Subject Zero Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 12. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 316 pages Total Pages: 2394 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 6. danubia - a personal history of habsburg europe - simon winder 512 pages ***** total pages -1,874 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuzzipueo Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) Read 2014 Murder at Pride Lodge - Mark McNease Doctor Who: Real Time - Gary Russell [bF audio]The Duke's Deception - Sasha MillerOne of Those Days - Zathan PriestThe Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown - Paul MalmontBack In Black (Black Knight Chronicles #2) - John G. HartnessCross Checking (Blue Line Hockey #9) - Stephani HechtKnight Moves (Black Knight Chronicles #3) - John G. Hartness Smoke and Mirrors (Tony Foster #2) - Tanya Huff [Audio book] Hard Spell (Occult Crimes Unit #1) - Justin Gustainis Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov [Audio book]Quiet Erp - K.Z. Snow Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Audio Dramatizations]Drinker Class X - Sasha MillerPaint it Black (Black Knight #4) - John G. Hartness The Scarifyers: The Nazad Conspiracy - Simon Bernard [Audio Drama]Evil Dark (Occult Crimes Unit #2) - Justin GustainisUnquiet Dreams (Connor Grey #2) - Mark Del FrancoUnfallen Dead (Connor Grey #3) - Mark Del Franco Smoke and Ashes (Tony Foster #3) - Tanya HuffUnperfect Souls (Connor Grey - #4) - Mark Del FrancoFebruary Thaw: A Collection of Contemporary Fantasy - Tanya HuffUncertain Allies (Connor Grey - #5) - Mark Del FrancoKnown Devil (Occult Crimes Unit #3) - Justin GustainisThe Luxury of Vengeance - Isabella CarterUndone Deeds (Connor Grey - #6) - Mark Del Franco Blood Price (Blood Ties/Vickie Nelson #1) - Tanya HuffThose Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives - Justin Gustainis, ed.Pressure Head (The Plumber's Mate #1) - JR MerrowThe Idiot's Tango - B. Snow Headed for Trouble (Troubleshooters #16.5) - Suzanne BrockmannBroken Homes (Peter Grant #4) - Ben AaronovichKick Start (Dangerous Ground #5) - Josh LanyonCinder - Mary SextonRelief Valve (Plumber's Mate #2) - JR Merrow The Scarifyers: The Devil of Denge Marsh - Paul Morris [Audio Drama] The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole #10) - Robert CraisFoxe Fire (Skyler Foxe Mystery #4) - Haley WalshUn-Expected (Left at the Crossroads #1) - Lisa Worrell#First Impressions #Second Chances - Heidi BelleauThe Missing Comatose Woman - Sarah EtteritchSix - Tara SpearsA** Over Teacup - Jackie NachtOnce Upon a Haunted Moor - Harper FoxThe King's Harem - Megan DerrThe Dragon's Tamer - Megan DerrThe Parting Glass - Josh Lanyon Playing With Fire (Inspector Banks #14) - Peter RobinsonGrimm: The Chopping Block - John PassarellaNail Polish and Feathers - Jo Ramsey Fatal Shadows (Adrien English #1) - Josh Lanyon A Dangerous Thing (Adrien English #2) - Josh LanyonUnnatural (Archangel Academy #1) - Michael Griffo The Hell You Say (Ardrien English #3) - Josh Lanyon Riley's Regret (Lost Shifters #11) - Stephani Hecht Stranger on the Shore - Josh Lanyon--54 books|1 Big Finish Audio|3 Audio Dramas-- Edited May 8, 2014 by fuzzipueo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 7. these demented lands - alan warner **** 215 pages total pages - 2,089 pages and i am below 300 pages average again :d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
House of Chimeras Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 01. A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda02. Werewolf The Apocalypse - 20th Anniversary Edition by White Wolf03. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien04. The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan05. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan06. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan07. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan08. The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan09. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan10. The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan11. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan12. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan13. Drawing Down The Spirit: The Traditions and Techniques of Spirit Possession by Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera14. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion Since last posted we finished reading:15. Greek Religion by Walter Burkert16. The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice17. The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft18. New Paths to Animal Totems by Lupa19. Bitten by Kelly Armstrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots* Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I will join in on this. I guess I will go from now until March next year, because I have read a lot this year, but have already forgotten most of the books I actually read. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pavitra Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Wow, what an idea. I guess I will tell my friends in the real world to engage in a 50 books ayear commitment. I'll from march, 9th, 2014: 1- Le Cabinet des Antiques, Balzac. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subject Zero Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 13. Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels by Jaqueline Rayner 60 pages 14. Wrecked by Elle Casey 434 pages 15. Paper Towns by John Green 305 pages Total Pages: 3193 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
~Rikki~ Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 2014. January: 1. Requiem by Lauren Oliver 12/26/13 to 1/3/14 2. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan 12/11/13 to 1/9/14 3. We All Fall Down by Nic Sheff 1/4/14 to 1/10/14 4. Stuck In Neutral by Terry Trueman 1/9/14 to 1/10/14 5. If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan 1/11/14 to 1/13/14 February: 6. City Of Bones by Casandra Clare 1/23/14 to 2/10/14 7. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater 1/13/14 to 2/13/14 8. Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr 2/19/14 to 2/25/14 March: 9. Bring Me Home For Christmas by Robyn Carr 2/26/14 to 3/4/14 10. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 2/13/14 to 3/5/14 11. Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark 3/4/14 to 3/9/14 12. Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 3/9/14 to 3/11/14 13. Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr 3/11/14 to 3/13/14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeaMistress Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 8.) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (being a huge fan of the BBC show Sherlock, and the Granada adaptation of the books, I finally started rading the canon. I've already read The Sign of Four and A Study in Scarlet, both of which are amazing. The short stories in this collection did not disappoint. Conan Doyle may not have liked Holmes much, but it didn't affect his writing, I loved the stories so much!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 8. hope - glen duncan 311 pages *** reread total pages - 2,400 pages completely coincidental that it is an average of 300 pages. the next one i hope to finish will shoot the page count up :) anyway i didn't like this as much as the first time i read it. i came to dislike the main character more than the first time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 9. the goldfinch - donna tartt ***1/2 771 pages total pages 3,171 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 10. the spinning heart - donal ryan *** 156 pages total pages - 3,327 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeaMistress Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 9) The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde (can't believe I've never read any Wilde before. The man is a genius. I can see why this is his only novel though. He gets a bit distracted by things that aren't important to the plot at times. Still, once he drags himself back to the plot it's a VERY good one. Fabulous story. And he's such a romantic writer too. It's quite lovely.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wendywatson Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I want in on this. I used to read so much, and these days it's 95% blogs and online news and wikipedia. In the 3/4 of the year that's left I'm going to try and finish some of the books piling up on my Kindle and nightstand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayfarer Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I really wanted to join, but I keep forgetting. I'll go and see what I can remember reading this year. I'll probably forget a couple, but oh well. 1 The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai - Barbara Lazar *** 548 pages 2 The Bones of Avalon - Phil Rickman *** 534 pages 3 The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett *** 869 pages 4 Gone - Michael Grant *** 383 pages 5 Hunger - Michael Grant *** 401 pages 6 Lies - Michael Grant *** 301 pages 7 Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver *** 279 pages 8 The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean Auel *** 572 pages 9 The Valley of Horses - Jean Auel *** 596 pages 10 The Mammoth Hunters - Jean Auel *** 752 pages 11 The Plains of Passage - Jean Auel *** 874 pages 12 The Shelters of Stone - Jean Auel *** 808 pages 13 The Land of the Painted Caves - Jean Auel *** 710 pages 14 Understanding Asexuality - Anthony Bogaert *** 192 pages 15 Annabel - Lauren Oliver *** 53 pages 16 Delirium - Lauren Oliver *** 290 pages 17 Hana - Lauren Oliver *** 50 pages 18 Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver *** 208 pages 19 Raven - Lauren Oliver *** 43 pages 20 Requiem - Lauren Oliver *** 299 pages 21 Fall of Giants - Ken Follett *** 789 pages 22 Winter of the World - Ken Follett *** 740 pages 23 Hominids - Robert Sawyer *** 442 pages 24 Eragon - Christopher Paolini *** 528 pages 25 Eldest - Christopher Paolini *** 704 pages 26 Brisingr - Christopher Paolini *** 784 pages 27 Inheritance - Christopher Paolini *** 880 pages 28 City of Swords - Mary Hoffman *** 368 pages 29 Shostakovitch - Gottmer series on composers *** 224 pages 30 The Wizard's Dilemma - Diane Duane *** 422 pages 31 A Wizard Alone - Diane Duane *** 334 pages 32 Wizard's Holiday - Diane Duane *** 423 pages 33 Wizards at War - Diane Duane *** 551pages total 15951 pages Edited for readability Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 welcome wendy watson with wisewoman i went with with to have w's only :d 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prof mags Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 ive been really lazy with my reading for the last year or so but if I can cheat and say the books I read in the month or 2 before Christmas my list would be as follows: 1. halo: the cole protocol 2. halo: contact harvest 3. assassins creed the secret crusade 4. assassins creed revelations 5. assassins creed forsaken currently im juggling two books namely assassins creed blackflag and the man who loved a polar bear and ive got another 4 books lined up after them (another halo book and 3 dr who books) and I may give darrens shans demonata series a re read which is another 10 books if I remember rightly and I can go through his books really quickly for some reason and I got a hankering to re read the hobbit so I have a nice list to go through for the next 2 months or so :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NicBell Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Last year I read 57 novels. My goal for 2014 is to read 60 novels. So far, I've read: 01. The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf (started Jan 1st; finished Jan 1st) 02. Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow by Tommy Donbavand (started Jan 1st; finished Jan 1st) 03. Feast of Crows by George R.R. Martin (started Dec 28th; finished Jan 3rd) 04. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (started Jan 4th; finished Jan 7th) 05. Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon (started Jan 7th; finished Jan 9th) 06. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (started Jan 9th; finished Jan 13th) 07. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (started Jan 10th; finished Jan 14th) 08. Black City by Elizabeth Richards (started Jan 15th; finished Jan 17th) 09. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (started Jan 19th; finished Jan 24th) 10. Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin (started Jan 25th; finished Feb 2nd) 11. Kimi ni Todoke Volume 18 by Karuho Shiina (started Feb 4th; finished Feb 4th) 12. Inu x Boku Volume 2 by Cocoa Fujiwara (started Feb 17th; finished Feb 17th) 13. Kamaisama Kiss Volume 14 by Julietta Suzuki (started Feb 17th; finished Feb 17th) 14. Cress by Marissa Meyer (started Feb 12th; finished Feb 17th) 15. Just One Day by Gayle Forman (started Feb 21st; finished Feb 23rd) 16. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (started Feb 23rd; finished Feb 28th) 17. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (started March 4th; finished March 10th) 18. Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony, Rodrigo Corral (started March 10th; finished March 10th) 19. Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel by Matthew Quick (started March 14th; finished March 17th) 20. My Little Monster Volume 1 by Robico (started March 18th; finished March 18th) 21. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (started March 20th; finished March 26st) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 11. nineteen eighty four - george orwell *** 326 pages total pages - 3,653 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tenebre Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I... haven't been here recently, have I. I forgot how much the books stack up... 1. Earthly Pleasures by Roger Swain 198 pages 2. The Hundred Dresses by Erin McKean 213 pages 3. Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates 291 pages 4. The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley 306 pages 5. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 330 pages 6. The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagner 290 pages 7. The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd 8. Yokohama Yankee by Leslie Helm 346 pages 9. The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad 288 pages 10. Art Made From Books by Laura Heyenga 173 pages11. How Children Fail by John Holt 298 pages12. Shelf Life by Suzanne Strempek Shea 223 pages 13. Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland by Sarah Moss 358 pages 14. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 429 pages 15. The One World Schoolhouse by Salman Khan 259 pages 16. Vår vän Capy by Bill Peet 17. "Doing School" by Denise Clark Pope 212 pages 18. Banished by Lauren Drain 289 pages 19. The Art of Discworld by Terry Pratchett 124 pages 20. Conrad's Fate by Diana Wynne Jones 375 pages 21. Strange Stones by Peter Hessler 354 pages22. The London Scene by Virginia Woolf 77 pages23. The King's Speech by Mark Logue 242 pages24. Confessions of a Sociopath by ME Thomas 302 pages25. Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones 213 pages 26. The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones 468 pages 27. House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones 404 pages 28. Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers 228 pages 29. Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones 213 pages30. Explore Everything by Bradley Garrett 273 pages 31. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes by James O'Brien 175 pages 32. Spell it Out by David Crystal 328 pages 33. The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka 181 pages 34. Gender Outlaws by Kate Bornstein 245 pages 35. Life Below Stairs by Alison Maloney 122 pages 36. The Butler by Wil Haygood 83 pages 37. Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville 44 pages 38. Short History of Wales by Sir Owen Morgan Edward 67 pages 39. The Wreck at Sharpnose Point by Jeremy Seal 316 pages 40. Fyre by Angie Sage 375 pages 41. Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet 186 pages 42. Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers 286 pages 43. Magyk by Angie Sage 344 pages 44. Darke by Angie Sage 350 pages 45. Den svarta ön by Hergé 62 pages 46. Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers 335 pages 47. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon 119 pages 48. The Narrowboats Story by Nick Corble 127 pages 49. Trent's Last Case by EC Bentley 192 50. The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox 51. The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin 52. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 187 pages 53. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers 54. Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks 613 pages 55. Castles in the Air by Judy Corbett 308 pages 56. Fellowship of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 460 pages 57. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury 219 pages 58. Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin 233 pages 59. Gracefully Insane by Alex Beam 246 pages 60. Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers 403 pages 61. Dr Montessori's Own Handbook by Maria Montessori 68 pages 62. The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 37 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 12. let's explore diabetes with owls - david sedaris 275 pages ***1/2 total pages - 3,928 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 13. the luminaries - eleanor catton ***** 832 pages total read - 4,760 pages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FOXracingfan Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 387 pages 2. 101 Fairy Tales: The Brother's Grimm by Jacob Grimm (Re-read) 416 pages 3. The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith 535 pages 4. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 345 pages 5. Bec by Darren Shan 241 pages 6. Blood Beast by Darren Shan 261 pages 7. Demon Apocalypse by Darren Shan 200 pages 8. Death's Shadow by Darren Shan 231 pages 9. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind 822 pages 10. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 422 pages Total # of pages: 3,860 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Palovana Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Highly unlikely I'll be reading 50 this year. I used to read all the time. Now I hardly ever read books, due to a combination of being busy with other things and a severe lack of mental energy. I have read two so far, though. 1. Vive la Revolution - Mark Steel 2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainbowEuphoria Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Finished reading since last update (which was the first week of February- Yikes!) 6. Writing Poetry to Save Your Life by Maria Mazziotti Gillan (For Class) 7. The Wish by R.J. Nolan (Kindle) 8. The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare (For class) 9. If it Aint' Love by Tamara Allen (Kindle) 10. The History of the World According to Facebook by Wylie Overstreet 11. As you Like it by Shakespeare (For class) 12. Kingdom Animalia by Arcelis Girmay (For class) 13. That's What I'd do by Jewel 14. The Feminine Face of God by Sherry Ruth Anderson 15. My American Kundiman by Patrick Rosal (For class) 16. Native Guard by Natasha Tretheway (For Class) 17. Abide by Jake Adam York (For Class) 18. Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare (For Class) 19. Alls Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare (For Class) 20. Journey to a Revolution: A Personal Memoir and History of the Hungarian Revolution by Michael Korda 21. Silence of the Sirens by Adeliada Garcia Morales 22. The Fault in our Stars by John Green 23. The Manga Messiah by Hidenori Kumai (Manga) 24. Microstyle: The Art of Writing Little by Christopher Johnson 25. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 26. Debbie Harry Sings in French by Megan Brothers 27. Why We Broke Up by David Handler 28. Sailor Moon Vol. 11 by Naoko Takeuchi (Manga) 29. Sailor Moon Vol. 12 by Naoko Takeuchi (Manga) 30. Post Secret by Frank Warren 31. Madame Tussuad: A novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran 32. It's Our Prom (So Deal with it) by Julie Anne Peters Currently Reading: 33. Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper and Jancee Dunn 34. How to Learn Any Language by Barry Farber Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FOXracingfan Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 387 pages2. 101 Fairy Tales: The Brother's Grimm by Jacob Grimm (Re-read) 416 pages3. The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith 535 pages4. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 345 pages5. Bec by Darren Shan 241 pages6. Blood Beast by Darren Shan 261 pages7. Demon Apocalypse by Darren Shan 200 pages8. Death's Shadow by Darren Shan 231 pages9. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind 822 pages10. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 422 pages 11. Monument 14: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne 306 pages 12. Soul of the Fire by by Terry Goodkind 788 pages 13. Wolf Island by Darren Shan 204 Pages 14. War of the Sons by Rebecca Dessertine and David Reed 320 pages Total # of pages: 5,478 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aworld Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (This may be slightly off-topic. I am a voracious reader and at my school we had a reading competition to see who could read 50 books first. It was supposed to last 2 terms but I was leaving in 5 weeks and I really wanted to win, so I read 50 books in 5 weeks. I'm not going to list all 50 here!) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 to complete and add to my signature, this is my final list for 2013 list 1. In Evil Hour - Gabriel Garcia Marquez ***** 183 pages reread 2. Pedalare Pedalare: The history of Italian Cycling - John Foot *** 316 pages 3. Leviathan - Paul Auster ***** 245 pages 4. Where I Left my Soul - Jerome Ferrari **** 158 pages 5. Narcopolis - Jeet Thayil *** 292 pages 6. Sweet Tooth - Ian McEwan **** 320 pages 7. Weathercock - Glen Duncan ***** 500 pages reread 8. Purgatory - Thomas Eloy Martinez **** 270 pages 9. Morvern Callar - Alarn Warner **** 229 pages 10. The Dream of the Celt - Mario Vargas Llosa ***** 401 pages 11. Tomato Red - Daniel Woodrell ***** 188 pages 12. Anatomy of a Dissapearance - Hisham Matar **** 246 pages 13. Assumption - Percivel Everitt *** 225 pages 14. My Name is Red - Orhan Pamuk **** 666 pages 15. The Possibility of an Island - Michel Houellebecq ***** 345 pages reread 16. The Memory of Love - Aminatta Forna **** 445 pages 17. Nazi Literature in the Americas - Roberto Bolano *** 259 pages 18. Alone in Berlin - Hans Fallada ***** 568 pages 19. Northline - Willy Vlautin **** 192 pages 20. What Happened to Lani Garver - Carol Plum-Ucci **** 307 pages 21. Transatlantic - Colum McCann **** 298 pages 22. Of Mice & Men - John Steinbeck ***** 106 pages Reread 23. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens **** 745 pages 24. Mayas Notebook - Isabel Allende ***** 387 pages 25. The Dinner - Herman Koch **** 309 pages 26. How to get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia - Mohsin Hamed ***** 228 pages 27. blind mans garden - nadeem aslam ***** 409 pages 28. and the mountains echoed - khaled hosseini **** 402 pages 29. man in the dark - Paul auster ***** 180 pages reread 30. the faster i walk, the smaller i am - kjersti a. skomvold 147 pages **** 31. americanah - chimamanda ngozi adiche 477 pages **** 32. the misunderstanding - Irene nemirovsky 160 pages ***** 33. my cousin rachel - dauphne du maurier ***** 335 pages 34. the phantom - jo nesbo *** 547 pages 35. The Etymologicon - mark forsyth 249 pages **** 36. Big Brother - lionel shriver 373 pages ***** shortest - the faster i walk, the smaller i am - kjersti a. skomvold 147 pages (not including a reread. other wise of mice and men) longest - david copperfield by charles dickens 745 pages where bought total pages 11,617 pages 11,707 pages (checked on calculator. sorry for misleading you all with my earlier post) where bought Chapters 14 gifts received 7 local book shop 7 amazon 5 dubray 1 easons 1 second hand shop 1 category fiction original 29 fiction rereads 5 non fiction 2 nationality of author (not including non fiction) US - 8 books UK - 5 books France - 3 books Chile, Norway and Pakistan - 2 books each Colombia, India, Argentina, Peru, Libya, Turkey, Sierra Leone, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Afghanistan and Nigeria - 1 book each first time or other time (not including non fiction) first time of reading author - 13 books other time - 21 books sex of author (not including non-fiction) male - 26 books female - 8 books. the first being no. 16 "the memory of love" by aminatta forna. On multiple years list (see signature) 2013 & 2012 - 12 - Paul Auster, Willy Vlautin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Daniel Woodrell, Roberto Bolano, Michel Houellebecq, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ian McEwan, Alan Warner, John Steinbeck, Jo Nesbo, Glen Duncan 2013 & 2011 - 18 - Colum McCann, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alan Warner, Roberto Bolano, Percivel Everitt, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Paul Auster, Daphne Du Maurier, Mario Vargas Llosa, Daniel Woodrell, Glen Duncan, Khaled Hosseini, Isabel Allende, Mohsin Hamed, Ian McEwan, Michel Houellebecq, Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck 2013 & 2010 - 8 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paul Auster, John Steinbeck, Ian McEwan, Isabel Allende, Khaled Hosseini, Percivel Everitt, Roberto Bolano 2013, 2012 & 2011 - 10 - Paul Auster, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Daniel Woodrell, Roberto Bolano, Michel Houellebecq, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ian McEwan, Alan Warner, John Steinbeck, Glen Duncan 2013, 2012 & 2010 - 5 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paul AUster, John Steinbeck, Ian McEwan, Roberto Bolano 2013, 2011 & 2010 - 8 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paul Auster, John Steinbeck, Ian McEwan, Isabel Allende, Khaled Hosseini, Percivel Everitt, Roberto Bolano 2013, 2012, 2011 & 2010 - 5 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Paul AUster, John Steinbeck, Ian McEwan, Roberto Bolano my 3 favourite books were - "big brother" by lionel shriver, "tomato red" by daniel woodrell and "the blind man's garden" by nadeem aslam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 for completeness, here is the 2014 list so far 2014 list 1. the general in his labyrinth - gabriel garcia marquez **** 285 pages reread 2. canada - richard ford **** 418 pages3. the maid's version - daniel woodrell ***** 164 pages4. antwerp - roberto bolano *** 78 pages 5. all over creation - ruth ozeki **** 417 pages 6. danubia - a personal history of habsburg europe - simon winder***** 512 pages 7. these demented lands - alan warner **** 215 pages 8. hope - glen duncan 311 pages *** reread 9. the goldfinch - donna tartt ***1/2 771 pages 10. the spinning heart - donal ryan *** 156 pages 11. nineteen eighty four - george orwell *** 326 pages 12. let's explore diabetes with owls - david sedaris ***1/2 275 pages 13. the luminaries - eleanor catton ***** 832 pages 14. burial rites - hannah kent ***** 330 pages 15. the lowland - jhumpa lahiri **** 340 pages total pages 5,430 pages [not including currently reading] i am happy to have both "burial rites" and "the lowland" finished as both of these are nominated for the baileys prize for fiction (which is open only to female authors). the winner from the short list of 6 will be announced tomorrow. of the shortlist, i read two others and the only two i don't have are the two irish nominees. although, the award had no decision power over me as i had got all the books before the shortlist was announced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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