Jasper's 2009 Reading List

1. Abundance of Katherine by John Green

Welcome back to the group! Glad to see you are joining us for another year.

I read both An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska last year and thought they were very good. What did you think of Katherines?

I have also read Looking for Alaska which I liked better. The math bogged me down at times in Abundance of Katherine and I thought it was a little outrageous to have dated 19 Katherines.

2. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

3. Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen

#3: I agree 19 is an outrageous number of Katherines to have dated, but I still enjoyed the book. I think Green does a very good job of capturing the 'voices' of the teenagers in his books. I am somewhat of a math geek, so the math did not bother me so much.

4. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

5. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich

6. The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue

#7: What did you think of The Stolen Child? The reviews I have seen appeared to be mixed.

>5 alcottacre: well it may not be so improbable. I dated a guy for whom each of the 14 gals before me went on to marry the man they dated after him. I broke that cycle and didn't get married for another 15 years :)

#8: My husband and I both really liked it. I thought the story line was clever. It was the right mix of fantasy and realism. The characters were easy to relate to.

#10: Thanks for the info. I will add it to the Continent.

7. Legal Legacy by Linda Fairstein

8. The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon

9. The Glister by John Burnside

10. American Rust by Philipp Meyer

11. The Long Fall by Walter Mosley

12. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich

13. Minion by L.A. Banks

Hi efoltz

I note you are reading the Janet Evanovich books. Her earlier works (the ones you are reading) are very funny!

Are you enjoying them?

14. Three to get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

I am enjoying because they are a fast, entertaining read.

15. The Awakening by L. A. Banks

16. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

17. High Five by Janet Evanovich

looks like you are clipping right along with the Evanovich books. I imagine you are laughing A LOT!

18. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

There is lots of laughing while reading the books.

The first several in the series are the best IMO, although I will still read them just to find out what Grandma Mazur is up to. When I grow up (eventually) I am going to be Grandma Mazur :)

19. What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

20. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs

21. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich

22. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich

23. The Bitten by L. A. Banks

24. Sweet Waters: An Otter Bay Novel by Julie Carobini

25. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

26. Frostbite by Richelle Mead

27. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich

28. A Certain Strain of Peculiar by Gigi Amateau

29. While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky

30. Palace Circle by Rebecca Dean

31. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz

32. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

33. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

34. Love in Condition Yellow: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage

35. The Sceptred Isle Club by Brent Monahan

#34: How did you like The Sceptred Isle Club?

#34: It reminded me of a Sherlock Holmes mystery. I enjoyed it but it is not going to be on the top of my recommendation list for friends.

36. Dewey by Vicki Myron

#36: OK, thanks for the additional info!

37. The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha

#38: The Crying Tree looks good. Thanks for the review and recommendation!

How was The Crying Tree? I have a galley copy waiting to be read, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it sooner or later...

I enjoyed it and intend to pass it along. The book was a little depressing at times because it is about a son getting murdered. I thought the author did a good job relieving the family secrets. I also recieved it as ARC.

38. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

What did you think of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle? There seems to be a lot of people on LT who didn't like it, but I loved it when I read it last year.

39. How shall I tell the Dog by Miles Kington

40. Paper Towns by John Green

What did you think of Paper Towns Jasper? I have read Green's An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska, but have not gotten to that one yet.

I liked it and found it similiar to An Abundance of Katherines. A smart teenager involved in some quirky, interesting situations.

I will bump it up on the Planet since I enjoyed An Abundance of Katherines so much. Thanks for the additional info.

41. The late, lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow

42. Willow by Julia Hoban

43. The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan

44. The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee

#49: How are you liking the Flanagan series?

45. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

46. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lighting Thief by Rick Riordan

47. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

48. Evermore by Alyson Noel

49. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

50. The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews

51. Netherland by Joseph O'Neill

52. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

53. After by Amy Efaw

54. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris

55. The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan

#60: I am jealous - my local library has only the first 5 books in the Ranger's Apprentice series, so I have been left hanging until they get the remaining books in - I have let them know I am very unhappy with this situation, lol.

My local library doesn't have the sixth yet. When I asked, they told me the budget was spent for this year so I decided I couldn't wait months this time to find out what happens.

#62: Especially considering how book 5 ended!! Talk about cliffhangers! Argh

56. The Magicians by Lev Grossman

57. The Girl She Used To Be by David Cristofano

58. Wake by Lisa McMann

59. Fade by Lisa McMann

60. Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

61. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

62. April & Oliver by Tess Callahan

Looks like you've read some interesting books so far this year! What did you think of The Late, Lamented Molly Marx? I just picked it up from the library.

63. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy

64. A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand

65. The Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix

66. The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai

67. The Recruit by Robert Muchamore

68. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

#73: I just finished that series as well! What did you think of it?

#74. I enjoyed the series but felt it was definitely for kids. I feel like I can be expecting another series with the next generation of half-bloods.

69. Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore

#75: I agree - it is definitely for kids. I do not know if Riordan plans another series with half-bloods or not. I will watch for one though.

According to his Twitter, Riordan is working on something called 'Camp Half-Blood', which sounds like a new series based in the same location. :) I'm not sure if his website has more details or not... maybe I'll traipse on over there and see what I can find...

#78: Keep me posted if you will, Faith. I do not Tweet.

70. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

71. The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron

72. The Killing by Robert Muchamore

73. Man Vs. Beast by Robert Muchamore

74. Marked by P.C. Cast

Only one more to 75! Congratulations.

75. Ladies of the Lake by Haywood Smith

Congrats!

76. B is for Beer by Tom Robbins

77. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

78. Tragic Magic by Laura Child

79. The Disruptable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

80. The Husband Habit by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

81. Day After Night by Anita Diamant

#94: How did you like that one?

It took a few days for me to get started. After that, I was hooked. I even went back to the library for an extension since it wasn't eligible for on-line renewal. I was very intrigued by the characters and the relocation camp for survivors of the holocaust.

Thanks for the additional info. I will keep an eye out for the book.

82. The Chosen by P.C. Cast

83. The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

84. Fallen by Lauren Kate

85. Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything by E. Lockhart

86. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

87.Hunted by P.C. Cast

88. Divine Madness by Robert Muchamore