Saturday, February 7, 2009

50 Book Challenge Completed

I am happy to announce that I have completed the 50 Book Challenge. I started this challenge back in 2008 before I started to blog about books. At the time I thought that I would fail or just barely make it. But I completed it, with about a month to spare.

Below is a list of books that I completed from March 10, 2008 till February 07, 2009.
Books 35-50 have been reviewed on this blog. Number in parentheses indicted star ratings.

1) Harry Potter and the Deadly Hollow by J.K. Rowling(4/5)

2) The Devil Wears Prada (4/5)

3) Girl, Interrupter (3/5)

4) Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates (3/5)

5) Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (4.5/5)

6) What Looks Like Crazy on and Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage (3.5/5)

7) The Golden Compass by Phillip Pulman (3/5)

8) Cane River by Lalita Tademy (3/5)

9) Charles and The Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl (3/5)

10) Exit to Eden - Anne Rich (2.5/5)

11) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (5/5)

12) Kindred by Octavia Butler (3.5/5)

13) Nappily Ever After: A novel by Trisha R. Thomas (3.5/5)

14) Cell by Stephen King (3.5/5)

15) Life of Pi By Yann Martel (3/5)

16) Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (3.5/5)

17) Enchanted Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women by Nancy Madore (2/5)

18) Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (3/5)

19) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (3/5)

20) By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept by Paulo Coelho (3/5)

21) Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenger (4/5)

22) The Eye of The Dragon by Stephen King (3/5)

23) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (3/5)

24) Minion By LA Banks (3/5)

25) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (3.5/5)

26) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (4/5)

27) Matilda by Ronald Dahl (4/5)

28) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Author Conan Doyle (3/5)

29) Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (3.5/5)

30) Catch-22 by Joseph Heller(4/5)

31) And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (3/5)

32) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (3/5)

33) Beautylicious!: The Black Girl's Guide to the Fabulous Life by Jenyne M. Raines (4/5)

34) Amagansett by Mark Mills (3.5/5)

35) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (3/5)

36) Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes (4.5/5)

37) Heat-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (4/5)

38) East of Eden by John Steinbeck (4/5)

39) The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnernos (2.5/5)

40) Bitten by Kelly Armstrong (4/5)

41) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (4/5)

42) Would I Lie To You: A Novel by Trisha R. Thomas (3/5)

43) Nappily Faithful by Trisha R. Thomas (3/5)

44) The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time by Mark Haddon (4/5)

45) The Awakening by LA Banks (4/5)

46) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (3.5/5)

47) To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (4/5)

48) Their Eyes Were Watching God (3/5)

49) Beloved by Toni Morrison (4/5)

50) Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (2.5/5)

1 comment:

  1. Congratulations on the completion, Monique!

    I saw Heart-Shaped Box at the bookstore yesterday but didn't buy it. I think I will the next time I go there. :)

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