(I'm secretly jealous of those who can actually read a fiction book all the way through)The challenge is books - not fiction books. Also, many childrens books take less than 15 minutes to read. I recently borrowed Crow Call by Lois Lowry - it probably takes 5 minutes to read, and is a very good book. Also Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French is well worth reading.
Won't do the book thing as my ADD prevents me from dedicating more than 15 minutes to a task and I find fiction books just as mind numbing as TV shows. But I will do this to prevent brain drain from the tube. I actually started last night before I read this post and was excited about it.
(I'm secretly jealous of those who can actually read a fiction book all the way through)
Won't do the book thing as my ADD prevents me from dedicating more than 15 minutes to a task and I find fiction books just as mind numbing as TV shows. But I will do this to prevent brain drain from the tube. I actually started last night before I read this post and was excited about it.
TED talks -- It appears these are specifically designed for us ADD folks who have an interest in interesting stuff. Most of them appear to be around 15 minutes in length and I just love them.
So, while I can't do the books, I will do my best to watch at least 1000 TED talks this year.
. Hmm, maybe I should re-read all of the Famous Five. I tried to re-read the Magic Faraway Tree a few years ago and just could not get into it. :) Need a kid around to read it to I think.
1. The Other Wind, by Ursula Le Guin
I always read more than 50 books a year, so am I still allowed to join or is it cheating if you're already doing it??
I don't think I can hit 50, at least not of the ones on my to-read list (which includes Infinite Jest)
Something to help boost the numbers if you feel you're falling short:Awesome, thanks!
http://electricliterature.com/17-brilliant-short-novels-you-can-read-in-a-sitting/
Next:
Lean in - Sheryl Sandberg
The Martian - Andy Weir
Rereads:
- (Currently Rereading) A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin
4. The Martian by Andy Weir (excellent!)
5. The Martian, Andy Weir
Next:
The Martian - Andy Weir
For those with time or attention issues, graphic novels would also be an option. These days graphic novels can be found in all genres, even science (Jim Ottaviani's stuff is great history of science). The classic superhero comics are available, and also new series that use some of those tropes (Astro City, for instance) but don't require any knowledge of a particular set of superheroes and tend to emphasize character development as well as plot. And the art on a lot of them is just amazing.
Ooh! Can I be in for a lesser challenge? I know I won't get 50, but I'd be impressed with myself if I got 20. Definitely not a person that can read two books at once.
1. Lamb by Christopher Moore
2. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (halfway through)
3. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (next up, this month's book club selection)
The Name of the Wind has been on my to-read list for a while. One time last year we were having our book club meeting in a coffee shop/bar/bookstore and this super drunk homeless guy came in and starting talking to us really incoherently, and he kept mentioning The Name of the Wind. He finally left and this guy who was there with another small group of people turned to us and said, "It really is a good book! I don't want you to be turned off of it because that guy sounded nuts. I definitely recommend it." LOL.
Ooh! Can I be in for a lesser challenge? I know I won't get 50, but I'd be impressed with myself if I got 20. Definitely not a person that can read two books at once.
1. Lamb by Christopher Moore
2. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (halfway through)
3. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (next up, this month's book club selection)
The Name of the Wind has been on my to-read list for a while. One time last year we were having our book club meeting in a coffee shop/bar/bookstore and this super drunk homeless guy came in and starting talking to us really incoherently, and he kept mentioning The Name of the Wind. He finally left and this guy who was there with another small group of people turned to us and said, "It really is a good book! I don't want you to be turned off of it because that guy sounded nuts. I definitely recommend it." LOL.
Hah! My local coffee shop drunky just rants about John the Baptist. It'd be nice to get some book recommendations instead! It's really good though. I'm almost done and will probably go on to the next book in the series right away. The third one is set to come out this year, I think, too.
Also if you like Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel is a fun one.
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein
I like this. I'm a little behind if I'm going to get to 50 this month,But the challenge is to read 50 in a YEAR - not 50 in a MONTH!
I like this. I'm a little behind if I'm going to get to 50 this month,But the challenge is to read 50 in a YEAR - not 50 in a MONTH!
Dang, RetiredAt63 -- you make retirement look good! Read on, sister.
This morning I finished:
5. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
6. Four by Veronica Roth
Now I just have to push myself to keep reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters over the next few days. It's really slow at the beginning and I'm having a hard time keeping the characters names' straight, so we'll see if I make it through or give up on it in favor of another book.
So far,
1. Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
2. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
3. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
4. The Martian by Andy Weir (excellent!)
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:Don't know why I included A Splendid Exchange previously - it must have been another book. Anyway, have just finished reading A Splendid Exchange, and it was terrific. Really made me think about history in a different way.
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
When I was a kid there were years my twin brother and I would read 150-200 100+page books a year, each. It was nuts!
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
When I was a kid there were years my twin brother and I would read 150-200 100+page books a year, each. It was nuts!
In 2nd grade, I won the city-wide March of Dimes for my grade, reading 217 books in one month. The next year, I came no where close to winning, because my mom would only let me count books at my current reading level of 2 years ahead of my grade (my sister's books basically) rather than those at my official grade level. Took a lot longer to read 5th grade books than 2nd grade ones - I think I only did about 60 in the month. (Meanwhile my classmates were all reading the level below our grade in order to read more.)
I'm in! I've been reading free books for the Kindle. It's a challenge to find ones worth reading all the way through though.
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
Currently reading:Interesting. I read the second part of his memoirs (The Fry Chronicles) a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Hadn't realised there was a first part (Moab is my Washpot) until I'd finished so was delighted to find that last year on a second-hand stall. And then it took me nearly a year to get through it and was a hard slog till nearly the end. Have you read the other two parts and liked them? Curious now to see how I feel about More Fool Me but have so much on the to-read list already, it'll probably be a year or two before I get it.
18. More Fool Me - Stephen Fry (meh)
Currently reading:Interesting. I read the second part of his memoirs (The Fry Chronicles) a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Hadn't realised there was a first part (Moab is my Washpot) until I'd finished so was delighted to find that last year on a second-hand stall. And then it took me nearly a year to get through it and was a hard slog till nearly the end. Have you read the other two parts and liked them? Curious now to see how I feel about More Fool Me but have so much on the to-read list already, it'll probably be a year or two before I get it.
18. More Fool Me - Stephen Fry (meh)
Oh don't worry, I'm way too perversely stubborn to be put off reading something I feel like I need to read just to continue with the set. :) Had a look at a few reviews on Amazon just now and the less enthusiastic ones (of which there are far more than I would have expected) all have more or less the same complaints, first third is a too-long recap of the other two, second third is a relatively short period of time and basically a list of places he did coke and people he partied with, while the final third is simply a reprint of bits of his actual diary at the time. Many "does he not have an editor" comments. Still, books like that are what the library is for. :)
I'm in! I've been reading free books for the Kindle. It's a challenge to find ones worth reading all the way through though.
You could try Project Gutenberg or a few other sites for some classic novels.
https://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
Doing work so far this year, though I've always been a reader.
1. Firefight, Brandon Sanderson
2. Fluency, Jennifer Wells
3. Terms of Enlistment, Marko Kloos
4. Lines of Departure, Marko Kloos
5. The Martian, Andy Weir
6. Locked On, Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney
Adding -
7. Threat Vector, Clancy/Greaney
8. Starhold, J. Alan Field (will read it's sequel when it comes out in fall)
This morning I finished:
5. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
6. Four by Veronica Roth
Now I just have to push myself to keep reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters over the next few days. It's really slow at the beginning and I'm having a hard time keeping the characters' names straight, so we'll see if I make it through or give up on it in favor of another book.
I looooooove reading. Actually, I might be addicted to it. I purposefully go through stints of time when I do not borrow books from the library simply because it disrupts my daily productivity. I primarily read science fiction books but have dove into biographies and autobiographies lately. My desire to read is so intense that I will continue reading a book, even if it's terrible. Just can't stop.
The following graphic novels are seriously good pieces of literature. I've found both the writing and art to be outstanding:
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Habibi, also by Craig Thompson
Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Watchmen by Alan Moore
V for Vendetta, also by Alan Moore
Here's my update! Still a bit behind but catching up.
- The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
- 1491, Charles Mann
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
- Practical Demon-Keeping, Christopher Moore
- The Simulacrum, Philip K Dick
Update!Here's my update! Still a bit behind but catching up.
- The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
- 1491, Charles Mann
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
- Practical Demon-Keeping, Christopher Moore
- The Simulacrum, Philip K Dick
6. In a Sunburned Country, Bill Bryson
7. Guards, Guards! Terry Prachett
8. Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman
Still working on Catherine the Great, and starting The Remains of the Day.
I'm struggling to even finish one book. I read part of every book I take out of the library. Does that count? haha
Partially read 5 books so far this year, and then returned them :-(
I'm still enjoying everyone's reports, and have ordered in a few titles based on your recommendations ... but I probably won't finish them.
6. Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
- Frankenstein (Shelley)
UPDATE:
FINISHED:
17)Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
18)Tales of Adam by Daniel Quinn (twas a quick re-read)
- Frankenstein (Shelley)This book is so much better and deeper than most people realize.
Agreed! Definitely one of my favourites.
I'm thinking no-freakin-way on 50, but I've set a goal for 2015 at 35 books I have not read before (10% of something/day, rounded down). Some short paperbacks I can cruise through 20%-30% in a typical day, but others, like the books in the ASOIAF series, are closer to 5% in a day (and I'm rereading that series right now, won't count towards the total). Good to have company in this reading quest.
The journey so far:
- Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
- Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
- The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
- Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
- The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
- (Currently Reading) Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
Rereads:
- (Currently Rereading) A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin
Finished:
9. The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
Such a lovely book!
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:7. Hungry Campers Cookbook - Katy Holder - only really for barbeques or fires.
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
11. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (still currently reading - finding it hard to get into... so much so, that i finished 2 whole other books in the interim)
I read about 165 new-to-me books last year (I don't count rereads), so my goal for this year is actually to trim it to 100ish and try to read some longer books and more nonfiction.
Retiredat63: wow!! That's a lot of books.
I am not rereading anything this year . only new. I love this challenge!
I'll join. I have trouble finding books to read, hopefully this thread gives me some inspiration.
Currently reading:
Lunatics - Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel (I don't like this book at all yet, but my dad got me it for Christmas so I'm reading it.)
Next:
Lean in - Sheryl Sandberg
The Martian - Andy Weir
Not in order, but here's my list so far:
1. The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters (meh)
2. The Family Law - Benjamin Law (very funny)
3. Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff - Dorothy Breininger (dreadful)
4. Yes Please - Amy Poehler (meh)
5. Divergent - Veronica Roth (fun)
6. Brain Rules - John Medina (well worth reading)
7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless and Timeless - Gail Carriger (silly, fun)
12. The Wife Drought - Annabel Crabb (very good)
13. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams (great)
14, 15, 16. Stormy Petrel, Rose Cottage and Thornyhold - Mary Stewart (I lurve her books)
17. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
18. More Fool Me - Stephen Fry (meh)
@RetiredAt63 - holy moly. That's a lot of books. Only 57 days into the year and you're already at 38. Literally 1.5 books per day.
I read about 165 new-to-me books last year (I don't count rereads), so my goal for this year is actually to trim it to 100ish and try to read some longer books and more nonfiction.
Why are you trying to lower the number of books? Just so you know you've been reading longer books?
I forgot a few books.
1. The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen
2. Four (Divergent series) - Veronica Roth
3. Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
4. Beagle Basics - Training Your Hunting Beagle (the things I do for my husband :p)
5. Voyager (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
Additional thought: I like that companies like Goodreads are challenging people to read. But I almost want to force people to put total pages read instead of total books. The one book I have on my bookshelf to be read is a behemoth.
I'd be curious to know what you think of this one. I read it a few years ago, and, at the time, I thought it was brilliant.... But I'm not sure what I would think of it now. I think I've mellowed out a bit! haha.
11) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
13) Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
I also just read P&P early this year... I really enjoyed it, and I was surprised to find out that it was actually a little funny!
Would you recommend Homage to Catalonia? I read Burmese Days and The Clergyman's Daughter by Orwell last year, but haven't yet read this one....
I would also VERY highly recommend reading Animal Farm again as an adult - I had read it in high school and loved it, but when I re-read it recently, it blew me away. Such a seemingly simple story and yet, it is an excellent social critique. Even though it's specifically about the Russian Revolution, I think its message is universal. :)
Currently reading: Eleanor & Park
I really enjoyed that book! Read it in 2 days last year!
I also just read P&P early this year... I really enjoyed it, and I was surprised to find out that it was actually a little funny!A little funny? I think Pride and Prejudice is hilarious. Has the romance and anguish, too, but it's the humour that keeps it moving along, I feel.
Have you read any of the Georgette Heyer Regency romances? I really enjoy them - actually I re-read at least a few most years. But they've spoiled me for other wannabe-Austenesque (what a great way to put it) books.I also just read P&P early this year... I really enjoyed it, and I was surprised to find out that it was actually a little funny!Ha ha, I know, I loved the dry humor. I feel like that doesn't come across in the modern wanna-be Austen-esque romances or the movie adaptations.
Have you read any of the Georgette Heyer Regency romances? I really enjoy them - actually I re-read at least a few most years. But they've spoiled me for other wannabe-Austenesque (what a great way to put it) books.I also just read P&P early this year... I really enjoyed it, and I was surprised to find out that it was actually a little funny!Ha ha, I know, I loved the dry humor. I feel like that doesn't come across in the modern wanna-be Austen-esque romances or the movie adaptations.
Hand to god, I wrote in my review that Georgette Heyer might have ruined me for Jane Austen because Heyer really does do a great job.I love it as well when various Heyer heroines discover this amusing new writer called Jane Austen. Always makes me smile. I know Heyer was far more of a churn another book out every month kind of writer but the humour cracks me up every time. Cotillion is one of those few books that really can make me laugh out loud - even within the first few pages.
Sometimes I caught myself being like, huh, this has a lot of social commentary for a romance novel.
Should be interesting to see how long this takes:10. Work Less, Play More - Ron Bennetts and Andrew Foster - Well, If I wanted a book on the financial aspects of retirement in Australia, it would have been good - it goes into nitty-gritty that I had never seen before and it is current. But I didn't. It didn't have ANYTHING about playing more!
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
7. Hungry Campers Cookbook - Katy Holder - only really for barbeques or fires.
8. Gossamer - Lois Lowry - I always like her books
9. Retirement for Two - Maryanne Vandervelde - Good book on the dynamics of retirement
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
11. Fall of Giants, Ken Follett
17. The King in Yellow
Robert Galbraith
17. The King in Yellow
Okay, this is a weird book, right? And how did you happen to end up reading it? I heard about it from some article about references to it in True Detective, although I never got around to watching True Detective.
11. Fall of Giants, Ken Follett
^ This was recommended to me by a nice lady on a plane recently, haha.
17. The King in Yellow
Okay, this is a weird book, right? And how did you happen to end up reading it? I heard about it from some article about references to it in True Detective, although I never got around to watching True Detective.
Yeah, it was pretty weird. I'm not sure I liked it. I found it by browsing Feedbooks.com. I normally like horror (used to read a lot of Stephen King) but The King in Yellow just wasn't that interesting.
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)11. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
7. Hungry Campers Cookbook - Katy Holder - only really for barbeques or fires.
8. Gossamer - Lois Lowry - I always like her books
9. Retirement for Two - Maryanne Vandervelde - Good book on the dynamics of retirement
10. Work Less, Play More - Ron Bennetts and Andrew Foster - Well, If I wanted a book on the financial aspects of retirement in Australia, it would have been good - it goes into nitty-gritty that I had never seen before and it is current. But I didn't. It didn't have ANYTHING about playing more!
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
Yes! Huge YA fan here - especially the 'classics' with female protagonists.
I love the "His Dark Materials" series!!
Pullman's other series, about a teenage girl detective in Victorian England, is also really great - Sally Lockhart.
Now working on:
14. Galactic Empire Wars: Destruction
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)15. The Kalahari Mens Typing School - Alexander McCall Smith
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
7. Hungry Campers Cookbook - Katy Holder - only really for barbeques or fires.
8. Gossamer - Lois Lowry - I always like her books
9. Retirement for Two - Maryanne Vandervelde - Good book on the dynamics of retirement
10. Work Less, Play More - Ron Bennetts and Andrew Foster - Well, If I wanted a book on the financial aspects of retirement in Australia, it would have been good - it goes into nitty-gritty that I had never seen before and it is current. But I didn't. It didn't have ANYTHING about playing more!
11. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith
12. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built - Alexander McCall Smith
13. The Double Comfort Safari Club - Alexander McCall Smith
14. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - great book! worth waiting all these months to get it from the library.
I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
I'm going to give this challenge a shot! I spend too much time putzing around on the Internet. Here's what I've read so far this year:
1. Middlemarch - George Eliot (I was halfway through it when 2015 rolled around, but it's so darn long that I'm counting it this year)
2. Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (reread)
3. Home - Marilynne Robinson
4. The Colour of Memory - Geoff Dyer
5. On Writing - Stephen King
6. Practical Demonkeeping - Christopher Moore
Is anyone reading classic fiction?
I forgot a few books.
1. The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen
2. Four (Divergent series) - Veronica Roth
3. Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
4. Beagle Basics - Training Your Hunting Beagle (the things I do for my husband :p)
5. Voyager (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
6. Drums of Autumn (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
7. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
Thanks to audiobooks, I am plowing through books! Since the start of the New Year, I've "read" the following:
1. Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
2. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
4. Command and Control; Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser
5. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
6. 1984 by George Orwell
7. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood
8. The Chidlist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
9. The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty by Nina Munk
10. The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
11. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
12. The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh
13. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
14. The Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
15. A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre
16. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
17. Discontent and its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London
18. Future Crimes: Everything is Connected, Everyone is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It
Awesome! So far in 2015:
What If by Randall Munroe
The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin
Expecting Better by Emily Oster
Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
(in progress) Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk--completed
(in progress) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote--completed
I thought I'd already joined the thread and started a list, but apparently not. I'll try to remember what I've already read.
- Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
- Slaughterhouse five - Kurt Vonnegut
- Q&A - Vikas Swarup
- Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook - Terry Pratchett
- Unseen academicals - Terry Pratchett
- Jingo - TP
- Raising Steam - TP
- Empire of the moghul - Alex Rutherford
I love Slaughterhouse five :) . There is a movie version that is pretty interesting as well.
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- Moab is my Washpot - Stephen Fry - finished
- Bring on the Apocalypse - George Monbiot - finished
- We Need to Talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver - finished
- My Berlin Kitchen - Luisa Weiss - was only a few chapters from the end and I lost it (left it on the train last weekend I think). Sooo frustrating - especially 'cos there were recipes at the end of each chapter and I really wanted to try some of them
- The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco - still in progress, this is on my kindle so it's now my book for when I'm out and about
- 'Tis - Frank McCourt - finished
- The Weathermonger - Peter Dickinson - finished
- Real Food has Curves - Mark Scarborough and Bruce Weinstein - started this last year and was kind of disappointed at how bored I was reading it. Some nice sounding recipes so I will finish just to even make note of them but I think I'm just not the target audience for this book - still, at least I'm halfway through it now
- Teacher Man - Frank McCourt - finished
- Opening Acts - Suki Cunningham - finished
- The life-changing magic of tidying up - Marie Kondo - finished
- Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain - started the first few pages of this as soon as I got it, couldn't resist but then had to put it down to go out to rehearsal - don't want to pick it up again until I have time to keep reading to the end. That's how powerful of an effect the first ten pages had on me. There's a bank holiday in a couple of weeks, think I'll reserve that day for a picnic in the park and reading
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My big reading change this year is when I get some free time I'll go over to the library and just plop down and read for an hour or two. I've found that when I try to read at home I get distracted by chores I need to do or my appetite gets in the way haha.
I've found that when I try to read at home I get distracted by chores I need to do or my appetite gets in the way haha.
Seperately, get the OverDrive app! You can download books or audiobooks straight from your own library for free. As an added bonus, seeing that return date looming closer will keep you focused. I had a bunch of books on hold, then they all became available at once, now I'm getting through 5 books in the next 19 days!
Running behind! I blame the nice spring weather.
15. 1Q84, Haruki Murakami
16. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
1. The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen12. A Breath of Snow and Ahses - Diana Gabaldon - I need to take a break from this series.
2. Four (Divergent series) - Veronica Roth
3. Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
4. Beagle Basics - Training Your Hunting Beagle (the things I do for my husband :p)
5. Voyager (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
6. Drums of Autumn (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
7. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
8. Herland - Charlotte Gilman I listened to this on the Craftlit podcast. Everyone who might like classic literature, and also wants good discussion and a bit of English teacher enthusiasm needs to check out this podcast. It's now my favorite way to "read" the classics.
9. The Fiery Cross (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
10. In the Garden of Beasts: An American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson
11. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Took a little break from reading, but now im back on track . still a couple ahead .
21. Olivia Joules & the overactive imagination by Helen Fielding
1. "Queen Mab" by Kate Danley
2. "Kiss of Fire (Imdalind Series Book 1) by Rebecca Ethington
3. "Effortless Savings" by Richard Syrop
4. "Obsidian (A Lux Novel Book 1)" by Jennifer Armentrout
5. "Delivering Happiness; a path to profits, passion, and purpose" by Tony Hsieh
1. The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen16. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis - I liked this book.
2. Four (Divergent series) - Veronica Roth
3. Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
4. Beagle Basics - Training Your Hunting Beagle (the things I do for my husband :p)
5. Voyager (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
6. Drums of Autumn (Outlander series) - Diana Gabaldon
7. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
8. Herland - Charlotte Gilman I listened to this on the Craftlit podcast. Everyone who might like classic literature, and also wants good discussion and a bit of English teacher enthusiasm needs to check out this podcast. It's now my favorite way to "read" the classics.
9. The Fiery Cross (Outlander Series) - Diana Gabaldon
10. In the Garden of Beasts: An American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Erik Larson
11. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
12. A Breath of Snow and Ahses - Diana Gabaldon
13. Between the Lines - Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
14. The Lost City of Z - David Grann
15. Spinning Forward - Terri DuLong I thought this book was not good-has anyone read other books in this series?
Now working on:
14. Galactic Empire Wars: Destruction
15. Galactic Empire Wars: Emergence
16. Galactic Empire Wars: Rebellion (Almost finished!)
This series has been pretty good, in my opinion. Next up I think it's about time to go through and reread all of the Foundation books, including the extras by the three B's.
20. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Books read(ing) in 2015:10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. (Currently Reading) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
...And this is why I'm falling increasingly behind with my list. I was just thinking I wish my books would arrive (bought some online) because I had nothing to add for a while. Then I realised that actually, I read a book yesterday, and had totally forgotten to add it to the list, because it wasn't the book i wanted to be reading. Fixed now. When that box does arrive, with the next 7 in an 11 volume series that I devoured the first 3 in less than a week, plus the next 4 in a series that, after reading the first, I immediately reread it because I liked it so much, I should be adding several in quick succession. I do try to limit my book spending, but I also know I will reread these many times, and will get significant value from them.
In the mean time, I'm getting great additions for my "to read" list from everyone else's lists. Asimov and Fry are the next authors I want to get hold of.
...And this is why I'm falling increasingly behind with my list. I was just thinking I wish my books would arrive (bought some online) because I had nothing to add for a while. Then I realised that actually, I read a book yesterday, and had totally forgotten to add it to the list, because it wasn't the book i wanted to be reading. Fixed now. When that box does arrive, with the next 7 in an 11 volume series that I devoured the first 3 in less than a week, plus the next 4 in a series that, after reading the first, I immediately reread it because I liked it so much, I should be adding several in quick succession. I do try to limit my book spending, but I also know I will reread these many times, and will get significant value from them.
In the mean time, I'm getting great additions for my "to read" list from everyone else's lists. Asimov and Fry are the next authors I want to get hold of.
Do they have libraries in your land?
I'm going to give this challenge a shot! I spend too much time putzing around on the Internet. Here's what I've read so far this year:
1. Middlemarch - George Eliot (I was halfway through it when 2015 rolled around, but it's so darn long that I'm counting it this year)
2. Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (reread)
3. Home - Marilynne Robinson
4. The Colour of Memory - Geoff Dyer
5. On Writing - Stephen King
6. Practical Demonkeeping - Christopher Moore
Update:
7. The Descendants – Kaui Hart Hemmings
8. The Red House – Mark Haddon
9. Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn (vastly exceeded my expectations)
10. My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
11. The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
13. Lila – Marilynne Robinson
14. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
So, Kriegsspiel, are you a very fast reader or do you have a lot of time or are you just very dedicated about using the time you have to read or some combination of the three?
34. Freakonomics, by Levitt and DubnerI loved that book, using economics for good! or at least for interesting. Didn't enjoy the sequel so much, although still interesting perhaps ti just seemed more of the same. What did you think of it?
Finally made it over the halfway mark!
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. Hamlet- Shakespeare
3. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
4. Yes Please- Amy Poehler
5. Swing Low: A Life- Miriam Toewes
6. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
7. The Adventures of Hergé - Boquet et al.
8. The Children of Hurin - JRR Tolkien
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
10. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
11. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
12. The Beach - Alex Garland
13. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (re-read)
14. Good Wives- Louisa May Alcott
15. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
16. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
17. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
18. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
19. Outdoors With Gregory Clark - Gregory Clark
20. Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
21. Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste - Bea Johnson
22. Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan - Azby Brown
23. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures - Kate di Camillo
24. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare
New:
25. Counting by Sevens - Holly Goldberg Sloan
26. The Incredible Journey - Sheila Burnford
27. Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet - T. Maclean (ed.)
Finally made it over the halfway mark!
1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. Hamlet- Shakespeare
3. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
4. Yes Please- Amy Poehler
5. Swing Low: A Life- Miriam Toewes
6. The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
7. The Adventures of Hergé - Boquet et al.
8. The Children of Hurin - JRR Tolkien
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
10. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
11. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
12. The Beach - Alex Garland
13. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (re-read)
14. Good Wives- Louisa May Alcott
15. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
16. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
17. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
18. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
19. Outdoors With Gregory Clark - Gregory Clark
20. Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
21. Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste - Bea Johnson
22. Just Enough: Lessons in Living Green from Traditional Japan - Azby Brown
23. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures - Kate di Camillo
24. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare
New:
25. Counting by Sevens - Holly Goldberg Sloan
26. The Incredible Journey - Sheila Burnford
27. Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet - T. Maclean (ed.)
6. Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas
I am not in this challenge, but I could be, I started by own challenge of reading 100 classics (that I haven't previously read) over the next 5 years. I'm in year 2. I'm wondering, of the classics that you read this year, which one or two are your favorite (s)? I'm looking to expand my list. I just finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and it was brilliant. An amazingly tantalizing book & very well written. I would highly recommend it, especially since you read Pride and Prejudice (same time period) but Frankenstein is so much better, in my opinion anyways!
I love reading classics! I read Frankenstein several years ago and loved it. It's one of my favourite books.
Of my list for this year, I'd say my favourites were
Pride and Prejudice
The Importance of Being Earnest
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robinson Crusoe
Some of my favourites from previous year would be:
Anna Karenina - Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment - Dostoyevsky
Germinal -Zola
Picture of Dorian Gray - Wilde
Down and Out in Paris and London - Orwell
I'm hoping to add a few other classics to my list this year - hoping to try for Ulysses by Joyce, but it's pretty daunting! I may settle for Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man....
6. Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster by Dana Thomas
Wow! I've never heard of this book! Have you read Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth Cline? I loved it and it really opened my eyes and totally changed my shopping habits.
I've lost track of my book reading but I know since my last post way back in January that I've at least reached:
5. Hunger by Knut Hamsun
6. Louis XIV by Vincent Cronin
24. Doctor Sleep, Steprhen King. Should have re-read The Shining before reading this!
17. Prelude to Foundation, Asimov
18. Forward the Foundation, Asimov
19. Foundation, Asimov
20. Foundation and Empire, Asimov
21. Second Foundation, Asimov
22. Foundation's Edge, Asimov
23. Foundation and Earth, Asimov
24. Angles of Attack, Marko Kloos
25. Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
26. Time War: Invasion, Nick Thomas
27. Time War: Onslaught, Nick Thomas
Books read in 2015:14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
Hooray, finally caught up to where I should be, 27 down before the end of June. Even if 10 of them were a fairly light and easy to read series.
However, now I have course notes and additional study to do, rate may slow down a bit. And I've run out of stuff I want to read until I go to the library next.
Can anyone tell me, can I download e-books on a laptop rather than an e-reader? I'd quite like to make use of all the free classics available but don't want to shell out for a kindle.
Hooray, finally caught up to where I should be, 27 down before the end of June. Even if 10 of them were a fairly light and easy to read series.
However, now I have course notes and additional study to do, rate may slow down a bit. And I've run out of stuff I want to read until I go to the library next.
Can anyone tell me, can I download e-books on a laptop rather than an e-reader? I'd quite like to make use of all the free classics available but don't want to shell out for a kindle.
28. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
29. Before They Are Hanged, Joe Abercrombie
30. Last Argument of Kings, Joe Abercrombie
I really enjoyed that 3 book series, the First Law.
I'm still a little behind, but hoping to catch up. This is what I've read so far this year.
1. Death by Food Pyramid - Denise Minger
2. A Table by the Window - Hillary Manton Lodge
3. The Martian - Andy Weir (thanks, everyone, for this recommendation)
4. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Mystery - Alan Bradley (I love this series)
5. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Elizabeth Kolbert
6. Eat that Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - Brian Tracy
7. Walking with the Great Apes: Sy Montgomery
Currently reading The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind America's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon
Hooray, finally caught up to where I should be, 27 down before the end of June. Even if 10 of them were a fairly light and easy to read series.
However, now I have course notes and additional study to do, rate may slow down a bit. And I've run out of stuff I want to read until I go to the library next.
Can anyone tell me, can I download e-books on a laptop rather than an e-reader? I'd quite like to make use of all the free classics available but don't want to shell out for a kindle.
Yes you can. The Gutenberg Project has their books in html. But If you will be doing a lot of reading, get an old ebook reader off of craigslist (I got my kindle and case for about $40). They are so much easier on the eyes and much more transportable.
Hooray, finally caught up to where I should be, 27 down before the end of June. Even if 10 of them were a fairly light and easy to read series.
However, now I have course notes and additional study to do, rate may slow down a bit. And I've run out of stuff I want to read until I go to the library next.
Can anyone tell me, can I download e-books on a laptop rather than an e-reader? I'd quite like to make use of all the free classics available but don't want to shell out for a kindle.
Yes you can. The Gutenberg Project has their books in html. But If you will be doing a lot of reading, get an old ebook reader off of craigslist (I got my kindle and case for about $40). They are so much easier on the eyes and much more transportable.
Thanks Found Peace and River ffashion. I'd love to get a kindle second hand but no CL in Aus and the ridiculous pricing here means I would be paying far more than $40. Last time I looked on ebay I found some for around $100, nothing available on gumtree.
Not in order, but here's my list so far:
1. The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters (meh)
2. The Family Law - Benjamin Law (very funny)
3. Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff - Dorothy Breininger (dreadful)
4. Yes Please - Amy Poehler (meh)
5. Divergent - Veronica Roth (fun)
6. Brain Rules - John Medina (well worth reading)
7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless and Timeless - Gail Carriger (silly, fun)
12. The Wife Drought - Annabel Crabb (very good)
13. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Scott Adams (great)
14, 15, 16. Stormy Petrel, Rose Cottage and Thornyhold - Mary Stewart (I lurve her books)
17. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
18. More Fool Me - Stephen Fry (meh)
19. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet
20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
21. House of Lies - Martin Kihn (don't bother)
22. English: Stuff You Forgot From School - Patrick Scrivenor
23. The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
24. Radical Homemakers - Shannon Hayes
25. World War Z- Max Brooks
26. So What's Your Proposal? - William A. Eddy
27. I am a Bacha Posh - Ukmina Manoori
31. Galactic Empire Wars: The Alliance
My local library closes earlier than I leave work now in the summer months. Will try to either leave early if there's a nice day or go book-hoarding on the weekend, but I do wish they would open 14-18 and not 12-16.
1. Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - fantastic (but I always like her books)I am only going to include books read cover to cover, and since the challenge started.
2. A Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World - William Bernstein - Really made me think about history in a different way.
3. The Grey Nomad's Guidebook - Cindy and Jeremy Gough - how to travel Australia - good
4. Depletion and Abundance Sharon Astyk - very annoying book of not thought through goodie-goodie environmental stuff (using wood to combat climate change, local is best... which are both patently untrue)
5. Fabric Memory Books - Lesley Riley - basic
6. When Every Day is Saturday - Richard E Grace - Survey of retired people - pros and cons - good
7. Hungry Campers Cookbook - Katy Holder - only really for barbeques or fires.
8. Gossamer - Lois Lowry - I always like her books
9. Retirement for Two - Maryanne Vandervelde - Good book on the dynamics of retirement
10. Work Less, Play More - Ron Bennetts and Andrew Foster - Well, If I wanted a book on the financial aspects of retirement in Australia, it would have been good - it goes into nitty-gritty that I had never seen before and it is current. But I didn't. It didn't have ANYTHING about playing more!
11. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith
12. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built - Alexander McCall Smith
13. The Double Comfort Safari Club - Alexander McCall Smith
14. Lean In - Sheryl Sandberg - great book! worth waiting all these months to get it from the library.
15. The Kalahari Mens Typing School - Alexander McCall Smith
16. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
17. The Great Cake Mystery - Alexander McCall Smith
18. Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion - Alexander McCall Smith
Did you ask if they have digital library access? Most capitol cities do. It might be worth the drive to sign up. I use overdrive. I can listen to audio books or read digital books from my library without leaving the house. They send them to kindle too, but the overdrive app works well if your library uses it.
23. The Martian-- Andy Weir
I still really want to read this! Had intended to, but it was due back at the library before I could get to it :(
30. Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
30. Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
I'm reading this right now!
30. Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
I'm reading this right now!
Just finished the first story... Pretty odd so far
30. Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
I'm reading this right now!
Just finished the first story... Pretty odd so far
Yeah, I've also read Veronica and Don't Cry by her (also the movie Secretary was based on one of her stories), and the writing is great at capturing uncomfortable things.
35 The Circle
36 His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass
37 His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife
38 His Dark Materials - The Amber Spyglass (ongoing)
Love the "His Dark Materials" trilogy ! I really should read them again.
What did you think of The Circle? I am curious about it.
19. The Wife Drought - Annabel Crabb - REALLY REALLY GOOD - worth the long wait!
31. Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
Books read in 2015:
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
15. The Martian - Andy Weir
2. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, David Sedaris (This one is little and quick, maybe it shouldn't count. Started yesterday, I'll finish it tonight.)
1. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin12. Graceling - Kristin Cashore
2. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
3. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
4. Alice's adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up - Marie Kondo
6. Delta of Venus - Anais Nin
7. The Romantics - Pankaj Mishra
8. Little Birds - Anais Nin
9. Spellwright - Blake Charlton
10. The Enchanted Castle - E Nesbit
11. Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
2. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, David Sedaris (This one is little and quick, maybe it shouldn't count. Started yesterday, I'll finish it tonight.)
Gasp, not count a David Sedaris??? unthinkable, lol
32. The Lost Starship (Lost Starship Series Book 1), Vaughn Heppner
37. A Shot of Malaria by Charles Souby
What have I read so far this year (since may)...
1. Your Money of Your Life
2. The Millionaire Next Door
3-8. Codex Alara
9. The Magicians
10. The Way of Kings
11. What to Eat
12. The Eye of the World
13. The Great Hunt
14. Words of Radiance
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To be read:
15-25. (the rest of) The Wheel of Time
26-28. Mistborn trilogy
I just finished the Mistborn trilogy and really enjoyed it. The last book dragged a bit at first but I found the ending satisfying with all the various strands pulled together nicely. Look forward to reading more Sanderson. Have to admit to only really becoming aware of him because Robert Jordan chose him to co-author the last couple of WoT books. I think I may re-read WoT next year. Have been thinking about re-reading Harry Potter so might do that next. September is usually a phase of so busy I can't think about new books anymore.What have I read so far this year (since may)...
1. Your Money of Your Life
2. The Millionaire Next Door
3-8. Codex Alara
9. The Magicians
10. The Way of Kings
11. What to Eat
12. The Eye of the World
13. The Great Hunt
14. Words of Radiance
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To be read:
15-25. (the rest of) The Wheel of Time
26-28. Mistborn trilogy
I just finished the Mistborn trilogy and really enjoyed it. The last book dragged a bit at first but I found the ending satisfying with all the various strands pulled together nicely. Look forward to reading more Sanderson. Have to admit to only really becoming aware of him because Robert Jordan chose him to co-author the last couple of WoT books.What have I read so far this year (since may)...
1. Your Money of Your Life
2. The Millionaire Next Door
3-8. Codex Alara
9. The Magicians
10. The Way of Kings
11. What to Eat
12. The Eye of the World
13. The Great Hunt
14. Words of Radiance
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To be read:
15-25. (the rest of) The Wheel of Time
26-28. Mistborn trilogy
I just finished the Mistborn trilogy and really enjoyed it. The last book dragged a bit at first but I found the ending satisfying with all the various strands pulled together nicely. Look forward to reading more Sanderson. Have to admit to only really becoming aware of him because Robert Jordan chose him to co-author the last couple of WoT books.What have I read so far this year (since may)...
1. Your Money of Your Life
2. The Millionaire Next Door
3-8. Codex Alara
9. The Magicians
10. The Way of Kings
11. What to Eat
12. The Eye of the World
13. The Great Hunt
14. Words of Radiance
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To be read:
15-25. (the rest of) The Wheel of Time
26-28. Mistborn trilogy
Halfway through the second Mistborn book and enjoying it a lot!
Library has the rest of the trilogy but not the first one, so had to ILL it. There are a bunch of series like that. WoT is missing about half the books, so I had to order #4 since I'm a bit into #3. Library has #s 5 and 6, but not 7. Anyways, enough complaining about that. I read as quickly as I speak (unless I'm skipping a couple paragraphs of excess descriptions... (WoT is super guilty)).
You guys should read the first two books of The Stormlight Archive. Stupidly massive books by Sanderson (in excess of 1k pages each). They are super good.
Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots. Challenging myself to cut down on the romance books and calling to extend the time on my finance books - no more library fees for me this year! Do you ever have that issue?:)
Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots. Challenging myself to cut down on the romance books and calling to extend the time on my finance books - no more library fees for me this year! Do you ever have that issue?:)My first real sci-fi/fantasy books were the Dragon series from Anne McCaffrey (who I found out later lived a mile or so away from where I was working at the time) - loved them and there was just enough of a romance story to make the transition from reading almost exclusively romance very easy. Also love the Crystal Singer trilogy and the Sassinak books from her. I've only read one Ursula LeGuin so far but have only heard good things about her stuff. And I like J.V. Jones, too. Have you read the Robin Hobb Farseer and Dragon triologies? They're great. If you're looking for other recommendations bookpunks (http://www.bookpunks.com/)is a site I enjoy - started by a couple of women, one of whom I've actually met (through blogging and then going to see her perform when she came to play near me - fabulous singer, too) and become friends with. She reads so fast though, it always feels like I will never be able to catch up on even a fraction of all the great sounding books she reviews.
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Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots. Challenging myself to cut down on the romance books and calling to extend the time on my finance books - no more library fees for me this year! Do you ever have that issue?:)
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Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots. Challenging myself to cut down on the romance books and calling to extend the time on my finance books - no more library fees for me this year! Do you ever have that issue?:)
Heinlein is a must.
Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land are both good books to Grock.
Library has the rest of the trilogy but not the first one, so had to ILL it. There are a bunch of series like that. WoT is missing about half the books, so I had to order #4 since I'm a bit into #3. Library has #s 5 and 6, but not 7. Anyways, enough complaining about that. I read as quickly as I speak (unless I'm skipping a couple paragraphs of excess descriptions... (WoT is super guilty)).
You guys should read the first two books of The Stormlight Archive. Stupidly massive books by Sanderson (in excess of 1k pages each). They are super good.
I second the The Stormlight Archive. So good. Can't wait for book #3. WoT is my favorite fantasy series. Mistborn was definitely good.
Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots. Challenging myself to cut down on the romance books and calling to extend the time on my finance books - no more library fees for me this year! Do you ever have that issue?:)
have the first Discworld one on my Kindle now so will at least get through that one, I think. My sister tells me the first one isn't great but I should definitely read it for background information and then the others are much better.
Do you have any favorite sci-fi authors? - no blood and gore please, more future society plots.
1. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin19. Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon - David Barnett
2. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
3. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
4. Alice's adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up - Marie Kondo
6. Delta of Venus - Anais Nin
7. The Romantics - Pankaj Mishra
8. Little Birds - Anais Nin
9. Spellwright - Blake Charlton
10. The Enchanted Castle - E Nesbit
11. Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
12. Graceling - Kristin Cashore
13. Fire - Kristin Cashore
14. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
15. Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl - David Barnett
16. Divergent - Veronica Roth
17. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
18. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
I am on book 65, almost finished wiht it for the year. Whooot. Using goodreads to track my progress.
A few years ago I did 125 books, never again. Just too much.
33. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Claire North (Great book)
34. The Lost Command (Lost Starship Book 2), Heppner
35. The Lost Destroyer (Lost Starship Book 3), Heppner
Heinlein and Asimov were my first love - read those in German as a teenager and later read them again in English.Ooh, do you have any recommendations for German sci-fi/fantasy authors?
Heinlein and Asimov were my first love - read those in German as a teenager and later read them again in English.Ooh, do you have any recommendations for German sci-fi/fantasy authors?
I'm still a little behind, but hoping to catch up. This is what I've read so far this year.
1. Death by Food Pyramid - Denise Minger
2. A Table by the Window - Hillary Manton Lodge
3. The Martian - Andy Weir (thanks, everyone, for this recommendation)
4. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Mystery - Alan Bradley (I love this series)
5. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Elizabeth Kolbert
6. Eat that Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - Brian Tracy
7. Walking with the Great Apes: Sy Montgomery
Currently reading The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind America's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon
8. The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind America's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon
9. Kill Switch - Neil Baer & Jonathan Greene
10. Boy's Life - Robert McCammon
11. Bee Basics: An Introduction to our Native Bees - Beatrice Moisset & Stephen Buchman
12. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
13. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
I've stalled out on a few and never finished them... War of the Whales being a big one that I tried really hard to finish...
I'm going to give this challenge a shot! I spend too much time putzing around on the Internet. Here's what I've read so far this year:
1. Middlemarch - George Eliot (I was halfway through it when 2015 rolled around, but it's so darn long that I'm counting it this year)
2. Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (reread)
3. Home - Marilynne Robinson
4. The Colour of Memory - Geoff Dyer
5. On Writing - Stephen King
6. Practical Demonkeeping - Christopher Moore
Update:
7. The Descendants – Kaui Hart Hemmings
8. The Red House – Mark Haddon
9. Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn (vastly exceeded my expectations)
10. My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
11. The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
13. Lila – Marilynne Robinson
14. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
Update:
15. The Search – Geoff Dyer
16. Little Tales of Misogyny – Patricia Highsmith
17. The Story of a New Name – Elena Ferrante
18. In Defense of Food – Michael Pollan
19. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
20. Committed – Elizabeth Gilbert
21. The Happiness of Pursuit – Chris Guillebeau
22. Heat – Bill Buford
23. Amy and Isabelle – Elizabeth Strout
24. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay – Elena Ferrante
25. The Omnivore’s Dilemma – Michael Pollan
26. All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
27. Ghostwritten – David Mitchell (reread)
28. The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
29. The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
30. The Martian – Andy Weir
1. Your Money of Your Life
2. The Millionaire Next Door
3-8. Codex Alara
9. The Magicians
10. The Way of Kings
11. What to Eat
12. The Eye of the World
13. The Great Hunt
14. Words of Radiance
15. Mistborn: The Final Empire
16. The Dark Rising
17. Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
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To be read:
18-27. (the rest of) The Wheel of Time
28-29. Mistborn trilogy (including alloy of law)
Pooper isn't even trying to win, he's reading a bunch of 600 page books.
Pooper isn't even trying to win, he's reading a bunch of 600 page books.
600 pages? More like 1000... Like 25,000 pages in the combined wheel of time, mistborn, and stormlight archive. So screwed haha. The only reason game of thrones is not on that list is that I've already read it. Still, I can read 1k pages a week so I can still "win" :P.
In case anyone needs more reading suggestions, a friend of mine found this: (sorry don't know how to embed the image)
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads//2011/09/Optimized-SFSignalNPR100Flowchart-1-1.jpg
Since following my natural preferences led me to my favourite book on the first attempt, I'm convinced of it's awesomeness.
In case anyone needs more reading suggestions, a friend of mine found this: (sorry don't know how to embed the image)
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads//2011/09/Optimized-SFSignalNPR100Flowchart-1-1.jpg
Since following my natural preferences led me to my favourite book on the first attempt, I'm convinced of it's awesomeness.
In case anyone needs more reading suggestions, a friend of mine found this: (sorry don't know how to embed the image)
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads//2011/09/Optimized-SFSignalNPR100Flowchart-1-1.jpg
Since following my natural preferences led me to my favourite book on the first attempt, I'm convinced of it's awesomeness.
- Moab is my Washpot - Stephen Fry
- Bring on the Apocalypse - George Monbiot
- We Need to Talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
- My Berlin Kitchen - Luisa Weiss - was only a few chapters from the end and I lost it (left it on the train last weekend I think). Sooo frustrating - especially 'cos there were recipes at the end of each chapter and I really wanted to try some of them
- The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco - still in progress, this is on my kindle so it's now my book for when I'm out and about, since I cycle almost every day now, I have way less out and about time for reading
- 'Tis - Frank McCourt
- The Weathermonger - Peter Dickinson
- Real Food has Curves - Mark Scarborough and Bruce Weinstein
- Teacher Man - Frank McCourt
- Opening Acts - Suki Cunningham
- The life-changing magic of tidying up - Marie Kondo
- Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain - finished - have marked multiple pages and will definitely be going back to read through this again more than once
- Game for anything - Lyn Wood
- Friday's Child - Georgette Heyer - I re-read several Georgette Heyer books every year when I just want something I don't have to think about, will make me smile and always has a happy ending. That's what I'm in the mood for at the moment, feel like my brain can't take in anything more new.
- Sprig Muslin - Georgette Heyer
- The Black Moth - Georgette Heyer
- Sylvester - Georgette Heyer
- These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer - think I'll re-read one more Heyer and then get back to some of my not-yet-read books. Okay, maybe two.
- Venetia - Georgette Heyer
- The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer
- The Diamond Throne - David Eddings - more re-reading, the two Sparhawk trilogies
- The Ruby Knight - David Eddings
- The Saphhire Rose - David Eddings
- Domes of Fire - David Eddings
- The Shining Ones - David Eddings
- The Hidden City - David Eddings
- Olivia Joules and the overactive imagination - Helen Fielding
- Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson
- Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
- Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
- Becoming your real self - Eddie Murphy (an Irish psychologist, not the actor, in case anyone was wondering :) ) - in progress
- Dune - Frank Herbert
- Frugal Stuff that Works: Real Life advice from the ladies of our forum - Elaine Colliar
- A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
- Nice Work - David Lodge
- Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
36. The White Tree, Cycle of Arawn, by Roberson
37. The Great Rift, Cycle of Arawn, by Roberson
38. The Black Star, Cycle of Arawn, by Roberson
Looks like there is another trilogy in this series I'll try and read as well. SO many books. Making it easy to plow through the 50 this year. (so far)
45. Sex and the City by Candace BushnellHave you done the Jilly Cooper books yet? After reading about the controversy about the sexed-down covers of new editions of her books (http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/jun/03/cover-jilly-cooper-novel-redesign-riders), I'm very tempted to revisit some of them. It has been years, so I'm pretty sure I won't remember most of them. :)
Ha-ha. I hav to say I got stuck on trashy Hollywood type about a year ago . before that, I read good quality books I swear! At least I'm reading though is how I figure & research of "the other side" . ;)
45. Sex and the City by Candace BushnellHave you done the Jilly Cooper books yet? After reading about the controversy about the sexed-down covers of new editions of her books (http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/jun/03/cover-jilly-cooper-novel-redesign-riders), I'm very tempted to revisit some of them. It has been years, so I'm pretty sure I won't remember most of them. :)
Ha-ha. I hav to say I got stuck on trashy Hollywood type about a year ago . before that, I read good quality books I swear! At least I'm reading though is how I figure & research of "the other side" . ;)
35. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
36. The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (almost 900 pages! Yikes!)
Feeling like I've slowed down recently.... May have to read some classic YA Fiction (my favourite genre!) to catch up ;) I would really like to read Treasure Island and The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
Will also have to read/re-read Romeo and Juliet, In the Heat of the Night, Othello, and possibly some others for work.
35. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
36. The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (almost 900 pages! Yikes!)
Feeling like I've slowed down recently.... May have to read some classic YA Fiction (my favourite genre!) to catch up ;) I would really like to read Treasure Island and The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
Will also have to read/re-read Romeo and Juliet, In the Heat of the Night, Othello, and possibly some others for work.
Yes! There are many excellent ya books. What type do u like? Also, any suggestions?
35. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
36. The Plains of Passage - Jean M. Auel (almost 900 pages! Yikes!)
Feeling like I've slowed down recently.... May have to read some classic YA Fiction (my favourite genre!) to catch up ;) I would really like to read Treasure Island and The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
Will also have to read/re-read Romeo and Juliet, In the Heat of the Night, Othello, and possibly some others for work.
Yes! There are many excellent ya books. What type do u like? Also, any suggestions?
Danny the champion of the world by roald Dahl is great.
Also some by fransesca lia block.
If you'd like any other ideas let me know:)
I love Danny, the Campion of the World! Haven't heard of the other, but I will check it out!
I'm a sucker for any strong-willed female YA protagonist. Also, books with a strong emphasis on nature/animals and historical fiction/fantasy
Favourites include:
His Dark Materials Trilogy - Pullman
Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery
Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell
Julie of the Wolves -Craighead George
LOTR / Hobbit, etc.... -Tolkien
The Secret Garden - Burnett
Chronicles of Narnia -Lewis
My Side of the Mountain -Craighead George
To Kill a Mockingbird - Lee
Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls
Heidi - Spyri
Sally Lockhart Series - Pullman
Never Let Me Go- Ishiguro
Watership Down - Adams
Etc...
What are your favourite YA subgenres?
27. The Intelligent Investor
1. Warrior Philosophy in Game of Thrones
2. Invest Like a Pro
3. A Beginners Guide to Investing
4. The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles
5. Securities Analysis (still at about 50%)
6. Classical Mythology by the Great Courses (audio)
7. A Game of Thrones (audio)
8. A Clash of Kings (audio)
9. Self Reliance (audio)
10. Seize the Night (audio)
11. Mindfullness is Better than Chocolate (audio)
12. What Ever You Do Don't Run (audio)
13. You Can, You Will (audio)
14. Get Rich Carefully
15. The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run <---- pure fucking awesomeness
16.If this isn't nice, what is? Kurt Vonnegut
17.Self Reliance-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
18.A Random Walk Down Wallstreet
19.America 2020: survival blueprint
20.The Book of Five Rings
21.One Up on Wallstreet-- Peter Mudafukin Lynch
22.Total Money Makeover-- Dave Ramsey (I think Im done with financial books this year)
23. The Martian-- Andy Weir
24. Super Freakonomics-- Steven D. Levitt (audio)
25. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
26. The Warren Buffett Portfolio by Hagstrom
28. If You Can
Books read in 2015:
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
15. The Martian - Andy Weir
16. Building Wealth One House at a Time - John W. Schaub
17. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
39. One Second After, William Forstchen (great book! sequel comes out on the... 15th?)
40. Seveneves, Neil Stephenson, this book was AWESOME I thought.
46. Can You Keep a Secret? By Sophie Kinsella
I hav to say I think her writing style is just terrible- I mean, really the worst. But makes for possibly the lightest reading to pass the days when unwell, which has been most of the year. Sooo.. No brain workout for me for a bit ;)
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Feeling like I've slowed down recently.... May have to read some classic YA Fiction (my favourite genre!) to catch up ;)
Yes! There are many excellent ya books. What type do u like? Also, any suggestions?
I'm a sucker for any strong-willed female YA protagonist. Also, books with a strong emphasis on nature/animals and historical fiction/fantasy
What are your favourite YA subgenres?
I like some of the ya sci-fi/fantasy type, sometimes ya thrillers.
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Feeling like I've slowed down recently.... May have to read some classic YA Fiction (my favourite genre!) to catch up ;)
Yes! There are many excellent ya books. What type do u like? Also, any suggestions?
I'm a sucker for any strong-willed female YA protagonist. Also, books with a strong emphasis on nature/animals and historical fiction/fantasy
What are your favourite YA subgenres?
I like some of the ya sci-fi/fantasy type, sometimes ya thrillers.
YA suggestion that non Australian readers probably haven't encountered - Tomorrow when the war began series by John Marsden. My sister (a non reader) and I both LOVED these as YAs. Strong female lead, great writing. Australia under invasion, teenagers fighting back.
My list as it stands
- Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
- Slaughterhouse five - Kurt Vonnegut
- Q&A - Vikas Swarup
- Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook - Terry Pratchett
- Unseen academicals - Terry Pratchett
- Jingo - TP
- Raising Steam - TP
- Empire of the moghul - Alex Rutherford
- A man is not a financial plan - Joyce.. something?. Not bad, a bit condescending - aimed at Australian / NZ women who might think the word budget is a bit scary and want to achieve financial independence.
- The thousand dollar tan line - Rob Thomas
- Northanger Abbey - Val McDermid - a Jane Austen project book which I enjoyed enough to go looking for all the others, and re-read JA's version as well.
- Mr midshipman Hornblower
- Lieutenant Hornblower
- Hornblower and the hotspur- all C S Forester
- Scarecrow - Matthew Riley
- The well of lost plots - Jasper fforde
- First among sequels - Jasper Fforde
- one of our Thursdays is missing - JF
- The woman who died a lot - J F
- HB & the Atropos
- The Happy Return
- A Ship of the Line
- Flying Colours
- The Commodore]
- Lord HB
- HB in the West Indes - all CS Forester
- Dealing with difficult people - Brinkman and Kirschner
- Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
- The misogyny factor - Anne Summers
- The wife Drought - Annabel Crabbe -both excellent books, the misogyny factor was a bit more anger inducing, whereas I feel comfortable asking my OH to read the wife drought, as it's definitely about equality rather than feminism
- Blink - Malcolm Gladwell - I have three more of his to follow, judging by how good the first was I'm looking forward to them
- David and Goliath - Gladwell
- How to fail at almost everything and still win big - Scott Adams
- The nerdist way - Chris hardwick
- Tipping point
- Outliers - both M Gladwell. Enjoyed these less than the previous, Blink was my favourite I think, but I need to re-read them a bit further apart I think.
- Urn Burial - forgotten the author, but a new series for me - the basis for the Phryne Fisher tv series which I love.
- the Long Earth - Terry Pratchett and Stephen ??? darn, forgot his name. LOVED this, and can't wait to get back to the library to get the next one out.
- The long War - TP and Stephen Baxter
- The Long Mars - TP and Stephen Baxter
- Murder in Mississippi - John Safran
- finance book - Paul Clitheroe
- What do we tell the children - some PhD, a guide to helping children deal with death. Turns out we did things pretty much they way he recommends, so that's good.
Hmm, only one extra book since last update, I think I've hit a reading wall.
25: Firesong - William Nicholson27: Allegiant - Veronica Roth
26: I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb
40. The War of the Worlds - H.G. WellsYA suggestion that non Australian readers probably haven't encountered - Tomorrow when the war began series by John Marsden. My sister (a non reader) and I both LOVED these as YAs. Strong female lead, great writing. Australia under invasion, teenagers fighting back.
Actually, I have heard of that (I've seen the movie), but had forgotten about it. It's definitely my type of story... Thanks for the reminder!
41. One Year After, Forstchen
42. The Rampant Storm, (book two of Starhold Series,) J. Alan Field
43. The Red Sea, Cycle of Galand Book 1 (follow on to Cycle of Arawn books), Edward W. Robertson
Me too. I'm refusing to watch Game of Thrones until the books are finished because even though I know it's supposed to be really excellent, I want to finish the books with the pictures in my head of the people and places the way I've been picturing them for years.I'm worried it can't live up to expectations fro the book.
This always happens to me. How I imagine it in my head is just so much better, IMO ;)
Me too. I'm refusing to watch Game of Thrones until the books are finished because even though I know it's supposed to be really excellent, I want to finish the books with the pictures in my head of the people and places the way I've been picturing them for years.I'm worried it can't live up to expectations fro the book.
This always happens to me. How I imagine it in my head is just so much better, IMO ;)
Me too. I'm refusing to watch Game of Thrones until the books are finished because even though I know it's supposed to be really excellent, I want to finish the books with the pictures in my head of the people and places the way I've been picturing them for years.I'm worried it can't live up to expectations fro the book.
This always happens to me. How I imagine it in my head is just so much better, IMO ;)
Me too. I'm refusing to watch Game of Thrones until the books are finished because even though I know it's supposed to be really excellent, I want to finish the books with the pictures in my head of the people and places the way I've been picturing them for years.I'm worried it can't live up to expectations fro the book.
This always happens to me. How I imagine it in my head is just so much better, IMO ;)
I would say a couple are as good. But NOT a usual occurrence as we all know:
Fear &Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
The Secret Garden (maybe)
A Little Princess
A thing that really weird me out though is when a movie is drastically different than the book, or major character or plot differences. I can think of a couple examples, but won't spoil. ;)
Practical Magic BTW is an okay books, the movie is garbage IMO :)
41. One Year After, Forstchen
42. The Rampant Storm, (book two of Starhold Series,) J. Alan Field
43. The Red Sea, Cycle of Galand Book 1 (follow on to Cycle of Arawn books), Edward W. Robertson
44. Day by Day Armageddon, J.L. Bourne (I actually own the actual book... but its 2500 miles away at my folks house... rebought on kindle)
45. Command Authority (Clancy)
46. Constitution: Book 1 of the Legacy Fleet Trilogy, Nick Webb
47. Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon, J.L. Bourne
48. Day by Day Armageddon: Shattered Hourglass, J.L. Bourne (almost completed)
Looks like I'll crush the 50 books before 10 months is out. Feels good, man.
Enjoy Wheel of Time, it's a fantastic series.
And don't get too attached to The Stormlight Archive yet, Sanderson expects it to be a 10 book series. Don't think the next book comes out until 2017 so we're looking at like 2030 to see that wrapped up :lol:
Top 5 so far (in no particular order):
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
Top 5 so far (in no particular order):
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
There was a miniseries of this in the 90s that I thought was pretty well done. Or maybe it was just my obsession at the time with Tommy Lee Jones. Anyway, it's on netflix.
I'm still a little behind, but hoping to catch up. This is what I've read so far this year.
1. Death by Food Pyramid - Denise Minger
2. A Table by the Window - Hillary Manton Lodge
3. The Martian - Andy Weir (thanks, everyone, for this recommendation)
4. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Mystery - Alan Bradley (I love this series)
5. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Elizabeth Kolbert
6. Eat that Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time - Brian Tracy
7. Walking with the Great Apes: Sy Montgomery
Currently reading The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind America's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon
8. The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind America's Favorite Board Game - Mary Pilon
9. Kill Switch - Neil Baer & Jonathan Greene
10. Boy's Life - Robert McCammon
11. Bee Basics: An Introduction to our Native Bees - Beatrice Moisset & Stephen Buchman
12. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
13. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
I've stalled out on a few and never finished them... War of the Whales being a big one that I tried really hard to finish...
I'm still behind but....
14. On Immunity: An Inoculation - Eula Biss
15. The Meaning of Human Existence - E.O. Wilson
16. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness - Sy Montgomery
17. The Darkest Evening of the Year - Dean Koontz
18. Horns - Joe Hill
19. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake
In case anyone needs more reading suggestions, a friend of mine found this: (sorry don't know how to embed the image)
http://static02.mediaite.com/themarysue/uploads//2011/09/Optimized-SFSignalNPR100Flowchart-1-1.jpg
Since following my natural preferences led me to my favourite book on the first attempt, I'm convinced of it's awesomeness.
Also: what's your favourite book, then?
Books read in 2015:
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
15. The Martian - Andy Weir
16. Building Wealth One House at a Time - John W. Schaub
17. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
18. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
19 . The Authenticity Hoax - Andrew Potter
20. Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari
21. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
Books read in 2015:
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
15. The Martian - Andy Weir
16. Building Wealth One House at a Time - John W. Schaub
17. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
18. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
19 . The Authenticity Hoax - Andrew Potter
20. Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari
21. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
22. Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think - Brian Wansink
23. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
24. Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
24. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
Bolded top 3 non-fiction so far.
Are you going to read the two new Mistborn novels? There's a standalone-ish one and then the start of the second trilogy (of which book 2 comes out in a couple months).
I'm going to give this challenge a shot! I spend too much time putzing around on the Internet. Here's what I've read so far this year:
1. Middlemarch - George Eliot (I was halfway through it when 2015 rolled around, but it's so darn long that I'm counting it this year)
2. Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (reread)
3. Home - Marilynne Robinson
4. The Colour of Memory - Geoff Dyer
5. On Writing - Stephen King
6. Practical Demonkeeping - Christopher Moore
Update:
7. The Descendants – Kaui Hart Hemmings
8. The Red House – Mark Haddon
9. Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn (vastly exceeded my expectations)
10. My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
11. The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
12. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
13. Lila – Marilynne Robinson
14. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
Update:
15. The Search – Geoff Dyer
16. Little Tales of Misogyny – Patricia Highsmith
17. The Story of a New Name – Elena Ferrante
18. In Defense of Food – Michael Pollan
19. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
20. Committed – Elizabeth Gilbert
21. The Happiness of Pursuit – Chris Guillebeau
22. Heat – Bill Buford
23. Amy and Isabelle – Elizabeth Strout
24. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay – Elena Ferrante
25. The Omnivore’s Dilemma – Michael Pollan
26. All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
27. Ghostwritten – David Mitchell (reread)
28. The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
29. The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
30. The Martian – Andy Weir
Update:
31. Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen (possibly a reread, can't remember for sure)
32. Quiet – Susan Cain
33. Going Somewhere – Brian Benson
34. The Flamethrowers – Rachel Kushner
35. Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian
36. Ruhlman’s Twenty – Michael Ruhlman
37. My Struggle, Book 1 – Karl Ove Knausgaard
38. The Wallcreeper – Nell Zink
39. Yes Please – Amy Poehler
40. Mislaid – Nell Zink
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How did you feel about The Flamethrowers? I started it and couldn't keep going. Yet Jonathan Franzen heaped praises on Rachel Kushner. I'm wondering if that's just the wrong book for me or if the style changes a bit into the book.
Books read in 2015:
1. Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen K. Dubner
2. Why Bother With Bonds: A Guide to Build All-Weather Portfolio - Rick Van Ness
3. The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
4. Consider the Lobster and Other Essays - David Foster Wallace
5. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less - Barry Schwartz
6. A Dance with Dragons - George R. R. Martin (reread)
7. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - Jane McGonigal
8. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
9. The World of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
10. Divergent - Veronica Roth
11. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
12. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
13. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
14. In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
15. The Martian - Andy Weir
16. Building Wealth One House at a Time - John W. Schaub
17. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
18. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
19 . The Authenticity Hoax - Andrew Potter
20. Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari
21. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
22. Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think - Brian Wansink
23. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
24. Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
24. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
LOVED The Slow Regard of Silent Things, I know it's very hit-or-miss for folks, but it was definitely a hit for me.
- Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde
- Slaughterhouse five - Kurt Vonnegut
- Q&A - Vikas Swarup
- Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook - Terry Pratchett
- Unseen academicals - Terry Pratchett
- Jingo - TP
- Raising Steam - TP
- Empire of the moghul - Alex Rutherford
- A man is not a financial plan - Joyce.. something?. Not bad, a bit condescending - aimed at Australian / NZ women who might think the word budget is a bit scary and want to achieve financial independence.
- The thousand dollar tan line - Rob Thomas
- Northanger Abbey - Val McDermid - a Jane Austen project book which I enjoyed enough to go looking for all the others, and re-read JA's version as well.
- Mr midshipman Hornblower
- Lieutenant Hornblower
- Hornblower and the hotspur- all C S Forester
- Scarecrow - Matthew Riley
- The well of lost plots - Jasper fforde
- First among sequels - Jasper Fforde
- one of our Thursdays is missing - JF
- The woman who died a lot - J F
- HB & the Atropos
- The Happy Return
- A Ship of the Line
- Flying Colours
- The Commodore]
- Lord HB
- HB in the West Indes - all CS Forester
- Dealing with difficult people - Brinkman and Kirschner
- Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
- The misogyny factor - Anne Summers
- The Wife Drought, Why women need wives and men need lives - Annabel Crabbe -both excellent books, the misogyny factor was a bit more anger inducing, whereas I feel comfortable asking my OH to read the wife drought, as it's definitely about equality rather than feminism
- Blink - Malcolm Gladwell - I have three more of his to follow, judging by how good the first was I'm looking forward to them
- David and Goliath - Gladwell
- How to fail at almost everything and still win big - Scott Adams
- The nerdist way - Chris hardwick
- Tipping point
- Outliers - both M Gladwell. Enjoyed these less than the previous, Blink was my favourite I think, but I need to re-read them a bit further apart I think.
- Urn Burial - forgotten the author, but a new series for me - the basis for the Phryne Fisher tv series which I love.
- The Long Earth - Terry Pratchett and Stephen ??? darn, forgot his name. LOVED this, and can't wait to get back to the library to get the next one out.
- The Long War - TP and Stephen Baxter
- The Long Mars - TP and Stephen Baxter
- Murder in Mississippi - John Safran
- finance book - Paul Clitheroe
- What do we tell the children - some PhD, a guide to helping children deal with death. Turns out we did things pretty much they way he recommends, so that's good.
- The great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly. Love his books, easy and fun reads. (I only started it this morning) my first E-Book from my library, not a bad way to do it.
- I, Superorganism - ... oops forgot the author. Really interesting book about our bacterial populations. Gotta love accessible summaries of cutting edge science
- Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde
- Tournament - Matthew Reilly
- What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell, disappointing compared to his books (this one is a compilation of New Yorker articles)
- The millionaire next door - disappointingly boring with too many stats, not what I was expecting.
- The Rosie Effect - great sequel to the Rosie Project, stormed through this in a day
- Little girls can be mean - rather interesting parenting book, quite relevant to our current stage of life with LO
- Your money or your life - half finished. Not bad so far, but pretty basic compared to MMM
1. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
2. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
3. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
4. Alice's adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up - Marie Kondo
6. Delta of Venus - Anais Nin
7. The Romantics - Pankaj Mishra
8. Little Birds - Anais Nin
9. Spellwright - Blake Charlton
10. The Enchanted Castle - E Nesbit
11. Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
12. Graceling - Kristin Cashore
13. Fire - Kristin Cashore
14. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
15. Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl - David Barnett
16. Divergent - Veronica Roth
17. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
18. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
19. Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon - David Barnett
20. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore
21. The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
22. The Wind Singer - William Nicholson
23. Slaves of the Mastery - William Nichols of
24. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
25: Firesong - William Nicholson
26: I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb
27: Allegiant - Veronica Roth
28: City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
29: The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
30: City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
Woohoo, hit my goal!!
1) On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
2) The Scar by China Mieville
3) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
4) What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
5) The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
6) The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
7) The City & The City by China Mieville
8) Stilwell & The American Experience in China by Barbara Tuchman
9) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
10) Custer Died For Your Sins by Vine Deloria, Jr.
11) Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
12) The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall, III
13) The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie
14) A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
15) No God But God by Reza Aslan
16) Alexander of Macedon by Peter Green
17) Rubicon by Tom Holland
18) World Without End by Ken Follett
19) The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
20) Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
21) The Iliad by Homer
22) Cicero by Anthony Everitt
23) Evernote Essentials by Brett Kelly
24) Augustus by Anthony Everitt
25) Eaarth by Bill McKibben
26) America Again by Stephen Colbert
27) Storm Front by Jim Butcher
28) Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
29) The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
30) Food Rules by Michael Pollan
31) Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson
32) Deep Economy by McKibben
33) Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurty
34) The Good Gut by Justin Sonnenburg
35) Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
36) Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
37) Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurty
38) Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
39)On Killing by Dave Grossman
40) A History of Warfare by John Keegan
41) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
42) Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
43) Comanche Moon by Larry McMurty
44) Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
45) Failed Stated by Noam Chomsky
46) Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
47) Outsider in the House by Bernie Sanders
48) Death Masks by Jim Butcher
49) The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
50) Essential Manners for Men by Peter Post
I raided my HR library for a couple books toward the end there :) Overall, I'm very happy with my reading selection. I might try to round it out with another two, so I can say I read a book every week haha.
- Learning To Breath Fire by Herz (3 Jan)
- History of the Great American Fortunes by Myer (17 Jan)
- Three Words of Development by Horowitz (22 Jan)
- Billions and Billions by Sagan (4 Jan)
- Without Fail by Child (6 Jan)
- For Dummies: Home Improvement by Hamilton & Hamilton (24 Jan)
- Getting Things Done by Allen (2 Feb)
- At Home by Bryson (28 Jan)
- Persuader by Child (31 Jan)
- The Enemy by Child (4 Feb)
- Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel (7 Feb)
- One Shot by Child (8 Feb)
- The Hard Way by Child (13 Feb)
- Compact Houses by Rowan (13 Feb)
- Compact Cabins by Rowan (9 Feb)
- How To Fail At Nearly Everything And Still Win Big by Scott Adams (14 Feb)
- Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes (27 Feb)
- Barbarians at the Gate: The fall of RFR Nabisco by Burrough & Helyar (22 Feb)
- On The Beach by Shute (15 Feb)
- The Good Life by Nearing (5 Mar)
- Deflation by Farrell (1 Mar)
- Tap Dancing To Work by Loomis (4 Mar)
- Going Somewhere; A Bicycle Journey Across America by Benson (6 Mar)
- Dirty Daddy by Bob Saget (6 Mar)
- Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by Sedaris (10 Mar)
- The World Of Fire And Ice by George RR Martin (9 Mar)
- Technology In The Ancient World by Hodges (17 Mar)
- Home Sweet Anywhere by Martin (11 Mar)
- When You Are Engulfed In Flames by Sedaris (18 Mar)
- Dumb History by Green (10 Mar)
- Tools For Survival by Rawles (22 Mar)
- Bad Luck And Trouble by Child (22 Mar)
- Nothing To Lose by Child (24 Mar)
- Flashpoints by Friedman (27 Mar)
- The Life And Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bryson (29 Mar)
- Decision Points by George W Bush (3 Apr)
- Snow Crash by Stephenson (9 Apr)
- Diamond Age by Stephenson (17 Apr)
- Homage To Catalonia by George Orwell (5 Apr)
- The Better Angels Of Our Nature by Pinker (25 Apr)
- Status Anxiety by de Botton (11 Apr)
- 50 Years From Today by Way (18 Apr)
- Gone Tomorrow by Child (28 Apr)
- 61 Hours by Child (30 Apr)
- Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking by Cain (7 May)
- The Affair by Child (2 May)
- A Wanted Man by Child (8 May)
- Never Go Back by Child (11 May)
- Personal by Child (15 May)
- A People’s History Of The United States by Zinn (30 May)
- The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (31 May)
- What To Expect When No One’s Expecting by Last (1 June)
- Sit Like A Buddha by Rinzler (4 June)
- The Post American World by Zakaria (7 June)
- Ready Player One by Cline (13 June)
- Bobos In Paradise by Brooks (14 June)
- The Antidote by Burkeman (17 June)
- Sons Of Wichita by Schulman (19 June)
- American Gods by Gaiman (26 June)
- Coming Apart by Murray (8 July)
- Contagion by Cook (13 July)
- Unbroken by Hildenbrand (18 July)
- Einstein by Isaacson (20 July)
- Money Secrets of the Amish by Craker (21 July)
- Liberty Defined by Ron Paul (27 July)
- Practical Nomad by Hasbrouck (28 July)
- Nightfall by Asimov (1 Aug)
- The Windup Girl by Bacigalupi (4 Aug)
- The Basic Political Writings by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (5 Aug)
- The Education of a Coach by Halberstam (7 Aug)
- The Book On Flipping Houses by J Scott (8 Aug)
- Civilization: The West and the Rest by Ferguson (9 Aug)
- 1066 by Paxton (12 Aug)
- The Fourth Turning by Strauss & Howe (15 Aug)
- The Twilight Warriors by Gandt (15 Aug)
- Practical Permaculture by Bloom & Boehnlein (17 Aug)
- The Great Degeneration by Ferguson (18 Aug)
- The Woman Who Can’t Forget by Price & Davis (20 Aug)
- Zoom by Carson & Vaitheeswaran (21 Aug)
- Down And Out In Paris And London by Orwell (22 Aug)
- The Big Three In Economics by Skousen (27 Aug)
- The Gods Themselves by Asimov (29 Aug)
- Sleeping With The Devil by Baer (30 Aug)
- See No Evil by Baer (3 Sep)
- Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal by Salatin (8 Sep)
- The Heart And The Fist by Geittner (10 Sep)
- Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Weatherford (12 Sep)
- Divergent by Roth (14 Sep)
- Salad Bar Beef by Salatin (17 Sep)
- American Colossus by Brands (19 Sep)
- Insurgent by Roth (21 Sep)
- Zodiac by Graysmith (24 Sep)
- Allegiant by Roth (25 Sep)
- Neuromancer by Gibson (29 Sep)
- DNA USA by Sykes (30 Sep)
- The Postman by Brin (4 Oct)
- Modern Scholar: The World of George Orwell by Sheldon (6 Oct)
- Savage Continent: Europe In The Aftermath Of WWII by Lowe (13 Oct)
- Notes From A Small Island by Bryson (14 Oct)
- A Concise History of Byzantium by Treadgold (18 Oct)
- The Wars of the Roses by Jones (23 Oct)
- Wool by Howey (25 Oct)
- McMafia by Glenny (30 Oct)
- Brave New War by John Robb (1 Nov)
- John Adams by McCullough (3 Nov)
- Evolution by Baxter (8 Nov)
- The Miracle Of Freedom by Stewart (10 Nov)
- Mark Twain by Powers (14 Nov)
- Every Knee Shall Bow: The Truth And Tragedy Of Ruby Ridge And The Weaver Family by Walter (17 Nov)
- Manifold: Time by Baxter (24 Nov)
- Ronald Reagan: The Triumph Of Imagination by Reeves (1 Dec)
- Corporate Warriors by Singer (7 Dec)
- Tourists: How Our Fastest Growing Industry Is Changing The World by Krotz (12 Dec)
- Reconciliation by Benazir Bhutto (16 Dec)
- Freedom by Franzen (18 Dec)
34 fiction, 81 nonfiction
Top Fiction
Ready Player One
The Windup Girl
Matterhorn
Freedom
Top Nonfiction
Savage Continent
Einstein
The Better Angels Of Our Nature
How To Fail At Nearly Everything And Still Win Big
Every Knee Shall Bow
Brave New War
- Learning To Breath Fire by Herz (3 Jan)
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Very impressive list! How many hours a day do you usually read?
115, now that's impressive !
if you did that and have a full time job, that's incredible. I was feeling pretty proud of my 52 in 51 weeks, finished today; but you nearly doubled me.
oh hell, I'm proud of my 52; it's still probably better than 99% pf the country.
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Very impressive list! How many hours a day do you usually read?
Thank you.
I don't know, like an hour or sometimes more. If a book is really interesting I'll read a lot more. During football season I'm drunk a lot.Quote from: Cougar.... rawr115, now that's impressive !
if you did that and have a full time job, that's incredible. I was feeling pretty proud of my 52 in 51 weeks, finished today; but you nearly doubled me.
oh hell, I'm proud of my 52; it's still probably better than 99% pf the country.
Thank you. Yes, I have a real job. I can, every once in a while, read while on the job though, which is definitely something some people can't do maybe.Spoiler: show
How many books should we throw down next year, what do u think?:
I really need to gauntlet time spent on writing/editing though. There would be some serious competition for my time ha-ha!
;)
How many books should we throw down next year, what do u think?:
I really need to gauntlet time spent on writing/editing though. There would be some serious competition for my time ha-ha!
;)
don't know about everyone else, but i am out.
read 25 books in 2014 and looks like it'll end up being 54 in 2015(if i get some free time today).
i figured with over millions of books published and me only having another potential 40 years to read, i'm not going to make a dent in having knowledge of everything by books and the credit i got for doing that was nada outside my own sense of accomplishment.
SO, i have decided to do what i enjoy in 2016 with all that free time lost, like figuring out the results of equations like the force of gravity of objects(aka rocket science) and energy of sunspots over time and re-upping my german and russian to where i'm satisfied with when i'm not sitting somewhere enjoying good food and drink with a pretty view. one of the books i read this year was "freedom on both ends of a leash" and it reinforced how short your life is, how little what you do matters and you might just enjoy your time and let the world do what it will.
i figured with over millions of books published and me only having another potential 40 years to read
1. A Game of Thrones - George R. R. MartinLast of the year:
2. The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
3. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
4. Alice's adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
5. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up - Marie Kondo
6. Delta of Venus - Anais Nin
7. The Romantics - Pankaj Mishra
8. Little Birds - Anais Nin
9. Spellwright - Blake Charlton
10. The Enchanted Castle - E Nesbit
11. Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll
12. Graceling - Kristin Cashore
13. Fire - Kristin Cashore
14. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
15. Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl - David Barnett
16. Divergent - Veronica Roth
17. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
18. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
19. Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon - David Barnett
20. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore
21. The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
22. The Wind Singer - William Nicholson
23. Slaves of the Mastery - William Nichols of
24. American Gods - Neil Gaiman
25: Firesong - William Nicholson
26: I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb
27: Allegiant - Veronica Roth
28: City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
29: The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
30: City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
31: City of Glass - Cassandra Clare
32: "The children of Nina" - Nina Grundfeld
33: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana - Gayle T Lemmon
34: "The history of bees" - Maja Lunde
35: A Darker Shade of Magic - V E Schwab
MOD NOTE as a forum cleaning type thing, I'll probably lock this thread in January. Anyone feel free to start a "50 books 2016" thread and link back to this one in the first post (and post in this thread with a link to the new one), and anyone can feel free to go back and edit their post in this thread with their final 2015 tally (I'll leave it for a few weeks at least so people can make new posts to do that if they wish). :)