Netty's 888 List
Sunday, January 13, 2008
I went for a true 888 with 64 books & no repeats. Those marked with an * are ones that were already on my TBR pile.
I. Sci Fi/Fantasy
1. Exiles Return by Raymond Feist*
2. Chainfire by Terry Goodkind*
3. Phantom by Terry Goodkind*
4. A Feast for Crowns by George R.R. Martin*
5. Orc King by R.A. Salvatore*
6. Swan Song by Robert McCammon*
7. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
8. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
II. Classics
1. Persuasion by Jane Austen* - completed 1/11/08
2. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen* - completed 1/22/08
3. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen* - completed 1/14/08
4. Lady Susan by Jane Austen*
5. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
6. A Room With a View by EM Forster
7. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstory
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
III. Mystery/Thriller
1. A Superior Death by Nevada Barr* - completed 1/17/08
2. Second Thoughts by Margot Dalton*
3. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz* - completed 1/15/08
4. Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
5. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
6. Double Cross by James Patterson
7. Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane
8. Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
IV. Books by North Carolina Authors
1. The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons*
2. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
3. The Winter People by John Ehle
4. The Secret of Hurricanes by Theresa Williams
5. Raney by Clyde Edgerton
6. In the Forest of Harm by Sallie Bissell
7. The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love by Joan A. Medlicott
8. Brave Enemies by Robert Morgan
V. Non-fiction
1. Big Russ & Me by Tim Russert*
2. The Innocent Man by John Grisham*
3. We Were Soldiers Once...And Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore & Joseph Galloway*
4. Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley & Ron Powers*
5. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
6. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt*
7. All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
8. A Long Way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
VI. Women's Fiction
1. Atonement by Ian McEwan - completed 1/26/08
2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
3. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
4. Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
5. Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
6. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross
7. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
8. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
VII. Books from the 2007 NY Times Notable List
1. The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa
2. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
3. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
4. The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
5. Later, at the Bar by Rebecca Barry
6. Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor
7. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
8. Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
VIII. Books Published in 2008 - list to be completed through the year
1. Duma Key - Stephen King - completed 1/27/08
2. Snowfall at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
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Dew's categories
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Hi everyone! I'm excited about this challenge. I made my categories, but since 2008 is still 4 months away, I think I'll hold off on listing specific books yet.
Categories:
1. Children's literature. This can overlap my plan to continue reading Newbery winners as part of the Newbery Project.
2. Pulitzer Prize winners. This will go along with my plan to continue being part of the Pulitzer project.
3. New York Times Notable Books. This is in hopes that there'll be another Notable Books challenge like there was this year.
4. Printz Award winners or Honor books: This less well-known award is the equivalent of the Newbery for Young Adult literature. This can overlap my plan to host a Printz challenge sometime in the near future.
5. Booker Prize books: I want to read so many of these that I might want to host a challenge for them, too, or maybe I'll just read them on my own.
6. New in 2007/2008 books: So that I leave plenty of room for exciting new books I'll want to read.
7. TBR books: So I can keep working on taming that beast.
8. Graphic novels: My husband has the entire Sandman series, and I have criminally left them all unread except the first book. Plus I love graphic novels in general, and there'll be others I want to read.
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