The Reading Railroad 2006

At the beginning of 2006 I posted a blog where I listed all of the books I read in 2005 and resolved to try to read more books this year than last (27 was the number to beat). About a month and a half ago I realized I probably wasn't going to make it and suddenly went on a reading rampage (thanks in part to my speed reading skills I developed in early '06).

I did it, and I make the same resolution this year; more books in '07 than in '06. My buddies Lane and Shayne both told me how many books they were able to read in a year's time, and it was a number much greater than what I accomplished in '06, so I shouldn't be sweating it.

I'm starting off the year with a book that came highly recommended and am looking forward to another year of page-turnin' fun. For those of you keeping score, here's what I read in '06. Happy New Year!

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling


2. The Truth (with jokes) – Al Franken


3. Which Lie Did I Tell? – William Goldman


4. The Colorado Kid – Stephen King


5. Mirror Mirror – Gregory Maguire


6. Unexpected Development – Marlene Perez


7. Belushi – Judith Belushi Pisano and Tanner Colby


8. Layer Cake - J.J. Connolly


9. The Ha-Ha – Dave King


10. The Rant Zone – Dennis Miller


11. Naked Pictures of Famous People – Jon Stewart


12. Rock This! – Chris Rock


13. Black Jack Point – Jeff Abbott


14. The Third Translation – Matt Bondurant


15. Cell – Stephen King


16. The Night Listener – Armistead Maupin


17. The Comedy Bible – Judy Carter


18. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning – Lemony Snicket


19. The Innocent – Harlan Coben


20. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room – Lemony Snicket


21. Tao Te Ching – Stephen Mitchell


22. 52 Pick-Up – Elmore Leonard


23. Bag of Bones – Stephen King


24. It's Always Something – Gilda Radner


25. The Phantom of the Opera – Gaston Leroux


26. Roaring Lambs – Bob Briner


27. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus – John Gray


28. Me Talk Pretty One Day – David Sedaris


29. Carrie – Stephen King