Topic: 2011 Book Thread (Read 19063 times)

Min · « **Reply #25 on:** March 29, 2011, 02:17:50 PM »

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

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

I gave up on Anathem. I was on disk 3 and nothing happened. I couldn't stomach another 25 disks of it. So I moved on.

Now: Cell by Stephen King

PS. In Cell, something happened immediately. I'm on disk 3 and things are still happening. I like it much better.

Demosthenes · « **Reply #26 on:** March 29, 2011, 04:03:05 PM »

I really enjoyed "Cell". From beginning to end. Couldn't put it down. I blew through that one in a very short time.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #27 on:** March 29, 2011, 06:18:04 PM »

Is that the one that became a movie with Jennifer Lopez in it?

Min · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2011, 08:04:37 PM »

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

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
7. Cell by Stephen King

I loved Cell by Stephen King. Demo's right, it kept my attention the whole way through. And right before it ended, I was wondering what ending would I actually enjoy more. Well, it would seem I got exactly what I wanted. Feels a bit like a cop out by Stephen King, but I still liked it. Oh also...it had a bit of a The Stand feel to it...which I loved.

Now: The Testament by John Grisham

Vespertine · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2011, 10:54:00 PM »

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

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

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell

Currently reading Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore.

Vespertine · « **Reply #30 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:26:08 AM »

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

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

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore

Currently reading Fool by Christopher Moore

Vespertine · « **Reply #31 on:** April 13, 2011, 12:54:38 AM »

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

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

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore

Currently reading A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Vespertine · « **Reply #32 on:** April 15, 2011, 07:47:30 PM »

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

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

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore
12. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Currently reading Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore

Min · « **Reply #33 on:** April 20, 2011, 06:47:13 AM »

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

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
7. Cell by Stephen King
8. The Testament by John Grisham

Now: Odd Thomas by Dean Koonz

I've never read anything by him. I hope I like it. I'm just about out of books by all my current favorites.

Vespertine · « **Reply #34 on:** April 26, 2011, 01:04:25 PM »

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

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

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Story of O by Pauline Reage
3. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
8. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
9. Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
10. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
11. Fool by Christopher Moore
12. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
13. Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christoper Moore

Currently reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (still).

pbsaurus · « **Reply #35 on:** May 03, 2011, 06:25:55 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on March 23, 2011, 03:59:17 PM

1. 1/3/11 started Looking For Calvin And Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell-finished 1/20/11
2. 1/15/11 started How To Teach Pivotal Behaviors to Children With Autism: A Training Manual by Koegel and Koegel et al-finished 1/24/11
3. 1/21/11 started South Park Guide To Life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone-finished 1/21/11
4. 1/24/11 started The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams-finished 2/22/11
5. 2/25/11 started Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams-finished 3/22/11
6. 3/23/11 started 924 Gilman: The Story So Far by Brian Edge-finished 4/29/11

7. 5/2/11 started Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore

ZirkoNicky · « **Reply #36 on:** May 04, 2011, 02:18:47 PM »

Mmm hard to guess what I will accomplish this year. Let's say 15 for now.
So far I've read

-The kite runner
- Illias
- Olympos
- Enders game

Yesterday I started in 'Speaker for the dead (enders game 2)

Guess I'll make the 15 easily!

Min · « **Reply #37 on:** May 14, 2011, 10:39:03 AM »

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

1. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
2. Glass by Ellen Hopkins
3. Empire by Orson Scott Card
4. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
7. Cell by Stephen King
8. The Testament by John Grisham
9. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Now: Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

I liked Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. But one thing bothered me sometimes. It was written in the first person and he took alot of time to tell you why he didn't do certain things at the time. He'd be in the middle of an intense situation and all of a sudden be speaking very calmly (and for a long time) about why he didn't take certain courses of action. It was as if Koontz wrote the book and then when reading it over he said to himself "people are going to say, why didn't you just call the police?..so I better explain why here". It was a little distracting. Other than that, I liked it very much. The characters were likable as was the story.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #38 on:** May 23, 2011, 01:22:06 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on May 03, 2011, 06:25:55 PM

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

8. 5/23/11 started Brava Valentine by Adriana Trigiani

Vespertine · « **Reply #39 on:** May 27, 2011, 12:11:26 AM »

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

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

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

Currently reading Hyperspace by Michio Kaku (still) and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

Vespertine · « **Reply #40 on:** June 16, 2011, 01:17:39 AM »

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

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

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

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

Min · « **Reply #41 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:45:38 AM »

Enjoy The Fountainhead. I hated it.

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

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

Now: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

pbsaurus · « **Reply #42 on:** June 20, 2011, 01:43:16 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on May 23, 2011, 01:22:06 PM

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

9. 6/20/11 started The Birdwisher by Anna Joy Springer

pbsaurus · « **Reply #43 on:** June 23, 2011, 05:02:41 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on June 20, 2011, 01:43:16 PM

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

10. 6/22/11 started Palo Alto Stories by James Franco

Min · « **Reply #44 on:** June 29, 2011, 08:48:22 AM »

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

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

Now: The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Loved The Hunger Games, can't wait for the movie.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #45 on:** July 14, 2011, 03:03:14 PM »

Quote from: pbsaurus on June 23, 2011, 05:02:41 PM

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

11. 7/14/11 started The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

tech_wolf · « **Reply #46 on:** July 14, 2011, 08:20:43 PM »

The five people you meet in heaven, by mitch albom
Pretty good, and the movie wasn't bad either.

Seregil · « **Reply #47 on:** July 15, 2011, 05:21:26 AM »

Reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It's really good.

Vespertine · « **Reply #48 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:13:49 PM »

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

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

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

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

Wunderkind · « **Reply #49 on:** July 18, 2011, 07:55:34 AM »

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and Out of the Silent Planet C.S. Lewis.

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