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message 1: by Silvana (last edited Feb 26, 2008 12:03AM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) awesome, just like the one in Shelfari ^^. Hopefully I can be successful this year just like the previous one.

My list so far:
1. Nicholas Nickleby (Dickens)
2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night Time (Haddon)
3. Robinson Crusoe (Defoe)
4. The Tenderness of Wolves (Penney)



message 2: by Judith (new)

Judith (jloucks) Hi Choccy. How did you like The Curious Incident...? That title really captured my attention on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list, but I haven't read anything about the book yet.




message 3: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) It is a unique book indeed, portraying the inner thoughts and actions by an autistic kid. Witty, funny, yet sometimes bittersweet, you'll find no difficulties in liking this book. Not very long, one day reading is enuf.


message 4: by Silvana (last edited Feb 26, 2008 12:04AM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 5. Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
6. Walden and Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
7. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

all are unforgettable.


message 5: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 8. Red Storm Rising (Tom Clancy)
9. The Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
10. Septimus Heap - Magyk (Angie Sage)
11. Hogwarts, Narnia and Middle Earth - Places Upon A Time (Robert Smith)


message 6: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 12. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
13. In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
14. Septimus Heap - Flyte (Angie Sage)
15. The Sum of All Fears (Tom Clancy)
16. War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)


message 7: by Coqueline (new)

Coqueline Hi Choccy, I just joined the club after seeing you're a member. But after a brief count of the books I've read so far this year, I think I'm going to chicken out! LOL! I just don't read fast enough.


message 8: by Silvana (last edited Jul 13, 2008 09:15PM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) when there's a will, there's a way ;p

17. Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
18. Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
19. The Eye of Jade (Diane Wei Liang)

OMG, it's already June!!! And I haven't even reached half of my target *snips*


message 9: by Silvana (last edited Jul 17, 2008 01:24AM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 20. Secret Soldier (Moshe Betzer & Robert Rosenberg)
21. Rahasia Meede (ES ITO)
22. Vengeance: : The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team (George Jonas)

Oh wow, only read 4 nonfictions so far :(


message 10: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 27. All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich. M. Remarque)
28. Doctor Dolittle's Garden (Hugh Lofting)
29. Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
30. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
31. The Longest Day (Cornelius Ryan)


message 11: by Silvana (last edited Oct 26, 2008 08:55PM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 32. Dead Poets Society (NH Kleinbaum)
33. A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
34. Brisingr (Christopher Paolini)



message 12: by Silvana (last edited Nov 10, 2008 07:12PM) (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 35. The Road to Arnhem - A Screaming Eagle in Holland (Donald R. Burgett)
36. The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
37. Histories (Herodotus)


message 13: by Coqueline (new)

Coqueline Go, Choccy, Go!

I'm also still in the 30's mark, I don't think I'll make 50 before the end of the year.


message 14: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) based on my current rate...so do I.

well, unless the Animorphs series I've read occasionally also included...but that would be cheating, no? ;p

so...tetap semangat!!!


message 15: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) 38. The Dogs of War (Frederick Forsyth)
39. Tales of Beedle the Bard (JK Rowling)


message 16: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) okay, i lost the challenge...
40. Master and Commander Book 1 (Patrick O'Brian)

only 80% :(


message 17: by Mary Todd (new)

Mary Todd (marytodd) | 924 comments You did not lose!!! In fact we have a prize just for the one who got 80%! It's a way-to-go hands clapping cheer for the 40 you read!


message 18: by Silvana (new)

Silvana (silvaubrey) Haha, thanks! Will do better this year, that's for sure


message 19: by Coqueline (new)

Coqueline Good luck this year!

Sama dong gue juga fail, tapi masih banyakan elu... hehe


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