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March 29, 2008 Oops. I've fallen way, way behind in updating this log. Oh well. Let me see if I can remember some of the things I've read recently.... Books read for the first time: Most of the Harry Dresden series, by Jim Butcher (specifically Storm Front, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rights, Dead Beat, Proven Guilty, and White Knight), much of the Sir John Fielding series, by Bruce Alexander (Blind Justice; Murder in Grub Street; Watery Grave; Person or Persons Unknown, Jack, Knave and Fool; Death of a Colonial; The Color of Death; Smuggler's Moon; and An Experiment in Treason), and Culture Shock! Taiwan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, by Chris and Ling-li Bates. Books reread: The Fifth Elephant and much of the rest of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Current reading project: Becoming "Japanese": Colonial Taiwan and the Politics of Identity Formation, by Leo T.S. Ching. There are probably a lot more books that belong in this log entry, but I can't recall them at the moment. Oh well. October 13, 2006 Books read: Inu-Yasha (Vols. 18, 19 and 20) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: The Confession of Brother Haluin, by Ellis Peters; and Ombria in Shadow, by Patricia McKillip. September 23, 2006 Books read: Whiteout, by Ken Follett. Books reread: Catering to Nobody, by Diane Mott Davidson; Dying for Chocolate, by Diane Mott Davidson; The Cereal Murders, by Diane Mott Davidson; Double Shot, by Diane Mott Davidson. September 16, 2006 Books read: Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, by Alan Alda; Retief!, by Keith Laumer; and All-of-a-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor. Books reread: Fallen Angels, by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Michael Flynn. August 22, 2006 Books read: Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions, by Neil Gaiman; and Inu-Yasha (Vols. 16 and 17) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett. August 2, 2006 Books reread: Spirits in the Wires, by Charles de Lint; The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King; The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters; and Brother Cadfael's Penance, by Ellis Peters. July 23, 2006 Books read for the first time: The Blank Page, by K.C. Constantine; The Rocksburg Railroad Murders, by K.C. Constantine; Maskerade, by Terry Pratchett; An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories, by Rex Stout; and Inu-Yasha (Vol. 15) by Rumiko Takahashi. July 11, 2006 Books read for the first time: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven D. Leavitt and Stephen J. Dubner; Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett; Please Pass the Guilt, by Rex Stout; and Triple Jeopardy, by Rex Stout. Books reread: A Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Laurie R. King; O Jerusalem! by Laurie R. King; Justice Hall, by Laurie R. King; and Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King. June 22, 2006 Books read for the first time: The Blue Girl, by Charles de Lint; Od Magic, by Patricia McKillip; The Gates To Witch World (Witch World, Web of the Witch World, and Year of the Unicorn) by Andre Norton; Inu-Yasha (Vols. 13 and 14) by Rumiko Takahashi; and Mr. Bliss, by J.R.R. Tolkien. June 12, 2006 Books read for the first time: Giggle, Giggle, Quack, by Doreen Cronin; Theater Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild; and Inu-Yasha (Vols. 11 and 12) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: Click, Clack Moo: Cows that Type, by Doreen Cronin and Ballet Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild. May 29, 2006 Books read for the first time: Angels & Demons, by Dan Brown; The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown; Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling; Mouse Tales, by Arnold Lobel; and Inu-Yasha (Vols. 9 and 10) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: Magician's Ward, by Patricia C. Wrede. May 16, 2006 Books read for the first time: Homeland and Other Stories, by Barbara Kingsolver. Books reread: Tehanu, by Ursula LeGuin. May 11, 2006 Books read for the first time: Shadow of the Giant, by Orson Scott Card; Animal Dreams, by Barbara Kingsolver; The Other Wind, by Ursula LeGuin; and Inu-Yasha (Vols. 6, 7, and 8) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: The Farthest Shore, by Ursula LeGuin. May 3, 2006 Books read for the first time: Double Shot, by Diane Mott Davidson; Justice Hall, by Laurie R. King; and Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King. Books reread: Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief, by Dorothy Gilman. April 20, 2006 Books read for the first time: Tales from Earthsea, by Ursula LeGuin; The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver; Kim, by Rudyard Kipling; and The Radioactive Boy Scout, by Ken Silverstein. Books reread: The Nine Mile Walk, by Harry Kemelman. April 9, 2006 Books read for the first time: The Moor, by Laurie R. King; and Inu-Yasha (Vol. 5) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle; The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle; A Study in Scarlett, by Arthur Conan Doyle; The Valley of Fear, by Arthur Conan Doyle; Akin to Anne, by L.M. Montgomery. April 2, 2006 Books read for the first time: The Third Girl, by Agatha Christie; Seven-Day Magic, by Edward Eager; A Letter of Mary, by Laurie R. King; A Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Laurie R. King; O Jerusalem! by Laurie R. King; and The Dispossessed, by Ursula LeGuin. Books reread: The League of Frightened Men, by Rex Stout. March 19, 2006 Books read for the first time: The Man in the Brown Suit, by Agatha Christie; Chopping Spree, by Diane Mott Davidson; The Beekeeper's Apprentice, by Laurie R. King; and Inu-Yasha (Vol. 4) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: The Clairvoyant Countess, by Dorothy Gilman. March 15, 2006 Books read for the first time: Sticks and Scones, by Diane Mott Davidson; Death in a Strange Country, by Donna Leon; and Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett. March 9, 2006 Books read for the first time: Acqua Alta, by Donna Leon and Inu-Yasha (Vol. 2 and Vol. 3) by Rumiko Takahashi. Books reread: Saint Vidicon to the Rescue, by Christopher Stasheff. March 4, 2006 Books read for the first time: A Noble Radiance, by Donna Leon; Inu-Yasha (Vol. 1) by Rumiko Takahashi; and Time Cat, by Lloyd Alexander. Books reread: Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mark & Chrissy Donnelly, and Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D.; The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman; The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman; The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman; A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax on Safari, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, by Dorothy Gilman; and Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish, by Dorothy Gilman. February 22, 2006 Books read for the first time: Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett; Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett; and Witches Abroad, by Terry Pratchett. Books reread: Mrs. Pollifax Pursued, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist, by Dorothy Gilman; Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled, by Dorothy Gilman; and A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury, by Edith Pargeter/Ellis Peters. February 5, 2006 This is the first official entry of the book log, so the following list includes every book I can recall reading or rereading over the past year: Books read for the first time: Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by Devin Brown; The Cat Who Went Bananas, by Lillian Jackson Braun; A Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg; Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, by Fannie Flagg; The Stink Files, Dossier 001: The Postman Always Brings Mice, by Jennifer L. Holm and Jonathan Hamel; The Stink Files, Dossier 002: To Scratch a Thief, by Jennifer L. Holm and Jonathan Hamel; The Stink Files, Dossier 003: You Only Have Nine Lives, by Jennifer L. Holm and Jonathan Hamel; Stone Cowboy, by Mark Jacobs; Pigs in Heaven, by Barbara Kingsolver; The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver; Alphabet of Thorn, by Patricia McKillip; Something Rich and Strange, by Patricia McKillip; Carpe Jugulum, by Terry Pratchett; The Color of Magic, by Terry Pratchett; Eric, by Terry Pratchett; The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett; Interesting Times, by Terry Pratchett; The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett; Mort, by Terry Pratchett; Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett; Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett; Sourcery, by Terry Pratchett; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith; The Doorbell Rang, by Rex Stout; Prisoner's Base, by Rex Stout; and The Shadow of Saganami, by David Weber. Books reread: Standing in the Rainbow, by Fannie Flagg; McNally's Luck, by Lawrence Sanders; The Black Mountain, by Rex Stout; Death of a Doxy, by Rex Stout; and Some Buried Caesar, by Rex Stout |
