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So these are the states I didn't get to in 2013. I'm hoping to finish my tour of the country in 2014. Starred books completed
1. Alabama
The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes or
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W.E.B. Dubois
2. Alaska
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
4. Arkansas
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry PULITZER
7. Connecticut
Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright by Steven Millhauser
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
8. Delaware
9. Florida
Rabbit at Rest by John Updike or PA PULITZER
12. Idaho
The Stand by Stephen King
17. Kentucky
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1001
20. Maryland
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
26. Montana
Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden
Rock Springs by Richard Ford
27. Nebraska
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
28. Nevada
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
29. New Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 1001
33. North Carolina
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
35. Ohio
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
36. Oklahoma
Paradise by Toni Morrison NOBEL, ORANGE-S
or The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts
37. Oregon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 1001
40. South Carolina
Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen NBA
or Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
41. South Dakota
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
or Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie by Ole E. Rolvaag
42. Tennessee
The Reivers by William Faulkner PULITZER
43. Texas
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy NBA, NBCC, 1001
Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks
44. Utah
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
45. Vermont
Rescue by Anita Shreve
46. Virginia
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
47. Washington
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
50. Wisconsin
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
51. Wyoming
Brokeback Mountain by E. Annie Proulx
52.
Puerto Rico
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Here is my summary for the year. All my reviews are on http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com . You can search for author, book, state and get to the specific review. Starred books completed
1. Alabama
The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes or
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W.E.B. Dubois
2. Alaska
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
*3. Arizona
Dog on It by Spencer Quinn
4. Arkansas
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry PULITZER
*5. California
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
*6. Colorado
The Shining by Stephen King
7. Connecticut
Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright by Steven Millhauser
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
8. Delaware
9. Florida
Rabbit at Rest by John Updike or PA PULITZER
*10. Georgia
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
*11. Hawaii
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
12. Idaho
The Stand by Stephen King
*13. Illinois
Divergent by Veronica Roth
*14. Indiana
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
*15. Iowa
Bad Blood by John Sandford
*16. Kansas
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
17. Kentucky
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1001
*18. Louisiana
Fever Dream by Douglas Preston
*19. Maine
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout PULITZER
20. Maryland
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
*21. Massachusetts
Sixkill by Robert B. Parker
*22. Michigan
Shock Wave by John Sandford
*23. Minnesota
Wicked Prey by John Sandford
*24. Mississippi
*Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
*The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau Pulitzer
*25. Missouri
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
26. Montana
Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden
Rock Springs by Richard Ford
27. Nebraska
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
28. Nevada
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
29. New Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 1001
*30. New Jersey
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
*31. New Mexico
Short Straw by Stuart Woods
*32. New York
Invisible by Paul Auster 1001
33. North Carolina
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
*34. North Dakota
The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner
35. Ohio
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
36. Oklahoma
Paradise by Toni Morrison NOBEL, ORANGE-S
or The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts
37. Oregon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 1001
*38. Pennsylvania
Bossypants by Tina Fey
*39. Rhode Island
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
40. South Carolina
Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen NBA
or Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
41. South Dakota
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
or Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie by Ole E. Rolvaag
42. Tennessee
The Reivers by William Faulkner PULITZER
43. Texas
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy NBA, NBCC, 1001
Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks
44. Utah
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
45. Vermont
Rescue by Anita Shreve
46. Virginia
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
47. Washington
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
*48. Washington DC
All Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. Jones
*49. West Virginia
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
50. Wisconsin
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
51. Wyoming
Brokeback Mountain by E. Annie Proulx
52.
Puerto Rico
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Summary of what I have done this year (and what is left to do next year):Starred books completed
1. Alabama
The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Love, Race, and War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes or
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W.E.B. Dubois
2. Alaska
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
*3. Arizona
Dog on It by Spencer Quinn
4. Arkansas
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry PULITZER
*5. California
Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
*6. Colorado
The Shining by Stephen King
7. Connecticut
Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright by Steven Millhauser
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
8. Delaware
9. Florida
Rabbit at Rest by John Updike or PA PULITZER
*10. Georgia
Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
*11. Hawaii
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
12. Idaho
The Stand by Stephen King
*13. Illinois
Divergent by Veronica Roth
*14. Indiana
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut
*15. Iowa
Bad Blood by John Sandford
*16. Kansas
The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
17. Kentucky
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1001
*18. Louisiana
Fever Dream by Douglas Preston
*19. Maine
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout PULITZER
20. Maryland
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
*21. Massachusetts
Sixkill by Robert B. Parker
*22. Michigan
Shock Wave by John Sandford
*23. Minnesota
Wicked Prey by John Sandford
*24. Mississippi
*Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
*The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau Pulitzer
*25. Missouri
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
26. Montana
Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden
Rock Springs by Richard Ford
27. Nebraska
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
28. Nevada
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
29. New Hampshire
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 1001
*30. New Jersey
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
*31. New Mexico
Short Straw by Stuart Woods
*32. New York
Invisible by Paul Auster 1001
33. North Carolina
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
*34. North Dakota
The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner
35. Ohio
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
36. Oklahoma
Paradise by Toni Morrison NOBEL, ORANGE-S
or The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts
37. Oregon
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 1001
*38. Pennsylvania
Bossypants by Tina Fey
*39. Rhode Island
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
40. South Carolina
Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen NBA
or Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin
41. South Dakota
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
or Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie by Ole E. Rolvaag
42. Tennessee
The Reivers by William Faulkner PULITZER
43. Texas
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy NBA, NBCC, 1001
Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks
44. Utah
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
45. Vermont
Rescue by Anita Shreve
46. Virginia
Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
47. Washington
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
*48. Washington DC
All Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. Jones
*49. West Virginia
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
50. Wisconsin
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
51. Wyoming
Brokeback Mountain by E. Annie Proulx
52.
Puerto Rico
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
I am also only at 24 (and need to update where I have been for each state) so I will finish the rest up next year!
Marianne wrote: "I completely understand huge catch up posts- I am way behind on my goal to finish by the end of the year. Looks like we both have read a lot of good books though!"I'm still hoping there is a chance, what with about 4 hours a day listening to books while commuting, but I have to have laserlike focus!
Huge catch up post: AZ: Dog on It
IA: Bad Blood
KS: The Chaperone
MI: Shock Wave
NJ: This Is How You Lose Her
WV: A Beautiful Mind
Just left New Mexico with Short Straw. Not great, but did its job. Here's my review: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
Another quicky for MA: Sixkill by Robert B. Parker. My brief comments: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
I'm on a quick race around the US to try to catch up. I've done Louisiana Fever Dream, Georgia Red Mist, and Minnesota Wicked Prey. I'll probably stay on the crime fiction thing for another state or two to keep up the pace. My very cursory review of these three is at http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
I've been to PA with Tina Fey in Bossypants. The long version of my review is http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
Colorado is a very scary place to visit with Stephen King is all I have to say. Ok, really I said more about The Shining in my review.
Accidentally did 2 for MississippiAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau
Both reviews at http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com
Ok, NOT in Alabama with The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau. Wikipedia was wrong but has been corrected. It was in Mississippi. But it was good: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
Suzanne wrote: "I just left California with The Buddha in the Attic. What an amazing little book! Here's my review: http://coldread.wordpress.com/2013/01..."I added to my wishlist after checking out your review. Thanks.
I am now officially a fan rather than a respecter of William Faulkner. Loved Absalom, Absalom! for Mississippi: http://bethslistlove.wordpress.com/20...
I think I'm in Alabama with The Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau which is keeping the mood going from Mississippi and Absalom, Absalom!.
