2010 A-Z Titles discussion

I finally finished a book. For the letter M, I read My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler. It's a collection of essays about one-night stands. Each chapter reads very much like a column, and I think I would have preferred reading it in a more disjointed manner since the chapters weren't connected. Some sentences would make me actually laugh out loud, while at other times, I was just rushing to get to the next chapter.

1 book down, 25 to go, I guess!

Starting the year off right :0

I'm so pathetic that I'm going to include a book on Triumphs that I read.

M: My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
T: Triumph (Red-Hot Bikes) by Daniel Gilpin

Hey, it starts with a letter, so it's fair game ;) I can always consider adding some of Maggie's books when December comes and I get desperate!

I finished book 4 for 2010.

F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

I finished book 5 for 2010.

D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

I finished book 6 for 2010. I'm certainly not reading a ton in 2010, especially considering I gave myself a challenge here!

D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

Well, you're ahead of me! I can't wait until this semester is over, and I can start reading. I already have books on hold at the library!

And book 7 is done.

D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

Eight books down!

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

Nine -- I'm on a roll!

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
S: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

Ten down... I was at a standstill for a while, but maybe I'm back in action?

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

ETA: I just realized I had an error (I put The Bedwetter under S instead of B). This error makes me happy because I'm currently reading an S (The Simple Dollar). I'm also reading a C. I think I'm going to have to start paying closer attention to the titles of what I'm reading. PATHETIC.

I got that way toward the end of last year, when I only read books from authors of a certain letter -- since I read too many M authors early in the year. Nothing like compulsory voluntary reading.

11 down, 15 to go!

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

I hate where the reply/edit/delete buttons are - I just accidentally deleted a message! Oh well. I think it was something about me needing an assignment to get anything read.

Agreed -- I usually click edit for the wrong message at least once per session!

12 down...

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin

I've hit a wall. I'm reading a W (Witch of Blackbird Pond), but I'm not as into it as I thought I'd be. I might do a series of books I read as a child. After Witch, maybe Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (although I already have an A) and then The Egypt game. I think I have a K (The Killer in Me) at the library, so that might get mixed in.

I thought I still had Are You There, God? but can't find it anywhere. And I loved The Egypt Game ... haven't thought of that book in years. I think that's a good next challenge for me...reread all those books I loved as a kid and see how they hold up.

It's a shame I already have a P. Apparently Pretty Little Liars is all I can read right now.

Maggie gets me into this group and then takes off. I feel like I have to finish the alphabet this year. I have 10 letters to go. I recommend Zeitoun for Z if anyone needs that. Any suggestions for X. I was going to read Witch of Blackbird Pond also. I already have 2 "w" books though so that can wait.

Halfway done, but I'm struggling. I have a stack of books to return to the library because I can't get to them before they're due (newer releases so I can't renew - like Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

I need to go back through my books and figure out which letters I still need. I´ve been reading like crazy, but I think it´s the same letters over and over again.

Monica, I'm planning to read one called "X-Indian Chronicles" by Thomas Yeahpau for my X. There are always X-Men graphic novels, too, or novels relating to the X-Files TV show. Or non-fiction about X-rays. My library also shows a couple of the "new" Hardy Boys books that start with an X: "The X-Factor" and "X-plosion". There's also one that, as a Gen Xer I'd like to read someday: "X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking". :-)

14 down. I have a couple of books at the library, and at least one of them is a letter I've already done. Oh well. Carry on.

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

I just finished two books - but both were letters I already had! I have two books I'm working on that'll count, at least.

I have basically a quarter to finish this! It's not looking good... I'm working on a U right now. I think I'm going to have to start choosing my books based on their titles.

I've read 20 books this year, I guess, but only 15 count toward this goal. I only have one queued up that will count too. Oh well.

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and a couple of others
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Visibles is #16. Unfortunately of the books queued up, I think only one counts (it's funny, actually -- I have three books on deck for S). Seriously, you have to be kidding me: A Single Man, Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood, and Strange as This Weather May Seem -- glad I returned Spent without reading it! Well, one of those S books should stick!

I have to read the Hunger Games this week because it's due back next Friday and can't be renewed, and I have to read the next Pretty Little Liars book (it's a K book) in the next two weeks because it can't be renewed.

I've been rereading The Egypt Game, and once I finish, I'm guessing it'll have to go here. I need to make a major effort if I want to complete this!

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and a couple of others
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
V: The Visibles by Sara Shepard
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

adrienna wrote: "I've read 20 books this year, I guess, but only 15 count toward this goal. I only have one queued up that will count too. Oh well.

Seems like you've read more than 20 -- you've been active in my feed lately

Another down. Only problem is I don't know what book is next for this. I'm reading another H already, and I have another C in transit for me at the library (Catching Fire of the Hunger Games trilogy - so excited!). Ooh, I think I have my E that I can work on this week as well. And a real T, if I want.

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and a couple of others
S: Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
V: The Visibles by Sara Shepard
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Finished E on Monday. Still have quite a few and nothing queued up for them. I'm guessing this'll roll into 2011.

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
E: Eden Close by Anita Shreve
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and a couple of others
S: Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
V: The Visibles by Sara Shepard
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Well, another one down, but still a long way to go. Wonder how much I can get accomplished this week?

A: Angel Face: The Real Story of Student Killer Amanda Knox by Barbie Latza Nadeau
B: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman
C: Commencement: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan
D: Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman
E: Eden Close by Anita Shreve
F: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
G: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
H: Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
J: The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
K: The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
M: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
O: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen
P: Push by Sapphire and a couple of others
Q: Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
S: Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory
T: Triumph by Daniel Gilpin
U: Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
V: The Visibles by Sara Shepard
W: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

What's on for 2011?!

I don't know! I feel like I should finish 2010, although I still have 6 and a half books left!

I liked having a plan for reading...

I'm thinking of choosing a classic a month (or perhaps 11 classics in 2011 -- ones that I have but haven't read, like Anna Karenina, or Tess of D'Urbervilles or Middlemarch). The smaller number makes me think I can accomplish it, since they tend to be longer and "meatier" than the other fiction I usually read. Plus, we're almost halfway through January, so I'm already behind!