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6/3/2010 11:17:25 PM

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
The Red Pony
The Feminine Mystique
100 Years of Solitude
Franny & Zoey
Mrs. Dalloway
Girl, Interrupted
The Birth of Tragedy
Fear & Trembling
The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell
Inamorata
Of Mice and Men
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Pride and Prejudice
Wuthering Heights
Magister Ludi
Siddhartha
Ethical Theory
Wealth of Nations
The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism
The Lovely Bones
Spark of Life
This Side of Paradise
Tender is the Night
The Last Tycoon
Wiseblood
The Brothers Karamazov
Faust
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Ivanhoe
Washington Square
Shirley
The Blithedale Romance
The Inferno
The Aneid
Candide
The House of the Seven Gables
Remembrance of Things Past
Heart of Darkness
East of Eden
Anna Karenina
The Garden of Eden
Sundiata
Catch Me if You Can
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Islands in the Stream
What Should I Do with My Life
One Man's Meat
Ain't No Making It
The Fantastic Universe
The Pearl

i've kind of fallen off (read: too much shit to do )

6/3/2010 11:24:59 PM

i had to post this since i was JUST bitching about that stupid book i quit...

i went to a recycling facility today for a customer visit and we stopped to talk near a big stack of paperback books with the covers torn off. the customer explained that wal mart tears the covers off and send the books to the facility. there were a ton of new titles in there so i didnt understand why they did it and he didnt know why either, he just recycles it

the best part... the book i hated... the girl who played with fire... was lying right there near the bottom of the pile. i smiled to myself. haha

6/4/2010 12:36:09 AM

1. Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) - Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
2. How We Believe - Michael Shermer
3. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving - (do these count as books? it was like 12 pages long)
4. Enemies - Richard Harris
5. Now, Discover Your Strengths - Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton
6. Made to Stick - Chip and Dan Heath
7. Perfume - Patrick Süskind - Highly recommended! Pretty weird, but very intriguing.
8. Sandworms of Dune - Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson
9. Why Orwell Matters - Christopher Hitchens
10. Perdido Street Station - China Miéville
11. Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You - Sam Gosling
12. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susannah Clarke
13. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
14. Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke
15. Steppenwolf - Hermann Hesse

Audiobooks:
1. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
2. Superfreakonomics - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
3. Lies My Teach Told Me - James Loewen
4. Swindled: From Poisoned Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee - Bee Wilson
5. New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer - Bill Maher
6. A Traveller in War-Time - Winston Churchill
7. My Life - Bill Clinton
8. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
9. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space - Carl Sagan
10. The House on the Strand - Daphne du Maurier
11. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
12. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
13. The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
14. The Time Machine - HG Wells
15. The Post-American World - Fareed Zakaria
16. Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
17. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
18. Gingerbread Girl - Stephen King
19. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
20. Relentless - Dean Koontz
21. Red Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson
22. Dragon Tears - Dean Koontz
23. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson
24. Pandora - Anne Rice
25. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Steig Larsson
26. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Steig Larsson
27. Freakonomics - Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
28. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson

6/4/2010 2:44:45 PM

Some of these lists are still crazy suspect.

Watching HBO is more edifying than some of this garbage.

6/4/2010 3:02:33 PM

what is suspect? the content, or that people have already read a lot?

since jan 1...

finished

1. twilight by stephenie meyer
2. new moon by stephenie meyer
3. dead as a doornail - book 5 by charlaine harris
4. definitely dead - book 6 by charlaine harris
5. all together dead - book 7 by charlaine harris
6. from dead to worse - book 8 by charlaine harris
7. dear john by nicholas sparks
8. frommers hawaii from $80 a day by jeanette foster
9. frommers kauai by jeanette foster
10. dead and gone - book 9 by charlaine harris
11. grave sight by charlaine harris
12. grave surprise by charlaine harris
13. the lovely bones by alice sebold
14. a touch of dead by charlaine harris
15. the memory keeper's daughter by kim edwards
16. the road by cormac mccarthy
17. a reliable wife by robert goolrick
18. fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
19. falling angel by william hjortsberg
20. lost on planet china by j. maarten troost
21. what the dog saw by malcom gladwell
22. showdown by tilly bagshawe (audiobook-- cheesefest)
23. manhunt by janet evanovich (cheesiest audiobook evarrr)
24. pirate latitudes by michael crichton
25. an ice cold grave by charlaine harris
26. tokyo vice: an american reporter on the police beat in japan by jake adelstein (my library finally bought a copy!!)
27. a grave secret by charlaine harris
28. abraham lincoln: vampire hunter by seth grahame-smith
29. one amazing thing by chitra banerjee divakaruni (my library finally bought a copy!!)
30. the last song by nicholas sparks
31. lord of the flies by william golding
32. chelsea chelsea bang bang by chelsea handler
33. thanksgiving by janet evanovich (cheesiest audiobook evarrr, again)
34. miracle by danielle steel (another audiobook, gotta love long drives)
35. many bloody returns by charlaine harris & others
35. the girl who played with fire by stig larsson dear god i hated this book. could not get into the main character and the storyline seemed like it was all over the place. i quit 200 pages in.
36. hemlock bay by catherine coulter
37. the bedwetter by sarah silverman
38. shakespeare's landlord (lily bard mysteries, book 1) by charlaine harris
39. vital friends by tom rath
40. the dip by seth godin

6/4/2010 6:17:15 PM

The content. "Suspect" is an off word, I know, but I was tryna be consistent with my previous comment.

I just don't understand why people would take the time to document the reading of these books.

I mean, you clearly read a lot of entertaining novels, and you're obviously going to meet the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge...so....? I don't see the point of telling us how many mystery/scifi novels you've read this year.

bottombaby posted her list once. You're updating us with garbage like it's an accomplishment. "I travel a lot and enjoy cheap novels" seems to betray the spirit of the challenge.

6/4/2010 10:23:29 PM

I enjoy seeing what you read, ncsuwolfy. Seems like we are reading twins. I also get the hate feeling when you start a book and just cannot get into it. I started reading some memoirs book a friend just loved and I could not get into it. Seeing that you read the whole ice cold grave series makes me want to go back and retry those because I wasn't as into them the first go around. Thank you for posting your lists.

6/4/2010 10:40:08 PM

AHA

6/4/2010 10:42:23 PM

thanks pawprint. i really liked the first lily bard book, i think im going to enjoy that series more than the ice cold grave ones. admittedly, those were a little strange. that character kind of annoyed me too but i was into the nature of her job and the kind of trouble she got into.

and bridget, if you're bothered by my list then skip my posts.

and i enjoy seeing other people post their progress. i have read more than a few books based on rave reviews from others (and have many on my own list of books to read)

Quote :

"bottombaby posted her list once. You're updating us with garbage like it's an accomplishment. "I travel a lot and enjoy cheap novels" seems to betray the spirit of the challenge."

i havent posted since i finished book 34! lol jeez.

and the spirit of the thread? um, may i remind you of the first post?

Quote :

"'m going to try to read a book each week next year. I have a shitload of books that I haven't read yet, and plus I'm hoping to try to cut back on the time I waste fuckin' around on the internet. So who's with me?"

the spirit is to read more, and the 52 in 52 is just a fun gimmick. we're here to encourage more reading! not master the finest literature of the world unless of course, that is what you're into

6/4/2010 11:13:53 PM

I'm into watching TV and movies.

6/4/2010 11:16:02 PM

good for you

6/4/2010 11:16:55 PM

^^Then why are you reading about reading on the internet? Seems a little ironic to me.

6/4/2010 11:33:23 PM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

[Edited on June 7, 2010 at 10:20 PM. Reason : ]

6/7/2010 10:18:45 PM

how do you read 2 books at once? i've never been able to do that. i either get way into what i'm reading and just stick to that until i'm done or if it doesn't hold my attention toss it aside (i'm really bad about that. i've done that to books and then picked them back up months or years later and have LOVED them. whoops)

if i read 2 at once i get the stories confused. i think its partly because i dream about what i read and so it all mashes together in my mind and then i wake up and can't remember if something actually happened in a book or if i dreamed it. i'm weird.

[Edited on June 7, 2010 at 10:25 PM. Reason : .]

6/7/2010 10:24:58 PM

well...100 Years of Solitude is a more difficult read for me that I find I can only read when sitting alone in silence w/ zero distractions. So that's what I do. It stays at home by my bed.

Whereas the Jodi Picoult novel I can read while at the pool w/ screaming kids, with music going on, TV in the background, whatever and still absorb it completely. So that's the one that goes w/ me when I'm out and about & babysitting.

Now this was really easy with the Celia Rivenbark book I just finished b/c it's non-fiction humorous essays. I could read one or two essays then switch w/ ease.

I guess it's something I picked up though w/ school. I was constantly juggling 3-6 books per class often reading 2 or even 3 at a time to discuss a particular subject.

6/7/2010 10:34:14 PM

Quote :

"I'm into watching TV and movies."

keep that up you uneducated peon, think about your shows in the unemployment line

6/7/2010 11:01:12 PM

I have started WAAAAAAY too many books and have not finished them.

6/7/2010 11:02:12 PM

Looking to sell some of my Sookie books and since so many people in this thread are into them, I figured it might be beneficial to post them on TWW in classifieds.

I am reading a few YA books and starting to get really irritated with the sexual innuendo. Just say they do it already. Teenagers do it...why can't fictional teenagers do it?!

6/8/2010 4:22:34 PM

yo people who read lots of books - i have a borders gift card and these books look interesting. has anyone read any of these and can you comment on them?

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - by Seth Grahame-Smith

American Wife - by Curtis Sittenfeld

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

i am open to other suggestions but these caught my eye and i thought some of you might have read them in your 52 book quest

6/9/2010 12:54:31 AM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

6/9/2010 10:38:54 AM

Lucky by Alice Sebold = so good, kind of creepy/frightening though

A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Blind Side - Michael Lewis
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
The Politician - Andrew Young
Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Girls from Ames - Jeffrey Zaslow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

Currently reading:
Such a Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster

6/9/2010 10:57:11 AM

Quote :

"Quote : "I'm into watching TV and movies." keep that up you uneducated peon, think about your shows in the unemployment line "

yea get educated on that Nicholas sparks lol

6/9/2010 11:15:34 AM

^ this is my list little man

read in 2010

The name of the wind - patrick rothfuss
barbarians at the gate - Burrough
the dispossessed - ursela k le guin
the greatest trade ever - zuckerman
the man who loved books too much - bartlett
the billionaires vinegar - wallace
soldier of the mist - gene wolfe
soldier of arete - gene wolfe
why beautiful people have more daughters - miller/kanazawa
sandworms of dune - herbert
au revoir to all that - steinberger
the vintage caper - mayle
toujours provence - mayle
the last tycoons - cohan
retail superstars - whalin
the omnivore's dilemma - pollard
the big short - michael lewis
traitor to his class - brands
night of knives - esselmont
the middle sea - john julius norwich
paradise of cities - john julius norwich
confidence - kanter
the house of morgon - chernow

in progress
the partnership - ellis
gods at war - davidoff
commonwealth of thieves - kenneally
imperial life in the emerald city - chandrasekaran

on deck
byzantium the apogee - Lord john julius norwich
darwins black box - behe
andrew carnagie - nasaw
the art of strategy - nalebuff
the drunkard's walk - Mlodinow

6/9/2010 12:08:27 PM

grats

6/9/2010 12:19:54 PM

Quote :

"A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - by Seth Grahame-Smith American Wife - by Curtis Sittenfeld The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson"

--a reliable wife is ok, not as good as i hoped it would be. i'd library it
--abraham lincoln vampire hunter was good. i enjoyed it but i might wait for it to come out in paperback
--the girl with the dragon tattoo... i already bitched about this series several times. i hated it but dont let that stop you from trying it out. i started out with book 2 (played with fire) and ive heard the tattoo one is the best of the 3

6/9/2010 12:24:51 PM

thanks

ok based on your recs (and after reading about books you liked i think we'd have similar tastes) i'm going to not purchase any with my giftcard! i'm going to keep my eyes peeled.

is there anything you've read recently that you loved that you can rec?

how are the charlaine harris books? i'm intrigued by those haha.

6/9/2010 5:51:05 PM

lost on planet china by j. maarten troost

tokyo vice: an american reporter on the police beat in japan by jake adelstein

chelsea chelsea bang bang by chelsea handler

the bedwetter by sarah silverman

i'd recommend those 4 books from my list as the best, most entertaining reads. i LOVE the charlaine harris books so i recommend those of course but it can turn into an addiction that your gift card can't satisfy. haha.

6/10/2010 7:22:44 PM

The other two by J. Maarten Troost are good, and in a similar style. To my knowledge he's only written the three.

Now I'm on to "Master & Commander" by Patrick O'Brian (which Troost actually mentions in "Lost on Planet China," incidentally, and which was of course part of the basis for a Russel Crowe movie). I can't understand probably a quarter of the book, which involve nautical terms well beyond me, but I still find myself enjoying it immensely. After that is the new Patton biography, because I am a huge Patton fan.

6/11/2010 4:52:35 AM

OH goodness. My hats go off to you guys. I finished 3 books last year, and probably 3 more within the last decade prior to that :beatup;

6/11/2010 4:58:27 AM

Well, I'm somewhat behind on my goal, but my hard classes are over this week, so theoretically I can read more. Though usually the main impediment to my reading is finding something that can hold my attention. Here's a list of my books, along with the link to them on Amazon so that if anyone's interested they can read more about them. I'd encourage you to do the same.


So far I've read:

1) Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories - Jean Shephard
http://www.amazon.com/Wanda-Hickeys-Night-Golden-Memories/dp/0385116322/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276432937&sr=8-1

2) The Duggars - 20 and Counting - Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar
http://www.amazon.com/Duggars-Counting-Raising-Americas-Families-How/dp/141658563X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276432976&sr=1-1

3) Little Children - Tom Perotta
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Children-Novel-Tom-Perrotta/dp/031236282X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433017&sr=1-1

4) College Girl - Patricia Weitz
http://www.amazon.com/College-Girl-Patricia-Weitz/dp/B002YNS16G/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1

5) Jesus Land - Julia Scheeres
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Land-Memoir-Julia-Scheeres/dp/1582433542/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433094&sr=1-1

6) The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433136&sr=1-1

7) Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
http://www.amazon.com/Dear-John-Nicholas-Sparks/dp/0446567337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433159&sr=1-1

8) The Choice - Nicholas Sparks
http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Nicholas-Sparks/dp/0446618314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433212&sr=1-1

9) A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Remember-Nicholas-Sparks/dp/0446693804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433248&sr=1-1

10) Happy Birthday or Whatever - Annie Choi
http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Birthday-Whatever-Family-Disasters/dp/0061132225/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433329&sr=1-1

11) Lucky - Alice Sebold
http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Alice-Sebold/dp/0316096199/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433364&sr=1-1

12) The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love - Rosie Rushton
http://www.amazon.com/Dashwood-Sisters-Secrets-Love/dp/0786851368/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433510&sr=1-1

13) Made in the USA - Billie Letts
http://www.amazon.com/Made-U-S-Billie-Letts/dp/B003L1ZX3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433543&sr=1-1

14) Dark at the Roots - Sarah Thyre
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-at-Roots-Sarah-Thyre/dp/1582433968/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433586&sr=1-1

15) Twitch and Shout - Lowell Handler
http://www.amazon.com/Twitch-Shout-Touretters-Lowell-Handler/dp/0816644519/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

16) We Thought You Would Be Prettier - Laurie Notaro
http://www.amazon.com/We-Thought-You-Would-Prettier/dp/0812969014/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276433727&sr=1-1

6/13/2010 8:58:08 AM

I decided I would try to get back in my old reading habit. I doubt I make it to 52 books, but I will read as many as I can.

Completed

1984 - George Orwell
A Wolf At The Table - Augusten Burroughs

Currently Reading

Paranoia - Joseph Finder

6/13/2010 2:54:19 PM

haven't read any books since I started watching the Wire

6/13/2010 2:55:41 PM

A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Blind Side - Michael Lewis
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
The Politician - Andrew Young
Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Girls from Ames - Jeffrey Zaslow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin
The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
Such a Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster

Next up:
Blame - Michelle Huneven
The Choice - Nicholas Sparks
Best Friends Forever - Jennifer Weiner

There are a ton of other Jen Lancaster books that I'll probably read too.. she cracks me up

6/14/2010 7:43:14 PM

I won't do 52 books in 52 weeks, but I will catalog what I've read so far this year.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Currently reading:


The Poisonwood Bible seemed like one of those books they're probably forcing high school kids to read these days.

6/14/2010 7:50:30 PM

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
The Red Pony
The Feminine Mystique
100 Years of Solitude
Franny & Zoey
Mrs. Dalloway
Girl, Interrupted
The Birth of Tragedy
Fear & Trembling
The Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell
Inamorata
Of Mice and Men
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Pride and Prejudice
Wuthering Heights
Magister Ludi
Siddhartha
Ethical Theory
Wealth of Nations
The Age of Anxiety: McCarthyism to Terrorism
The Lovely Bones
Spark of Life
This Side of Paradise
Tender is the Night
The Last Tycoon
Wiseblood
The Brothers Karamazov
Faust
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Ivanhoe
Washington Square
Shirley
The Blithedale Romance
The Inferno
The Aneid
Candide
The House of the Seven Gables
Remembrance of Things Past
Heart of Darkness
East of Eden
Anna Karenina
The Garden of Eden
Sundiata
Catch Me if You Can
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Islands in the Stream
What Should I Do with My Life
One Man's Meat
Ain't No Making It
The Fantastic Universe
The Pearl

6/14/2010 9:53:28 PM

I just ordered 7 or 8 new books from amazon

6/15/2010 9:54:44 AM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6.Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold
26. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

[Edited on June 17, 2010 at 8:29 PM. Reason : ]

6/17/2010 8:27:32 PM

elkbabies, just an fyi...The Choice is kind of a horrible book so I hope you didn't spend money on it. Only good thing is you can knock it out in a day or so.


Nicholas Sparks books make me feel bad about my life because he has no writing skills, and yet he's rich as hell for his "talent."

I keep reading them though...I guess I'm waiting to see if they get any better.

6/17/2010 8:49:06 PM

Nah, I have a library card.

Funny you should mention that though.... I had originally put those on my list bc I started reading NS books in hs (and read up until his memoir was released when in college) and would devour them, so they were originally there for ease in achieving the goal. Now the more I read, looking at those as a goal is dreadful for me (so I get what you're feeling). I own True Believer so I'll read that, but I think I'm going to hang up NS books altogether.

[Edited on June 17, 2010 at 9:13 PM. Reason : ]

6/17/2010 9:09:27 PM

Yeah, I've read a few and have a couple more on deck, just for the fact that I know I can read them fast. I have trouble getting into books, so I have a stack here that I've started and not finished.

I'm starting to think this a book a week thing isn't good in some respects because I end up reading crap like this.

6/17/2010 9:11:40 PM

for 2011 we should make it a book of the month club

6/17/2010 9:16:31 PM

I still don't think a book a week is unreasonable, it's just that I can't tell if a book is gonna interest me until I start it.

6/17/2010 9:17:47 PM

I can relate, and I know that's been brought up itt before.

For me, while I know I won't achieve 52 books, this goal has gotten me back in to reading. I was a voracious reader as a child all through hs, but I stopped reading for pleasure in college. I've missed it, and have really enjoyed this goal for that. So even if I read a crappy book it's a greater personal triumph I'm much more excited for than any judgment on my reading list.

6/17/2010 9:19:21 PM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6. Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold--Gah...I could NOT get in to this book whatsoever...I'll try again later.
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold
26. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
27. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult--ok so I've really fallen in love with her novels
28. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 5:36 PM. Reason : ]

6/22/2010 5:34:51 PM

1. Batman, The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller
2. Fever Pitch - Nick Hornby
3. World War Z - Max Brooks
4. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
6. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
7. Choke - Chuck Palaniuk
8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
9. The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
10. Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse Book 3) - Charlaine Harris
11. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse Book 4) - Charlaine Harris
12. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
13. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
14. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
15. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
16. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
17. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
18. Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
19. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
20. The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
21. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan (not surprisingly, this is pure shit )
22. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephanie Meyer
23. Currently Reading: Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
24. Currently Reading - Stardust - Neil Gaiman

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 6:37 PM. Reason : :]

6/22/2010 6:36:32 PM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6. Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold--Gah...I could NOT get in to this book whatsoever...I'll try again later.
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold
26. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
27. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
28. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

6/23/2010 11:14:55 AM

A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks
The Blind Side - Michael Lewis
The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
The Politician - Andrew Young
Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner
The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Girls from Ames - Jeffrey Zaslow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson
Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin
The Girl who Played with Fire - Steig Larsson
Such a Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster
Blame - Michelle Huneven

Next Up:
The Choice - Nicholas Sparks
Best Friends Forever - Jennifer Weiner
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Steig Larsson
61 Hours - Lee Child

6/23/2010 11:05:41 PM

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
2. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
3. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart
4. You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Mornin' by Celia Rivenbark
5. True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
6. Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits and Conniptions by Celia Rivenbark
7. Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments by Celia Rivenbark
8. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
9. A Tale of Love & Darkness by Amos Oz
10. At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
11. None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
12. The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
13. One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcie Marquez
14. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
15. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
16. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
17. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
18. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
19. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
21. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
22. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
23. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
24. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold--Gah...I could NOT get in to this book whatsoever...I'll try again later.
25. Lucky by Alice Sebold
26. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
27. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
28. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

completed
currently reading
just got from library
on the goal list

6/24/2010 9:07:47 PM

that pride/prejudiced/zombie book- I thought of you when I was in Ed Mckay's because they had Pride and prejudice and sea monsters there

6/24/2010 9:54:08 PM