Damaris Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 1. A Promise Kept - Elise Crawford - short autobiography 2. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie - epic Indian-subcontinent adventure 3. Down There By the Train - Kate Sterns - gothic romance set on an island 4. Wizard and Glass - Stephen King - fourth installment of the Dark Tower series 5. Guns of the Timberlands - Louis L'Amour - western 6. The Surrendered - Chang-Rae Lee - cross-cultural introspective Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Another to the list... The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - ed. Ariane Sherine Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds Think on My Words: An Exploration of Shakespeare's Language - David Crystal Tickling the English - Dara O'Briain Nil: A Land Beyond Belief - James Turner The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval - David C. Hanrahan 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bawissa Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I'm not sure I can read 50 this year, but my goal is 29 and a half. I started Dragon Slippers on New Year's Eve, and read until I finished it at 2 A.M. on January 1st! My mom thought it was funny that I missed ringing in the new year. ½) Last half of Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-1-10) 1) Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-20-10) 2) Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George (Finished on 2-8-10) 3) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-16-10) 4) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-18-10) I'm currently reading Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Sarahmarie Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Adding on: 1. Cat in a Tangerine Tango: A Midnight Louie Mystery -- Carole Nelson Douglas 2. Blood Game -- Iris Johansen 3. Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth -- Alanna Mitchell 4. U Is For Undertow -- Sue Grafton 5. Razor Sharp -- Iris Johansen 6. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us -- Daniel H Pink 7. The Scarpetta Factor -- Patricial Cornwall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bawissa Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 ½) Last half of Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-1-10) 1) Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-20-10) 2) Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George (Finished on 2-8-10) 3) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-16-10) 4) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-18-10) 5) Meow is for Murder by Linda O. Johnston (Finished on 3-1-10) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 1. bicycle diaries - david byrne ***** 2. story of a shipwrecked sailor - gabriel garcia marquez **** 3. The Holy City - Patrick McCabe * 4. Superfreakonomics - Stephen Levitt & Steven Dubner ** 5. The Irish (and Other Foreigners) - Shane Hegarty **** broke the streak of bad books with that one . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Another to the list... The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - ed. Ariane Sherine Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds Think on My Words: An Exploration of Shakespeare's Language - David Crystal Tickling the English - Dara O'Briain Nil: A Land Beyond Belief - James Turner The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval - David C. Hanrahan 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - Bobby Henderson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bawissa Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 ½) Last half of Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-1-10) 1) Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-20-10) 2) Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George (Finished on 2-8-10) 3) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-16-10) 4) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-18-10) 5) Meow is for Murder by Linda O. Johnston (Finished on 3-1-10) 6) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Finished on 3-3-10) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Damaris Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 1. A Promise Kept - Elise Crawford - short autobiography 2. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie - epic Indian-subcontinent adventure 3. Down There By the Train - Kate Sterns - gothic romance set on an island 4. Wizard and Glass - Stephen King - fourth installment of the Dark Tower series 5. Guns of the Timberlands - Louis L'Amour - western 6. The Surrendered - Chang-Rae Lee - cross-cultural introspective 7. Riders From Long Pines - Ralph Cotton - western 8. Legends - [collection] - science fiction/ fantasy novellas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kino Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 A bunch more: The murder in the vicarage - Agatha Christie Deathnote volumes 1-4 (they're short so they'll count as one) - by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Slaves of the mastery - William Nicholson The day of the triffids - John Wyndham a history of modern russia - Robert Service. The Big Sleep - By someone whose name I forget. The Black Dahlia - By James Ellroy Paradise Found - Milton Solis - A.A. Atkinson. Hyperion- Dan Simmons Fall of Hyperion- Dan Simmons Romania under Communist rule - Dennis Deletant Beyond the Deepwoods - Chirs Riddell and someone else. Next planned for thr list is that latest Pratchett book- Unseen Academicals - and 'She came too late' by Mary Wings. I guess being on a Literature course helps with the reading encouragement-ness. Doesn't help with much else though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hallucigenia Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 1. Axis - Robert Charles Wilson 2. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle - Daniel L. Everett 3. Odd and the Frost Giants - Neil Gaiman 4. The Picture of Dorian Gray (and Three Stories) - Oscar Wilde 5. What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been - Robert Cowley (ed.) 6. Mother Aegypt - Kage Baker (collection of short stories) Also an issue of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and a whole bunch of back issues of New Scientist and online stuff but none of that counts 'cause it's not books. Ok. I gotta get a move on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RandomDent Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 So far... 1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding - had to for my coursework, but I quite like it as a book in general 2. The World of Jeeves by PG Wodehouse - compilation of Jeeves stories, dashed hilarious I can tell you! 3 + 4. Othello, Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare - Eh. 5. Robin Hoodie by Hans Christian Asboson (or something like that) - mockery of chavs, it was alright 6. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - Alright, I suppose. Skipped a lot of it, hahaha. 7. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - Even better than the film, although the film is still quite 'nomworthy'. Oh Howl, I wish you were real... 8. Far from the Maddening Crowd by Thomas Hardy - in progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nalle Neversure Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Just finished my first real book this year. I've been reading only scientific studies for my dissertation. Reading a real book felt soooo good. I intend to read a lot more after I've finished the dissertation. 1. Memoirs of A Geisha - Arthur Golden Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carried in bags Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 50? you're having a chuckle! as much as i'd like to - that wouldnt happen so far it is... 1. Ozzy Osbourne biography (an xmas pressie - i really enjoyed) 2. Lord of the Flies (never read before - wasn't that impressed. i must of left it too long) 3. Brief History of Time (awesome - tho still on it...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blerdivor Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I've got one a week under my belt....even if I finish the one, before the week is out, I don't start another until the next week. I've started others but I've disliked and stopped reading those. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Jango William Nicholson The Morningstar Strain High King's Tomb Kristen Britain I am the New Black Tracy Morgan Catching Fire Suzanne Collins Essays Wallace Shawn The Wind up Girl The Iron Heel Jack London The Chrysalids John Wyndham(working progress) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Another to the list... The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - ed. Ariane Sherine Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds Think on My Words: An Exploration of Shakespeare's Language - David Crystal Tickling the English - Dara O'Briain Nil: A Land Beyond Belief - James Turner The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval - David C. Hanrahan 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - Bobby Henderson Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text - Various Authors, trans. Giles Murrary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blerdivor Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Another to the list... The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - ed. Ariane Sherine Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds Think on My Words: An Exploration of Shakespeare's Language - David Crystal Tickling the English - Dara O'Briain Nil: A Land Beyond Belief - James Turner The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval - David C. Hanrahan 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - Bobby Henderson Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text - Various Authors, trans. Giles Murrary Is Alistair Reynolds any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bawissa Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 ½) Last half of Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-1-10) 1) Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (Finished on 1-20-10) 2) Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George (Finished on 2-8-10) 3) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-16-10) 4) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 2-18-10) 5) Meow is for Murder by Linda O. Johnston (Finished on 3-1-10) 6) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Finished on 3-3-10) 7) The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (Finished on 3-6-10) 8 ) The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff (Finished on 3-7-10) 9) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Finished on 3-8-10) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LonePiper Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I'm still deciding whether I should try this. I had a bit of a setback at the start wading through an incredibly thick, tedious book that I just didn't have the motivation to pick up. (And I was too pig-headed to just give up) In the end I did learn a lot, but god it was difficult! Ayway, 1. After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC - Steven Mithen 2. Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris 3. A Brief History of Time - Steven Hawking Let's see how I go. I've got a bunch of (hopefully) engaging and relatively short books to get me back on track, if I find the time to read them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hallucigenia Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I'm still deciding whether I should try this. I had a bit of a setback at the start wading through an incredibly thick, tedious book that I just didn't have the motivation to pick up. (And I was too pig-headed to just give up) In the end I did learn a lot, but god it was difficult! Which one was the incredibly thick, tedious one? Anyway: 1. Axis - Robert Charles Wilson 2. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle - Daniel L. Everett 3. Odd and the Frost Giants - Neil Gaiman 4. The Picture of Dorian Gray (and Three Stories) - Oscar Wilde 5. What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been - Robert Cowley (ed.) 6. Mother Aegypt - Kage Baker (collection of short stories) 7. The Elements of Reasoning: Fifth Edition - Ronald Munson and Andrew Black. Sure, it's a textbook, but I've read that thing cover to cover now! So it totally counts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LonePiper Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 That would have been "After the Ice". The other two I practically finished in an afternoon! Funny, it gets pretty good reviews on Amazon... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Næt. Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Another to the list... The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - ed. Ariane Sherine Redemption Ark - Alistair Reynolds Think on My Words: An Exploration of Shakespeare's Language - David Crystal Tickling the English - Dara O'Briain Nil: A Land Beyond Belief - James Turner The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval - David C. Hanrahan 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction - Rebecca Newberger Goldstein The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution - Richard Dawkins The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - Bobby Henderson Breaking into Japanese Literature: Seven Modern Classics in Parallel Text - Various Authors, trans. Giles Murrary Absolution Gap - Alistair Reynolds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blerdivor Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Jango William Nicholson The Morningstar Strain High King's Tomb Kristen Britain I am the New Black Tracy Morgan Catching Fire Suzanne Collins Essays Wallace Shawn The Wind up Girl The Iron Heel Jack London The Chrysalids John Wyndham Child Thief, Brom (in progress) not sure I'll continue this one Edited March 17, 2010 by Blerdathon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LonePiper Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 1. After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC - Steven Mithen 2. Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris 3. A Brief History of Time - Steven Hawking 4. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (Does it count if I've already read it a million times before?) 5. The Pigeon - Patrick Suskind Still way behind, but I'm trying bloody hard to catch up! AVEN ate a whole bunch of this thread's posts, but I know we had a discussion about LOTR. Did it end up counting as one book, three or six? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Damaris Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 1. A Promise Kept - Elise Crawford - short autobiography 2. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie - epic Indian-subcontinent adventure 3. Down There By the Train - Kate Sterns - gothic romance set on an island 4. Wizard and Glass - Stephen King - fourth installment of the Dark Tower series 5. Guns of the Timberlands - Louis L'Amour - western 6. The Surrendered - Chang-Rae Lee - cross-cultural introspective 7. Riders From Long Pines - Ralph Cotton - western 8. Legends - [collection] - science fiction/ fantasy novellas 9. Silversword - Phyllis A. Whitney - Hawaiian mystery/romance/suspense 10. The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn - Liz Johnson - spiritual rom./susp. ( ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hallucigenia Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 1. Axis - Robert Charles Wilson 2. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle - Daniel L. Everett 3. Odd and the Frost Giants - Neil Gaiman 4. The Picture of Dorian Gray (and Three Stories) - Oscar Wilde 5. What If? 2: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been - Robert Cowley (ed.) 6. Mother Aegypt - Kage Baker (collection of short stories) 7. The Elements of Reasoning: Fifth Edition - Ronald Munson and Andrew Black 8. Ever Since Darwin - Stephen Jay Gould (essay collection) Eesh, I'm still only halfway to where I should be. *tries to get a move on* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LonePiper Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Okay, since I didn't get an answer I'm going to make an executive decision and say that LOTR counts as 6 books! :P 1. After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC - Steven Mithen 2. Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris 3. A Brief History of Time - Steven Hawking 4. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien 5. The Pigeon - Patrick Suskind 6. The Ring Sets Out - J.R.R. Tolkien To be fair, I've got an edition in which it is actually separated into 6 individual books. And mind you, each book is a good 180 or so pages in itself! And I also don't plan on reading them all in one go. That's my rationalization and I'm sticking to it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nola Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Book~! *__* *runs to her book...pile to see what she's read* P.s., Tell me I'm not the only one who finds an interesting author and does a book-version of an archive-binge? XD I admit that I do that. I always have even as a child. Now I'm a gownup and I am lucky enough to work in a library, a tiny one in a small exceedingly rural town. We have patrons who are such prolific readers that a big part of our job is finding new books / authors for them. They are all different ages, abilities, interests, dislikes and preferences. Our library is so small that we visit our main branch to get books to rotate through our library as well as borrowing them from other libraries via the mail. Our prolific readers often will find a book they consider good enough to pique their interest in reading everything else that author has written. We are always thrilled when we find books for our patrons that they like enough to request more. We spend a lot of time and effort not to mention the sheer weight of dozens of books to tote back and forth so it makes us librarians happy to find something that our patrons love. In fact I was on this thread reading the posts specifically so I could find new authors and books to write on my list for my patrons. We really do spoil them and we know they appreciate it. So i really appreciate everyone who is posting here because you make my job a bit easier. Oh how I wish we had more patrons like you. Seems that so many kids and teens today only want to come use the internet and books are foreign objects to them. Ok, back to the original topic. I read hundreds of books a year but don't write them down or even keep track so i don't know a lot of the author's names. There may be mistakes so correct me if needed. I'll get a more concise list later. But here are some. Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy ( Reread but this one of the best books I have read. If only his other books were the same. But that's just me. The Nineteenth Wife - Memoirs of a Geisha by Andrew Golden ( I think) Except for me and thee - Jessamyn West The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan ( her books are usually good) Hawaii - James Michener ( reread but it is such a big books with hundreds of years of Hawaii History that it is worth a reread). Thanks to my fellow bookworms ! Nola Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tashishka Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Adding to my list having not updated it for a couple of months: . Tickling the English - Dara O Briain 2. My Shit Life So Far- Frankie Boyle 3. Look Back in Hunger: the Autobiography- Jo Brand 4. The Clockwise Man- Justin Richards (New Series Doctor Who Adventure) 5. The Monsters Inside- Stephen Cole (New Series Doctor Who Adventure) 6. Winner Takes All- Jacqueline Rayner (New Series Doctor Who Adventure) 7. The Hobbit- J.R.R. Tolkien 8. The God Delusion- Richard Dawkins 9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- Ken Kesey 10.The Politics of Memory: The Journey of a Holocaust Historian - Raul Hilberg 11. Shifting Memories: The Nazi Past in New Germany- Klaus Neumann 12 Holocaust Writing and Research Since 1945- Martin Gilbert. 13.Atonement- Ian McEwan 14. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 15. Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien (For probably the 200th time :P) 16. Northern Lights- Philip Pullman 17. The Subtle Knife- Philip Pullman 18. The Annotated Sherlock Holmes (Volumes 1, 2 and 3.) 19. The Deviant Strain- Justin Richards 20. Only Human- Gareth Roberts 21: Stealers of Dreams- Steven Lyons 22. The Stone Rose- Jacqueline Rayner 23. The Feast of the Drowned- Stephen Cole 24. The Mermaids Singing- Val McDermid 25. The Wire in the Blood- Val McDermid 26. The Last Temptation- Val McDermid 27. The Torment of Others- Val McDermid 28. Beneath the Bleeding- Val McDermid 29. Fever of the Bone- Val McDermid (Decided to read through the Carol Jordan/ Tony Hill books in order :)) 30. Look Back in Hunger: The Autobiography- Jo Brand 31. The Magicians Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy book 1- Trudy Canavan 32. The Novice: The Black Magician Trilogy book 2- Trudy Canavan 33. The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy book 3- Trudy Canavan 34. Inkheart- Cornelia Funke 35. Inkspell- Cornelia Funke 36. Inkdeath- Cornelia Funke 37. Bullet Poins- Mark Watson 38. A Light Hearted Look at Murder- Mark Watson 39. Dead Until Dark- Charlaine Harris 40. Living Dead in Dallas- Charlaine Harris 41. Club Dead- Charlaine Harris 42. Dead To The World- Charlaine Harris 43. Dead as a Doornail- Charlaine Harris 44. Definately Dead- Charlaine Harris 45. All Together Dead- Charlaine Harris 46. From Dead to Worse- Charlaine Harris 47. Dead and Gone- Charlaine Harris 48. The Bee Keeper's Apprentice- Laurie R. King 49. A Monstrous Regiment of Women- Laurie R. King 50. A Letter of Mary- Laurie R. King 51. The Moor- Laurie R. King 52. O Jerusalem - Laurie R. King 53. Justice Hall - Laurie R. King 54. The Game- Laurie R. King 55. Locked Rooms - Laurie R. King 56. The Language of Bees- Laurie R. King Clearly I have no life... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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