Reading Update: June
I'm definitely behind on the 250 book goal. I definitely got a strong start for the year, coming off Christmas vacation and not having to go back to school. I knew it would slow down with Costume College sewing, so that's not a surprise. It might not pick up, though, if I do manage to buy this house I'm trying to buy.
But jenthompson, tell Mike that nearly every non-Project-Gutenberg book in this list is a big book. One in particular is an omnibus of FOUR books in one volume, but I'm counting it as one. So there. :p
As usual, bolds are new reads. I've certainly read more new than re-reads this year.
99. The Messenger, by Elizabeth Robins (via Project Gutenberg)
100. The Ms. In a Red Box, by John Arthur Hamilton (That's Ms. = Manuscript, by the way, not Miz.) (via Project Gutenberg)
101. Grand Central Arena, by Ryk Spoor. (Finally bought my own copy!)
102. Doors of the Night, by Frank L. Packard (via Project Gutenberg)
103. Echoes in Time (Time Traders #4? #5), by Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith
104. Last Train Out, by E. Phillips Oppenheim (via Project Gutenberg)
105. The Praxis (Dread Empire's Fall #1), by Walter Jon Williams
106. Lonesome Town, by Ethel Dorrance (via Project Gutenberg)
107. Majipoor Chronicles (Majipoor #2), by Robert Silverberg
108. The Secret of the Reef, by Harold Bindloss (via Project Gutenberg)
109. Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles #1), by Larry Correia
110. The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley (via Project Gutenberg)
111. I Conquered, by Harold Titus (via Project Gutenberg)
112. Magic Casement (A Man of His Word #1), by Dave Duncan
113. Maurice Tiernay: The Soldier of Fortune, by Charles James Lever (via Project Gutenberg)
114. Mirror of Destiny, by Andre Norton
115. The Five Arrows, by Allan Chase (via Project Gutenberg)
116. Future Indefinite (Great Game #3), by Dave Duncan
117. History of the Runestaff, by Michael Moorcock (four books in one, right here)
118. The Labyrinth of Dreams (G.O.D. Inc. #1), by Jack L. Chalker
119. Strings, by Dave Duncan
My favorite this month... not sure. I did end up liking Future Indefinite, conclusion of the Great Game trilogy. As a whole the series isn't a huge favorite; but I liked it. Hard Magic was pretty awesome, as I knew it would be, but it wasn't quite the five-stars-all-the-way that Monster Hunter International was. I think that's a personal preference. The big surprise liking was Strings, actually. I'd read part on Baen's site, which is why I picked it up at the used bookstore; but it wasn't enough to know if I'd like the direction it ended up going. It definitely did, I must say, with a couple of good twists.
June
Books: 21
Books/day: 0.70
Much better than May's numbers! It still was not enough to catch up for the year, though. And in July I've continued to fall further behind, between more time spent sewing and more big books.
Year to Date
Books: 119
Books/day: 0.657
Books ahead or behind: (6)
But jenthompson, tell Mike that nearly every non-Project-Gutenberg book in this list is a big book. One in particular is an omnibus of FOUR books in one volume, but I'm counting it as one. So there. :p
As usual, bolds are new reads. I've certainly read more new than re-reads this year.
99. The Messenger, by Elizabeth Robins (via Project Gutenberg)
100. The Ms. In a Red Box, by John Arthur Hamilton (That's Ms. = Manuscript, by the way, not Miz.) (via Project Gutenberg)
101. Grand Central Arena, by Ryk Spoor. (Finally bought my own copy!)
102. Doors of the Night, by Frank L. Packard (via Project Gutenberg)
103. Echoes in Time (Time Traders #4? #5), by Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith
104. Last Train Out, by E. Phillips Oppenheim (via Project Gutenberg)
105. The Praxis (Dread Empire's Fall #1), by Walter Jon Williams
106. Lonesome Town, by Ethel Dorrance (via Project Gutenberg)
107. Majipoor Chronicles (Majipoor #2), by Robert Silverberg
108. The Secret of the Reef, by Harold Bindloss (via Project Gutenberg)
109. Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles #1), by Larry Correia
110. The Black Star, by Johnston McCulley (via Project Gutenberg)
111. I Conquered, by Harold Titus (via Project Gutenberg)
112. Magic Casement (A Man of His Word #1), by Dave Duncan
113. Maurice Tiernay: The Soldier of Fortune, by Charles James Lever (via Project Gutenberg)
114. Mirror of Destiny, by Andre Norton
115. The Five Arrows, by Allan Chase (via Project Gutenberg)
116. Future Indefinite (Great Game #3), by Dave Duncan
117. History of the Runestaff, by Michael Moorcock (four books in one, right here)
118. The Labyrinth of Dreams (G.O.D. Inc. #1), by Jack L. Chalker
119. Strings, by Dave Duncan
My favorite this month... not sure. I did end up liking Future Indefinite, conclusion of the Great Game trilogy. As a whole the series isn't a huge favorite; but I liked it. Hard Magic was pretty awesome, as I knew it would be, but it wasn't quite the five-stars-all-the-way that Monster Hunter International was. I think that's a personal preference. The big surprise liking was Strings, actually. I'd read part on Baen's site, which is why I picked it up at the used bookstore; but it wasn't enough to know if I'd like the direction it ended up going. It definitely did, I must say, with a couple of good twists.
June
Books: 21
Books/day: 0.70
Much better than May's numbers! It still was not enough to catch up for the year, though. And in July I've continued to fall further behind, between more time spent sewing and more big books.
Year to Date
Books: 119
Books/day: 0.657
Books ahead or behind: (6)