Books in 2011
Some folks on my friends list have been doing the read 100 books in 2011 meme that's going around. I want to participate too, but I think it would be too stressful for me to try for a finite amount of books. Instead my personal challenge is going to be to keep track of how many books I do read, and write a review or reaction to each one.
I'd appreciate any recommendations you have! I like to read non-fiction books about history, anthropology, or various interesting topics - I like literary fiction, short stories, poetry, mysteries and historical fiction. I haven't read a lot of sci-fi or fantasy, but I'm willing to try more.
I'm not crazy about chick lit or romances, but I'll read one once in a while just for a quick amusement if it's actually got some point of interest to it and isn't entirely formulaic.
I'd also like for someone to explain to me how a site like goodreads or library thing works. I've considered using one of them to keep track, but they've been kind of confusing to me. I've also tried facebook aps, and now that facebook has changed their layout it's hard for me to find where the aps are and everything so that's hard to keep up with too. So if you have organizing suggestions, would apprecite it.
Here's my current to-read list (some from previous recomendations):
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
(author) C.j. Cherryh
Maus
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
The Virgin Suicides
Trumpet: A Novel by Jackie Kay
Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Middlebrook
After the Funeral: The Posthumous Adventures of Famous Corpses by Edwin Murphy
Auntie Mame / Around the World with Auntie Mame / Uncle Mame
Kristin Cashore - Fire
Kristin Cashore - Graceling
Vicki Pettersson -- the signs of the zodiac series
Karen Moning [this straddles the romance section] - the fever series
Maria Snyder [also straddles romance] - the study series
Jasper Fforde - both the Thursday Next series and the Nursery Crimes series
I'd appreciate any recommendations you have! I like to read non-fiction books about history, anthropology, or various interesting topics - I like literary fiction, short stories, poetry, mysteries and historical fiction. I haven't read a lot of sci-fi or fantasy, but I'm willing to try more.
I'm not crazy about chick lit or romances, but I'll read one once in a while just for a quick amusement if it's actually got some point of interest to it and isn't entirely formulaic.
I'd also like for someone to explain to me how a site like goodreads or library thing works. I've considered using one of them to keep track, but they've been kind of confusing to me. I've also tried facebook aps, and now that facebook has changed their layout it's hard for me to find where the aps are and everything so that's hard to keep up with too. So if you have organizing suggestions, would apprecite it.
Here's my current to-read list (some from previous recomendations):
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
(author) C.j. Cherryh
Maus
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
The Virgin Suicides
Trumpet: A Novel by Jackie Kay
Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Middlebrook
After the Funeral: The Posthumous Adventures of Famous Corpses by Edwin Murphy
Auntie Mame / Around the World with Auntie Mame / Uncle Mame
Kristin Cashore - Fire
Kristin Cashore - Graceling
Vicki Pettersson -- the signs of the zodiac series
Karen Moning [this straddles the romance section] - the fever series
Maria Snyder [also straddles romance] - the study series
Jasper Fforde - both the Thursday Next series and the Nursery Crimes series