Challenge: 50 Books discussion

hi guys;
sorry i was mia for a long time

the ones i read whilst vacationing in my parents' place for the new year

1 pb5, pol medina jr, 7january
2 the complete guide to asterix, peter kessler, 8january

the last ones i read during my stint in mi

3 find asterix, albert uderzo, 9january
4 pugad baboy 6, pol medina Jr., 24january
5 the bourne ultimatum, robert ludlum, 24january
6 the thirteenth tale, diane setterfield, 27januray
7 dead as a doornail, charlaine harris, 30january
8 definitely dead, charlaine harris, 2february
9 all together dead, charlaine harris, 5february
10 from dead to worse, charlaine harris, 11february

the ones i read since

11 the mark of athena, rick riordan, 24february
12 the house of hades, rick riordan, 28february
13 the cat who saw red, lilian jackson braun, 29february
14 the cat who played brahms, lilian jackson braun, 2march
15 the cat who played post office, lilian jackson braun, 3march
16 the bourne legacy, eric van lustbader, 10march
17 the cat who knew shakespeare, lilian jackson braun, 12march
18 the cat who sniffed glue, lilian jackson braun, 16march
19 the cat who went underground, lilian jackson braun, 18march
20 postmortem, patricia cornwell, 22march
21 the cat who talked to ghosts, lilian jackson braun, 28march
22 the cat who lived high, lilian jackson braun, 30march
23 the cat who lived high, lilian jackson braun, 2april
24 a game of thrones, george rr martin, 11april
25 the cat who moved a mountain, lilian jackson braun, 14april
26 the cat who wasn't there, lilian jackson braun, 16april
27 the cat who went into the closet, lilian jackson braun, 17april
28 a clash of kings, george rr martin, 23april
29 the cat who came to breakfast, lilian jackson braun, 25april
30 the cat who blew the whistle, lilian jackson braun, 27april
31 the cat who said cheese, lilian jackson braun, 29april
32 a storm of swords, george rr martin, 12may
33 the cat who tailed a thief, lilian jackson braun, 15may
34 the cat who sang for the birds, lilian jackson braun, 23may
35 the cat who saw stars, lilian jackson braun, 26may
36 portal 2: lab rat, ted kosmatka, 29may
37 a feast for crows, george rr martin, 1june
38 the cat who robbed a bank, lilian jackson braun, 3june
39 the cat who smelled a rat, lilian jackson braun, 5june
40 short & tall tales: moose county legends collected by james mackintosh qwilleran, lilian jackson braun, 5june
41 a dance with dragons, george rr martin, 25june
42 the cat who went up the creek, lilian jackson braun, 27june
43 body of evidence, patricia cornwell, 28june
44 the girl in the spider's web, david lagercrantz, 2july
45 blood oath, david morrell, 4july
46 the sum of all fears, tom clancy, 27july
47 the cat who brought down the house, lilian jackson braun, 29july

48 the fifth profession, david morrell, 2august

haven't read a lustbader yet except for one bourne book;
this one's itching for a comparison

49 jennie, douglas preston, 7august

monkey see, monkey do

Well done, only four books to go.

thanks!
next i'll be doing penance for 2014

50 without remorse, tom clancy, 13august

another reread from the jack ryan universe;
rip tom

51 the deep, peter benchley, 15august

i'm very lucky to come across benchley's works in various bargain bookstores

Congratulations! Everything you read from now on is bonus material :)

thanks! maybe i can set a new record

52 long lost, david morrell, 17august

i wanted first blood by i haven't found a copy yet (i've got a softie in the ether but i like a hardie better)

53 all that remains, patricia cornwell, 21august

a former colleague sent me a couple of starbucks coupons so i visited the mall for them;
raided a couple of bargain bookstores in the process and picked up a couple of these (the 2nd's for my friend, may), cruel & unusual (sorry may, found only 1 copy), plus a few morrells, a farland here and a gilman there, and also a random deaver and riordan;
too bad the frap was only good for the drive back home

this one here's a happy camper

54 cruel & unusual, patricia cornwell, 25august

it was fun reading about aholes put in their places

some scarpetta covers grouped by their art/designs



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55 the body farm, patricia cornwell, 27august

looking forward to putting a particular perp away for good

Love this! You're on a Scarpetta Roll! I need to pick up where I left off. I was got up at one point, waiting for the next book to be published. That way a few back, though. I'd love to know which are faves and whatnot. enJOY!

yeah, i've just started on cornwell's work this year and right now i'm definitely picking up steam;
i'm guaranteed up to cause of death for now;
maybe i can pick up more books as i go along

the last book's the best so far, as all serials should;
especially now that gault's looking to be a long term nemesis of sort

Yes! Oh, I envy the point of this series that you are currently at and moving forward with! I would love to share any books that are beyond what you have! I will have to look at which ones beyond Cause of Death that I do have and let you know. Happy reading!

56 from potter's field, patricia cornwell, 29august

blown away, more like it

shouldn't be staying up this late 'cause i got a big day tomorrow;
i guess i needed to see what happens, though

57 cause of death, patricia cornwell, 2september

have to say goodbye to kay and sail to other worlds, at least until i bag the next book(s)

nice to learn something new

58 bioshock: rapture, john shirley, 5september

put off reading this for the longest time, maybe because i don't have a physical copy

59 welcome to dead house, rl stine, 7september

think i'll take these babies for a spin

60 stay out of the basement, rl stine, 8september

some mengele sh*t

61 last reveille, david morrell, 9september

i'm glad this one didn't put up much of a fight

62 monster blood, rl stine, 10september

my hdd just quit;
hope i can revive it long enough to back my data up;
need a replacement first, though

63 double image, david morrell, 14september

first time to read a story with a photographer as the primary character;
to think of all the photographic equipment lost or destroyed in the course of this story... [shudders]

64 the thousand-dollar tan line, rob thomas and jennifer graham, 19september

i've wanted to read this for a long time now;
now i see a sequel, too;
all that's missing is kristen bell

i should be reading last book's sequel but i'm running hbo's the wire telethon instead;
on the last season now

65 mr kiss and tell, rob thomas and jennifer graham, 22september

booking and security, ok

66 say cheese and die!, rl stine, 26september

this is the second cursed-camera themed story i've come across;
each with differing modus operandi;
i wonder if i'll see a third

67 the curse of the mummy's tomb, rl stine, 26september

must be my very first mummy adventure

68 let's get invisible!, rl stine, 27september

had already decided it was boring, then it got creepy pretty fast on the last few pages

69 night of the living dummy, rl stine, 27september

should have said dummies

70 brimstone, douglas preston and lincoln child, 2october

lost my only source of pendergast books;
have to resort to softies for this one and the rest for the forseeable future

71 dance of death, douglas preston and lincoln child, 5october

forced to read a crappy ebook;
ocr fail

72 harry potter and the sorcerer's stone, jk rowling, 7october

it's about time

73 the book of the dead, douglas preston and lincoln child, 10october

what a ride;
my copy's not as crappy as the one before

74 harry potter and the chamber of secrets, jk rowling, 11october

happy birthday to me... happy birthday to me...
-harry

75 snow, glass, apples, neil gaiman, 12october

finally decided to tackle this after 2 recommendations

76 mount dragon, douglas preston and lincoln child, 18october

should have read this before diogenes

i just beat my record for most books read in a year

77 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, jk rowling, 20october

quidditch world cup--what a tease!

78 unnatural exposure, patricia cornwell, 23october

had to go soft on this one;
the ocr issues are killing me, though

79 digital fortress, dan brown, 27october

a cheesegrater;
however, his work did improve later, and he's earned his stripes

80 rage, richard bachman, 1november

starting the horror month right

81 'arry potter an' the goblet o' fire, jk rowling, 5november

accio should have solved it all

82 young zaphod plays it safe, douglas adams, 5november

i remember picking up the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy one day;
i've never heard of it before;
glad i took the chance

never leave earth without it, indeed

83 the cat who had 14 tales, lilian jackson braun, 9november

fantastic feline frenzy