Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Hi all! I'm a newbie in all of this but I am always up for a good challenge. While reading 50 books isn't terribly difficult for me, I plan on writing reviews for each book I read (helps hone my writing skills). Here is my list so far (you can also find a link of it on my blog:

1. Flash Forward by Robert Sawyer
2. The Warrior Heir by Cinda Chima
3. Tithe by Holly Black
4. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
6. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
7. Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
8. Into the Wild by Jon Karkauer
9. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. The Road by Cormac McCarthy

11. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
12. Ptolmey's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
13. Paper Towns by John Green
14. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
15. Midnight by Dean Koontz
16. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
17. Looking for Alaska by John Green
18. Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
19. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
20. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

21. Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern
22. Intensity by Dean Koontz
23. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
24. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
25. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
26. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
27. Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten
28. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
29. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
30. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gorden by Stephen King

31. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
32. Extras by Scott Westerfeld
33. Dune by Frank Herbert
34. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
35. Clockwork Phoenix by Mike Allen
36. Chosen by Ted Dekker
37. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
38. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
39. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
40. Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld

41. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
42. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
43. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
44. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
45. The Art Thief by Noah Charney
46. City of Saints and Madmen by John Vandermeer
47. The Risen Empire (Succession) by Scott Westerfeld
48. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
49. Fire by Kristin Cashore
50. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

I also am posting my reviews of each book here on GoodReads (under reviewed books) as well as on my blog for those who are interested.

Good luck!

So what are you reading for this coming year? I decided to start early and run the challenge from December 2009-December 2010.

I highly recommend the books that I've read so far:

Gracelingby Kristin Cashore
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Name of the Rose Including Postscript by Umberto Eco

Have a Happy New Years!

Hi, M.A. :)

I just got The Hunger Games from the library yesterday. Can't wait to start on it. I have a few big books to start the year with: The Chronicles Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

But mostly my year will consist of trying to read every book that's waiting on my own bookshelf as opposed to getting books from the library. I'm hopeless, though. I still have 10+ books from the library!

I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged myself. I have a feeling it is going to be one of those books I pick up periodically throughout the year because it a long book. I like it so far, though. You'll have to let me know what you think!

Two more books that I really enjoyed reading:


A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins