If Six Was Nine

At the beginning of the year I briefly mentioned the 50 Book Challenge - to read and write about 50 books in 2004. Well, as far the actual reading part goes, I'm half-way there. Here's the list so far:

1. Okinawan Karate - Mark Bishop
2. An Army at Dawn - Rick Atkinson
3. Kingdom of Fear Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
5. With the Old Breed - E.B. Sledge
6. Montcalm and Wolfe - Francis Parkman
7. The Boy's Crusade - Paul Fussell
8. Havana - Stephen Hunter
9. The Pepper-Dogs - Bing West
10. Fighter Boys: The Battle of Britain, 1940 - Patrick Bishop
11. Red Gold - Alan Furst
12. Night Soldier Alan Furst
13. Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War - Paul Fussell
14. The Big Blowdown - George Pelecanos
15. The Fall of Berlin - Anthony Beevor
16. The Winter Soldiers - Gary Douglas Kilworth
17. Fearless Jones - Walter Mosley
18. Dark Star - Alan Furst
19. The Polish Officer - Alan Furst
20. Kingdom of Shadows - Alan Furst
21. Blood of Victory - Alan Furst
22. Castles of Steel - Robert K. Massie
23. Beyond Valor - Patrick K. O'Donnell
24. The Duel - John Lukacs
25. Cut Time: An Education at the Fights - Carlo Rotella
26. The Biggest Game in Town - A. Alvarez

As I guessed, the problem hasn't been the reading of 50 books, it's taking the time to write about them. Obviously I've barely started on that end and have some catching up to do.