50 Books Post
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odette_riverI'd actually heard of this community before the lj-spotlight, but I waited around until the new year to start, and now everyone's doing it! (*grin*)
Here's my list for 2007.
Beware of some spoilers.
Read
1. The Familiar by K. A. Applegate--This is the one where Jake wakes up in the future. I read it back in my first time through the Animorphs books and hated it, but this time around I really liked it. Go figure.
2. The Summer King by O.R. Melling--Really, really good. Is it weird that it seems like I'd feel a lot more comfortable around the fey because at least they're somewhat predictable (in that they're not really predictable, etc.)...?
3. Planet X by Grant Morrison--Read things in order, folks. It makes a lot more sense.
4. Here Comes Tomorrow by Grant Morrison--See above. I read these two out of order, in case you were wondering.
5. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus--I figured the movie's coming out, I might as well read it.
6. Replaced by Emma Harrison--So I don't even watch Alias, but I was shelving and I saw the book, and I figured, hey, why not? It would help if maybe they described the characters a bit before they got into the story. I had no idea what anyone looked like. Ah, well. You can't have everything.
7. Party Princess by Meg Cabot--The one where they put on a musical and The Guy Who Doesn't Like It When They Put Corn In The Chili gets an actual name. Heh. One of the better latter Princess Diaries books, in my opinion.
8. Shipwreck by Gordon Korman--So it's like Lost. Except it came before Lost. And it's better.
9. Survival by Gordon Korman--Durians. *grins* What more could you ask for?
10. Escape by Gordon Korman--Too bad that they got off the island. It could really have gone somewhere. (I mean, it did, but I like the survival bit the best.)
11. The Decision by K.A. Applegate--I got thinking about Z-Space and finally had to read this one just to answer all my questions. And you know what? It all makes sense to me now.
12. The Contest by Gordon Korman--Ah, Bryn. How I loved you.
13. Entertain the End by K.A. Applegate--Most angsty Everworld book. Ever.
14. Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt--Best book of 2007, thus far. It completely blew me away, even if I called the end. Or I wished for the end and it happened, whatever. Which kinda gives it away, because it's the ending I would have picked, but there you have it. It was amazing. I can't even put into words how much I adore this book.
15. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--Well, there were some rather annoying plot points (*whacks J.P. over the head*), but that was more than made up for with the Serenity reference. So River is amazing. Shoot me.
16. The Climb by Gordon Korman--I love sherpas.
17. The Summit by Gordon Korman--I'd just like to say that you could tell who was going to die from book one. But I guess that's okay, if very, very predictable.
18. Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer--All ballet books have the same general plot. Seriously. I thought that, being historical fiction, this would be different...but it wasn't. Ah, well.
19. Ophelia by Lisa Klein--We're reading Hamlet in class, so I figured, why not? And it turned out that this was really good. I didn't particularly care for Ophelia before, much less Gertrude, but now I like both of their characters.
20. The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman--I liked the style of this. And, hey, Amazons...what's there not to like?
21. Terrier by Tamora Pierce--Jeez, took me long enough to read this. It was good, but I'm not really a big fan of jounral-like things that have so much detail. Ah, well.
22. The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens--The. Worst. Dickens. Book. Ever. *dies* Thank goodness Wikipedia exists, because that was how I made sense of what happened.
23. Wolfcry by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes--Not my most favorite of her books, but it was okay. I think I like the older generation better.
24. The Rules for Teens by Meg Schneider--Let's just say some events in my life warranted some research. But this didn't really help.
25. Hamlet by William Shakesepare--Fun. But, I have to agree with Patrick, more killing would have made it more fun.
26. The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian--This was actually really good, and this coming from someone who doesn't much care for realistic fiction. It was funny, and interesting at the same time. Plus, I love that way that it was supposed to be non-fiction but passed off as fiction (except that it really is fiction...or is it?). Heh. :)
27. Sold by Patricia McCormick--I cried through the last hundred pages of this non-stop. Granted, some of this had to do with hormones, but still, it's the most I've cried over a book ever. (And it was a lot.) To top it off, at the same time I kept thinking of Inara. Is it odd that I have this huge respect for prostitutes?
28. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte--Thank goodness I finished this. I don't want to read it again.
29. Runaway by Wendelin Van Draamen--This wasn't as good as I was hoping, maybe because it turned out to be about a twelve year old girl, but it was still interesting, and gave me a real perspective to (oddly enough) Brygid's life.
30. Secret Life of Guys by Anonymous--Again with the research. And again with the not helping much.
31. Avalon High by Meg Cabot--I'd just like to say that this was my idea. Seriously. Except without the Lady of Shalott stuff. Also, I can't get over the fact that Mordred was Arthur's half-brother and this is pretty much accepted. So does that mean he was Morgan's brother...?
32. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke--This was weird. Way weird. I mean, it made sense for a while, but by the end, it was very, very confusing. But I did like the Russian guy. :)
33. New Mutants by Brian Michael Bendis--I liked this, though not as much as the other X-Men stuff I've read (such that it is). The thing about X-Men is that it's really hard (at least for me) to figure out everything continuity-wise. My brother says it doesn't matter, but it does to me.
34. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown--This was pretty good. I still hold that it all should have been hidden under New York City. I mean, we know there's stuff under there! Just ask McKee. ...Okay, never mind.
35. Fray by Joss Whedon--So I was drawn to Joss Whedon because of Firefly. But shelving I saw this, so I took it home, because of his name on the cover. And it was good, even if I know virtually nothing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Because that didn't actually matter.
36. The Reunion by K. A. Applegate--I seriously read this in one night. Less than that. Less than four hours. And that's four hours that I also spent working and eating and doing homework. *grins* I love Visser One. And that's the real Visser One, not this usurper, Visser Three.
37. Tempest by Troy Denning--Wow. I love Tenel Ka, but seriously, Jacen is bad business now. And Ben... But I still don't like Jacen as the new Sith Lord. What can I say, Jaina's just a better pick.
38. Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block--I didnt' really like this. I thought it was weird. But I can see people loving it, so whatever.
39. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith by Miles Lane--Um. So this was a graphic novel, right? But the problem was the person who drew it just wasn't that good at drawing Padme. She looked very...masculine. Anyway.
40. Magical by Robert Kirkman--This was interesting. I like the X-Men universe, and the way that there's just so much room for creativity in it.
41. Proof by David Auburn--There's a movie about this. I saw a preview for it. The book then proceeded to come through my cart, so I took it home. And it was actually really good. *is such a math geek* "Imaginary Number." Heh.
42. E is for Extinction by Grant Morrison--So, the whole "New X-Men" arc is beginning to make more sense. And I love Jean!
43. Moon White by Melody Carlson--So I started reading this because I thought it was about ballet. And it kinda was, but not really. And I found the end really far fetched. And I'm a Christian
44. The Fifteen Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard--This was hysterical. And now I can't stop saying I'll take the ghost's word for a thousand pounds.
45. New Worlds by Grant Morrison--I don't really have much to say about these X-Men books, except that Emma Frost? Yeah, she's kind of growing on me.
46. Undine by Penni Russon--Not what I expected, but still good.
47. Breathe by Penni Russon--Um. ...What just happened? Seriously, I have no idea what happened in the end of this book. But it was good until then.
48. Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory--This was cool. Not as blasphemous as I hoped (because then I'd feel a lot better about writing my own blasphemy), but this was still good.
49. Torch Red by Melody Carlson--Seriously, you hang out with the wrong kinds of people if you're under this much pressure. But whatever. Not my problem.
50. Return to Weapon X by Mark Millar--I would just like to say that it is somewhat confusing to read these books completely out of order. But it's not my fault! It's what's been checked out from the library!
51. Collateral Damage by Pierce Askegren--Another Alias book. This seems like a crazy, crazy TV show. People die, but then they're not really dead... What?!
52. Imperial by Grant Morrison--I love Jean. That's seriously why I read X-Men.
53. Rewind by Laura Dower--I don't know what happened in this. It was interesting, in that it was told in reverse, which would be fun to try for The Mivtsa, but I kind of thought that the beginning was supposed to make sense when I got to the end. It didn't. I think I might go Google this to find out what actually happened.
54. The Secret by K. A. Applegate--I was listening to the Animorphs Radio Drama, and apparently they hate this book, so I read it to find out why. I'm not sure why. There's others that I hate a lot more. *shrugs*
55. Hot Lights, Cold Steel by Michael J. Collins--This was really good. Really good. I read it mainly because I've been thinking about pre-med, and all that jazz, and what I could do with that as far as writing. It was really interesting for me.
56. The Extreme by K. A. Applegate--I love this book. I don't even know why. I really liked the Inuit kid they came across.
57. Riot at Xavier's by Grant Morrison--And I'm reminded why I don't like Emma. Except that I kind of do. Bleh.
58. Assault on Weapon Plus by Grant Morrison--Okay. This was really cool, what with the whole murder mystery thing. And I love Jean.
59. The Illusion by K. A. Applegate--Rated PG-13 for a scene of torture. Seriously, this was worse than James Bond.
60. The Tomorrow People by someone--I like this arc. I really do. It's different, but cool. I like younger X-men, even though it's somewhat confusing.
70. Ultimate War by Mark Millar--Basically, I thought, Oh my gosh. They killed Scott. They killed Scott. How could they do that?!
71. Return of the King by Mark Millar--Thank goodness I read this. That, and Marvin told me an interesting story about rats.
72. Block Buster by Brian Micahel Bendis--I thought, Wow, did someone start splicing different comics together? But, no, they actually didn't.
73. Anything But Ordinary by Valerie Hobbs--This was actually really good. Or, fairly good. Something. I can see people loving it, and I'm not really one for realistic fiction, so I recommend it, if you're into that kind of thing.
74. Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot--I like the screenplay. What can I say? It amuses me.
75. Life. Get One. by Jim Benton--I like Boys Are Stupid. Throw Rocks at Them. better, but this was pretty amusing too.
76. Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera--I figured I should read it. I've seen it enough, shelving. And I really liked it. The whole culture over there is so interesting, and it reminds of Malaysia, for whatever reason. There's abosultely no way that it should, but it does. Meh. Different cultures, that whole thing.
77. Gavriel and Jemal Two Boys of Jerusalem by Brent Ashabranmer--I read this because I looked at it and thought, Wow, that's Zeke. And it was. Except with six more sisters and four more brothers.
78.Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot--This was amusing. I love Mia's grandmother a little too much.
79. Dangerously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Okay, so it just occured to me how creepy it is that one of Alice's love interests (if you could call him that) is named Patrick. If you know me in person, you'll know what I mean. But, anyway, this was much better than the last Alice book. It irks me when books get too into the race thing. I mean, if anybody has something to say about it, it's me. (Or people who are, like, super-mixed-race.) I just don't see it as that big a deal.
80. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--So I read it again. I'm past the fifty book mark (way past), and I'd like to have a record of everything I read, each time, so here it is again. Mia's dad is so sweet.
81. Tantalize by Cynthia Letich Smith--This was really good. Really good. I picked it up because I recognized the stock image, but the story was good, too. It was set in a really believable world, even if there were were-people and vampires. I liked it a lot.
82. Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye--This was really cool. I liked reading about Israel (mostly because of Nira), but it was interesting to see it from an Arab perspective. It was also interesting to see it from a half-Arab perspective, since I can kind of relate.
83. Princess in Training by Meg Cabot--This was amusing. Sort of. It's not my favorite of the series, but it's pretty good.
84. The Big Empty by J.B. Stephens--I really liked this one. I like end of the world books a lot, and this one doesn't really qualify, but it was close.
85. What's Your Guy-Q? by Beth Mayall--This is actually a book of quizes, but I love books of quizes, so there you go. And the whole recent events thing? Yeah, that's what this book was for.
86. The Real Rules for Girls by Mindy Morgenstern--Interesting. Random.
87. Desolation Angels by J.B. Stephens--This was good. It's kind of like that book I have running around in my head about the asteroid. Except not really. At all. But kind of.
88. To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel--This was cute. And still pretty much the stereotypical ballet plot, but cute.
89. The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan--This was fun. I didn't know it existed until I saw a batch off icons, but I love Greek Mythology, so I picked it up. And it was good.
90. Alice Alone by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Ah, the angst!! Fun.
91. Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman--All I can read right now are trashy teen novels. Oh, well. This one was better than most, and I actually recommend it. Even if you're not in the mood for trashy teen novels. This one wasn't that trashy, actually. I'm working up to the really big trash.
92. The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci--I liked this one. It's different from what I normally read, but it was interesting, and very real-feeling,
93. The Bridesmaid by Haley Abbott--Fun, light reading.
94. Alice on the Outside by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Lauren's right, Phyllis Reynods Naylor really does try to go after all the "important" controversial topics of the day.
95. Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen Headley--This was about me. Well, not really. But it made me insanely happpy to read about a half-Chinese half-white girl. I totally related. It was fun.
96. Alice on Her Way by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Sam creeped me out from the beginning. That's all I'm saying.
97. Paradise City by J. B. Stephens--It was nice to read this to fill in the gaps between the first one and the third one, but really, it wasn't that necessary.
98. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot--Seriously. She should just have said no to Kenny.
99. No Exit by J. B. Stephens--I liked this seris a lot. It was a really interesting idea, even if it did get knid of psychotic at times. Except what was up with the end? Apparently I'm really dense, because I never seem to get these "clever" endings. I have no idea what happened except that Jonah survived and so did the vial. But what the frell does he think he's going to do with it now?!
100. The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones--This sounds kind of like my Kyra story, but it really isn't. Because in this one, she's actually from Faerie, unlike Kyra, who's just a poor, confused person from the real world. Heh heh.
101. Tales of the Slayers by various--I don't know much about the Buffy fandom, except that it's Joss Whedon's, but I think the idea is really good. It's kind of like Kyra. You can go back, way back, in time, and it still exists. This is cool, because then you can do what you want in different time periods.
102. Fantasy Encyclopedia by Judy Allen--Fun, interesting stuff. Plus, it mentioned Morgan le Fay and the Morrigan and selkies. Plus, it recommended Philip Pullman and Garth Nix. What more could one ask for?
103. Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot--The one where Boris drops the globe on his head! That's probably my favorite Princess Diaries moment ever.
104. Project Princess by Meg Cabot--So you'd think RISE would be like this. But it's not. It's a lot of hard work. Not that that didn't sound like hard work. But building a whole house in five days? I don't know. I'm skeptical.
105. The Game by Diana Wynne Jones--This had the TARDIS in it. I am not even kidding. Granted, it didn't call it that TARDIS, but it was the TARDIS. And that just makes me irrationally happy.
106. The Proposal by K. A. Applegate--This was a lot funnier than I remembered. And Ax sitting on Marco's lap?! *dies*
107. Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot--Amusing. Odd, but amusing. And the big plot point that Meg Cabot was trying to hide? The bit about how she'd spray painted the stuff on the wall...kinda? That part was obvious from the start. Oh well.
108. Visser by K. A. Applegate--Ah!! Visser!!! So, so good! I can't even wrap my mind around how good it is. I seriously love this book. It's like, she's a bad guy, except not, except... What?!
109. The Andalite Chronicles by K. A. Applegate--Read by Animorphs: The Radio Drama, UNCENSORED. And frelling amazing. I cracked up a lot. And not usually over stuff that happened in the book, either.
110. World Tour by Mark Millar (I think)--Aw, Scott and Jean, so cute... Um, yeah, it creeps me out that Magneto's just kind of wandering around, too.
111. The Encounter by K. A. Applegate--I seriously love Animorphs: The Radio Drama, UNCENSORED. The whole thing with Emperor Palpatine? I died laughing through it all.
112. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--Seriously. I am very good at reading depressing books at depressing times in my life. Why I couldn't just read something else, I will never know.
113. Here Comes Tomorrow by Grant Morrison--I like this one. I really do. I love fast-forwarding to apocalyptic futures.
114. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter--I really love the concept of a high school for spies. Especially a girl's school. But even this was depressing! Seriously!
115. Kokology by Tadahiko Nagao and Isamu Saito--The one thing I learned? I'm thinking about a certain someone far too much than what's good for me.
116. The Experiment by K. A. Applegate--A completely pointless plot, whether you have a big or little arc in mind, but really, really amusing anyway. I approve. Especially because it's narrated by Ax when he's obsessed with TV, which just makes it that much better.
117. Mystify the Magician by K. A. Applegate--Wow. Christopher's thing with Etain? Yes. Well. That totally mirrors my outlook on things this summer. Seriously.
118. Freshman Handbook Oberlin College 1943--Easily the best book I have ever read. So quote-worthy, and interesting history, too. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. I'm pretty sure everyone thinks I'm crazy for loving it, but I don't care.
119. The Last Girls of Pompeii by Kathryn Lasky--This was interesting, but mostly because of what I brought to it, not because it was particularly well-written, or anything. Still, I like Pompeii a lot, so I read it.
120. Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin--Really, really good. An interesting concept, well dealt with.
121. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer--Another vampire story. Good, even if Bella is somewhat of a helpless protagonist.
122. Inferno by Troy Denning--I want to hit Jacen over the head. He's such a frelling idiot. I also want to hit Ben over the head. Because he's being dumb, too. Also Tahiri! What was up with her?! And poor Tenel Ka! I love her so much; she's a amazing. Also, history really is repeating itself. It's creepy the way that works. Very creepy. Also creepy that on one seems to see the parallels, and some of them are really obvious.
123. Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples--So taking the Indian dance ExCo has totally made this book much more meaningful. A great book. Love it. Bittersweet. Beautiful.
124. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer--Bella is very, very helpless as far as protagonists go. Which is annoying as anything. But still, it's an interesting world that's been built. I like that.
125. What Happeend to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles--This was kind of like The Night My Sister Went Missing, except that I liked that one better.
126. The Discovery by Gordon Korman--I like his style, for some reason that I can't quite put my finger on. And it's amusing that he always has kids that have angsty/bizarre things that have happened to them that they don't want to tell anyone about.
127. Jinx by Meg Cabot--Aw, cute. Random, but cute.
128. Wyvernhail by Amelia Atwater Rhodes--Very sweet. Hai is like Nira. And I liked the way her future flashes were interspersed with what was happening in the present.
129. Maybe Next Year... by Amy Hest--I read it because it was about ballet. And it was very, very....disturbing. It was very early 90's, and I had several flashbacks to my childhood. MYOB, anyone?
130. The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce--I hated Shan. I really did.
131. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer--I hate Bella. I really do. So much. The reason I read these books? Alice.
132. Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande--I loved this. It was about science. And it was about God. Plus, it was a trashy teen romance novel. What more could you ask for?
133. Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell--This was good. Mainly because it had Morgan in it (if only briefly), and I love Morgan so much.
132. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks--I don't know if I'll survive the zombie apocalypse, but I know that I'm better prepared.
133. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter--Yay! I really love these books. And my predictions for the end were wrong, luckily.
134. Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce--Rosethorn is amazing. That is all. Oh, and the voice of the sea? Sounded like the Queen of the Night. That was creepy.
Here's my list for 2007.
Beware of some spoilers.
Read
1. The Familiar by K. A. Applegate--This is the one where Jake wakes up in the future. I read it back in my first time through the Animorphs books and hated it, but this time around I really liked it. Go figure.
2. The Summer King by O.R. Melling--Really, really good. Is it weird that it seems like I'd feel a lot more comfortable around the fey because at least they're somewhat predictable (in that they're not really predictable, etc.)...?
3. Planet X by Grant Morrison--Read things in order, folks. It makes a lot more sense.
4. Here Comes Tomorrow by Grant Morrison--See above. I read these two out of order, in case you were wondering.
5. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus--I figured the movie's coming out, I might as well read it.
6. Replaced by Emma Harrison--So I don't even watch Alias, but I was shelving and I saw the book, and I figured, hey, why not? It would help if maybe they described the characters a bit before they got into the story. I had no idea what anyone looked like. Ah, well. You can't have everything.
7. Party Princess by Meg Cabot--The one where they put on a musical and The Guy Who Doesn't Like It When They Put Corn In The Chili gets an actual name. Heh. One of the better latter Princess Diaries books, in my opinion.
8. Shipwreck by Gordon Korman--So it's like Lost. Except it came before Lost. And it's better.
9. Survival by Gordon Korman--Durians. *grins* What more could you ask for?
10. Escape by Gordon Korman--Too bad that they got off the island. It could really have gone somewhere. (I mean, it did, but I like the survival bit the best.)
11. The Decision by K.A. Applegate--I got thinking about Z-Space and finally had to read this one just to answer all my questions. And you know what? It all makes sense to me now.
12. The Contest by Gordon Korman--Ah, Bryn. How I loved you.
13. Entertain the End by K.A. Applegate--Most angsty Everworld book. Ever.
14. Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt--Best book of 2007, thus far. It completely blew me away, even if I called the end. Or I wished for the end and it happened, whatever. Which kinda gives it away, because it's the ending I would have picked, but there you have it. It was amazing. I can't even put into words how much I adore this book.
15. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--Well, there were some rather annoying plot points (*whacks J.P. over the head*), but that was more than made up for with the Serenity reference. So River is amazing. Shoot me.
16. The Climb by Gordon Korman--I love sherpas.
17. The Summit by Gordon Korman--I'd just like to say that you could tell who was going to die from book one. But I guess that's okay, if very, very predictable.
18. Marie, Dancing by Carolyn Meyer--All ballet books have the same general plot. Seriously. I thought that, being historical fiction, this would be different...but it wasn't. Ah, well.
19. Ophelia by Lisa Klein--We're reading Hamlet in class, so I figured, why not? And it turned out that this was really good. I didn't particularly care for Ophelia before, much less Gertrude, but now I like both of their characters.
20. The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman--I liked the style of this. And, hey, Amazons...what's there not to like?
21. Terrier by Tamora Pierce--Jeez, took me long enough to read this. It was good, but I'm not really a big fan of jounral-like things that have so much detail. Ah, well.
22. The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens--The. Worst. Dickens. Book. Ever. *dies* Thank goodness Wikipedia exists, because that was how I made sense of what happened.
23. Wolfcry by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes--Not my most favorite of her books, but it was okay. I think I like the older generation better.
24. The Rules for Teens by Meg Schneider--Let's just say some events in my life warranted some research. But this didn't really help.
25. Hamlet by William Shakesepare--Fun. But, I have to agree with Patrick, more killing would have made it more fun.
26. The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian--This was actually really good, and this coming from someone who doesn't much care for realistic fiction. It was funny, and interesting at the same time. Plus, I love that way that it was supposed to be non-fiction but passed off as fiction (except that it really is fiction...or is it?). Heh. :)
27. Sold by Patricia McCormick--I cried through the last hundred pages of this non-stop. Granted, some of this had to do with hormones, but still, it's the most I've cried over a book ever. (And it was a lot.) To top it off, at the same time I kept thinking of Inara. Is it odd that I have this huge respect for prostitutes?
28. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte--Thank goodness I finished this. I don't want to read it again.
29. Runaway by Wendelin Van Draamen--This wasn't as good as I was hoping, maybe because it turned out to be about a twelve year old girl, but it was still interesting, and gave me a real perspective to (oddly enough) Brygid's life.
30. Secret Life of Guys by Anonymous--Again with the research. And again with the not helping much.
31. Avalon High by Meg Cabot--I'd just like to say that this was my idea. Seriously. Except without the Lady of Shalott stuff. Also, I can't get over the fact that Mordred was Arthur's half-brother and this is pretty much accepted. So does that mean he was Morgan's brother...?
32. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke--This was weird. Way weird. I mean, it made sense for a while, but by the end, it was very, very confusing. But I did like the Russian guy. :)
33. New Mutants by Brian Michael Bendis--I liked this, though not as much as the other X-Men stuff I've read (such that it is). The thing about X-Men is that it's really hard (at least for me) to figure out everything continuity-wise. My brother says it doesn't matter, but it does to me.
34. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown--This was pretty good. I still hold that it all should have been hidden under New York City. I mean, we know there's stuff under there! Just ask McKee. ...Okay, never mind.
35. Fray by Joss Whedon--So I was drawn to Joss Whedon because of Firefly. But shelving I saw this, so I took it home, because of his name on the cover. And it was good, even if I know virtually nothing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Because that didn't actually matter.
36. The Reunion by K. A. Applegate--I seriously read this in one night. Less than that. Less than four hours. And that's four hours that I also spent working and eating and doing homework. *grins* I love Visser One. And that's the real Visser One, not this usurper, Visser Three.
37. Tempest by Troy Denning--Wow. I love Tenel Ka, but seriously, Jacen is bad business now. And Ben... But I still don't like Jacen as the new Sith Lord. What can I say, Jaina's just a better pick.
38. Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block--I didnt' really like this. I thought it was weird. But I can see people loving it, so whatever.
39. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith by Miles Lane--Um. So this was a graphic novel, right? But the problem was the person who drew it just wasn't that good at drawing Padme. She looked very...masculine. Anyway.
40. Magical by Robert Kirkman--This was interesting. I like the X-Men universe, and the way that there's just so much room for creativity in it.
41. Proof by David Auburn--There's a movie about this. I saw a preview for it. The book then proceeded to come through my cart, so I took it home. And it was actually really good. *is such a math geek* "Imaginary Number." Heh.
42. E is for Extinction by Grant Morrison--So, the whole "New X-Men" arc is beginning to make more sense. And I love Jean!
43. Moon White by Melody Carlson--So I started reading this because I thought it was about ballet. And it kinda was, but not really. And I found the end really far fetched. And I'm a Christian
44. The Fifteen Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard--This was hysterical. And now I can't stop saying I'll take the ghost's word for a thousand pounds.
45. New Worlds by Grant Morrison--I don't really have much to say about these X-Men books, except that Emma Frost? Yeah, she's kind of growing on me.
46. Undine by Penni Russon--Not what I expected, but still good.
47. Breathe by Penni Russon--Um. ...What just happened? Seriously, I have no idea what happened in the end of this book. But it was good until then.
48. Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory--This was cool. Not as blasphemous as I hoped (because then I'd feel a lot better about writing my own blasphemy), but this was still good.
49. Torch Red by Melody Carlson--Seriously, you hang out with the wrong kinds of people if you're under this much pressure. But whatever. Not my problem.
50. Return to Weapon X by Mark Millar--I would just like to say that it is somewhat confusing to read these books completely out of order. But it's not my fault! It's what's been checked out from the library!
51. Collateral Damage by Pierce Askegren--Another Alias book. This seems like a crazy, crazy TV show. People die, but then they're not really dead... What?!
52. Imperial by Grant Morrison--I love Jean. That's seriously why I read X-Men.
53. Rewind by Laura Dower--I don't know what happened in this. It was interesting, in that it was told in reverse, which would be fun to try for The Mivtsa, but I kind of thought that the beginning was supposed to make sense when I got to the end. It didn't. I think I might go Google this to find out what actually happened.
54. The Secret by K. A. Applegate--I was listening to the Animorphs Radio Drama, and apparently they hate this book, so I read it to find out why. I'm not sure why. There's others that I hate a lot more. *shrugs*
55. Hot Lights, Cold Steel by Michael J. Collins--This was really good. Really good. I read it mainly because I've been thinking about pre-med, and all that jazz, and what I could do with that as far as writing. It was really interesting for me.
56. The Extreme by K. A. Applegate--I love this book. I don't even know why. I really liked the Inuit kid they came across.
57. Riot at Xavier's by Grant Morrison--And I'm reminded why I don't like Emma. Except that I kind of do. Bleh.
58. Assault on Weapon Plus by Grant Morrison--Okay. This was really cool, what with the whole murder mystery thing. And I love Jean.
59. The Illusion by K. A. Applegate--Rated PG-13 for a scene of torture. Seriously, this was worse than James Bond.
60. The Tomorrow People by someone--I like this arc. I really do. It's different, but cool. I like younger X-men, even though it's somewhat confusing.
70. Ultimate War by Mark Millar--Basically, I thought, Oh my gosh. They killed Scott. They killed Scott. How could they do that?!
71. Return of the King by Mark Millar--Thank goodness I read this. That, and Marvin told me an interesting story about rats.
72. Block Buster by Brian Micahel Bendis--I thought, Wow, did someone start splicing different comics together? But, no, they actually didn't.
73. Anything But Ordinary by Valerie Hobbs--This was actually really good. Or, fairly good. Something. I can see people loving it, and I'm not really one for realistic fiction, so I recommend it, if you're into that kind of thing.
74. Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot--I like the screenplay. What can I say? It amuses me.
75. Life. Get One. by Jim Benton--I like Boys Are Stupid. Throw Rocks at Them. better, but this was pretty amusing too.
76. Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera--I figured I should read it. I've seen it enough, shelving. And I really liked it. The whole culture over there is so interesting, and it reminds of Malaysia, for whatever reason. There's abosultely no way that it should, but it does. Meh. Different cultures, that whole thing.
77. Gavriel and Jemal Two Boys of Jerusalem by Brent Ashabranmer--I read this because I looked at it and thought, Wow, that's Zeke. And it was. Except with six more sisters and four more brothers.
78.Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot--This was amusing. I love Mia's grandmother a little too much.
79. Dangerously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Okay, so it just occured to me how creepy it is that one of Alice's love interests (if you could call him that) is named Patrick. If you know me in person, you'll know what I mean. But, anyway, this was much better than the last Alice book. It irks me when books get too into the race thing. I mean, if anybody has something to say about it, it's me. (Or people who are, like, super-mixed-race.) I just don't see it as that big a deal.
80. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--So I read it again. I'm past the fifty book mark (way past), and I'd like to have a record of everything I read, each time, so here it is again. Mia's dad is so sweet.
81. Tantalize by Cynthia Letich Smith--This was really good. Really good. I picked it up because I recognized the stock image, but the story was good, too. It was set in a really believable world, even if there were were-people and vampires. I liked it a lot.
82. Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye--This was really cool. I liked reading about Israel (mostly because of Nira), but it was interesting to see it from an Arab perspective. It was also interesting to see it from a half-Arab perspective, since I can kind of relate.
83. Princess in Training by Meg Cabot--This was amusing. Sort of. It's not my favorite of the series, but it's pretty good.
84. The Big Empty by J.B. Stephens--I really liked this one. I like end of the world books a lot, and this one doesn't really qualify, but it was close.
85. What's Your Guy-Q? by Beth Mayall--This is actually a book of quizes, but I love books of quizes, so there you go. And the whole recent events thing? Yeah, that's what this book was for.
86. The Real Rules for Girls by Mindy Morgenstern--Interesting. Random.
87. Desolation Angels by J.B. Stephens--This was good. It's kind of like that book I have running around in my head about the asteroid. Except not really. At all. But kind of.
88. To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel--This was cute. And still pretty much the stereotypical ballet plot, but cute.
89. The Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan--This was fun. I didn't know it existed until I saw a batch off icons, but I love Greek Mythology, so I picked it up. And it was good.
90. Alice Alone by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Ah, the angst!! Fun.
91. Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman--All I can read right now are trashy teen novels. Oh, well. This one was better than most, and I actually recommend it. Even if you're not in the mood for trashy teen novels. This one wasn't that trashy, actually. I'm working up to the really big trash.
92. The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci--I liked this one. It's different from what I normally read, but it was interesting, and very real-feeling,
93. The Bridesmaid by Haley Abbott--Fun, light reading.
94. Alice on the Outside by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Lauren's right, Phyllis Reynods Naylor really does try to go after all the "important" controversial topics of the day.
95. Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen Headley--This was about me. Well, not really. But it made me insanely happpy to read about a half-Chinese half-white girl. I totally related. It was fun.
96. Alice on Her Way by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--Sam creeped me out from the beginning. That's all I'm saying.
97. Paradise City by J. B. Stephens--It was nice to read this to fill in the gaps between the first one and the third one, but really, it wasn't that necessary.
98. Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot--Seriously. She should just have said no to Kenny.
99. No Exit by J. B. Stephens--I liked this seris a lot. It was a really interesting idea, even if it did get knid of psychotic at times. Except what was up with the end? Apparently I'm really dense, because I never seem to get these "clever" endings. I have no idea what happened except that Jonah survived and so did the vial. But what the frell does he think he's going to do with it now?!
100. The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones--This sounds kind of like my Kyra story, but it really isn't. Because in this one, she's actually from Faerie, unlike Kyra, who's just a poor, confused person from the real world. Heh heh.
101. Tales of the Slayers by various--I don't know much about the Buffy fandom, except that it's Joss Whedon's, but I think the idea is really good. It's kind of like Kyra. You can go back, way back, in time, and it still exists. This is cool, because then you can do what you want in different time periods.
102. Fantasy Encyclopedia by Judy Allen--Fun, interesting stuff. Plus, it mentioned Morgan le Fay and the Morrigan and selkies. Plus, it recommended Philip Pullman and Garth Nix. What more could one ask for?
103. Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot--The one where Boris drops the globe on his head! That's probably my favorite Princess Diaries moment ever.
104. Project Princess by Meg Cabot--So you'd think RISE would be like this. But it's not. It's a lot of hard work. Not that that didn't sound like hard work. But building a whole house in five days? I don't know. I'm skeptical.
105. The Game by Diana Wynne Jones--This had the TARDIS in it. I am not even kidding. Granted, it didn't call it that TARDIS, but it was the TARDIS. And that just makes me irrationally happy.
106. The Proposal by K. A. Applegate--This was a lot funnier than I remembered. And Ax sitting on Marco's lap?! *dies*
107. Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot--Amusing. Odd, but amusing. And the big plot point that Meg Cabot was trying to hide? The bit about how she'd spray painted the stuff on the wall...kinda? That part was obvious from the start. Oh well.
108. Visser by K. A. Applegate--Ah!! Visser!!! So, so good! I can't even wrap my mind around how good it is. I seriously love this book. It's like, she's a bad guy, except not, except... What?!
109. The Andalite Chronicles by K. A. Applegate--Read by Animorphs: The Radio Drama, UNCENSORED. And frelling amazing. I cracked up a lot. And not usually over stuff that happened in the book, either.
110. World Tour by Mark Millar (I think)--Aw, Scott and Jean, so cute... Um, yeah, it creeps me out that Magneto's just kind of wandering around, too.
111. The Encounter by K. A. Applegate--I seriously love Animorphs: The Radio Drama, UNCENSORED. The whole thing with Emperor Palpatine? I died laughing through it all.
112. Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot--Seriously. I am very good at reading depressing books at depressing times in my life. Why I couldn't just read something else, I will never know.
113. Here Comes Tomorrow by Grant Morrison--I like this one. I really do. I love fast-forwarding to apocalyptic futures.
114. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter--I really love the concept of a high school for spies. Especially a girl's school. But even this was depressing! Seriously!
115. Kokology by Tadahiko Nagao and Isamu Saito--The one thing I learned? I'm thinking about a certain someone far too much than what's good for me.
116. The Experiment by K. A. Applegate--A completely pointless plot, whether you have a big or little arc in mind, but really, really amusing anyway. I approve. Especially because it's narrated by Ax when he's obsessed with TV, which just makes it that much better.
117. Mystify the Magician by K. A. Applegate--Wow. Christopher's thing with Etain? Yes. Well. That totally mirrors my outlook on things this summer. Seriously.
118. Freshman Handbook Oberlin College 1943--Easily the best book I have ever read. So quote-worthy, and interesting history, too. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. I'm pretty sure everyone thinks I'm crazy for loving it, but I don't care.
119. The Last Girls of Pompeii by Kathryn Lasky--This was interesting, but mostly because of what I brought to it, not because it was particularly well-written, or anything. Still, I like Pompeii a lot, so I read it.
120. Elsewhere Gabrielle Zevin--Really, really good. An interesting concept, well dealt with.
121. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer--Another vampire story. Good, even if Bella is somewhat of a helpless protagonist.
122. Inferno by Troy Denning--I want to hit Jacen over the head. He's such a frelling idiot. I also want to hit Ben over the head. Because he's being dumb, too. Also Tahiri! What was up with her?! And poor Tenel Ka! I love her so much; she's a amazing. Also, history really is repeating itself. It's creepy the way that works. Very creepy. Also creepy that on one seems to see the parallels, and some of them are really obvious.
123. Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples--So taking the Indian dance ExCo has totally made this book much more meaningful. A great book. Love it. Bittersweet. Beautiful.
124. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer--Bella is very, very helpless as far as protagonists go. Which is annoying as anything. But still, it's an interesting world that's been built. I like that.
125. What Happeend to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles--This was kind of like The Night My Sister Went Missing, except that I liked that one better.
126. The Discovery by Gordon Korman--I like his style, for some reason that I can't quite put my finger on. And it's amusing that he always has kids that have angsty/bizarre things that have happened to them that they don't want to tell anyone about.
127. Jinx by Meg Cabot--Aw, cute. Random, but cute.
128. Wyvernhail by Amelia Atwater Rhodes--Very sweet. Hai is like Nira. And I liked the way her future flashes were interspersed with what was happening in the present.
129. Maybe Next Year... by Amy Hest--I read it because it was about ballet. And it was very, very....disturbing. It was very early 90's, and I had several flashbacks to my childhood. MYOB, anyone?
130. The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce--I hated Shan. I really did.
131. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer--I hate Bella. I really do. So much. The reason I read these books? Alice.
132. Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande--I loved this. It was about science. And it was about God. Plus, it was a trashy teen romance novel. What more could you ask for?
133. Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell--This was good. Mainly because it had Morgan in it (if only briefly), and I love Morgan so much.
132. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks--I don't know if I'll survive the zombie apocalypse, but I know that I'm better prepared.
133. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter--Yay! I really love these books. And my predictions for the end were wrong, luckily.
134. Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce--Rosethorn is amazing. That is all. Oh, and the voice of the sea? Sounded like the Queen of the Night. That was creepy.
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