Lori's OCT '09- '10 Reading List

[Lori, Super Mod]

I am not creating a goal for the year, just keeping track of what Ive read.

January:
1. Still Life With Woodpecker - Robbins
2. Midnites Children - Rushdie
3. Coraline - Gaiman
4. Pale Fire - Nabokov
5. Watership Down - Adams
6. Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid
7. As She Climbed Across the Table - Lethem

February:
8. Treasure Island - Stevenson
9. Definetely Dead - Harris

[Allison]

man. I don't think I've ever heard of half those. Nice list!

[Lori, Super Mod]

I dont tend to read too many best seller lists, or pop lit (Did I just coin a phrase?)..... I like to mix it up alot :)

[Allison]

That is my problem, I need to do more of that...

Maybe I'll go shopping on your "read" list and see what you liked. :-)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Sure, feel free :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

10. All Together Dead - Harris

[Lori, Super Mod]

11. One Day in the Life of Ivan D - Solzhenitsyn

[Kandice]

Treasure Island is one of our favorites at my house. I KNOW you liked Watership Down, and of course, Sookie rocks! I really want to read Gaiman and thought I'd start with Coraline. Did you like it?

[Lori, Super Mod]

Kandice, I would recommend Coraline if you like YA or have a YA reader to read it with. I wasnt that impressed with it, but ive always struggled to get into YA.

Fiona, Midnites Children was good. There were some parts that were a bit long to get through, but overall I was happy to have read it. I own Satanic Verses and am looking forward to reading it. I heard its a love it or hate it type of novel.

[Megan]

I was just wondering why you think it is that you tend not to like YA lit? I find some of my favourite books are still children's/YA books. I feel like they have more heart, and I get sucked in and more attached to the characters.

[Lori, Super Mod]

I liked it when I was in that reading group/age range, but as an adult, I suppose I don't find it challenging enough. It doesnt go near enough into depth and detail.. at least in the novels I have read recently (Book Thief, Wrinkle in Time, Coraline...). Not bad books overall, just not to my taste.

[Lori, Super Mod]

12. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Capote

[Lori, Super Mod]

13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll

[Lori, Super Mod]

14.The Painted Veil - Maugham

[Laura]

Holy Lord. Have you joined Speedreaders Anonymous ???

[Leora]

Charlaine Harris' vampire series is entertaining. I find myself rooting for Sookie!

[Lori, Super Mod]

Ha, Laura, sadly no. But I dont work Tues-Thurs, so those are my catch-up-on-reading days. Plus, if you look closely, they were shortish novels. (all under 250 pages each)..... so it looks more impressive than it really was :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Recap:

January:
1. Still Life With Woodpecker - Robbins
2. Midnites Children - Rushdie
3. Coraline - Gaiman
4. Pale Fire - Nabokov
5. Watership Down - Adams
6. Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid
7. As She Climbed Across the Table - Lethem

February:
8. Treasure Island - Stevenson
9. Definitely Dead - Harris
10. All Together Dead - Harris
11. One Day in the Life of Ivan D - Solzhenitsyn
12. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Capote
13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll
14.The Painted Veil - Maugham

[Lori, Super Mod]

15.Listen to the Warm - McKuen

[Lori, Super Mod]

16.The Little Prince - Exupery

[Jeane]

Lori wrote: "Sure, feel free :)"

free, shopping...list......really?

[Jeane]

Lori wrote: "13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll"

Did you like this one?

[Jeane]

Lori wrote: "16.The Little Prince - Exupery"

Lori, I am so curious to hear what you thought about it. I read this one more than ten years ago in dutch. Still can't beleive my non book reading father recommended it to me and told me everybody should read it once. I adored it. Got a frame in my bedroom at home too. Read it about five years ago in italian and kept adoring it. Now i have bookmarks with images of the story too.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Jeane, I liked Alice In Wonderland, but not as much as I had wanted to.

The Little Prince was a very sweet, heartbreaking, touching tale. I read it online, and really liked it.

[Lori, Super Mod]

17.Gulliver's Travels - Swift

[April]

Ooo what did you think of Still Life With Woodpecker?
Quite a trip huh?

[Lori, Super Mod]

At times, I admit, Robbins was going way over my head, but overall I quite liked it. He's got an interesting way of describing things. "Peachfish".. that will stay with me for a long long time.

[Lori, Super Mod]

18.To Kill A Mockingbird - Lee

[Lori, Super Mod]

19.The Poor Mouth - O'Brien

[Lori, Super Mod]

20.Water for Elephants - Gruen

[Lori, Super Mod]

21.Number the Stars - Lowry

I read this with my oldest a for a 1/2 hour every nite. It was assigned reading for him.

[El]

Lori wrote: "21.Number the Stars - Lowry

I read this with my oldest a for a 1/2 hour every nite. It was assigned reading for him."

I remember reading this in grade school and liking it. Does it hold up as an adult reader, Lori? More importantly, did your son enjoy it? I remember the boys in my class scoffing at it, but I don't think that's a universal opinion.

[Lori, Super Mod]

No to both questions.
Ive never read it before, so as an adult reading it, I didnt enjoy it at all. My son is a picky reader, so his opinion is a little tough to take seriously. However he didnt like this one either.

[Lori, Super Mod]

22.The Sunset Limited - McCarthy

[Lori, Super Mod]

23.Despair- Nabokov

[Lori, Super Mod]

Recap

January:
1. Still Life With Woodpecker - Robbins
2. Midnites Children - Rushdie
3. Coraline - Gaiman
4. Pale Fire - Nabokov
5. Watership Down - Adams
6. Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid
7. As She Climbed Across the Table - Lethem

February:
8. Treasure Island - Stevenson
9. Definitely Dead - Harris
10. All Together Dead - Harris
11. One Day in the Life of Ivan D - Solzhenitsyn
12. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Capote
13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll
14.The Painted Veil - Maugham

March
15.Listen to the Warm - McKuen
16.The Little Prince - Exupery
17.Gulliver's Travels - Swift
18.To Kill A Mockingbird - Lee
19.The Poor Mouth - O'Brien
20.Water for Elephants - Gruen
21.Number the Stars - Lowry
22.The Sunset Limited - McCarthy
23.Despair- Nabokov

[Lori, Super Mod]

24:Diary of a Wimpy Kid:The Last Straw

(read with my oldest)

[Lori, Super Mod]

25:Fool - Moore

[Lori, Super Mod]

26.The Adventure of Guy - Cowie
27.From Dead to Words - Harris

[Lori, Super Mod]

28.The Ski Mask Way - Thompson
(This one is written by a guy I work with.)

[GracieKat]

Lori wrote: "21.Number the Stars - Lowry

I read this with my oldest a for a 1/2 hour every nite. It was assigned reading for him."

I loved this book when I was younger and I still love it. I thought the trick with the cocaine and blood on the handkerchief was a pretty cool idea. My Grandfather was from Danmark so it made this book even more special to me.

[Lori, Super Mod]

29.The Savage Detectives - Bolano
30.Flashforward - Sawyer

[Lori, Super Mod]

31.The Master and Margarita

[Lori, Super Mod]

Recap

January:
1. Still Life With Woodpecker - Robbins
2. Midnites Children - Rushdie
3. Coraline - Gaiman
4. Pale Fire - Nabokov
5. Watership Down - Adams
6. Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid
7. As She Climbed Across the Table - Lethem

February:
8. Treasure Island - Stevenson
9. Definitely Dead - Harris
10. All Together Dead - Harris
11. One Day in the Life of Ivan D - Solzhenitsyn
12. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Capote
13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll
14.The Painted Veil - Maugham

March
15.Listen to the Warm - McKuen
16.The Little Prince - Exupery
17.Gulliver's Travels - Swift
18.To Kill A Mockingbird - Lee
19.The Poor Mouth - O'Brien
20.Water for Elephants - Gruen
21.Number the Stars - Lowry
22.The Sunset Limited - McCarthy
23.Despair- Nabokov

April
24:Diary of a Wimpy Kid:The Last Straw
25:Fool - Moore
26.The Adventure of Guy - Cowie
27.From Dead to Words - Harris
28.The Ski Mask Way - Thompson
29.The Savage Detectives - Bolano
30.Flashforward - Sawyer

[Angela]

Glad to see that you got rid of the cranky super mod :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

ha ha.. yeah, Im not so wicked today :)

[Lori, Super Mod]

32.Angle of Repose - Stegner

[Lori, Super Mod]

33.The Day of the Triffids - Wyndham

[Lori, Super Mod]

34.The Sheep Look Up - Brunner

[Lori, Super Mod]

Recap

January:
1. Still Life With Woodpecker - Robbins
2. Midnites Children - Rushdie
3. Coraline - Gaiman
4. Pale Fire - Nabokov
5. Watership Down - Adams
6. Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid
7. As She Climbed Across the Table - Lethem

February:
8. Treasure Island - Stevenson
9. Definitely Dead - Harris
10. All Together Dead - Harris
11. One Day in the Life of Ivan D - Solzhenitsyn
12. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Capote
13. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - Carroll
14.The Painted Veil - Maugham

March
15.Listen to the Warm - McKuen
16.The Little Prince - Exupery
17.Gulliver's Travels - Swift
18.To Kill A Mockingbird - Lee
19.The Poor Mouth - O'Brien
20.Water for Elephants - Gruen
21.Number the Stars - Lowry
22.The Sunset Limited - McCarthy
23.Despair- Nabokov

April
24:Diary of a Wimpy Kid:The Last Straw
25:Fool - Moore
26.The Adventure of Guy - Cowie
27.From Dead to Words - Harris
28.The Ski Mask Way - Thompson
29.The Savage Detectives - Bolano
30.Flashforward - Sawyer

May
31.The Master and Margarita
32.Angle of Repose - Stegner
33.The Day of the Triffids - Wyndham

Dang, May was a slow reading month for me.