50 books for 2007

In 2007, I took part in a reading challenge to read 50 books in one year. I was able to finish the challenge, but I fell short of the mark when it came to my personal goal of reading 30 new books.

This page lists the books I read that year. This list does not include books that I did not read in its entirety. Book titles that are in boldtype are new reads.

Completion: 50 / 50 (100%)
New reads: 29 / 30

  1. The Bell Jar*

    by Sylvia Plath

  2. My Name is Red*

    by Orhan Pamuk

  3. The Amulet of Samarkand*

    by Jonathan Stroud

  4. Dusk

    by F. Sionil Jose

  5. The Golem’s Eye*

    by Jonathan Stroud

  6. The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain*

    by Lloyd Alexander

  7. Tree*

    by F. Sionil Jose

  8. Ptolemy’s Gate*

    by Jonathan Stroud

  9. The Gunslinger

    by Stephen King

  10. My Brother, My Executioner

    by F. Sionil Jose

  11. The Poisonwood Bible*

    by Barbara Kingsolver

  12. Nancy Drew #11: The Clue of the Broken Locket

    by Carolyn Keene

  13. Nancy Drew #20: The Clue in the Jewel Box

    by Carolyn Keene

  14. My Enemy the Queen

    by Victoria Holt

  15. The Virgin’s Lover*

    by Philippa Gregory

  16. Julie

    by Catherine Marshall

  17. Jane Eyre

    by Charlotte Brontë

  18. The Immortals I: Wild Magic

    by Tamora Pierce

  19. The Immortals II: Wolf-speaker

    by Tamora Pierce

  20. The Immortals III: Emperor Mage

    by Tamora Pierce

  21. The Immortals IV: The Realms of the Gods

    by Tamora Pierce

  22. Paint it Black*

    *by Janet Fitch

  23. Old Kingdom Trilogy: Sabriel

    by Garth Nix

  24. Old Kingdom Trilogy: Lirael

    by Garth Nix

  25. Old Kingdom Trilogy: Abhorsen

    by Garth Nix

  26. Night*

    by Elie Wiesel

  27. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*

    by J.K. Rowling

  28. Nancy Drew 60: The Greek Symbol Mystery*

    by Carolyn Keene

  29. Nancy Drew 07: The Clue in the Diary*

    by Carolyn Keene

  30. The Thirteenth Tale*

    by Diane Setterfield

  31. The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio*

    by Lloyd Alexander

  32. The Silmarillion*

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

  33. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul*

    by John and Stasi Eldredge

  34. The Serious Game*

    by Hjalmar Söderberg

  35. After the Quake*

    by Haruki Murakami

  36. The Pretenders*

    by F. Sionil Jose

  37. Open Season*

    by Linda Howard

  38. The Best Laid Plans*

    by Sidney Sheldon

  39. The Dark Tower (A Gunslinger Born)*

    by Stephen King

  40. The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art*

    by Joyce Carol Oates

  41. The Prydain Companion*

    by Lloyd Alexander

  42. Auriel Rising*

    by Elizabeth Redfern

  43. The MacGregor Brides

    by Nora Roberts

  44. The Widow’s Kiss

    by Jane Feather

  45. Dangerous Angels

    by Francesca Lia Block

  46. Confessions of a Teen Sleuth: A Parody*

    by Chelsea Cain

  47. Julie

    by Catherine Marshall

  48. The Brontë Project*

    by Jennifer Vandever

  49. MegaTokyo Volume 1

    by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston

  50. MegaTokyo Volume 2

    by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston