Moning
24. Borkmann’s Point–Hakan Nesser
25. Hasty Wedding–Mignon G. Eberhart
26. My Brother Michael–Mary Stewart
27. The Moonspinners–Mary Stewart
28. Madam, Will you talk?–Mary Stewart
29. Antigone–Sophocles
30. Apology and Crito–Plato
31. Declaration of Independence–Thomas Jefferson