Comments for March 2010 in Review

March 2010 in Review: 03/31/10

March was another library heavy month for reviews but I have gotten through more of my personal collection. I only reviewed one ARC but I've read through a bunch more so expect to see them reviewed in April. I liked most of what I reviewed with more than half of the books read rating as a 4 or a 5.

I've decided not to post all the covers from the books I read. There are just too many. Instead, I'm doing something new, comparing the books reviewed to the books read. This will give you a glimpse of the reviews I'll be posting in the coming weeks.

Books Reviewed in March

Rating out of 5 stars (as posted on GoodReads)
1. Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse by Kazu Kibuishi personal collection****
2. Arthur's New Puppy by Marc Brown library book *
3. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh library book ***
4. Cat Dreams by Urusla K. Le Guin and S. D. Schindler (illustrator) personal collection *****
5. Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats library book ***
6. Creepy Crawly Crime by Aaron Reynolds and Neil Numberman personal collection ****
7. Dinosaur Train by John Steven Gurney library book *****
8. Duma Key by Stephen King bookcrossing book ****
9. Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia by Edgar Allan Poe and Gris Grimly personal collection ***
10. Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wight personal collection ***
11. Gravitation Volume 2 by Maki Murakami personal collection ****
12. Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation by Tom Siddell personal collection *****
13. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill bookcrossing book **
14. Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) by Mary Pope Osborne library book *****
15. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond library book ****
16. Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit? by Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur bookcrossing book **
17. Henry's 100 Days of Kindergarten by Nancy Carlson library book ****
18. Hip Cat by Jonathan London library book *****
19. Knuckleboom Loaders Load Logs by Joyce Slayton-Mitchell library book ****
20. The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl bookcrossing book *****
21. King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak library book *****
22. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint library book ****
23. The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint library book *****
24. No Mad by Sam Moffie review copy **
25. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman personal collection *****
26. Pharaoh's Flowers by H. Nigel Hepper library book ***
27. Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert library book *****
28. Private Eye by Albert E. Cowdrey personal collection ****
29. Return of the Homework Machine by Dan Gutman library book *****
30. Salmon Doubts by Adam Sacks library book ****
31. The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide library book ****
32. The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry library book *****
33. Snowfall by Jessie Thompson personal collection **
34. Songwood by Marc Laidlaw personal collection ***
35. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder library book ***
36. Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House #17) by Mary Pope Osborne library book *****
37. What Pete Ate from A to Z by Maira Kalman personal collection ***
38. When Cats Dream by Dav Pilkey library book ***

Books Read in March 2010 (reviews coming)

1. ABC I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson (library book)
2. An African Tale by Enna Neru (review copy)
3. Anonymity: A Secret History of English Literature by John Mullan (library book)
4. As Long as He Needs Me by Mary Verdick (review copy)
5. Bailey's Day by Robert Haggerty (review copy)
6. The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner (library book)
7. Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith (library book)
8. Border Town: A Novel by Congwen Shen (library book)
9. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (library book)
10. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd (library book)
11. Dreamstone by P. A. Hendrickson (review copy)
12. The Essential Basho by Basho (library book)
13. Flanimals Pop-Up by Ricky Gervais (personal collection)
14. Gentleman Takes a Chance (Shifters, #2) by Sarah A. Hoyt (library book)
15. "Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance" by Paul Park (personal collection)
16. Grampa's Zombie BBQ by Kirk Scroggs (library book)
17. Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion by Suzy Kline (library book)
18. Is There a Monster Over There? by Sally O. Lee (review copy)
19. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan (bookcrossing book)
20. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin (library book)
21. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (personal collection)
22. Little (Grrl) Lost (Newford, #20) by Charles de Lint (library book)
23. The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (personal collection)
24. The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin (library book)
25. Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest by Bruce M. Beehler (library book)
26. "The Man Who Did Something About It" by Harvy Jacobs (personal collection)
27. The Man Who Lost His Head by Claire Huchet Bishop (library book)
28. The Maze Runner by James Dashner (library book)
29. More Flanimals by Ricky Gervais (library book)
30. The Morning Star by Nick Bantock (library book)
31. Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo (review copy)
32. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint (library book)
33. Oscar and the Cricket: A Book About Moving and Rolling by Geoff Waring (library book)
34. Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell (library book)
35. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell (library book)
36. Patricia Von Pleasantsquirrel by James Proimos (library book)
37. Pieces for the Left Hand: 100 Anecdotes by J. Robert Lennon (library book)
38. Poppleton (Paperback) by Cynthia Rylant (library book)
39. Scat by Carl Hiaasen (library book)
40. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (library book)
41. "Songwood" by Marc Laidlaw (personal collection)
42. The Soul of the Rhino by Hemanta Mishra (library book)
43. The Tarot Cafe, #2 by Sang-Sun Park (library book)
44. Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood (library book)
45. Treehorn's Treasure by Florence Parry Heide (library book)
46. Treehorn's Wish by Florence Parry Heide (library book)
47. Uncle Andy's Cats by James Warhola (library book)
48. Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (personal collection)
49. War, Women, and the News by Catherine Gourley (library book)
50. Wildfire: A Novel (review copy)
51. Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School by Nathan Hale (library book)

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Comment #1: Thursday, April, 1, 2010 at 07:17:43

Freda

You had a great month. I can't believe how many books you've read. Were they all table top books or novels?

Comment #2: Friday, April 2, 2010 at 22:28:17

Pussreboots

The books I read were a mixture of genres and lengths similar to what I reviewed. Three quarters of the books I read were novels or non fiction. The last quarter were picture books. There were also a couple short stories.