Books I've Read (2006)

  1. Starter for Ten - David Nichols (11/06)
  2. Empress Orchid - Anchee Min (11/06)
  3. Slow Man - J.M. Coetzee (10/06)
  4. The Accidental - Ali Smith (10/06)
  5. Crossing the Paradise Line - Annabel Giles
  6. One for the Money - Janet Evanovich
  7. Hot Six - Janet Evanovich
  8. When in Rome - Penelope Green
  9. The Bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad
  10. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathon Safran Foer
  11. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
  12. The Secret River - Kate Grenville
  13. Odd One Out - Monica McInerney
  14. Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson
  15. Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult (07/2006)
  16. Goodbye Nobody - Jennifer Weiner (07/2006)
  17. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro (09/07/2006)
  18. The Myth of You and Me - Leah Stewart (27/06/2006)
  19. Emotionally Weird - Kate Atkinson (23/06/2006)
  20. A Wedding in December - Anita Shreve
  21. The Constand Gardener - John le Carre
  22. Faking It - Jenny Crusie (24/05/06)
  23. March - Geraldine Brooks (18/05/06)
  24. The Pact - Jodi Picoult (05/06)
  25. Anybody out there? - Marian Keyes (05/06)
  26. Second Glance - Jodi Picoult (02/04/06)
  27. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters (29/03/2006)
  28. Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson (23/03/06)
  29. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle (17/03/06)
  30. Room with a View - E. M. Forster (05/03/06)
  31. The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant (27/02/06)
  32. The Conversationist - Nadine Gordimer (21/02/06)
  33. The Shark Net - Robert Drewe (10/02/06)
  34. The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory (04/02/06)
  35. Thud! - Terry Pratchett (31/01/2006)
  36. One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - Christopher Brookmyre (20/01/2006)
  37. Bee Season - Mya Goldberg (18/01/2006)
  38. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (12/01/2006)
  39. The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler (09/01/2006)
  40. Man and Wife - Tony Parsons (04/01/2006)


Books I've Read (2005)

  1. Joe Cinque's Consolation - Helen Garner (31/12/2005)
  2. Going Postal - Terry Pratchett (28/12/2005)
  3. The Other Side of Dawn - John Marsden
  4. The Night Is for Hunting - John Marsden
  5. The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd (19/12/2005)
  6. Moral Hazard - Kate Jennings (15/12/2005)
  7. The Family Way - Tony Parsons (11/12/2005)
  8. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (7/12/2005)
  9. The Kalahari Typing School for Men - Alexander McCall Smith (5/12/2005)
  10. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (27/11/2005)
  11. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute (24/11/2005)
  12. Brideshead Revisted - Evelyn Waugh (20/11/2005)
  13. Vanishing Acts - Jodi Picoult (19/11/2005)
  14. Wild Magic - Tamora Pierce (13/11/2005)
  15. - Jennifer Crusie (02/11/2005)
  16. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov (31/10/2005)
  17. - Jennifer Crusie (30/10/2005)
  18. Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult (26/10/2005)
  19. Saville - David Storey (13/10/05)
  20. Belle du Jour - Anonymous (26/09/05)
  21. Manhunting - Jennifer Crusie (22/09/05)
  22. Magic's Pawn - Mercedes Lackey (20/09/05)
  23. So Many Books, So Little Time - Sara Nelson (19/09/05)
  24. Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee - Meera Syal (14/09/05)
  25. Strange Bedpersons - Jennifer Crusie (06/09/05)
  26. Incompetence - Rob Grant (03/09/05)
  27. A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby (30/08/05)
  28. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides (26/08/05)
  29. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters - Elisabeth Robinson (16/08/05)
  30. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie (15/08/05)
  31. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (09/08/05)
  32. Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs (03/08/05)
  33. Do You Remember the First Time? - Jenny Colgan (31/07/05)
  34. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling (28/07/05)
  35. K is for Killer - Sue Grafton (24/07/05)
  36. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier (21/07/05)
  37. Perfume - Patrick Suskind (18/07/05)
  38. The Reading Group - Elizabeth Noble (17/07/05)
  39. The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler (10/07/05)
  40. The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje (08/07/05)
  41. Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (28/06/05)
  42. The Year of Living Famously - Laura Caldwell (26/06/05)
  43. tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom (24/06/05)
  44. Her - Laura Zigman (22/06/05)
  45. True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey (20/06/05)
  46. Making of Minty Malone - Isabel Wolff (18/06/05)
  47. Heat and Dust - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (06/06/05)
  48. Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult (03/06/05)
  49. Darkness Be My Friend - John Marsden (31/05/05)
  50. Cider House Rules - John Irving (30/05/05)
  51. G. - John Berger (23/05/05)
  52. E. - Matt Beaumont (22/05/05)
  53. Diary of a Mad Bride - Laura Wolf (14/05/05)
  54. Darkness Be My Friend - John Marsden (12/05/05)
  55. Nickel and Dimed : On (Not) Getting By in America - Barbara Ehrenreich (10/05/05)
  56. Being Committed - Anna Maxted (05/05/05)
  57. Staying On - Paul Scott (29/04/05)
  58. The Book of Joe - Jonathon Tropper (25/04/05)
  59. J is for Judgement - Sue Grafton (23/04/05)
  60. Mirror Mirror - Gregory Maguire (20/04/05)
  61. Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix (14/04/05)
  62. The Third Day, the Frost - John Marsden (12/04/05)
  63. I is for Innocent - Sue Grafton (10/04/05)
  64. Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (07/04/05)
  65. Mercy - Jodi Piccoult (01/04/05)
  66. Sea Glass - Anita Shreve (26/03/05)
  67. Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich (25/03/05)
  68. The Wish List - Melanie La'Brooy (23/03/05)
  69. The Other Woman - Jane Green (21/03/05)
  70. Rites of Passage - William Golding
  71. Looking for Andrew McCarthy - Jennifer Colgan (04/03/05)
  72. Saint Maybe - Anne Tyler (01/03/05)
  73. The Dead Of The Night - John Marsden (28/02/05)
  74. Rescuing Rose - Isabel Wolff (23/02/05)
  75. How to be Good - Nick Hornby (21/02/05)
  76. Playing Beatie Bow - Ruth Park (17/02/05)
  77. A Fortunate Life - A.B. Facey (17/02/05)
  78. The Alphabet Sisters - Monica McInerney (15/02/05)
  79. Handbags and Gladrags - Maggie Alderson (08/02/05)
  80. Can you keep a Secret - Sophie Kinsella (4/02/05)
  81. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (3/02/05)
  82. Animal Dreams - Barbara Kingsolver (30/01/05)
  83. Not Happy, John! - Margo Kingston (27/01/05)
  84. The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve (19/01/05)
  85. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult (14/01/05)
  86. Trickster's Queen - Tamora Pierce (12/01/05)
  87. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman - P. D. James (06/01/05)
  88. Ella Echanted - Gail Carson Levine (03/01/05)
  89. H is for Homicide - Sue Grafton (02/01/05)


Books I've Read (2004)

  1. Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner (29/12/04)
  2. Syrup - Maxx Barry (28/12/04)
  3. The Secret History - Donna Tarrtt (27/12/04
  4. Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde (22/12/04)
  5. Anil's Ghost - Michael Ondaatje (16/12/04)
  6. Pigs in Heaven - Barbara Kingsolver (11/12/04)
  7. The Dark Room - Minette Walters (07/12/04)
  8. Talking to the Dead - Helen Dumore (02/12/04)
  9. Hating Valentine's Day - Allison Rushby (30/11/04)
  10. Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella (28/11/04)
  11. The Rule of Four - Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason (27/11/04)
  12. Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde (23/11/04)
  13. The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver (18/11/04)
  14. G is for Gumshoe - Sue Grafton (10/11/04)
  15. Trickster's Choice - Tamora Peirce (06/11/04)
  16. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris (03/11/04)
  17. Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks (02/11/04)
  18. Crazy for you - Jennifer Crusie (31/10/04)
  19. One for My Baby - Tony Parsons (29/10/04)
  20. F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton (26/10/04)
  21. The Queen's Fool - Philippa Gregory (24/10/04)
  22. The Sculptress - Minette Walters (17/10/04)
  23. Eats, shoots and leaves - Lynne Truss (15/10/04)
  24. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Bank (11/10/04)
  25. E is for Evidence - Sue Grafton (07/10/04)
  26. Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris (05/10/04)
  27. Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nasifi (01/10/04)
  28. My Place - Sally Morgan (26/09/04)
  29. Popcorn - Ben Elton (13/09/04)
  30. Jennifer Government - Max Barry (12/09/04)
  31. The Weight of Water - Anita Shreve (10/09/04)
  32. Tomorrow when the War began - John Marsden (08/09/04)
  33. D is for Deadbeat - Sue Grafton (06/09/04)
  34. It's Not You It's Me - Allison Rushby (03/09/04)
  35. In her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner (30/08/04)
  36. Pants on Fire - Maggie Alderson (26/08/04)
  37. Bel Canto - Ann Pratchett (22/08/04)
  38. The Five People you meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom (20/08/04)
  39. Postcards form the Bed - Marian Keyes (16/08/04)
  40. Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure - Dave Gorman (08/04)
  41. C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton (08/08/04)
  42. Fear of Flying - Erica Jong (07/08/04)
  43. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Macguire (18/07/04)
  44. Hotel Sarajevo - Jack Kersh (11/07/04)
  45. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (07/07/04)
  46. Are you Dave Gorman? - Dave Gorman, Danny Wallace (04/07/04)
  47. Morality for Beautiful Girls - Alexander McCall Smith (29/06/04)
  48. The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes (27/06/04)
  49. Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde (17/06/04)
  50. Homecoming - Cynthia Voigt (12/06/04)
  51. The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier (08/06/04)
  52. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (03/06/04)
  53. Tears of the Giraffe - Alexander McCall Smith (27/05/04)
  54. Girl in Hyacinth Blue - Susan Vreeland (23/05/04)
  55. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (22/05/04)
  56. See Jane Run - Joy Fielding (18/05/04)
  57. The Silent Shore - Ruth Elwin Harris (13/05/04)
  58. The Harp in the South - Ruth Park (12/05/04)
  59. People might hear you - Robin Klein (09/05/04)
  60. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd (09/05/04)
  61. Izzy Willy-Nilly - Cynthia Voigt (05/05/04)
  62. B Is for Burglar - Sue Grafton (03/05/04)
  63. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving (02/05/04)
  64. The Bridge Stripped Bare - Anonymous (01/05/04)
  65. The Fall - Garth Nix (27/04/04)
  66. Tell me if the Lovers are Losers - Cynthia Voight (24/04/04)
  67. The Davinci Code - Dan Brown (21/04/04)
  68. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde (16/04/04)
  69. Shopgirl - Steve Martin (12/04/04)
  70. Amanda's Wedding - Jenny Colgan(11/04/04)
  71. After January - Nick Earls (09/04/04)
  72. Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (04/04/04)
  73. Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel (31/03/04)
  74. Big Fish - Daniel Wallace (28/03/04)
  75. I Can Jump Puddles - Alan Marshall (27/03/04)
  76. The Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera (24/03/04)
  77. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon (23/03/04)
  78. Shade's Children - Garth Nix (14/03/04)
  79. What the Lady wants - Jennifer Cruise (8/03/04)
  80. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants - Ann Brashares (6/03/04)
  81. The Green Mile - Stephen King (5/03/04)
  82. My Invented Country - Isabel Allende (29/02/04)
  83. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt (26/02/04)
  84. Dude, Where's my Country? - Michael Moore (22/02/04)
  85. Shopaholic Abroad - Sophie Kinsella (21/02/04)
  86. The Girl With The Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier (17/02/04)
  87. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (02/04)
  88. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Sijie Dai (02/04)
  89. Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver (01/04)
  90. Grim Tuesday - Garth Nix (01/04)
  91. Mister Monday - Garth Nix (01/04)
  92. The Ice House - Minette Walters
  93. Hotel Du Lac - Anita Brookner (01/04)
  94. Lady Knight - Tamora Pierce (01/04)
  95. Squire - Tamora Pierce
  96. Page - Tamora Pierce
  97. First Test: Protector of the Small - Tamora Pierce
  98. Mia goes Fourth - Meg Cabot (02/04)
  99. Third Time Lucky - Meg Cabot (01/04)

Catches and Stats

51 catches from 405 Wild releases = 12.6%

Challenges:
Catches:

Date Caught Release Date Book Released At Challenge
14-SEP-2003 12-SEP-2003 Single White E-mail by Jessica Adams GoGos Cafe, Darlinghurst  
10-NOV-2003 08-JUL-2003 The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint - Brady Udall Meetup: Bill and Toni's, Darlinghurst  
04-DEC-2003 19-NOV-2003 Jack and Jill by James Patterson Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Maroochydore  
28-JAN-2004 22-JAN-2004 The Weirdstone of Brisingamen - Alan Garner Cataract Gorge, Launceston  
01-FEB-2004 29-JAN-2004 Black Beauty - Anna Sewell Bearly Sweets, Strahan  
03-FEB-2004 21-JAN-2004 Only Love - Erich Segal Larder Cafe, Devenport  
17-FEB-2004 30-JAN-2004 Games of State - Tom Clancy Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport  
05-MAR-2004 04-MAR-2004 The Lost World by Michael Crichton Pyrmont Point Hotel, Pyrmont World Book Day
07-MAY-2004 06-MAY-2004 The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, Pine St ABC Challenge - D
09-MAY-2004 09-MAY-2004 Future Shock - Alvin Toffler Botanic Gardens, Sydney CBD ABC Challenge - F
09-MAY-2004 27-MAR-2004 The Farthest Shore - Ursula Le Guin Clovelly Beach, Clovelly  
15-MAY-2004 15-MAY-2004 Jackaroo - Cynthia Voigt Gloria Jeans, Marrickville Metro ABC Challenge - J
20-MAY-2004 16-MAY-2004 The Naked Sun - Isaac Asimov Dendy Cinema, Newtown ABC Challenge - N
21-MAY-2004 20-MAY-2004 The Rest of the Robots - Isaac Asimov Park, Myrtle St, Chippendale ABC Challenge - R
30-MAY-2004 15-MAY-2004 Lucifer's Hammer - L.Niven and J.Pournelle The Rose of Australia, Erskineville ABC Challenge - L
12-SEP-2004 12-SEP-2004 Dragonspell - Katharine Kerr Healthy & Delicious, Bondi Location Challenge - Tourist Attraction
12-SEP-2004 12-SEP-2004 Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs Clovelly Beach, Clovelly Location Challenge - Park
12-SEP-2004 12-SEP-2004 Snow Falling On Cedars - David Guterson Park Bench, Coogee to Bondi Walk Location Challenge - Park Bench
17-SEP-2004 16-SEP-2004 Bookends - Jane Green Bar Mattino, Chippdendale Location Challenge - Cafe
21-SEP-2004 20-SEP-2004 Cold Steel - Paul Carson 422 Bus - City to Tempe Location Challenge - Bus
23-SEP-2004 21-SEP-2004 Schemes - David McRobbie Seymour Theatre Centre, Chippendale Location Challenge - Theatre
30-SEP-2004 30-SEP-2004 As the Crow Flies - Jeffrey Archer Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo Location Challenge - Museum
09-OCT-2004 08-OCT-2004 An Unkindness of Ravens - Ruth Rendell Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Election Day Challenge
09-OCT-2004 08-OCT-2004 The Cat Ate My Gymsuit - Paula Danziger Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Election Day Challenge
11-NOV-2004 11-NOV-2004 Murphy's Gambit - Syne Mitchell    
11-NOV-2004 11-NOV-2004 Maiden Voyage - Jeannie Sakol IGA, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney  
13-DEC-2004 13-DEC-2004 All the Weyrs of Pern - Anne McCaffrey IGA, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney 12 Days of Christmas - Day 1
14-DEC-2004 26-SEP-2004 Freedom's Challenge - Anne McCaffrey Internet Cafe, Broadway Location Challenge - Internet Cafe
15-DEC-2004 14-DEC-2004 44 A Dublin Memoir - Peter Sheridan Can Can Lingerie, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney 12 Days of Christmas - Day 3
15-DEC-2004 15-DEC-2004 The Deep End of the Ocean - Jacquelyn Mitchard Phone Booth, George St, outside MetCentre, Sydney CBD 12 Days of Christmas - Day 4
23-DEC-2004 20-DEC-2004 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy Greenwood Hotel, North Sydney 12 Days of Christmas - Day 9
03-JAN-2005 17-DEC-2004 The Da Vinci code - Dan Brown IGA Supermarket, King St, Newtown 12 Days of Christmas - Day 6
04-JAN-2005 16-DEC-2004 An Ancient Hope - Caroline Strickland Prouds Jeweller, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney 12 Days of Christmas - Day 5
08-JAN-2005 19-MAR-2004 What The Lady Wants - Jennifer Crusie Lilting House Hotel Cafe, Enmore  
17-JAN-2005 16-APR-2004 Stars Like Dust - Isaac Asimov flashmob!, Sydney CBD flashmob for BC's 3rd Birthday
17-FEB-2005 20-MAY-2004 Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers - Cynthia Voigt Active Physiotherapy, Newtown ABC Challenge - T
06-MAY-2005 26-JAN-2005 White Time - Margo Lanagan Marrickville Metro - Woolworths, Marrickville Australia Day challenge
17-JUN-2005 25-MAY-2005 Island - Aldous Huxley Jamaica Blue, Greenwood Plaza, North Sydney Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
18-JUN-2005 21-MAY-2005 Hating Valentine's Day - Allison Rushby Bitton Gourmet, Swanson Street, Alexandria  
29-JUN-2005 25-APR-2005 Carrie's War - Nina Bawden Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney CBD  
26-OCT-2005 12-OCT-2005 Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee - Meera Syal St James Station, Sydney CBD  
22-JAN-2006 16-AUG-2005 The Samurai's Garden - Gail Tsukiyama Sumo Salad, Mount St  
03-FEB-2006 26-JAN-2006 Jessica - Bryce Courtenay Marrickville Metro - Woolworths, Marrickville Australia Day Challenge 2006
05-FEB-2006 05-FEB-2006 Dicey's Song - Cynthia Voigt Haven & Space, Albert St, Berry  
06-MAR-2006 04-FEB-2006 A Dream of Sadler's Wells - Lorna Hill Leisure Haven Caravan Park, Huskisson  
06-MAR-2006 04-FEB-2006 Iggie's House - Judy Blume Leisure Haven Caravan Park, Huskisson  
12-MAR-2006 29-SEP-2004 A Separate Peace - John Knowles Newtown Library, Brown St, Newtown Location Challenge - Library
12-MAR-2006 11-MAR-2006 Felicia's Journey - William Trevor Kieraview Accommodation, Kiera St, Wollongong  
12-MAR-2006 11-MAR-2006 Marry Me - Sarah Ball Kieraview Accommodation, Kiera St, Wollongong  
25-MAY-2006 15-MAY-2006 Hell Island - Matthew Reilly Pyrmont Community Centre Book Exchange, John St, Pyrmont  
02-JUL-2006 10-MAR-2006 Blade Runner - Philip K. Dick Kieraview Accommodation, Kiera St, Wollongong  
06-OCT-2006 19-MAY-2006 Who Killed Jonbenet Ramsey? - Cyril H. Wecht, Charles Bosworth Pyrmont Community Centre Book Exchange, John St, Pyrmont  
20-MAR-2007 28-MAY-2004 Steel and Stone (Dragonlance) - Ellen Porath Park Bench, Flora St, Erskineville July 2004 Name challenge - S
27-AUG-2009 13-AUG-2004 The Age of Oil - Leonardo Maugeri Holland House Youth Hostel, Holland Park, Greater London, UK