2o12 New Books Challenge *2013 Thread Up!*

Which of these 'popular' book series would you be most likely to read?

Fifty Shades series by E.L. James	8.7%	[ 9 ]
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins	61.2%	[ 63 ]
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson	25.2%	[ 26 ]
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer	4.9%	[ 5 ]
Total Votes:			[ 103 ]

[Mazzie Bell]

Name/Username: Mazzie Bell
Goal: 35 new books
Date Started: January 1, 2010

Currently Reading:
-Catching Fire (Collins)
-Metamorphosis (Kafka)
-The Violent Bear It Away (O'Connor)
-The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde)

Finished Reading
12. Hawaii's Story (Lililuokalani) ★★★
April
11. The Hunger Games (Collins) ★★★★★
10. Flowers for Algernon (Keyes) ★★★★★★
9. Blood on the Forge (Attaway) ★★★★★
8. Borderlands (Anzaldua) ★★★★
7. Queer (Borroughs) ★★?
6. Quicksand (Larsen) ★★★
5. M. Butterfly (Hwang) ★★★★★1/2
March
4. The Sound and the Fury (Faulkner) ★★★★★
3. The Ballad of Sad Cafe (McCullers) ★★★★
February
2. The Snowman (Nesbo) ★★★★★★
1. The Fault in Our Stars (Green) ★★★★★1/2
January

Total: 12/35

[Sriq]

Name/Username: Sriq
Goal: 150
Date Started: January 1st (though I'm only just posting here, I started the challenge then)

Currently Reading:
The Necrophile by Gabrielle Wittkop
I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal
Amsterdam Stories by Nescio
Who Has Been Tampering With These Pianos? by Montague O'Reilly

Finished Reading:
January
1. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Basho
3. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders by Vitezslav Nezval
4. Moonstone Woman: Selected Poems of Tada Chimako
5. Contemplation by Franz Kafka
6. Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Moss Roberts
7. The Transformations of Mr. Hadliz by Ladislav Novak
8. One Hundred Poems From the Japanese
9. Fado by Andrzej Stasiuk
10. Balkan Beauty, Balkan Blood: Modern Albanian Short Stories
11. The Passive Vampire by Gherasim Luca
12. House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk
13. The House of Illnesse by Unica Zurn
14. Vegetation by Francis Ponge
February
15. The Chieko Poems by Kotaro Takamura
16. The Perpetual Motion Machine by Paul Scheerbart
17. Beside the Sea by Veronique Olmi
18. Land of Wooden Gods by Jan Fridegard
19. Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns
20. Edition 69 by Vitezslav Nezval and Jindrich Styrsky
21. The Hierarchies of Cuckoldry and Bankruptcy by Charles Fourier
22. The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz
23. Stone in a Landslide by Maria Barbal
24. The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns
March
25. The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker
26. The Sky Behind the Forest: Selected Poems of Liliana Ursu
27. The Juniper Tree by Barbara Comyns
28. Absinthe: History in a Bottle by Barnaby Conrad III
29. The Finishing School by Muriel Spark
30. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
31. The Amorous Exploits of a Young Rakehell by Guillaume Apollinaire
32. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
33. Irene's c**t by Louis Aragon
34. The Complete Works of Urmuz
35. Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman by Friedrich Delius
36. On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst Junger
37. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
38. Scorch Atlas by Blake Butler
39. American Ghosts and Old World Wonders by Angela Carter
40. Whiskey: A Global History by Kevin Kosar
April
41. Tea: A Global History by Helen Saberi
42. AM/PM by Amelia Gray
43. Our Spoons Came from Woolworths by Barbara Comyns

Total: (43/150):

[Blue Eyed Wallflower]

Name/Username: Blue Eyed Wallflower
Goal: 31
Date Started: January 1, 2012

Currently Reading:
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #8 The Scarlet Macaw Scandal by by Carolyn Keene
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday Edited by Megan McCafferty

Finished Reading:
January
Pampered to Death by Laura Levine 5/5
Killer Blonde by Laura Levine 5/5
Killing Bridezilla by Laura Levine 5/5
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty 5/5
Last Writes by Laura Levine 5/5
February
21 Proms by various authors 5/5
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern 5/5
March
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler 3.5/5
Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson 2.5/5
Half-Minute Horrors by various authors 5/5
Shrimp by Rachel Cohn 5/5
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #19 The Orchid Thief by Carolyn Keene 3/5
The Life Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty 1000/1000!!!
April

Total: (13/31)

[BreathLessX]

Name/Username: BreathlessX
Goal: 52
Date Started: Jan. 1, 2012


Currently Reading:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman *For Class

Finished Reading:

January
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (1.1.12)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1.9.12)
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (1.14.12)
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (1.18.12)
Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston (1.20.12)
Hunger by Michael Grant (1.27.12)
February
Lies by Michael Grant (2.1.12)
Plague by Michael Grant (2.5.12)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2.9.12)
March
Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. by Caissie St. Onge (3.7.12)
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler (3.12.12)
The boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (3.29.12)
April
Prisoners of hate by Aaron T. Beck (4.3.12) *for Class
Hollowland: The Hollows 1 by Amanda Hocking (4.4.12)


Total: (13/52)

Ah, school, how you busy me.

[zielins]

Name/Username: zielins
Goal: 60 books not including manga or comics.
Date Started: January 1st.

Currently Reading:
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Finished Reading:
January
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (started in 2011).
The Unknown Masterpiece and Gambara by Honoré de Balzac
The Spanish Bow by Andromeda Romano-Lax
The Green Mile part 1: The Two Dead Girls by Stephen King
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
February
All That I Am by Anna Funder
The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin
The Green Mile part 2: The Mouse on the Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile part 3: Coffey's Hands by Stephen King
The Green Mile part 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix by Stephen King
The Green Mile part 5: The Night Journey by Stephen King
The Green Mile part 6: Coffey on the Mile
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
March
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
On the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt
Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
April
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

Total: (22/60)

[Demon Days]

Currently reading:
the elder edda
true devotion to the holy spirit by luis martinez (for theology x__x)
bound feet and western dress by pang-mei chang
Finished reading 30/150:
1.) star wars: the black fleet crisis by michael p kube-mcdowell
2.) star wars: the new rebellion by kristine kathryn rusch
3.) star wars: the corellian trilogy by roger macbride allen(kind of read this while also reading the new rebellion. star wars books are usually fast paced)
4.) a history of the world in 100 objects by neil macgregor
5.)the sound and the fury by william faulkner
6.)phaedo by plato (for my philosophy class)
7.)my antonia by willa cather
8.)the third policeman by flann o'brien
9.)scorpio races by maggie stiefvater
10.)the lover's dictionary by david levithan
11.)cinder by marissa meyer
12.)nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya
13,)jack kennedy:elusive hero by chris matthews
14.)ragnorak: the end of the gods by a.s. byatt
15.)sophie's choice by william styron
16.)abraham lincoln: vampire hunter by seth grahame-smith
17.)pale fire by vladimir nabokov
18.)pure by julia baggott
19.)the saga of the volsungs
20,)a good american by alex george
21,) the awakening by kate chopin
22.) the prose edda by snorri surluson
23.)frank: the voice by james kaplan
24.)history of a pleasure seeker by richard mason
25.)if on a winter's night a traveler by italo calvino
26.)the flame alphabet by ben marcus
27.)the scrapbook of frankie pratt: a novel in pictures by carolina preston
29.)the lightning thief by rick riordan
30.)dracula by bram stoker

[alleycat923]

Currently Reading:Worlds 100 greatest mysteries; Animorphs: megamorph 1;A series of unfortunet events: The end; Inkheart;The best school year ever; Deadly exposire;Blood; Anew dawn; You dont know me; The christmas wedding.
Finished Reading:The devil and tom walker;The ministers black veil;The fall of the house of usher; The Raven; Kitchen princess:1&2;39 Clues: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,&11; The hunting of the last dragon;Flash burn out; Terrier: A tortall ledgend;Glass; Crank; Dark preditor; The house of dead maids; The chosen one; Tricks; The hunger games tribute guide; Oliver Nocturn: 2,3,4,&5; The poisoned house; The Fear Street Saga:The Burning; The Amazing days of Abby Hayes: 12&13, Super specials1&2; The canterbury ghost; Tantalize; Nana: 1; Nightschool: the weirn books #1; Avalon High: Coronation
Total: (43/105):

[Mazzie Bell]

Name/Username: Mazzie Bell
Goal: 35 new books
Date Started: January 1, 2010

Currently Reading:
-Catching Fire (Collins)
-Kanaky (Tjbaou)
-Metamorphosis (Kafka)
-The Devil's Star (Nesbo)

Finished Reading
13. The Violent Bear It Away (O'Connor) ★★?
12. Hawaii's Story (Lililuokalani) ★★★
April
11. The Hunger Games (Collins) ★★★★★
10. Flowers for Algernon (Keyes) ★★★★★★
9. Blood on the Forge (Attaway) ★★★★★
8. Borderlands (Anzaldua) ★★★★
7. Queer (Borroughs) ★★?*
6. Quicksand (Larsen) ★★★
5. M. Butterfly (Hwang) ★★★★★1/2
March
4. The Sound and the Fury (Faulkner) ★★★★★
3. The Ballad of Sad Cafe (McCullers) ★★★★
February
2. The Snowman (Nesbo) ★★★★★★
1. The Fault in Our Stars (Green) ★★★★★1/2
January

?= wtf did i just read

Total: 13/35

[Ping of Death]

Currently Reading: Olaf the Glorious
by Robert Leighton

Finished Reading:
1.Edda Vol.1 by Winifred Faraday
2.Edda Vol.2 by Winifred Faraday
3.Children of Odin by Padraic Colum
4.The Mabinogion, translated by Lady Charlotte Guest
5.Time Thieves by Dean Koontz
6.Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion by Beatrice Clay
7.Elizabethan Demonology by Thomas Alfred Spalding
8.The Haunted Earth by Dean Koontz
9.Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens
10.British Goblins by Wirt Sikes
11.The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles
12. Soft Come the Dragons by Dean Koontz
13.The Writer's Book of Hope by Ralph Keyes
14.Folklore and Legends: Scandinavian by Charles John Tibbits or CJT
15.The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft
16.Folklore and Legends: German, author anonymous
17.Invasions by Dean Koontz
18.Legends of the Rhine by Wilhelm Ruland
Total: (18/49): Reread: (0/1)

My Shelfari

[Green_crayon42]

Well, I'm not very far in my set goal this year.
Goal:15+
Finished Reading: A Wrinkle In Time
Currently Reading: Sarah's Key

[Blue Eyed Wallflower]

Name/Username: Blue Eyed Wallflower
Goal: 31
Date Started: January 1, 2012

Currently Reading:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #8 The Scarlet Macaw Scandal by by Carolyn Keene
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

Finished Reading:
January
Pampered to Death by Laura Levine 5/5
Killer Blonde by Laura Levine 5/5
Killing Bridezilla by Laura Levine 5/5
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty 5/5
Last Writes by Laura Levine 5/5
February
21 Proms by various authors 5/5
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern 5/5
March
Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler 3.5/5
Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson 2.5/5
Half-Minute Horrors by various authors 5/5
Shrimp by Rachel Cohn 5/5
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #19 The Orchid Thief by Carolyn Keene 3/5
The Life Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty 1000/1000!!!
April

Total: (13/31)

[xPurebloodxAkirax]

Start Challenge Form
Name/Username: xPurebloodxAkirax
Goal: 30 {It's only small because I plan on reading thick books}
Date Started: January 2012 {Date Posted 4/7/12}

During Challenge Form
Currently Reading: "Battle Royale" by Koushun Takami
Finished Reading: "The 13th Hour" by Richard Doetsch
"Clockwork Prince" by Cassandra Claire
Total: (2/30)

Dream

[Demon Days]

Currently reading:
the sea of monsters by rick riordan
true devotion to the holy spirit by luis martinez (for theology x__x)
bound feet and western dress by pang-mei chang
Finished reading 31/150:
1.) star wars: the black fleet crisis by michael p kube-mcdowell
2.) star wars: the new rebellion by kristine kathryn rusch
3.) star wars: the corellian trilogy by roger macbride allen(kind of read this while also reading the new rebellion. star wars books are usually fast paced)
4.) a history of the world in 100 objects by neil macgregor
5.)the sound and the fury by william faulkner
6.)phaedo by plato (for my philosophy class)
7.)my antonia by willa cather
8.)the third policeman by flann o'brien
9.)scorpio races by maggie stiefvater
10.)the lover's dictionary by david levithan
11.)cinder by marissa meyer
12.)nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya
13,)jack kennedy:elusive hero by chris matthews
14.)ragnorak: the end of the gods by a.s. byatt
15.)sophie's choice by william styron
16.)abraham lincoln: vampire hunter by seth grahame-smith
17.)pale fire by vladimir nabokov
18.)pure by julia baggott
19.)the saga of the volsungs
20,)a good american by alex george
21,) the awakening by kate chopin
22.) the prose edda by snorri surluson
23.)frank: the voice by james kaplan
24.)history of a pleasure seeker by richard mason
25.)if on a winter's night a traveler by italo calvino
26.)the flame alphabet by ben marcus
27.)the scrapbook of frankie pratt: a novel in pictures by carolina preston
29.)the lightning thief by rick riordan
30.)dracula by bram stoker
31.)the elder edda

[Demon Days]

Currently reading:
the song of achilles by madeline miller
true devotion to the holy spirit by luis martinez (for theology x__x)
bound feet and western dress by pang-mei chang
Finished reading 32/150:
1.) star wars: the black fleet crisis by michael p kube-mcdowell
2.) star wars: the new rebellion by kristine kathryn rusch
3.) star wars: the corellian trilogy by roger macbride allen(kind of read this while also reading the new rebellion. star wars books are usually fast paced)
4.) a history of the world in 100 objects by neil macgregor
5.)the sound and the fury by william faulkner
6.)phaedo by plato (for my philosophy class)
7.)my antonia by willa cather
8.)the third policeman by flann o'brien
9.)scorpio races by maggie stiefvater
10.)the lover's dictionary by david levithan
11.)cinder by marissa meyer
12.)nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya
13,)jack kennedy:elusive hero by chris matthews
14.)ragnorak: the end of the gods by a.s. byatt
15.)sophie's choice by william styron
16.)abraham lincoln: vampire hunter by seth grahame-smith
17.)pale fire by vladimir nabokov
18.)pure by julia baggott
19.)the saga of the volsungs
20,)a good american by alex george
21,) the awakening by kate chopin
22.) the prose edda by snorri surluson
23.)frank: the voice by james kaplan
24.)history of a pleasure seeker by richard mason
25.)if on a winter's night a traveler by italo calvino
26.)the flame alphabet by ben marcus
27.)the scrapbook of frankie pratt: a novel in pictures by carolina preston
29.)the lightning thief by rick riordan
30.)dracula by bram stoker
31.)the elder edda
32.)the sea of monsters by rick riordan

[Nikomikiri]

Currently Reading: Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont
Finished Reading:

1. Children of Hurin by Tolkien
2. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
3. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
4. Cujo by Stephen King
5. A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
6. The Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card

Total So Far: 5/70