Book log, years 1998 – 2008
Total: 11 books (ouch)2008
[Nov 5] William Gibson: Virtuaalivalo (Virtual Light)
[Oct 9] Clive Barker: Mister B. Gone
[Sep 30] Bruce Sterling (ed.): Peililasit (Mirrorshades; a cyberpunk anthology)
[Sep 4] John Twelve Hawks: The Dark River
[Aug 4] Bernard Werber: Muurahaiset (Fr “Les Fourmis”, Empire of the Ants)
[July 18] Peter Straub: Mr X
[May 2] James Herbert: Moon
[Apr 22] Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box
[Mar 25] Iain M. Banks: Aseiden käyttö (Use of Weapons)
[Mar 2] Stephen King: Duma Key
[Feb 4] John Twelve Hawks: The Traveller
[Jan 13] Iain M. Banks: Pelaaja (The Player of Games)
Total: 13 books + 1 short story2007
[Dec 30] Elizabeth Kostova: The Historian
[Oct 26] H.P. Lovecraft: Call of Cthulhu (eBook, short story)
[Sep 24] Aldous Huxley: Uusi uljas maailma (Brave New World)
[Sep 9] David Katan: Translating Cultures, An Introduction for Translators, Interpreters and Mediators
[Sep 1] Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels (eBook)
[Aug 10] Richard Bachman: Blaze
[Aug 1] Rocky Wood, David Rawsthorne and Norma Blackburn: Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished
[June 28] Bill Bryson: Mother Tongue
[June 18] Lionel Shriver: We need to talk about Kevin
[Apr 20] Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray
[Mar 21] Richard Dalby (ed.): Vampire Stories
[Mar 5] Bill Bryson: Down Under
[Feb 25] Stephen King: Lisey’s Story
[Jan 3] Arturo Pérez-Reverte: Yhdeksäs Portti (El Club Dumas/Ninth Gate)
Total: 16 books2006
[Nov 28] Minette Walters: Iskällaren (Ice House)
[Nov 14] Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Alien Influences
[Oct 5] Jan Guillou: Pahuus (Ondskan; Swedish)
[Sep 7] Björn Kurtén: Musta tiikeri (The Dance of the Tiger)
[Aug 19] Lynne Truss: Eats, Shoots & Leaves – Zero tolerance approach to punctuation
[–] Anne Rice: The Vampire Chronicles Collection vol. I
[Aug 8] Interview with the Vampire (1/3 of the Collection)
[July 16] Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything
[July 3] Kathy Reichs: Deadly Décisions
[May 27] Daniel Burstein: Secrets of the Code
[May 25] Stanley Wiater et.al.: The Stephen King Universe
[Apr 27] Stephen King: Cell
[Apr 6] Dan Simmons: Song of Kali
[Mar 4] Pirkko Muikku-Werner (ed.): Kielipoliisin käsikirja
[Feb 20] Donna Tartt: Secret History
[Jan 13] Stephen King: Colorado Kid
[Jan 5] Stephen King: Insomnia
Total: only 13 books2005
[Nov 14] Bill Bryson: Notes from a Big Country
[Oct 29] Stephen King: IT
[Aug 28] Stephen King: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
[July 1] Stephen King: Firestarter
[June 7] Tim Underwood and Chuck Miller (ed.): Paljaat luut (Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror With Stephen King)
[May 30] George Beahm (ed.): The Stephen King Companion
[May 4] Robin Cook: Contagion
[Apr 14] Michael Crichton: The Lost World
[Apr 1] Dan Brown: Deception Point
[Mar 2] Dan Brown: Digital Fortress
[Feb 27] Osmo Ikola: Kielen elämää ja käyttöä
[Feb 21] Dan Brown: Angels and Demons
[Feb 2] Stephen King: Bag of Bones
Total: 27 books (or 32, if you count all 5 in Hitchhiker’s Guide)2004
[Dec 29] Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
[Dec 21] Ray Bradbury: Something Wicked This Way Comes
[Dec 13] Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451
[Dec 7] Donna Tartt: The Little Friend
[Dec 4] Stephen King: The Tommyknockers
[Oct 24] Stephen King: ‘Salem’s Lot
[Oct 18] Thomas Harris: the Hannibal Lecter Omnibus
[Oct 18] Hannibal (3/3 of the Omnibus)
[Oct 08] Silence of the Lambs (2/3 of the Omnibus)
[Sep xx] Red Dragon (1/3 of the Omnibus)
[Sep 27] Stephen King: Dark Tower VI — Song of Susannah
[Sep 02] Douglas Adams: The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
[Aug 23] Stephen King: Christine
[Aug 18] Stephen King: Pet Sematary
[Aug 11] Stephen King: From a Buick 8
[Aug 09] Stephen King: Cujo
[Aug 08] Pirjo Hiidenmaa: Suomen kieli — who cares?
[July 21] Stephen King: Black House *100th book in booklog*
[June 25] Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: The Little Prince
[June 17] Stephen King: Carrie
[June 04] Stephen King: Dark Tower V – Wolves of the Calla
[Apr 28] Stephen King: The Talisman
[Mar 18] Stephen King: Night Shift
[Feb 07] Stephen King: Eyes of the Dragon
[Feb 01] John Grisham: Kutsu (The Summons)
[Jan 16] John Irving: The World According to Garp
[Jan 08] Bill Bryson: Made in America
[Jan 02] Virpi Hämeen-Anttila: Suden vuosi
Total: 27 books (two-part Stand counted as one)2003
[Dec 14] Stephen King: Dark Half
[Dec 01] Stephen King: Kauhun vuodenajat II (Different seasons: autumn, winter)
[Nov 25] Stephen King: Tukikohta vol. 2 (The Stand — uncut)
[Nov 19] Terho Itkonen: Selvää suomea
[Oct 22] Stephen King: Tukikohta vol. 1 (The Stand — uncut)
[Sep 30] Flann O’Brien: Kolmas konstaapeli (The Third Policeman)
[Sep 23] Stephen King: The Shining
[Sep 02] John Grisham: Petos (The Street Lawyer)
[Aug 29] Stephen King: Danse Macabre
[Aug 22] Stephen King: Rose Madder
[Aug 20] Richard Bachman: Thinner
[Aug 14] John Grisham: Partneri (The Partner)
[Aug 08] J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter ja Azkabanin vanki (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
[Aug 04] Stephen King: Everything’s Eventual
[July 25] Wes Craven: Fountain Society
[July 24] Stephen King: Four Past Midnight
[July 17] Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl
[July 15] Stephen King: On Writing
[June 04] Stephen King: Gerald’s Game
[May 23] Stephen King: Anteeksi, oikea numero (Nightmares and Dreamscapes 2nd half)
[Apr 08] Stephen King: Hearts in Atlantis
[Mar 12] Stephen King: Rita Hayworth – Avain pakoon
(not sure what this is, as I’ve also read Different seasons in the two volumes that it was published in in Finnish…)
[Feb xx] Stephen King: Dead Zone
[Feb 04] Stephen King: Green Mile
[Jan 25] Stephen King: Dark Tower IV – Wizard and Glass
[Jan 07] Stephen King: Yksinäinen sormi (Nightmares and Dreamscapes 1st half)
[Jan 03] Alexis Kouros: Harmattan, Kulkija ja Unisieppari
[Jan 02] Alexis Kouros: Gondwanan Lapset
Total: 20 books2002
[Nov 23] Stephen King: Bag of Bones
[Nov 04] Stephen King: Jälkeen keskiyön (Skeleton Crew, 2nd half)
[Oct 17] Richard Bachman: Running Man
[Oct 16] Maija Länsimäki (editor): Sanalla sanoen – pakinoita suomen kielestä
[Oct 12] Richard Bachman: Roadwork
[Oct 03] Stephen King: Dolores Claiborne
[Sep 16] Stephen King: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
[Sep 13] Stephen King: Dark Tower III – The Wastelands
[Sep 05] Stephen King: Dark Tower II – Drawing of the Three
[Sep 02] Stephen King: Cycle of the Werewolf
[Sep 01] Richard Bachman: The Regulators
[Aug 12] Stephen King: Dark Tower I – Gunslinger
[Aug 03] Stephen King: Tarpeellista tavaraa (Needful Things)
[Jul 31] John Grisham: Testamentti (The Testament)
[Jul 27] John Grisham: Firma (The Firm)
[Jul 12] Stephen King: Epätoivon kaupunki (Desperation)
[Jul 09] J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye (Penguin Book; I’d read everything else…)
[Jul 06] Richard Bachman: Pitkä marssi (Long Walk)
[Jul 05] Richard Bachman: Raivo (Rage)
[Jul 01] Stephen King: Dreamcatcher
Ouch. There is a big gap here… maybe because of finals and university entrance exams etc.
Total: 4 books (eek)2001
[Mar 14] Stephen King: Painajainen (Salem’s Lot)
[Feb 25] Heta Häyry, Hannu Karttunen, Matti Viitanen et. al. (editors): Paholaisen asianajaja – opaskirja skeptikolle
[Jan 06] George Orwell: Eläinten vallankumous (Animal Farm)
[Jan 1] Päivi Alasalmi: Vainola
Total: 19 books2000
[Dec 23] Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping: X-Treme Possibilities
[Nov 06] Arvid Järnefelt: Isänmaa
[Nov 04] Juhani Aho: Juha
[Oct 20] Eino Leino: Hymyilevä Apollo
[Sep 30] Les Martin: X-Files: Tappava pelko
[Sep 08] Günter Grass: Minun vuosisatani
[Aug 19] Brian Lowry: The Truth is Out There
[Aug 14] Veijo Meri: Manillaköysi
[Aug 13] Mika Waltari: Sinuhe Egyptiläinen
[Aug 01] F.E. Sillanpää: Hurskas kurjuus
[Jul 23] Maiju Lassila: Tulitikkuja lainaamassa
[Jul 17] Maria Jotuni: Kun on tunteet
[Jun/Jul 15] Ilmari Kianto: Punainen viiva
[Jul 06] Kevin J. Anderson: Vasta-aine (an X-Files book)
[May 24] Jostein Gaarder: Sofian maailma
[May 22] Molière: Saituri
[May 17] Henrik Ibsen: Nukkekoti
[May 10] Nikolai Gogol: Kuolleet sielut
[Feb 27] Robert McLiam Wilson: Eureka Street Belfast
Total: 16 books1999
[Nov 25] Edward L. Ferman, Anne Jordan (ed.). The Best of Modern Horror
[Nov 11] Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde: Kuka hän on?
[Sep 29] Amy Tan: Ilon ja onnen tarinat
[Sep 14] Louise Erdrich: Anna meille siivet
[Aug 05] Jeff Gelb (ed.): Rock on rajaton kauhu
[Jul 17] Aino Kallas: Sudenmorsian
[Jul 09] Alexis Kouros: Harmattan, kulkija ja Unisieppari
[Jul 06] Alexis Kouros: Gondwanan lapset
[Jul 01] Stephen King: Kauhun vuodenajat (Different Seasons, 2 of the 4 stories)
[Jun 22] Ellen Steiber: Shapes (an X-Files book)
[Apr 18] Charles Berlitz: Roswellin lentävän lautasen arvoitus
[Apr 05] Stephen King: Piina (Misery)
[Mar 28] Anne Frank: Nuoren tytön päiväkirja
[Feb 25] Tapani Kuningas, Teuvo E. Laitinen, Markku Löfman: 100 Ufoa Suomessa
[Jan 24] Philip K. Dick: Mahdoton planeetta
[Jan 20] Les Martin: Tappava pelko (an X-Files book)
Total: 2 books1998
[Dec 13] Nancy A. Collins: Musta yö – tummat lasit
[Dec 10] Les Martin: Ihmissalama (an X-Files book)
At the beginning of senior high we were asked to keep a booklog while reading mandatory 10 Finnish classics for a course. I’ve kept up the log since then.