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[[deleted user]]

pfft, I read Retribution Falls before it was cool

[Traci]

My have to reads are sequels to books and authors I love. Some recommendations. My want to reads are random books that I'll probably never get to.

[Traci]

Finished Black Lung. Up next is a reread of The Name of the Wind. The last and only time I read it was when it first came out before I knew how popular it would become. Hopefully it lives up to my positive memory and it's hype. And I'm still working through Reaper's Gale.

[Bill]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "UNDER 50?!?!?!?! Excuse me as I try to halt my uncontrollable laughter..."

LOL! I figured over the holidays that if I keep up my average yearly read volume, I'm going to have to start my longevity treatments to finish all the books I have piled around the house....

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I know. I used to hope God would alloy me to live till I finished my books...but that's probably not reasonable as I keep adding to them.

[Laurel]

I've managed to keep my to-read pile under 130... I'm valiantly trying to get it below than 120, but new book releases constantly defeat me.

[[deleted user]]

My TBR is sitting at 262 right now.

That's after having culled it a couple weeks ago.

I don't think I'll see below 50 ever again.

[Sharon]

Traci wrote: "My have to reads are sequels to books and authors I love. Some recommendations. My want to reads are random books that I'll probably never get to."

Exactly ... my 'want to' list consists of books or authors I haven't read before but the synopsis sounds intriguing. I have to admit that the 'sample' option on the Kindle books has been of assistance with this ... if I don't really, really want to know what comes next, it doesn't go on the 'want to' list.

[Cheryl]

Just finished Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker. Pretty enjoyable, for the most part. Now, I thought I'd try something a little more light-hearted and fun with Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George.

[The Pirate Ghost]

Audibile.com had Fool Moonunabridged for $4.95 and they download to my kindle/kindle Fire so I picked it up for road reading this week.

[Rachel]

I just finished Neuromancer. Now I can focus on 11/22/63.

[Bill]

Ala wrote: "My TBR is sitting at 262 right now.

That's after having culled it a couple weeks ago..."

How does one 'cull' a TBR pile? I may have forgotten why I got a specific book, but there was a good reason. I cannot imagine getting rid of something without trying to read it 1st.

Mine TBR has grown so large, I have trouble finding a specific book without hiring a crew to move things around ;-) It's at over 700, mostly hardcovers, and not counting Kindle or iPad books which remain out of site and out of mind.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Kernos wrote: "Ala wrote: "My TBR is sitting at 262 right now.

That's after having culled it a couple weeks ago..."

How does one 'cull' a TBR pile? I may have forgotten why I got a specific book, but there was ..."

I put books that I've already read on my TBR - so sometimes I admit I'm not going to re-read them anytime soon so I can see what I actually haven't had a chance to read...

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

My TBR is more virtual than not, but I've put books on my may-read list which, after a few months, I can't remember what interested me about them and removed them from the list. Thus, culled.

I've also bought multiple books of a series before, usually during sales, and then didn't like the first book in the series so ditched the rest.


And now I keep thinking of Sean Bean saying "One does not simply cull the TBR pile... "

[Traci]

Sometimes I add more than one book by an untried author and then discover I didn't like them. Or sometimes I find a book I love in a subgenre I usually don't go for and after trying a few more realize it actually isn't for me.

Anyway, today I hope to finish The Name of the Wind and will continue straight through to The Wise Man's Fear. I like the first even more than when I read it before. I'm hoping to like the second more than my last attempt.

[[deleted user]]

If I can't remember why I put a book on my the and it doesn't look interesting anymore, it gets culled.

[Rachel]

Ala wrote: "If I can't remember why I put a book on my the and it doesn't look interesting anymore, it. gets culled."

Same here. Sometimes I put things on my TBR pile because it's a group read and then i find out others hated the book, if i was only reading it for the group to begin with, i'll cull it. Then there are the books i have no idea why i added them, i'll cull them if they don't look interesting to me any longer, as long as i don't physically own them.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Ala wrote: "If I can't remember why I put a book on my the and it doesn't look interesting anymore, it gets culled."

I do that, too.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

My list is too long for everyone to make it.

[Amanda]

I just started Mistborn: The Final Empire. I don't know what the hell took me so long to decide to read it.
Now that Nanowrimo is over(ish), I can plant my ass on the couch and read through the series.
If I can keep myself away from goodreads long enough, that is.

[Terry]

Started Mistborn

[Scarlet]

I'm reading The Demon King it's good but kind of boring compared to the really epic books I've been reading lately.

[Marina]

Started Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks today. These books are too engaging- they are beginning to interfere with my life.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I'm reading , and I'm liking it a lot.

[Kevin]

Right I going to start on today, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.

[Traci]

I've started Revan. Been looking forward to it but I don't know why. Basically it's like fanfiction. And anyway this Revan in no way matches mine..... When will I stop buying Star Wars books?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, *good karma*]

Kevin wrote: "Right I going to start on today, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami."

Tell me how that goes, it sounded interesting.

[Dana]

Just finished up the Sarantine Mosaic, and I'm starting The Summer Tree. I've heard that Fionavar is a bit different from his other books, so I hope I like it as much as the others I've read.

[[deleted user]]

@Traci you gotta actively break that addiction, it's the only way. Took me forever :P

@Dana Fionavar is very different, and may come off dated and cliched. It's good, just not on the level of his other works. Just my opinion, of course.

[Dana]

Ala wrote: "@Dana Fionavar is very different, and may come off dated and cliched. It's good, just not on the level of his ..."

I saw that one of the characters is named Paul Schafer and I had to laugh. I'm going to be picturing the guy from Letterman every time I see his name..

[Traci]

@Michael, Revan is one of my favorite characters from the Star Wars universe too, but my Revan from KOTOR. Hated KOTOR 2 btw.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Reading several. Well into Event, the jury's still out a bit on it. Well into Live Free or Die and it's fantastic so far. Have a couple more library books clamoring to be read.

[Jason]

I'm reading several, too. Mainly, 'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition and Night of the Assholes.

[Kevin]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Right I going to start on today, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami."

Tell me how that goes, it sounded interesting."

His books are great, but I have only read about a 100 pages son far.

[Kevin]

Ronald wrote: "I'm finally reading A Dance with Dragons after slacking off horribly. I bought it in hard cover and it's been sitting on my desk since April =\

Fail."

You must have got the month confused with when the T.V. show came out because it was on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 that A Dance with Dragons came out.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

So there!

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

*rolls eyes dramatically*

I was in the dungeon. Der.

[Rachel]

Jason wrote: "I'm reading several, too. Mainly, 'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition and Night of the Assholes."

Night of The Assholes is a great title.

[Traci]

Much, much scarier than zombies.

[Rachel]

Traci wrote: "Much, much scarier than zombies."

this is true.

[Jason]

Rachel wrote: "Jason wrote: "I'm reading several, too. Mainly, 'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition and Night of the Assholes."

Night of The Assholes is a great title."

It's actually pretty funny, too. So far, anyway.

[Kara]

Still finishing Prince of Thorns... lol. This seems to be one you have to stick it out for. If I had given up and shelved this one early, I would still have a bitter taste in my mouth. However, having made it through Chapter 35 and onward, my feelings have changed, and I don't hate Jorg quite so much anymore. Still undecided overall... ~ 90 pages left.

Also about half-way through Of Blood and Honey, which I have been loving. Just set it aside for a bit while I made a strong willed determination & effort to finish Prince of Thorns.

[Viv]

I am reading Of Blood and Honey too - I think it's a really interesting setting and I like the main character, Liam.

I gave up on The Steel Remains, it was just a bit too dark and brutal for me after all. I never realised I was such a wuss.

[Chelsea]

Snoozerider wrote: "I am reading Of Blood and Honey too - I think it's a really interesting setting and I like the main character, Liam.

I gave up on The Steel Remains, it was just a bit too dark and b..."

I actually just finished Steel Remains. I liked it, but not as well as The First Law series, which I saw it compared to.

[Elaine]

I gave up on The Steel Remains, it was just a bit too dark and b..."

LOL I 've always known I'm a wuss. If a book is dark or brutal I simply cannot read it

[J.]

The Passage was intense. I'm rereading George R.R. Martin's Dance of Dragons. I'm working on my own fantasy series, and am learning all I can from the master.

[Traci]

Finished Revan...and now I'm in a bad mood. I think I should take Ala's advice and just stop reading Star Wars expanded universe *cough* fanfiction.

I think I'll start Hogfather later. If Pratchett can't put me in a better mood nothing can.

[Damali]

I'm also reading Mistborn. I don't like Sanderson's style, but I'm going to finish the first book.

I *loved* The Passage. I need to reread that soon.

[Shannon]

Dana wrote: "Just finished up the Sarantine Mosaic, and I'm starting The Summer Tree. I've heard that Fionavar is a bit different from his other books, so I hope I like it as much as the others I..."


It's been a while since I read the series but I actually liked Fionavar best out of the books of his that I have read.

[[deleted user]]

It's really for the best that way, Traci :P