Just for a bit of fun I decided to track what I read over the course of the year, be it manga, books, comics or re-reads of any of the previous. This post will be where I keep the main list. (Unless noted, all things read will be of the dead tree variety ( Read more... )

I just read an interesting graphic novel, Pride of Baghdad, a fictionalized account of what happened to the four lions that escaped from the Baghdad Zoo when it was bombed in 2003. It is violent, potentially triggering (there is a rape scene), and the end is sad. Still, worth the read, I think ( Read more... )

So, a few days ago feylan loaned me two books to read: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein, and Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank. I just need to decide which to read first ( Read more... )

I've been working my way through Clive Barker's Mister B. Gone during random free moments in which I have time to read. So far I like it. It's certainly a much lighter read than some of his previous work (Imajica, I'm looking at you) but still entertaining. When the first sentence of a book entreats you to burn it, you know it's going to be ( Read more... )

and now, a musical interlude:

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Also, I finished A Dirty Job on Thursday. Figured out some of the plot elements way before they happened, but still enjoyed it. *scans her bookshelves for the next book to read*

Stuck home, car-less. Hubby's car is being looked at and he needed mine. Not that I particularly want to go anywhere in this weather, but still, the fact that I can't is irksome.

Ah well, might as well clean...or something.

*edit* Or..continue reading Anansi Boys. Quite enjoying it right now ( Read more... )

Don't take too long to think about it. List fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you, for whatever reasons. This isn't your top 15 canon or even books you'd necessarily recommend, just books that have made their mark on you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes ( Read more... )

*Dusts off the ol' LiveJournal*


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I do, on occasion, ponder the notion that books choose their time to be read. Case in point is my newest reading endeavour, The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. This is the third time I've picked up the book, the previous two just never caught on, but this time I think I'll be able to finish it. Which is good, because I'm curious about the story ( Read more... )