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Dazrin wrote: "Orlok wrote: "Thanks :) There are a couple of categories that are going to be a challenge, and I may seek recommendations in a while. LGBTQ and Magical Realism..."There are some wonderful Magical..."
Thanks for this. 1Q84 has been on my TBRL for a long time, and would be my first Murakami. Might be the push I need to try it, though with Hard Boiled Wonderland being so highly recommended by HIMS...
Orlok wrote: "Dazrin wrote: "Orlok wrote: "Thanks :) There are a couple of categories that are going to be a challenge, and I may seek recommendations in a while. LGBTQ and Magical Realism..."There are some wo..."
I need to try Hard Boiled Wonderland still but I loved 1Q84. It is a bit long though so size might be a good tie-breaker if you need it.
#24. Jack Carter's Law by Ted Lewis - Noir category
Dazrin wrote: "I need to try Hard Boiled Wonderland still but I loved 1Q84. It is a bit long though so size might be a good tie-breaker if you need it. "The length is a deal breaker, you're right. I fell way behind my challenges when I read Game of Thrones, which is shorter than 1Q84...
So it's Hard Boiled Wonderland up next.
I haven't read IQ84. I've read a lot of Murakami and quite a bit from Japan so IQ84 is so far down the potential reading list that it probably isn't even in this decade anymore.
A quick bit of catch-up:#25. Domina by L.S. Hilton
#26. The Undead Day Two by R.R. Haywood
#27. At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
#28. XOMBIE by Brody Sommers
#29. Alien: River of Pain by Christopher Golden
No categories matched :(
FUN?? There is no FUN, only challenges!!! :P Lol :D
Exactly!Domina was good, as was the Bryson, the rest were just so so (but all short, so there's that in their favour).
DoodlePanda wrote: "FUN?? There is no FUN, only challenges!!! :P Lol :D"
lol
DoodlePanda wrote: "FUN?? There is no FUN, only challenges!!! :P Lol :D"
haha! At least you're doing yours. I quit all of my challenges because I was annoyed. :D
HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Pffft. Challenges are fun."^agreed
Plus, with few exceptions I read what I want and THEN see if they fit into challenges, lol.
MrsJoseph wrote: "HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Pffft. Challenges are fun."^agreed
Plus, with few exceptions I read what I want and THEN see if they fit into challenges, lol."
Same here :D
MrsJoseph wrote: "HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Pffft. Challenges are fun."^agreed
Plus, with few exceptions, I read what I want and THEN see if they fit into challenges, lol."
I always start out with the good intention of expanding my reading horizons, but this is where I usually end up as well.
I just look through the giant pile of wanting to read and there's usually stuff to cover almost everything. Anything I can't find in the pile becomes a challenge to go looking for possibilities which for me is a lot of the fun of reading. Findinng things to read.
Nyssa wrote: "I always start out with the good intention of expanding my reading horizons, but this is where I usually end up as well. ."It happens.
Sometime I just cannot read a new book. I have to do a re-read...
It is what it is, lol.
MrsJoseph wrote: "Plus, with few exceptions I read what I want and THEN see if they fit into challenges, lol."Same here, though nearing the end of the challenge year usually sees me selecting books specifically for challenges, otherwise I'll never make them. Has led me some interesting places though.
#30. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiExcellent read, Magical Realism category
#31. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Disappointing, DNF. Award Winner category
#32. The Dead Zone by Stephen King
Another great read, Paranormal category
#33. Robert B. Parker's Revelation by Robert Knott
A fun western, no category
AYBABTU scores:
4 books
2 categories - book about music, urban fantasy
Catch-up time (#34 through #59):Safe by Ryan Gattis
The Butterfly Effect by Jon Ronson
Monster Hunter Siege by Larry Correia
VOICE: The Secret Power of Great Writing by James Scott Bell
G-Man by Stephen Hunter
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
The Nowhere Man by Gregg Hurwitz
Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson
The End by Charlie Higson
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz
Executed 2 by R.R. Haywood
War Cry by Wilbur Smith
Zero Sum by Barry Eisler
Orfeo by Richard Powers
Deathworld 1 by Harry Harrison
Twisted's Evil Little Sister: Volume 1 by Chris Jones
No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories by Lee Child
And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead by Brooke Bolander
Twisted 50 by Stephanie Wessel
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies by Ace Atkins
Keller's Fedora by Lawrence Block
Prince2 for Beginners by Bryan Mathis
Sniper's Honor by Stephen Hunter
The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
AYBABTU score now at 150.
Whew!
I can see I'm not the only one doing catch-ups! :P
Orlok wrote: "#30. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiExcellent read, Magical Realism category
#31. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Disappointing, DNF. Award Winner ..."
Completely agree on the synopsis of 30 and 31.
Another catch-up, nearly there for the main challenge of 75 books!60. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
61. The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
62. Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton
63. Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
64. Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil
65. Jack the Ripper: Case Closed by Gyles Brandreth
66. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
67. The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
68. The Bourne Enigma by Eric Van Lustbader
69. Watch Me Die by Lee Goldberg
70. Desperation by Stephen King
71. Agile Project Management: For Beginners! - Step-By-Step Guide To Becoming A Successful Project Manager! by Austin Spencer
72. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
73. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Main challenge complete (75 books)!74. Kill the Father by Sandrone Dazieri
75. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson
76. The Hangman's Sonnet by Reed Farrel Coleman
77. The Ritual by Adam Nevill
78. The Spring Suit by P.G. Wodehouse
Nice. And your thread is up to date unlike mine.
Orlok, do you recommend the Jack Reacher short stories? I haven't read any. Congrats on reaching your goal!
GA wrote: "Orlok, do you recommend the Jack Reacher short stories? I haven't read any. Congrats on reaching your goal!"If you like the Jack Reacher novels, then yes, I'd recommend the short stories too. They're like short novels with the same kind of "there's more going on here than meets the eye" stuff. Also, there's some back story which is interesting, showing what made Reacher, well... Reacher.
They can be read in any order, and if you just wanted to try one, I'd suggest Not A Drill to see what I mean about them being short novels.
And just to finish off my updates for 2017:79. Old Man's War by John Scalzi
80. White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland
81. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
82. Midnight Line by Lee Child
83. Pulse by Felix Francis
84. Revival by Stephen King
85. The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz
86. Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben
87. Snare by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
88. Ghostly Tales by Various
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Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. I thought this was just a fun greatly enjoyable read.
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Thanks HIMS. Yes, Like Water for Chocolate and its ilk are off my normal reading radar, hence the request for recs. I will have a look at your suggestions though.