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Jill's reading list....Made it to 100!
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May 27, 2009 09:23PM
Congrats on your goal! You should definately try for 100. What was your favorite book out of the 50 you read?
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I think you should try 100, too! It is still May!
Congrats on reaching your goal, defo aim for a 100!! I've got The Dark Materials on my TBR, I may just bump them up!
55. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton56. Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
Thanks for all the well wishes! I keep trudging gamely forward. :)
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Doesnt it feel good to blow your own goal out of the water?!
57. Why Darwin Matters by Michael Shermer.
58. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling.I've read this one before (of course ;)), but I wanted to read it again before the movie was released.
59. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
60. Flight by Sherman Alexie61. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
62. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
63. Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free by Charles P. Pierce
64. No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
67. River Out of Eden by Richard Dawkins
68. Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell
69. Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez70. Nation by Terry Pratchett
71. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
71 books is really, really impressive. I've just got to 56 and that is constant reading (apart from being on Goodreads too much).
Petra X wrote: "71 books is really, really impressive. I've just got to 56 and that is constant reading (apart from being on Goodreads too much)."Hehe. It helps that I currently have no social life. ;)
72. Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your...brains by Ryan Mecum
73. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett74. The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman
I am intrigued by Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your...brains. I am going to have to check it out. Was it any good?
Eric wrote: "I am intrigued by Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your...brains. I am going to have to check it out. Was it any good?"I liked it. It's very short and can be read in about an hour. It's a rather straightforward and simple zombie story, written in haiku form, told from the point of view of the zombie. You should check it out. Even if you don't like it, it doesn't take more than a half hour to an hour to read, so it's not like it'll even take up a good chunk of your day (you could plop down somewhere and read it at the book store). If you like zombie stuff, you'll get a kick out of it. And the art and the photography in the book is a lot of fun too. :)
75. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
76. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling77. The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
79. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett80. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
You're doing well Jill although you've still a while to catch me up. I'm at 275 at the moment. ;)
Hollis wrote: "You're doing well Jill although you've still a while to catch me up. I'm at 275 at the moment. ;)"I wouldn't even dream of trying to catch up to you. I am far too busy at work and at home. I only have about two to four hours a day for leisure time except on every other weekend. I'd have to give up...well...sleeping and bathing to catch up. ;)
Haha. Well, I am working 7 to 8 hours a day at the moment and I still find the time (although that is less time than you, of course).
Hollis wrote: "Haha. Well, I am working 7 to 8 hours a day at the moment and I still find the time (although that is less time than you, of course)."Hehe. True. I work nine hours a day. I try to sleep at least six. Eating is roughly two. Exercise is one to two (depending on what I'm doing). And I try to write between one and two hours. Between all that, using the "facilities," showering, checking e-mail, spending time with my family, and posting around here, it all breaks down to about that much time for leisure reading. And this is just the usual daily stuff. Don't even get me started on the non-usual stuff that pops up.
Most of my reading has to be done on the weekends. I'm currently reading Man in the High Castle. I started it this morning and am almost done with it (I took time out to eat and exercise and watch a couple of movies, but I'm back to reading now.)
I'm one of those people who doesn't sit still very often. I just enjoy it when I can. ;)
Glad to hear you're able to find so much time. I really wish I could keep up, but I would need a much longer day. ;)
81. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Three of the last six books I've read have been at least tangentially related to World War II. Interesting.
82. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Sorry if I'm interrupting the flow of posts here, but how come you aren't posting over on 50 challenge at the Dawkins forum?
Hollis wrote: "Sorry if I'm interrupting the flow of posts here, but how come you aren't posting over on 50 challenge at the Dawkins forum?"No particular reason. I just haven't thought to log on there in a while. I get easily distracted, and the Dawkins forum isn't bookmarked on my work computer, so it's a bit "out of sight, out of mind." I'll update my status over there some time this week. :)
83. A Devil's Chaplain by Richard Dawkins
84. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
85. Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
86. The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
87. Eric by Terry Pratchett88. Ghost Story by Peter Straub
90. Maurice by E.M. Forster.Easily one of my favorite love stories. :)
91. Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy.I'd be at 92, but the book I was reading earlier this week had a major printing error in it and I couldn't finish it. Ah well.
92. Blow-up: And Other Stories by Julio Cortázar.
93. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
