Topic: 2011 Book Thread (Read 19059 times)

Vespertine · « **Reply #50 on:** August 05, 2011, 01:58:29 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on March 07, 2011, 05:36:42 PM

Since I'm such a chain reader, I don't ever set a goal. So, I'll just maintain a list of what I read this year.

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore
12. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
13. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christoper Moore
14. Fluke by Christopher Moore
15. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
16. Lamb by Christopher Moore
17. Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
18. World War Z by Max Brooks

Currently reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (still) and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore and The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner.

Gul Vic · « **Reply #51 on:** August 09, 2011, 09:18:43 PM »

Some of you seem to eat books for breakfast; Vespertine you are an inspiration.

I'm on page 90 of Stallion Gate by Martin Cruz Smith and undecided if I like it or not.

I don't like disappointment; my goal is 4 more before Dec 31st.

Vespertine · « **Reply #52 on:** August 10, 2011, 12:21:44 PM »

Quote from: Gul Vic on August 09, 2011, 09:18:43 PM

Some of you seem to eat books for breakfast; Vespertine you are an inspiration.

I'm on page 90 of Stallion Gate by Martin Cruz Smith and undecided if I like it or not.

I don't like disappointment; my goal is 4 more before Dec 31st.

Thanks. I've been a reader my whole life. I do chew through books. Usually, the first time I read a book I tear through it. When I'm done, I immediately start over and read it a second time to get anything I may have missed.

Min · « **Reply #53 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:23:09 AM »

Quote from: Detta on January 01, 2011, 10:16:47 PM

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
7. Cell by Stephen King
8. The Testament by John Grisham
9. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
10. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
11. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
12. The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Now: The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

Enjoyed The Valley of Fear, although I got completely lost at the end when all of a sudden they said that Moriarty had something to do with it.

Min · « **Reply #54 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:26:21 AM »

And I prefer my books with syrup and a virgin screwdriver.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #55 on:** September 13, 2011, 07:54:44 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on July 14, 2011, 03:03:14 PM

1. 1/3/11 started Looking For Calvin And Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell-finished 1/20/11
2. 1/15/11 started How To Teach Pivotal Behaviors to Children With Autism: A Training Manual by Koegel and Koegel et al-finished 1/24/11
3. 1/21/11 started South Park Guide To Life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone-finished 1/21/11
4. 1/24/11 started The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams-finished 2/22/11
5. 2/25/11 started Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams-finished 3/22/11
6. 3/23/11 started 924 Gilman: The Story So Far by Brian Edge-finished 4/29/11
7. 5/2/11 started Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore-finished 5/20/11
8. 5/23/11 started Brava Valentine by Adriana Trigiani--finished 6/17/11
9. 6/20/11 started The Birdwisher by Anna Joy Springer--finished 6/21/11
10. 6/22/11 started Palo Alto Stories by James Franco--finished 7/13/11
11. 7/14/11 started The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 9/8/11

12. 9/12/11 started The Vicious Red Relic, Love a fabulist memoir by Anna Joy Springer

Seregil · « **Reply #56 on:** September 14, 2011, 07:58:56 AM »

Reading King Lear. Language is a bit difficult sometimes, but I like it.

Vespertine · « **Reply #57 on:** September 19, 2011, 12:42:30 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on March 07, 2011, 05:36:42 PM

Since I'm such a chain reader, I don't ever set a goal. So, I'll just maintain a list of what I read this year.

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore
12. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
13. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christoper Moore
14. Fluke by Christopher Moore
15. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
16. Lamb by Christopher Moore
17. Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
18. World War Z by Max Brooks
19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Currently reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (still) and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore and The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #58 on:** September 28, 2011, 04:03:32 AM »

I won't count comic books >>;

1. Blogging For Dummies by Brad Hill
2. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
4. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
5. Fishing for Dummies by Peter Kaminsky
6. Stupid Sexy Flanders and Philosophy by David Baggett, Shawn E. Klein, William Irwin, et al
7. Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
8. The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show by Ariel Gore
9. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
10. Keanu Reeves: An Excellent Adventure by Brian J. Robb
11. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
12. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
13. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
14. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
15. Dear Fatty by Dawn French
16. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
17. Merlin's Harp by Anne Eliot Crompton
18. Gawain and Lady Green by Anne Eliot Crompton
19. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Paranormal by Nathan Robert Brown
20. Composting for dummies by Cathy Cromell
21. Jaws by Peter Benchley
22. The Gods Were Astronauts: Evidence of the True Identities of the Old 'Gods' by Erich von Daniken
23. Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
24. I Hate Your Guts by Jim Norton
25. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
26. October Dreams:: A Celebration of Halloween by many, many horror authors
27. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
28. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
29. Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Daniken
30. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge
31. Johnny Halloween by Norman Partridge

Min · « **Reply #59 on:** September 30, 2011, 04:29:39 PM »

Quote from: Detta on January 01, 2011, 10:16:47 PM

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
7. Cell by Stephen King
8. The Testament by John Grisham
9. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
10. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
11. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
12. The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

Now: Identical by Ellen Hopkins

The Darkest Evening of the Year was hard to read for me. First of all, you don't know what's going on for the entire book. It's annoying. Second, dogs are a major theme in the book. I don't like dogs so I don't like reading about how magical it is to own them. Third, the plot was based on a psychopath woman who was planning on setting fire to her 10 year old daughter with Downs Syndrome. Yeah, can't enjoy that.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #60 on:** October 03, 2011, 03:21:54 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on September 13, 2011, 07:54:44 PM

1. 1/3/11 started Looking For Calvin And Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell-finished 1/20/11
2. 1/15/11 started How To Teach Pivotal Behaviors to Children With Autism: A Training Manual by Koegel and Koegel et al-finished 1/24/11
3. 1/21/11 started South Park Guide To Life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone-finished 1/21/11
4. 1/24/11 started The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams-finished 2/22/11
5. 2/25/11 started Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams-finished 3/22/11
6. 3/23/11 started 924 Gilman: The Story So Far by Brian Edge-finished 4/29/11
7. 5/2/11 started Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore-finished 5/20/11
8. 5/23/11 started Brava Valentine by Adriana Trigiani--finished 6/17/11
9. 6/20/11 started The Birdwisher by Anna Joy Springer--finished 6/21/11
10. 6/22/11 started Palo Alto Stories by James Franco--finished 7/13/11
11. 7/14/11 started The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 9/8/11
12. 9/12/11 started The Vicious Red Relic, Love a fabulist memoir by Anna Joy Springer--finished 10/3/11

13. 10/3/11 started The Road by Cormac McCarthy

I also bought Reamde on Sat, so if that's the next one then that will probably take the rest of the year.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #61 on:** October 17, 2011, 02:58:33 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on October 03, 2011, 03:21:54 PM

1. 1/3/11 started Looking For Calvin And Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell-finished 1/20/11
2. 1/15/11 started How To Teach Pivotal Behaviors to Children With Autism: A Training Manual by Koegel and Koegel et al-finished 1/24/11
3. 1/21/11 started South Park Guide To Life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone-finished 1/21/11
4. 1/24/11 started The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams-finished 2/22/11
5. 2/25/11 started Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams-finished 3/22/11
6. 3/23/11 started 924 Gilman: The Story So Far by Brian Edge-finished 4/29/11
7. 5/2/11 started Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore-finished 5/20/11
8. 5/23/11 started Brava Valentine by Adriana Trigiani--finished 6/17/11
9. 6/20/11 started The Birdwisher by Anna Joy Springer--finished 6/21/11
10. 6/22/11 started Palo Alto Stories by James Franco--finished 7/13/11
11. 7/14/11 started The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 9/8/11
12. 9/12/11 started The Vicious Red Relic, Love a fabulist memoir by Anna Joy Springer--finished 10/3/11
13. 10/3/11 started The Road by Cormac McCarthy--finished 10/13/11

14. 10/17/11 started Reamde by Neal Stephenson

Vespertine · « **Reply #62 on:** October 25, 2011, 10:52:00 AM »

Quote from: Vespertine on March 07, 2011, 05:36:42 PM

Since I'm such a chain reader, I don't ever set a goal. So, I'll just maintain a list of what I read this year.

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore
12. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
13. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christoper Moore
14. Fluke by Christopher Moore
15. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
16. Lamb by Christopher Moore
17. Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
18. World War Z by Max Brooks
19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
20. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
21. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
22. The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King

Currently reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (still) and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore and The Science of Fear by Daniel Gardner.

Min · « **Reply #63 on:** October 25, 2011, 11:25:59 AM »

Did you like The Eyes of the Dragon? I've never heard of it, but it's got great reviews on Amazon. I've put it on my paperback.com wishlist.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #64 on:** October 25, 2011, 11:51:02 AM »

I've always loved that one.

Vespertine · « **Reply #65 on:** October 25, 2011, 02:13:41 PM »

I originally read it many many years ago, and it's always stuck with me as being a really good book. I starting thinking about it again recently, and went digging through my library to re-read it. No dice. It's gone mising over the years. So I went to Barnes & Noble and bought another copy. It's definitely as good as I remember. Not at all what I would consider 'typical' Stephen King (although Flagg is a major character in the book).

Min · « **Reply #66 on:** October 25, 2011, 02:30:59 PM »

Randall Flagg is in it?? How have I not heard of it? Weird.

12 · « **Reply #67 on:** October 25, 2011, 04:01:47 PM »

That is weird.

Vespertine · « **Reply #68 on:** October 26, 2011, 12:36:48 PM »

His first name is never referred to, but I can only assume that there's ONE Flagg in Stephen King's universe.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #69 on:** October 26, 2011, 02:07:35 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on October 26, 2011, 12:36:48 PM

His first name is never referred to, but I can only assume that there's ONE Flagg in Stephen King's universe.

"There are other worlds than these."

ivan · « **Reply #70 on:** October 26, 2011, 02:14:01 PM »

I don't know if anyone knows this about me, but I've not read a single SK book, and I've seen only Carrie and Stand By Me.

But enough about me.

Min · « **Reply #71 on:** October 26, 2011, 05:50:53 PM »

Are you crazy?

Socrates · « **Reply #72 on:** October 26, 2011, 06:39:56 PM »

Quote from: Min on October 26, 2011, 05:50:53 PM

Are you crazy?

I always assumed that was his first name.

ivan · « **Reply #73 on:** October 27, 2011, 02:10:55 AM »

No, that's my last name.

First name is Batshit.

Vespertine · « **Reply #74 on:** October 27, 2011, 11:59:18 AM »

Quote from: Socrates on October 26, 2011, 06:39:56 PM

I always assumed that was his first name.

LOL! I don't know if ivan actually got that reference.

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