and the last of it
This was the year that I started the A-Z Author Challenge, knowing I wouldn't be able to pull it off in one year but trying all the same. I made it up to Q - which is pretty good for my usual reading habits - and will be continuing through the challenge this year, picking up at R once I read Watchmen.
(The movie of which will be premeiring on HBO this weekend and, having finally purchased a copy of the book, Chris and I are reading it in preparation to finally see the film.)
Books 2009
Titles link to my book thoughts. (Only first four are active as of yet; will update the rest when I finally get around to posting them.)
* Total number of books read: 20
* Total number of pages read: 6416
* In Translation: The Neverending Story (German), Night Watch (Russian), A Personal Matter (Japanese)
* New-to-me authors: Everyone but Rowling and Gaiman, as the whole point of the A-Z Challenge is to read someone new.
* Newest Book: The Music Teacher, 2009
* Oldest Book: I Am Legend, 1954
* Shortest Book: Tales of Beedle the Bard, no shock there, at 111 pages.
* Longest Book: The Time Traveler's Wife at 546 pages.
* Fastest read: Not counting Tales of Beedle the Bard and Coraline at 1 and 2 day reads, respectively, I Am Legend and The Girl Next Door tie at 4 days each.
* Slowest read: The Neverending Story took me 67 days, without legitimate things getting in the way of reading time. (The Time Traveler's Wife took me 41 days, but that's only because I had to put it down for almost a month to knit a wrap for a wedding.)
* Favorite Read: I had the most fun reading Little Brother and Gods Behaving Badly. Wasn't really blown away by either, though, which is why I can't pick just one.
* Least Favorite Read: The actual read, I'd have to go with The Neverending Story, though for the book itself I'd have to go with The Friday Night Knitting Club. It was just so cliched and trite - there was just nothing new there.
And, for curiosity's sake, I kept a tally of how much each book cost. The total cost of this year's reading list was $76.18.
Knitting 2009
Really need to take pictures...
01. Generic Garter Stitch Scarf (ravelry link to come) - Over half way completed; seem to only knit on it during geek events.
02. Stolen Moments Wrap (ravelry)
03. Cthulhu Dice Bag (ravelry)
(The movie of which will be premeiring on HBO this weekend and, having finally purchased a copy of the book, Chris and I are reading it in preparation to finally see the film.)
Books 2009
Titles link to my book thoughts. (Only first four are active as of yet; will update the rest when I finally get around to posting them.)
- 01/01-01/01 - The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (111 pages)
- 01/02-01/07 - The Music Teacher by Barbara Hall (292 pages)
- 01/08-01/09 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman (162 pages)
- 01/16-01/20 - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (198 pages)
- 01/22-02/05 - Treasure Forest by Cat Bordhi (288 pages)
- 02/17-02/24 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (213 pages)
- 03/02-03/07 - Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (382 pages)
- 04/02-06/07 - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (377 pages)
- 06/14-07/03 - In the Woods by Tana French (429 pages)
- 07/11-07/21 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman (429 pages)
- 07/22-07/29 - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (376 pages)
- 08/02-08/15 - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (288 pages)
- 08/18-08/28 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (372 pages)
- 08/30-09/02 - The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum (370 pages)
- 09/07-09/20 - Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko (455 pages)
- 09/21-09/24 - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (317 pages)
- 10/01-11/10 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (546 pages)
- 11/16-11/23 - A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe (165 pages)
- 11/28-12/08 - Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (277 pages)
- 12/13-12/31 - Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen (369 pages)
* Total number of books read: 20
* Total number of pages read: 6416
* In Translation: The Neverending Story (German), Night Watch (Russian), A Personal Matter (Japanese)
* New-to-me authors: Everyone but Rowling and Gaiman, as the whole point of the A-Z Challenge is to read someone new.
* Newest Book: The Music Teacher, 2009
* Oldest Book: I Am Legend, 1954
* Shortest Book: Tales of Beedle the Bard, no shock there, at 111 pages.
* Longest Book: The Time Traveler's Wife at 546 pages.
* Fastest read: Not counting Tales of Beedle the Bard and Coraline at 1 and 2 day reads, respectively, I Am Legend and The Girl Next Door tie at 4 days each.
* Slowest read: The Neverending Story took me 67 days, without legitimate things getting in the way of reading time. (The Time Traveler's Wife took me 41 days, but that's only because I had to put it down for almost a month to knit a wrap for a wedding.)
* Favorite Read: I had the most fun reading Little Brother and Gods Behaving Badly. Wasn't really blown away by either, though, which is why I can't pick just one.
* Least Favorite Read: The actual read, I'd have to go with The Neverending Story, though for the book itself I'd have to go with The Friday Night Knitting Club. It was just so cliched and trite - there was just nothing new there.
And, for curiosity's sake, I kept a tally of how much each book cost. The total cost of this year's reading list was $76.18.
Knitting 2009
Really need to take pictures...
01. Generic Garter Stitch Scarf (ravelry link to come) - Over half way completed; seem to only knit on it during geek events.
02. Stolen Moments Wrap (ravelry)
03. Cthulhu Dice Bag (ravelry)