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I have started a list of books that I want to read for 2009, up to about 45 so far. That's without checking my shelves for my "to-reads." (I won't be listing all of the unread books on my shelves, only the ones I realistically expect to get to.) I know I will have a list of 75 without the new books that come out in 2009. I will have my work cut out for me. I've read close to 75 this year so far. I'd like to reach 75 for 2008, too, but December is so crazy busy, it might not be possible. I'm really looking forward to listing my books here and seeing how the list matches up with the "Books To Read In 2009" list I'm compiling now.

Hi, Kathy. I'm glad you've joined us . . . I'm impressed that you've already got a list of 45 you want to read in the new year!

Kay, I like your spin on my list of 45 to-reads. What's sad is that they are books I haven't gotten to yet on my shelves, and there are many more. Yikes.

I'm going to post my 55 books that I've read so far, but I'm not sure I'll get to 75. I probably would have, but I read the Outlander series last spring and am reading the new one now, An Echo in the Bone, by Dianna Gabaldon. They are so long, worth it, but long, that it takes up the time of reading 2 or 3 books sometimes. I have to compile the list from the 50 books group and will return here to post shortly.

OK, here is the list so far for 2009. Adding a couple more.

Books Read During 2009
77. Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton
76. A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
75. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
74. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
73 Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
72. A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton
71. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
70. The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
69. The Black Tower by Louis Bayard
68. Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
67. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
66. The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
65. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
64. From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell
63. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
62. Sherlock in Love by Sena Jeter Naslund
61. The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
60. The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
59. Swindle by Gordon Korman
58. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
57. Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
56. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
55. Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper
54. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
53. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
52. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
51. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West
50. The Sister by Poppy Adams
49. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
48. Impossible by Nancy Werlin
47. The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H. Cook
46. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45. Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
44. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
43. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
42. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
41. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
40. One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
39. Case Histories: A Novel by Kate Atkinson
38. In the Woods by Tanya French
37. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
36. Wake by Lisa McMann
35. The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
34. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark
33. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
32. The Calder Game by Blue Balliett
31. The Last Dickens: A Novel by Matthew Pearl
30. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
29. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
28. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
27. Grave Goods by Arianna Franklin
26. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
25. Rules by Cynthia Lord
24. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
23. The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
22. The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
21. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein
20. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stief Larsson
18. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
17. The Sisters Grimm, Book 1: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
16. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
15. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
14. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
13. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
12. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
11. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
10. Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
9. The Wednesday Letters by Jason Wright
8. The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
7. Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay
6. The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
5. The Loop by Nicholas Evans
4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
3. Belong to Me: A Novel by Marisa de los Santos
2. Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
1. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

Kathy wrote: "I'm going to post my 55 books that I've read so far, but I'm not sure I'll get to 75. I probably would have, but I read the Outlander series last spring and am reading the new one now, [book:An Ec..."

Kathy,

You certainly have an interesting reading list for this year. Those larger books do tend to slow us down, but they are often worth it. Isn't it kind of fun to look back and see what you're read this year? Regardless of the number you'll hit in the end!

Kay wrote: "Kathy wrote: "I'm going to post my 55 books that I've read so far, but I'm not sure I'll get to 75. I probably would have, but I read the Outlander series last spring and am reading the new one no..."

Thanks, Kay. Those larger books are definitely worth it. I listed the rest of the books I hope to read this year and scheduled them out over the rest of October, November, and December. If I can hold to my schedule (not always easy to do), I'll make 75.

I'm adding to my original list by editing the post every few books. It looks like I'm not posting much, but I really am. October has been a great reading month with favorites so far being Her Fearful Symmetry, The Day the Falls Stood Still, The Woman in Black A Ghost Story, and Sherlock in Love A Novel.

Kathy, did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? Some of my friends have raved about it!

Andrea wrote: "Kathy, did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? Some of my friends have raved about it!"

Andrea, I did enjoy Her Fearful Symmetry. It was a great ghost story, especially good for this time of year. I loved the use of Highgate Cemetery as a setting for so much of the novel. It rather became a character itself.

I'm on the hold list at my library but maybe I will buy it as a treat...lol I'm on a book diet until I read some of what I have here, too bad it is going about as well as my regular diet...lol

Well, I have 64 read at the end of October. I am hoping to finish 11 more by the end of the year. I'll just have to see how it goes.

Kathy, you can do that! That is just a little more then a book a week. I have 23 to go and I'm hoping to make it, but I will still be happy that I surpassed the 50 book mark. I got an e-mail from the library Her Fearful Symmetry is available for me in LARGE PRINT...lol I giess I didn't realize I clicked on the large prind edition. I can't wait to read it!

Andrea wrote: "Kathy, you can do that! That is just a little more then a book a week. I have 23 to go and I'm hoping to make it, but I will still be happy that I surpassed the 50 book mark. I got an e-mail from t..."

Thanks for the encouragement, Andrea. If all goes as planned on my reading list for November and December, I'll make it, but we all know about the best plans of mice and men. I'll be pulling for you, too. Enjoy Her Fearful Symmetry and let me know how your reading is going.

Thanks Kathy, I think I can, I think I can, I hope I can!...lol I'm trying to boost myself up that I can do this...lol

Andrea wrote: "Thanks Kathy, I think I can, I think I can, I hope I can!...lol I'm trying to boost myself up that I can do this...lol"

We are the little engines that can. Hear us toot. Toot, toot!

Hahaha too funny!

I just finished a fantastic book, The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland.

8 more to go. It should be doable if all goes well.

Kathy wrote: "8 more to go. It should be doable if all goes well."

You'll make it for sure, Kathy!

Kay wrote: "Kathy wrote: "8 more to go. It should be doable if all goes well."

You'll make it for sure, Kathy!"

Thanks for the encouragement, Kay.

I'm going to try and get in at least a couple books in November, as I'm afraid December is going to be especially busy. Six more to go.

Surely I can get 5 more in by the end of the year.

I just added #71 to the running list at the end of my postings, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. It was a good YA read, 4 stars.

#72 was easy to knock out today, A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton, a Hamish Macbeth mystery. It was only 130 some pages, just a short little Christmas mystery. So, I now go into December with only 3 more to 75. Yipee!

Kathy, that book by M.C. Beaton sounds like a nice holiday read! I might have to look for that one.

Kay wrote: "Kathy, that book by M.C. Beaton sounds like a nice holiday read! I might have to look for that one."

It was, Kay. There is so much going on right now, with the holidays, that I need some books like this one to fit in any reading time.

After finishing Pretties by Scott Westerfeld, I have only 2 more to go.

Yay, I reached 75 tonight after finishing Specials by Scott Westerfeld!

Congratulations, Kathy!!!

Kathy, you beat me by a mile!! Good for you :)

Kay wrote: "Congratulations, Kathy!!!"

Thanks, Kay. I wasn't sure I would make it, but I'm glad I kept at it.

Andrea wrote: "Kathy, you beat me by a mile!! Good for you :)"

Andrea, I probably just had more free time than you. In one group that I belong to, members are posting that they have read 100 plus. My 75 doesn't look so impressive there. LOL! I guess it's all relative.

I'm okay with my list since I made it over 50! Between school and work I'm impressed I got that many read.

Andrea wrote: "I'm okay with my list since I made it over 50! Between school and work I'm impressed I got that many read."

School and work? 50 is very impressive with being that busy.

I finished #76 tonight, A Redbird Christmas A Novelby Fannie Flagg. It was a great Christmas read!

I guess I'll end up getting a couple past 75. I finished #77, Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton.

Finished out 2009 with #78, Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton.