2007 at Stray Talk
an archive of my forays into fact and fiction

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2007

Statistics:

Books by month
January 31 April 9 July 10 October 3
February 7 May 3 August 14 November 16
March 9 June 10 September 12 December 16
               
Books by genre
Fiction 24 Science fiction 4 Plays/scripts 3
Non-fiction 32 Comics/manga 28 Mystery 8
Children’s/youth 16 Fantasy 25 Poetry –
           
Totals & averages
Books in Swedish 36 Pages in Swedish 8,061
Books in English 103 Pages in English 30,112
Books in French 1 Pages in French 101
Books total 140 Pages total 38,274
Books/month 11.7 Pages/month 3,190
    Pages/book 273
       

Top five most read authors:

  1. Neil Gaiman (14 books)
  2. Terry Pratchett (9 books)
  3. JK Rowling (8 books)
  4. CLAMP (6 books)
  5. Sarah Monette (4 books)

Booklist 2007:
In italics means it’s a re-read.
Underlined means a book recommended to me.

(title; author, language [eng = English, fr = French, swe = Swedish], number of pages)

January

  1. Världens dåligaste språk; Fredrik Lindström, swe, 225
  2. Jordens smartaste ord; Fredrik Lindström, swe, 259
  3. Over Sea, Under Stone; Susan Cooper, eng, 231
  4. The Dark is Rising; Susan Cooper, eng, 202
  5. Carl Wilhelm Scheele: ett minnesblad på hundrade årsdagen af hans död; Per Teodor Cleve, swe, 60
  6. Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Just the Words: Volume 1; Graham Chapman, eng, 337
  7. Good Omens: The Script; Neil Gaiman, eng, 142
  8. Sandor slash Ida; Sara Kadefors, swe, 284
  9. Jag ser mig själv i en stulen spegel; Maria Küchen, swe, 172
  10. Finns det liv på Mars?; Inger Edelfeldt, swe, 233
  11. Gravitation: Volume 6; Maki Murakami, swe, 224
  12. Gravitation: Volume 7; Maki Murakami, swe, 240
  13. Legal Drug: Volume 1; CLAMP, eng, 184
  14. Legal Drug: Volume 2; CLAMP, eng, 184
  15. Legal Drug: Volume 3; CLAMP, eng, 184
  16. Banana Fish: Volume 1; Akimi Yoshida, eng, 200
  17. Love Mode: Volume 1; Yuki Shimizu, eng, 224
  18. Gravitation: Voice of Temptation; Jun Lennon & Maki Murakami, eng, 194
  19. The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch; Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen, eng, 344
  20. The Virtu; Sarah Monette, eng, 439
  21. Black Orchid; Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean, eng, 160
  22. Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes; Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III, eng, 240
  23. Sandman: The Doll’s House; Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III & Chris Bachalo, eng, 213
  24. Spike: Old Times – Peter David & Fernando Goni, eng, 51
  25. Spike vs Dracula – Peter David, eng, 125
  26. The Wolves in the Walls; Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean, eng, 51
  27. The Sandman: Dream Country; Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess & Colleen Doran, eng, 160
  28. Saint Morrissey; Mark Simpson, eng, 222
  29. Flowers for Algernon; Daniel Keyes, eng, 220
  30. The Sandman: Season of Mists; Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III, eng, 203
  31. The Sandman: A Game of You; Neil Gaiman, Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran & Bryan Talbot, eng, 192

February

  1. The Sandman: Fables & Reflections; Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Stan Woch, P Craig Russell et al., eng, 264
  2. The Sandman: Brief Lives; Neil Gaiman, Jill Thompson & Vince Locke, eng, 225
  3. Komma ut: berättelser från garderoben; Anders Öhrman, swe, 245
  4. The Sandman: World’s End; Neil Gaiman, Bryan Talbot, Vince Locke et al., eng, 168
  5. Life on Mars: The Official Companion; Guy Adams & Lee Thompson, eng, 168
  6. Calcium Made Interesting; Graham Chapman & Jim Yoakum (ed.), eng, 375
  7. Harlequin Valentine; Neil Gaiman & John Bolton, eng, 40

March

  1. Exercices de style; Raymond Queneau, swe, 119
  2. Jenny; Jonas Gardell, swe, 175
  3. Good Omens; Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, eng, 383
  4. A Liar’s Autobiography; Graham Chapman, eng, 244
  5. Of Prison, Perversions and Executions; Richard K Minard, eng, 111
  6. My First Time: Volume 3; Jack Hart (ed.), eng, 249
  7. Spike: Lost and Found; Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni, eng, 52
  8. Lord John and the Private Matter; Diana Gabaldon, eng, 486
  9. Don’t Eat This Book; Morgan Spurlock, swe, 319

April

  1. The Meaning of Life; Bradley Taylor Greive, swe, 126
  2. Mélusine; Sarah Monette, eng, 490
  3. Mia Goes Forth; Meg Cabot, eng, 200
  4. Heat; Tory Temple, eng, 114
  5. Gerard & Jacques: Volume 1; Yoshinaga Fumi, eng, 192
  6. Gerard & Jacques: Volume 2; Yoshinaga Fumi, eng, 204
  7. Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki: volume 1; Kazuma Kodaka, eng, 195
  8. Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki: volume 2; Kazuma Kodaka, eng, 170
  9. The Virtu; Sarah Monette, eng, 439

May

  1. The Wrong Boy; Willy Russell, eng, 507
  2. Under the Banner of Heaven. A Story of Violent Faith; Jon Krakauer, swe, 354
  3. Legal Drug: Volume 1; CLAMP, eng, 184

June

  1. Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton; Diane Wood Middlebrook, eng, 346
  2. 9 1/2 månad; Annika Lantz, swe, 297
  3. Legal Drug: volume 2; CLAMP, eng, 184
  4. Legal Drug: volume 3; CLAMP, eng, 184
  5. The First Lady; April Ashley with Douglas Thompson, eng, 415
  6. The Parrots of Telegraph Hill; Mark Bittner, eng, 290
  7. The End of Harry Potter?; David Langford, eng, 196
  8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; JK Rowling, eng, 223
  9. Det ska bli ett sant nöje att döda dig; Magdalena Graaf, swe, 283
  10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; JK Rowling, eng, 251

July

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; JK Rowling, eng, 317
  2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; JK Rowling, eng, 636
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; JK Rowling, eng, 766
  4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; JK Rowling, eng, 607
  5. The Brightonomicon; Robert Ranking, eng, 405
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; JK Rowling, eng, 607
  7. Raiders of the Lost Car Park; Robert Rankin, eng, 350
  8. A Dog Called Demolition; Robert Rankin, eng, 318
  9. Guards! Guards!; Terry Pratchett, eng, 412
  10. Men at Arms; Terry Pratchett, eng, 381

August

  1. Feet of Clay; Terry Pratchett, eng, 415
  2. Jingo; Terry Pratchett, eng, 437
  3. The Fifth Elephant; Terry Pratchett, eng, 460
  4. Night Watch; Terry Pratchett, eng, 474
  5. Thud!; Terry Pratchett, eng, 455
  6. Microserfs; Douglas Coupland, eng, 388
  7. Hjälper medicinen?; Stefan Karlsson, Eva Fernvall & Bodil Jönsson, swe, 140
  8. Beneath the Bleeding; Val McDermid, eng, 404
  9. Dearly Devoted Dexter; Jeff Lindsay, eng, 296
  10. Pappersväggar; John Ajvide Lindqvist, swe, 392
  11. The Mirador; Sarah Monette, eng, 424
  12. Angel Sanctuary: volume 1; Kaori Yuki, eng, 206
  13. The Moonstone; Wilkie Collins, eng, 461
  14. Kvinnan som var en fyr; Viveca Lärn, swe, 224

September

  1. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories; Agatha Christie, eng, 224
  2. Signé Picpus; Georges Simenon, swe, 155
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; JK Rowling, eng, 607
  4. Hälsoråd för katt; Birgitta Molin, swe, 100
  5. Hälsoråd för hund; Birgitta Molin, swe, 80
  6. Renegade’s Magic; Robin Hobb, eng, 616
  7. Devil’s Teeth; Susan Casey, eng, 308
  8. The Twin Sister; Maria Fagyas, swe, 294
  9. The Ellie Chronicles: Incurable; John Marsden, swe, 240
  10. The Ellie Chronicles: Circle of Flight; John Marsden, swe, 297
  11. Linas kvällsbok 1; Emma Hamberg, swe, 249
  12. Linas kvällsbok 2; Emma Hamberg, swe, 303

October

  1. The Return of Hjärtans Fröjd; Per Nilsson, swe, 192
  2. Knappt lovlig; Katarina von Bredow, swe, 230
  3. Miss Wyoming; Douglas Coupland, eng, 311

November

  1. Northanger Abbey; Jane Austen, eng, 236
  2. Gebr; Ted van Lieshout, eng, 155
  3. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade; Diana Gabaldon, eng, 504
  4. Geography Club; Brent Hartinger, eng, 226
  5. Bush-Whacked; Leland Gregory, eng, 248
  6. Kydd; Julian Stockwin, eng, 440
  7. The Boy I Love; Marion Husband, eng, 276
  8. Faghag; Linda Leopold, swe, 263
  9. Paper Moon; Marion Husband, eng, 332
  10. Phonephucker; Tanja Suhinina, swe, 203
  11. Rainbow Boys; Alex Sanchez, eng, 262
  12. So Hard to Say; Alex Sanchez, eng, 232
  13. Mitt brinnande hjärta; Tasso Stafilidis, swe, 234
  14. The World of Normal Boys; KM Soehnlein, eng, 282
  15. Movie Icons: James Dean; FX Feeney & Paul Duncan (ed.), eng, 192
  16. Movie Icons: Cary Grant; FX Feeney & Paul Duncan (ed.), eng, 192

December

  1. Stardust; Neil Gaiman, eng, 214
  2. While England Sleeps; David Leavitt, eng, 309
  3. Historiens största mordgåtor; Andreas Nyberg (ed.), swe, 214
  4. The Rules of Modern Policing: 1973 Edition; DCI Gene Hunt (Guy Adams & Lee Thompson), eng, 128
  5. Now & Then; William Corlett, eng, 346
  6. Leave Myself Behind; Bart Yates, eng, 262
  7. Rabbit Hill; Robert Lawson, swe, 140
  8. Le petit prince; Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, fr, 101
  9. Ge aldrig upp; Michael Alonzo, swe, 239
  10. Ut ur skuggan; Jessica Kolterjahn, swe, 257
  11. Austenland; Shannon Hale, eng, 197
  12. Darcy’s Story; Janey Aylmer, eng, 277
  13. The Night Watch; Sarah Waters, eng, 506
  14. A Son Called Gabriel; Damian McNicholl, eng, 346
  15. Lord John and the Hand of Devils; Diana Gabaldon, eng, 317
  16. Flying Colours; CS Forester, eng, 155