Here we go again. It's 2016 and time to reset the book reading challenge. Let's all try to read one book a week this year, but if that's too much just list whatever you read because reading is fun. Also, try to rate the books you finish from 1 to 10 so other people can see what might be a good book to pick up.

1) Currently Reading - Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson

1/1/2016 11:20:48 AM

1) Currently Reading - The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway

1/3/2016 8:37:01 AM

^Welcome back for another year!

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Currently Reading - Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson

1/3/2016 12:35:44 PM

lol reading

lol fiction

1/3/2016 4:49:15 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher

1/9/2016 4:02:11 PM

1) The Writer's Notebook - Tin House 5/5
2) Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh 5/5

1/9/2016 4:27:34 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Currently Reading - Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan

1/17/2016 10:32:36 PM

4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Currently Reading - Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan

1/24/2016 6:48:50 PM

Here's my reading so far for the year (Yeah I'm counting comics/graphic novels F U)

1) Slade House - David Mitchell - 7/10
2) Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant - Roz Chast - 7.5/10
3) Seconds - Bryan O'Malley - 5.5/10
4) The Invention of Nature - Andrea Wulf - 7.5/10
5) Killing and Dying - Adrian Tomine - 5/10
6) Fates and Furies - Lauren Groff - 6/10
7) Age of Ambition - Evan Osnos - 8.5/10

Currently on Lesser Beasts - Mark Essig

1/25/2016 10:01:01 AM

1) The Writer's Notebook - Tin House 5/5
2) Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh 5/5
3) Animal Farm - George Orwell 5/5
4) Sin & Syntax - Constance Hale 5/5
5) Inferno (A Poet's Novel) - Eileen Myles 5/5
6) Binary Star - Sarah Gerard 5/5
7) Nine Stories - J. D. Salinger 5/5

Currently reading Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros and Reasons to Live by Amy Hempel

[Edited on January 28, 2016 at 6:14 PM. Reason : ,]

1/28/2016 6:13:09 PM

I was a shitty reader last year, but I'm doing much better this year. Thanks, audiobooks!

1 Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi -- Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alé Garza 3/5
2 All the Light We Cannot See -- Anthony Doerr 4/5
3 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- Robin Sloan 4/5
4 The Sleeper and the Spindle -- Neil Gaiman 3/5
5 City of Stairs -- Robert Jackson Bennett 4/5

Currently reading: The Girl with All the Gifts -- M. R. Carey
Mind Mgmt -- Matt Kindt

1/28/2016 7:04:54 PM

^I liked your current read and City of Blades is up next.

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) Currently Reading - The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson

2/2/2016 9:00:27 PM

1) The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 7/10
2) Currently reading - A Clash of Kings (ASOIAF/GoT #2) - GRRM
3) Currently Reading - The Book of Bart - Ryan Hill (local author and also a TWWer)

no way I'll read 52 this year, especially trying to finish off ASOIAF but we'll see how far I can get.

2/3/2016 11:56:02 AM

FYI - There are a bunch of awesome audiobooks on sale for $5 each over on Audible.com right now

2/6/2016 6:40:41 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) Currently Reading - City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett

2/8/2016 10:36:08 PM

Quote :

"I liked your current read and City of Blades is up next. "

I'm looking to read it soon. I really enjoyed the characters of City of Stairs.

1 Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi -- Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alé Garza 3/5
2 All the Light We Cannot See -- Anthony Doerr 4/5
3 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- Robin Sloan 4/5
4 The Sleeper and the Spindle -- Neil Gaiman 3/5
5 City of Stairs -- Robert Jackson Bennett 4/5
6 The Girl with All the Gifts -- M. R. Carey 4/5 (I really love his Felix Castor series and Lucifer was great too)
7 Mind MGMT, vol 1 -- Matt Kindt 5/5
8 The Art of Racing in the Rain -- Garth Stein 5/5

Currently reading:
Please Ignore Vera Dietz -- A. S. King
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge -- Michael Punke
The Emperor's Blades -- Brian Staveley

2/9/2016 9:23:28 AM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Currently Reading - Painted Devils - Robert Aickman

2/11/2016 9:29:01 PM

So where -- and in what ways -- do y'all read?

I typically have at least two books going. I read one at home usually before bed and another in my classroom while my students do their daily reading. Lately, I've been listening to books in my car via the Audible app. There are some fantastic readers on there; the one for The Revenant is especially good. Additionally, I have ebooks on my phone for when I have down-time somewhere and want to read something.

2/12/2016 8:10:52 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Currently Reading - Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke

2/12/2016 6:54:51 PM

8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Currently Reading - Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski

2/14/2016 5:07:24 PM

1 Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi -- Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alé Garza 3/5
2 All the Light We Cannot See -- Anthony Doerr 4/5
3 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- Robin Sloan 4/5
4 The Sleeper and the Spindle -- Neil Gaiman 3/5
5 City of Stairs -- Robert Jackson Bennett 4/5
6 The Girl with All the Gifts -- M. R. Carey 4/5 (I really love his Felix Castor series and Lucifer was great too)
7 Mind MGMT, vol 1 -- Matt Kindt 5/5
8 The Art of Racing in the Rain -- Garth Stein 5/5
9 The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge -- Michael Punke 3/5
10 Please Ignore Vera Dietz -- A. S. King 4/5


Currently reading:
The Emperor's Blades -- Brian Staveley
City of Blades (The Divine Cities 2) -- Robert Jackson Bennett
Kindred -- Octavia Butler
The Year of Magical Thinking -- Joan Didion

[Edited on February 16, 2016 at 11:11 AM. Reason : c/p]

2/16/2016 11:11:05 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) Currently Reading - The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter

2/20/2016 3:49:30 PM

10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) Currently Reading - The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin

2/23/2016 12:06:49 AM

1) The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 7/10
2) A Clash of Kings (ASOIAF/GoT #2) - George RR Martin - 7/10
3) Currently Reading - The Book of Bart - Ryan Hill (local author and also a TWWer)
4) Currently Reading - A Storm of Swords (ASOIAF/GoT #3) - George RR Martin

2/23/2016 10:38:05 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Currently Reading - Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown

2/28/2016 12:18:18 PM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) Currently Reading - If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino

3/3/2016 4:06:52 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Currently Reading - Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson

3/5/2016 5:01:39 PM

13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Currently Reading - Thunderstruck - Erik Larson

3/7/2016 8:57:42 PM

14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Currently Reading - Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman

3/12/2016 3:10:12 PM

15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Currently Reading - Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam

3/16/2016 12:40:56 AM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino - 7/10
4) Currently Reading - Hot and Sweaty Rex - Eric Garcia

3/16/2016 9:34:27 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Currently Reading - Influx - Daniel Suarez

3/18/2016 8:25:40 PM

1. Charles Koch - Good Profit
2. Investment Banking For Dummies
3. John Perkins - The New Confessions Of An Economic Hitman
4. Katsonga-Woodward - To Become An Investment Banker

All of those are on Audible (I drive 130+ miles every day for my work commute).

3/18/2016 9:26:49 PM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino - 7/10
4) Hot and Sweaty Rex - Eric Garcia - 8/10
5) Currently Reading - The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud

3/22/2016 1:08:47 AM

SchndlrsFist what are your 10/10s? Or do you have like an all time top 10?

3/22/2016 4:08:07 PM

^I'll get you a list soon.

17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) Currently Reading - The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig

3/24/2016 12:50:57 AM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino - 7/10
4) Hot and Sweaty Rex - Eric Garcia - 8/10
5) The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud - 8/10
6) Currently Reading - Lost Horizon - James Hilton

3/27/2016 12:48:25 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Currently Reading - Zero World - Jason M. Hough

Quote :

"SchndlrsFist what are your 10/10s? Or do you have like an all time top 10?"

Here are some of mt 10/10 picks from the past 5 years or so...

Nemesis Games (Expanse #5) - James S.A. Corey
Skin Game (The Dresden Files #15) - Jim Butcher
Use of Weapons (Culture #3) - Iain M. Banks
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - Brandon Sanderson
The Republic of Thieves (Gentlemen Bastards #3) - Scott Lynch
A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
Altered Carbon - Richard K. Morgan (Amazing book!)
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Heroes Die - Matthew Stover
Armor - John Steakley
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
Hyperion - Dan Simmons
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
House of Chains - Steven Erikson
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Midnight Tides - Steven Erikson
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Bitter Seeds - Ian Tregillis
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) - George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) - George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) - George R.R. Martin

3/27/2016 12:29:54 PM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino - 7/10
4) Hot and Sweaty Rex - Eric Garcia - 8/10
5) The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud - 8/10
6) Lost Horizon - James Hilton - 9/10
7) Currently Reading - The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

3/28/2016 11:49:53 PM

^ Inspired my current selection

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Zero World - Jason M. Hough - 8/10
20) Currently Reading - The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

4/3/2016 1:15:59 PM

^Cool! I think it's great so far, but I'm back to having a bunch of grading to do each week so it'll be a while before finish it.

4/3/2016 7:47:03 PM

1 Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi -- Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alé Garza 3/5
2 All the Light We Cannot See -- Anthony Doerr 4/5
3 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore -- Robin Sloan 4/5
4 The Sleeper and the Spindle -- Neil Gaiman 3/5
5 City of Stairs -- Robert Jackson Bennett 4/5
6 The Girl with All the Gifts -- M. R. Carey 4/5 (I really love his Felix Castor series and Lucifer was great too)
7 Mind MGMT, vol 1 -- Matt Kindt 5/5
8 The Art of Racing in the Rain -- Garth Stein 5/5
9 The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge -- Michael Punke 3/5
10 Please Ignore Vera Dietz -- A. S. King 4/5
11 Kindred -- Octavia Butler 3/5
12 City of Blades (The Divine Cities 2) -- Robert Jackson Bennett 4/5
13 SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient -- Jane McGonigal 3/5 (audiobook was looooong)

Currently reading:
The Rap Year Book -- Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres
The Emperor's Blades -- Brian Stavely
The Girl on the Train -- Paula Hawkins

[Edited on April 5, 2016 at 11:23 AM. Reason : .]

4/5/2016 11:23:10 AM

Quote :

"Here are some of mt 10/10 picks from the past 5 years or so... "

Thanks for your reply. I guess I'll have to check out Altered Carbon and some Brian Sanderson books!

I'm trying hard to get through the rest of ASOIAF before the new season comes out but they're like four books in one and I'm reading them word for word. So many other things I look forward to reading after this but Storm of Swords has been badass.

4/6/2016 9:55:03 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Zero World - Jason M. Hough - 8/10
20) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 7/10
21) Currently Reading - The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin

4/9/2016 8:42:44 PM

I have no intention of reading so many books in so few weeks, but I have been reading SKUNK WORKS over the past week. It's a fascinating look into Lockheed's advanced development group responsible for spy and stealth aircraft such as the U-2 (no bono), F-117A, SR-71 Blackbird, etc.

It reminds me a bit of Feynman's The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, which is a fantastic read. It's a collection of short works about working on "the bomb". Highly recommended for anyone honestly. It's humorous and allows a unique peak into the Manhattan project and physics in general. Go read it!

4/10/2016 1:03:30 AM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Zero World - Jason M. Hough - 8/10
20) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 7/10
21) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin - 8/10
22) Currently Reading - A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) - V.E. Schwab

4/14/2016 10:54:54 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Zero World - Jason M. Hough - 8/10
20) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 7/10
21) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin - 8/10
22) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) - V.E. Schwab - 9/10
23) Currently Reading - Crux (Nexus #2) - Ramez Naam

4/17/2016 11:55:34 PM

23) Crux (Nexus #2) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
24) Currently Reading - Apex (Nexus #3) - Ramez Naam

4/26/2016 8:23:13 PM

1) The Gone-Away World - Nick Harkaway - 8/10
2) Painted Devils - Robert Aickman - 8/10
3) If on a winter's night a traveler - Italo Calvino - 7/10
4) Hot and Sweaty Rex - Eric Garcia - 8/10
5) The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud - 8/10
6) Lost Horizon - James Hilton - 9/10
7) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 7/10
8) Currently Reading - The Journey to the West, Volume 1 - Wu Cheng'en (Translated by Anthony Yu)

5/4/2016 10:35:39 PM

1) Steelheart (Reckoners #1) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
2) Firefight (Reckoners #2) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
3) The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) - Jim Butcher - 8/10
4) Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations #3-4) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
5) Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations #5-6) - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/10
6) The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn #6) - Brandon Sanderson - 8/10
7) City of Blades (The Divine Cities #2) - Robert Jackson Bennett - 8/10
8) Grave Suspicion - Aaron Mahnke - 6/10
9) Blood of Rlves (The Witcher Saga #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski - 8/10
10) The Long Earth (The Long Earth #1) - Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter - 7/10
11) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1) - Liu Cixin - 7/10
12) Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown - 8/10
13) Calamity (Reckoners #3) - Brandon Sanderson - 7/10
14) Thunderstruck - Erik Larson - 6/10
15) Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - Neil Gaiman - 6/10
16) Nexus (Nexus #1) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
17) Influx - Daniel Suarez - 7/10
18) The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl #1) - Chuck Wendig - 5/10
19) Zero World - Jason M. Hough - 8/10
20) The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - 7/10
21) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin - 8/10
22) A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) - V.E. Schwab - 9/10
23) Crux (Nexus #2) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
24) Apex (Nexus #3) - Ramez Naam - 7/10
25) Currently Reading - Sharp Ends (First Law World #7) - Joe Abercrombie

5/7/2016 1:17:24 PM