Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Finally I finished a book this year. I am so far behind.
#1 "Hold Me Closer, Necromancer" by Lish McBride. 343 pages. Published in 2010. Library book.

#2 "Starter for Ten" by David Nicholls. 472 pages. Published in 2003. Finished on 2-24-12. My Paperback. Traded.

#3 "Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn" by Sarah Miller. 289 pages. Finished on 2-29-12. My Hardcover.

#4 "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. 313 pages. Published in 2012. Finished on 3-4-12. Sometimes, I was crying so hard, I had to put the back down. I loved it and plan to read it again and again! Library book.

#5 "It's Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini. 444 pages. Published in 2006. Finished on 3-16-12. Library book.

#6 "Gay Men Don't Get Fat" by Simon Doonan. 254 pages Published in 2012. Finished on 3-23-12. Library book.

I finished my first book on CD. Laurie Notaro's "Autobiography of a Fat Bride" read by Hillary Huber. 7 CDS. Recorded in 2011 on Tantor Media. 3-22-12 Library Book on CD.

#7 "666 Park Avenue" by Gabriella Pierce. 307 pages. Published in 2011. Finished on 3-31-12. Read in one day.
Library book.

#8 "Better Than Yesterday" by Robyn Schneider. 220 pages. Published in 2007. Finished on 4-4-12. Library book.

#9 "The Beginner's Goodbye" by Anne Tyler. 198 pages. Published in 2012. Finished on 4-7-12. Read in one day. My First Edition Hardcover. 19th Tyler.

#10 "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns)" by Mindy Kaling. 222 pages. Published in 2011. Finished on 4-14-12. Library book.

#11 "Be More Chill" by Ned Vizzini. 287 pages. Published in 2004. Finished 4-15-12. Library book. Second Vizzini book.

#12 "Mrs. Fry's Diary" by Mrs Stephen Fry. Foreword by Stephen Fry. Published in 2010. 346 pages. My paperback. Finished on 4-21-12.

#13 "Jumpy Jack & Googily" by Meg Rosoff and Sophie Blackall. Published in 2008. 30 pages. I bought it for Bryson. I loved the humor of the concept and the wit of the illustrations! Finished on 4-23-12.

#14 "I Suck at Girls" by Justin Halpern. Published in 2012. 180 pages. Library book. Very funny! Finished on 6-2-12.

#15 "The Weird Sisters" by Eleanor Brown. Published in 2011. 320 pages. Library book. Finished on 6-3-12.

Hi Leshawn! What did you think of The Weird Sisters? It is on my TBR list.

I liked it because I love Shakespeare and there are so many quotes from the Bard! I liked the character development as well. I would recommend it, Melanie!

#16 "Life as I Blow It:Tales of Love, Life and Sex...Not Necessarily in that Order" by Sarah Colonna. Published in 2012. 239 pages. Library book. Finished on 6-9-12.

Leshawn wrote: "I liked it because I love Shakespeare and there are so many quotes from the Bard! I liked the character development as well. I would recommend it, Melanie!"

Oh good I am glad to hear that!

#17 "Alone in the Kitchen with Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone" Edited by Jenni Ferrari-Adler. Published in 2007. Library book. 272 pages. Finished on 6-17-12.

I finished my second book on CD. Jonathan Tropper's "This is Where I Leave You"
Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo. 9 CDS. Recorded in 2009 by Recorded Books. 6-20-12. Library book on CD. My second time listening to it. It is a wonderful recording!

Hi Lewshawn. Thanks for the suggestion of The Weird Sisters. I'm going to pose it io my book club.

Hi Maureen! Let me know what they think! I hope you have a happy 4th of July!

#18 "The Ten Make That Nine Habits of Very Organized People... Make that Ten:The Tweets of Steve Martin"
Published in 2012. Library book. 103 pages. Finished on 6-27-12.

#19 "Home" by Toni Morrison. Published in 2012. My First Edition Hardcover. 147 pages. Read the very first day at the beach. Finished 7-21-12. Wonderful!

#20 "Jeneration X" by Jen Lancaster. Published in 2012. My First Edition Hardcover. 352 pages. Finished 7-22-12.

I finished my third book on CD this morning. Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus's "Between You and Me". Narrated by Susan Bennett. 8 CDS.Recorded in 2012 by Simon and Schuster Audio. 8-4-12. Library book on CD.

#21 "In One Person" by John Irving. Published in 2012. My First Edition Hardcover. 425 pages. Finished 8-3-12.

#22 "Night of the Avenging Blowfish" by John Welter. Published in 1994. My Paperback. 304 pages. Finished 8-18-12. Second time. I recommended this book to a friend and in the chaos of moving couldn't find my copy to lend her. So I secured another copy and like the addict that I am, had to read it again before I lent it to her. Wise decision. I was delighted again!

#23 "Imperfect Bliss" by Susan Fales-Hill. Published in 2012. Library book. 294 pages. Finished 8-29-12.

#24 "Flat-Out Love" by Jessica Park.Published in 2011. Birthday Gift. 391 pages. Finished 9-3-12. Great!

#25 "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach. Published in 2011. Advance screening edition found in Daedalus Book Box. 512 pages. Finished 9-3-12.

#26 "Penelope" by Rebecca Harrington. Published in 2012. 274 pages. Library Book. Finished 9-21-12.

#27 "Where'd You Go Bernadette" by Maria Semple. Published in 2012. 330 pages. Library book. Finished 9-24-12. I can't wait to read it again!

#28 "One Last Thing Before I Go" by Jonathan Tropper. Published in 2012. My hardcover. 324 pages. Finished on 9-25-12. Tropper does it again!

I finished my fourth book on CD on 10-1-12. Beth Harbison's "When in Doubt Add Butter". Read by Orlagh Cassidy. 7 CDs. Recorded in 2012 for Macmillan Audio.

#29 "Original Sin" by Beth McMullen. 293 pages. Library book. Finished on 10-9-12.

#30 "Delicacy" by David Foenkinos. Translated from the French by Bruce Benderson. 250 pages. Published in 2012. Library book. Finished on 10-21-12. A delight!

#31 "Motherhood" by Amy Sohn. Pubished in 2012. 341 pages.Library book.Finished on
10-21-12.

Leshawn wrote: "#12 "Mrs. Fry's Diary" by Mrs Stephen Fry. Foreword by Stephen Fry. Published in 2010. 346 pages. My paperback. Finished on 4-21-12."

How was this? I love all things Stephen Fry.

Kate
I love all things Stephen Fry as well and 'Mrs. Fry's Diary" was no different! Read it, I predict you will enjoy it too!

#32 "Attachments" by Rainbow Rowell. Published in the 2011. 323 pages. Library book. Finished on 11-10-12. The author is adorable and I loved this book!

# 33 "A Gate at the Stairs" by Lorrie Moore. Published in 2009. 322 pages. My hardcover. Finished on 11-27-12. I would have gladly given this book 4 stars but the ending made me so angry I threw the book across the room. There were some truly great ideas, imagery and prose before the last 3 awful pages.

#34 "When Your Lover Leaves" by Susan Trott. Published in 1980. 215 pages. My Paperback. Finished on 12-8-12. I have never met a Trott book that I didn't love!

#35 "Fat is the New 30: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Coping with (the crappy parts of) Life" by Jill Conner Browne. 254 pages. published in 2012. Library book. Finished on 12-28-12.