Brian’s Comments (group member since Mar 05, 2011)

Brian’s comments from the Own It? Read It! group.

I thought I would kick this quest off with an older book in the mountain of books. In Hollow Houses. It is a novel based off of an RPG by Wizards of the Coast called Dark*Matter. Think the X-Files. I have owned this book since about 2000 or 2001. So far the descriptions are really detailed which I like a lot. So here we go wish me luck!

Update (03/24/11)
Finally done. I gave it 2 stars. Not really sure why I didn't like it more. I am a fan of the X-Files and it has some similarities to the X-Files, but I don't know. I do know that the first step in overcoming the mountain of books is complete. Celebrate and pick another now...

One small step was taken in this journey. I read a manga. Naruto, Volume 39: Naruto (Naruto. I still have volumes 40-47 & 49 to read. Luckily these don't take long and are nice to read when taking a break from longer books.

Update--I read Naruto, Vol. 40.

Finished the stack of Naruto manga.

Update--Naruto 41 Done! Manga are going well, but books slow going.

Read Naruto, Vol. 42 and Naruto, Volume 43: Naruto (Naruto 39-43 have been great.

Update--Naruto, Vol. 44,Naruto, Vol. 45,Naruto, Vol. 46. Finished the stack of Naruto manga. Naruto, Vol. 47: Breaking The Seal
Update--Read Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 01

Naruto 49--finished (Christmas gift--but had to buy 48 in order to read it. So one from the mountain only to add one).

Start your own thread to keep track of what you've read from your mountain of books!

My Own-It, Read-It List:

Amanda J wrote: "Angie wrote: "Did anyone hear yesterday about the scandal around memoirs lately? Apparently people are writing fiction and passing it off as memoir. I was particularly disappointed that Greg Mort..."
It all started with that
A Million Little Piecesguy a few years back. I don't know if you can really write a memoir without some dramatic license at times. The intro to City of Thievestalks about how Benioff's granpa tells him he has to add the parts that make a good book.

Do you ever buy a book that you already own with a new cover or format?

In looking for the editions of The Icewind Dale trilogy I noticed that all of the Drizzt books are now in hardcover. When I was younger I remember that Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms books never came in hardcover, but now they are re-releasing them in hc.

What do you think about that? Would you ever buy a hardcover of a book you already own?

Welcome Amanda!

What do you do when a friend/family member lends you a book? Do you read it right away or does it go into the pile?

Do you still hit up the library on a regular basis?

Welcome Angie! I hear you there. My wife and I combine for some odd combinations of books.

Welcome Steve,Darth and David. Steve what is your ebook collection up to these days? Black Library has been putting a lot of their books out in eformat.
Darth, I know what you mean, all shelves of my library are at least two deep and some are even three if they will fit.

Hello! I am Brian and I have a lot of books. I am attempting to work through the backlog of books that I own, some of which have been collecting dust since the early '90s. I was an Lit major and which only added to the number of books I currently own. I read all types of books, but my favorites are usually fantasy and science fiction. Good luck to all and thanks for joining.

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