Book #1 Down

So...I finished the first book. To The End Of The Land by David Grossman. Can't say that it was a particular favorite. Beautifully written in terms of descriptions, but pretty disjointed and it ended quite suddenly. And such a very tragic story. Not horrible, but not great. On to the next. I started The Passage by Justin Cronin. So far, enjoying it a lot more.

Summer Reading List

I've made list of books I am intending to read this summer. Although, looking at how long it's gotten, it's probably going to be my Summer, Fall and possibly even Winter reading list. Especially since I'm still only on the first book of the list. The books on the list are pulled from various book recommendations I've found on lists and books I've just been meaning to read. We'll see how well I do at the actual reading. I'll try to report back on the books and what I think about them. Maybe that'll force me to post more than once a year. So, here's the list, in no particular order:

1. To The End Of The Land - David Grossman (this is the one I'm currently reading)
   
2. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy - Eric Metaxas
3. The Passage - Justin Cronin
4. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
5. The History of Love - Nicole Krauss
6. The Pride of Baghdad - Brian K. Vaughan & Nicko Henrichon
7. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
8. No Country For Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
9. The Plot Against America - Philip Roth
10. The Stand - Stephen King
11. Godric - Frederick Buechner
12. Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
13. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
14. I Am The Messenger - Markus Zusak (I highly recommend another book of his, The Book Thief)
15. Bossypants - Tina Fey (this one might end up being a book on tape while I drive to NC)
16. Room - Emma Donoghue
17. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver
18. The Magicians - Lev Grossman
19. Angry Conversations With God - Susan E. Isaacs
20. Love Is An Orientation - Andrew Marin
21. Crazy Love - Francis Chan
22. The Shack - William P. Young (no, I really haven't read it yet)
23. Til We Have Faces - C. S. Lewis
24. The Harry Potter Books (all of them) - JK Rowling
25. Love Wins - Rob Bell
26. Sister - Rosamund Lupton
27. Caleb's Crossing - Geraldine Brooks
28. The Gap Year - Sarah Bird
29. Matched - Allie Condie
30. Emily, Alone - Stewart O'Nan
31. Snow Angel - Stewart O'Nan
32. Last Night At The Lobster - Stewart O'Nan
33. The Watery Part of the World - Michael Parker
34. The White Woman On The Green Bicycle - Monique Roffey
35. Evening Is The Whole Day - Preeta Samarasan
36. Wingshooters - Nina Revoyr
37. Before I Go To Sleep - S. J. Watson
38. The Storm At The Door - Stefan Merrill
39. Bright's Passage - Josh Ritter
40. Once Upon A River - Bonnie Jo Campbell
41. Reservation Road - John Burnham Schwartz
42. Northwest Corner - John Burnham Schwartz
43. Graveminder - Melissa Marr
44. The Go-Between - L. P. Hartley

Ok, wow...so, at the rate I'm currently reading the first of the books on the list, it's going to take me more than a year to complete this list. We'll see how it goes.