Books I have finished in 2007:

[richlayers]

January:

The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
The Thief and the Beanstalk by P. W. Catanese
Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse, edited by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-up by L. Frank Baum and Robert Sabuda
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore
A Wrinkle in Time* by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
Being of Two Minds by Pamela F. Service
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Lost Years of Merlin* by T. A. Barron
Mail-Order Wings* by Beatrice Gormley
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost
Ella Enchanted* by Gail Carson Levine
Peter Pan* by J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
Sunlight and Shadow by Cameron Dokey
All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi

February:

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window* by Lemony Snicket
The Seven Songs of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Innocent Man by John Grisham
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
High Five by Janet Evanovich
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
Cupid & Diana by Christina Bartolomeo
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
The Fires of Merlin by T. A. Barron
The Mirror of Merlin by T. A. Barron
Beauty by Sherri S. Tepper
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Prince Trevor Amongst the Elephants: A Big Epic Naked Shakespearean Fairy Tale Play for Adults by Duncan Pflaster

March:

Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Fortune's Fool by Mercedes Lackey
American Shaolin by Matthew Polly
The Wings of Merlin by T. A. Barron
Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth
For One Day More by Mitch Albom
Just Like Heaven by Patrick McDonnell

April:

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser
Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes by Margaret Atwood & Dusan Petricic
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

May:

Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline
Fables Vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End by Lemony Snicket
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron
The Great Tree of Avalon: Shadow on the Stars by T. A. Barron
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

June:

The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride by Helen Halstead
Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women by Nancy Madore

July:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* by J. K. Rowling
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* by J. K. Rowling
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John LeCarré
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Rurouni Kenshin volume 19: Shades of Reality by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 20: Remembrance by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 21: And So, Time Passed by Nobuhiro Watsuki
The Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier

August:

The Magician's Nephew* by C. S. Lewis
Rurouni Kenshin volume 22: Battle on Three Fronts by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 23: Sin, Judgment, Acceptance by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 24: The End of Dreams by Nobuhiro Watsuki
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe* by C. S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy* by C. S. Lewis
Rurouni Kenshin volume 25: The Truth by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 26: A Man's Back by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 27: The Answer by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Rurouni Kenshin volume 28: Toward a New Era by Nobuhiro Watsuki
Prince Caspian* by C. S. Lewis
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* by C. S. Lewis
The Dragon Opposites Book by Gene Yates
Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels
The Elephant Alphabet Book by Gene Yates
The Silver Chair* by C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle* by C. S. Lewis

September:

The Spiderwick Chronicles vol. 1: The Field Guide by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Tuesday by David Wiesner
The Spiderwick Chronicles vol. 2: The Seeing Stone by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The Fairy's Return and Other Stories by Gail Carson Levine
The Spiderwick Chronicles vol. 3: Lucinda's Secret by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The Spiderwick Chronicles vol. 4: The Ironwood Tree by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The Spiderwick Chronicles vol. 5: The Wrath of Mulgarath by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly by Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Nice Girls Don't Change the World by Lynne Hybels
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Make Way for Ducklings* by Robert McCloskey
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Ender's Game* by Orson Scott Card

October:

New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Ender's Shadow* by Orson Scott Card
Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich

November:

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager
Magic or Not?* by Edward Eager
The Well-Wishers* by Edward Eager
Confessor by Terry Goodkind
Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey
Invasive Procedures by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

December:

The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
River Secrets by Shannon Hale
Merlin's Harp by Anne Eliot Crompton
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman
A Cynic's Guide to A Rich and Full Life by Mario DiGiorgio
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon illustrated by P.J. Lynch
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig
S is for Silence by Sue Grafton

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2007 Breakdown
2008



*I've read this before.

Comments

[fa3ryg1rl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I had just made a 2007 reading list. I will add on that series right at the top. :)

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

They are WONDERFUL.

[thedadperson.livejournal.com]

Does the Well of Lost Plots get going, eventually? I got stuck like 50 pages in, with this feeling that the plot had been lost.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

Your bookmark was on page 104, so I don't believe you. :P

[thedadperson.livejournal.com]

Ok, so maybe it was like 104 pages in.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

Well, I thought it was wonderful. Whenever the plot slowed down a bit, there was enough wit to keep me laughing and interested. Whenever the witticisms cooled off, there was excitement and adventure. So that's how I felt about it.

You can have it back tonight.

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

You wanted a link to my list yes? Well here it is.

Hopefully there will be a greater variety of books later. Right now I just look like a war-nut. ;) But I'm writing about art and propaganda, specifically in World War II, so I have little choice.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

Hey it's interesting stuff! I don't blame you. :)

[fa3ryg1rl.livejournal.com]

Just perusing your reading list for the year. How did you like The Princess and the Hound? Worth buying? I don't think the libary here or any in the state's system has it yet and it looks good.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed it. It was very introspective... more savory than fast paced.

[fa3ryg1rl.livejournal.com]

I have been liking the savory stories lately. I just finished The Blood of Flowers yesterday. Loved it. I think you might like it too. It takes place in Persia I think...hundreds of years ago and it was just very descriptive and well written and had a fairy tale feel to it.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

You should read the one I just finished, The City of Dreaming Books, by Walter Moers. Seriously, anyone who loves books as much as we do has to love that book... it was just wonderful. Possibly one of my favorite books ever, and that's saying a lot!

[fa3ryg1rl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I love book recs. I just went and put it on hold. I should get it soon. :D

I have been really into books that take place in either Asia or the Middle East but long ago. I have a few on my "to read" list that sound perfect. Memoirs of a Geisha, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Peony in Love. And then I had read The Blood of Flowers. I think I put A Thousand Splended Sons and The Kite Runner on my list too. I have been reading young adult and kids books so much lately I need some adult books! I just got in the new Mercedes Lackey Elemental Masters series book too I think it's called Reserved for the Cat. And here are the others I just got in that look good.

Why I Let My Hair Grow Out by Maryrose Wood
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Rebel Angels (book 2 of a trilogy after A Great and Terrible Beauty) - highly recommend that one if you haven't read it.
The Red Thread by Rod Townley

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

I finished Reserved for the Cat -- it was pretty good although not as complex as some of the other stuff that she's done... which makes it pretty watered down overall I suppose, but I did enjoy it.

I just started a book about China in the 1970s that's supposed to be something of a fairy tale... I'll let you know if it's any good.

I've heard about that Emma Bull book for a long time, that it is supposed to be really good. I just haven't ever gotten ahold of it. In fact I should see if I can get it on paperbackswap....

And you should definitely, definitely read City of Dreaming Books. Once I got past the first ten pages I had a hard time putting it down.

[(Anonymous)]

What is the title of the book that takes place in China?

I have also heard about the Emma Bull book. It's supposed to be one of the first, or THE first urban fairy story. A predecessor for all the ones there are out there now. I don't know why I haven't read it yet...but I finally got a copy from the library. It's going to be the next one I read for sure. I am finishing up Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist (which is book 3 of a kids series that is really cute).

I can't wait to read City of Dreaming Books. Now is that part of a series? It looked like there were other books that if they aren't in a series are linked somehow?

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, that me me not logged in.

*Sheila

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

City of Dreaming Books is part of a series but they aren't really related chronologically -- they just take place in the same world. I haven't read the other ones and I don't think I missed anything from the other books. In any case it was good enough by itself to please me immensely.

I've seen the Emily Windsnap books but I haven't read them. (Yet....)

[kyrie1618.livejournal.com]

Wow. Well, I read a good part of the Baen Free Library! http://www.baen.com/library/ And the first fourth of Mere Christianity (the only part that was relevant). And the works of Peter Watts. Comes out to about... 20 or so.

[richlayers.livejournal.com]

I've been having fun keeping a list.

[kyrie1618.livejournal.com]

And you told me you would be! *thinks* Haven't read any books this year, yet. So I can keep a list for 2008.