Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Oooh Big Update!

I thought this would be fun to do. I'm taking a reader's advisory course this semester, so I'm reading a lot of adult fiction. Here is what I've read so far for 2009.

1. The road by Cormac McCarthy
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
4. The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
5. The People of Sparks by Jeanne Duprau
6. The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne Duprau
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
8. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
9. Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie
10. Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison
11. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
12. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
13. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin
15. Tales of Adam by Daniel Quinn
16. Blue Heaven by C.J. Box
17. 4:50 From Paddington: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie
18. The Sky Below by Stacey D'Erasmo
19. The Walking Dead: Days Gone By vol 1 by Robert Kirkman
20. The Reader by Bernhardt Schlink
21. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
22. The Sunday Philosopher's Club by Alexander McCall Smith
23. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
24. Sebastian by Anne Bishop
25. The Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
26. Heyday by Kurt Andersen
27. The Chocolate Lovers' Club by Carole Matthews
28. Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
29. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
30. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
31. The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
32. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
33. Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
34. I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, andFriend to Man and Dog by Diana Joseph
35. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
36. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
37. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
38. When Zachery Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
---- New Books ----
39. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
40. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
41. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
42. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
43. The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
44. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
45. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
46. Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg
47. Gossamer by Lois Lowry
48. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
49. Deep and Dark and Dangerous: a Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
50. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
51. Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
52. Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne
53. The Boy who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
54. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
55. Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
56. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
57. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
58. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
59. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
60. The End of Overeating by David Kessler
61. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
62. Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
63. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
64. This Land is their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich
65. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
66. The Meaning of Matthew by Judy Shepard
67. Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin
68. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
69. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
70. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
71. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd

welcome and congrats on a great list!

I haven't posted in a while, but here is my latest update as of 11/01/09

---- New Books ----
39. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
40. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
41. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
42. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
43. The Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
44. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
45. A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
46. Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg
47. Gossamer by Lois Lowry
48. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
49. Deep and Dark and Dangerous: a Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
50. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
51. Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
52. Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne
53. The Boy who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
54. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
55. Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
56. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
57. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
58. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
59. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
60. The End of Overeating by David Kessler
61. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
62. Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
63. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
64. This Land is their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich
65. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
66. The Meaning of Matthew by Judy Shepard
67. Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin
68. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
69. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
70. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
71. The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd

The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
I just finished this book. I really enjoyed it.