Sunday, January 16, 2011

Prepare to be Shocked 2011



I partially participated in this challenge last year, and I think that the thought of admitting to every single book I purchased really did slow down by book buying sprees. This year I'm going to try to be brave and admit to how much money I'm spending on books as well. Thank goodness the girlfriend rarely reads my blog...

Again, for my own piece of mind, I'm keeping track of how many of the books I buy I actually manage to read within the year. The green (linked) titles have been read and reviewed here. The purple titles have been read but will not be reviewed.
  1. The Rapture of Canaan by Shery Reynolds - $3.99
  2. Consequences by Penelope Lively - $3.99
  3. Mrs. Astor Regrets by Meryl Gordon - $3.99
  4. American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - $16.99
  5. The Collected Stories of Benedict Kiely by Benedict Kiely - $12.99
  6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith - $5 (1st edition!!!)
  7. By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle - $5.39
  8. Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper - $8.06
  9. So Shelly by Ty Roth - $13.13
  10. Arcadia Falls: A Novel by Carol Goodman - $12.00
  11. Watermark: A Novel of the Middle Ages by Vanitha Sankaran - $12.00
  12. What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale of Henry James & Jack the Ripper by Paula Marantz Cohen - $8.99
  13. A Novel Bookstore by Laurence Cosse and translated by Alison Anderson - $9.00
  14. Snakewoman of Little Egypt: A Novel by Robert Hellenga - $15.00
  15. 13 Rue Therese: A Novel by Elena Mauli Shapiro - $14.39
  16. Other Girls: A Novel by Diane Ayres - $10.50
  17. The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney - $7.96
  18. Plain Kate by Erin Bow - $12.59
  19. The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher - $11.89
  20. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton - $11.89
  21. Reckless by Cornelia Funke - $13.99
  22. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld - $13.29
  23. An Apple Harvest: Recipes and Orchard Lore by Frank Browning & Sharon Silva - $11.89
  24. Stocking Up: The Third Edition of the Classic Preserving Guide by Carol Hupping and the Staff of the Rodale Food Center - $15.40
  25. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - $1.80
  26. Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans - $10
  27. Dark Water by Laura McNeal - $10
  28. 32 Candles: A Novel by Ernessa T. Carter - $10
  29. Pegasus by Robin McKinley - $10
  30. Ice Princess: A Novel by Camilla Lackberg - $10
  31. Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewoman - $4
  32. The Girl Who Cicumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente - $15.29
  33. Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - $8.09
  34. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray $17.09
  35. Hero: A Novel by Perry Moore $8.09
  36. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green $8.09
  37. Extras by Scott Westerfeld $6.99
  38. Huntress by Malinda Lo $12.59
  39. The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts $5.99
  40. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs $16.91
  41. When the Stars Go Blue: A Novel by Caridad Ferrer $7.49
  42. Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books (!) by Francesca Lia Block $7.49
  43. Siren by Tricia Rayburn $6.74
  44. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories by Nathan Englander $10.50
  45. Dismantled: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon $10.49
  46. Don't Breathe a Word: A Novel by Jennifer McMahon $11.24
  47. Five Quarters of the Orange: A Novel by Joanne Harris $10.49
  48. The Borrower: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai $18.17
  49. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin $6.74
  50. The Glass Room: A Novel by Simon Mawer $10.46
  51. Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel by Hilary Thayer Hamann $11.20
  52. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters $11.20
  53. Brave New Knits by Julie Turjoman $17.24
  54. Girl in Motion by Miriam Wenger-Landis $8.57
  55. Bunheads by Sophie Flack $10.21
  56. Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen $10.21
  57. Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe $11.14
  58. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, inspired by Siobhan Dowd $15.29
  59. The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit $8.95
  60. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux $6.95
  61. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin $5.79
  62. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl $12.99 
  63. You Are My Only by Beth Kephart $16.99


Totals:
63 books
$665.78 - oops

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