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August 2007: to stop myself from buying more books, I made a list of the ones I already bought; these are still unread and lying around on my shelfs, my couch, my nightstand or in my backpack for on the road...

Italics for those I'm reading at the moment - in no particular order.
Maarten Van Rossem - Heeft Geschiedenis Nut 29-08
Lemony Snicket - A Series Of Unfortunate Events 10: The Slippery Slope 31-08
Lemony Snicket - A Series Of Unfortunate Events 11: The Grim Grotto 07-09
Lemony Snicket - A Series Of Unfortunate Events 12: The Penultimate Peril 13-09
Lemony Snicket - A Series Of Unfortunate Events 13: The End 19-09
Cicero - De Ideale Redenaar (De Oratore ~ 55 BC)
Mark Twain - Tom Sawyer 26-11
Floortje Zwigtman - Spelregels
(The) Rik Mayall - Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ
This Is Spinal Tap - the official companion ... What? Totally readable material *g*
Floortje Zwigtman - Kersenbloed (Won't read it until after the final part of the trilogy is released ~ Nov 2008!!!)
Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 2 14-09
Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 3 20-09
Joris Note - Het Uur Van De Ongehoorzaamheid 28-09 I am not gonna finish this, I remember why I stopped reading before: it's awful. Book will be thrown out, I don't even want anyone else to give it a try. *shivers*
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 04-11
Ultimate CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (My coffeetable book;)
Jan Wolkers - Rottumerplaat 29-08
The Complete Works Of Oscar Wilde (1st The Picture Of Dorian Gray 06-11)
Annejet van der Zijl - De Dageraad 01-10
Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 4 26-10

September ETA:
  • Guus Kuijer - Hoe een klein rotgodje God vermoordde 16-10
  • Guus Kuijer - Het doden van een mens 25-10
  • Audry Niffenegger- The Time Travelers' Wife 10-10 (on loan from Gayleen - highly recommended!)

  • October ETA:
  • Stephen Fry - The Ode Less Travelled (thank you [livejournal.com profile] tanisafan;)
  • Gabrielle Zevin - Ergens (Elsewhere) 09-11
  • The Xenophobe's guide to the Dutch
  • Kristien Hemmerechts - Zusjes 27-11
  • Lemony Snicker - Horseradish 04-12
  • Lydia Rood - Kaloeha Dzong 14-11
  • Tonke Dragt - Wat Niemand Weet 13-11

  • November ETA:
  • Joris Luyendijk - Een Goede Man Slaat Soms Zijn Vrouw 04-12 (on loan from mom;)
  • Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 5
  • Arnon Grunberg - Iemand Anders 04-12
  • Perry Moore - Hero (recommended by [livejournal.com profile] kennedy_unknown)

  • December ETA:
  • Douglas R. Hofstadter - Metamagical Themas

  • Feel free to comment with books I should get as soon as I'm finished;)

    I highly recommend/want to reread these:
    Floortje Zwigtman - Schijnbewegingen [part 1 of the Green Flower Trilogy]
    Floortje Zwigtman - Tegenspel [part 2 of the Green Flower Trilogy]
    Simon Gray - Fat Change: reread it 27-09; still recommended:)
    J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
    Ronald Plasterk - Leven Uit Het Lab
    Dan Chaon - You Remind Me Of Me
    David Eggers - A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Best American Book Ever imo)
    Stephen Fry - The Hippopotamus: reread it 23-10; I still recommend it:)
    Douglas R. Hofstadter - Gödel, Escher, Bach


    Both these lists will be kept as up to date as possible for 2007.
    (Crossed out + date when read)
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