To Be Read

I find I do very well with lists, charts, graphs, and numbers. Basically anything I can nerd out on, like my running or writing statistics, it makes me much more interested in how I can make the numbers move. My home-grown spreadsheet for my NaNoWriMo novel was how I got through the last couple weeks of the challenge.

So now the thought is to have some order to what I read. I was inspired mostly by Amanda's "Fill in the Gaps" post on her blog. I think I may have single-handedly increased her hit count for that. I started my own list, starting from what I already have on my shelves, mixing in some recommended business reads, some classics, books I should have read as a kid, and recommended reads from one of my professors last semester. I'll add to it as more recommended reads come my way or other ones catch my eye. So far I have just over 80 on the list.

I got a nook for Christmas, though it's backordered until the 15th. The Barnes and Noble eReader for iPhone has been quite a nice little app. I'm reading my fifth eBook using the app now. It's really not that bad, even for the tiny amount of screen real estate. Nonetheless, I am still very excited to be getting the nook.

I should be starting with the books I already have on hand instead of purchasing more. Here's that subset of the master list, for your perusal.

A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
Angel Time - Anne Rice
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
Chalice - Robin McKinley
Marley and Me - John Grogan
Plato, Not Prozac! - Lou Marinoff
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Sanctuary - William Faulkner
SuperFoods Rx - Kathy Matthews,Michael Stroot
Terrier - Tamora Pierce
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
The Shack - William Young
This is Not Chick Lit - Elizabeth Merrick
Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World - Carl J. Richard
Wicked - Gregory Maguire
Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire - Mireille Guiliano

Any recommendations on which to read first?