UPDATE: 52 Books in 52 Weeks

Scribbled down on July 1st, 2007 by she
Posted in Reading Begets Enlightenment

It’s definitely time to set a new goal. Any suggestions?

It’s been a few months since my last update, but I haven’t had much chance to read of late. As of early May, I’d read 40 traditional (hard/soft cover) books. Since then, I’ve only managed to read an additional 18 books. Not to fear, I’m still plugging away at it and am giddily awaiting the arrival of the final Harry Potter in a few weeks and received my advanced shipping/packing notice from Chapters.ca this evening.

As always, I’m breaking the list down into two parts. The fist list contains paperback and hardcover books I’ve been able to find and list on Shelfari and the second list contains all the eBooks I’ve been reading that I can’t figure out how to add to Shefari yet. Their ISBN’s don’t bring up any information. If anyone knows how to get an eBook added to Shelfari, please let me in on the secret.

Hardcover/Paperback

  1. A Dirty Job – Christopher Moore
  2. The Last Juror – John Grisham
  3. Goal Analysis – Robert F Mager
  4. River’s End – Nora Roberts
  5. Rebellion – Nora Roberts
  6. Don’t be Afraid – Rebecca Drake
  7. Who Moved My Cheese – Spenser Johnson
  8. On The Run – Iris Johansen
  9. Every Which Way But Dead – Kim Harrison
  10. Five Point Someone – What Not to do at IIT – Chetan Bhagat
  11. One Night at the Call Center: A Novel – Chetan Bhagat
  12. Jack Knife – Virginia Baker
  13. The Opium Clerk – Kunal Basu
  14. I, Lucifer – Glen Duncan
  15. Our Iceberg is Melting – John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, Spenser Johnson
  16. The Thirteenth Tale – Diane Setterfield
  17. Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris
  18. Living Dead in Dallas – Charlaine Harris
  19. Club Dead – Charlaine Harris
  20. Dead to the World – Charlaine Harris
  21. Dead as a Doornail – Charlaine Harris
  22. Definitely Dead – Charlaine Harris
  23. Practical Demonkeeping – Christopher Moore
  24. Mind over Matter – Nora Roberts
  25. Island of Flowers – Nora Roberts
  26. Unfinished Business – Nora Roberts
  27. Irish Thoroughbred – Nora Roberts
  28. Irish Rose – Nora Roberts
  29. Deja Dead – Kathy Reichs
  30. Death du Jour – Kathy Reichs
  31. Fatal Voyage – Kathy Reichs
  32. Bare Bones – Kathy Reichs
  33. Monday Mourning – Kathy Reichs
  34. Dragonflight – Anne McCaffrey
  35. Dragonquest – Anne McCaffrey
  36. The White Dragon – Anne McCaffrey
  37. A Mortal Bane – Roberta Gellis
  38. Sullivan’s Woman – Nora Roberts
  39. Irish Rebel – Nora Roberts
  40. The Master Stroke – Elizabeth Gage
  41. Born in Death – JD Robb
  42. Knots and Crosses – Ian Rankin
  43. Hide & Seek – Ian Rankin
  44. Talk, Dark & Dead – Tate Hallaway
  45. Undead and Unwed – Mary Janice Davidson
  46. Undead and Unemployed – Mary Janice Davidson
  47. Undead and Unappreciated – Mary Janice Davidson
  48. Undead and Unreturnable – Mary Janice Davidson
  49. In the Mood – Suzanne Macpherson
  50. Strip Jack – Ian Rankin
  51. The Sixth Phase – Robert J. Ranisi
  52. The Skeleton Room – Kate Ellis
  53. Morrigan’s Cross – Nora Roberts
  54. Dance of the Gods – Nora Roberts
  55. Valley of Silence – Nora Roberts
  56. Grave Secrets – Kathy Reichs
  57. Cross Bones – Kathy Reichs
  58. Conquistador – S.M. Stirling

eBooks

  1. Stripped – Rhonda Stapleton
  2. Improper Longings – Dawn Ryder
  3. High Seas Desire – Mlyn Hurn
  4. Call of the Untamed – Michelle M. Pillow
  5. After Sundown: Redemption – Eden Robins
  6. Crime Tells: Lyric’s Cop – Jory Strong
  7. Elisabeth’s Wolf – Lora Leigh
  8. Malachi – Shiloh Walker
  9. Mythe: Vampire – Shiloh Walker
  10. Stud Finders Incorporated – Alexis Fleming

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4 Responses to “UPDATE: 52 Books in 52 Weeks”

  1. Di Says:
    July 2nd, 2007 at 6:31 am

    I have kept a book journal since 1997 and one year I read 100 books. Then I started feeling all competitive about my book reading…as is my nature. But what I found is that I was sacrificing quaiity for quantity. I was avoiding reading longer, more intense books because they would take me too long. So, I’ve tried not to do that. My reading has definitely decreased since my blog reading increased. But when I find a book that really captures me, I’m enthralled.

    I loved The Thirteenth Tale. You might find some good recommendations on my blog…if you click the “Book Reviews” category on the sidebar, you can skip all my blogs about life in Boca, my family, etc. and just get the books…I think I have star reviews on them if you go to the typelist of books I’m reading.

    I was on a roll with good books for a while there and I would say my latest favorites are:

    The Price of Privilege (Non-Fiction)
    Without a Map (Non-fiction memoir…reads like fiction)

    I don’t share your love of the Romance genre, but I might be swayed if someone would give me one definitive representative of the genre that I would enjoy. My book list since 1997 is eclectic…so I’ll try anything.

  2. She Says:
    July 2nd, 2007 at 8:49 am

    Good thing I’m not all that competitive these days. I’ve always read for the fun of it. The world could be falling apart around me and as long as I have a book to read, I know I’ll get through it.

    I don’t think I have a genre I love, although I did have a decade of Vampires that is long since over. I’ve since culled down the vampire related book and only kept a few hundred of my favourites to re-read. I’ve shelves of sci-fi/fantasy/dragons, my favourite children’s books, textbooks (learning theory, ID, ‘puters), crime and literature. When shopping for books, I tend to buy whatever sounds interesting at the time. Purchasing by mood makes for an eclectic library.

    As for romance, it’s my jello for the mind. It’s an easy read when I’m trying to relax – especially when I was going through all that work related stress. I blame my mom for the Nora Roberts kick I’m on. I picked up my first one of her books (not those under the pseudonym JD Robb) while visiting my folks a while back.

    Some people like to garden or listen to music to relax; I read.

  3. Susan Helene Gottfried Says:
    July 2nd, 2007 at 7:14 pm

    Pick a few you’ve never heard of and that aren’t best-sellers and enter the Summer’s Hidden Treasures contest! That’s a good goal, isn’t it? Entries open on the fifteenth and stay open for an entire month. You’ve got time, the way you’ve been reading!

  4. Danny Says:
    July 9th, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    I like your list of books. I am also working on a list of books to read, however i am still compiling it. It can be seen on my account at Shelfari.com……My username is schaufferwaffer

    Apparently Shelfari is coming out with a new blog widget that is supposed to be released in the next couple weeks.

    Good luck reading!

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