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Profile last updated Jun/07/2010
I will be taking a little break from joining any more BookRays and BookRings at this time because I don't feel right subjecting other participants to my slow reading :) I will likely focus more on wild releases so that I don't have as much pressure to finish
a book so quickly and I can save some money on postage.
Also note that I just started using the Controlled Release feature as of October 10, 2008. So my numbers are probably way off since I only went back to my Controlled releases that have not been subsequently journaled, but I will use this feature in the future.
Wild Catches (7 out of 136 - 5.15%):
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey
Wicks by Ben Wicks
Into the Storm: A Study in Command by Tom Clancy
I'm currently reading:
Number 9 Dream by David Mitchell
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Canadian History for Dummies by Will Ferguson
BookRings/Rays I'm participating in:
None at the moment
Current/Recent Release Challenges I am participating in:
2010 Keep Them Moving Challenge (0 kept moving so far for 2010)
2009 Keep Them Moving Challenge (12 kept moving for 2009)
2008 Keep Them Moving Challenge (21 kept moving for 2008)
2007 Keep Them Moving Challenge (23 kept moving for 2007!)
Books read in 2010 (2):
2 The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe
1 Step on a Crack by James Patterson
Books read in 2009 (21):
21 Water by Marq de Villiers
20 Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 19 The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman
18 Chooser of the Slain by James Cobb
17 Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
16 Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump
15 Forgiving the Dead Man Walking by Debbie Morris
14 Dead Man Walking by Helen Prejean 13 The Van by Roddy Doyle
12 The Snapper by Roddy Doyle
11 The Commitments by Roddy Doyle 10 Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
9 Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
8 The Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
7 Trump: Think Like a Billionaire by Donald J. Trump
6 Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 5 Up Country by Nelson DeMille
4 The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
3 Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
2 The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
1 Carolyn 101 by Carolyn Kepcher
Books read in 2008 (63):
63 The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
62 The Lazy Investor by Derek Foster
61 Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
60 Brick Lane by Monica Ali 59 Stop Working by Derek Foster
58 The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
57 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
56 Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
55 The Trouble with Islam by Irshad Manji
54 How to be a Canadian by Will Ferguson, Ian Ferguson
53 Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem
52 Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki
51 Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
50 On Beauty by Zadie Smith
49 An Accidental Canadian by Margaret Wente
48 The Simple Truth by David Baldacci 47 Get Smarter by Seymour Schulich
46 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
45 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
44 The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach
43 Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson
42 Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
41 Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez
40 God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens
39 Reefer Madness by Eric Schlosser
38 Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
37 The Dark Tower 7: The Dark Tower by Stephen King
36 The Dark Tower 6: Song of Susannah by Stephen King
35 The Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
34 The Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
33 The Dark Tower 3: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
32 The Dark Tower 2: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
31 The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
30 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
29 The Cider House Rules by John Irving
28 Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
27 The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
26 The Company: Portrait of a Murderer by Arabella Edge
25 Diary by Chuck Palahniuk 24 The Magic Cup by Andrew M. Greeley
23 Business @ the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
22 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
21 1st To Die by James Patterson
20 The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
19 Choke by Chuck Palahniuk 18 Bleachers by John Grisham
17 Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi
16 When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce
15 The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
14 The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
13 No Hype by Gail Bebee 12 RRSPs by Preet Banerjee
11 The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
10 Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women by Alexa Albert
9 Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
8 Blindness by Jose Saramago
7 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 6 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
5 Max and the Cats by Moacyr Scliar
4 Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
3 Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 2 At Home on the Stroll by Alexandra Highcrest
1 The Bastard King by Dan Chernenko
Books read in 2007 (48):
48 Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
47 Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss
46 Sleeping with the Enemy by Nancy Price
45 Mort by Terry Pratchett
44 Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman 43 A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
42 Beloved by Toni Morrison
41 The Madman's Diary by Thom Racina 40 Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida
39 Wicked by Gregory Maguire
38 Rising Sun by Michael Crichton 37 Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk
36 A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
35 Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
34 The Known World by Edward P. Jones
33 Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
32 Work The Pond! by Darcy Rezac 31 Shan by Eric Van Lustbader
30 The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
29 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell by David Michaels
28 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
27 Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
26 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People by David Niven
25 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
24 Lucky: A Memoir by Alice Sebold
23 Waiting by Ha Jin
22 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
21 I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
20 The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
19 Skipping Christmas by John Grisham 18 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
17 The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
16 Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
15 The Floating Brothel by Sian Rees
14 And Eternity by Piers Anthony
13 For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony 12 Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony
11 Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony
10 With a Tangled Skein by Piers Anthony
9 Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony
8 On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
7 The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
6 The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
5 Eldest by Christopher Paolini 4 Eragon by Christopher Paolini
3 The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
2 Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
1 The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books read in 2006 (32):
32 Stiff by Mary Roach
31 The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
30 The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
29 Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 28 The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
27 Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T.Kiyosaki
26 The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
25 Endymion by Dan Simmons
24 The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons 23 Hyperion by Dan Simmons
22 Hot Springs by Stephen Hunter
21 All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve
20 The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
19 Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
18 Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs 17 Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
16 American Gods by Neil Gaiman
15 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken
14 The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light by Tom Harpur
13 Body of Lies by Iris Johansen
12 Tietam Brown by Mick Foley
11 Sons of Heaven by Terrence Cheng 10 The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
9 Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
8 Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
7 Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
6 Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
5 Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
4 Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
3 Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
2 Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy 1 Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Books read in 2005 (10):
10 Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra
9 Fatherhood by Bill Cosby
8 The Last Juror by John Grisham 7 Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
6 Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
5 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
4 Up to No Good: The Rascally Things Boys Do by Kitty Harmon
3 Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
2 The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Books read in 2004 (18):
18 Changing of the Guard (Net Force, 8) by Steve Perry
17 The Lost Father by Mona Simpson
16 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
15 Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy
14 It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong
13 Tales from Under the Rim: The Marketing of Tim Hortons by Ron Buist
12 The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
11 A Painted House by John Grisham 10 The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum
9 Ember from the Sun by Mark Canter
8 Tis : A Memoir by Frank McCourt
7 Terminal by Robin Cook 6 Life of Pi by Yann Martel
5 The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
4 Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: Virtual Vandals by Tom Clancy & Steve Pieczenik
3 Inner City Blues by Paula L. Woods
2 Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey
1 Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Books read in 2003 (21)
21 Jokers Wild (Wild Cards, Volume 3) by George R.R. Martin
20 Timeline by Michael Crichton
19 Paper Shadows : A Chinatown Childhood by Wayson Choi
18 The Fugitive Game: Online With Kevin Mitnick by Jonathan Littman
17 Aces High (Wild Cards, Volume 2) by George R.R. Martin
16 Wild Cards (Volume 1) by George R.R. Martin
15 Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
14 Spring Moon by Bette Bao Lord
13 Disgruntled: The Darker Side of the World of Work by Daniel S. Levine
12 Executive Orders by Tom Clancy
11 Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy 10 Cybernation (Tom Clancy's Net Force, No. 6) by Steve Perry
9 The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
8 Casino Magazine's Play Smart and Win by Victor H. Royer
7 Super Stereogram by Cadence Books
6 Wicks by Ben Wicks
5 Love in 5-D Stereograms by Stephen Schutz
4 The KAISHO by Eric Lustbader 3 Walking Shadow by Robert B. Parker
2 The Negative by Michael Covino
1 The Brave by Gregory McDonald