Books

If I backed off from music in the time since Matt died, the opposite is true of books. I can think of several reasons why: Matt wasn't a big reader, so no baggage there; I have a lot of time to fill, and I read FAST. I don't seem to have the attention span for much video games or TV/movies anymore, either, so really, reading is what I spend way more time doing than anything else.

I thought it might be interesting to try and document what I've read in the last maybe 6-9 months. I do re-read a lot, so I'll indicate re-reads with an asterisk. Mostly I'm compiling this from my library and Amazon history, so I may forget some physical books, especially loaners from others. Anyway, here goes... (not in the order of reading, at all)...

1. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Dahl, Roald
2. Finding Everett Ruess the life and unsolved disappearance of a legendary wilderness explorer - Roberts, David
3. Lost boy - Jeffs, Brent W.
4. Lone Wolf - Picoult, Jodi
5. Thirteen reasons why, a novel - Asher, Jay
6. Into the silence the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest - Davis, Wade
7. The lost explorer finding Mallory on Mount Everest - Anker, Conrad
8. After dead : [what came next in the world of Sookie Stackhouse] - Harris, Charlain
9. Eragon* - Paolini, Christopher
10. Eldest - Paolini, Christopher
11. Brisingr - Paolini, Christopher
12. Inheritance - Paolini, Christopher
13. Hunter - Lackey, Mercedes
14. Elite - Lackey, Mercedes
15. Apex - Lackey, Mercedes
16. The psychopath test a journey through the madness industry - Ronson, Jon
17. Lone Wolf - Picoult, Jodi
18. Angels & Demons* - Brown, Dan
19. The Da Vinci Code* - Brown, Dan
20. The Lost Symbol* - Brown, Dan
21. Inferno - Brown, Dan
22. Dead reckoning - Harris, Charlaine
23. Deadlocked - Harris, Charlaine
24. Dead in the family - Harris, Charlaine
25. Dead and gone - Harris, Charlaine
26. From Dead to Worse - Harris, Charlaine
27. All Together Dead - Harris, Charlaine
28. Definitely Dead - Harris, Charlaine
29. Dead as a Doornail - Harris, Charlaine
30. Dead to the World - Harris, Charlaine
31. Club Dead - Harris, Charlaine
32. Living Dead in Dallas - Harris, Charlaine
33. Dead Until Dark - Harris, Charlaine
34. The Hunger Games - Collins, Suzanne
35. Catching Fire - Collins, Suzanne
36. Mockingjay - Collins, Suzanne
37. Fortune's fool - Lackey, Mercedes
38. One good knight - Lackey, Mercedes
39. Raven's shadow - Briggs, Patricia
40. Raven's strike - Briggs, Patricia
41. Look me in the eye my life with Asperger's - Robison, John Elder
42. Be different adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits, families & teachers - Robison, John Elder
43. The sleeping beauty - Lackey, Mercedes
44. Beauty and the werewolf - Lackey, Mercedes
45. The fairy godmother - Lackey, Mercedes
46. Masques - Briggs, Patricia
47. Wolfsbane - Briggs, Patricia
48. The snow queen - Lackey, Mercedes
49. Son of Avonar (Bridge of D'Arnath) - Berg, Carol
50. Guardians of the keep (Bridge of D'Arnath) - Berg, Carol
51. The Soul Weaver (Bridge of D'Arnath) - Berg, Carol
52. Daughter of Ancients (Bridge of D'Arnath) - Berg, Carol
53. Gwenhwyfar the white spirit - Lackey, Mercedes
54. Owlflight* - Lackey, Mercedes
    Lackey, Merce
55. Owlknight* - Lackey, Mercedes
56. Owlsight* - Lackey, Mercedes
57. The Spirit Lens: A Novel of the Collegia Magica - Berg, Carol
58. The soul mirror a novel of the Collegia Magica - Berg, Carol
59. The daemon prism : a novel of the Collegia Magica - Berg, Carol
60. Foundation (Collegium Chronicles)* - Lackey, Mercedes
61. Intrigues (Collegium Chronicles)* - Lackey, Mercedes
62. Changes (Collegium Chronicles)* - Lackey, Mercedes
63. Redoubt (Collegium Chronicles)* - Lackey, Mercedes
64. Bastion (Collegium Chronicles)* - Lackey, Mercedes
65. Closer to home (The Herald Spy Trilogy)* - Lackey, Mercedes
66. Closer to the heart (The Herald Spy Trilogy)* - Lackey, Mercedes
67. Closer to the chest (The Herald Spy Trilogy) - Lackey, Mercedes
68. Leviathan - Westerfeld, Scott
69. Behemoth - Westerfeld, Scott
70. Goliath - Westerfeld, Scott
71. Stories from Jonestown - Fondakowski, Leigh
72. No god but God : the origins and evolution of Islam - Aslan, Reza
73. Into thin air a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster - Krakauer, Jon
74. Written In Red* - Anne Bishop
75. Etched in Bone* - Anne Bishop
76. Marked in Flesh* - Anne Bishop
77. Vision in Silver* - Anne Bishop
78. Murder of Crows* - Anne Bishop
79. Lake Silence - Anne Bishop
80. Moon Called* - Briggs, Patricia
81. Night Broken* - Briggs, Patricia
82. Frost Burned* - Briggs, Patricia
83. River Marked* - Briggs, Patricia
84. Silver Borne* - Briggs, Patricia
85. Bone Crossed* - Briggs, Patricia
86. Iron Kissed* - Briggs, Patricia
87. Blood Bound* - Briggs, Patricia
88. Fire Touched* - Briggs, Patricia
89. Silence Fallen* - Briggs, Patricia
90. On The Prowl* - Briggs, Patricia
91. Cry Wolf* - Briggs, Patricia
92. Hunting Ground* - Briggs, Patricia
93. Fair Game* - Briggs, Patricia
94. Dead Heat* - Briggs, Patricia
95. Burn Bright - Briggs, Patricia
96. Fifty Shades of Grey* - James, EL
97. Fifty Shades Darker* - James, EL
98. Fifty Shades Freed* - James, EL
99. Grey - James, EL
100. Darker - James, EL
101. Take a Thief* - Lackey, Mercedes
102. Oathblood* - Lackey, Mercedes
103. Oathbreakers* - Lackey, Mercedes
104. Exile’s Valor* - Lackey, Mercedes
105. Exile’s Honor* - Lackey, Mercedes
106. By the Sword*  - Lackey, Mercedes
107. Winds of Fate*  - Lackey, Mercedes
108. Winds of Change*  - Lackey, Mercedes
109. Winds of Fury*  - Lackey, Mercedes
110. Storm Warning*  - Lackey, Mercedes
111. Storm Rising*  - Lackey, Mercedes
112. Storm Breaking*  - Lackey, Mercedes
113. Dust and Light - Berg, Carol
114. Ash and Silver - Berg, Carol
115. Flesh and Spirit* - Berg, Carol
116. Breath and Bone* - Berg, Carol
117. Transformation (The Books of the Rai-kirah)* - Berg, Carol
118. Restoration (The Books of the Rai-kirah)* - Berg, Carol
119. Revelation (The Books of the Rai-kirah)* - Berg, Carol
120. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened - Brosh, Allie
121. Arrows of the Queen* - Lackey, Mercedes
122. Arrow's Flight* - Lackey, Mercedes
123. Arrow's Fall* - Lackey, Mercedes
124. Pathways - Lackey, Mercedes
125. Tempest* - Lackey, Mercedes
126. Crucible* - Lackey, Mercedes
127. No True Way* - Lackey, Mercedes
128. Under the Vale* - Lackey, Mercedes
129. Sword of Ice* - Lackey, Mercedes
130. Sun in Glory* - Lackey, Mercedes
131. Crossroads* - Lackey, Mercedes
132. Moving Targets* - Lackey, Mercedes
133. Changing the World * - Lackey, Mercedes
134. Finding the Way* - Lackey, Mercedes
135. Wizard's First Rule* - Goodkind, Terry
136. Stone of Tears* - Goodkind, Terry
137. Imperial Order* - Goodkind, Terry
138. Blood of the Fold* - Goodkind, Terry
139. Temple of the Winds* - Goodkind, Terry
140. Soul of the Fire* - Goodkind, Terry
141. Faith of the Fallen* - Goodkind, Terry
142. The Pillars of Creation* - Goodkind, Terry
143. Naked Empire* - Goodkind, Terry
144. Chainfire* - Goodkind, Terry
145. Phantom* - Goodkind, Terry
146. Confessor* - Goodkind, Terry
147. The Law of Nines - Goodkind, Terry
148. The Omen Machine* - Goodkind, Terry
149. The First Confessor: The Legend of Magda Searus* - Goodkind, Terry
150. The Third Kingdom* - Goodkind, Terry
151. Severed Souls* - Goodkind, Terry
152. Warheart * - Goodkind, Terry
153. Sebastian* - Anne Bishop
154. Belladonna* - Anne Bishop
155. Bridge of Dreams* - Anne Bishop

Well that's all I can manage today. If someone (you magical reader, who somehow checks this blog despite its utter neglect) remembers something I need to add, let me know. Otherwise, I will just express my gratefulness that there are people out there writing books that are compelling enough to keep someone willing to stick around to see what comes next.