Goal Accomplish - 60 Books Read in 2010

Another Year has past and I accomplished my reading goal. My husband found a quote that I really like:

"A man who won't read is no different from a man who can't."

Books I Read in 2010

60. Holy Bible

59. Giovanni's Light by Phyllis Theroux

58. The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith

57. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

56. Lift by Kelly Corrigan

55. The Mitford Snowman by Jan Karon

54. Blockade Billy by Stephen King

53. Overcoming Speechlessness by Alice Walker

52. The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

51. Unexpectedly Eighty by Judith Viorst

50. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

49. La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

48. Black Monday by R. Scott Reiss

47. The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie

46. Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

45.River Whispers by Glynn Marsh Alam

44. Kiss by Ted Dekker

43. White by Ted Dekker

42. Red by Ted Dekker

41. Black by Ted Dekker

40. Green By Ted Dekker

39. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb

38. One Second After by William R. Forstchen

37. Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

36. Spells by Aprilynne Pike

35. Green with Envy by Shira Boss

34. Lucy's Eyes and Margaret's Dragon by Giselle Potter

33. The people of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

32. The Dead and Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

31. Lord Sunday by Garth Nix

30. Wings by Aprilynne Pike

29. The Cross Gardener by Jason Wright

28.Pure Drivel by Steve Martin

27.This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

26. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

25.The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

24. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

23. Alex Katz Paints Aada by Robert Storr

blockquote>22. The Essential Edward Hopper by Justin Spring

21. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

20. The Picture Of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

19. D is for Dahl by Wendy Cooling

18. The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

17. Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of African American Artisit by Tonya Bolden

16. The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue

15. Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow

14. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

13. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

12. The Tale of the Unknown Island by Jose Saramango

11. Keys to the City by Joel Kostman

10. Beach Road by James Patterson

9. Coraline by Neil Gaiman

8. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

7. Books by Larry McMurtry

6. Last Light by Terri Blackstock

5. The City & The City by China Mieville

4. The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

3. The Legend of the Vila Della Luna by Jana Fayne Kolpen

2. The Goddess of Kitchen Avenue by Barbara Samuel

1. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Books Read in 2009

My first book read for 2010. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society which I really enjoyed. I give it five stars. My goal is 60 books for this year.I never set goals as far as my art is concerned so I am setting one this year. My art goal is to paint at least 12 pictures. Here is my entire list for 2009 of books read, my goal was to read 55 books.

56. KJV Bible (entire read 2009)

55. Mrs. Sartoris by Elke Schmitter

54. The Fixer by Mary Kay Andrews

53. How to Have the Best Christmas Ever by Julia Foster

52. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

51. Relentless by Dean Koontz

50. The Fly Truffler by Gustaf Sobin

49. Twlilight Eyes by Dean Koontz

48. The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson

47. Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran & Oscar and the Lady in Pink

46. Cold Water by Gwendoline Riley

45. A Dish Taken Cold by Anne Perry

44. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

43. Christmas Lights by Christine Pisera Naman

42. Without Blood by Alessandro Baricco

41. The Book of Proper Names by Amelie Nothomb

40. the Two-Pound Tram by William Newton

39. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

38. The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

37. Evenings at Five by Gail Godwin

36. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

35. The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman

34. The Piano Teacher by Janice K. Lee

33. Sam's Letter's to Jennifer by James Patterson

32. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

31. 100 Cupboards

30. My Cousin Rachel by Daphe Du Maurier

29. Love, Lies, and Liquor by M.C. Beaton

28. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

27. Abhorsen by Garth Nix (reread)

26. Lireal by Garth Nix (reread)

25. Lost and Found by Andrew Clements

24. Artist to artist by Eric Carle

23. Sabriel by Garth Nix (reread)

22. The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston

21. The House of Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse

20. Hula by Lisa Shea

19. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

18. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

17. The Serpent's Tale by Arianna Franklin

16. On Chisel Beach by Ian McEwen

15. The Three Incestuous Sisters by Audrey Niffenegger

14. The Shack by William P. Young

13. Icebound Land By John Flanagan

12. Midnight Sun (Rough draft) by Stephanie Meyer

11. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

10. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

9. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

8. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (reread)

6. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (reread)

5. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregrory

4. The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill

3. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

2. Enchantments by Linda Ferri

1. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory