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My master list (Up to 23rd July 2010) :

(1) The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
(2) The Pact by Jodi Picoult
(3) Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
(4) The Gunslinger by Stephen King
(5) Mr. Maybe by Jane Green
(6) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
(7) A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
(8) The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
(9) The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
(10) Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

(11) The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
(12) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
(13) The Gift: A Novel by Cecelia Ahern
(14) Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
(15) The Awakening and The Struggle by LJ Smith
(16) The Waitress by Melissa Nathan
(17) The Host by Stephenie Meyer
(18) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
(19) Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
(20) City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

(21) The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
(22) The Fury and Dark Reunion by LJ Smith
(23) Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
(24) The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
(25) Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
(26) Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
(27) Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
(28) Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
(29) Fade Out by Rachel Caine
(30) Tithe by Holly Black

(31) Valiant by Holly Black
(32) Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
(33) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
(34) City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
(35) Ironside by Holly Black
(36) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
(37) Kiss Of Death by Rachel Caine
(38) Beastly by Alex Flinn
(39) Seers of Light by Jennifer DeLucy
(40) Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts

(41) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
(42) Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
(43) Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
(44) The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
(45) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
(46) Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
(47) Looking for Alaska by John Green
(48) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
(49) The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
(50) The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

(51) The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
(52) Unwind by Neal Shusterman
(53) The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
(54) Fallen by Lauren Kate
(55) The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer
(56) Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
(57) The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer
(58) The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
(59) The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
(60) The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

(61) A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
(62) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
(63) Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
(64) Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld
(65) Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld

(66) Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
(67) Shutter Island by Dennie Lehane
(68) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
(69) The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
(70) The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Nah kau! Baru mula, dah 57 buku.

Oops, I ingat boleh senaraikan terus buku-buku yang dah baca dalam tahun ni kat sini. New member kena start dari #1 semula ke eh? :-S

Nope. Your list is just fine. As long as they were all read this year :)

Welcome to GR-MY, Shy.

fuhhh 57 books as at 7/7/2010...

awesome! ;)

Khairul H. wrote: "Nah kau! Baru mula, dah 57 buku."

"Nah Kau!" --> i like that. sounds very familiar!

Aidura wrote: "Welcome to GR-MY, Shy.

fuhhh 57 books as at 7/7/2010...

awesome! ;)"

Thank you for your warmth welcome =)

Khairul H. wrote: "Nope. Your list is just fine. As long as they were all read this year :)"

Thanks for clarifying this Khairul. Saw that you're reading Fforde's book at the moment. While I haven't read the book yet, I've heard that it is a great dystopian. Cannot wait to see what you think of this one.

Shy wrote: "Saw that you're reading Fforde's book at the moment. While I haven't read the book yet, I've heard that it is a great dystopian. Cannot wait to see what you think of this one...."

I'm loving it so far. It's more surreal than Fforde's Thursday Next series. It doesn't say where it takes place but in my mind, I imagine it's Britain. Why are all the good dystopian books written by British authors?

Its the weather. You can't write bleak dystopian novels if the weather outside is sunny, warm and condusive for al fresco dining.

Shy! You go girl!That really is superb. Maybe I should do the listing too. lol

You are the third Aidura then. Yes, we need more Aiduras....

Najmuddin wrote: "You are the third Aidura then. Yes, we need more Aiduras...."

@tok mudin, hang jgn dok kata jek. hang buat naaa. :P

@Darlyn: I seriously think you should!

@Najmuddin: Hopefully saya dapatlah kejar Aidura. Haha, dia dah nak masuk 80 buku for this years. Rasa macam tak terkejar je *lol*

(58) The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
(59) The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

I wish I've found this series A LOT sooner. So, so, so good!

whoaaa... angin topan! hehehe

Quite a varied list you've got up there:)

(60) The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
(61) A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
(62) Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

@Aidura: Rasanya taufan Aidura lagi laju kot, haha!

@Wolfie: I'm trying to read as many books from different genres but I've to admit that not that many non-fiction truly strike my interest. Hoping that this may change some day =)

d'you have a particular genre you like?

Lord Woolfie wrote: "d'you have a particular genre you like?"

I think anything under speculative fiction totally works for me.

How about you? Do you have any favourites?

Shy wrote: "

I think anything under speculative fiction totally works for me."

Try Robert Harris then. His Fatherland speculates what would happen if Nazi Germany won WWII.

Try Robert Harris then. His Fatherland speculates what would happen if Nazi Germany won WWII."

I'll surely take note on this one. Just read the description and the premise indeed sounds good.

Thanks for your recommendation =)

wow... amazing!!! in average you read about 9 books per month??? Envious..

holy crap!that, is one inspiring list ;) what did you think of the waitress by melissa nathan? I had the book for 2 years but only read it till page 10 then ZzZz.

Fairy wrote: "what did you think of the waitress by melissa nathan? I had the book for 2 years but only read it till page 10 then ZzZz."

I've only read three books by this author and I've to say that this one started off rather slow as compared to her other book like The Nanny. However, I believe that her writing was pretty decent and I actually tolerated them pretty well. Have you read some other books by her? Or you gave up after trying this one?

The Waitress was the first & yup I gave up after that.Perhaps I should try it again eh ? So 'The Nanny' is better? The Waitress was the first chic lit I picked up though.

Yes, it is. Nathan's books have substance, which is rare in chic-lit books these days.

Do you have specific genres that you love to read?

nope, not really.I tend to look out from Asian authors, especially Japanese & Neil Gaiman more though :p

I'm eyeing Hush,Hush.Heard it's great..best tak ?

Fairy wrote: "I'm eyeing Hush,Hush.Heard it's great..best tak ?"

I enjoyed this book despite some issues that was raised recently. Parents are concern that this book brings forth some negative messages to teenagers especially when dealing with unknown strangers. But yes, I still loved it as it has a lot of mystery, fun dialogues and a lil romance.

sigh.parents LOL.eh I'm so getting it!thanks :D

chop!between Charlaine Harris's & True Blood series, I'm assuming the books are great ?

Fairy wrote: "chop!between Charlaine Harris's & True Blood series, I'm assuming the books are great ?"

I've only read 2 books in the series and I like them. They are even better than the TV series as always. Season 2 of True Bloods moved away a lot from the original storyline, so it is a little bit disappointing there.

Are you a big fan of True Bloods?

kinda, but I'm not a big fan of Sookie though.I find her annoying, with her accents & attitude.The teeth too HAHA!Is she on the book annoying as well?I really can't stand her..

Season 2 True Blood kinda sucky imo.Too much stuff about the Godly villain, bah :|

Fairy wrote: "Is she on the book annoying as well?I really can't stand her..."

Sadly, yes... Her girlishness and immaturity are being clearly portrayed in the book so if you're annoyed w/ her on screen, I've no doubt that you'll be annoyed w/ her in the book as well. Seriously speaking, the mystery featured in the books are only the thing that keeps me reading them. I don't really feel anything towards the characters.

Fairy wrote: "Too much stuff about the Godly villain..."

Are you talking about the maenad here? Or Eric?

YES MAENAD!I totally forgot the villain's name.Ya it kinda strayed away from the main plot, I guess the director is building up the story or something..Eric is not the villain, is he? Haven't watched the 3rd series though..

I might pick up the book sooner or later, least I don't have to deal with the Southern accent of Sookie's (will try not to imagine her dialect while reading lol)

Fairy wrote: "Eric is not the villain, is he?"

No he's not. Though I've to admit that during the first season, I thought he was *lol* Let me know what you think of the books once you start reading them!

(63) Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
(64) Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld

(65) Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld
(66) Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

(67) Shutter Island by Dennie Lehane
(68) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Shy wrote: "(67) Shutter Island by Dennie Lehane
(68) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman"

no. 67 - Don't you just hate it when you as the reader go through all that and find out in the end it was....hehehehehe

no. 68 - loved the parts written by Pratchett, not so much with the ones written by Gaiman.

Khairul H. wrote: "no. 67 - Don't you just hate it when you as the reader go through all that and find out in the end it was....hehehehehe

no. 68 - loved the parts written by Pratchett, not so much with the ones written by Gaiman."

For some reasons, I really didn't see such ending coming. I'm not really a big fan of psychological thriller but this book totally caught me by surprise and I ended up enjoying it. Did you get the chance to watch the movie? I didn't and that was the sole reason why I picked this one up!

Speaking of Pratchett, I wonder if you've read the whole Discworld series? If so, do you think it is something that you would recommend?

(69) The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King - LOVED IT! Should have start reading this one a lot sooner
(70) The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Shy wrote: "Speaking of Pratchett, I wonder if you've read the whole Discworld series? If so, do you think it is something that you would recommend?"

Yes, I have the entire Discworld books in my colletion. Pratchett's still writing (slowly, because he has Alzheimer's now) but the series is still going on.

Would I recommend it? Depends. Do you like comic fantasy? Discworld started out as a parody of the fantasy novels that were around in the early 1980s which Pratchett found to be imitations of each other (there's always a Dark Lord, always a poor boy who is actually a prince, there's always a wise wizard). I would suggest, if you're interested, to start with:


1) Equal Rites which introduces the Witches (Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg) and the Wizards, a group of incompetent wizards who run the Unseen University. Their librarian is an Orang-utan.

2) Guards! Guards! which introduces the City Watch, the police force of Ankh-Morpork, the principal city in the Discworld series. They are my favourite characters in the series and you can decide if you like the Discworld series if you just read the early books featuring them (handily collected in the City Watch Trilogy).

3) Mort - Pratchett gives Death his own book here. He has appeared in other Discworld books especially when a character dies but here, Death is the star. Death also speaks in CAPITAL LETTERS. He just does. Who's gonna stop him?

A word of advise, don't read the first two books: Light Fantastic and the Colour of Magic. They're not very good and I actually went off Discworld for years because of these two.

Wait, wait - so kalau nak start on Discworld, no point doing it chronologically? Are the books not a serial, one connected to the other?

(I tanya ni pun sebab mmg berhasrat nak start, but I like collecting from the very beginning, not jump in midway...)

The books are stand-alone stories. The ones I recommended are the books that introduced recurring characters and they came out early enough in the series when the Discworld 'universe' was still fresh and new. The witches and the wizards first appeared in Equal Rites but appeared in subsequent Discworld books either as the main characters or a cameo appearance, same goes for the City Watch who first appeared in Guards! Guards! Search for "Discworld" on wikipedia for more info.

I didn't recommend the first two books because they were, in my opinion, boring. They both feature Rincewind an even more incompetent wizard than the ones in the Unseen University. Even Pratchett has admitted that Rincewind was one of his weaker creations.

Then there are the books that feature one-shot characters. They appear in that one book and no more, like: Moving Pictures, Pyramids and Small Gods.

Oh, I forgot to add something in post #42 up there. I wrote that Discworld started as a parody of fantasy novels but it later evolved into a platform for Pratchett's social commentaries like gun control, freedom of the press, racism and the like. He preaches, yes, but he doesn't shove it down your throat and he's funny so that helps as well.

Khairul H. wrote: "The books are stand-alone stories."

I'm quite "relief" to hear this cause I first believe that the series drag until book #38! *lol*

Think I'll go for those that you recommend and see if I like them! Thanks, Khairul =)

(71) Leviathan by Thomas Sniegoski
(72) Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks
(73) The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
(74) Storm Front by Jim Butcher
(75) Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
(76) Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

(77) Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
(78) Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
(79) Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
(80) Death Masks by Jim Butcher
(81) Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
(82) Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
(83) Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
(84) White Night by Jim Butcher
(85) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

(86) White Night by Jim Butcher
(87) I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
(88) Small Favor by Jim Butcher
(89) Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
(90) Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
(91) Changes by Jim Butcher
(92) Jenny Pox by JL Bryan
(93) Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft
(94) Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Six more to go! :D

(95) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
(96) The Giver by Lois Lowry
(97) A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
(98) The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

(99) Vision in White by Nora Roberts
(100) The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
(101) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Wo! 2 bintang.