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The Insane Challenge - 2013
#8 Post-apocalyptic: Blindness by Jose Saramago
#9 Classic: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Noir finished- double indemnity. Very interesting and quick read.
True crime finished as well - underbelly: the gangland war. The show was better as was the media coverage but it filled in the gaps the media left out
I've just decided on my poetry book - is on order as I type :)
If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility by Allie Esiri
Are you buying all the books you're planning on reading for this challenge, Sally? Wow. :)
Darlene wrote: "#12: ThrillerThree Graves Full by Jamie Mason
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Darlene, do you ever put your reviews on Goodreads?
Finished reading Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth ( espionage).Am reading Saramago's Cain. Idon't know what genre that will fall under. Its not shown anywhere in goodreads.The blurb at the back says ' Written in the last years of Saramago's life, Cain wittily tackles many of the moral and logical non sequiturs created by a wilful,authoritarian God,forming part of Saramago's long argument with God and recalling his provocative novel The Gospel According To Jesus.'
Sonali wrote: "Finished reading Ian McEwan's Sweet Tooth ( espionage).Am reading Saramago's Cain. Idon't know what genre that will fall under. Its not shown anywhere in goodreads.The blurb at the back says ' Writ..."Look it up under Caim and click on other additions. This is the English version Cain. I really liked the writing, and José Saramago is one of my fav authors now. If I could read it again for this challenge, I would file it under
Historical Fiction OR Literary Fiction OR Humor.
Humor may not seem like the "right" challenge fit at first, but it is ironic and witty and turns the Biblical story of Cain on its head. I don't know how familiar you are with the original (my other half is a Hindu Desi and I doubt he would get all the humor I did), so that maybe a good place to start to appreciate the humor.
It's a great book. Enjoy.
Finished with adventure, YA and thriller, 13 of 36!
I just finished educational, non-fiction and graphic novel.
Diane,thank you for the input.:-) I shall definitely place Cain under Humour.I'm an agnostic Hindu and I love Saramago.The tongue-in-cheek straight-faced sarcasm is so enjoyable.I've reached the place where Cain is leaving Job and setting out for Nod.
#13: BiographyFreedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling
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Okay so with my first month done I've read 6 books. I'm really enjoying this challenge so far.#1: Thriller - Sharp Objects
#2: Literary - Capital
#3: Gothic - The Yellow Wallpaper
#4: Educational - Shakespeare on Toast
#5: Graphic Novel - From Hell
#6: Young Adult - The Fault in Our Stars
Young adult finished city of fallen angels by Cassandra clare
Read:
Adventure, Auto-Biography/Biography, Children's Book, Classics, Cyberpunk, Drama, Dystopian,Educational, Erotica, Gothic, Humour, Non Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, Young Adult
15/36
February is too short! I failed to complete my three challenge books for last month so I still trying to finish my choice for Humour (Scoop by Evelyn Waugh). After that, I'm going for Supernatural, True Crime and Urban Fantasy.
Here is an update on the books I've read so far:Childrens Book – The Jungle Book 2 Stars
Classics - Delta of Venus 4 Stars
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Gothic – Florence and Giles / The Turn of the Screw 4 Stars
Mystery - The Prisoner of Heaven 5 Stars
Non Fiction - Melbourne Just finished it 4 stars
Romance - Sheltering Rain 4 Stars
Thriller – A Beautiful Place To Die 5 Stars
Young Adult - Mice 3 Stars
Review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Just finished Bridget Jones's Diary (chick-lit) and The Giver (dystopian). 3 stars to the first, 1 star to the second.
Finished 'Maus' ( graphic novel ) several days ago. I was so touched that I could not write anything about it. (This happens to me at times).I haven't posted a review either...yet.
Sonali wrote: "Finished 'Maus' ( graphic novel ) several days ago. I was so touched that I could not write anything about it. (This happens to me at times).I haven't posted a review either...yet."Loved Maus when I read it too Sonali!
Mis avances!!!1. Aventuras:
2. Autobiografía/ biografía:
3. Chick-lit: Fue un beso tonto – Megan Maxwell
4. Ciencia ficción:
5. Clásico:
6. Crímenes reales:
7. Cyberpunk:
8. Distopía:
9. Drama:
10. Erótico: Amos y mazmorras – Lena Valenti.
11. Espionaje:
12. Fantasía:
13. Filosofía:
14. Gótico:
15. Hard-Boiled: Tormenta – Jim Butcher
16. Histórico:
17. Humor:
18. Juvenil: Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal – J.K. Rowling
19. Libro infantil: Las brujas – Roald Dahl
20. Literary Fiction (el gran Gatsby)
21. Misterio: Las hijas del frío – Camilla Läckberg
22. Novela negra:
23. Paranormal:
24. Poesía:
25. Post- apocalíptico:
26. Romántico: Bésame y vente conmigo – Olivia Ardley
27. Realismo mágico:
28. Steampunk:
29. Supernatural: El pozo de todas las almas – Amaya Felices
30. Terror:
31. Thriller:
32. Urban Fantasy:
33. Victoriano:
Llevo 8 de 33, ¡tengo que mejorar!
Maree ♫ Light's Shadow ♪ wrote: "Are you buying all the books you're planning on reading for this challenge, Sally? Wow. :)"No I'm not - I just needed an excuse to justify me buying this book - I do have a couple of volumes of poems here at home
I have finished 11 - Chick-Lit: Not Meeting Mr Right by Anita Heiss
Classics: Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Cyberpunk: Skinned by Robin Wasserman
Drama: Fool by Christopher Moore (Fool is King Lear's fool)
Dystopian: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Educational: Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be by Peter Mcallister
Erotica: Butterfly by Kathryn Harvey
Espionage: Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers
Fantasy: Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart
Gothic: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Hard-boiled: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler
Horror: The Twelve by Justin Cronin
Literary Fiction: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Magic Realism: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - due to published 2013
Noir: Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
Paranormal: Real Vampires Don't Diet by Gerry Bartlett
Philosophical: The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith - Sunday Philosophy Club series
Poetry: If: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility by Allie Esiri
Science Fiction: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
Steam Punk: Changeless by Gail Carriger
Supernatural: Three Fates by Nora Roberts
Thriller: The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
True Crime: Meaner than Fiction by Lindy Cameron
Urban Fantasy: The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
Victorian: The Time of the Hunter's Moon by Victoria Holt
#10 Hard-boiled: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
#11 Young Adult: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, Zombie goodness recommended by my Middle Child
#12 Noir: The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett
#13 Mystery: The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
#14 Education: How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster, a great primer on how to get more out of your reading.
***I'm sure someone would argue about which of Hammett's novels I have placed under "Noir" or "Hard-boiled", but I originally had Red Harvest listed as "hard-boiled" back in December so I simply kept it there. I read so many novels because I checked out Complete Novels : Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man from my local library and while The Maltese Falcon was easy to spot in the volume (much darker pages in the middle of the volume) the other pages looked pristine in comparison. So, I decided to read as many of Hammett's other novels as possible. :)
Gave up on book #18 - The Waste Land and Other Poems. I can't stand poetry.Enjoyed books #19 and #20 - All Quiet on the Western Front and Hounded.
Kim wrote: "Gave up on book #18 - The Waste Land and Other Poems. I can't stand poetry.Enjoyed books #19 and #20 - All Quiet on the Western Front and Hounded."
You might enjoy THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS by Farid Attar. I am not a poetry lover either, but I did enjoy this one.
I've been doing this challenge but never posted my list, eep! Here's the 16 books I've read so far:Auto-Biography/Biography - The Downhill Lie by Carl Hiaasen 3.17.13 ★★★
Chick-Lit - The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott 3.16.13 ★★
Classics - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 3.11.13 ★★★★★
Dystopian - The Selection by Kiera Cass 1.21.13 ★★★
Educational - This Explains Everything by John Brockman 2.7.13 ★★★★
Erotica - Delicious by Shayla Black 1.19.13 ★
Fantasy - Storm Front by Jim Butcher 3.8.13 ★★★
Graphic Novels - Making Comics by Scott McCloud 2.21.13 ★★★★
Historical Fiction - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 2.22.13 ★★★★★
Humor - Wreck the Halls: Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive" by Jen Yates 1.9.13 ★★★
Non-Fiction - Book Lust To Go by Nancy Pearl 1.16.13 ★★★★
Paranormal - Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione 1.9.13 ★★★★
Romance - Pleasures of the Night by Sylvia Day 1.23.13 ★★
Supernatural - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 2.11.13 ★★
Thriller - The Firm by John Grisham 3.19.13 ★★★
Urban Fantasy - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 1.17.13 ★★★★
Next up is Gothic - The Phantom of the Opera.
Just finished Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"(Dystopian).This is the eighth book of the Challenge.I have of course been reading other books too which are not part of the Challenge.
Changed my Educational choice to
. More fitting for which way my personal winds are blowing :)
So for April I have gone for some shorter picks. I'm going for Horror, Classic, Noir, and maybe some Cyberpunk too if the mood takes me.
#15 Horror: Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (read as audiobook)
#16 Dystopian: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, passed on to the Dystopian fan at my house
#17 Erotica: Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin
Have finished books #21 In Cold Blood (True Crime) and #22 Infernal Devices (Steampunk). Both were good books. Going to take a little break from challenge books now and do some other reading.
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