I also completed the 50 Book Challenge, in a nick of time.
Spriteling Send a noteboard - 01/01/2010 11:07:42 AM
My books nearly all fall into the sci-fi and fantasy genre, though. It's a bit shameful.
Here are my books:
Books in 2009
1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susan Clarke
2. The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
3. Deadline - Chris Crutcher
4. Extras - Scott Westerfield
5. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
6. A Thread of Grace - Mary Doria Russel
7. Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller
8. Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
9. Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde
10. Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
11. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
12. Dune - Frank Herbert
13. Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
14. Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
15. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
16. The Lion of Senet - Jennifer Fallon
17. Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett
18. Eye of the Labyrinth - Jennifer Fallon
19. Lord of the Shadows - Jennifer Fallon
20. The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway
21. Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett
22. Foundation - Isaac Asimov
23. Nation - Terry Pratchett
24. Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov
25. Pegasus in Flight - Anne McCaffrey
26. Pegasus in Space - Anne McCaffrey
27. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
28. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
30. Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov
31. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
32. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
33. Storm Front - Jim Butcher
34. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
35. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
36. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
37. Summer Knight - Jim Butcher
38. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
39. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
40. The Algebraist - Ian M Banks
41. Death Masks - Jim Butcher
42. Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett
43. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffeneger
44. Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey
45. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
46. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher
47. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
48. The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
49. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
50. Norwegian Folktales - Asbjornsen and Moe
Here are my books:
Books in 2009
1. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susan Clarke
2. The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde
3. Deadline - Chris Crutcher
4. Extras - Scott Westerfield
5. A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
6. A Thread of Grace - Mary Doria Russel
7. Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller
8. Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
9. Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde
10. Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
11. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
12. Dune - Frank Herbert
13. Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
14. Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
15. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
16. The Lion of Senet - Jennifer Fallon
17. Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett
18. Eye of the Labyrinth - Jennifer Fallon
19. Lord of the Shadows - Jennifer Fallon
20. The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway
21. Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett
22. Foundation - Isaac Asimov
23. Nation - Terry Pratchett
24. Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov
25. Pegasus in Flight - Anne McCaffrey
26. Pegasus in Space - Anne McCaffrey
27. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
28. The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
29. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
30. Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov
31. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
32. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams
33. Storm Front - Jim Butcher
34. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
35. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
36. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher
37. Summer Knight - Jim Butcher
38. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
39. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon
40. The Algebraist - Ian M Banks
41. Death Masks - Jim Butcher
42. Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett
43. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffeneger
44. Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey
45. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
46. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher
47. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
48. The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett
49. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
50. Norwegian Folktales - Asbjornsen and Moe
50-book challenge complete!
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