Topic: 50 Books in 2009 (Read 24331 times)

pbsaurus · « **Reply #100 on:** August 26, 2009, 05:50:18 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on July 30, 2009, 06:16:26 PM

Goal is 15 to 20

1. 1-1-08 still reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 1/15/09
2. 1/16/09 started John Adams by David McCullough--finished 6/19/09 (took me forever but good book)
3. 6/21/09 starting Our Band Could Be Your Life--Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad
4. 7/18/09 started The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson--finished 8/25/09

5. 7/20/09 started It Takes Two To Talk by Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman--finished 8/25/09
6. 8/19/09 started Parenting Your Asperger Child by Alan Sohn, Ed.D, and Cathy Grayson, M.A.--finished 9/6/09
7. 8/25/09 started Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm--finished 9/18/09

Min · « **Reply #101 on:** September 06, 2009, 04:37:21 PM »

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1. Blaze by Richard Bachman
2. Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn by DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Karbanek.
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
6. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
9. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
10. The Appeal by John Grisham
11. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
12. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
13. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling
14. Prey by Michael Crichton (sucked up abridged version)
15. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
16. The Associate by John Grisham
17. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
18. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
19. Beach Road by James Patterson
20. Son of a Witch by Gregory Macguire
21. Duma Key by Stephen King
22. Bleachers by John Grisham
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer

The Host was really good. It got a little tedious in the middle but picked up and was great at the end. Written by the same author as the War and Peace by Dostoyevsky series.

Now: Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

Socrates · « **Reply #102 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:09:30 AM »

Updated List:

26. Iron Angel by Alan Campbell - sequel to his other book above, even more darkly wacked than the last novel, steam punk giant angel machines powered by souls from hell...
27. The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven - the written 20 years later sequel to prior ringworld novels, just re-reading since I read the first two this year
28. Orcs:Bad Blood by Stan Nicholls - a fantasy novel with orcs as the main characters, pretty good
29. The Devil you Know by Mike Carey - about an exorcist who can actually see and exorcise ghosts, a good summer beach read
30. Mean Streets by Various - a short story collection from 4 authors, ok if you've read the series the novellas are based on
31. Shadow Play by Tad Williams - a good book by a normally excellent fantasy writer
32. When the Tide Rises by David Drake - an extremely fun and quick read of the military scifi bent
33. Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb - the finale in her most recent fantasy series, not a bad series I would recommend her other ones first
34. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi - The events in the third book of his trilogy from a different character's view point, the author published it to answer questions about perceived plot gaps from readers
35. Forge of Heaven by C. J. Cherryh - a sequel but up to her usual high standards of characters and interpersonal conflict
36. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith - a rewrite of the original Austen novel to include zombies, pretty enjoyable read so far, it's funny to see zombies described in period English writing and manner
37. Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce - just odd, the entire novel is written with no narrative and using puns, riddles, allusions and made up words, this will be on here for a while as I try to digest it
38. Jumper by Steve Gould - the novel the movie was loosely based on, better than the movie but not great
39. The Man with the Golden Torc by Simon R Green - Green writes a great popcorn action book, you don't want to put it down until you finish, he has multiple series out and all of them are worth getting
40. Daemons are Forever by Simon R Green - the 2nd book in the same series as the book above this, continued fast paced action
41. Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey - the conclusion of her most recent trilogy, a little predictable but a well built imaginative world
42. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - what can I say, it's a classic
43. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells - what can I say, it's a classic
44. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells - what can I say, it's a classic
45. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - what can I say, it's a classic
46. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells - This was the first one that I had no idea what it would be about before reading, it was incredibly imaginative, his thoughts on the creatures that would live in the Moon are amazing
47. The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth by H.G. Wells - His political leanings were starting to show through but a good novel about society having to deal with massive changes
48. In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells - An even more detailed novel on society becoming "enlightened", political views front and center in this one
49. The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R Green - the 3rd book in the same series above, a fun and short read, like watching an occult James Bond movie
50. End of the Century by Chris Robertson - an okay book, tying together people across three different centuries

I decided to put graphic novels/manga in their own list

Deathnote volumes 4 through 10 by Tsugumi Ohba - a quite good manga about a boy who finds a notebook that he can write names into then the person dies, he starts using it to kill criminals and things go from there
Ultimate Power by Michael Bendis - a decent marvel ultimates universe book
Conan Volume 6: Hand of Nergal by several writers - a pretty faithful rendering of the original tales in comic book form, unfortunately they switched authors and artist so we'll see how it goes.
Starman Omnibus Vol 1 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Eternals: To slay a God by - A collection of the first few books of the new Eternals run by Marvel
Y: The Last Man by Brian Vaughan - a extremely disappointing end to an excellent serious about how the world might be like if every mammal with a y chromosome died, except for one man and his monkey
The Umbrella Academy vol 1 by Gerard Way- a rather odd comic, not a bad read just odd, I'd borrow before buying
Fables vol 11 by Bill Willingham- a very good comic series about characters from fairy tales hiding out in modern New York City, very imaginative, creative and all around good stuff
Starman Omnibus Vol 2 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Starman Omnibus Vol 3 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Girls by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - An incredibly wacked small town horror story with incredible artwork, great stuff
Ultra: Seven Days by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - A great look at a world where superheros are celebrities

Added two more and I'm about 1/2 way through Finnegan's Wake so I guess it's not officially 50 books yet

Min · « **Reply #103 on:** September 17, 2009, 08:07:17 PM »

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1. Blaze by Richard Bachman
2. Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn by DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Karbanek.
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
6. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
9. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
10. The Appeal by John Grisham
11. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
12. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
13. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling
14. Prey by Michael Crichton (sucked up abridged version)
15. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
16. The Associate by John Grisham
17. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
18. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
19. Beach Road by James Patterson
20. Son of a Witch by Gregory Macguire
21. Duma Key by Stephen King
22. Bleachers by John Grisham
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
24. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

Now: Animal Farm by George Orwell

Socrates · « **Reply #104 on:** September 30, 2009, 06:54:09 AM »

Updated List:
Starting again at 51

51. A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks - meh, the first book in a while set in this world. Not bad but not great either

I decided to put graphic novels/manga in their own list

Deathnote volumes 4 through 10 by Tsugumi Ohba - a quite good manga about a boy who finds a notebook that he can write names into then the person dies, he starts using it to kill criminals and things go from there
Ultimate Power by Michael Bendis - a decent marvel ultimates universe book
Conan Volume 6: Hand of Nergal by several writers - a pretty faithful rendering of the original tales in comic book form, unfortunately they switched authors and artist so we'll see how it goes.
Starman Omnibus Vol 1 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Eternals: To slay a God by - A collection of the first few books of the new Eternals run by Marvel
Y: The Last Man by Brian Vaughan - a extremely disappointing end to an excellent serious about how the world might be like if every mammal with a y chromosome died, except for one man and his monkey
The Umbrella Academy vol 1 by Gerard Way- a rather odd comic, not a bad read just odd, I'd borrow before buying
Fables vol 11 by Bill Willingham- a very good comic series about characters from fairy tales hiding out in modern New York City, very imaginative, creative and all around good stuff
Starman Omnibus Vol 2 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Starman Omnibus Vol 3 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Girls by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - An incredibly wacked small town horror story with incredible artwork, great stuff
Ultra: Seven Days by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - A great look at a world where superheros are celebrities

Added another and still slogging through Finnegan's Wake. I have some books on home brewing beer that I've been sitting on, I think those are next.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #105 on:** September 30, 2009, 12:29:49 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on August 26, 2009, 05:50:18 PM

Goal is 15 to 20

1. 1-1-08 still reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 1/15/09
2. 1/16/09 started John Adams by David McCullough--finished 6/19/09 (took me forever but good book)
3. 6/21/09 starting Our Band Could Be Your Life--Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad
4. 7/18/09 started The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson--finished 8/25/09
5. 7/20/09 started It Takes Two To Talk by Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman--finished 8/25/09
6. 8/19/09 started Parenting Your Asperger Child by Alan Sohn, Ed.D, and Cathy Grayson, M.A.--finished 9/6/09
7. 8/25/09 started Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm--finished 9/18/09

8. 9/25/09 started Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Min · « **Reply #106 on:** October 03, 2009, 11:19:50 AM »

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1. Blaze by Richard Bachman
2. Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn by DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Karbanek.
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
6. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
9. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
10. The Appeal by John Grisham
11. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
12. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
13. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling
14. Prey by Michael Crichton (sucked up abridged version)
15. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
16. The Associate by John Grisham
17. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
18. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
19. Beach Road by James Patterson
20. Son of a Witch by Gregory Macguire
21. Duma Key by Stephen King
22. Bleachers by John Grisham
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
24. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
25. Animal Farm by George Orwell

Now: The Broker by John Grisham

I didn't get far into it before I realized that I've already read this one. I think I remember liking it, but I think I didn't remember because he names all of his books the same. It's a short one, so I'll finish it up and see what simplyaudiobooks sends me next. I also have a Stephen King waiting for me. Yay!

Min · « **Reply #107 on:** October 10, 2009, 09:04:44 AM »

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1. Blaze by Richard Bachman
2. Whatever it Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn by DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Karbanek.
3. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
4. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
6. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
7. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
8. Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark
9. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
10. The Appeal by John Grisham
11. Crank by Ellen Hopkins
12. 7th Heaven by James Patterson
13. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Order of the Pheonix by J.K. Rowling
14. Prey by Michael Crichton (sucked up abridged version)
15. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
16. The Associate by John Grisham
17. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
18. Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
19. Beach Road by James Patterson
20. Son of a Witch by Gregory Macguire
21. Duma Key by Stephen King
22. Bleachers by John Grisham
23. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
24. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
25. Animal Farm by George Orwell
26. The Broker by John Grisham

Now: Just After Sunset by Stephen King

This is a collection of King's short stories. So far I'm on the second one. First one, Willa, was pretty good. Second one, The Gingerbread Girl, about a woman who found her 2 month old baby dead from SIDS...not enjoying. Nope, not enjoying.

Joe Sixpack · « **Reply #108 on:** October 12, 2009, 10:52:40 PM »

(Finally) finished Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, it probably took about a year in all. It is basically the (a somewhat fictionalized... OR IS IT???) history of monetary currency, the digital computer, and the scientific method spread over about 3000 pages, set in the courts of 17th century Europe among other global locales.
Then I re-read Cryptonomicon, which was even more interesting if that's possible given the events of the Baroque Cycle. What the heck is on those cards, pb?

Socrates · « **Reply #109 on:** October 14, 2009, 01:09:18 PM »

Updated List:

51. A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks - meh, the first book in a while set in this world. Not bad but not great either
52. Orphan's Triumph by Robert Buettner - a fun quick military sci fi read, the conclusion of other similarly named books

I decided to put graphic novels/manga in their own list

Deathnote volumes 4 through 10 by Tsugumi Ohba - a quite good manga about a boy who finds a notebook that he can write names into then the person dies, he starts using it to kill criminals and things go from there
Ultimate Power by Michael Bendis - a decent marvel ultimates universe book
Conan Volume 6: Hand of Nergal by several writers - a pretty faithful rendering of the original tales in comic book form, unfortunately they switched authors and artist so we'll see how it goes.
Starman Omnibus Vol 1 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Eternals: To slay a God by - A collection of the first few books of the new Eternals run by Marvel
Y: The Last Man by Brian Vaughan - a extremely disappointing end to an excellent serious about how the world might be like if every mammal with a y chromosome died, except for one man and his monkey
The Umbrella Academy vol 1 by Gerard Way- a rather odd comic, not a bad read just odd, I'd borrow before buying
Fables vol 11 by Bill Willingham- a very good comic series about characters from fairy tales hiding out in modern New York City, very imaginative, creative and all around good stuff
Starman Omnibus Vol 2 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Starman Omnibus Vol 3 by James Robinson and Tony Harris - A collection of the 90's run of Starman, a golden age superhero
Girls by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - An incredibly wacked small town horror story with incredible artwork, great stuff
Ultra: Seven Days by Joshua and Jonathan Luna - A great look at a world where superheros are celebrities

Added another and still slogging through Finnegan's Wake.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #110 on:** December 29, 2009, 04:36:27 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on September 30, 2009, 12:29:49 PM

Goal is 15 to 20

1. 1-1-08 still reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver--finished 1/15/09
2. 1/16/09 started John Adams by David McCullough--finished 6/19/09 (took me forever but good book)
3. 6/21/09 starting Our Band Could Be Your Life--Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad
4. 7/18/09 started The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson--finished 8/25/09
5. 7/20/09 started It Takes Two To Talk by Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman--finished 8/25/09
6. 8/19/09 started Parenting Your Asperger Child by Alan Sohn, Ed.D, and Cathy Grayson, M.A.--finished 9/6/09
7. 8/25/09 started Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm--finished 9/18/09
8. 9/25/09 started Anathem by Neal Stephenson--Finished 12/21/09

9. 12/22/09 started Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver

Min · « **Reply #111 on:** December 30, 2009, 06:11:33 PM »

I did not make my goal of 30 books. I came really close on this one too.

You can let us know if you made your goal or not. This thread will lock about a week after the new year starts. We'll start a new one for 2010.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #112 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:47:45 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on January 03, 2009, 01:43:01 AM

15 to 20

Well I started 8 and finished 8. I don't have any really large ones in the pipeline so I think 15-20 is still a realistic goal for 2010.

Socrates · « **Reply #113 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:01:36 AM »

I cleared 50, I actually finished a couple more books that i didn't add and 3 more graphic novels over christmas.

I think my biggest brag is that I actually finished Finnegan's Wake last night, 628 long pages. It was a very interesting read but not easy.

If no one else starts one I'll start a Books in 2010 thread, I still have the homebrewing books, a local history book and another Joyce novel.

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