wirenth asked me what my 10 favorite and least favorite books of 2009 were.

Behold!

My 10 Favorite Books of 2009 - in no particular order

An Invisible Sign of My Own - Aimee Bender (1/18/09)
The Dispossessed - Ursula le Guin (2/23/09)
Divining Women - Kaye Gibbons (3/14/09)
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (4/27/09)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie ( Read more... )

So it looks like I'll finish off the year having read 88 books, which is the most I've done since tracking the books I've read ( Read more... )

Reaching the Animal Mind - Karen Pryor


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I'm reading Karen Pryor's book Reaching the Animal Mind - it's basically a collection of experiences Pryor has with effectively using marker-based training, specifically clicker training.

Totally fascinating and I love the stories.

The rub is that she keeps referring to animals as "its" even while arguing in fervent support of animals being ( Read more... )

Haven't read much in the past few months, though I think I finally got back into my groove this month ( Read more... )

FULL OF AWESOME.

I HAVE FINISHED COLLAPSE, I HAVE FINISHED COLLAPSE! The angels are singing songs of glory in my honor.

This book took me over a month to finish. I find this unacceptable, as I prefer a one-week turnaround on all books I pop open.

First, the book is deceptively large. It's perhaps an inch (maybe a smidgen more) thick and 528 pages long (with 30 pages ( Read more... )

Since I failed to read more than four books in July, I combined July/August so I didn't embarrass myself ( Read more... )

Eight books for June.

51. The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler (6/1/09) - I really like this book (loved the movie, yes I'm a dork). I just like Fowler's writing style and sense of wit. Book is about finding yourself, romance, reading (yay for Le Guin plugs!), all things I find yay-worthy.

52. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier (6/6/09) - ( Read more... )

Now featuring my "best/worst book of the month!" I'm sure you're excited.

Best May Book: The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (which could have won worst book had it been a stand alone). Post-apocalyptic society set in the former United States. The country has been divided into 12 districts (and a mysterious, rebellious, now supposedly empty 13 ( Read more... )