Topic: 50 Books in 2009 (Read 24330 times)

CranesNotSkyHooks · « **Reply #75 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:59:43 PM »

I've only read 8 so far *cries*

It cuz I read like 4 @ a time and I'm always jumping back and forth....

I've read so far...
1. On the Origin of Species
2. The Dragons of Eden
3. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
4. The Blind Watchmaker
5. Slaughterhouse Five
6. The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
7. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
8. The Road

HOWEVER I'm reading 4 books right now!

Currently reading
1) Darwin's Dangerous Idea
2) The Beak of the Finch
3) Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters
4) Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

I'm gonna read the rest of the Hitchhiker's series this year too, plus a ton of other Science books! I've got a ton of reading to do!

Socrates · « **Reply #76 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:00:18 AM »

Quote from: Probie on June 09, 2009, 03:35:57 PM

Huck Finn - Mark Twain ( on account of all you A mericans abaut )

Interesting fact about Socrates: in college I was a handicapped aid for several students and my job was usually to read their text books to them out loud or onto tape. I had to read Huck Finn out loud in a public library in Lowell MA to a blind student. There is no way you can read that out loud without doing the slave Jim voice. I got a ton of odd looks for that one.

Imagine someone reading out loud "Why yessah massta" while frantically trying to mime that I'm reading it for the blind guy next to me not just talking that way on purpose.

Probie · « **Reply #77 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:06:19 AM »

Haha, that's excellent. I'm really enjoying it so far! It's an audio book, and the person narrating it is awesome. At first I could hardly understand the accents but now it feels really natural and sounds nice.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #78 on:** June 10, 2009, 12:16:46 PM »

That had to have been hilarious to watch...

Socrates · « **Reply #79 on:** June 11, 2009, 06:56:22 AM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on June 10, 2009, 12:16:46 PM

That had to have been hilarious to watch...

In hindsight I'm sure it was, at the time I was too busy being mortified.

Socrates · « **Reply #80 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:10:41 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

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

I realized I forgot to add one say I added that and another I've finished

Also added two I'm currently working on, The Joyce novel is going to be on there unfinished for a while I think. It is one whacked novel.

Min · « **Reply #81 on:** June 15, 2009, 06:43:16 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: Beach Road by James Patterson

It's set on Long Island AND has a character with my last name!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #82 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:39:52 PM »

Estrada?

Min · « **Reply #83 on:** June 22, 2009, 11:58:22 AM »

LOL!

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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

Beach Road was very entertaining right up until the big plot twist at the end. Then it turned a weird shade of gay. Ruined the whole story. I don't know why I read his crap.

Now: Son of a Witch by Gregory Macguire

It's the follow up to Wicked.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #84 on:** June 22, 2009, 02:58:55 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on January 19, 2009, 09:42:03 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

Socrates · « **Reply #85 on:** July 17, 2009, 06:53:53 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

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

Finnegan's Wake is still being worked on, polished off a short sci-fi one in the meantime. Going on vacation next week so I'll probably knock a few off then.

Min · « **Reply #86 on:** July 17, 2009, 08:35:14 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

Son of a Witch was boring, disjointed and seemed at most times pretty pointless. Only good thing, there's pretty much no question in the end that Liir is Elpheba's son and that he fathered Candle's child. Oh yeah, and he's totally gay.

Now: Duma Key by Stephen King

pbsaurus · « **Reply #87 on:** July 30, 2009, 06:16:26 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on June 22, 2009, 02:58:55 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

Min · « **Reply #88 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:11:44 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

Duma Key was pretty good. It was a bit slow in the middle and I didn't really know where he was going with it. But rest assured, there are ghosts and big scary monsters to be dealt with towards the end. And the end didn't totally suck, as alot of Stephen King's endings do. The story was great, I love the way he ties the character's entire life into the story. The ending was very "It"ish, but without the main character having sex with all his friends. Oh and the reader (audio book) did an OUTSTANDING job. Thumbs up!

Now: Bleachers by John Grisham

Socrates · « **Reply #89 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:49:04 PM »

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 Greem - 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

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
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

Finnegan's Wake is still being worked on, added one novel and several graphic novels

Socrates · « **Reply #90 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:03:12 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

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

Finnegan's Wake has been set aside briefly, although the polyglot mixed up words are becoming easier to read, add two graphic novels and two books. Bought a great leather bound set of 7 HG Wells novels so expect to see those get added.

Min · « **Reply #91 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:46:25 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

Bleachers was a little boring. Good thing it was short. I'm sure it's way more interesting if you're into high school football. All in all it was pretty good.

Now: The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Melvinkang · « **Reply #92 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:44:55 PM »

This is a pretty easy one for me, as I can NEVER stop reading:

Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land, Red Planet
Isaac Asimov - Foundation And Earth
David Gemmel - Legend
Stephen King - The Long Walk
The Gilded Chain - I forget the author
Innocent Mage - Karen Miller
Awakened Mage - Karen Miller

And lots others I should be able to reach 50 by 2010

Probie · « **Reply #93 on:** August 12, 2009, 02:30:04 PM »

Quote from: Probie 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
9. Skin Privilege - Karin Slaughter
10. Kabuki Vol 4. - David Mack

Huck Finn - Mark Twain ( on account of all you A mericans abaut )
ODD FOREVER - Dean Koontz

Socrates · « **Reply #94 on:** August 17, 2009, 08:41:20 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

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 some HG Wells, great stuff 100 years later even. All short reads also, under 200 pages each I think.

Probie · « **Reply #95 on:** August 19, 2009, 02:40:43 PM »

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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
9. Skin Privilege - Karin Slaughter
10. Kabuki Vol 4. - David Mack
11. ODD FOREVER - Dean Koontz
12. Wetlands - Charlotte Roche (shocking, tragic and amazing)

Huck Finn - Mark Twain ( on account of all you A mericans abaut )

I'm going to be getting through a book a week at this rate! New job facilitates lots of reading! Read Wetlands today.

Min · « **Reply #96 on:** August 19, 2009, 04:48:22 PM »

I've had jobs like that. It's so hard (for me anyway) to snap back to reality when I've been reading for so long. When I was substitute teaching I'd give the kids their assignment and start reading a book. After an hour of reading, a kid asks me a question and I'm in a daze.

Probie · « **Reply #97 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:05:34 AM »

even more so when you're near the end of the book.

Socrates · « **Reply #98 on:** August 20, 2009, 06:52:53 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

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 HG Wells.

Socrates · « **Reply #99 on:** August 26, 2009, 08:53:44 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

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 HG Wells.

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