Update

I've been slacking off, but here's the update:

Finished:
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
The Guardians - Ana Castillo (review is here)
The Plague Year - Jeff Carlson



To read by February:
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

unless I come up with two alternates :-)

Plague Year - Jeff Carlson

My review is up at my regular blog. Next up: The Guardians.

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

This wasn't on my original list, but I did add it later as an alternate, and naturally read it first. The review is here.

Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

I loved this book! It's funny, clever, witty and entertaining. It reminds me of both Douglas Adams and Piers Anthony in its tone. The authors' notes at the end describe how people bring beat-up, well-loved copies to books signings, or new copies because friends keep "stealing" their old copies. I can understand this: I will definitely keep this on my "keeper" shelf, but I also want to recommend it to all of my friends who like this sort of book.

Janiejane's list

Hi everyone! I'm very excited about this challenge!
My preliminary list is:

Angel's Town - Ralph Cintron
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Wicked - Gregory Maguire
Switchcraft - Mary Castillo
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (this one is a two-fer; I haven't read either author)
The Guardians - Ana Castillo
High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

Alternates/Additions:
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
The Plague Year - Jeff Carlson