My Book Club list for 2009 is the following, so if you have any of the starred ones below and are willing to get rid of them, please let me know.? The items in the parantheses are the categories for the books:

February:?Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (classic) Finished: 1/31/09

March:?? The Book Thief by Markus Zusack (Children's) Finished 3/7/09

April:???Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Good Book) Finished 3/31/09

**May:??? The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Memoir) Finished: 5/2009

June:??Innocence Lost by Carlton Stowers (Texas Author) Didin't finish it.

July:? Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (Science Fiction) Finished 8/22/09

August:??The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton (Oprah) Didn't finish

September: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Booker Award) DNF

October:?Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen (good book) Finished: 10/2009

November:??Blue Heaven by CJ Box Finished 11/2009

December: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (Non-Fiction)

Goal for 2009: 75 books read

1. High Noon by Nora Roberts: Finished: 1/2/09

2. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger: Finished 1/18/09

3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Finished 1/31/09

4. The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman Finished 2/1/09

5. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink- FInished: 2/3/09

6. The Snake Stone by Jason Goodwin- Finished 2/9/09

7. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin-Finished 2/13/09

8. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead-Finished 2/16/09

9. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini-Finished 2/19/09

10. Frostbite by Richelle Mead-Finished 2/22/09

11. Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie-Finished 2/28/09

12. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak-Finished 3/7/09

13. Shock Wave by Clive Cussler-Finished 3/10/09

14. Atlantis Found By Clive Cussler-Finished 3/15/09

15. Twilight Director's Notebook by Catharine Hardwicke-Finished 3/21/09

16. Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler-Finished 3/22/09

17. Trojan Odyessy by Clive Cussler-Finished 3/30/09

18. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Meade-Finished 3/31/09

19. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See-Finished 3/31/09

20. Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange-Finished 4/2/09

21. Such A Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess-Finished 4/4/09

22. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown-Finished 4/18/09

23. Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts-Finished 4/21/09

24. The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomasen-Finished 4/30/09

25. Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts-Finished 5/4/09

26. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls-Finished 5/6/09

27. Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts-Finished 5/11/09

28. Candy Cane Murder (short story) by Joanne Fluke-Finished 5/12/09

29. To Rescue A Rogue by Jo Beverly-Finished 5/19/09

30. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind-Finished 5/24/09

31. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling-Finished 5/30/09

32. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling-Finished 5/31/09

33. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban by J.K. Rowling-Finished 6/2/09

34. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling-Finished 6/9/09

35. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling-Finished 6/15/09

36. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult-Finished 6/26/09

37. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling-Finished 6/27/09

38. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling-Finished 7/3/09

39. Nevermore by Harold Schechter-Didn't Finish

40. The Lightining Thief byt Rick Riordan-FIinished 7/23/09

41. Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment by Julie Powell-Finished 8/15/09

42. Basilica by William D Montalbano-Finished 8/18/09

43. Outlander by Diana Gabladon-Finished 8/22/09

43.5. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga-Did Not Finish

44. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon-Finished 9/13/09

45. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 1: Prodigal Son-Finished 9/16/09

46. Voyager by Diana Gabladon-Finished 9/29/09

46.5. Million Dollar Baby by FX Toole-Finished 9/30/09 (short story)

47. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown-Finished 10/2009

48. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen-Finished 10/12/09

49. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler-Finished 10/16/09

50. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 2: City of Night-Finished 10/20/09

51. Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 3: Dead & Alive-Finished 10/27/09

52. Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler-Finished 10/31/09

53. Blue Heaven by CJ Box-Finished 11/7/09

54. The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by LJ Smith-Finished 11/12/09

55. The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle by LJ Smith-Finished 11/12/09

56. The Vampire Diaries: The Fury by LJ Smith-Finished 11/16/09

57. The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion by LJ Smith-Finished 11/19/09

58. Push by Saphhire-Finished 11/23/09

59. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon-Finished 12/13/09

60. Fallen by Lauren Kate-Finished 12/20/09

Did not finish any of the goals. This was not a good reading year for me.

This is the final copy!

1. Read at least 75 books. 60/75 completed.

2. Whittle my TBR by at least 100. This includes reading them or sorting them out by books that I don't want to read or that does not interest me anymore.

3. Reread the following series and/or books:

1. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
2. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (7/7 read) Finished this one July 2009
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
4. The LIttle House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

4. Finish the following series:

1. Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler
2. Hannah Swensen series by Joanne Fluke

5. Read ALL of Jane Austen's works. I bought an all inclusive book that has all 7 of her novels to accomplish this task.

6. Finish all of my book club books. Last year I didn't finish 2 of them and that bothered me because I normally finish all of them. 3/11 completed!

7. To give the book 23 pages (my birth year minus 100)! If it doesn't catch my eye by page 23, it probably won't. I'm one of those readers that have to finish every book I start and I have too many other books that I WANT to read but don't get around because I am still plowing through one book that I can't stand! This should help with goal # 2!

8. To Read at least one classic novel every quarter.

January to April: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

May to August:

September to December:

My Book Club list for 2008 is the following, so if you have any of the starred ones below and are willing to get rid of them, please let me know:

Lined through titles are ones that I have finished.

February 2008: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: Finished: 2/11/08

March: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Finished: 3/10/08

April: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (never finished it and posted...)

May: Possession by A. S. Byatt (Still Reading it. I am enjoying it but need to move it!)

June: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers: Finished: 6/1/08

July: Atonement by Ian McEwan Finished 7/8/08

August: The Traveler by John Twelve Hawk Read previously...

September: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Finished: 9/12/08

October: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Finished: 9/28/08

November: Down River by John Hart Finished 11/4/08

December: Water for Elephants by Sara Greun Finished: 12/6/08