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dagnabit . Looks like I've still got some reading to do!!Instructions:
1) Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you have read.
2) Add a '+' to the ones you LOVE.
3) Star (*) those you plan on reading.
4) Tally your total at the bottom.
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Well, I'm not going to make my goal of 12,000 pages read, but I did read more than last year. I managed to get over 10K, so 85% of my goal isn't too bad.
Since, there is no need to read like crazy for the rest of the night, here's this year's accomplishment:
( 2008 Reading List )
So I got sucked into Twilight. I will blame it on the fact that I went to high school with Stephanie Meyer (nee Morgan). I also was majorly sidetracked with reading and researching financial books. And since I'm making excuses here, I was a fool to think that I could get through War and Peace (which would have put me over 12k) in ten days.
Recommendations from this year include What it Takes, Fahrenheit 451, Sophie's Choice and The Tightwad Gazette.
I'm in the middle of a number of books. I got really distracted this year and lost focus on "The List" but I'm not that worried about it. I did manage to get 14 from the list read and at one point this year I hit 33.33% finished. That was a decent milestone.
On my nightstand and currently reading:
War and Peace -Tolstoy
The Weekend Millionaire Mind-Set - Summey and Rodgers
The One-Minute Millionaire - Allen and Hansend
The Frugal Duchess - Rosenberg
The Rainbow - DH Lawrence
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Shaffer and Barrows
Up next: Ender's Game - I hear it's great.
I'm bumping up next year's goal to 15k pages read. Even though I didn't meet the 12K from this year, with more focus I know I could have.
- Mood:
satisfied
- Mood:
awed
( List is here )
I saw this on another post that said that the publishers believe that the average adult has only read 6 of the 100 books on this list. Finally, I'm above average on something!
Bold = read it
Underline = loved it
italics = intend to read
- Location:work, after hours
I don't have too much to say about it, actually. I think I understand why it's rated as one of the top 100 books of all time. It's an experiment in style, form and language, right? What I don't get is why that particular novel is regarded so highly and something that I might write, in a similar (nonsensical) form, would not be. Maybe
piefessorcould shed some light on that?? I'm not suggesting that I'm a brilliant writer, but what makes Ulysses so great? Much of the book makes very little sense. I grew very frustrated with it - many times. To be honest, I'm just glad to say that I finished it. I needed a lot of help from Sparknotes to understand all that was going on, but I read every one of the 783 pages and I'm fairly proud of that.
- Mood:
relieved
I'm surprised how many Judy Blume books are on this list. People really need something better to do with their time.
- Mood:
sleepy
- Mood:
sad
We went to see the OOTP a second time last night. I liked it MUCH better the second time, which could be because I wasn't half asleep for the whole movie. I_heart_Gary Oldman.
Getting caught up and ready by listening to Books 5 and 6 on CD. (If you haven't heard them read by Tim Dale, you're really missing out. He is wonderful.)
Got my Deathly Hallows pre-paid and now I'm just waiting...waiting...waiting...
I have resolved that I will not be looking at the internet or TV until I've finished reading it because I refuse to have it ruined for me.
After this what it there to look forward to? Two more movies and a theme park.
Overload? I don't think so, but I am beginning to wonder what will take its place. When is the last time a book got this many people reading, thinking and talking - not to mention the age differences of all the fans. It's a pretty awesome thing; even if you hate the books and all that comes with it, you can't deny the huge impact they've had.
- Location:Hogwart's
- Mood:
excited - Music:The Weird Sisters
Rowling: New 'Harry Potter' due July 21 - USATODAY.com
I have to look for another children's series to read, I think. Has anyone read the His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman?
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Just so I don't have to keep a slip of paper all year...
- Music:Lenny complaining about waiting for me - better go!
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50bookchallenge and 15000pages this year in hopes that I would be able to complete the challenge. I set a personal goal of 30 books however, because I knew that 50 would be a stretch for me. Up until this year 24 was the most number of books that I have read, so 30 would be a personal best and I would be satisfied with that. I am happy to say that this afternoon, I finished my 30th book!!! For the year, I have read 20 off my list, and 10 not on my list, which is a pretty good feat. My per month average was the highest ever too, at 2.5 books per month. Number of pages? 9271.
I realize that this appears that I'm making a sport of reading because of the stats I keep, but I have been working on this lifetime reading list for a number of years. How I progress through it is very interesting to me.
2007 proposed reading list to follow...
- Mood:
accomplished - Music:football in the background
( Read more... )
- Mood: ecstatic
I find this book to be rather loathsome. I have a hard time reading it for long stretches. I didn't realize that the main character was not just in love with, fascinated by or infatuated with one young girl. He is an outright pedophile and his fantasies and ploys are revolting; compound that with the fact that Lolita is not 16 or so, she's 12. I'm only able to read about 5-6 pages at a time and then I have to put it down for a bit.
However, it is a beautifully written book.
"Most of the dandelions had changed from suns to moons."
Lolita is full metaphors like that. But it makes me wonder... if this were a love story about people of appropriate ages would it be considered as much of an accomplishment as it is today. If I'm really honest with myself, I think that it would be boring no matter how beautifully written. The taboo subjects make it more interesting because the reader is allowed a glimpse into perverse thoughts that an ordinary person wouldn't normally have. It's a clear portrait of some madness that elicits strong, albeit negative, emotions and that, in addition to the quality of the writing, is what makes it noteworthy in my opinion.
- Mood:
tired - Music:Liz Phair
I just finished the third installment; sad all the way because this is the last book and I was hoping that there would be a detailed epilogue at the end, so you find out where all the girls are and what they are doing. There is no such epilogue which prompted some internet searching. There will be a FOURTH book - YIPPEEEE!!! I really think that this one will be the last, but it's still coming and I have it to look forward to - January 2007.
So, after the fourth book in January, I only have to wait 6 months for The Order of the Phoenix movie... Must look for the release date of the 7th HP book...
What am I going to do when this is all over?
- Mood:
worried - Music:Little Miss meowing for dinner
This is a ridiculous question. How can I possibly answer it? All I can say is that I own 114 books "on my list" and 29 other books that are not on my list that I've read over the last few years. Contrary to popular belief, I do not have every book I own or have ever owned cataloged and filed away in accordance with the Dewey Decimal System. (For those of you who aren't in the know: I have a lifetime reading list that I am working on. It is extensively organized in a spreadsheet and is very much a living document. I heart Excel... big time.)
Besides, this question doesn't even take into account Lenny's books. I "own" those too, right. And what about my childhood books? Really and truly a dumb question. At least for me. For my dad? Less than 10. (I'm guessing, but I don't think I'm far off.)
2. Last Book I Bought:
Walden
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Strunk and White's Elements of Style
3. Last Book I Read:
See last post: French Lieutenant's Woman
But to make it more interesting, the last five are:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey ---> Didn't like this one too much
Hotel du Lac --------> Good LORD, I hated this book. How it won a Booker Prize, I'll never know.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
A Separate Peace
Heavenly Humor
4. Five Books That Mean A Lot To Me:
The Grapes of Wrath
The Handmaid's Tale
Gone with the Wind
To Kill a Mockingbird
Any Harry Potter - you pick because I can't
5. Tag five people and have them do this on their blog:
As much as I'd like to read everyone else's responses, I refuse to put anyone under that kind of pressure. There's too much other shit to worry about in the world.
- Mood:
dorky - Music:scratching dogs
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