Topic: 2010 Book Thread (Read 26396 times)

Min · « **on:** January 01, 2010, 01:46:59 PM »

List your goal and progress in this thread. My goal for this year is 26 books. Wait...do baby books count? Ok, 26 r-e-g-u-l-a-r books and 100 baby books.

Min · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2010, 04:14:44 PM »

Baby Books:

1. Xerus won't allow it by Richard Hefter

Now: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

Socrates · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2010, 05:13:41 PM »

Seeing as I pulled off 50+ last year I'm aiming for 60, however I read an awful lot of Sci Fi and Fantasy so the goal is to have at least 20 of those books be something besides Sci Fi or Fantasy.

1. Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town by Elyssa East - Learned some interesting things but wasn't a fan of the authors "narrative non-fiction" style and she jumped around a ton
2. Ulysses by James Joyce - in progress and will be for a while
3. Uechi-Ryu Karate Do by George Mattson - not really a full read, just a skim to review some of the kata, this is on here since I'll probably be reviewing the kata often
4. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core set by Fantasy Flight Games - a brand new RPG game system that caught my eye, hope to start a game of it soon
5. and 6. Top 10 Book 1 and 2 by Alan Moore - not as dark as some of Moore's stuff, had a very good sense of humor actually overall a highly recommended graphic novel
7. Mouse Guard Winter 1152 by David Petersen - a visually stunning book about a mouse empire with overtones of Three Musketeers, good stuff
8. Chew Volume 1: Tasters Choice by John Layman and Rob Guillory - a very weird graphic novel about someone who can eat something and get information on how it was grown and treated, or lived and died, rather disturbing when he starts eating murderers to learn about their victims
9. Brooklyn Knight by C.J. Henderson - a solid 'meh' for this book, written in the style of an old serial, not that complicated a plot, excessive adjectives etc. - small aside I bought it from the author at a con this weekend and he was a pretty interesting fellow
10. The Occult Detectives of C.J. Henderson by C.J. Henderson - a collection of short stories of a lovecraftian nature, some were pretty good but he ruined it for me when he described Innsmouth as being 'on the Massachusetts coast up near Vermont', if Lovecraft is your thing you might want to have checked a map of New England before publishing
11. Baby's first Mythos by C.J. Henderson and Erica Henderson - a short illustrated book with the alphabet and numbers done up in rhyme about lovecraftian horrors with some great ink line drawings
12. Just another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green - a fun fast paced book about a detective in a dark reflection of London, the author does a good job in all his stuff
13. Fables: vol 12 The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham - continuing with some great stuff in the Fables series, not too happy with some of the art but the writing is still good
14. Starfist: Wings of Hell by David Sherman and Dan Cragg- the latest novel in a military sci fi setting, an enjoyable series
15. The Rise of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson- a volume collecting short stories by the author that were written over decades that all took place in the same "world", fun classic scifi reading
16. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman- it seemed aimed at young teens but is the usual Gaiman blend of myth and fable, good short read
17. House of Mystery vol 1 by Mathew Sturges and Bill Willingham- a graphic novel in the same world as The Endless, this one focusing on Cain's House of Mystery in the Dreaming
18. The Unwritten Vol 1 by Mike Carey- a very good graphic novel about someone who turns out to be a literary character in the "real world"
19. Starman Omnibus Vol 4 by James Robinson- the continuing collection of a 90's run of DC comics, very well plotted for a monthly run
20-24. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan- I read all five of these, I was quite impressed in that he didn't dumb down the greek mythology for the target audience of young adult, betrayal, death, love all there. These are quick and fun reads and I would definitely recommend them for bringing to the beach or on vacation
25. The Good, the Bad and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green - book 10 in the Nightside series, short fast paced supernatural detective novel, fun stuff
26. The Child Thief by Brom - a dark retelling of Peter Pan, I enjoyed it
27. What to expect when you're expecting by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel - The title says it all on this one, just started and haven't finished yet
28. Eating well when you're expecting by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel - I've read more of this one since I'm the primary cook in the house
29. The Scourge of God by S. M. Stirling - another book in the author series about life after technology stops working, I like reading this but the author keeps using deus ex machina to get out of problems
30. What your parents never told you about being a Mom or Dad by Stan and Jan Berenstain - A cute fun read

BizB · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2010, 06:26:13 PM »

I didn't participate in this endeavor last year, but I think I will this year. I'm not exactly an avid reader and I tend to go in spurts. My current goal is to finish the Dexter series. I'm 3/4 the way through Darkly Dreaming Dexter, now.

I'm not sure what series I'd like to tackle after this one, but it does seem that reading series rather than individual works keeps me involved.

Let's say my goal for 2010 is 15 books. A little better than one a month.

LuciferSam · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2010, 09:22:06 PM »

Haven't participated before, but I think I could do with some goal setting as well. Figure it's about 52 weeks in a year, I will make a goal for 78 books. I have stayed away from crime fiction for a long time, with the exception of Michael Connelly, so I'm going to try to work alot more of that in than usual - starting with some Burke, and going to Lehane and Adrian McKinty. After that, we'll see.

Rain Gods - James Lee Burke

Edit:

Quote from: LuciferSam on January 01, 2010, 09:22:06 PM

Rain Gods - James Lee Burke completed ****
Agents of Innocence - David Ignatius completed ***
The Tin Roof Blowdown - James Lee Burke In Progress

pbsaurus · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2010, 01:50:52 PM »

25 is the goal this year.

1. Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (in progress from last year).

MichelleDenice · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2010, 03:05:30 PM »

Seeing as I hardly have the time to read anymore.
I think I will make my goal 24 this year.
Two a month seems doable.

BizB · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2010, 03:20:35 PM »

Hi MichelleDenice. How about clicking over to the New Geeks On The Block area and creating an introduction thread? You can tell us, for example, how long you've been with the FBI.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2010, 06:36:06 PM »

Oh now I see.

* pbsaurus drops estimate a little.

Min · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:07:50 PM »

Baby Books:

1. Xerus won't allow it by Richard Hefter
2. The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
3. Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Now: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

Probie · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2010, 07:05:24 AM »

I'm in 50 books.

1. War and Peace by Dostoyevsky Saga: eclipse. (tick)
2. War and Peace by Dostoyevsky Saga: Breaking dawn (be done by the end of the day)
3. Some dean koonts one, not sure of name.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:57:19 AM »

Quote from: Probie on January 05, 2010, 07:05:24 AM

...
3. Some dean koonts one, not sure of name.

they're all basically the same, just ctrl H select protagonist, replace with a different name.

BizB · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2010, 02:49:44 PM »

Quote from: BizB on January 01, 2010, 06:26:13 PM

1) Darkly Dreaming Dexter

2) Dearly Devoted Dexter

BizB · « **Reply #13 on:** January 12, 2010, 01:22:44 PM »

Quote from: BizB on January 01, 2010, 06:26:13 PM

1) Darkly Dreaming Dexter
2) Dearly Devoted Dexter

3) Dexter In The Dark

Probie · « **Reply #14 on:** January 12, 2010, 01:24:54 PM »

I tried one of those BizB and couldnt get passed the first 20 pages, definitly not for me. Thinking of watching the series though, everyone is raving about it!

BizB · « **Reply #15 on:** January 22, 2010, 07:44:22 AM »

Quote from: BizB on January 01, 2010, 06:26:13 PM

1) Darkly Dreaming Dexter
2) Dearly Devoted Dexter
3) Dexter In The Dark

4) Dexter by Design

Probie · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2010, 06:35:39 AM »

Quote from: Probie on January 05, 2010, 07:05:24 AM

I'm in 50 books.

1. War and Peace by Dostoyevsky Saga: eclipse. - Stephanie Meyer(tick)
2. War and Peace by Dostoyevsky Saga: Breaking dawn - Stephanie Meyer (tick)
3. Brother Odd - Dean Koontz

The penultimate truth - Phillip K. Dick

BizB · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2010, 08:50:46 AM »

"Penultimate" - One of the worst misused words, ever.

Probie · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2010, 04:17:14 AM »

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/penultimate

second to last
or
second to lsst syllable?

Both are viable i think.

BizB · « **Reply #19 on:** January 26, 2010, 08:45:18 AM »

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard it used as if it meant the ultimate ultimate waaaaaay ultimate, I could afford to pay for this post.

As a matter of fact, there's a commercial that runs on our local Clear Channel station that describes a local restaurant as the penultimate in fine dining experiences. I giggle every time I hear it.

Probie · « **Reply #20 on:** January 26, 2010, 10:40:18 AM »

haha that's awesome!

pbsaurus · « **Reply #21 on:** January 26, 2010, 05:36:47 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on January 04, 2010, 01:50:52 PM

25 is the goal this year.

1. Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (in progress from last year).-finished 1/20/10

2. 1/21/10 started In The Beginning Was The Command Line by Neal Stephenson

h4wt_b3t4 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2010, 07:46:02 PM »

Re-read 'Little Brother.' Now I'm on 'I Am the Messenger.'

Novice · « **Reply #23 on:** January 27, 2010, 08:36:19 PM »

1. Mitla Pass (1988) written by Leon Uris.

Min · « **Reply #24 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:42:33 AM »

Quote from: Detta on January 04, 2010, 08:07:50 PM

Baby Books:

1. Goose Goofs Off by Richard Hefter
2. Me Too Iguana by Richard Hefter
3. Who Can Trust You Kangaroo by Richard Hefter
4. Lion is Down in the Dumps by Richard Hefter
5. Stork Spills the Beans by Richard Hefter
6. Xerus won't allow it by Richard Hefter
7. David and Goliath by Patricia A. Pingry
8. Little Bear by Else Holmemund Minarik
9. The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
10. No Monsters for Me by Peggy Parish
11. Mommy's Little Girl by Kristin Khrin
12. Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Regular:
1. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray

Now: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

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