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This was one challenge I was glad to have alternates because it was more difficult than I imagined to stick to a strict list of books. I was forced to expand my reading over various areas. I did utilize the alternatives list and overall read 16 of the books – leaving only 1 incomplete from my original list – Walt Disney.
Original List:
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld – finished JUN 9, 09
- Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – finished DEC 31, 09
- Atonement by Ian McEwan – finished JUN 1, 09
- Emma by Jane Austen – finished NOV 23, 09
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides – finished JAN 23, 09
- Trunk Music by Michael Connelly – finished JAN 6, 09
- Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich – finished MAR 7, 09
- C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton – finished FEB 3, 09
- Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson – finished MAR 9, 09
- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver – finished DEC 20, 09
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier – finished JUNE 20, 09
Alternates:
- Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardiner – finished MAY 12, 09
- Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – finished APR 3, 09
- Mystic River by Dennis Lehane – finished MAR 15, 09
- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks – finished APR 4, 09
- Five Days in Paris by Danielle Steel – finished AUG 4, 09
I’m joining in again next year with another round of great books.