Topic: 50 Books in 2009 (Read 24332 times)

Vespertine · « **Reply #50 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:54:00 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on March 17, 2009, 05:03:22 PM

1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
2. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi (reread)
3. Insomnia by Stephen King (reread)
4. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (reread)
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (reread)
6. Beyond Einstein by Michio Kaku
7. Columbine by John Cullen

Columbine was a surprise read for me. I wasn't planning on reading it, but a friend of mine talked it up quite a bit. Excellent book.

Currently reading:

War and Peace by Dostoyevsky by Stephenie Meyer
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
Chaos: Making a new Science by James Gleick
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio
Quantum Reality by Nick Herbert
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (rereading)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer

Socrates · « **Reply #51 on:** April 21, 2009, 07:25:44 AM »

Updated List:

1. 1634: The Baltic War (The Ring of Fire) by David Weber and Eric Flint - Liked it
2. Beyond the Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks - pretty good book, wrapped up well and left it open for more, which is good
3. Hammerfall by C.J. Cherryh - rereading this now, the author does an excellent job writing about alien species and how difficult it would be to understand them. Although no aliens in this book that I can recall
4. Hammer of God by Karen Miller - the last of a series from a pretty new author, she depends on deus ex machina a little too much to close her plots but all in all not a bad read
5. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen - I realized my list was a little fantasy intensive so I decided to pick up and re-read this great book. I very highly recommend it.
6. The Dreaming Void by Peter Hamilton - A true hard scifi novel, great stuff. The author does an incredible job imagining how high tech would, and would not, change people
7. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs - a pretty decent popcorn fantasy book, the author does a good job with actually putting some serious thought into werewolf psychology and behaviors, the first of a series and you'll probably be seeing the rest of them on here soon
8. Old Man's War by John Scalzi - just started but so far this has been a very enjoyable read, it's about a 75 year old man who joins the Colonial Defense Force, the author does some excellent sarcastic dialogue, I've chuckled out loud several times and had to read parts to the wife to explain the laughing
9. Orphan's Alliance by Robert Buettner - another good but short read, fast paced sci-fi military kind of novel
10. Wrath of a Mad God by Raymond E. Feist - the most recent of the many books related to the riftwar saga, would have been better if he wasn't so blatant in setting up for his next 3 book series
11. Ringworld by Larry Niven - classic SciFi novel, first read it ages ago and decided it was worth a redo, good stuff
12. Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven - the sequel to the above book, written 10 years after the first in part to address scientific concerns on if a ringworld was possible
13. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs - set in the same world as the novel above, these book seemed to me as if the author had done all this work creating a background, world and rules for shape changers and decided to start a new series so she could showcase that she did that, not a bad book
14. Last Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko - part of the Watch series by a Russian author, very imaginative the first two books are also some interesting movies, but of course the books are better
15. The Ghost Brigade by John Scalzi - a very good sequel to his other book above
16. The Last Colony by John Scalzi - yet another good sequel to the above, he went from fun to thought provoking which is hard to do
17. Scar Night by Alan Campbell - a very dark steampunkish fantasy novel, similar to some Gaiman stuff
18. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs - sequel to the above book with the were-coyote, series it is veering off in a direction not my taste
19. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs - better than the prior one, these are quick reads anyway, I'll borrow any more of these that I read
20. Faded Sun Trilogy by C. J. Cherryh - a Sci Fi novel (but a somewhat dated one) mostly about humanity trying to understand alien species a good read
21. Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - their version of Dante's Inferno, but in this case the person wandering through hell is skeptic trying to make sense of it
22. Escape from Hell by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - the sequel to the above, unfortunately not as good as first, I now know the authors political leanings and personal views...
23. Turncoat by Jim Butcher - the most recent in a long series, fun read, kinda like a good action movie
24. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs - as promised borrowed and meh, quick read though only 3-4hrs
25. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman - a military sci-fi classic, I can't recommend this book enough

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

Deathnote volumes 4 through 8 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

Up to 25, starting over at 26 on the next addition. 23-24 above were read on the drive to Buffalo NY and back, well not while I was driving at least.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #52 on:** April 21, 2009, 08:00:45 AM »

Quote from: Vespertine on April 20, 2009, 03:54:00 PM

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer

Read that in high school. It's one of the best books on the subject out there, as far as I've seen. Shirer is an incredible author.

Min · « **Reply #53 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:59:28 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

Now: The Iliad by Homer

I totally forgot to mention that I was reading Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince. Maybe I'll revive that old HBP thread.

So I started reading The Iliad and the part where Thetis was kneeling before Zeus asking for a favour reminded me of when Snape made the unbreakable vow. Zeus bows his head to Thetis, knowing that once he does, he cannot go back on his word...but he doesn't know how he can accomplish what she wants.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #54 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:19:53 PM »

Quote from: Scheherazade on March 11, 2009, 02:07:49 PM

1. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
2. Life is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder by Alan Dundes
3. Knick Knack Paddy Whack by Ardal O'Hanlon
4. It by Stephen King
5. Insomnia by Stephen King
6. Who Murdered Geoffrey Chaucer? by Terry Jones

7. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
6. Dewitched: What You Need to Know About the Dangers of Wicca and Witchcraft by Tim Baker - what a fundamentalist piece of tripe.
8. Witchcraft: An Alternative Path by Ann Moura
9. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer - I thought PETA was bad, but wow....

Socrates · « **Reply #55 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:16:54 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

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

Deathnote volumes 4 through 8 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

Added two more to the book list and I have two more graphic novels but I can't remember the titles so I'll add them later

Min · « **Reply #56 on:** April 30, 2009, 07:14:29 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

Now: The Associate by John Grisham

Min · « **Reply #57 on:** May 06, 2009, 08:32:22 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

The Associate was pretty good. A bright young Yale grad gets blackmailed into taking a job at the biggest law firm in NY as a spy. Ending left alot to be desired.

Now: Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Socrates · « **Reply #58 on:** May 08, 2009, 10:49:25 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 - getting ready to start this one

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

Deathnote volumes 4 through 8 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

Added more and getting ready to start the bottom one this weekend

Min · « **Reply #59 on:** May 19, 2009, 05:39:01 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

Now: Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

mryellow · « **Reply #60 on:** June 03, 2009, 01:00:07 AM »

I'm actually going to go for this list:

100 Best Modern Novels

I had a dry reading spell last century after they force-fed me all those books for school, but now I am ready for more. I figured I ought to start with the best ones then.

Min · « **Reply #61 on:** June 03, 2009, 02:36:05 PM »

Ooohhh, that's great. I might try that.

Vespertine · « **Reply #62 on:** June 04, 2009, 12:28:25 AM »

Quote from: Vespertine on April 20, 2009, 03:54:00 PM

1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
2. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi (reread)
3. Insomnia by Stephen King (reread)
4. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (reread)
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (reread)
6. Beyond Einstein by Michio Kaku
7. Columbine by John Cullen
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
9. Contract with an Angel by Andrew Greeley (reread)
10. Angel Fire by Andrew Greeley (reread)

Currently reading:

War and Peace by Dostoyevsky by Stephenie Meyer
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
Chaos: Making a new Science by James Gleick
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio
Quantum Reality by Nick Herbert
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (rereading)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
Lamb by Christopher Moore

Socrates · « **Reply #63 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:32:09 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

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

Deathnote volumes 4 through 8 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

Added two more that I finished in the last week, no idea what I'm going to start next...

Probie · « **Reply #64 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:57:59 AM »

Socrates, how many books do you read a week? Do you speed read?

mryellow · « **Reply #65 on:** June 08, 2009, 12:01:06 PM »

God, Mega Speed Reading... there's a scam I absolutely fell for! Back when TV shopping was still a novelty, audio CDs a luxury and I needed to pass exams - QUICKLY!

Vespertine · « **Reply #66 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:10:47 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on June 04, 2009, 12:28:25 AM

1. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
2. The Android's Dream by John Scalzi (reread)
3. Insomnia by Stephen King (reread)
4. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (reread)
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams (reread)
6. Beyond Einstein by Michio Kaku
7. Columbine by John Cullen
8. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
9. Contract with an Angel by Andrew Greeley (reread)
10. Angel Fire by Andrew Greeley (reread)
11. Lamb by Christopher Moore

Currently reading:

War and Peace by Dostoyevsky by Stephenie Meyer
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
Chaos: Making a new Science by James Gleick
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio
Quantum Reality by Nick Herbert
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (rereading)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Socrates · « **Reply #67 on:** June 08, 2009, 02:13:05 PM »

Quote from: Probie on June 08, 2009, 07:57:59 AM

Socrates, how many books do you read a week? Do you speed read?

One to two, I read about 100 pages an hour and normally read for about 1.5 hrs a day total (before going to sleep and over breakfast). Plus we canceled the cable a few months ago so the time I used to just veg out in front of the tv I'm either doing something productive or reading. Which I guess brings my average up on the weekends.

I've always been a fast reader and I don't think it qualifies as speed-reading because I do read every word. I think I'm so fast because I don't try to "say" every word in my head.

I had a boss who read the entire wall street journal every morning, in a very short amount of time. That is speed-reading.

Min · « **Reply #68 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:07:07 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

Now: Rereading: Stupid Sexy Flanders and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Min · « **Reply #69 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:08:31 PM »

That's really impressive Socrates. I get so many read because I cheat. And my reading/listening has slowed down because I've stopped going to the gym. Lose-lose!!!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #70 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:23:22 PM »

I read anywhere from 15 to 30 pages an hour. Fluff is about 30pph but stuff like Stephenson will be closer to 15pph. I only get to read during my lunch break being I have a 2 year old and all my time away from work goes to him.

Socrates · « **Reply #71 on:** June 09, 2009, 07:09:44 AM »

Quote from: Detta on June 08, 2009, 03:08:31 PM

That's really impressive Socrates. I get so many read because I cheat. And my reading/listening has slowed down because I've stopped going to the gym. Lose-lose!!!

I've got to admit when you first started posting how much you were reading I got competitive. "How in the hell is she reading that fast?"

And pb I do slow down for denser material, or speed up for engaging fun books.

I guess my dad made a point of reading to me every night even when I was really little. It just stuck, I normally can't get to sleep without reading for a while first plus I pretty much read whenever I can during the day.

Laying out what I read in a list like really drives home how fantasy/sci fi centric my reading is. I may have to hit that 100 novel link above and starting working on that.

Probie · « **Reply #72 on:** June 09, 2009, 07:26:28 AM »

I really want to join in this thread, but it feels sort of late to start. Detta do you get your audio books off the net? Do you have a good source? I should make the time to read more. Instead of browsing forums and facebook I should dedicate my lunch hour to reading. I love to read and get engrossed really easily. MUST TRY HARDER.

Also although my spelling is still exceptionally bad, it was a hell of a lot worse when i was young. When i started writing I did that thing dyslexic people do where their writing is inverted which slowed down my progress as a child. It's improved dramatically because of reading and also the wonder that is instant messaging!

Min · « **Reply #73 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:03:34 PM »

You can jump in this thread any time. Make a goal for the rest of the year and start your list.

I get my audio books from 3 places. The library, ebay (then I donate them to my school library for a tax deduction) and I belong to an audio book club ...www.simplyaudiobooks.com Let me know if you're interested in a free two week trial because if I refer you I get an upgrade for a month. Hmmmmm....now that I think about it, they probably don't ship over the pond. Sorry.

Anyone else that wants a free two week trial who lives in the US, let me know. /solicitous whore

Probie · « **Reply #74 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:35:57 PM »

well here goes, I'm going to aim for 30 books. The first half of the year I spent most of my time partying and working so it was a little low and I was a bit rubbish. From what I can remember:

1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Heroes : Charlie's Story
4. Down and out in Paris and London by George Orwell
5. The importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (play)
6. Little Voice by Jim Cartwright (play, I actually had to learn this too)
7. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams

Currently :

Skin Privilege - Karin Slaughter
Huck Finn - Mark Twain ( on account of all you A mericans abaut )

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