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Editado: Dic 27, 2010, 8:33 pm

Glad to be doing this again for the third year running. First stab at categories, subject to change, of course. Actually, subject to change until the year is over!

1. Crime Dramas (11 of 10)

True Blue by David Baldacci, finished 2-9
Ask the Parrot by Richard Stark, FInished 2-25
Ford County by John Grisham, Finished 5-1
Prepared for Rage by Dana Stabenow, finished 5-11
61 Hours by Lee Child, finished 7-15
Deliver Us from Evil by David Baldacci, Finished 7-20
Innocent by Scott Turow, Finished 08-28
Broken by Karin Slaughter, Finished 09-01
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo, finished 09-28
Damaged by Alex Kava, finished 10-17
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham, Finished 12-27

2. Mysteries (10 of 10)

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny, finished 1-12
Kill Me by Stephen White, Finished 4-16
Evidence by Jonathan Kellerman, Finished 5-20
Deception by Jonathon Kellerman, Finished 6-11
A Question of Belief by Donna Leone, Finished 7-10
Fever Dream by Lincoln Child, Finished 7-24
Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult, Finished 8-15
Faithful Place by Tana French, Finished 09-18
Liar's Lullaby by Meg Gardiner, Finished 09-24
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs, Finished 10-15

3. Historic Fiction (12 of 10)

The Children's Book by AS Byatt, Finished 1-10 (could also be Placed in England)
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, Finished 5-3
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Finished 5-31 (could also be Placed in New England)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Finished 6-13
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova, Finished 6-20
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende, Finished 8-6
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Finished 7-31 (could also be Book Award or Mystery)
Private Life by Jane Smiley, Finished 09-11
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers by Sharyn McCrumb, Finished 09-15
The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen, Finished 10-10
Nemesis: The Final Case of Elioit Ness by William Bernhardt, Finished 11-25
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, Finished 12-17

4. Fantasy (10 of 10)

6160345::Invisible by Paul somebody, Finished 3-8
8374727::Angel Time by Anne Rice, Finished 3-10
303956::Shades of Gray by Jasper Fforde, Finished 3-16 (could also be Placed in England)
6117835::Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer, Finished 05-05
9333672::Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel, Finished 6-6
6491::The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood, Finished 06-25
7653406::Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Finished 8-6 (could also be horror or placed in england)
8287115::Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crighton, Finished 11-15
2573123::The Likeness by Tana French, Finished 11-10
The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris, Finished 12-24

5. Horror (12 of 10)

82856::Relentless by Dean Koontz, Finished 2-12 (could also be Mystery or Crime Drama)
8172578::Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger, Finished 3-4 (could also be Fantasy or Placed in England)
12349::The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson, Finished 4-5 (could also be Placed in England)
9196973::The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker, finished 6-8
7765390::Under the Dome by Stephen King, Finished 8-10 (could also be Placed in New England)
3166291::Dead and Alive by Dean Koontz, Finished 09-28
9748589::Blockade Billy by Stephen King, Finished 10-10
9546362::Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner, Finished 11-05
136747::Mr X by Peter Straub, Finished 11-07
Road Rage by Hill, King, and Matheson, Finished 12-02
Horns by Joe Hill, Finished 12-08

6. Placed in New England (10 of 10)

8508054::Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb, Finished 3-31-2010
8253799::That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo, Finished 04-01-2010
13697::Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, Finished 04-23 (could also be historical fiction or mystery)
23814::Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult, Finished 06-19 (could also be mystery or book award)
9382014::Every Last One by Anna Quindlan, Finished 06-27 (could also be Book Award)
8229701::Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving, Finished 08-22
5667606::Intent to Kill by James Grippando Finished 08-29 (could also be Crime Drama or Mystery)
8882081::House Rules by Jodi Picoult, Finished 09-05
2735040::Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen, Finished 10-11 (could also be Crime Drama or Mystery)

7. Won or Nominated For a Book Award (10 of 10)

1769540::The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson, Finished 1-13
8387740::The Humbling by Philip Roth, Finished 1-18
5196576::Indignation by Philip Roth, Finished 1-30
5148::The Attack by Yasmina Khadra, Finished 2-18
8372394::A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein, Finished 4-15
1753963::The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, Finished 4-28
8354400::Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon, Finished 7-26
3167566::The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larson, Finished 08-05
6788033::Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, Finished 10-05 (could also be historic fiction)
9101638::The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Finished 1-25

8. First Time Published Author (12 of 10)

212903::Tainted by Brooke Morgan, Finished 1-1 (Could also be Placed in New England or Mystery)
829::The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, Finished 1/31
2354::Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, Finished 2-14 (Could also be Historic Fiction or Book Award)
50853::Evelina by Francis Burney, finished 3-15 (Could also be Placed in England)
4557861::The Killer's Wife by Bill Floyd, finished 5/03 (could also be Book Award or Mystery)
57131::The Tuscan Year by Elizabeth Romer, Finished 7/10
158712::The Holy Thief by William Ryan, Finished 10-27
1606056::Keeping Time by Stacey McGlynn, Finished 10-28
8364551::The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett, Finished 11-10
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, Finished 12-01
Those Who Save Us By Jenna Blum, Finished 11-20
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens, Finished 12-27

9. Placed in England (8 of 10)

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, & C. by Daniel Defoe, Finished 2-21
The School of Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Finished 3-4
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Finished 3-31
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, Finished 4-13
London: A Social History by Roy Porter, Finished 4-25
1328692::The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson, Finished 09-08
9333627::Solar by Ian McEwan, Finished 12-17
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig, Finished 11-27

10. Overflow (11 of 10)

The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection by Russell Roberts, Finished 1/15
Free Trade Under Fire by Douglas Irwin, Finished 1/15
Art Masterpieces of Florence, Finished 2/14
Breaking News by Robert MacNeil, Finished 3-2
189252::The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays by Wendell Berry, Finished 07-26
139066::Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen, Finished 09-02
28825::Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracey Kidder, Finished 09-28
1006485::A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous, Finished 10-09
32522::The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston, Finished 10-17
9409700::In The Name of Honor by Richard North Patterson, finished 10-30
Panic in Level 4 by Richard Preston, Finished 12-14

Total Count Read: 105

2OneMorePage
Dic 27, 2010, 8:08 pm

More than done.

3cbl_tn
Dic 28, 2010, 12:18 am

Congratulations on finishing your challenge! Looks like you've had a good year. I've read and enjoyed several books in your category lists, and quite a few others are on my wishlist.

4ivyd
Dic 28, 2010, 2:18 pm

Congratulations!