Fahrenheit 451

Book #89 (Unique books)
Book #36 in 2009

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

"It was simple. Everyone knew it. Books were for burning... along with the houses in which they were hidden. Guy Montag knew it. He had been a fireman for ten years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs nor the joy of watching pages consumed by flames... never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid. Then he met a professor who told him of a future where people could think... and Guy Montag suddenly realized what he had to do. And he became a fugitive in a flaming hell to do it!"

July 29th to August 22nd - 25 days - 147 pages

96 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Exegesis

Book #88 (Unique books)
Book #35 in 2009

Exegesis
by Astro Teller

"It's the story of an artificial intelligence researcher and her creation, a program named Edgar, who develops self-awareness and must come to terms with its own existence. Through their e-mail--their only means of interaction--we watch them deal with the ramifications of Edgar's development, which includes the government's desire to capture Edgar and our cultural fear of Frankenstein's monster."

August 10th - Less than 12 hours (6, maybe?) - 224 pages (Maybe. That's what the internet said, the pages aren't actually numbered.)

95 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Dreadful Acts

Book #87 (Unique books)
Book #34 in 2009

Dreadful Acts
by Philip Ardagh

"Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run."

August 5th to August 10th - 6 days - 128 pages

94 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Read most of it aloud to Chloe, but she had to leave so I finished it myself.
Although I've read it before, I'm not counting it as a a re-read because it hasn't been posted on here before.

A House Called Awful End (Re-read)

Book #33 in 2009

A House Called Awful End
by Philip Ardagh

"When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become 'a bit crinkly round the edges,' he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow."

August 2nd to August 4th - 3 days - 117 pages

93 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Took turns reading aloud with Chloe.

A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears (Re-read)

Book #32 in 2009

A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears
by Jules Feiffer

"Prince Roger is sent on a quest, the purpose of which is to turn the carefree young prince into a sober man and worthy monarch. Roger gets everything wrong--except for the meaning of life, and that he gets right."

August 3rd to August 4th - 2 days - 180 pages

92 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Read aloud to Sean and Chloe. ♥