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People might be surprised: Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett
I will never be: Cruel & Unusual - Patricia Cornwell
My fantasy job is: The Messenger Markus Zusak
At the end of a long day I need: Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
I hate it when: Vodka Doesn't Freeze -Leah Giarratano
Wish I had: A Drink Before the War - Dennis Lehane
My family reunions are:The one day of the year - Alan Seymour
At a party you’d find me with:Julie and Julia: - Julie Powell
I’ve never been to:Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
A happy day includes:Making Money - Terry Pratchett
Motto I live by:Death Is Not the End: - Ian Rankin
On my bucket list is:Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
In my next life, I want to have: Death by Chocolate - G.A. McKevett

People might be surprised: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
I will never be: Carrie (stephen king)
My fantasy job is: The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
At the end of a long day I need:A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
I hate it when: Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Wish I had: Sparkling Cyanide (Agatha Christie)
My family reunions are: Misery (Stephen King)
At a party you’d find me with: Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
I’ve never been to: Animal Farm (George Orwell)
A happy day includes: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
Motto I live by: I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
On my bucket list is: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
In my next life, I want to have: The World's Greatest Horror Stories (Charles Dickens)

People might be surprised: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
I will never be: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larson)
My fantasy job is: The Ghost Writer (John Harwood)
At the end of a long day I need: A Good and Happy Child (Justin Evans)
I hate it when: The Boy Detective Fails (Joe Meno)
Wish I had: A Briefer History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
My family reunions are: Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
At a party you'd find me with: The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
I've never been to: Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
A happy day includes: Laughter in the Dark (Vladimir Nabokov)
Motto I live by: Throw Like a Girl (Jean Thompson)
On my bucket list is: Something, Maybe (Elizabeth Scott)
In my next life, I want to have: Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)

People might be surprised: To Wed a Scandalous Spy (Celeste Bradley)
I will never be: North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
My fantasy job is: Starclimber (Kenneth Oppel)
At the end of a long day I need: Beauty Sleep (Cameron Dokey)
I hate it when: Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies (Erin Dionne)
I wish I had: Old Magic (Marianne Curley)
My family reunions are: No Time for Love (Nancy Campbell Allen)
At a party you’d find me with: Pants on Fire (Meg Cabot)
I’ve never been to: Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
A happy day includes: Always Looking Up (Michael J. Fox)
Motto I live by: Total Constant Order (Crissa-Jean Chappell)
On my bucket list is: Highland Fling (Katie Fforde)
In my next life, I want to have: Dragon's Breath (E.D. Baker)

People might be surprised: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
I will never b..."
You never cease to amaze and amuse me, my friend!!!

People might be surprised: I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I will never be: The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
My fantasy job is: The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
At the end of a long day I need: Bloodsucking Fiends (Christopher Moore)
I hate it when: Mr Norris Changes Trains (Christopher Isherwood)
Wish I had: Let the Right One In (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
My family reunions are: An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
At a party you’d find me with: Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
I’ve never been to: Club Dead (Charlaine Harris)
A happy day includes: Wicked Women (Fay Weldon)
Motto I live by: You Suck (Christopher Moore)
On my bucket list is: The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
In my next life, I want to have: The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)

People might be surprised:The Little Stranger-Sarah Waters
I will never be:Girl, Interrupted- Susanna Kaysen
My fantasy job is:The Savage Detectives-Roberto Bolano
At the end of a long day I need:Cloud Atlas-David Mitchell
I hate it when:War and Peace-Leo Tolstoy
Wish I had: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet-Jamie Ford
My family reunions are: A Risk Worth Taking-Robin Pilcher
At a party you’d find me with:Kindred-Octavia E Butler
I’ve never been to: Moloka'i-Alan Brenert
A happy day includes: The Sea-John Banville
Motto I live by:Let the Great World Spin-Colum McCann
On my bucket list is: Honolulu-Alan Brenert
In my next life, I want to have: Under the Tuscan Sun-Frances Mayes

People might be surprised: How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion Daniel H. Wilson
I will never be: Gone With the Wind Margaret Mitchell
My fantasy job is: Excavation James Rollins
At the end of a long day I need: One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez
I hate it when: Moab Is My Washpot Stephen Fry
Wish I had: The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis
My family reunions are: Stumbling on Happiness Daniel Gilbert
At a party you'd find me with: Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman
I've never been to: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie
A happy day includes: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: Julian Rubinstein
Motto I live by: American on Purpose Craig Ferguson
On my bucket list is: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Christopher Moore
In my next life, I want to have: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith

People might be surprised: After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
I will never be: Evil at Heart(Chelsea Cain)
My fantasy job is: The Coffee Trader (David Liss)
At the end of a long day I need: Blankets (Craig Thomson)
I hate it when: This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathon Tropper)
Wish I had: Italian Shoes: A Novel (Henning Mankell)
My family reunions are: Beside a Burning Sea (John Shors)
At a party you’d find me with: Gods Behaving Badly (Marie Phillips)
I’ve never been to: The Cold Moon (Jeffrey Deaver)
A happy day includes: Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Motto I live by: Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls (Matt Ruff)
In my next life, I want to have: Blue Shoes and Happiness (Alexander McCall Smith)

Suzanne, you always make me smile. :o) ((Hugs))

People might be surprised: Before I Fall
I will never be: Beastly
My fantasy job is: A Reliable Wife
At the end of a long day I need: Peace Like a River
I hate it when: I Shiver
Wish I had: A Thousand Splendid Suns
My family reunions are: Dead Until Dark
At a party you’d find me with: The Help
I’ve never been to: Austenland
A happy day includes: The Book
Motto I live by: Girl in Translation
Bucket List: Garden Spells
In my next life, I want to have: The Miracle of Forgiveness

Thanks for posting it Lori, it was fun. :o)
I can't believe I've only read 60 something books so far this year. I'll be lucky if I make it to 100, which is half of what I read last year (I think that was a fluke though). I thought I would have so much more time to read during this deployment, but the opposite has proven itself to be true. Too busy being both mom and dad I guess. That or I really screwed myself by starting the year out with Ulysses. :oD *Note to self: first book of 2011 will not be Moby Dick!


People might be surprised: Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
I will never be: Honey, Baby, Sweetheart (Deb Caletti)
My fantasy job is: The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
At the end of a long day I need: Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes (Mark Crick)
I hate it when: The Bride's Farewell (Meg Rosoff)
Wish I had: Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
My family reunions are: The Devil in the Flesh (Raymond Radiguet)
At a party you’d find me with: Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
I’ve never been to: Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
A happy day includes: Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Motto I live by: Letting Go(Philip Roth)
On my bucket list is: A Gathering Light (Jennifer Donnelly)
In my next life, I want to have: Utopia (Thomas More)

People might be surprised: There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby (Ludmilla Petrushevskaya)
I will never be: Easy (Emma Gold)
My fantasy job is: The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
At the end of a long day I need: Double Fudge (Judy Blume)
I hate it when: The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo (Judy Blume)
Wish I had: Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
My family reunions are: In Rough Country (Joyce Carol Oates)
At a party you'd find me with: The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
I've never been to: Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
A happy day includes: Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
Motto I live by: When You Least Expect It (Whitney Gaskell)
On my bucket list is: Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
In my next life, I want to have: All That Follows (Jim Crace)
It is a good exercise in reviewing your reads for the year, isn't it, Petra?!
Charity, your Motto is very fitting. What a hell of a year you and your family have had! Good to see you here, hon!
Charity, your Motto is very fitting. What a hell of a year you and your family have had! Good to see you here, hon!

Thanks for posting it Lori, it was fun. :o)
I can't believe I've only read 60 somethi..."
OMG Cait...will we EVER get over Ulysses?? I am still having night terrors...........

Thanks for posting it Lori, it was fun. :o)
I can't believe I've only re..."
You have Joycian PTSD. I hear it's quite common after Ulysses, even more so after Finnegan's Wake. :oD
I'm with you though, that was the most difficult reading experience I've ever had. EVER.

People might be surprised: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Ally Carter)
I will never be: Living Organized: Proven Steps for a Clutter-Free and Beautiful Home (Sandra Felton
My fantasy job is: Dealing with Dragons (Patrica C. Wrede)
At the end of a long day I need: The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
I hate it when: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
Wish I had: A Little Yellow Dog: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Gray-Eyed Death" (Walter Mosley)
My family reunions are: Death du Jour (Kathy Reichs)
At a party you’d find me with: Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
I’ve never been to: The Sea of Monsters (Rick Riordan)
A happy day includes: Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book (Nancy Rue)
Motto I live by: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
On my bucket list is: The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
In my next life, I want to have: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)

People might be surprised: My Name Is Memory (Ann Brashares)
I will never be: Wife of the Gods: A Novel (Kwei Quartey)
My fantasy job is: The Glassblower of Murano (Marina Fiorato)
At the end of a long day I need: A Quiet Belief in Angels (R. J. Ellory)
I hate it when: Jane Bites Back (Michael Ford)
I wish I had: Keys to the Demon Prison (Brandon Mull)
My family reunions are: The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
At a party you’d find me with: The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
I’ve never been to: The Affinity Bridge (George Mann)
A happy day includes: Honolulu (Alan Brennert)
Motto I live by: Bad Things Happen (Harry Dolan)
On my bucket list is: Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
In my next life, I want to have: My Soul to Keep (Rachel Vincent)
Those were great ladies! Katrina, I love your happy day choice. And Lahni, your next life choice is great!

People might be surprised I am: Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula LeGuin)
I will never be: The Eleventh Man (Ivan Doig)
My fantasy job is: Living Like Ed (Eg Begley, Jr.)
At the end of a long day I need: The Rescue (Kathryn Lasky)
I hate it when: Bitter is the New Black (Jen Lancaster)
Wish I had: Angel Time (Anne Rice)
My family reunions are: One Thousand White Women (Jim Fergus)
At a party you’d find me with: The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
I’ve never been to: Ford County (John Grisham)
A happy day includes: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Motto I live by: Have a Little Faith (Mitch Albom)
On my bucket list is: Pirate Latitudes (Michael Crichton)
In my next life, I want to have: Noah's Compass (Anne Tyler)

People might be surprised [by]: The Other Side of Truth (Beverley Naidoo)
I will never be: Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) --try hard as I might!?
My fantasy job is: The Saturdays (Enright, Elizabeth)
At the end of a long day I need: Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Wish I had: The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King)
I hate it when: Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink (Diane DeGroat)
My family reunions are: It Could Always be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Zemach, Margot)
At a party you’d find me with: Working Inside Out: Tools for Change (Margot Adair)
I’ve never been to: The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa'Ud (Robert Lacey)
A happy day includes: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra(Daisaku Ikeda)
At the end of a long day I need: The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Into to the Inspired Life (Bruce H Wilkinson)
I hate it when: Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink (Diane DeGroat)
Wish I had: The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
Motto I live by: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
On my bucket list is: The Strings of the Lute (Eileen Colucci)
In my next life, I want to have: The Talisman (Stephen King)

In high school I was: 13 1/2 (Nevada Barr)
People might be surprised I am: Dolores Claiborne (Stephen King)
I will never be: The Postmistress (Sarah Blake)
My fantasy job is: My Reading Life (Pat Conroy)
At the end of a long day I need: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
I hate it when: The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
I wish I had: This Time Together (Carol Burnett)
My family reunions are: Heart and Soul (Maeve Binchy)
At a party you’d find me with: The Cat Who Sang For the Birds (Lilian Jackson Braun)
I’ve never been to: The Wild Zone (Joy Fielding)
A happy day includes: Parting Gifts (Charlotte Vale Allen)
Motto I live by: The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
On my bucket list is: Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
In my next life, I want to have: True Grit (Charles Portis)

People might be surprised I am: Plum Lucky
I will never be: Lady of Milkweed Manor
My fantasy job is: Lady of Milkweed Manor LOL
At the end of a long day I need: Sleep in Me
I hate it when: You Buy the Peanut Butter, I'll Get the Bread: The Absolutely True Adventures of Best Friends in Business
I wish I had:The Things They Carried
My family reunions are: Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food & People
At a party you’d find me with:Lambrusco: A Novel
I’ve never been to: No Country for Old Men
A happy day includes: The Ritual Bath
Motto I live by: Listen
On my bucket list is: The Invisible Mountain
In my next life, I want to have: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

People might be surprised I am: "Girl With The Pearl Earring" or "The Reader"
I will never be: "The Bookseller of Kabul" or "The Seamstress"
My fantasy job: "The Shell Seekers" or "Lord of the Flies"
At the end of a long day I need: "Dreams of Joy"
I hate it when: "Out On a Limb" or "Nickel and Dimed"
I wish I had: "Amazing Grace" or "Peace and Plenty"
My family reunions are: "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
At a party you'd find me with: "Remarkable Creatures" or "Dear John"("The Lucky One")
I've never been to: "The Friday Night Knitting Club"
A happpy day includes: "A Fine Balance" or "Loving Frank"
Motto I live by: "One Day at a Time" or "I'll Scream Later"
On my bucket list is: "Miles To Go" and "Five Days in Paris"
In my life I want to have: "The Map of the World", "Second Chances", "The Choice" "The Awakening" and "Answered Prayers"
I had a lot of fun with this. Thank you for posting it.


People might be surprised I am: The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Non-believer and Loves Music, Loves to Dance
I will never be: F is for Fugitive
My fantasy job: The Calculus of Friendship: What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math
At the end of a long day I need: Blackberry Wine and Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking and Slow Hands
I hate it when: Random Acts of Senseless Violence and A Day Late and a Dollar Short
I wish I had: Such a beautiful voice and Self Control
My family reunions are: Where the Wild Things Are
At a party you'd find me with: The Queen Geek Social Club
I've never been to: The Stars My Destination
A happpy day includes: Sunshine and Lost in a Good Book
Motto I live by: Never Ask Permission and Nice Girls Just Don't Get It
On my bucket list is: Red Mars and Greek Islands
In my life I want to have: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, The Body Fat Solution, The Best Time to Read
Hey, that was so fun!!

People might be surprised: After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
I will never be: Evil at Heart(Chelsea ..."
I think I died with laughter =o)

In high school I was: Innocent Blood P.D. James
People might be surprised: I've Got Your Number Sophie Kinsella
I will never be: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson
My fantasy job is: Precious Sapphire
At the end of a long day I need: The Pub Across The Pond Mary Carter
I have it when: No Shortcuts to the Top Ed Viesturs
Wish I had: Great Expectations Charles Dickens
My family reunions are: Wild Cheryl Strayed
At a party you'd find me with: Little Women Louisa May Alcott
I've never been to: The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
A happy day includes: Happy Accidents Jane Lynch
Motto I live by: I Think I Love You Allison Pearson
On my bucket list is: A Caribbean Mystery Agatha Christie
In my next life, I want to have: An Improvised Life Alan Arkin

People might be surprised: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
I will never be: Out of My Mind (Draper, Sharon M) (I hope)
My fantasy job is: The Night Circus (Morgenstern, Erin)
At the end of a long day I need: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Shane Jones)
I hate it when: Dead by Morning (Barton, Beverly)
Wish I had: The House at Tyneford (Solomons, Natasha)
My family reunions are: This Side of Paradise (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
At a party you’d find me with: The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship (Higgins, Lisa Verge)
I’ve never been to: London Bridges (Patterson, James)
A happy day includes: Handle With Care (Picoult, Jodi)
Motto I live by: Kill Me If You Can (Patterson, James)
On my bucket list is: The Adventures of Baron Münchausen (Raspe, Rudolf Erich)
In my next life, I want to have: The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Kessler, Liz)

People might be surprised: In The Labyrinth (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
I will never be: Twisted (Laurie Halse Anderson)
My fantasy job is: The Collector (John Fowles)
At the end of a long day I need: The Man of My Dreams (Curtis Sittenfeld)
I hate it when: I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
Wish I had: A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
My family reunions are: The Trial (Franz Kafka)
At a party you’d find me with: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
I’ve never been to: Animal Farm (George Orwell)
A happy day includes: Simple Passion (Annie Ernaux)
Motto I live by: No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
On my bucket list is: Frenchman's Creek (Daphne du Maurier)
In my next life, I want to have: The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)

People might be surprised: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
I will never be: Out of My Mind (Draper, Sharon M)
My fantasy job is: Captain Underpants (Pilkey, Dav)
At the end of a long day I need: The Doll People Collection (Martin, Ann M.)
I hate it when: A Living Nightmare (Darren Shan)
Wish I had: Pet Robots (Sava, Scott)
My family reunions are: The sea of monsters (Riordan, Rick)
At a party you’d find me with: All the lovely bad ones (Hahn, Mary Downing)
I’ve never been to: Treasure Island (Stevenson, Robert Louis)
A happy day includes: The Vampire’s vacation (Roy,Ron)
Motto I live by: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Willems, Mo)
On my bucket list is: Rock Star (Holm, Jennifer)
In my next life, I want to have: Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Benton, Jim)

People might be surprised: One Day
I will never be: Back Home
My fantasy job is: Water for Elephants
At the end of a long day I need: A Piece of Cake
I hate it when: The Girl You Left Behind
My family reunions are: Travels With My Aunt
At a party you'd find me with: The Hobbit
I've never been to: The Secret Garden
A happy day includes: Room
Motto I live by: Kiss Like You Mean It
On my bucket list is: Millions
In my next life, I want to have: The Time Traveler's Wife
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Basically you just answer the questions using the book titles that you've read this year!
In high school I was: Mastering the Dream (Kelly Lydick)
People might be surprised: Everything is Wrong With Me (Jason Mulgrew)
I will never be: Immortal (Gene Doucette)
My fantasy job is: A Common Pornography (Kevin Sampsell)
At the end of a long day I need: Light Boxes (Shane Jones)
I hate it when: Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (Ben Tanzer)
Wish I had: Sex Dungeon For Sale (Patrick Wensink)
My family reunions are: 99 Problems (Ben Tanzer)
At a party you’d find me with: The Book (M.Clifford)
I’ve never been to: Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
A happy day includes: Pain Killers (Jerry Stahl)
Motto I live by: Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
On my bucket list is: Conquering Venus (Collin Kelly)
In my next life, I want to have: Horns (Joe Hill)