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Well...except for the fact that the power got knocked out for 22 hours and I had a cold at the time--but still!
So here's my reading list of 2012--all the new books I'd never read before but now have.
BOOKS READ IN 2012
1 The Soldiers Of Halla—D.J. MacHale
2 Double For Death—Rex Stout
3 The Rubber Band—Rex Stout
4 Murder By The Book—Rex Stout
5 The Black Mountain—Rex Stout
6 Maskerade—Terry Pratchett
7 And Four To Go—Rex Stout
8 Champagne For One—Rex Stout
9 The Big Sleep—Raymond Chandler
10 Three Witnesses—Rex Stout
11 Three At Wolfe's Door—Rex Stout
12 Too Many Clients—Rex Stout
13 The Final Deduction—Rex Stout
14 Too Many Cooks—Rex Stout
15 The Spider Strikes—R.T.M. Scott
16 The Godwulf Manuscript—Robert B. Parker
17 Friday For Death—Lawrence Lariar
18 High Adventure—Donld E. Westlake
19 Gambit—Rex Stout
20 Assassin's Apprentice—Robin Hobb
21 Trio For Blunt Instruments—Rex Stout
22 A Right To Die—Rex Stout
23 Rippon Rides Double—Max Brand
24 Watch Your Back!—Donald E. Westlake
25 The Mountain Cat Murders—Rex Stout
26 Ender's Game—Orson Scott Card
27 White Night—Jim Butcher
28 The Doorbell Rang—Rex Stout
29 Unseen Academicals—Terry Pratchett
30 Making Money—Terry Pratchett
31 Sammy Keyes And The Wild Things—Wendelin Van Draanen
32 Triple Jeopardy—Rex Stout
33 The Father Hunt—Rex Stout
34 Death of a Dude—Rex Stout
35 Fool Moon—Jim Butcher
36 Grave Peril—Jim Butcher
37 Summer Knight—Jim Butcher
38 The Long Goodbye—Raymond Chandler
39 Airman—Eoin Colfer
40 Please Pass The Guilt—Rex Stout
41 Angel With The Sword—C.J. Cherryh
42 Brothers In Arms—Margaret Weis & Don Perrin
43 Time Of The Twins—Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
44 War Of The Twins—Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
45 Moving Pictures—Terry Pratchett
46 Swords For Hire—Will Allen
47 More Minds—Carol Matas & Perry Nodelman
48 The Riddle-Master Of Hed—Patricia A. McKillip
49 The Sorceress And The Cygnet—Patricia A. McKillip
50 The Cygnet And The Firebird—Patricia A. McKillip
51 Heir Of Sea And Fire—Patricia A. McKillip
52 Flight To Thlassa Mey—Dennis McCarty
Yeaaahh, I read ALL the Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout that we own...Now I'll have to look for some new ones next year.
I'm also out of fresh Discworld novels, but I'll probably end up re-reading them all to my sister anyway.
There were some interesting ones here--I've often thought about doing a review of some of the books I've read, perhaps I ought to try that in the new year...
Optimism 
It doesn't look like I'll have such an impressive reading list THIS year though!
(So far I've only read 6 new books and re-read one "old" one.)
Books:
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The Age of the Fable by Thomas Bulfinch
rearead the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien in honor of the new movie (and also because I just reread them from time to time)
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
The Blue Fairy Tale Book by Andrew Lang
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Mushashi by Eiji Yoshikawa
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A study in Scarlet, and the Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Mockingjay, Catching Fire, and the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Hexwood, and House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
City of Lies by Lian Tanner
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
Bernice Bobs Her Hair, and This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter but I don't have her name (possible Anne?)
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin
The Makioka Sisters by Tanizaki Junichiro
I also have a list of comics of 2012 somewhere out there, but this comment is long enough. It won't even let me preview
And some I've been meaning to read.
(Or re-read as the case may be.)
I've never actually read any of Dickens, though I've been meaning to--Oliver Twist is on “The List.”
And of course the Hobbit/LotR are always worth a re-visit. (My sister was trying to get me to read them out loud again, but all those elven/dwarven/orcish words are really quite HARD.) >,<
Hmm, I've yet to read any of Agatha Christie's, though I know my mom was a big fan of her work.
Ooh, I did so love Searching for Dragons...
Ah! Two very CLASSIC Holmes stories...A Study in Scarlet was an excellent introduction to the characters I think. (Another series my sister wants me to read aloud again...) *well, at least it's a bit easier than LotR*
Ray Bradbury...another author I've yet to read, though I'm familiar with his work. (Meaning we've got several books around here somewhere.)
What did YOU think of the Hunger Games? My sister has been trying to get me to read it because she wants to hear someone else's opinion...
Huh, I've never read those ones by Diana Wynne Jones, but I consider anything she writes well-worth reading.
I have a copy of the Neverending Story (isn't ironic that the author's last name is Ende?) but I haven't gotten around to reading it--~SteelFanged loved the movie...
I've heard of the Reluctant Dragon—I may have to read it someday...
E. Nesbit, there's another author I know, though I haven't read that book specifically...
Gosh, it's been a loooong time since I read the Narnia chronicles--I ought to revisit them and see what I think of them nowadays.
Huh, ~JNels was reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out loud just a little while ago! I've meant to read that one for a very long time, but it feels as if I know it so well because Joey used quote it at me fairly often...
Ah, classic Mark Twain--my sisters read that one.
Ernest Hemingway...another author I've yet to read.
I love the “How To” books by Cressida Cowell! I only ever read the first 3, but I loved her sense of humor and the rough sketchy art stye used...!
I never actually read Dracula, but I remember Joey getting a cassette recording out of the library and listening to it at night with him.
I really must see about getting Stardust, I'm quite curious as to what the book is like. (I enjoyed the movie, but I've also enjoyed what I've read of Gaiman's work.)
Ahh, the Earthsea trilogy! I think I'll have to re-read those sometime...I recall LeGuin had an interesting setting and narrative for her stories.
Well, I commented on each name I recognized--it's probably a good hing I didn't know them ALL or else this comment would be a lot longer.
I'd love to see your comic list for 2012; I'm betting it's fairly sizable, eh?
Oliver Twist: First Dickens I read actually. I thought it would be overly sad, but his writing style has this sarcasm to it that I really liked.
Agatha Christie: I've been reading her stuff since my early teens. I haven't been reading her stuff in recent years though, but I checked out Death on the Nile out of the library back in highschool, and accidentally lost it before I got to finish it (Shame on me, I know, but it just fell out of the pocket of my bag). I paid the fine, but they never ordered a new copy. So I really just read it so I can finally see how it ends.
Yes, searching for dragons is awesome! I approve of Cimorene's taste in men.
Huh, I thought I read three Sherlock stories this year. You'll excuse me for being to lazy to look up my original comment, but I do plan to finish the whole series. Maybe even before 2013 ends.
I think a Bradbury book is worth picking up. I also read Fahrenheit 451, but I liked the Martian Chronicles a lot more.
Hunger Games: I really liked the first book, and I liked the second book too, but I HATED the last book (too much sad!) So I really never know what to say to people who ask me if they should read it.
I'm a big fan of Wynne Jones. Any recommendations from her books? I didn't read very many of them.
Neverending Story: I loved the book, but didn't see the movie. Is it good?
The Reluctant Dragon is a very short story and I just read the free online version. It wouldn't take very long to find and read.
Yes, I never read the Narnia books as a kid, so I read them as an adult. Mom was worried that the racism would upset me (notice the "evil" kingdom was all dark skinned people) but I have thicker skin now and at least the hero of this book had dark skin.
Hitchhiker's guide is really funny, but the humor's not for everyone. Mom didn't care for it AT ALL.
I really like Mark Twain. He has a great sense of humor and I like how he can write out accents.
Hemingway I didn't like much though. I'm probably not going to read anymore of his books. But I always like to try at least one book by these classic authors, you never know what you might like.
The dragon books are super cute. I'm looking forward to reading more.
Dracula was not nearly as scary as I thought it would be. I'm not complaining, I'm relieved. Now the other classic horror book I've yet to read is Frankenstein, but I don't think I'm brave enough.
Stardust is nice, but I think I liked the movie better, mainly because the movie had a happier ending. I'm a fan of those.
Actually didn't like the Earthsea book. Is the second book better? I found the first book a bit boring to be honest.
My comic list is mainly just listing issues to stuff you already know I like, BUT I did discover some new comics this year like The Unwritten (great for literature nerds like me) and Astro City (still catching up on this one, but liking it so far). I also read some good graphic novels like Maus, Three Shadows and Daytripper. I also read all the Little Nemo comics from 1905 to 1914. I found those online. They're public domain so I don't feel bad about admitting that.