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wonderfulwrites

2009 Reading List

Feb 01, 2009 20:14

This is for myself more than anything else, but I've decided to start a list of books that I will read this year, including those I plan to reread.

Wonderful's 2009 Reading List of Awesome

1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
3. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
5. Life of Pi ( Read more... )

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renitaleandra February 2 2009, 01:27:58 UTC

Life of Pi is on my to get list.

wonderfulwrites February 2 2009, 01:34:03 UTC

I have to read it purely for the premise.

silburygirl February 2 2009, 01:59:52 UTC

It's first person, you know.

BUT THIS SHOULD NOT DETER YOU BECAUSE FIRST PERSON IS THE ONLY REASON IT WORKS AS A BOOK.

renitaleandra February 2 2009, 02:00:54 UTC

Damnation.

*crosses off list*

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wonderfulwrites February 2 2009, 01:45:09 UTC

That's encouraging! A friend suggested it, and I have a thing for end of the world scenarios, so I'm looking forward to reading it.

ordinary_magic February 2 2009, 01:50:25 UTC

Alas, Babylon is one of my favourites, too. I found it much more satisfying than The Road. (Plus the punctuation in The Road threw me out of the narrative constantly.)

The funny thing about Alas, Babylon is that I live in the area the novel is set, and have actually visited several of the places mentioned on my own "book tour" to see the salt cove, the roads, etc.

wonderfulwrites February 2 2009, 02:15:15 UTC

I enjoyed The Road. The punctuation didn't bother me at all, and I appreciated his style.

I know Alas, Babylon set in central Florida, which is where I grew up. I'm sure I'll recognize some of it myself, so I'm looking forward to that aspect, too.

silburygirl February 2 2009, 01:58:49 UTC

I love Life of Pi... and all the other ones on that list that I have read.

I once tried to do a list like this, but it was pages long and I eventually gave up. You have inspired me to try again.

wonderfulwrites February 2 2009, 02:13:19 UTC

Well, these are the books I have currently in my possession or that are on their way to my house (yay! online shopping). So it's not like a list of books I want to read, but a list of books I actually have and plan to read. Makes it easier to manage.

(Also, that's why it's so short. As the year goes along, it will probably get longer.)

silburygirl February 2 2009, 05:23:24 UTC

Erm... If I listed all the books I own but still need to read, it would still be massive. I buy books compulsively, often with no intention of reading them immediately.

Hi, my name is Silburygirl and I have a problem.

wonderfulwrites February 3 2009, 02:26:44 UTC

While money was tight a few years back, I learned to curb my book buying tendencies. Not that I don't have a pile sitting next to me that I haven't read yet, it's just that I had to wean myself off of that habit. Seems I like eating and having electricity. Go figure.

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harmony_bites February 2 2009, 05:36:25 UTC

Only one I tried to read is The Historian. Note the word "try"

wonderfulwrites February 3 2009, 02:27:36 UTC

I tried and suceeded. My life is my own once more.