Books read in 2009

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

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)