Library

52 Books in 52 Weeks

I've read 47 books in 2010, and 0 books this month. That's an average of 5 books each month. This is week 35 of 52, so I am ahead of my goal.

In 2009, I exceeded my goal of reading 52 books in 52 weeks. The final count was 60 books. According to one program I use to track my reading, I read a total of 21,718 pages.

Previous years: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Currently Reading (3):

Then We Came to the End Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
Tags: collective narrator, comedy, economy, satire, workplace
Started 31st August 2010
Think of a Number Think of a Number
by John Verdon
Tags: mystery, puzzle, retired detective, serial killer, thriller
Started 17th July 2010
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present
by Cory Doctorow
Tags: futurism, scifi, short stories, technology, weird
Started 16th July 2010

Books Read in 2010 (47):

47. The Gone-Away World The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Tags: adventure, apocalypse, comedy, ninjas, surreal
Finished 27th August 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.
46. Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Tags: adventure, Artemis Fowl, criminal, fairies, fantasy, library book, young adult
Finished 8th August 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
45. Cuba Libre Cuba Libre by Elmore Leonard
Tags: cowboy, crime, Cuba, gun-running, revolution, western
Finished 7th August 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
44. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, comedy, girlfriend, graphic novel, romance, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 1st August 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
43. Changeless Changeless by Gail Carriger
Tags: mystery, steampunk, The Parasol Protectorate, urban fantasy, vampires, werewolves
Finished 1st August 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
42. Every Last Drop Every Last Drop by Charlie Huston
Tags: crime, Joe Pitt, library book, thriller, vampyres
Finished 14th July 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
41. The Sword-Edged Blonde The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe
Tags: audiobook, Eddie LaCrosse, fantasy, mercenary, mystery, noir
Finished 12th July 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
40. The Mystery of Grace The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint
Tags: afterlife, audiobook, death, fantasy, mechanic, tattoos, urban
Finished 6th July 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
39. Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen by Marilyn Chin
Tags: Chinese-American, comedy, coming of age, library book, short stories, surreal
Finished 5th July 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
38. The Women of Nell Gwynne’s The Women of Nell Gwynne’s by Kage Baker
Tags: courtesan, England, espionage, fantasy, library book, steampunk, Victorian
Finished 29th June 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
37. Shades of Grey Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde
Tags: classism, color blindness, dystopia, fantasy, library book, rebellion, totalitarian
Finished 27th June 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
36. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Tags: adventure fiction, early reviewer, historical fiction, Japan, midwife
Finished 21st June 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
35. Half the Blood of Brooklyn Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston
Tags: crime, Joe Pitt, library book, thriller, vampyres
Finished 15th June 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
34. The Maze Runner The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Tags: dystopia, library book, maze, young adult
Finished 8th June 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
33. Sword of My Mouth Sword of My Mouth by Jim Munroe, Shannon Gerald
Tags: early reviewer, ebook, fantasy, graphic novel, indie, mutation, post-rapture, weird
Finished 5th June 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
32. The Manual of Detection The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry
Tags: clerk, detective, dreams, library book, missing person, mystery, surreal
Finished 22nd May 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
31. The Tommyknockers The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Tags: alien invasion, audiobook, flying saucer, horror, Maine, small town
Finished 18th May 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
30. Going in Circles Going in Circles by Pamela Ribon
Tags: comedy, coping, divorce, grief, heartbreak, roller derby
Finished 15th May 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
29. Bite Me: A Love Story Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
Tags: comedy, fantasy, love story, san francisco, vampires
Finished 12th May 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
28. The Player of Games The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Tags: artificial intelligence, Culture, gaming, scifi, space opera
Finished 8th May 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
27. Carrion Comfort Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
Tags: history, holocaust, horror, mind control, vampires
Finished 4th May 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.
26. The Order of Odd-Fish The Order of Odd-Fish by James Kennedy
Tags: comedy, fantasy, surreal, young adult
Finished 28th April 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
25. Odd and the Frost Giants Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Tags: adventure, audiobook, fantasy, gods, norse mythology, young adult
Finished 21st April 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
24. Lord Sunday Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
Tags: adventure, fantasy, Keys to the Kingdom, library book, series, young adult
Finished 18th April 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
23. Crooked Little Vein Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
Tags: comedy, conspiracy, mystery, New York City, private eye, sex, surreal, weird
Finished 17th April 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
22. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, girlfriend, graphic novel, library book, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 14th April 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
21. Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, girlfriend, graphic novel, library book, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 14th April 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
20. Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, girlfriend, graphic novel, library book, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 9th April 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
19. Clockers Clockers by Richard Price
Tags: crack, crime, drugs, homicide, mystery, police, thriller
Finished 7th April 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.
18. Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, girlfriend, graphic novel, library book, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 31st March 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
17. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Tags: audiobook, comedy, monkey, second person perspective, stock market
Finished 30th March 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
16. Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Tags: band, Canada, girlfriend, graphic novel, library book, Scott Pilgrim
Finished 28th March 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
15. The Dream of Perpetual Motion The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
Tags: alternate history, early reviewer, fantasy, Shakespeare, steampunk, zeppelin
Finished 27th March 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
14. Leviathan Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Tags: adventure, Austria, Europe, fantasy, steampunk, World War I, young adult
Finished 19th March 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
13. Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
Tags: adventure, Artemis Fowl, criminal, fairies, fantasy, library book, young adult
Finished 10th March 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
12. Making Money Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Tags: currency, discworld, fantasy, government, humor, mint, satire, thief
Finished 9th March 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
11. Cloud Atlas Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Tags: interlocking stories, novellas, post-modern, scifi
Finished 25th February 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.
10. Neuromancer Neuromancer by William Gibson
Tags: classic, cyberpunk, cyberspace, scifi, thief, thriller
Finished 12th February 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
9. Reheated Cabbage: Tales of Chemical Degeneration Reheated Cabbage: Tales of Chemical Degeneration by Irvine Welsh
Tags: comedy, early reviewer, satire, Scotland, short stories
Finished 5th February 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
8. No Dominion No Dominion by Charlie Huston
Tags: crime, Joe Pitt, library book, thriller, vampyres
Finished 1st February 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
7. Beat the Reaper Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Tags: assasin, comedy, crime, hospital, intern, mafia, murder, thriller
Finished 23rd January 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.
6. How I Became a Famous Novelist How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
Tags: bestseller, comedy, library book, novelist, publishing, satire
Finished 20th January 2010. Rated 9 out of 10.
5. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume One The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, Volume One by Gordon Dahlquist
Tags: adventure, dreams, fantasy, library book, scifi, secret society, Victorian
Finished 19th January 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
4. You Don’t Love Me Yet You Don’t Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem
Tags: art installation, comedy, complaints, musicians, romance
Finished 17th January 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
3. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Tags: adventure, Artemis Fowl, audiobook, criminal, fairies, fantasy, young adult
Finished 15th January 2010. Rated 8 out of 10.
2. City of Ashes City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Tags: library book, monsters, Mortal Instruments, undead, vampires, werewolves, young adult
Finished 15th January 2010. Rated 7 out of 10.
1. Bright Lights, Big City Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Tags: 1980s, cocaine, decadence, editor, library book, magazine, New York City
Finished 12th January 2010. Rated 10 out of 10.

Books Read In 2009 (60):

Zoe’s Tale The Explosionist Glory Road Confess, Fletch Sir Thursday Duma Key: A Novel Lady Friday The Lies of Locke Lamora Superior Saturday Flashforward Howl’s Moving Castle Couch Or Else My Lady Keeps the Key The Ghost in Love The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress The Accidental Time Machine Halting State Carpe Jugulum Little Brother Atmospheric Disturbances Hexwood Fathom Caught Stealing The Android’s Dream Magic Lost, Trouble Found The Yiddish Policemen’s Union Six Bad Things Bloody Jack Curse of the Blue Tattoo A Dangerous Man The Name of the Rose Already Dead Paper Towns The Lightning Thief The Hunger Games The Black Company Fool House of Many Ways The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye An Abundance of Katherines Anathem Dearly Devoted Dexter The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us Looking for Alaska Skinned Catching Fire City of Bones Never Let Me Go Eyes Like Stars The Magicians The Door Into Summer Stormy Weather Falling Sideways Soulless Slumberland Metatropolis Artemis Fowl Consider Phlebas Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident

Books Read In 2008 (54):

The Last Coin Fletch Born Standing Up Two for the Dough Cryptonomicon Skylar In Your Dreams The Claw of the Conciliator Across the Nightingale Floor Hogfather Keeping It Real Barking The Family Trade Kushiel’s Dart Three Days to Never: A Novel Grass for His Pillow The Last Colony Native Tongue Uglies Pretties Fletch and the Widow Bradley A Game of Thrones Specials Darkly Dreaming Dexter A Clash of Kings The Secret Hour Extras The Jennifer Morgue One Good Turn: A Novel Thief of Time Peeps Bag of Bones The Anubis Gates Hearts In Atlantis Tigerheart Carioca Fletch Call for the Dead Lirael Abhorsen Cycler Quicksilver The Last Days Heart-Shaped Box The Graveyard Book The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Saturn’s Children Alas, Babylon Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight Mister Monday Grim Tuesday An Evil Guest The Count of Monte Cristo Drowned Wednesday

Books Read In 2007 (53):

The Slippery Slope Cold Comfort Farm Music for Mechanics The Grim Grotto Humpty Dumpty: An Oval The Penultimate Peril The End Chimera One for the Money Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Firethorn Pattern Recognition Witches Abroad It’s Superman!: A Novel A Wizard of Earthsea A Princess of Roumania Night Watch Love and Other Near-Death Experiences: A Novel Monstrous Regiment Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway Lords and Ladies Maskerade Little, Big You Suck: A Love Story The Stupidest Angel Lucifer: Children and Monsters Small Gods The Drowned World A Dirty Job: A Novel Sabriel InterWorld Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Virtual Unrealities Last Call Thud! Old Man’s War White Noise Glasshouse The Ghost Brigades Virtual Light Interesting Times On Stranger Tides Desperation The Portable Door Lucifer: A Dalliance with the Damned The Last Continent The Buddha of Suburbia The Atrocity Archives Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Soul Music Foucault’s Pendulum The City of Ember The Shadow of the Torturer

Books Read In 2006 (37):

The Truth Reaper Man Going Postal Eric Mort Men at Arms The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Case Histories: A Novel White Apples The Wizard Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal Runaways Vol. 3: The Good Die Young Runaways Vol. 2 Flight Volume 2 Devil in a Blue Dress The Sandman Vol. 8: World’s End The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones The Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake Feet of Clay Moving Pictures Jingo Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted Pussey! This Side Of Paradise The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Third Policeman The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Fifth Elephant Bad Prince Charlie The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Princess Bride