What's on your TBR pile (and what you recently read and rated)?

[Angus]

KD: Hahaha, ayan na naman! BTW, may nakita akong screenplay ng The English Patient sa BS, baka gusto mo siya?

Chami: Ako rin! Nakaplot na kaya for one year, kaso kasi yung mga buddy read offers nakakatempt. Tsaka minsan hindi ko rin naman natatapos on time, haha!

[Maria]

Chami: true. nakakasira ng buhay pagbabasa ang buddy reads. chos! LOL

[Angus]

Si Kwesi nga plano na namang sirain ang reading plan ko, nagpaparamdam ng Anna Karenina, eh dati naman kasi kinalimutan yung nakaschedule namin! Hmmp!

[K.D.]

Angus, ay sige, basta screenplay, gura ako. Kasi madaling basahin :) What are friends for if they don't share their books? Kung gusto mong mag-sarili at laging masusunod ang sequence ng books to read mo, then wag ka nang mag-book club. Di ba ang essence ng friendship ay sharing? Kapag natuwa ako sa book, gusto kong i-share sa friend ko (like you). So, to make me happy (because I am a friend to you too), you have to read my books, right?

Intiendes? [kung maka-demand, wagas!]

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hindi ko kinalimutan yun! Haha. naghihintay lang ako ng announcement. Nakaprepared na nga ang book.

[K.D.]

Maria, totoo yan! Nakakahaba pati ng time na ini-spend ng libro. Nakaka-dami pati ng work dahil nagta-type ka ng insights everyday. Nakakabitin pa. Pag gusto mong bilisan, di pede. Nakaka-tagal ng pagbabasa dahil dapat maintindihan mong maigi kasi may dahil reaction paper :)

Kaso nga, kaso lang, kasi nga, friends eh. buddies. ibig sabihin sabay kayong magbabasa. Advantage naman, pag pangit, nakakahiyang di ituloy lalo na kung nagagandahan ang buddy mo :)

[Angus]

KD: Okay, hindi ka naman nagsesermon niyan? Sana hindi pa siya nabili, daanan ko siya mamaya sa BS. Maganda siya, may mga pictures pa. Pwede kay Po! At nasaan na pala siya? Hindi ko maramdaman ang energy niya.

Kwesi: DUH! Gumawa na kaya ako ng thread, hayun, ginawa ko na lang Life of Pi. Pero ewan ko lang kung magustuhan mo iyon, puro subtlety kasi ang approach niya on depression eh.

[Maria]

kaya nga eavedropped muna ako ngayon sa buddy reads, hirap mag-commit. hehe

[K.D.]

Of course not, Angus :) Alam mo namang ikaw lang ang nakakausap ko ng ganyan. Kasi baka masabihan na naman ako na kung anu-ano ang sinasabi :)

Tuloy, ayan, tamed na ako. Wala nang nagtatalo rito. Nami-miss ko rin si Voldemort :). Si Po, busy yata. May malaking negotiation, contract signing. Ewan ko kung pupunta sa Saturday.

[Maria]

daldal kasi ni KD eh. =P

cge KD, mang-aaway ako sa ibang thread. :) boring kung pagtatalo lang eh.

[K.D.]

Tama. Pansinin mo pag nanahimik ako, walang nagre-react sa mga threads. :)

Maria, sige nga, manggulo ka. Wag lang doon sa "Mere Christianity" thread dahil maraming banal doon. Baka di mo sila kayanin :)

[Maria]

Ay, hnd ko nga nivi-visit ang thread na yon eh. self-ban ako dun, hahaha!

[Angus]

Ako rin, hindi ako pwede sa mga ganyang threads, hahaha. Dapat gawa tayo ng gimik, mga monthly debates ba, about general bookish stuff. Example: what's your opinion on study guides? Or how important are children's books? Etc. At least may pagtatalunan na. :D

[K.D.]

Feeling ko lang pagkin-lick mo ang thread na yon, biglang magliliyab ang PC mo :)

[K.D.]

Angus, sige nga! Gusto ko yong nakakalibang. Boring ang mga threads lately. :) Parang very academic. There is nothing wrong with it really. Stimulating naman. Kaso, hindi ako enjoy. Ako na magulo't madaldal at makulit. :)

[Angus]

Actually, naclick ko siya nung isang araw. Sulput kasi ng sulpot sa notifications. Hayun. Bumulaga sa akin ang post ni Cary, hahaha.

Sa ibang social networking site maingay ang mga tao eh. Kung anu-ano na nga ang nababasa ko, pero nakakainip pa rin. Iba pa rin kapag mahaba-habang mga posts ang nababasa mo. At ano naman ba ang nakakalibang sa iyo? Hmm.

[Maria]

UPDATE:

1. A Monster Calls > reco by Tina - 4 stars
2. Beautiful Chaos - 3 stars
3. The Reapers are the Angels - 5 stars!
4. Paper Towns > for Aaron :) - 4 stars
5. Ashfall - 4 stars
6. The Monstrumologist > reco by Tina > buddy read w/ LS soon
7. The Maze Runner 50% done
8. Last Sacrifice
9. Intangible
10. The Immortal Rules

[Angus]

Update din!

01. Ulysses - currently reading, 24% (!!!)
02. The Land of Green Plums - 4 stars
03. How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form - currently reading, 73%
04. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - currently reading, 70%
05. Motherless Brooklyn
06. Charming Billy
07. Absalom, Absalom!
08. The Fellowship of the Ring
09. Breathing Lessons
10. Olive Kitteridge
11. The News from Paraguay

Ako na ang mabagal magbasa!

[Louize]

K.D. wrote: "Maria, sige nga, manggulo ka. Wag lang doon sa "Mere Christianity" thread dahil maraming banal doon. Baka di mo sila kayanin..."

Maria wrote: "Ay, hnd ko nga nivi-visit ang thread na yon eh. self-ban ako dun, hahaha!"

Sobrang tawa ko dito!
Banal daw! Echoz ng bongga!!! :D

[Maria]

Chami: parang ang hirap makausad sa TBR list lately, noh? hay. hehe

Louize: c KD pa, e salbahe yan. wahaha

[Angus]

Chami: Buti nga natuto na akong magbasa ng more than one book a day eh!

[kwesi 章英狮]

Gaya gaya! Bwahaha! Kididng.

[Maria]

Angus wrote: "Chami: Buti nga natuto na akong magbasa ng more than one book a day eh!"

ikr! Papunta sa office, i read The Maze Runner via Kindle. Pauwi sa bahay, i read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest via paperback. :)

[K.D.]

Angus, natutunan ko yan kay Tina! (magbasa ng sabay-sabay). Ang di ko pa natututunan eh yong peculiar kay Jzhun. Kapag bumili ng libro: binabasa ang first page tapos itatago. Ako pag binasa ko na ang page 1, nasa currently reading ko na :)

[K.D.]

Maria wrote: "Chami: parang ang hirap makausad sa TBR list lately, noh? hay. hehe

Louize: c KD pa, e salbahe yan. wahaha"

Nahirapan kasi akong i-describe yong mga nasa "Mere Christianity" so for lack of better term, "banal" na lang. :)

[Tina]

Ako rin gusto ko mag-update:

1. Mere Christianity - p.100? Haha I'm so, so, so late!
2. Deadline - p. 60ish. Reread to so madali lang, pero taking it slow kasi buddy read.
3. A Game of Thrones - starting next week!
4. The Fellowship of the Ring - kelangan humanap ng copy soon. :D
5. Daughter of the Forest - dunno if I'll have time for this, but I will try.
6. Blackout - right after Deadline
7. Bayou Moon - bahala na kung aabot. Haha.

Dapat for May lang lahat yan. Pero dahil ang bagal ko magbasa ever, I will probably just extend all these books to June. :D Karamihan high fantasy/scifi lang, after matapos ito lahat, mag-fluffy books ako ulit para mag-rest. :D

[K.D.]

Ako rin, maga-update:

1)Berlin Alexanderplatz - 1001 book - 75% done
2) Human Comedy - 501 children's book - 50% done
3) Cause for Alarm - 1001 book - 80% done
4) The Fellowship of the Ring - TFG 100 reread - 10% pa lang
5) Guide to the Lord of the Ring - cheat book - 20% done
6) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - trip lang - 30% done
7) Against the Day - 1001 book - 1% done
8) Madame Bovary - 1001 book - 90% done

Dahil mabagal akong magbasa, parang di ako umuusad sa #7.

[Angel / YA rules!/]

For the remaining days of May...
1. Fifty Shades Darker, chapter 9.
2. Fifty Shades Freed.
3. A Game of Thrones, starting on Monday.
4. The Fellowship of the Ring, hopefully on Sunday.
5. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

I need to organize my reading list for the month of June...

[Angus]

KD: Ginagawa ko rin dati iyang ginagawa ni Jzhun, pero BEFORE ko siya bilhin. Parang taste test ba.

Chami: Baka gusto mo na ring mag-audio book while eating lunch?

Tina: Anong fluffy books? Light reads? Or lofty reads? (Naiimagine ko kasi ang fluffy clouds, haha!)

[Tina]

Angus: light reads. Preferably YA/romance/chick lit. :D

[Maria]

Chami, actually naka-audiobook ako while working. Ha! addict kung addict. :)

Pag lunch kasi, nagbabasa ako for 1 hour. keber kung may makakita. lunch break ko to! LOL

d bale nang magutom, makausad lang sa TBR pile. bwahaha

[Angus]

LS: Kaya nga hindi na muna ako susugod sa Executioner. Wrong timing, nakasabay sa LOTR1.

[K.D.]

LS/Angus: Sanayan lang yan. Challenge yourself and time will come kayang-kaya mo na ang sabay-sabay. Basta iba-iba ang genre, di yan nakakalito.

Pareho ang genre ng AGOT at TFOTR pero sobrang magkaiba ang kanilang settings. So, puwede pa rin. :)

[Angel / YA rules!/]

LS wrote: "Angel: Ang tapang natin no? A Game of Thrones at Fellowship of the Ring. Haaaay Ako may Executioner's Song pa na buddy read sa June"

LS Kakayanin natin yan... there is strength in numbers... =)

[Angus]

Update:

01. Ulysses - currently reading, 29% (!!!)
02. How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form - 4 stars
03. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - 4 stars
04. Motherless Brooklyn - 5 stars!
05. Charming Billy - currently reading, 26%
06. Absalom, Absalom!
07. The Fellowship of the Ring
08. Breathing Lessons
09. Olive Kitteridge
10. The News from Paraguay

:)

[K.D.]

Dahil ang title ng thread ay "What's in your TBR?" ang updates ko ay puro TBR lang talaga.


K. D. Lang
All You Get is Me
- my namesake. kami na!


Against the Day
- bookstopper; puts me to sleep


Emil and the Detectives
- filler for 2012 reading challenge


The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- toilet-time short stories


The Executioner's Song
- buddy read with Atty. Monique


Bata, Bata
- my next Tagalog book (naiinggit ako kay Kwesi)

[Angus]

Ay sorry po! Pero di ko pa rin tatanggalin ang currently reading. :D

Update:

01. Ulysses - currently reading, 29% (!!!)
02. Charming Billy - currently reading, 26%
03. Absalom, Absalom!
04. The Fellowship of the Ring
05. Breathing Lessons
06. Olive Kitteridge
07. The News from Paraguay
08. Last Orders

[Maria]

UPDATE din!

1. A Monster Calls > reco by Tina - 4 stars
2. Beautiful Chaos - 3 stars
3. The Reapers are the Angels - 5 stars!
4. Paper Towns > for Aaron :) - 4 stars
5. Ashfall - 4 stars
6. The Monstrumologist > reco by Tina > current buddy read w/ LS
7. The Maze Runner - 4 stars
8. Last Sacrifice
9. Intangible
10. The Immortal Rules

Side Reads (kaya hnd matapos ang list ko above!):
1. Insurgent - 3 stars
2. Lips Touch - 4 stars
3. Genesis - 4 stars
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - 4 stars
5.. Liesl and Po - 3 stars

Goodness. ang dami ko palang naisingit!!!

[kwesi 章英狮]

Kainggit, dami niyo nang natapus! I better read more this month. Haha.

[Maria]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Kainggit, dami niyo nang natapus! I better read more this month. Haha."

Pano yan, e db pasukan na?

[K.D.]

Angus: I changed the title hak hak!

[kwesi 章英狮]

@Maria: Mas nagiging productive ako kung pasukan. Haha.

[[deleted user]]

I would like to read a good book written by a Filipino writer that doesn't cost too much, preferably an ebook. Angus or Charles (sorry not to remember) recommended Empire of Memory but the darned thing costs $70 even when used. There is another book with nearly the same title but it is about Charlemagne.

[Angel / YA rules!/]

The Indolence of Filipino by Jose Rizal, An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal, Mabini's Decalogue for Filipinos by Apolinario Mabini are free on Kindle /Amazon. While, Man Overboard, essays by Butch Dalisay is $3.39. Fairy Tale Fail by Mina Esguerra is $.99.

[[deleted user]]

Thank you, Angel. Those names opened some possibilities on amazon so I trolled and poked into a few titles and am awaiting two (used print copies): Hagedorn's Dogeaters and Santos's Scent of Green Apples. I remember having read Woman who had two navels ages ago. Great book.

[Angel / YA rules!/]

E. wrote: "Thank you, Angel. Those names opened some possibilities on amazon so I trolled and poked into a few titles and am awaiting two (used print copies): Hagedorn's Dogeaters and Santos's Scent of Green ..."

you're welcome... =)

[Adrianne]

Once i finish the 4 books that i'm currently reading i'm planning to read

The fifty shades trilogy
the selection
the maze runner trilogy
Article 5
DUFF
One day
the lucifer gospel

i just finished reading children of the devil and i gave it a 3. It's a good read :)

[Mae]

My TBR list is too long to list down but some of the books I already have on hand are:

Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art by Christopher Moore
Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords by Henry Jacoby
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

Oh and also A Clash of Kings pala, but I made the mistake of not reading it before the 2nd season of GoT aired on HBO so ngayon timatamad na ako basahin.