25. Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs (Available)
24. I capture the castle by Dodie Smith (RABCK)
23. The codex by Douglas Preston (Available)
22. Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs (Bookring)
21. Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs (Available)
21. Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs (Available)
20. Ugly by Constance Briscoe (Bookray)
19. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen (Available)
18. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (Bookring)
17. The dark is rising by Susan Cooper (Available)
16. La dama azul by Javier Sierra (PC)
15. Highlander: the path by Rebecca Neason (PC)
14. Viajes con una burra by R. L. Stevenson (PC)
13. El color de la magia by Terry Pratchett (PC)
12. Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden (RABCK)
11. With a little luck by Anne Baker (RABCK)
10. After the wall by Jana Hensel (Bookray)
9. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (RABCK)
8. The daughter of time by Josephine Tey (Available)
7. El antropólogo Inocente by Nigel Barley (Lent) (Very funny! Highly recommended)
6. The sinner by Tess Gerritssen (Lent)
5. To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (Bookray)
4. La era de la encomienda by Claudia Quirós (PC)
3. New moon by Stephanie Meyer (Wild released)
2. Just a boy by Richard McCann (Bookray)
1. Peony in love by Lisa See (Lent to gringuitica)
Books left unfinished
5. The Trobrianders of Papua New Guiney (Interesting, but decided I needed fiction instead)
4. Striding Folly by Dorothy Sayers (Not my cup of tea)
3. Girl in hyacinth blue by Susan Vreeland (Got halfway through, left it for a long time, when I went back to it, I had forgotten what I had read, decided to wild release it)
2. In cold blood by Truman Capote (Too detailed, didn't get too far)
1. The curse of kings by Victoria Holt (Too much romance too little mystery, got to page: 132)
Lost, delayed or stalled bookrings/rays:
These are not organised by me, but I signed up to take part in them.
1. Birdwing by Rafe Martin hosted by Minerva101 (Lost in the mail?) Bookray
2. Max and the cats by Moacyr Scliar & E.F.Giacomelli hosted by jmcbeth (Lost in the mail?) Bookray
3. The Vampyre: The Secret History of Lord Byron by Tom Holland hosted by taniazed (Not started yet) Bookring
4. Sunshine by Robin McKinley hosted by colebear (Lost in the mail?) Bookring
5. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd hosted by Herbwench(Not started yet) Bookray
6. Little white lies by Bernadette Strachan hosted by Wandering-B (Stalled) Bookring
7. I am legend by Richard Matheson. Hosted by CollegeLady (Asked to be skipped) Bookray
8. Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella. Hosted by andthings (Not started yet) Bookray
9. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Hosted by TomHI (Asked to be skipped) Bookray
10. Non-stop by Brian Aldiss. Hosted by dark-draco (Asked to be skipped) Bookring
11. What the dead know by Laura Lippman. Hosted by acountkel (Lost in the mail?) Bookring
1. Birdwing by Rafe Martin hosted by Minerva101 (Lost in the mail?) Bookray
2. Max and the cats by Moacyr Scliar & E.F.Giacomelli hosted by jmcbeth (Lost in the mail?) Bookray
3. The Vampyre: The Secret History of Lord Byron by Tom Holland hosted by taniazed (Not started yet) Bookring
4. Sunshine by Robin McKinley hosted by colebear (Lost in the mail?) Bookring
5. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd hosted by Herbwench(Not started yet) Bookray
6. Little white lies by Bernadette Strachan hosted by Wandering-B (Stalled) Bookring
7. I am legend by Richard Matheson. Hosted by CollegeLady (Asked to be skipped) Bookray
8. Remember me? by Sophie Kinsella. Hosted by andthings (Not started yet) Bookray
9. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Hosted by TomHI (Asked to be skipped) Bookray
10. Non-stop by Brian Aldiss. Hosted by dark-draco (Asked to be skipped) Bookring
11. What the dead know by Laura Lippman. Hosted by acountkel (Lost in the mail?) Bookring
Challenges
Around the world 2008 challenge
Panama: 2 books sent on Jan 18th 2008, South Africa: 1 book to another BCer (Journaled), Kuwait: 1 book to another BCer (Journaled), Dominican Republic: 1 book given to a friend to wild release, Nicaragua: 1 book wild released in Granada.Lifetime Release Challenge (2007-20??)
I have sent books to the following countries so far: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Ireland, Kuwait, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, USA.
The Ultimate Challenge 2008
Points so far: 188 points + 3 charity releases
Books read so far this year: 56! :)
(I'm not counting partially read books, although they do count for the challenge)
Rescue those books challenge 2009
Check out the challenge I'm joining next: Forum post
Here are the books I intend to read next year for this challenge, all of them were registered by other BCers, and that is why I'm giving them priority over the ones registered by me.
If any of you BCers is interested in one of them, please let me know now, to reserve it for you; if it is big or hardback I might ask for a trade. I'll send it after I'm done reading it.
In no particular order:
The summons – John Grisham
Memoirs of a geisha – Arthur Golden
With a little luck – Anne Baker
Charms for the easy life – Kaye Gibbons
Jian – Eric van Lustbader
The last templar – Raymond Khoury
Possession – A.S. Byatt – *Big*
The diary of Ellen Rinbauer – Stephen King
The spy who came in from the cold – John Le Carré – *hardback*
The queen's fool - Phillipa Gregory - *Big*
Girl in hyacint blue - Susan Vreeland
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen - Belongs to 1001 Library
Ammonite - Nicola Griffith
The Codex - Douglas Preston
A connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court – Mark Twain - *RESERVED for violetcrumble*
I capture the castle – Dodie Smith *RESERVED for JennyC1230*
In cold blood – Truman Capote – *RESERVED for catbot*
The coins of Judas - Scott McBain - *RESERVED for carelaisa*
The trobrianders of Papua New Guinea – Annette Weiner - *RESERVED for Erishkigal*
The curse of kings – Victoria Holt - *RESERVED for Bookworm-Lady*
C is for corpse – Sue Grafton - *RESERVED for jmsmom*
The plague – Albert Camus - *RESERVED for benschu*
Striding Folly – Dorothy Sayers - *RESERVED for a RABCK*
Here are the books I intend to read next year for this challenge, all of them were registered by other BCers, and that is why I'm giving them priority over the ones registered by me.
If any of you BCers is interested in one of them, please let me know now, to reserve it for you; if it is big or hardback I might ask for a trade. I'll send it after I'm done reading it.
In no particular order:
The summons – John Grisham
Memoirs of a geisha – Arthur Golden
With a little luck – Anne Baker
Charms for the easy life – Kaye Gibbons
Jian – Eric van Lustbader
The last templar – Raymond Khoury
Possession – A.S. Byatt – *Big*
The diary of Ellen Rinbauer – Stephen King
The spy who came in from the cold – John Le Carré – *hardback*
The queen's fool - Phillipa Gregory - *Big*
Girl in hyacint blue - Susan Vreeland
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen - Belongs to 1001 Library
Ammonite - Nicola Griffith
The Codex - Douglas Preston
A connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court – Mark Twain - *RESERVED for violetcrumble*
I capture the castle – Dodie Smith *RESERVED for JennyC1230*
In cold blood – Truman Capote – *RESERVED for catbot*
The coins of Judas - Scott McBain - *RESERVED for carelaisa*
The trobrianders of Papua New Guinea – Annette Weiner - *RESERVED for Erishkigal*
The curse of kings – Victoria Holt - *RESERVED for Bookworm-Lady*
C is for corpse – Sue Grafton - *RESERVED for jmsmom*
The plague – Albert Camus - *RESERVED for benschu*
Striding Folly – Dorothy Sayers - *RESERVED for a RABCK*
Read in 2008
56. Charms for the easy life by Kaye Gibbons (Available)
55. If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing with the pits? by Erma Bombeck (Available)
54. Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card (Available)
53. The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Bookray)(Reserved)
52. Varjak Paw by F.S. Said (Available)
51. ¿Quién te lo ha contado? by Marian Keyes (Released)
50. Zel by Donna Jo Napoli (Available)
49. Cheaper by the dozen by F and E Gilbreth (Available)
48. Lord of the flies by William Golding(lent by a friend)
47. Highlander: Shadow of obsession by Rebecca Neason (PC)
46. El libro de la almohada by Sei Shonagon (Available)
45. The savage garden by Mark Mills (Bookring)
44. Size 12 is not fat by Meg Cabot (Bookring)
43. Life Swap by Jane Green (Bookring)
42. Las manchas del jaguar by Eugenia Ibarra (PC)
41. Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson (Bookring)
40. Undead and unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (Bookring)
39. She walks these hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Taken)
38. Nacimiento y muerte entre los Bribris by María Eugenia Bozzoli (PC)
37. 12 de Octubre, día de las culturas by Various (PC)
36. El legado milenario de los Uwas by Ana María Falchetti (PC)
35. The cat who went up the creek by Lilian Brown (Taken)
34. La creación de la tierra y otras historias del buen Sibú y de los Bribris by Adela Ferreto (PC)
33. Religion y magia entre los indios de Costa Rica de origen sureño by Carlos H Aguilar (PC)
32. American Girls About Town by Various (Taken)
31. Bad Behaviour by Sheila O'Flanagan (Taken)
30. Oí decir del Usékar by María Eugenia Bozzoli (PC)
29. Grave consequences by Dana Cameron (Released)
28. First meetings in Ender's universe by Orson Scott Card (PC & lent to Gringuitica)
27. Tierra de Murmullos by Gerald Durrell (Released)
26. El arca sobrecargada by Gerald Durrell (Released)
25. Tithe by Holly Black (Released)
24. The greenway by Jane Adams (Available)
23. The undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (lent by a friend)
22. The third secret by Steve Berry (Released)
21. The queen geek social club by Laura Preble (Bookray)
20. Los 500 millones de la Begum by Jules Verne (PC)
19. The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon (Released)
18. Body double by Tess Gerritsen (Released)
17. The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (Taken)
16. The grave tattoo by Val Mcdermid (Taken)
15. The bell jar by Sylvia Plath (donated to 1001-library)
14. Thinking in pictures by Temple Granding (Now a Bookring!)
13. Sickened, the true story of a lost childhood by J. Gregory (Released)
12. Restoration by Rose Tremain (Taken)
11. Viaje Alucinante by Isaac Asimov (Released)
10. The Wyndham case by Jill Paton Walsh (Released)
9. Everyone worth knowing by Lauren Weisberger (RABCK)
8. Martes con mi viejo profesor by Mitch Albom (PC)
7. El Club Dante by Matthew Pearl (PC)
6. Pavilion of women by Pearl S. Buck (RABCK)
5. Brimstone by Lincoln Child (Taken)
4. The wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahame (RABCK)
3. Nightmare in shining armor by Tamar Myers (RABCK)
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Available)
1. Utopia by Lincoln Child (Lent by Gringuitica)
55. If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing with the pits? by Erma Bombeck (Available)
54. Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card (Available)
53. The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Bookray)(Reserved)
52. Varjak Paw by F.S. Said (Available)
51. ¿Quién te lo ha contado? by Marian Keyes (Released)
50. Zel by Donna Jo Napoli (Available)
49. Cheaper by the dozen by F and E Gilbreth (Available)
48. Lord of the flies by William Golding(lent by a friend)
47. Highlander: Shadow of obsession by Rebecca Neason (PC)
46. El libro de la almohada by Sei Shonagon (Available)
45. The savage garden by Mark Mills (Bookring)
44. Size 12 is not fat by Meg Cabot (Bookring)
43. Life Swap by Jane Green (Bookring)
42. Las manchas del jaguar by Eugenia Ibarra (PC)
41. Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson (Bookring)
40. Undead and unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (Bookring)
39. She walks these hills by Sharyn McCrumb (Taken)
38. Nacimiento y muerte entre los Bribris by María Eugenia Bozzoli (PC)
37. 12 de Octubre, día de las culturas by Various (PC)
36. El legado milenario de los Uwas by Ana María Falchetti (PC)
35. The cat who went up the creek by Lilian Brown (Taken)
34. La creación de la tierra y otras historias del buen Sibú y de los Bribris by Adela Ferreto (PC)
33. Religion y magia entre los indios de Costa Rica de origen sureño by Carlos H Aguilar (PC)
32. American Girls About Town by Various (Taken)
31. Bad Behaviour by Sheila O'Flanagan (Taken)
30. Oí decir del Usékar by María Eugenia Bozzoli (PC)
29. Grave consequences by Dana Cameron (Released)
28. First meetings in Ender's universe by Orson Scott Card (PC & lent to Gringuitica)
27. Tierra de Murmullos by Gerald Durrell (Released)
26. El arca sobrecargada by Gerald Durrell (Released)
25. Tithe by Holly Black (Released)
24. The greenway by Jane Adams (Available)
23. The undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (lent by a friend)
22. The third secret by Steve Berry (Released)
21. The queen geek social club by Laura Preble (Bookray)
20. Los 500 millones de la Begum by Jules Verne (PC)
19. The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon (Released)
18. Body double by Tess Gerritsen (Released)
17. The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (Taken)
16. The grave tattoo by Val Mcdermid (Taken)
15. The bell jar by Sylvia Plath (donated to 1001-library)
14. Thinking in pictures by Temple Granding (Now a Bookring!)
13. Sickened, the true story of a lost childhood by J. Gregory (Released)
12. Restoration by Rose Tremain (Taken)
11. Viaje Alucinante by Isaac Asimov (Released)
10. The Wyndham case by Jill Paton Walsh (Released)
9. Everyone worth knowing by Lauren Weisberger (RABCK)
8. Martes con mi viejo profesor by Mitch Albom (PC)
7. El Club Dante by Matthew Pearl (PC)
6. Pavilion of women by Pearl S. Buck (RABCK)
5. Brimstone by Lincoln Child (Taken)
4. The wind in the willows by Kenneth Grahame (RABCK)
3. Nightmare in shining armor by Tamar Myers (RABCK)
2. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Available)
1. Utopia by Lincoln Child (Lent by Gringuitica)
Released but not read in 2008
72. Rauhbautz by Arthur Heinz (Wild release)
71. Cold harbour by Jack Higgins (Wild release)
70. Shadows of destiny by Rachel Lee
69. Jackie After Jack: Portrait of the Lady by Christopher Andersen
68. Beowulf (Wild release)
67. Las naves de la tierra by Orson Scott Card (Wild release)
66. Hamlet, Ricardo III, Enrique V by Shakespeare
65. La Brecha by Alejandro Volnié (Wild release)
64. Beowulf (Wild release)
63. Las naves de la tierra by Orson Scott Card (Wild release)
62. Hamlet, Ricardo III, Enrique V by Shakespeare (Wild release)
61. A través de los sueños (Harlequin) by Noelle Berry (Wild release)
60. Una langosta en la casa invisible by Marcelo Valenti (Wild release)
59. Relatos en blanco y negro by Juan Santiago Quirós (Wild release)
58. El oráculo de cristl by Judith Merkle (Wild release)
57. Del Amor, hablemos francamente by Aloyma Ravelo (Wild release)
56. Los pecados cardinales by Andrew Greeley (Wild release)
55. Mi madre es la guerra by Peter Dickinson (Wild release)
54. To the Bright and Shining Sun by James Lee Burke (Wild release)
53. Reise nach Kiribati by Erich von Däniken (Wild release)
52. The last juror by John Grisham (Wild release)
51. The red heart of jade by Marjorie M. Liu (Wild release)
50. L'uomo che guardava passare i treni (to a friend)
49. Devenir by Liv Ullmann (Wild release)
48. Vagabonding by Rolf Potts (Wild release)
47. Lazos Rotos by Kristin Hahnna (Wild release)
46. Manual del guerrero de la luz by Paulo Cohelo (Wild release)
45. La metamorphose by Kafka (Wild release)
44. Je vivrai lamour des autres by Jean Cayrol (Wild release)
43. Zueruck zu den Sternen by Erick von Daeniken (Wild release)
42. Aussaat und Kosmos by Erick von Daeniken (Wild release)
41. Leanna, possession of a woman by Marie Kiraly (Book Swap/Australia)
40. Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine by Jules Romains (Wild release)
39. Polyeucte by Corneille (Wild release)
38. Les Possédés by Dostoievski (Wild release)
37. Las siete tragedias by Sófocles (Wild release)
36. Las siete tragedias by Esquilo (Wild release)
35. Storm Shield by Kenneth Flint (USA)
34. The Tanaiste by Don Phelan (USA)
33. El rescate del muerto by Ellis Peters (Released)
32. El condenado por desconfiado by Tirso de Molina (Wild release)
31. Pasos / Entremeses by Lope de Rueda / Miguel de Cervantes (Wild release)
30. La reina Coax y otros cuentos (Wild release)
29. Hederick el teócrata (Wild release)
28. Diario de Summerhill (Wild release)
27. Los intereses creados/ Señora ama (Wild release)
26. El vergonzoso en palacio/ el burlador de Sevilla (Wild release)
25. Los junkers (Wild release)
24. Documentos de lo extraño (Wild release)
23. Más tenebroso de lo que piensas (Wild release)
22. Everyone worth knowing (Kuwait)
21. El peregrino del odio (Wild release) (Caught)
20. Canto del Cid (Wild release)
19. Kyra Kyralina (Wild release)
18. The virgin in the ice (Portugal)
17. La inquilina de Wildfell Hall (Wild release) (Caught)
16. El onojo de los Dioses (Finland)
15. The lady and the unicorn (Norway)
14. La princesse de Cleves (Portugal)
13. Il potere del silenzio (Portugal)
12. Lucy Sullivan is getting married (Canada)
11. Four major plays by Ibsen (Finland)
10. Una dama solitaria (Wild release) (Caught)
9. Kama Sutra (Wild release)
8. Gerald's Game by Stephen King (Portugal)
7. He shall thunder in the sky (LTRC- South Africa)
6. El Greco (Wild release)
5. Vientos sin rumbo (Wild release)
4. El Barril del olvido by Cary Sagot (LTRC-Panama)
3. El gigante verde by Cary Sagot (LTRC-Panama)
2. Wing Commander by Peter Telep (Wild release)
1. Maleficio by Stephen King (Wild release)
71. Cold harbour by Jack Higgins (Wild release)
70. Shadows of destiny by Rachel Lee
69. Jackie After Jack: Portrait of the Lady by Christopher Andersen
68. Beowulf (Wild release)
67. Las naves de la tierra by Orson Scott Card (Wild release)
66. Hamlet, Ricardo III, Enrique V by Shakespeare
65. La Brecha by Alejandro Volnié (Wild release)
64. Beowulf (Wild release)
63. Las naves de la tierra by Orson Scott Card (Wild release)
62. Hamlet, Ricardo III, Enrique V by Shakespeare (Wild release)
61. A través de los sueños (Harlequin) by Noelle Berry (Wild release)
60. Una langosta en la casa invisible by Marcelo Valenti (Wild release)
59. Relatos en blanco y negro by Juan Santiago Quirós (Wild release)
58. El oráculo de cristl by Judith Merkle (Wild release)
57. Del Amor, hablemos francamente by Aloyma Ravelo (Wild release)
56. Los pecados cardinales by Andrew Greeley (Wild release)
55. Mi madre es la guerra by Peter Dickinson (Wild release)
54. To the Bright and Shining Sun by James Lee Burke (Wild release)
53. Reise nach Kiribati by Erich von Däniken (Wild release)
52. The last juror by John Grisham (Wild release)
51. The red heart of jade by Marjorie M. Liu (Wild release)
50. L'uomo che guardava passare i treni (to a friend)
49. Devenir by Liv Ullmann (Wild release)
48. Vagabonding by Rolf Potts (Wild release)
47. Lazos Rotos by Kristin Hahnna (Wild release)
46. Manual del guerrero de la luz by Paulo Cohelo (Wild release)
45. La metamorphose by Kafka (Wild release)
44. Je vivrai lamour des autres by Jean Cayrol (Wild release)
43. Zueruck zu den Sternen by Erick von Daeniken (Wild release)
42. Aussaat und Kosmos by Erick von Daeniken (Wild release)
41. Leanna, possession of a woman by Marie Kiraly (Book Swap/Australia)
40. Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine by Jules Romains (Wild release)
39. Polyeucte by Corneille (Wild release)
38. Les Possédés by Dostoievski (Wild release)
37. Las siete tragedias by Sófocles (Wild release)
36. Las siete tragedias by Esquilo (Wild release)
35. Storm Shield by Kenneth Flint (USA)
34. The Tanaiste by Don Phelan (USA)
33. El rescate del muerto by Ellis Peters (Released)
32. El condenado por desconfiado by Tirso de Molina (Wild release)
31. Pasos / Entremeses by Lope de Rueda / Miguel de Cervantes (Wild release)
30. La reina Coax y otros cuentos (Wild release)
29. Hederick el teócrata (Wild release)
28. Diario de Summerhill (Wild release)
27. Los intereses creados/ Señora ama (Wild release)
26. El vergonzoso en palacio/ el burlador de Sevilla (Wild release)
25. Los junkers (Wild release)
24. Documentos de lo extraño (Wild release)
23. Más tenebroso de lo que piensas (Wild release)
22. Everyone worth knowing (Kuwait)
21. El peregrino del odio (Wild release) (Caught)
20. Canto del Cid (Wild release)
19. Kyra Kyralina (Wild release)
18. The virgin in the ice (Portugal)
17. La inquilina de Wildfell Hall (Wild release) (Caught)
16. El onojo de los Dioses (Finland)
15. The lady and the unicorn (Norway)
14. La princesse de Cleves (Portugal)
13. Il potere del silenzio (Portugal)
12. Lucy Sullivan is getting married (Canada)
11. Four major plays by Ibsen (Finland)
10. Una dama solitaria (Wild release) (Caught)
9. Kama Sutra (Wild release)
8. Gerald's Game by Stephen King (Portugal)
7. He shall thunder in the sky (LTRC- South Africa)
6. El Greco (Wild release)
5. Vientos sin rumbo (Wild release)
4. El Barril del olvido by Cary Sagot (LTRC-Panama)
3. El gigante verde by Cary Sagot (LTRC-Panama)
2. Wing Commander by Peter Telep (Wild release)
1. Maleficio by Stephen King (Wild release)
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