Preparations are finalized

I finished The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne with two hours to spare. I officially recommend it and will write a more in-depth review in the next few days. I have chosen to read It is Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini first because I meant to read it before now and Patrick will not let me rest until I finally read it. He has been recommending it consistently for months now. I am pretty sure that Wicked by Gregory Maquire will be second on my list. But beyond that I have developed a lottery system. I have written each book on a slip of paper and will pick them one by one. I only have twenty-seven books on the list right now, so if you still want to recommend books there is still time. In fact I am not going to stop taking recommendations. If I cannot read all of them this year, I will just continue on to next year. Also I know that other people are looking at this amazing list of books that people are helping me compile. So here is the list so far:

• It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini recommended by Patrick J. 
• Wicked by Gregory Maquire recommended by Cathy P. 
• I'd Know you Anywhere by Laura Lippman recommended by Cindy A
• Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris recommended by Erin D  
• Glass Castle by Jeanette Ward recommended by Cathy P. 
• Fool by Christopher Moore recommended by Veronica R.
• Ape House by Sara Gruen recommended by Cindy A
• Dracula by Bram Stoker recommended by Fleur 
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot recommended by Erin D. 
• House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski recommended by Laura(Literally) and Jess H
• Faithful Place by Tana French recommended by Cindy A
• Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick recommended by Melissa M.
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert recommended by Erin D
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
• The Last Child by John Hart recommended by Cindy A. 
• The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton recommended by Cathy P.
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett recommended by Erin D
• More Than you know by Beth Gutcheon recommended by Jess H.  
• Lit by Mary Karr recommended by Cindy A
• Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson recommended by A sweet older gentleman
• Lamb by Christopher Moore recommended by Veronica R. and Karen J.
• An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison recommended by Erin D.  
• The World a Moment Later by Amir Gutfreund recommended by Cathy P. 
• Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor recommended by Cindy A.  
• Water for elephants by Sara Gruen recommended by Erin L.  
• Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides recommended by Emily H.

• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo recommended by Fleur 

Now that it is past midnight I can actually start reading. Happy New Year Everyone