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Yes! Sounds like fun.	32.8%	[ 143 ]
Yes. It would give me a break from all this reading.	5.0%	[ 22 ]
No. It would just distract me from reading.	10.3%	[ 45 ]
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Click here for the obligatory gold earning option.	42.4%	[ 185 ]
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[J0king Jester]

Name/Username: J0king Jester
Goal: 275
Date Started: Jan 30th, 2011

Currently Reading:
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
Stories for Christmas by Charles Dickens

Finished Reading:
1. Vampire Knight Vol.8 by Matsuri Hino
2. Vampire Knight Vol.9 by Matsuri Hino
3. Vampire Knight Vol.10 by Matsuri Hino
4. Vampire Knight Vol.11 by Matsuri Hino
5. Hana-Kimi Vol.1 by Hisaya Nakajo
6. Hana-Kimi Vol.2 by Hisaya Nakajo
7. Hana-Kimi Vol.3 by Hisaya Nakajo
8. Hana-Kimi Vol.4 by Hisaya Nakajo
9. Hana-Kimi Vol.5 by Hisaya Nakajo
10. Hana-Kimi Vol.6 by Hisaya Nakajo
11. Hana-Kimi Vol.7 by Hisaya Nakajo
12. Hana-Kimi Vol.8 by Hisaya Nakajo
13. Hana-Kimi Vol.9 by Hisaya Nikajo
14. Hana-Kimi Vol.10 by Hisaya Nikajo
15. Hana-Kimi Vol.11 by Hisaya Nikajo
16. Hana-Kimi Vol.12 by Hisaya Nikajo
17. Hana-Kimi Vol.13 by Hisaya Nikajo
18. Hana-Kimi Vol.14 by Hisaya Nikajo
19. Hana-Kimi Vol.15 by Hisaya Nikajo
20. Hana-Kimi Vol.16 by Hisaya Nikajo
21. Hana-Kimi Vol.17 by Hisaya Nikajo
22. Hana-Kimi Vol.18 by Hisaya Nikajo
23. Hana-Kimi Vol.19 by Hisaya Nikajo
24. Hana-Kimi Vol.20 by Hisaya Nikajo
25. Hana-Kimi Vol.21 by Hisaya Nikajo
26. Hana-Kimi Vol.22 by Hisaya Nikajo
27. Hana-Kimi Vol.23 by Hisaya Nikajo
28. Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
29. The Artist's Sketchbook by Lucy Watson
30. Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol.1 by Quinrose
31. Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol.2 by Quinrose
32. Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol.3 by Quinrose
33. Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol.4 by Quinrose
34. Heart no Kuni no Alice Vol.5 by Quinrose
35. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
36. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Total: (36/275)

[henred5]

Name/Username: henred5
Goal: 150 books
Date Started: 15th January

Currently Reading:
The Art of Arts - rediscovering painting by Anita Albus
Collage - The unMonumental Picture
Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green by Michael Wilcox

Finished Reading:
The World house by Guy Adams
May Contain Traces of Magic by Tom Holt
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
The Lady of the Sorrows (The Bitterbynde Book II) by Cecilia Dart Thornton
Bone by Jeff Smith
Ann McCaffrey - A life With Dragons (written/compiled by Robin Roberts)
Valhalla by Tom Holt
Total 7/150

[The Ritzy]

Currently Reading:
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green

Finished Reading:
14. Hex and the City by Simon R. Green
13. Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green
12. Wizard Squared by K.E. Mills
11. Witches Incorporated by K.E.Mills
10. Accidental Sorcerer by K.E. Mills
9. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
8. Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
7. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
6. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
5. Q & A by Vikas Swarup
4. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
3. Flight by Sherman Alexie
2. Hell Fire by Ann Aguirre
1. Fluke by Christopher Moore

Total: 14/100

Review: Hex and the City is a good, short novel with good characters and a fairly good story. The dialogue is a bit forced.

[FeyWhyte]

Currently Reading:
"Max" by James Patterson

Finished Reading: ((re-read's will be marked))
"Red Riding Hood" by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
"A Necklace of Water" by Cate Tiernan
"A Feather of Stone" by Cate Tiernan
"Daughter of the Forest" by Juliet Marillier
"Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" by James Patterson
"School's Out Forever" by James Patterson
"Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports" by James Patterson
"The Final Warning" by James Patterson
"A Chalice of Wind" by Cate Tiernan
"A Circle of Ashes" by Cate Tiernan
"Delirium" by Lauren Oliver
"Night Pleasures" by Sherrilyn Kenyon

To Read: ((Books that I have, but haven't read yet))
"Son of the Shadows" by Juliet Marillier
"The Assassin King" by Elizabeth Haydon
"Fang" by James Patterson
"A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness
"Reserved for the Cat" by Mercedes Lackey
"The Iron King" by Julie Kagawa

Total:
12/75

[Eternal Guardian Pluto]

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Why ℓive a {ℓife} that's ρainted
With ρity and ϛadness and ϛtrifeʔ
Why ɗream a ɗream that's ȶainted
With ȶrouble and ℓess than it ϛeemsʔ



Currently Reading:
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Finished Reading:
January
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Undone by Brooke Taylor
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber
The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber
Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber
Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber
February
Awakened by P.C. and Kristin Cast
Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
March
Tester
April
Tester
May
Tester
June
Tester
July
Tester
August
Tester
September
Tester
October
Tester
November
Tester
December
Tester

Total
020/100

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[Mazzie Bell]

Name/Username: Mazzie Bell
Goal: 50 new books, at least 5 classics
Date Started: January 1, 2010

Currently Reading:
- Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky)
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Murakami)

Finished Reading
9. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Levithan/Cohn) ✭ 1/2
8. The Lover's Dictionary (Levithan) ✭✭✭✭
7. Kafka on the Shore (Murakami) ✭✭✭
6. Dearly Devoted Dexter (Lindsay) ✭✭✭✭
February
5. Let The Right One In (Lindqvist) ✭✭✭✭✭
4. The Painted Boy (DeLint) ✭✭✭
3. My Ántonia (Carther) ✭✭✭✭✭
2. A Farewell to Arms (Hemmingway) ✭✭1/2
1. The Awakening (Chopin) ✭✭✭✭
January

Total: 9/50
Classics: 3/5

[FloraMusa1]

Name/Username: FloraMusa1
Goal:100
Date Started:Jan. 1

Currently Reading:
You Belong To Me by Mary Higgins Clark

Finished Reading:
The Thirteenth Pearl by Carolyn Keene
Mystery of Crocodile Island by Carolyn Keene
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
We'll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark

Total:
5/100

[Sriq]

Name/Username: Sriq
Goal: 100
Date Started: January 1st

Currently Reading:
Country Teacher by Katai Tayama
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. d**k
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion by Yukio Mishima

Finished Reading:
January
1. Salamander and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse
2. The Box Man by Kobo Abe
3. Five Women Who Loved Love by Ihara Saikaku
4. The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa
5. The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
6. The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata
7. Diary of a Mad Old Man by Junichiro Tanizaki
8. Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
9. The Paper Door and Other Stories by Naoya Shiga
10. Japanese Gothic Tales by Kyoka Izumi
11. The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories by Yasunari Kawabata
12. Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa
13. Botchan by Natsume Soseki
February
14. Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki
15. Red Sorghum by Mo Yan
16. The House Spirit and Other Stories by Kanoko Okamoto
17. Hojoki by Kamo no Chomei
18. The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi
19. Hardboiled & Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto
20. Hiroshima Notes by Kenzaburo Oe
21. Rashomon and Other Stories Ryunosuke Akutagawa

Total: (21/100)

[yeragh]

Username: ffwavelengthgg
Goal: 150
Date Started: January 1st

Currently Reading:

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin


Finished Reading:

Beauty Belongs To The Flowers by Matthew Sanborn Smith
Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Unwritten, Vol. 2 by Mike Carey
The Unwritten, Vol. 1 by Mike Carey
Star Trek: Debtor's Planet by W.R. Thompson
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker
Fell, Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis
The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Prometha Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
The Tombs Of Atuan (Earthsea #2) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Gifts (Annals Of The Western Shore #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Galactic North by Alistair Reynolds
Geist by Philipa Ballantine
Storm Glass (Glass #1) by Maria V. Snyder
The Philip K. d**k Reader by Philip K. d**k
Lovedeath by Dan Simmons
Lost At Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Carrie by Stephen King
Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells
Hellblazer, Vol. 1 by Jamie Delano
The Walking Dead, Vol. 10 by Robert Kirkman
The Walking Dead, Vol. 11 by Robert Kirkman
Revelation Space by Alistair Reynolds
World War Z by Max Brooks

Total: 32/150

[Marek Tataka Warchild]

Name: Marek Tataka Warchild
Goal: 50 ( I hope I can reach this with college and all. I'm taking writing-heavy courses this year and I'm hoping to graduate next spring so it may interfere with my reading goal)
Date Entered: 01/03/11


Currently Reading:
The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
The Wedding Bargain by Victoria Alexander
The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction (And Getting It Published) by Pat Kubis
An Introduction to Poetry: A River Sings by Jeff Knorr
Crafting the Very Short Story: An Anthology of 100 Masterpieces by Mark Mills
Tess of d'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
We Haven't Got There Yet by Harry Turtledove (SS)
A Stroke of Dumb Luck by Shiloh Walker (SS)
Zeppelin City by Michael Swanwick (SS)
Silver Linings by Tim Pratt (SS)
Vilcabamba by Harry Turtledove (SS)
The Horrid Glory of Its Wings by Elizabeth Bear (SS)
Beauty Belongs to the Flowers by Matthew Sanborn Smith (SS)

Finished Reading:
1- Men In Kilts by Katie MacAlister
2- Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay
3- The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander
4- The Cat Who Walked A Thousand Miles by Kij Johnson

Finished Re-reading:
1- Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands
2- The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands
3- Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
4- Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands

Short Stories:
1- Last Son of Tomorrow by Greg Van Eekhout
2- Bugs in the Arroyo by Steven Gould
3- Olga by C. T. Adams

Book Count: 4/50
Short Story: 3/20

[Raven De Crow]

Name/ Username: Raven De Crow
Goal: 89 Books.
Date Started: February 23, 2011

Currently Reading:
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Lament by Maggie Stiefvater
Once Upon A Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber
Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer

Finished Reading:
Other by Karen Kincy
Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen
Phyche In A Dress by Francesca Lia Block

Total: (*/*): (6/89)

[Winter_Kamiya]

Currently Reading: The poison eaters by Holly Black
Finished Reading: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Total: ( 8/108 )

[comme des enfants]

Name/Username: Val
Goal: Seventy-five books.
Date Started: January 2nd, 2011.

Finished Reading:

January

Happy Ever After - Before I Die - Thirteen Reasons Why - Everwild
Full Tilt - Last Sacrifice - Fall - Acide Sulfurique

February

Turn of the Screw - Marcelo in the Real World

Reread: City of Glass, Clockwork Angel, The Luxe

Book Count: 13 of 75

[Aachren]

Username: Aachren
Goal: 100
Date Started: 1 January 2011
Currently Reading:
The Ball and The Cross by G K Chesterton
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K d**k
Le Rouge et Le Noir by Stendhal
The Once and Future King by T H White

Finished Reading:
1. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
2. The Student Prince by Fay Jay
3. Scandal Sheet by Gemma Halliday
4. Letter from a Christian Citizen by Douglas Wilson
5. 'Til We Have Faces by C S Lewis
6. How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard
7. The Earl's Untouched Bride by Annie Burrows
8. Mismatch by Lensey Namioka
9. The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes by Howard Pyle
10. Chosen for the Marriage Bed by Anne O'Brien
11. Midnight My Love by Anne Novark
12. Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
14. Promethea: Book One by Alan Moore
15. Counterfeit Lady by Dawn Mctavish
16. The Officer and the Proper Lady by Louise Allen
17. Nothing But Scandal by Allegra Gray
18. Cait and the Devil by Annabel Joseph
19. His Conquest by Diana Cosby
20. A Countess by Christmas by Annie Burrows
21. Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
22. Lavinia by Ursula K LeGuin
23. Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan
24. The Countess by Lyndsay Sands
25. Betrayed and Betrothed by Anne Ashley
26. The Piratical Miss Ravenhurst by Louise Allen
27. I Accept You: Volumes 1-6 by Kwon Yeul Hee
28. The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini
29. Crossed Quills by Carola Dunn

Total: (29/100)

[Hans My Hedgehog]

Name/Username: Stephanie / Hans My Hedgehog
Goal: 60 New Books
Date Started: January 1st 2011

Currently Reading:
- Conversations With God
- The Time Traveler's Wife
- How To Make Friends And Influence People
- The Book

Finished Reading:
- He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo (January 5th)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (January 8th)
- The Game by Neil Strauss (January 11th)
- Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox (January 15th)
- Prescription Games by Jeffrey Robinson (February 11th)
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (February 19th)
- A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (February 21st)

Total: 7/60 - 11.66%

Re-reads:
- The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks (January 15th)
- Lucky by Alice Sebold (February 23rd)
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (February 27th)