6/21/10

52 Books in 52 Weeks - Halfway

WOO! Halfway! WOO! Seriously, I hit the halfway point a few weeks ago (I'm a little behind on my blog posts - I have about 4 book posts pending) but I'm pleased to say that is well before the midpoint of the year. I have faith that I can actually do this - read 52 books in a year.

At our midpoint, a recap:

  1. Seeing by Jose Saramago (307 pages; 4 stars)
  2. Grayson by Lynne Cox (153 pages; 3.5 stars)
  3. Julie & Julia by Julie Powell (307 pages; 4 stars)
  4. Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman (288 pages; 3.5 stars)
  5. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles (180 pages; 3.25 miles)
  6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson (590 pages; 3.75 stars)
  7. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (257 pages; 3.25 stars)
  8. Election by Tom Perrotta (200 pages; 3.5 stars)
  9. God's Harvard by Hanna Rosin (296 pages; 4.5 stars)
  10. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (296 pages; 2.75 stars)
  11. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson (503 pages; 3.25 stars)
  12. Kindness Revolution by Ed Horrell (209 pages; 3.75 stars)
  13. The Women by T.C. Boyle (451 pages; 3.75 stars)
  14. The Know It All by A.J. Jacobs (371 pages; 4 stars)
  15. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (327 pages; 4.5 stars)
  16. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (192 pages; 4 stars)
  17. E Squared by Matt Beaumont (497 pages; 3.75 stars)
  18. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris (123 pages; 2.75 stars)
  19. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris (385 pages; 4 stars)
      1. Drown by Junot Diaz (224 pages; 3.75 stars)
      2. Friends Like These by Danny Wallace (416 pages; 4 stars)
      3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (217 pages; 3.5 stars)
      4. Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett (320 pages; 3.25 stars)
      5. Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy (256 pages; 4.25 stars)
      6. Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett (257 pages; 4.5 stars)
      7. Flesh and Blood by Michael Cunningham (461 pages; 4 stars)

      Not a bad list, if I do say so myself. =)

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