50 books in a year.
In January of this year, Sofi clued me in to the “50 books in a year” drive. The “50 Books in a Year” is, as the title suggests, a challenge to get people to read 50 books in a year. Sofi took up the gauntlet, and when I heard this, I decided to have a go at it myself. Not that I would post it or keep regular updates about this, like some people did during NaNoWriMo, but just for fun.
Sofi is kicking my ass at this. I think she’s already gotten there. But here we are, halfway through the year, and I figure it’s about time I post where I’m at. The following are the new books that I have read since December 2007, in no particular order:
1) Hero! by Dave Duncan
2) Great Expectations by Charles “Don’t Call Me Chuck” Dickens
3) Pool of Twilight by James M. Ward and Anne K. Brown
4) Bag of Bones by Stephen “Big Mac” King
5) Small Favor by Jim Butcher
6) Dog Days by John Levit
7) Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
8) Brothers in Arms by __________________
9) Mirror Dance by __________________
10) Memory by __________________
11) Komarr by __________________
12) A Civil Campaign by __________________
13) Diplomatic Immunity by _________________
14) The Dragon Knight by Gordon R. Dickson
15) Planet Run by Gordon R. Dickson and Keith Laumer.
16) Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey (I started reading this
book about 8 years ago, and finally finished it last month.)
17) The Ruins by Scott Smith
18) No Country for Old Men by Cormac “I hate Quotation Marks” McCarthy
19) Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
20) Queen of Sorcery by ____________
21) Magician’s Gambit by ____________
22) Castle of Wizardry by ____________
23) Enchanter’s Endgame by ____________
So, yeah. As you can see, I’ve been exposed to several new series authors in the past year. And I’m also a fan of nice, easy paperback SF&F. Or, you know, crap SF&F. I really need to step up my intake here. On my list of things I plan on reading, I have Terry Brooks’s Jerle Shannara series (I have Isle Witch, and depending on how that is, I might pick up the rest); David Edding’s Mallorean Saga, which should get me another five books in; A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues by Andre Comte-Spoonville, if I can really bunker down and take a dry read of philosophy; Under the Banner of Heaven, just because I started reading it; Eat, Pray, Love, because it’s been recommended. Oh, and some Henry James, because he may be vital to an academic thought bouncing around in my head. Depending how fast I can chew through the rougher reads (or at least shove them to the side of the plate and get to the fluffy desert books), I might make it.
Sofi is kicking my ass at this. I think she’s already gotten there. But here we are, halfway through the year, and I figure it’s about time I post where I’m at. The following are the new books that I have read since December 2007, in no particular order:
1) Hero! by Dave Duncan
2) Great Expectations by Charles “Don’t Call Me Chuck” Dickens
3) Pool of Twilight by James M. Ward and Anne K. Brown
4) Bag of Bones by Stephen “Big Mac” King
5) Small Favor by Jim Butcher
6) Dog Days by John Levit
7) Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
8) Brothers in Arms by __________________
9) Mirror Dance by __________________
10) Memory by __________________
11) Komarr by __________________
12) A Civil Campaign by __________________
13) Diplomatic Immunity by _________________
14) The Dragon Knight by Gordon R. Dickson
15) Planet Run by Gordon R. Dickson and Keith Laumer.
16) Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey (I started reading this
book about 8 years ago, and finally finished it last month.)
17) The Ruins by Scott Smith
18) No Country for Old Men by Cormac “I hate Quotation Marks” McCarthy
19) Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
20) Queen of Sorcery by ____________
21) Magician’s Gambit by ____________
22) Castle of Wizardry by ____________
23) Enchanter’s Endgame by ____________
So, yeah. As you can see, I’ve been exposed to several new series authors in the past year. And I’m also a fan of nice, easy paperback SF&F. Or, you know, crap SF&F. I really need to step up my intake here. On my list of things I plan on reading, I have Terry Brooks’s Jerle Shannara series (I have Isle Witch, and depending on how that is, I might pick up the rest); David Edding’s Mallorean Saga, which should get me another five books in; A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues by Andre Comte-Spoonville, if I can really bunker down and take a dry read of philosophy; Under the Banner of Heaven, just because I started reading it; Eat, Pray, Love, because it’s been recommended. Oh, and some Henry James, because he may be vital to an academic thought bouncing around in my head. Depending how fast I can chew through the rougher reads (or at least shove them to the side of the plate and get to the fluffy desert books), I might make it.