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April's SuperFab 2009 ReadORama
I'm a busy person, but not so busy I don't have time to read. Essentially, this year I would prefer to better utilize my free time for reading books not related to school. I'm hoping to read at least 50 books this year!
Anyways here is what I have so far:
January:
1.The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
February
2. People's History of the United States 1492 to Present by Howard Zinn
3. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
4. Jessica Z. by Shawn Klomparens
5.Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
6. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
8.Uglies by Scott Westerfield
9. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
10. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
March:
11.Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Allison wrote: "yay, I like your list!
Did you like Uglies?"
I felt Uglies was pretty simplistic. I definately enjoyed the concept since body image is something so many people around my age (21) deal with. It wasn't the best book I've read, but certainly not the worst. I'd recommend it for the 12-15 yrs old set, or if you need a bit of brain candy.
Thanks! I'm definately making more of an effort to read and every day it seems a new book gets added to the TBR.
April wrote: "I'm a busy person, but not so busy I don't have time to read. Essentially, this year I would prefer to better utilize my free time for reading books not related to school. I'm hoping to read at lea..."
What did you think about the historian and jonathan strange?
I really enjoyed The Historian, I felt once I got into it and was aquainted with the characters the pages just flew by. With Jonathan Strange, I felt it was slow reading, at first I really enjoyed it, but it just seemed to drag out and I really wanted to get to the end.
I'm really looking forward to The Historian, April.
What did you think of the People's History....I was hoping to read that to get a little grip on all the history classes I didn't pay attn. to in school.
I'm such a history nerd, so I loved it. The book though, is fairly slanted left, which was fine by me. It took a long time to read, but it's not really one of those light books. It's interesting to read about history from the points of view of the marginalized.
15. Bright Lights, Big Ass A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster
22. Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
25. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
26. Sex with Kings 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman
27. Sex with the Queen 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
I really enjoyed Eat Pray Love. I thought Gilbert made some interesting observations, and I like learning about spirituality in a non-kooky new-age way, so Gilbert fit the bill. I know some found her to be self-serving, but it's a memoir, so I let it slide. I think you should definately delve into ASAP, plus it's a fairly quick enjoyable read.
Thanks Becky! I really enjoyed Water For Elephants. Gruen's writing style pulled me in. Granted, I didn't care much for the animal abuse, poor Rosie, I thought it was interesting.
April, you're making great progress! I think you could even hit 100 books by the end of the year since it looks like you'll hit 50 like in a month or even less.
Alisha wrote: "April, you're making great progress! I think you could even hit 100 books by the end of the year since it looks like you'll hit 50 like in a month or even less."
Thanks! Yeah, I may have to update my goal, but not until 50 has been achieved ;-)
April wrote: "Thanks, I read instead of doing things I actually should do...it's one of my personal flaws."
Haha - whoops! Me too. When people ask me how I manage to fit so much reading in, I tell them it's because I put it in front of everything else - work, cleaning, personal relationships ... :D
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (other topics)Jessica Z. (other topics)
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (other topics)
Anne of Avonlea (other topics)
Uglies (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Elizabeth Kostova (other topics)Shawn Klomparens (other topics)
Howard Zinn (other topics)
