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message 1: by RandomAnthony (last edited Jul 05, 2009 05:49AM) (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments What did you read this year so far? What are you looking forward to reading the next six months, if anything? Here's my list from the first six months...

1. Architecture of Happiness-Alain de Botton
2. Waiting for the Barbarians-J.M. Coetzee
3. Revolutionary Road-Richard Yates
4. The Soul Thief-Charles Baxter
5. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World-John Wood
6. Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World-Haruki Murakami
7. Bangkok 8-John Burdett
8. Made in America-Bill Bryson
9. Candyfreak-Steve Almond
10. A Cook’s Tour-Anthony Bourdain
11. Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
12. Dreamers-Knut Hamsun
13. Eleanor Rigby-Doug Coupland
14. Jewish Messiah-Arnon Grunberg
15. The Gum Thief-Doug Coupland
16. Selected Stories-Robert Walser
17. Odd Man Out-Matt McCarthy
18. Instant Enemy-Ross Macdonald
19. Hidden Camera-Zoran Zivkovic

I'm on some TC Boyle stories now...


message 2: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments Odd Man Out was a very good baseball book. an easy fun read.


message 3: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments Yes! I saw your review, Kev...I might post mine this week. I read the whole book in a day and was quite satisfied.


message 4: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (jesstrea) RA: what did you think of Zoran Zivkovic's book?
I have his early works.


message 5: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments I'm going to post a review tomorrow, Jess! I'm just finishing a draft, but I want to take another look before I post it. (Two stars, by the way:)


message 6: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (jesstrea) I have five of his books, very small books. I keep meaning to post reviews, but it's been a few years since I read them...


message 7: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments You know, I feel the same way about reviewing books I haven't read in forever. I was thinking of posting some James Ellroy reviews but I read most his material right in a row about a decade ago and I can't keep them straight so I'd feel stupid writing a review on a book I remember loving but of which I can't remember many details.


message 8: by Usako (new)

Usako (bbmeltdown) Reading ahead...well I tend to read what people tell me to - OH you're should read that it's good! Oh read this it is part of book club.

Does that make me a book b$#@*?

I am looking forward to the P&P:Zombie style edition.


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