The book challenge
I belong to the 50bookchallenge community, which is, as the name suggests, a challenge to read 50 books in a year. I've gotten many good book recommendations there from hearing about what others have been reading.
I'm well on track to make my goal...my year started in April and I'm up to 39 books. Go me! Since I have a history of book reccies here on my LJ I'm posting my list-so-far here with very brief comments...if you want to know more about any one of these books or just share the love, please leave a comment.
#1: "The Big Bang" by Simon Singh --Accessible science, excellent
#2: "Perfect Match" by Jodi Picoult --Pretty good
#3: "Plain Truth" by Jodi Picoult --Liked this one better
#4: "The Big Show" by Steve Pond --About the Oscars, very amusing
#5: "Rose" by Martin Cruz Smith --Excellent mystery
#6: "Garlic and Sapphires" by Ruth Reichl --Love Ruth's cooking-related books
#7: "Forever" by Pete Hamill. --VERY GOOD
#8: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. --Charming series
#9 and #10: "The Bad Beginning" and "The Reptile Room" by Lemony Snicket. --Very quick
#11: "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. --OMG SO AWESOME
#12: "Persuader" by Lee Child --Better than average mystery with Garry Stu hero
#13: "The Way the Crow Flies" by Anne Marie MacDonald. --OMG SO AWESOME
#14: "The Devil's Teeth" by Susan Casey --Sharks! Fascinating!
#15: "Big If" by Mark Costello --Quirky
#16: The 100 Dumbest Television Moments --Gigglefest and TV nostalgia
#17: "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain --Snarky!
#18: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by JK Rowling --Ah, Harry.
#19: "Freakonomics" by Levitt and Dubner --Revolutionary and amazing
#20: "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt --OMG SO AWESOME
#21: "Comfort Me With Apples" by Ruth Reichl --More food porn with Ruth
#22: "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson --Very funny but not his best
#23: "Die Trying" by Lee Child --More adventures of Garry Stu
#24: "Amsterdam" by Ian McEwan --So much love.
#25: "The Pilot's Wife" by Anita Shreve --Ehh. Pedestrian.
#26: "Carter Beats the Devil" by Glen David Gold --One of my alltime favorite books.
#27: "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks --Intriguing and quick.
#28: "Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife" by Linda Berdoll --Naughty, awful, sacreligious to Austen and AWESOME
#29: "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand. --Fascinating!
#30: "Strange Red Cow" by Sara Bader --Interesting
#31: "The Time-Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger --Good but not as much as everyone said.
#32: "The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family" by Dan Savage --Dan Savage = my gay boyfriend.
#33: "The Kid" by Dan Savage (re-read). --See above.
#34-36: "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman. --Amazing.
#37-38: "Airborn" and "Skybreaker" by Kenneth Oppel --OMG SO AWESOME.
Next, I'm on to "Wicked," finally.
Please be sure to tell me about your very first ship.
I'm well on track to make my goal...my year started in April and I'm up to 39 books. Go me! Since I have a history of book reccies here on my LJ I'm posting my list-so-far here with very brief comments...if you want to know more about any one of these books or just share the love, please leave a comment.
#1: "The Big Bang" by Simon Singh --Accessible science, excellent
#2: "Perfect Match" by Jodi Picoult --Pretty good
#3: "Plain Truth" by Jodi Picoult --Liked this one better
#4: "The Big Show" by Steve Pond --About the Oscars, very amusing
#5: "Rose" by Martin Cruz Smith --Excellent mystery
#6: "Garlic and Sapphires" by Ruth Reichl --Love Ruth's cooking-related books
#7: "Forever" by Pete Hamill. --VERY GOOD
#8: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. --Charming series
#9 and #10: "The Bad Beginning" and "The Reptile Room" by Lemony Snicket. --Very quick
#11: "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. --OMG SO AWESOME
#12: "Persuader" by Lee Child --Better than average mystery with Garry Stu hero
#13: "The Way the Crow Flies" by Anne Marie MacDonald. --OMG SO AWESOME
#14: "The Devil's Teeth" by Susan Casey --Sharks! Fascinating!
#15: "Big If" by Mark Costello --Quirky
#16: The 100 Dumbest Television Moments --Gigglefest and TV nostalgia
#17: "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain --Snarky!
#18: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by JK Rowling --Ah, Harry.
#19: "Freakonomics" by Levitt and Dubner --Revolutionary and amazing
#20: "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt --OMG SO AWESOME
#21: "Comfort Me With Apples" by Ruth Reichl --More food porn with Ruth
#22: "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson --Very funny but not his best
#23: "Die Trying" by Lee Child --More adventures of Garry Stu
#24: "Amsterdam" by Ian McEwan --So much love.
#25: "The Pilot's Wife" by Anita Shreve --Ehh. Pedestrian.
#26: "Carter Beats the Devil" by Glen David Gold --One of my alltime favorite books.
#27: "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks --Intriguing and quick.
#28: "Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife" by Linda Berdoll --Naughty, awful, sacreligious to Austen and AWESOME
#29: "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand. --Fascinating!
#30: "Strange Red Cow" by Sara Bader --Interesting
#31: "The Time-Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger --Good but not as much as everyone said.
#32: "The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family" by Dan Savage --Dan Savage = my gay boyfriend.
#33: "The Kid" by Dan Savage (re-read). --See above.
#34-36: "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman. --Amazing.
#37-38: "Airborn" and "Skybreaker" by Kenneth Oppel --OMG SO AWESOME.
Next, I'm on to "Wicked," finally.
Please be sure to tell me about your very first ship.