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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #125 on: November 23, 2010, 02:56:53 PM »
Hellp just discovered this thread. Love to see people still reading...A LOT of books! The type of books I read (philosophy and existential) don't allow me to read 50 or more...data overload  :-o  

Last year (2009) I read 4 books by Nietzsche
1) Nietzsche Contra Wagner
2) The Anti-Christ
3) War and Peace by Dostoyevsky of the Idols
4) Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Also, by 9 by Dostoevsky
1) The Gambler                     6) The Dream of A Ridiculous Man
2) The Idiot                          7) The Double
3) The Eternal Husband           8) A Disgraceful Affair
4) White Nights                       9) A Gentle Creature
5) Notes From the Underground

2010 (taken it a little easy to download 2009 lol) but so far have read:
1. Gone To Texas (Forrest Carter)
2. Vengeance Trail of Josey Wells (Forrest Carter)
3. Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky)
4. Spiritual Practices of the Ninja (Ross Heaven)
5. Letters to A Young Poet (Rainer Maria Rilke)
6. A number of comics (Batman, Iron Man, Thor)
7. Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts) ...in the early stages/probably will be my last one for 2010 (it's 936 pages)

-Afrostotle  :mrgreen:
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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #126 on: December 13, 2010, 09:41:30 PM »
Quote from: Detta on January 04, 2010, 08:07:50 PM
1.  Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
2.  Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
3.  Just After Sunset by Stephen King
4.  Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
5.  Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
6.  Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
7.  Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
8.  Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
9.  Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
10.  The Talisman by Stephen King
11.  1984 by George Orwell
12.  The Brethren by John Grisham
13.  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Now:  Ford County by John Grisham
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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #127 on: December 14, 2010, 03:51:21 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on November 04, 2010, 05:07:35 PM
25 is the goal this year.

1.  Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (in progress from last year).-finished 1/20/10
2.  1/21/10 started In The Beginning Was The Command Line by Neal Stephenson-finished 1/29/10
3.  2/2/10 started In N Out Burger by Stacy Perman-finished 5/11/10
4.  5/12/10 started The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson-finished 6/10/10
5.  6/11/10 started Waiting for Birdy by Catherine Newman-finished 7/19/10
6.  7/26/10 started The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson-finished 8/18/10
7 through 11.  (I count five since this is an anthology of all five volumes) 8/20/10 started The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams-finished 10/27/10
12.  11/3/10 started The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells-finished 12/8/10

13.  12/9/10 started Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #128 on: December 30, 2010, 09:28:38 AM »
Almost time for a new book thread!  I didn't make my goal this year.  I blame it on having a baby.  I guess I better set my goal low this year because I'm having another baby this year, lol.


Quote from: Detta on January 04, 2010, 08:07:50 PM
1.  Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
2.  Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
3.  Just After Sunset by Stephen King
4.  Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
5.  Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
6.  Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
7.  Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
8.  Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
9.  Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
10.  The Talisman by Stephen King
11.  1984 by George Orwell
12.  The Brethren by John Grisham
13.  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
14.  Ford County by John Grisham
15.  Riding the Bullet by Stephen King

Now:  Pirate Latitude by Michael Crichton 

I was surprised to realize that this book is actually about pirates in the 17th century.  I thought it was about software piracy, duh.  Anyway, it's pretty good so far.

I enjoyed Ford County, but I don't think Grisham should have read it.  Michael Beck reads Grisham's books wonderfully.  Grisham struggled with it and it took away from the stories at times.  But the stories themselves were really good.  I enjoyed.
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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #129 on: January 03, 2011, 01:57:03 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on December 14, 2010, 03:51:21 PM
25 is the goal this year.

1.  Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (in progress from last year).-finished 1/20/10
2.  1/21/10 started In The Beginning Was The Command Line by Neal Stephenson-finished 1/29/10
3.  2/2/10 started In N Out Burger by Stacy Perman-finished 5/11/10
4.  5/12/10 started The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson-finished 6/10/10
5.  6/11/10 started Waiting for Birdy by Catherine Newman-finished 7/19/10
6.  7/26/10 started The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson-finished 8/18/10
7 through 11.  (I count five since this is an anthology of all five volumes) 8/20/10 started The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams-finished 10/27/10
12.  11/3/10 started The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells-finished 12/8/10
13.  12/9/10 started Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris-finished 12/27/10

Yep missed the goal.  I'll need to set a more realistic one this year.
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Re: 2010 Book Thread
« Reply #130 on: January 03, 2011, 03:47:05 PM »
Yeah, me too.  By alot.
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