Chunkster Challenge

Finished April, 2009

Ok. Only one more challenge. I decided to join the chunkster challenge. Several reading plans are offered. I have opted for the "Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big" plan, mostly because I thought it was funny. Rules from the Chunkster site:
*A chunkster is 450 pages or more of ADULT literature (fiction or nonfiction)
*No Audio books in the chunkster
*If you read large type books your book will need to be 525 pages or more
*Books may crossover with other challenges


Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? - this option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 3-5 Chunksters over the next ten months.



Here are my chunksters:


1. Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey (544 pages) review here
2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (480 pages) review here
3. The Memorist by M. J. Rose (464 pages) review here
4. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (576 pages) review here
5. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison (504 pages) review here

Read Your Own Books Challenge 2009

Click on the picture to read the rules

at MizB's Challenges You. I've chosen to set my

goal at 50 of my own books. Should be easy,

I have TONS of books here at home

that I haven't read.

1. Swan Peak by James Lee Burke review here

2. Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris review here

3. Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch review here

4. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez review here

5. Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith review here

6. No Nest for the Wicket by Donna andrews review here

7. Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green review here

8. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch review here

9. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich review here

10. Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels review here

11. Just the Two of Us by Will Smith review here

12. Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy review here

13. Fool by Christopher Moore review here

14. Armadillo Rodeo by Jan Brett review here

15. The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell review here

16. Tarzan and the Golden Lion by ERB review here

17. Deader Still by Anton Strout review here

18. I am Legend by Richard Matheson review here3

19. 1776 by David McCullough review here

20. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson review here

21. In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez review

22. Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey review

23. Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie review

24. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith review

25. Belle Weather by Celia Rivenbark review

26. The Little Painter of Sabana Grande by Patricia Maloney Markun review here

27. Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe review here

28. Darkness Falls by Kyle Mills

29. Divine Justice by David Baldacci review here

30. The Help by Kathryn Stockett review here

31. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald review here

32. Thanks For the Memories by Cecelia Ahern review here

33. Bless Your Heart, Tramp by Celia Rivenbark review here

34. The Camel Club by David Baldacci review here

35. Cemetery Dance by Douglas and Child review here

36. Savage Run by C.J. Box review here

37. Sundays at Tiffany's review here

38. Death Match by Lincoln Child review here

39. The Collectors by David Baldacci review here

40. Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie review here

41 Relentless by Dean

42 P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

43 .Dog On It by Spencer Quinn

44. Fingerlickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich

45. Made in the U.S.A by Billie Letts

46. The Girls He Adored by Jonathan Nasaw

47. When She Was Bad by Jonathan Nasaw

48. Staying Dead by Laura Anne Gilman

49. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs

50. Nueclear Jellyfish by Tim Dorsey

Support Your Local Library Challenge

Finished :)

I am adding J Kaye's Support your Local Library Challenge to my list of challences. Click on the picture to read the rules. I love the library and read lots of books from there every year. Boy does that save a ton of money! I think I'll set my goal at 25 library books.
1. Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey review here
2. Swan Peak by James Lee Burke review here
3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick review here
4. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown review here
5. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson review here
6. A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier review here
7. The Memorist by M. J. Rose review here
8. Adam by Ted Dekker review here
9. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle review here
10. Chill Factor by Sandra Brown review here
11. Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy review here
12. Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown review here
13. Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons review here
14. Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler & Dirk C. review here
15. Angel's Tip by Alafair Burke review here
16. Pandora's Daughter review here
17. Fool by Christopher Moore review here
18. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows review here
19. Mean Streets by Jim Butcher etc review here
20. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison review here
21. Borderline by Nevada Barr review here
22. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher review here
23. Power Play by Joseph Finder review here
24. The Christmas Day Murders by Sheriff J.B. Smith review here
25. The Mystery of Grace by Charles De Lint review here

May 22, 2009 - YEA! I've finished another challenge. I love going to the library so I know I will be getting more books from the library. I will keep track of the rest of them for the year below.

26. Eternity In Death by JD Robb review here
27.Tortilla Flat
28. Glory in Death by JD Robb review here
29. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen review here
30. The Lost City of Z by David Grann review here
31. Sail by Patterson and Roughan review here
32. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
33. Relentless by Dean Koontz

John Steinbeck Mini-Challenge

Finished!!

The second challenge from Mini-challenges Hosted by Becky I've decided to join is the John Steinbeck Mini-Challenge.

This mini-challenge, the John Steinbeck Mini-Challenge, is for the 2009 year. It will be from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.The goal of the challenge is to read TWO books by John Steinbeck. (Audio books are welcome.) One movie can be substituted for one of the books if you prefer.

My two choices for this challenge are:
1. Tortilla Flat. – New York 1935 review here
2. Cannery Row. – New York : Viking, 1945 review here

Daniel Defoe Mini-Challenge

Finished!

At this late date, I have decided to join a couple of Mini-challenges at Mini-Challenges Hosted by Becky. I feel safe as it only consists of two books and I've chosen books that I've wanted to read for awhile!

This mini-challenge--the Daniel Defoe Mini-Challenge--will be for the 2009 year. January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.The challenge is to read TWO books by Defoe. (One movie may be substituted in the place of one of the books.) Audio books are acceptable as well.

The two books I've chosen are:

1. Robinson Crusoe (1719) review here

2. Moll Flanders (1722) review here

Books Around the States

Click on the picture of the states to visit Books Around the States.

Alabama -To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee review here (2008)
Alaska - The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon review here (2008)
Arizona - The Walking by Bentley Little review here (2008)

Arkansas - Shakesphear's Trollop by Charlaine Harris (2007)
California - Cat Pay the Devil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review (2008)
Colorado - Hard Truth by Nevada Bar (2007)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida - Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey review here (2008)
Georgia - Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns review here (2008)
Hawaii -

Idaho - Blue Heaven by C. J. Box review here (2008)

Illinois -Devil in the White City by Eric Larson review here (2008)
Indiana
Iowa - The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson review here (2009)
Kansas-In Cold Blood by Truman Capote review here (2008)
Kentucky - Icy sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio review here (2008)
Louisiana-From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Maine - Dolores Claiborne by Steven King (2007)
Maryland
Massachusetts - Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock by Jean Fritz review here (2008)
Michigan - A Superior Death by Nevada Barr review here (2008)
Minnesota
Mississippi - A Time to Kill by John Grisham (2007)
Missouri - Bitsy's Bait and BBQ by Pamela Morsi review here (2008)
Montana - Swan Peak by James Lee burke review here (2009)

Nebraska
Nevada - Prey by Michael Crichton (2007)
New Hampshire
New Jersey-Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich review here (2008)

New Mexico - Blasphemy by Douglas Preston review here (2008)
New York - Reckless Abandon by Stuart Woods review here (2008)

North Carolina - Spider Mountain by P.T. Deutermann review here(2008)

North Dakota
Ohio - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison review here (2008)
Oklahoma - Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts review here (2008)

Oregon - Monster by Frank Peretti (2007)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina - Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig review here (2008)
South Dakota
Tennessee - Full speed by Janet Evanovich (2007)
Texas - Gun Shy: A Blanco County Texas Mystery review here (2008)
Utah -Thunderhead by Preston and Child (2007)

Vermont - Wife For Hire by Janet Evanovich (2007)
Virginia - Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews review here (2008)

Washington - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs review here (2008)

Washington, D.C. Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich review here (2008)

West Virginia
Wisconsin - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle review here (2009)

Wyoming - Open Season by C. J. Box review here (2008)

visited 37 states (74%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or vertaling nederlands duits?

Books Around the World

Books Around the World

(Af. Botswana) Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
(Af. Congo) The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
(Af. Egypt) The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
(Af. Egypt) Year of the Hyenas by Brad Geagley
(Af. Nigeria) Cross Country by James Patterson
(Af. Sierra Leone) A Long Way gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
(As. Afghanistan)The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
(As. Japan)The Dragon King's Palace by Laura Hoh Rowland
(As. Russia) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dotstoevsky
(As. Russia) Soviet Union) Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
(Eu. Austria) The Memorist by M. J. Rose
(Eu. Belgium) The lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
(Eu. England) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
(Eu. France) The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
(Eu. Germany) Night by Eile Wiesel
(Eu. Ireland) Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
(Eu. Netherlands) Girl With The Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
(Eu. Poland) The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
(Eu. Spain) The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
(Eu. Sweden) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
(Eu.Guernsey) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
(Eu.Italy) The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston
(Eu.Vatican city) Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
(N.A. Cuba) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
(N.A. El Salvador) Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
(N.A. Panama) The Little Painter of Sabana Grande
(N.A. United States)To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
(N.A.Canada) Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
(S.A. Brazil) The Lost City of Z by David Grann
Continents


visited 22 states (9.77%)
Create your own visited map of The World

Create your own visited map of The World or try another Douwe Osinga project

Suspense & Thriller Reading Challenge '09

FINISHED!

Suspense & Thriller 2009 Challenge

I have decided to join yet another challenge, but this should be easy because suspense and thriller novels are my favorite! So I copied the rules from J. Kaye's place:

This is for the ones who finished the 2008/09 Suspense & Reading Challenge are ready for another. Rules of this challenge: * Read TWELVE (12) different sub-genres of thrillers in 2009. * You do NOT need to select your books ahead of time. Also, you may change as you go. * Your books can crossover into other challenges. * You don't need a blog to join in this challenge. For those who do, this is important. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, list the direct link to your post where your S/T books will be listed. If you list just your blog’s URL, it will be removed. * BLOGGERS: Link your reviews here.

My Books:

2009

1. Swan Peak by James Lee Burke (Hard Boiled) review here

2. Dead Over Heels by Charlaine Harris (Cozy Mystery) review here

3. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez (Comic Thriller) review here

4. Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith (Private Dective) review here

5. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Religious Thriller) review here

6. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Locked Room (island) Thriller) review here

7. Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels (Paranormal) review here

8. Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (Seriel Killer) review here

9. The Memorist (Psychological) review here

10. Arctic Drift (Eco Thriller) review here

11. Angel's Tip by Alafair Burke (Police Proceedural) review here

12. Pandora's Daughter (Action Thriller ) review here

2008 Wrap Up

I read so many good books this year and thanks to the 888 Challenge I broadened my reading across the genres quite a bit.

My very favorite books I read this year were:
1. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan review here
2. The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright review here
3. Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith review here
4. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich review here
5. Moon Pies and Movie Stars by Amy Wallen review here
6. Stop Dressing Your 6 Year Old Like a Skank by Celia Rivenbark review here
7. Light From Heaven by Jan Karon review here
8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Books I didn't like:
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde review here
2. Blood of Paradise by David Corbett review here
3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon review
4. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky review

I hesitated to put those two classics on the "Did Not Like" list for fear of being branded unsophisticated. However on my sidebar I have the Readers Rights posted and they state that I don't have to justify my reading tastes.

I read some great cozy mysteries, edge of your seat mysteries, wonderful sci fi/fantasy, and some very funny books. I enjoyed several non fiction books (which I hardly ever read.) All in all it was a great reading year for me!

Book Challenges - 2008

I love books. I love to read books. I love to hold books. I love to smell books. I love to own books. So, I've decided to join some book challenges I've come across on the net. The book challenges I choose will be shown in separate posts.

1. The 888 Challenge (below) Missed it by 3 books
2. The What's in a Name Challenge FINISHED! (below)
3. Reading Around the States (below) To be continued in 2009
4. 100 Book Challenge (below ) FINISHED!
5. The Southern Reading Challenge FINISHED! (below)
6. What an Animal Reading Challenge (below) FINISHED!
7. Suspense & Thriller Reading Challenge (below) To be continued in 2009

Book Give Away Contests (below)

100+ Book Challenge 2008

1 Devil in the White City by Eric Larson review here

2 Bitsy's Bait and BBQ by Pamela Morsi review here
3 Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey (Florida) review here

4 Gun Shy: A Blanco County Texas Mystery (Texas)review here
5 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee(Alabama) review here
6 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (Ohio) review here
7 Night by Elie Wiesel (overlap) review here
8 The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn review here
9 Double Cross by James Patterson (CD) review here
10 Samantha at the World's Fair by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley) review here
11 The Shepard of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright (tape) review here
12 The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad review here
13 Traitor to the Blood by Barb and J.C. Hendee review here
14 The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz review here
15 Rebel Fay by Barb and J.C. Hendee review here
16 Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (CD) review here
17 The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Tape) review here
18 The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier (CD) review here
19 The Dog Who Rescues Cats by Philip Gongalez review here

20 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (tape)review here
21 Blasphemy by Douglas Preston review here
22 The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde review here
23 A Superior Death by Nevada Barr review here
24 Reckless Abandon by Stuart Woods review here

25 The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King review here

26 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote review here

27 The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison review here

28 The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III review here

29 Dark Watch by Clive Cussler review here

30 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky review here

31 The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green review here

32 The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon review here

33 The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan review here

34 Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner by Lisa Wingate review

35 Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett review here

36 Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith review here

37 The Chase by Clive Cussler review here

38 Small Favor by Jim Butcher review here

39 Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio review here

40.Open Season by C.J. Box review here

41 Cat Pay the Devil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review here

42 Plague Ship by Clive Cussler & Jack Du Brul review here

43 Holy Moly by Ben Rehder review here

44 Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts review here

45 Odd Hours by Dean Koontz review here

46 Child of a Dead God by Barb & JC Hendee review here

47 Spider Mountain by P.T. Deutermann review here

48 The Cat Dancers by P.T. Deutermann review here

49 Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig review here

50 Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich review here

51 Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome review here

52 Swine Not? by Jimmy Buffett review here

53 Winter Study by Nevada Barr review here

54 Blood Trail by C. J. Box review here

55 Moon Pies and Movie Stars by Amy Wallen review here

56 **The Kill Clause by Gregg Hurwitz review here

57 Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish review here

58 Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank by Celia Rivenbark review here

59 Moon Called by Patricia Briggs review here

60 **Daemons are Forever by Simon R. Green review here

61** In Odd We Trust (Dean Koontz) by Queenie Chan review here

62 **Night Watchman by James V. Viscosi review here

63 Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews review here

64 **The Host by Stephenie Meyer review here

65 Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich review here

66 **Deja Demon by Julie Kenner review here

67**Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith review here

68**Redwall The Graphic Novel review here

69 The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston review here

70 **Light From Heaven by Jan Karon review here

71 **Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh review here

72** Crusaders Cross by James Lee Burke review here

73** Junie B., First Grader by Barbara Park review here

74 **Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill review here

75 **Full Speed by janet Evonovich & Charlotte Hughes review here

76 **Jacknife by Willian W. Johnstone review here

77**The Curse of the Incrediable Priceless Corncob by John R. Erickson review here

78** Blood of Paradise by David Corbett review here

79** The Devil's Teardrop by Jeffery Deaver review here

80** Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin review here

81** Biggie and the Quincy Ghost by Nancy Bell review here

82** The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman review here

83** Quicksand by Iris Johansen review here

84 Pieces of my Heart: A Life by Robert J. Wagner review here

85 The Dragon King's Palace by Laura Joh Rowland review here

86 Year of the Hyenas by Brad Geagley review here

87 My Big Old Texas Heartache by Geralyn Dawson review here

88 The Walking by Bentley Little review here

89 Catwings by by Ursula K. LeGuin review here

90 Medicus by Ruth Downie review here

91 Blue Heaven by C. J. Box review here

92 Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz review here

93 The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde review here

94 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens review here

95 The Teacher From the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler review here

96 When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris review here

97 Gale Force by Rachel Caine review here

98 Jack the Ripper by Patricia Cormwell review here

99 Foul Play by Janet Evanovich review here

100 Where are you Now by Mary Higgins Clark review here

101 Yorkshire Terriers For Dummies by Tracy Barr & Peter F. Veling, DMV review here

102 Dave Barry's Histoy of the Millinnium - So Far review here

103 Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn review here

The 888 Challenge 2008

The 888 Challenge
1. Challenge runs from January 1 through December 31, 2008.
2. Choose 8 categories of your own that you would like to read 8 books EACH in.
3. You will be allowed 8 overlaps, for a total of 56 unique book titles.
4. You may overlap these 56 titles with any other challenge.
5. You may change your list or your categories at any time.
6. Post a comment here that you are participating, and I will add a link to the sidebar. Request an invite if you want to post your list to this blog. However, we will NOT be writing reviews here! You may update your lists by providing the link to books read. Please use your name as a label, along with the book categories you're reading from.
7. Check back here to see who is participating and cheer others on.
8. Participants who complete all 56 books will be in the running for in-stock books from paperbackswap.com. (I have mucho credits.) Overseas is okay!
9. Have fun reading!

Blue = overlap

1 Non Fiction (COMPLETE)
*The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson review here
*Pieces of my heart: A Life by robert J. Wagner review here
*Night by Elie Wiesel (overlap) review here
*Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old like a Skank by Celia Rivenbark review here
*The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi review here
*The Dog Who Rescues Cats by Philip Gonzalez review here
*The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn review here
*In Cold Blood by Truman Capote review here

2 Chick Lit (COMPLETE)
*Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich review here
*Moon Pies and Movie Stars by Amy Wallen review here
*Over the Moon at the Big Lizard Diner by Lisa Wingate review here
*The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King review here
*Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews review here
*Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (overlap) review here
* Bitsy's Bait and BBQ review here
*Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish review here

3 Mystery/Thriller (COMPLETE)
*Dark Watch by Clive Cussler review here
*The Yiddisy Policenem's Union by Michael Chabon review here
*The Cat Dancers by P.T. Deutermann review here
*Open Season by C.J. Box review here
*Plague Ship by Clive Cussler & Jack Du Brul review here
*Double Cross by James Patterson (CD) review here
*The Chase by Clive Cussler review here
*Cat Pay The Devil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy review here

4 1800's (COMPLETE)
*Samantha at the World's Fair by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley) review here
*The Canterville ghost by Oscar Wilde review here
*The Sheperd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright (tape) review here
*Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome review here
*The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad review here
(although this was published in 1903 in book form, the story was first published in 1899 as a series so I'm counting it in my 1800s group)
*A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens review here
*The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde review here
*Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky review here

5 SciFi/Fantasy/Paranormal (COMPLETE)
*The Unnatural Inquirer by Simon R. Green review here
*The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison review here
*Traitor to the Blood by Barb and J.C. Hendee review here
*Moon Called by Patricia Briggs review here
*Deja Demon by Julie Kenner review here
*The Darkest evening of the Year by Dean Koontz review here
*Small Favor by Jim Butcher review here
* Odd Hours by Dean Koontz review here

6 Next in a Series (COMPLETE)
*Blood Trail by C. J. Box review here
*Double Cross by James Patterson (overlap) (tape) review here
*Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich review here
*Spider Mountain by P.T. Deutermann review here
*The Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith review here
*Holey Moley by Beh Rehder review here
*Child of a Dead God by Barb & JC Hendee review here
*Winter Study by Nevada Barr review here

7 Books I Just Want To Read (COMPLETE)
*Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (CD) review here
*Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett review here
*The Kill Clause by Greg Hurwitz review here
*The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Tape) review here
*The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier (CD) review here
*Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey review here
*Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (tape)review here
*The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan review here

8 Oprah's Book Club
*The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III review here
*The Bluest Eye by Toni Morriaon (tape) review here
*Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (overlap) review here
*Map of the Known World by Edward P. Jones
*Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio review here
*Night by Elie Wiesel (overlap) review here
*The Pillars of the Earth by James Patterson
*One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez