Challenge: 50 Books discussion
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erin's 50 - an ode to not letting your job own your life
erin, I love the title of your thread! It's always good to read something for ourselves once in a while :)
hi erin! :D the subtitle of your thread catches my attention, since i've been working as an editor. So i have to read a lot. Nice to know you.
Thanks! I think I would go crazy being an editor...reading student papers is enough for me! :) Dini - I told myself when I was done with grad school, I had to start reading again. Grad school is why I own about 70 unread books.
January:
2: The Alchemyst - Michael Scott
erin, i'm so jealous! how was The Graveyard Book. is it everything its supposed to be?? i still can't get my hands on a copy.
It's awesomeness. It just won the Newberry! :) I loved it, couldn't put it down. It's like a kids version of neverwhere. It's a winner.
I'm going to get to Coraline soon! Just got it from a library last week :)
yay! I think we are going to see it next weekend (have to drive to Memphis - Oxford doesn't have a 3d theater.) Supposedly the 3D version isn't going to be out that long. Boo.February:
8: Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
I just read she's from Tunica! That's right down the road from here, crazy.
You are counting Midnight Sun? LOL, I am trying not to read it until it's done and published!What did you think about The Host?
Aprile wrote: "You are counting Midnight Sun? LOL, I am trying not to read it until it's done and published!What did you think about The Host?"
Of course! It's almost 300 pages! I don't know that she's going to finish it. From the looks of her website, she's not. It was incredibly cool. I mean, I wasn't that into twilight (the first, I liked the 3rd and 4th) but it was especially interesting to read the story from his point of view. That's why I like Ender's Game (orson scott card) and Ender's Shadow so much. One story, two points of view. Cool stuff.
The host - I enjoyed it, but it took a while for me to get into it. About 300 pages or so. The detail is amazing and the story is great.
February:9: The Raw Shark Texts - Steven Hall
Unbelievably good.
I had cory help me pick my next book by selecting a shelf number and then a book number of my unread books :) 4 and 4 apparently gets you mirror mirror by gregory macguire.
February:12: Dark Angel - L.J. Smith
Technically it's a re-read, but it's been so long since I've read it I couldn't remember what it was about at all.
erin wrote: "February11: Lullaby - Chuck Palahnuik.
God I love Palahnuik books, it's a bad addiction of mine."
Hi Erin,
I have only read Lullaby by him and liked it. Which others would you recommend?
Melanie wrote: "erin wrote: "February11: Lullaby - Chuck Palahnuik.
God I love Palahnuik books, it's a bad addicti..."
All of them? Lullaby is tamer than some of the other ones "gross-wise". Choke was my least favorite. I'd suggest Survivor first, then Diary and Invisible monsters. Choke/Rant I would save if you can handle those. They get pretty graphically disturbing.
March
13: Neverwhere A Novel - Neil Gaiman.
Another re-read but it was for book club. Amazing again as usual.
What about Fight Club? Of course I got interested in it after watching the movie.
Dini wrote: "What about Fight Club? Of course I got interested in it after watching the movie."I haven't actually read Fight Club...I bought it but haven't gotten around to it. I'm afraid I won't like it because I saw the movie first. I would also recommend Stranger Than Fiction - which is a bunch of non-fiction short stories about his life. Makes his work more interesting to know where a lot of it came from.
March 14:
Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
Sookie books are so much fun!
erin wrote: "February10:Mirror Mirror A Novel - Gregory Maguire
Eh, it was ok. To Faulkner-es..."
I wasn't a huge fan either. I won't be reading anymore of his books.
Aprile wrote: "erin wrote: "February10:Mirror Mirror A Novel - Gregory Maguire
Eh, it was ok...."
I mean it was ok. I love the idea of those books but not the undertaking of them. I think I'm still going to try wicked though.
If you do.... push through the first part cause it is slow as hell. Once you get to school it is a lot better.
March19: My Horizontal Life A Collection of One-Night Stands - Chelsea Handler
20: The Awakening - LJ Smith - reread...I bought the new one and am rereading the old ones first.
Mary Todd wrote: ""
Thanks! The end of school is looming - meaning no reading for two weeks, but then glorious summer!
April:26: Battle Royale - Koushun Takami
This novel was amazing. I picked it up for book club: I don't think I would have read this one on my own. I thought it was going to be horrible because of the topic (horrible meaning hard to stomach) but it was actually very, very good. I couldn't put it down. Great read.
27: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
Another good Sookie book (who's not getting that much action in the latter part of the series!)
There's a Battle Royale movie, I believe. Don't know if it's based on the book or the book was based on the movie, though.
Based on the book- it's also a manga series. I can't imagine how crazy the movie is, the book is pretty nuts. April:
28: The Fury - LJ Smith.
Another re-read so I can read the new one. They go so fast!
Hey Erin.. you've inspired me to take the same challenge! So, thanks! I loved the Sookie books as well... so I requested some of the other books that you have read.
Meagan wrote: "Hey Erin.. you've inspired me to take the same challenge! So, thanks! I loved the Sookie books as well... so I requested some of the other books that you have read."Whoo-hoo! Glad to have you join - a lot of what I'm churning through right now is fantasy based - and a lot of vampire novels so read some LJ Smith if you like Sookie or Stephenie Meyer.
May29: Dark Reunion - LJ Smith
yet another re-read so that I may read the new one - currently attacking that!
May30: M Is for Magic - Neil Gaiman - Feel like I've read this before...or maybe because I've read the other two short story collections they felt the same.
31:Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris
32:All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris
More sookie!
May and June:34: The Gunslinger - Stephen King
35: The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King
36: The Waste Lands
37: Dead and Gone - Charlaine Harris
Erin, what did you think of Dead and Gone?
Meagan wrote: "Erin, what did you think of Dead and Gone?"Dead and Gone was great! I felt a little disappointed after the 6ish (maybe 5 maybe 7) book because it was too all over the place. She had a wolf war and problems with the panthers and vampire this and arlene that and I can't keep up too much is going on. However, Dead and Gone was more like the first couple, very straightforward, one big plot line building to a conclusion. I am excited there's another one coming out in October (and true blood is this week!). Plus I'm very much team Eric, which is featured in Dead and Gone.
June:
38: Empire of the Sun - JG Ballard
Book club read!
I think the book coming out in October is the compilation set of the whole series thus far... not a brand new book. I actually thought that Dead and Gone was a little all over the place. She started it off with the issue of the weres coming out- and I think that would have made a great story. But it ended up not having to do with anything. I also think that Quinn was randomly thrown in (and I LOVE Quinn).I had other, smaller issues with it... I guess I was expecting much more.
I can't WAIT until True Blood starts this Sunday!
Congratulations on 38 books Erin! You are doing great!
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This is to make myself do it and cut back on the number of "to-reads" on my list. I read about 6/8 books over the holidays, but that feels like cheating since I wasn't working, so I'll start with what I just finished and go from there! :)