Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Just one so far: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

Finished Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris last night...a good, quick read. Not my favorite in the series, but they're always enjoyable.

Tore through The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold in about 2 days. I really enjoyed it, even though the reviews are very mixed here on Goodreads. I'm looking forward to seeing how the movie compares to the story...I've heard they leave out a lot of detail about the crime, which, in my opinion, is one of the crucial influences of the whole plot. I'll have to wait and see!

I absolutely loved Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi. When it first came out and there was all the media hoopla regarding his using drugs in the past, I thought the whole book would be sensationalistic crap. On the other hand, this was one of the most honest, raw, well-written auto/biographies I've ever read. I've always loved Agassi as a tennis player, but now I admire and respect him more as a person than anything else.

I'm glad you liked it. It's definitely on my list.

Laurie wrote: "I'm glad you liked it. It's definitely on my list."

I've recommended it to lots of people that I think would also like it. Hope you enjoy it!

Book 5: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts. Quick, fun read, nothing spectacular but enjoyable nonetheless. A good break from reading more serious things - it's like cotton candy in book form.

Book 6: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

Book 7: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

Book 8: Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi

Book 9: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

Can't believe this is my first exposure to her considering how famous she's become as of late - very funny book, more than a few times I woke up my husband from giggling while reading in bed. Highly recommended.

I'm currently reading this book. I'm almost through. I'm on the Re-gifting chapter. I've loved it so far. Have you read My Horizontal Life?

I really enjoyed that story in particular! I haven't read that yet but I definitely plan to. The final story in the book is especially funny :)

Book 10: Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts

Book 11: The Hollow by Nora Roberts

Book 12: The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts

Book 13: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton

Been on a bit of a Stuart Woods kick lately while trying to read some books that have been sitting next to my bed for AGES:

Book 14: Reckless Abandon by Stuart Woods
Book 15: Dirt by Stuart Woods
Book 16: Two Dollar Bill by Stuart Woods

Book 17: Duets: The Name of the Game\Once More with Feeling by Nora Roberts

Book 18: Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods

Book 19: Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb

Book 20: 13 Things That Don't Make Sense by Michael Brooks

Book 21: The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Absolutely fantastic. It reignited my love of real literature as opposed to the random - I hate to say it - crap that I tend to read. Can't praise it highly enough.

Book 22: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Book 23: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Book 24: Too Much Temptation by Lori Foster

Book 25: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Book 26: Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson

Book 27: B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton

Book 28: Sticks and Scones by Diane Mott Davidson

Book 29: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

Book 30: Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master by Brad Gilbert

Book 31: Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler

Book 32: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Book 33: Nightlight: A Parody of Twilight by Harvard Lampoon

Book 34: The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst

Book 35: Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen

Book 36: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Book 37: The Short Forever by Stuart Woods

Book 38: Key of Light by Nora Roberts

Book 39: Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts

Book 40: Key of Valor by Nora Roberts

Book 41: Flesh And Blood by Jonathan Kellerman

Book 42: Gone by Jonathan Kellerman

Book 43: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb

Book 44: Dead In The Water by Stuart Woods

Book 45: The Footprints of God by Greg Iles

Book 46: Case Histories: A Novel by Kate Atkinson

Book 47: Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen

Book 48: The Burning Wire: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver

Book 49: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Book 50: Lucid Intervals: A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods

Book 51: Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen

Book 52: Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver

Book 53: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Book 54: Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts

Book 55: Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Book 56: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Book 57: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

Book 58: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

Book 59: The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey