Ridiculous Challenge of 2010 Completed!
In 2008, I started setting one ridiculous challenge for myself every year. 2008 was NaNoWriMo; 2009 was trying to read 100 books in the year (only made it to 79). In January of 2010, I again decided to attempt the 100 books in a year challenge. I am please to report that I have crossed the finish line! Here is the list of books I read:
1. Nightlight, by The Harvard Lampoon
2. Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars, by Daniel M. Pinkwater
3. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, by Nancy Pearl
4. The Black Company, by Glen Cook
5. Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry (audiobook)
6. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
7. The Evolution of Useful Things, by Henry Petroski
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
9. Twisted Tales from Shakespeare, by Richard Armour
10. This Is Why You’re Fat, by Jessica Amason and Richard Blakeley
11. Messenger, by Lois Lowry (audiobook)
12. Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, by Kevin Hinckley
13. 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, by W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman
14. The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale
15. Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
16. I Heart You, You Haunt Me, by Lisa Schroeder
17. How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills, by Seth Grahame-Smith
18. Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter, by Steve Dublanica
19. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
20. The Dark Divine, by Bree Despain
21. Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn
22. God Wants a Powerful People, by Sheri Dew
23. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, by Charles Seife
24. Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
25. Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
26. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
27. Cake Wrecks, by Jen Yates
28. My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
29. Believing Christ, by Stephen E. Robinson
30. Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
31. A New Threat (Star Wars: Boba Fett, Book 5), by Elizabeth Hand
32. You Can Tell Your Kid Will Grow Up to Be a Librarian When…”: Cartoons About the Profession, by Richard Lee
33. Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson
34. Hush, Hush, by Becca Fitzpatrick
35. The Continuous Atonement, by Brad Wilcox
36. Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron, by Jasper Fforde
37. The Power of Half: One Family’s Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back, by Kevin and Hannah Salwen
38. The Peace Giver, by James L. Ferrell
39. My Sister, My Self, by Vikki Stark
40. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, by Ori and Rom Brafman
41. The Well of Ascension, by Brandon Sanderson
42. Beekeeping for Dummies, by Howland Blackiston
43. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
44. Hunted (Star Wars: Boba Fett, Book 4), by Elizabeth Hand
45. A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice, by Malalai Joya
46. I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith
47. The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
48. The ABS Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life, by David Zinczenko
49. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach
50. The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1), by James Patterson
51. Godless, by Pete Hautman
52. Shakespeare: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions), by William Shakespeare
53. Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
54. Perfect Chemistry, by Simone Elkeles
55. The Richest Man In Babylon For Today: New Secrets For Building Wealth in The 21st Century, by Fred Siegel
56. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
57. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
58. Uglies (audiobook), by Scott Westerfeld
59. The Rescue, by Nicholas Sparks
60. Vampire High, Douglas Rees
61. Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, by Lori Gottlieb
62. Heat Wave, by Richard Castle (fictitious author, © ABC studios)
63. Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
64. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
65. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
66. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephenie Meyer
67. Rebecca, by Daphne DuMaurier
68. Council of Judges, by Kathleen Easton (unpublished manuscript)
69. The Ranger’s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan
70. Embryo Culture: Making Babies in the Twenty-first Century, by Beth Kohl
71. Pretties (audiobook), by Scott Westerfeld
72. The Hungry Woman: Myths and Legends of the Aztecs, by John Bierhorst
73. Gone, by Michael Grant
74. The Actor and the Housewife, by Shannon Hale
75. Hearing the Voice of the Lord, by Gerald N. Lund
76. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman
77. Screwed Up English: Twisted Translations of the English Language from Around the World, by Charlie Croker
78. The Ultimate Career: The Art of Homemaking for Today, by Daryl Hoole
79. The Beekeeper’s Handbook, Third Edition, by Alphonse Avitabile
80. Specials (audiobook), by Scott Westerfeld
81. Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation, by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim
82. Following Christ: The Parable of the Divers and More Good News, by Stephen E. Robinson
83. Girl in the Arena, by Lise Haines
84. Leap of Faith, by Bob Bennett
85. Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World, by Rafe Esquith
86. Feeding the Fire: The Lost History and Uncertain Future of Mankind’s Energy Addiction, by Mark Eberhart
87. Hunger (Gone, #2), by Michael Grant
88. Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
89. Skin Hunger (A Resurrection of Magic #1), by Kathleen Duey
90. What Is Goth?, by Voltaire (Aurelio Voltaire Hernandez)
91. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
92. Sacred Scars (A Resurrection of Magic #2), by Kathleen Duey
93. Plenitude, by Juliet B. Schor
94. One Second After, by William R. Forstchen
95. Spotlight, by John Granger
96. Stolen, by Lucy Christopher
97. The Bride of Anguished English, by Richard Lederer
98. The Housewife’s Handbook: How to Run the Modern Home, Rachel Simhon
99. Everlasting, by Angie Frazier
100. A Survivor’s Guide to Home Schooling, by Luanne Shackleford and Susan White
And now, I’m going to rest my eyes…
Thrilled to have two of my books on this ridiculous-challenge list. AMAZING that you did it = YAY! Thanks for including me. DO rest your eyes.
Thanks, ladies!
Kathleen, your books were fantastic! When’s that third one coming out?
I’m dying to know what happens to Sadima, Franklin and Hahp. And to find out if Somiss gets what’s coming to him.
wow– 100 books in less than 10 months! i haven’t read that many books in 10 YEARS!
You go girl! And now that you’ve done it, you’ll have more time to blog, right?
E, you’d think so, but I’m preparing for ridiculous challenge 2011.
Thanks, Diana. I accomplished it by reading in every free moment and by not doing all my normal housework. It was either that or not feed my kids. I stand by my decision. lol
Seriously, I’m impressed. How do you find the time? And how do you stay awake? I read one paragraph in a book and it’s nighty-night. So maybe I could make a list of 100 books I’ve sort-of read.
Congrats to you, though. That is awesome. I would say you are now well-read.
yeah! more books to add to my goodreads- now I only have about 350 books on my “to read” list.