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The 2014 Annual Reading Challenge List Thread!
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[Please Remember: No discussion posts in this thread. Please use the 2014 Annual Reading Challenge Discussion Thread for that. Non-List posts will be deleted or moved to the Discussion Thread] Table of Participants (Participants will be listed by user name in alphabetical order)
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Keep Reading! 52 Books in 52 Weeks!
I've Read or I'm Reading:
*Indented Books are Series Related Short Stories {ex. Steelheart & Mitosis}*
StandAlone Short Stories: *5 Short Stories (either Series Related or Standalone) Will Equal 1 "Book" on the TickerFactory Counter*
Coming Up Soon (Reading Order May Vary)
*All book titles link to my review on GoodReads* Nyssa's 2014 GoodReads Challenge Thread Nyssa's 2014 GoodReads Series Challenge Thread Last edited by Nyssa; 04-21-2014 at 02:31 AM. Reason: Update Info |
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Goal: 50,600 pages read in 2014
eGoal 40,000 pages
1) Pendegrast Book volume four Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincon Child 2) Mack Bolan Executioner book 422 Nigeria Meltdown by Andy Boot 3) Pendegrast Book Five Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincon Child 4) Dirk Pitt volume Twenty-Two Posiden's Arrow by Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt 5) Robert Langdon volume four Inferno by Dan Brown 6) Pendegrast book six Dance of Death by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 7) Harry Bosch volume thirteen 9 Dragons by Michael Connelly 8) Pendegrast volume seven Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 9) NUMA files volume 9 Devil's Gate by Graham Brown 10) Pendegrast volume eight Wheel of Darkness by douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 11) Bosch volume fourteen The Drop by Michael Connelly 12) Pendegrast volume nine Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 13) Nina Wild and Eddie Chase volume four Temple of the Gods by Andy Mc Dermott 14) Bosch volume fifteen The Black Box by Michael Connelly 15) Pendegrast volume ten Feaver Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 16) Richard and Kathlan volume fourteen The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind 17) Heros of Dune volume one Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert 18) NUMA files volume ten The Storm by Graham Brown 19) Isaac Bell volume two The Wrecker by Justin Scott 20) Sigma Force volume one Sand Storm by James Rollins 21) Oregon Files volume seven Silent Sea by Grant Blackwood 22) Dewy Andreas volume two Coup D'Tat by Ben Cose 23) Oregon Files volume six Cosair by Grant Blackwood 24) NUMA files volume eleven Zero Hour by Graham Brown 25) Oregon Files volumr eight the Jungle by Grant Blackwood 26) Sigma One volume six The Last Oracle by James Rollins 27) Cotton Malone volume one The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry 28) Cotton Malone volume two Alexandria Link by Steve Berry 29) Mack Bolan Super Bolan Terror Balot by Phil Elmore 30) Warhammer Felix and Gotrex book one Trollslayer by William King 31) Time of Legends Sigmar Trilogy book one Heldenhammer by Graham Mc Neil 32) Oregon Files book eight by Jack Du Brul 33) Patrick Mc Lanahan volume nineteen Strike Force by Dale Brown 34) Time of Legends Sigmar Trilogy book two Empire by Graham Mc Neil 35) Odd Thomas book one Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 36) Odd Thomas book two Forever Odd by Dean Koontz 37) Jet series, book one Jet - Ops Files by Russell Blake 38) Odd Thomas book three Forever Odd by Dean Koontz 39) Chyna Stone book one The Minoan Mask by KT Stone. 40) Dane Maddock book five Buccaneer by David Wood 41) Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines Battles book nineteen Blood and Fire by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 42) Warhammer 40,000, the Legacy of Caliban book one Ravenwing by Gav Thorpe 43) Cy Reed volume one chaos by David Meyer 44) Cy Reed volume two Ice Storm by David Meyer 45) Jack Reacher volume one The Killing Floor by Lee Child 46) The Eagle's Secret by Ezra Aharoni 47) Political Suspense and Mystery book one the Dancing Bear by Oren Sanderson 48) Harry Potter volume four Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 49) Harry Potter volume five Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 50) Frontier Saga volume one CV-01 by Ryk Brown 51) Frontier Saga volume two Rings of Haven by Ryk Brown 52) Frontier Saga volume three the Legend of Conaire by Ryk Brown 53) Frontier Saga volume four Freedom's Dawn by Ryk Brown 54) Frontier Saga volume five Rise of the Cornaire by Ryk Brown 55) Harry Potter volume six Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price iv JK Rowling 56) Frontier Saga volume six Head of the Dragon by Ryk Brown 57) Frontier Saga volume seven Expanse by Ryk Brown 58) Frontier Saga volume eight Celestia CV-02 by Ryk Brown 59) Confluence Volume one Fluency by Jennifer Foehnere Wells 60) Frontier Saga volume nine Resistance by Ryk Brown 61) Frontier Saga volume ten Liberation by Ryk Brown 62) Human Chronicles volume one Frige Worlds by TR Harris 63) Human Chronicles volume two Alien Assasin by TR Harris 64) Human Chronicles volume three War of the Pawns by TR Harris 65) Human Chronicles volume four Tactics of Revenge by TR Harris 66) Human Chronicles volume five Memories of Earth by TR Harris 67) Human Chronicles voume six Cain's Crusaders by TR Harris 68) Odyssey One volume one Into the Black by Evan Currie 69) The Chronos Files volume one Time Bound by Rysa Walker 70) The Chronos Files voume 1.5 Time's Echo by Rysa Walker 71) Time Change volume one The Jump by Alex Meyers 72) Time Change volume two The Blow Back by Alex Myers 73) Man of War volume one To Honor You Call Us by Paul Honsinger 74) Man of War volume two Men of Honor by Paul Honsinger 74) Time Change volume three the Way Back by Alex Myers 75) Wayward Pines volume one Pines by Blake Crouch 76) Frontier Saga volume twelve Rise of the Aliance by Ryk Brown 77) Wayward Pines volume two Wayward by Blake Crouch 78) Wayward Pines volume three The Last Town by Blake Crouch 79) Scrapyard Ships volume one Scrapyard Ships by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnis 80) Henry Gallant Saga volume one Midshipman Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso 81) Scrapyard Ships volume two HAB 12 by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnis 82) Henry Gallant saga volume two Liutenant Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso 83) Scrapyard Ships volume four Space Vengence by Mark Wayne Mc Ginis 84) Battlecrusier Alamo volume one the Price of Admirality by Richard Tounge 85) Scrapyard Ships volume five Craing Dominion by Mark Wayne Mc Ginis 86) Scrapyard Ships volume six Great Space by Mark Wayne Mc Ginis 87) Battlecrusier Alamo volume two Fremi's War by Richard Tounge 88) Battlecrusier Alamo volume three Victory or Death by Richard Tounge 89) Frontlines book .5 Measures of Absolution by MArko Kloos Pages Read 35,372 Books from Kindle Unlimited August 1) The Eagle's Secret by Ezra Aharoni $3.31 2) Harry Potter book four Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling $10 - total $13 3) Harry Potter book five Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling $10 - Total $23 4) The Dancing Bear by Oren Sanderson - $2 - Total $25 5) The Frontiers Saga books 1-3 by Ryk Brown - $6 - Total $31 6) Harry Potter book six Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling - $10 - Total $41 7) The Frontier Saga book four Freedom's Dawn by Ryk Brown - $10.64 - Total $51.95 8) The Frontier Saga book five Rise of the Corinaire by Ryk Brown - $11.44 - Total $ 63.40 9) The Frontier Saga book Six Head of the Dragon by Ryk Brown - $12.68 - Total $76.08 10) The Frontier Saga book seven Expanse by Ryk Brown - $13.23 - Total $ 89.31 11) Fixed volume four Hudson by Laurelin Paige - $12.39 - Total $101.70 September 1) Jerico Quinn book one National Security by Marc Cameron - $ 8 - Total $8 2) Systems Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Mastering the Fundamentals by Kent Agerlund - $ 10 - Total $18 3) Frontier Saga volume eight Celestia CV-08 by Ryk Brown - $9.61 - Total $ 27 4) Frontier Saga volume nine Resistance by Ryk Brown - $10.53 - Total $38.14 5) Origin Mystery volume one Atlantis Gene by AG Riddle - $12.22 - Total $ 50.36 6) Confluence book one Fluency by Jennifer Wells - $13.49 - Total $63.85 7) The Human Chronicles volume one The Fringe Worlds by TR Harris - $8.96 - Total $ 72.81 8) Frontier Saga volume ten Liberation by Ryk Brown - $11.46 - Total $84.27 9) The Human Chronicles volume two Alien Assasin by TR Harris - $9.95 - Total $94.22 10) Frontier Saga volume eleven Born of the Ashes by Ryk Brown - $12.33 - Total $104.66 11) The Human Chronicles volume three War of the Pawns by TR Haris - $4.98 - Total $109.64 12) The Human Chronicles volume four Tactis of Revenge by TR Harris - $4.98 - Total$114.62 13) Warstrider volume one Warstrider by Ian Douglas - $3.99 - Total $ 118.61 14) Post Human volume one Sub Human by David Simpson - $9.50 - Total $128.10 15) The Human Chronicles volume six Legends of Earth by TR Harris - $4.98 - Total $133.08 16) The Human Chronicles Part II Volume one Cain's Crusaders by TR Harris - $4.98 - Toal $138.06 17) The Human Chronicles Part II Volume two The Apex Predator by TR Harris - $4.98 - Total $143.04 18) Odyssey One volume one Into the Black by Evan Currie - $14.95 - $157.99 October 1) The Human Chronicles Part II Volume three Galaxy to Conquer - $4.98 - Total $4.98 2) Jason King - Agent to the Stars volume one the Enclaves of Slyox by TR Harris - $4.98 - Total $9.96 3) Odyssey One volume two Heart of the Matter by Evan Currie - $10.99 - Total $ 21.98 4) Seal Team 13 volume one Seal Team 13 by Evan Currie - $14.95 - total $ 32.97 5) The Chronos Fciles volume one Time Bound by Rysa Walker - $14.95 - Total $47.92 6) Customer Service: Communicating by Shelly Babtise - $0.99 - Total $48.91 7) Time Change volume one the jump by Alex Myers - $13.33 - Total $62.24 8) Vipers of Islam by Douglas Vigil - $ 5.95 - Total $ 68.19 9) Man of War volume one To Honor You Call Us by H. Paul Honsinger - $14.95 - Total $ 83.14 10) Time Change volume two The Blowout by Alex Myers - $ 12.99 - Total $ 96.13 11) The Scare: A Halloween Story by Kristin Leanane - $ 9.99 - Total $ 106.12 12) Time Change volume three: The Way Back by Alex Myers - $12.99 - Total $119.11 13) Man of War volume two for Honor We Stand by H. paul Honsinger - $ 14.95 - Total $134.06 14) The Frontier Saga volume 12 Rise of the Alliances by Ryk Brown - $2.99 - Total $137.05 15) The Wayward Pines volume one Pines by Blake Crouch - $14.95 - Total $152.00 16) The Wayward Pines volume two Wayward by Blake Crouch - $14.95 - Total $166.95 17) Chronos Files volume two Times Edge by Rysa Walker - $9.99 - Total $ 176.94 November 1) The Wayward Pines volume three The Last Town - $14.95 - Total $14.95 2) Rebel Stars volume one Outlaw by Edward W. Robertson - $11.95 - Total $26.90 3) Area 51 volume one Area 51 by Bill Mayer - $3.99 - Total $30.89 4) Xantoverse volume one Hollowspace by TF Grant - $18.99 - Total $49.88 5) Scrapyard Ships volume one Scrapyard Ship by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnins - $9.61 - Total $59.49 6) Henry Gallant saga volume one Midshipman Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso - $12.99 - Total $72.48 7) Scrapyard Ships volume two HAB 12 by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnis - $ 9.53 - Total $81.81 8) Henry Gallant saga volume two Lieutenant Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso - $12.99 - Total $94.80 9) Scrapyard Ships volume three Space Vengence by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnis - $ 9.41 - Total $ 102.41 10) Mastering Apeture, Shutter Speed, ISO and Exposure by Al Judge - $17.95 - Total $ 120.36 11) Cadets volume one Cadets by Edward Miller - $12.99 - Total $133.35 12) Digital SLR Photography All-in-one for Dummies by Robert Correll - $39.99 - Total $173.34 13) Hard Luck Hank volume one Screw the Galaxy by Steven Campbell - $12.99 - total $186.33 December 1) Hard Luck Hank volume two Basket Full of Crap by Steven Campbell - $12.99 - total $12.99 2) Battle Crusier Alamo volume one The Price of Admiralty by Richard Tounge - $3.99 - total $16.98 3) Scrap Yard Ships volume 5 Craing Dominion by Mark Wayne Mc Ginnis - $11.25 - Total $28.23 4) Battlecruiser Alamo volume two Fermi's War by Richard Tounge - $ 3.99 - Total $ 32.22 5) Scrap Yard Ships volume 6 The Great Space by Mark Wayne MC Ginnis - $11.48 - Total $ 43.70 6) Battlecruiser Alamo volume five Not One Step Back by Richard Tounge - $ 3.99 - Total $ 47.69 7) The Human Chronicles volume seven The Apex Predator by TR Harris - $ 4.98 - Total 52.67 8) The Advent Rebellion volume one Memories Stirred by Colin Mobey - $2.99 - Total $55.66 9) Spitfire Station volume one Tripple Cross by Richard Tounge - $2.99 - Total $58.65 10) Battlecruiser Alamo volume three Victory or Death by Richard Tounge - $3.99 - Total $62.64 11) Battlecrusier Alamo volume four Tip of the Spear by Richard Tounge - $3.99 - Total $66.33 12) Front Lines book one Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos - $14.95 - $81.28 13) Front Lines book .5 Measures of Absolution by Marko Kloos - $1.99 - $83.27 14) Front Lines book two Lines of Departure by Marko Kloos - $14.95 - $98.22 Last edited by jbcohen; 12-15-2014 at 09:01 AM. |
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Location: Netherlands
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Main Goal: Read 75 books in 2014
Goals:
Read 75 books Done! Total (Books, Short Stories, Audio Books): 107 Books read: 98 Short Stories: 6 Audio Books: 3 Finish reading all books on my e-reader Books left: Too many ![]() Read at least 1 book of Boxall's "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" a month Done: Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June Finish reading the entire Bible Done! Currently reading: The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (Audio Book) Nana by Émilie Zola January 1. Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie **** 2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth ***** 3. East Past Warsaw by Diana Deverell **** 4. Bloodlust (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #2) by L.J. Smith *** 5. War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy *** 6. The Craving (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #3) by L.J. Smith ** 7. Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables #3) by L.M. Montgomery **** 8. The Migraine Mafia by Maia Sepp **** 9. The Boleyn King (The Boleyn Trilogy #1) by Laura Andersen ***** 10. Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables #5) by L.M. Montgomery **** 11. Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables #4) by L.M. Montgomery **** 12. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *** 13. Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #6) by L.M. Montgomery **** 14. The Boleyn Deceit (The Boleyn Trilogy #2) by Laura Andersen ***** 15. Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables #7) by L.M. Montgomery **** 16. The Queen's Lady (Thornleigh #1) by Barbara Kyle *** 17. Daar Is Hij Weer (Er Ist Wieder Da) by Timur Vermes *** 18. The Ripper (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #4) by L.J. Smith ** 19. Murder, Ken Kesey, and Me by Diana Deverell **** 20. The King's Daughter (Thornleigh #2) by Barbara Kyle ** 21. The Asylum (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #5) by L.J. Smith *** February: 22. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens *** 23. Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #8) by L.M. Montgomery 24. Geur der Droefenis by Alfred Kossmann * 25. The Compelled (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #6) by L.J. Smith *** 26. The Queen's Captive (Thornleigh #3) by Barbara Kyle *** 27. The Tudor Chronicles: 1485-1603 by Susan Doran ***** 28. The Story Girl (The Story Girl #1) by L.M. Montgomery *** 29. The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce * 30. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift *** 31. The Help by Kathryn Stockett ***** 32. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott *** 33. Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare **** 34. Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott ** 35. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach *** 36. The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble **** 37. There but for the by Ali Smith * 38. Ormond by Maria Edgeworth ** March: 39. The Golden Road (The Story Girl #2) by L.M. Montgomery *** 40. Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist * 41. The Bible by Anonymous 42. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan *** 43. Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery *** 44. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ** 45. Nemesis by Philip Roth **** 46. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes ** 47. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson **** 48. Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** 49. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides **** 50. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald **** 51. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid *** 52. Lord of the Flies by William Gelding **** 53. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum (Audio Book) **** 54. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory ***** 55. The Colour by Rose Tremain **** 56. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan ** 57. Brighton Rock by Graham Greene ** 58. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami **** 59. Cain by José Saramago **** 60. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ** 61. Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Audio Book) *** 62. Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau ** April: 63. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain *** 64. Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (Audiobook) *** 65. The Leeuw van Vlaanderen by Hendrik Conscience *** 66. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo *** 67. De Reis om de Wereld in 80 Dagen (Around The World in 80 Days) by Jules Verne *** 68. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto **** 69. De Minnaar (The Lover) by Marguerite Duras ** 70. The Queens Gamble by Barbara Kyle *** 71. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami **** 72. The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story) ** 73. The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story) ** 74. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story) *** 75. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin *** 76. Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light by Ivan Klíma *** 77. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters ***** 78. Vathek by William Beckford ** 79. De Voorlezer (The Reader) by Bernhard Schlink ***** 80. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell **** 81. Metamorphoses by Ovid ** May: 82. De Naam van de Roos (The Name of the Rose) by Umberto Eco **** 83. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson *** 84. De Koperen Tuin by Simon Vestdijk **** 85. Perfume by Patrick Süskind ***** 86. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger ***** 87. The Lusiads by Luís Vaz de Camões ** 88. Watchmen by Alan Moore **** 89. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen **** 90. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift **** 91. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory **** 92. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ***** 93. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing *** 94. Before Night Falls by Reinarde Arenas ** 95. Platform by Michel Houellebecq *** 96. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ***** June: 97. London Orbital by Iain Sinclair *** 98. Vanishing Point by David Markson **** 99. The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy **** 100. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan *** 101. Thursbitch by Alan Garner * 102. Worstward Ho by Samuel Beckett * 103. Boyhood by J.M Coetzee **** 104. The Unfortunate Traveller by Jack Wilton *** 105. Youth by J.M. Coetzee *** 106. The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman *** 107. After The Quake by Haruki Murakami **** 1001 List Books Read: January: War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy *** The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *** February: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens *** Geur der Droefenis by Alfred Kossmann * The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce * Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift *** Little Women by Louisa May Alcott *** Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott ** The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach *** The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble **** There but for the by Ali Smith * Ormond by Maria Edgeworth ** March: Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist * A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan *** Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ** Nemesis by Philip Roth **** The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes ** Life of Pi by Yann Martel ***** The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides **** The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald **** The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid *** Lord of the Flies by William Gelding **** The Colour by Rose Tremain **** Amsterdam by Ian McEwan ** Brighton Rock by Graham Greene ** Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami **** Cain by José Saramago **** Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ** Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau ** April: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain *** The Leeuw van Vlaanderen by Hendrik Conscience *** Les Misérables by Victor Hugo *** De Reis om de Wereld in 80 Dagen (Around The World in 80 Days) by Jules Verne *** Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto **** De Minnaar (The Lover) by Marguerite Duras ** Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami **** The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe ** The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe ** The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe *** Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin *** Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light by Ivan Klíma *** Fingersmith by Sarah Waters ***** Vathek by William Beckford ** De Voorlezer (The Reader) by Bernhard Schlink ***** Metamorphoses by Ovid ** May: De Naam van de Roos (The Name of the Rose) by Umberto Eco **** Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson *** De Koperen Tuin by Simon Vestdijk **** Perfume by Patrick Süskind ***** The Lusiads by Luís Vaz de Camões ** Watchmen by Alan Moore **** Freedom by Jonathan Franzen **** A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift **** The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde ***** The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing *** Before Night Falls by Reinarde Arenas ** Platform by Michel Houellebecq *** Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck ***** June: London Orbital by Iain Sinclair *** Vanishing Point by David Markson **** The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy **** The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan *** Thursbitch by Alan Garner * Worstward Ho by Samuel Beckett * The Unfortunate Traveller by Jack Wilton *** Youth by J.M. Coetzee *** The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman *** After The Quake by Haruki Murakami **** July: August: September: October: November: December Last edited by Tizzalicious; 06-11-2014 at 05:42 AM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: UK
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Main goal: Keep ratio of new books to books read below 2:1
Main goal: Keep ratio of new books to books read below 2:1, with total deficit less than in 2013.
I completely failed to reduce my TBR last year, so this time I'm just going to try to reduce the rate of increase. I think I'll try to track page counts this time, too. Added to TBR: 244 (155 paid, 51 hugo) Removed: 124 (120 read) Net reduction: -120 Pages read: 29261 Books read: 1. A Taste for Death - PD James (p) - 454p 2. Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson (e) - 569p + 3. We - Yevgeny Zamyatin (i) - 218p 4. Slow River - Nicola Griffith (k) - 352p + 5. A Perfect Evil - Alex Kava (p) - 389p - 6. Snuff - Terry Pratchett (k) - 423p 7. So You Want to Be a Wizard? - Diane Duane (e) - 309p 8. The Drowned World - J G Ballard (k) - 176p 9. What a Good Do! - James Whitham & Mac MacDiarmid (p) - 307p 10. The Tombs of Atuan - Ursula le Guin (p) - 130p + 11. The Republic of Thieves - Scott Lynch (k) - 599p 12. Generation Loss - Elizabeth Hand (e) - 249p 13. Wool 3: Casting Off - Hugh Howey (k) - 93p 14. Soulless - Gail Carriger (k) - 356p 15. The Riddle-Master of Hed - Patricia A McKillip (p) - 201p 16. A Door into Ocean - Joan Slonczewski (e) - 461p 17. 750,000 of Your Friends Like This (short) - Mur Lafferty (e) - 4p - 18. The Reason for the Season (short) - Mur Lafferty (e) - 6p - 19. The Seven Dials Mystery - Agatha Christie (p) - 208p 20. God's War - Kameron Hurley (e) - 304p 21. On the Beach - Nevil Shute (p) - 267p 22. Jhereg - Steven Brust (p) - 173p 23. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne Valente (e) - 198p 24. The Time Machine - H G Wells (e) - 71p 25. Surface Detail - Iain M Banks (k) - 632p + 26. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (p) - 472p 27. Bridge of Birds - Barry Hughart (e) - 240p 28. The Female Man - Joanna Russ (p) - 207p - 29. Sporting Chance - Elizabeth Moon (e) - 314p 30. The Murder at the Vicarage - Agatha Christie (p) - 221p 31. Heir of Sea and Fire - Patricia A McKillip (p) - 176p 32. Dorsai! - Gordon R Dickson (k) - 159p - 33. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood (p) - 324p 34. Christine Falls - Benjamin Black (p) - 390p 35. Six-Gun Snow White (novella) - Catherynne Valente (i) - 168p 36. The Lady Astronaut of Mars (short) - Mary Robinette Kowal (e) - 19p 37. The Ink Readers of Doi Saket (short) - Thomas Olde Heuvelt (e) - 20p 38. Selkie Stories Are for Losers (short) - Sofia Samatar (e) - 8p 39. The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere (short) - John Chu (e) - 20p 40. Opera Vita Aeterna (short) - Vox Day (e) - 26p 41. The Exchange Officers (short) - Brad R Torgersen (e) - 21p 42. The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling (short) - Ted Chiang (e) - 30p 43. The Waiting Stars (short) - Aliette de Bodard (e) - 26p 44. The Butcher of Khardov (novella) - Dan Wells (e) - 79p 45. The Snow - Adam Roberts (p) - 360p 46. The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly (short) - Benjanun Sriduangkaew (e) - 20p - 47. Silent Bridge, Pale Cascade (short) - Benjanun Sriduangkaew (e) - 16p 48. Fade to Gold (short) - Benjanun Sriduangkaew (e) - 13p 49. Equoid (novella) - Charles Stross (e) - 85p 50. The Chaplain's Legacy (novella) - Brad R Torgersen (e) - 58p 51. Wakulla Springs (novella) - Ellen Klages & Andy Duncan (e) - 89p 52. The Stormcaller - Tom Lloyd (e) - 450p 53. The Christmas Show (short) - Pat Cadigan (e) - 34p 54. Terrain (short) - Genevieve Valentine (e) - 27p 55. The Jack of Coins (short) - Christopher Rowe (e) - 13p 56. If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love (short) - Rachel Swirsky (e) - 4p 57. Fire Above, Fire Below (short) - Garth Nix (e) - 20p 58. The Land of Laughs - Jonathan Carroll (p) - 241p 59. Rag and Bone (short) - Priya Sharma (e) - 22p 60. All the Snake Handlers I Know are Dead (short) - Dennis Danvers (e) - 22p 61. Hyperpilosity (short) - L Sprague de Camp (i) - 14p 62. The Faithful (short) - Lester del Rey (e) - 11p 63. Helen O'Loy (short) - Lester del Rey (e) - 13p 64. Hollerbochen's Dilemma (short) - Ray Bradbury (e) - 5p - 65. Pigeons from Hell (short) - Robert E Howard (e) - 27p 66. Shelter - Susan Palwick (e) - 545p 67. Half a King - Joe Abercrombie (h) - 373p 68. Werewoman (short) - C L Moore (e) - 23p 69. The Healer's War - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (k) - 319p 70. The Time Ships - Stephen Baxter (p) - 630p 71. Full Dark House - Christopher Fowler (p) - 405p 72. Burning Girls (novella) - Veronica Schanoes (e) - 41p 73. A Rumor of Angels (short) - Dale Bailey (e) - 25p 74. Undertow - Elizabeth Bear (p) - 332p 75. Harpist in the Wind - Patricia A McKillip (p) - 236p 76. A Terror (short) - Jeffrey Ford (e) - 26p 77. Inverted World - Christopher Priest (k) - 303p 78. Detectives and Young Adventurers - Agatha Christie (ki) - 674p 79. The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss (k) - 1000p 80. The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula Le Guin (p) - 184p 81. Stealing Speed - Mat Oxley (h) - 224p 82. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (k) - 323p + 83. Roadside Picnic - Arkady & Boris Strugatsky (p) - 145p 84. The Sittaford Mystery - Agatha Christie (p) - 190p 85. Speccy Nation - Dan Whitehead (k) - 114p 86. Soldier of Sidon - Gene Wolfe (p) - 290p 87. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley (p) - 229p 88. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson (i) - 588p 89. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (e) - 202p 90. Going to Sea in a Sieve - Danny Baker (k) - 266p 91. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro (p) - 282p 92. Melusine - Sarah Monette (k) - 496p 93. Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (p) - 455p 94. The Farthest Shore - Ursula Le Guin (p) - 178p 95. The Killing Moon - N K Jemisin (p) - 404p 96. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman (k) - 246p 97. The Martian - Andy Weir (k) - 368p 98. City of Stairs - Robert Jackson Bennett (k) - 400p 99. Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence (k) - 323p 100. The Winds of Gath - E C Tubb (k) - 192p 101. The Virtu - Sarah Monette (k) - 660p 102. Crown of Slaves - David Weber & Eric Flint (e) - 518p 103. Annihilation - Jeff Vandermeer (k) - 195p 104. Death at the President's Lodging - Michael Innes (p) - 220p 105. Malice - John Gwynne (k) - 628p 106. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders - Jo Dereske (k) - 227p 107. Three Christmas Ghost Stiories - Emily Cleaver (k) - 26p 108. The Grim Company - Luke Scull (k) - 464p 109. Just My Type - Simon Garfield (e) - 227p 110. Last Tango in Aberystwyth - Malcolm Pryce (k) - 262p 111. Racing the Beam - Ian Bogost and Nick Montfort (e) - 150p 112. Bête - Adam Roberts (h) - 311p 113. Saturday's Child - Ray Banks (k) - 320p 114. The Unremembered - Peter Orullian (e) - 817p 115. Peril at End House - Agatha Christie (p) - 191p 116. Mirror Image - Michael G Coney (k) - 174p 117. What Makes This Book So Great? - Jo Walton (e) - 450p 118. Wolfhound Century - Peter Higgins (k) - 320p 119. The Boy with the Porcelain Blade - Den Patrick (k) - 337p 120. The Time Trap (novella) - Henry Kuttner (k) - 119p Monthly Breakdown: Spoiler:
Additional Goals: 24th Jan: I've scrapped my original two awards challenges, because I've signed up for many more challenges over at Worlds Without End. 9 so far, I think. I'll leave the tracking there. They will include at least one winner from each of these awards, however. 1. Locus SF award. This muscled ahead of the BSFA in my priorities when I realised how few books I had left to read, and how many of them I already owned. There are 8 to go at the start of 2014. Spoiler:
2. BSFA award winners (at least 1). Continued from 2013. At the start of 2014 I have 22 to read, but I don't expect to read them all this year. Spoiler:
3. The ABC Murders (at least 8). Alphabetical challenge based on detective names. Continued from 2013. I was originally intending to split this over 3 years, but I might now try to finish in 2014. There are 15 remaining at the start of the year. Spoiler:
Legend: Book title: read pre 2014,read,own,don't own (p) paperback, (h) hardback, (k) kindle, (e) epub, (i) ibook/pdf, (a) audio + especially liked, - didn't much like Last edited by DrNefario; 12-31-2014 at 10:54 AM. |
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Goal: Read 75 books in 2014
Being a geneticist in training and profession, I have always been more than slightly wary of philosophy -- I intend to change that and read at least 5 philosophy books in 2014.
January 1. In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall I had read later books by her, but never the story of the start of the project. A classic, and highly recommendable, even though some of the research and certainly the employed methods are dated. 7/10 2. Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm by Forrest PritchardA good, honest book. More about markets and less about farm than I liked, but nothing less than promised. Definitely recommended to those interested in food and agricultural politics. 7/10 3. The Village Against The World by Dan HancoxA flourishing communist endeavor in crisis bitten capitalist and royalist Spain, what can be a better subject for a successful journalist from the Guardian? I don't quite know, but I hope there are some, because this book by Hancox was a severe disappointment. by
Hancox writing style and story-line are rather tiring, there's no chronological or other order with regards to the chapter outline, nor within the chapters. There's a lot of jumping back and forth, with as logical consequence both omissions and repetitions all over the place. The most disturbing, however, is the lack of objectivity towards Marinaleda's major, Gordillo. Without doubt a charismatic leader, his flaws and political scheming are either not discussed at all, or brushed aside. When one reads between the lines, and does some further research, it turns out that the success of Marinaleda rather depends on governments subsidies than the collective farm and associated collective industries that employ most of the village citizens. As briefly mentioned in the book, work at the farm of industries depends on active participation on unpaid Red-Sunday labor for the 'collective good'. Many of the practices described in the book are a more than subtle reminder of a Stalinist society (fortunately without the Gulags, but with the intimidation). And indeed, the book seems to fit in nicely as Stalinist propaganda. 3/10 Last edited by Soldim; 01-06-2014 at 09:17 AM. |
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Victim of Geography: Read books from different countries
I read way too many books written by authors from the United States and the United Kingdom. The top six countries in my reading are:
United States - 189, United Kingdom - 105, Canada - 37, Japan - 9, Ireland - 8 , India - 8 As sad as that is for my home country of Canada, I'm more concerned with the having only read books from 24 countries at present. I'm about to remedy that situation and start along an epic 70 country, 143729km journey through the world by books. Join my thread over at GoodReads for all the discussion of books and nonsense that comes with the journey. Statistics Spoiler:
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Goal: Track my reading.
My challenge in 2014 will be to keep track of what I read, try to keep the number of "active" series down and finish the challenge I started in 2013 of reading a book published in every year since I was born. I haven't made much headway with that last challenge in 2013 and still need to read 26 books for that.
As an unofficial challenge I want to read some of the longer books that I've bought but never read. I've set up a page on my blog where I keep track of my reading and challenges: Bianca's Reading Challenge 2014 Last edited by pdurrant; 12-29-2013 at 03:07 AM. |
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Books Read: 27 Pages Read: 12,555 Reading List: Title/Date Completed/Pages 001. Left Behind / 3 Jan / 484 pages 002. Tribulation Force (Left Behind II) / 7 Jan / 468 pages 003. Called to Coach: Reflections on Life, Faith, and Football / 14 Jan / 288 pages 004. The Hobbit / 21 Jan / 322 pages 005. The Fellowship of the Ring / 31 Jan / 570 pages 006. The Two Towers / 12 Feb / 418 pages 007. The Return of the King / 21 Feb / 432 pages 008. Quiet Strength / 4 Mar / 334 pages 009. Nicolae (Left Behind III) / 11 Mar / 452 pages 010. At All Costs (Honor Harrington XI) / 19 Mar / 892 pages 011. The Last Praetorian / 21 Mar / 405 pages 012. Soul Harvest (Left Behind IV) / 27 Mar / 450 pages 013. Mockingjay / 19 Apr / 390 pages 014. Divergent / 24 Apr / 501 pages 015. Andersonville / 11 May / 456 pages 016. Apollyon (Left Behind V) / 22 May / 420 pages 017. Assassins (Left Behind VI) / 27 May / 452 pages 018. The Indwelling (Left Behind VII) / 2 June / 420 pages 019. The Mark (Left Behind VIII) / 4 June / 417 pages 020. The Last Roman / 11 June / 388 pages 021. Nelson: The Commander / 17 June / 304 pages 022. Last Assult: 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge / 2 July / 249 pages 023. World War Z / 14 July / 352 pages 024. Leviathan vs. Behemoth / 21 July / 304 pages 025. 11/22/63 / 2 August / 866 pages 026. The Path Between the Seas / 21 September / 698 pages 027. The Three Musketeers / 10 November / 786 pages 028. Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad I)/ / 262 pages Last edited by ucfgrad93; 11-10-2014 at 03:43 PM. |
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Goal: Finish 110 books & more
Goal Finish 116 books Made Goal!
Goal Finish 100 novellas & short stories FAILED Only did 25 Goal Finish 5 series (3 books+) Completed 3 series FAILED Goal Spend under $40/month for ebooks and audiobooks (Baen Bundle/Audible credits not included) FAILED BIG TIME! Novellas & Short Stories 25 so far Spoiler:
Magazines 2 read so far Spoiler:
$$ spent $40.00/month Currently $87.53 Over Spoiler:
Books Read January 001. 3/5 Philly Stakes - Gillian Roberts Cozy mystery. Good read, but lacks the wit of the first 2 in series. SciFi Thriller. Reads like a screenplay, a little predictable, but I loved it. Scifi - Enjoyed. Good plot. Predates Vorkosigan saga by centuries. Still love it after all these years. Funny story. Look forward to next book. Great book. Good balance between drama and funny. Liked the movie better, but worthy of a read. Loved it. However, the first 1/3 was so slow, it was hard to push through. Excellent mystery. Ending was a bit of a mishmash for me. Dresden takes a case to solve a murder. His first mistake. Great book! Humorous but selfish characters & screwy plot got old. 40% read and abandoned. Good story, but you do need to suspend belief some. 013. 5/5 Death Masks - Jim Butcher (audio) Fast pace, lots of action. Compelling story. This one read like a thriller. Exciting! English mystery series involving a Vicar. A little slow, chatty, but I liked it. Good story. Suspenseful. Good story. Original ideas ruined with porn and bad plot. Great story! Looking forward to the rest of series. Great story. Plot started strong & gets skewed towards the end. Totally loved this. This was very suspenseful! Loved it. The mystery is lukewarm. I was bored through the first half. It did pick up later on. 025. 5/5 Dead Beat - Jim Butcher (audio) I give this a 4.5. Good plot, good characters. Hard to put down. Good plot, good characters. Very enjoyable. I enjoyed it. The first half was pretty funny. Great detective novel. Hard to put down. Another good mystery cozy. Good story. Lots of wit. Great story. Love the horror movie inclusion. Good swift story. Plenty of wit and issues. Some plot flaws. The mystery was good. The interaction of characters dull. Good story. 035. 4/5 With Friends Like These - Gillian Roberts Great story, but I think the author made Amanda unusually stupid in this book. Very exciting but more focus on vampire war than 'cases' Another exciting story & switch from PI to Warden Funny, short, good afternoon witchy read. No humor, no wit, and no research. I finally skipped to the end. Adventurous, sword & sorcery with a half human Good story but not exceptional. Lots of great Dresden short stories. 043. 5/5 Mort - Terry Pratchett (audio) Absolutely hilarious. Keeper. A favorite Regency romance from the 70s. Not quite Heyer. Wonderful alien contact story from point of view of the alien Still love this story. Flat characters, LOTR Lite, and all. Not enough action for me, but a good story. Excellent. Not as much action until near end, but very chatty Loved this story in my early 20s. The reread was excellent. 050. 5/5 Changes - Jim Butcher (audio) VERY exciting book! Still great many years later. Different perspective to read a book 20 some years later. A transition book with some poor plot lines. I like this story despite its problems Average book. Kindof depressing. Still, good elements and action. This was a GREAT book! Every short story worth reading. 057. 5/5 Cold Days - Jim Butcher (audio) Exciting. Excessive smart aleck remarks, but ignoring that, enjoyable. It was ok. I'm not a fan of apocalyptic fiction. This was a great book! Worthy read. I see why a lot of people love this book. Relisten. Still like it despite unlikely scenes. Totally loved this Mystery cozy. Fun read. Love this series. Enjoyable book. Not quite as good as earlier ones in the series. Great story! Another great story! And it features a cat! Great story involving antique dealers. 069. 5/5 The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold (audio) Lots of humor and action in this. Quirky plot. Funny mystery cozy This was an excellent story. Good collection of ghost stories. Canterville Ghost, my favorite. Very enjoyable and funny Regency Romance from the 70s. Just couldn't believe that former soldier's wouldn't have ACTED earlier. Campy zombie humor. Funny Regency Romance Private eye based on Boston in Mid-70s. Good, short novel! Lots of intrigue. Lots of characters. Good story. Regency romance with some stronger female characters This was GREAT! I regret putting it off so long to listen to! Mystery Cozy set in WW2 dockyards. Granny Weatherwax and the other witches were hilarious!! 083. 4/5 Hexed - Kevin Hearne (audio) Not a believable plot, but I love it anyway. More treachery. Funny, funny, though I preferred Tony Robinson's version of Teppic. Imperfect Duke placed as villain in a book. Good read, but more romance than mystery cozy. Excellent story, but rather sad. Snappy comments makes this a great cozy. Set in Gulf Coast. 090. 5/5 Under the Dome - Stephen King (audio) Long story but great pace and interesting throughout. Good read but didn't hold my attention as much as first 2 books. Another good cozy mystery. Lots of dacquiri recipes at the end. This was hilarious, as usual Good story. Murder mystery Great, but I prefer the TV version ![]() Very funny, but compared to other Discworld novels,just average. 097. 3/5 Stories To Read Late At Night - Alfred Hitchcock Some great stories. Some average. Great regency romance. Very funny. 1st person recruit. Loved the audio version! Good blend between technology and adventure. Hilarious with a lot of commentary on the war machine. Great book! Hard to believe it is still great many years later. Regency romance - not as funny as some of her books. 104. 3/5 Letty - Clare Darcy Not as funny as her other works. Hilarious. Keeper. Funny cozy. I gave it a 4 because it's short and made me laugh. She tells it like it is. Although I am not wealthy or live in NYC, I enjoyed. Case with a kidnapping. Good with some issues. Author uses too many modern issues in a Regency novel. Disappointed. Mystery was fine, but more about lives of the detectives. Several good stories, several GREAT stories. Never read this when I was younger. Loved the audiobook! Repeated attempts at killing the groom before the wedding. 115. 4/5 Doctor Who & The Daleks - David Whitaker Just as crazy as the show. Good characters. Plot was choppy Legend: 1 No interest, didn't finish or hated. 2 It didn't completely suck. Enjoyed some of it. 3 Average. Enjoyed reading. 4 Really enjoyed. Might read again. 5 Among the best read this year. Keeper. Would read again. Series In Death Spoiler:
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Goal: 50 books and 14,000 pages
Total book count goal: 50+
Current: 47 Total page count goal: 14,000 Current: 13,059 Read: 1. House Rules - Jodi Picoult 2. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #1) 3. Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #2) 4. Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #3) 5. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4) 6. Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #4.5) 7. Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5) 8. Magic Gifts - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #5.5) 9. Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels #6) 10. The City Girl and the Country Doctor - Christine Flynn 11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 14. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix 16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 17. Bioshock: Rapture 18. Skin Game (Dresden Files #15) 19. The Undead Pool (The Hollows #12) 20. Tales from Swankville 21. Here Be Monsters - An Anthology of Monster Tales 22. Artful 23. Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim #2) 24. Half the Blood of Brooklyn (Joe Pitt #3) 25. Mark of the Demon (Kara Gillian #1) 26. Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim #3) ... and I once again hit the point where I stop updating this list. If you're really interested in what I've been reading (hope you don't blush easily) you can find me at Goodreads. Last edited by CWatkinsNash; 08-21-2014 at 07:26 PM. |
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Goal: 150 books
Part A - 150 books
Read to date: 155 books Part B - Genre Carousel Fantasy - 42 books Alex Verus (#1-4) by Benedict Jacka Rain Wilds Chronicles (#1-4) by Robin Hobb The Hollows (#12,13,13.1) by Kim Harrison Cal Leandros (#1-3) by Rob Thurman Incryptid (#0.5-0.8,3) by Seanan McGuire Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs Masks (Cassie Palmer #4.3) by Karen Chance Stone Cold (Broken Magic #2) by Devon Monk The Disillusionists Trilogy (#1-3.5) by Carolyn Crane Skin Game (Dresden Files #15) by Jim Butcher Shattered (Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne All Souls Trilogy (#1-3) by Deborah Harkness Visions (Cainsville #2) by Kelley Armstrong Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb The Winter Long (October Daye #8) by Seanan McGuire Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs Shaman Rises (Walker Papers #9) by C.E. Murphy The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong World of the Lupi (#11) by Eileen Wilks Darkness Falls (Dark Angels #7) by Keri Arthur Science Fiction - 22 books The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith Blud (#2.5,3) by Delilah S. Dawson Kinsmen (#1,2) by Ilona Andrews Vorkosigan Saga (#1-6) by Lois McMaster Bujold Hyperion by Dan Simmons The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1-3) by Meljean Brook The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin Paradox (#1-3) by Rachel Bach The Martian by Andy Weir Divergent by Veronica Roth Mystery & Detective - 43 books In Death (#1-3) by J.D. Robb Miss Marple (#10-13) by Agatha Christie And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Mary Russell (#8-10.5) by Laurie King The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith Hercule Poirot (#1-2,4-6) by Agatha Christie Lady Julia Grey (#1-5.7) by Deanna Raybourn The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (#1-7) by Ellis Peters Temperance Brennan (#1-4) by Kathy Reichs The Bat (Harry Hole #1) by Jo Nesbo Phryne Fisher (#1-5) by Kerry Greenwood Romance - 42 books Psy-Changeling (#1-13) by Nalini Singh Inside Out Trilogy (#1-3) by Lisa Renee Jones The King (BDB #12) by J.R. Ward Highlander (#1-8) by Karen Marie Moning The Wallflowers (#0.5-4) by Lisa Kleypas The Hathaways (#1-5) by Lisa Kleypas Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase Wild Card by Lora Leigh Highland Pleasures (#1-4) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Fiction - 6 books The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 11/22/63 by Stephen King Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander #8) by Diana Gabaldon The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens Part C - Unread Book Balance < $100 Starting balance = $212.68 Current balance = $167.29 Last edited by treadlightly; 01-02-2015 at 11:54 AM. |
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75 books in 2014
For now, my challenge is simply to read 75 books in 2014. I will add some specific challenges once I get my head round what they are
![]() EDIT: I am including novellas and some short stories in my book count, balanced by some books which are around 600 pages. So my secondary challenge is to average the page count to about 300 pages overall. Stats: Books read: 76 Pages read: 25,781 Average page count: 339 List: 01. 1632 (Assiti Shards #1) by Eric Flint (****) - 597 pages 02. 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz (***) - 451 pages 03. Fire and Brimstone by Colin Bateman (****) - 400 pages 04. Visually Disturbed by V.M. Fahy (**) - 214 pages 05. Legacies: A Repairman Jack Novel by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages 06. The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin (****) - 208 pages 07. Equoid by Charles Stross (***) - 65 pages 08. Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott (****) - 353 pages 09. Graveyard of Memories by Barry Eisler (****) - 344 pages 10. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman (****) - 448 pages 11. Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence by Lawrence Block (****) - 336 pages 12. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (****) - 332 pages 13. Lastnight by Stephen Leather (****) - 288 pages 14. The Martian by Any Weir (*****) - 369 pages 15. The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons by Lawrence Block (****) - 250 pages 16. The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (****) - 260 pages 17. Beer Trip to Llandudno by Kevin Barry (***) - 25 pages 18. BioShock: Rapture by John Shirley (***) - 444 pages 19. Conspiracies by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 416 pages 20. Touchstone (1. The Sins of the Fathers) by Andy Conway (***) - 226 pages 21. Touchstone (2. Family at War) by Andy Conway (***) - 85 pages 22. Day by Day Armageddon: Grey Fox by J.L. Bourne (****) - 42 pages 23. All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages 24. Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot by Ace Atkins (****) - 320 pages 25. Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge (***) - 364 pages 26. Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey (****) - 399 pages 27. His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue by Wesley Allison (***) - 172 pages 28. Things You Should Know by Pete Clark (***) - 9 pages 29. A Face in the Crowd by Stephen King (***) - 32 pages 30. Hosts by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages 31. A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (****) - 336 pages 32. Doughnut by Tom Holt (****) - 400 pages 33. Still Bleeding by Stephen Leather (****) - 40 pages 34. Hollow World by Michael J Sullivan (****) - 384 pages 35. The Haunted Air by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages 36. Killing Hope by Keith Houghton (***) - 522 pages 37. Gateways by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages 38. Bite by Nick Louth (***) - 278 pages 39. Second Suicide by Hugh Howey (****) - 22 pages 40. Missing You by Harlan Coben (****) - 400 pages 41. The Twelve by Justin Cronin (****) - 576 pages 42. Crisscross by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 512 pages 43. Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo (****) - 367 pages 44. Wheat Belly by William Davis (*****) - 292 pages 45. Infernal by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 432 pages 46. To Sail a Darkling Sea by John Ringo (****) - 384 pages 47. Harbingers by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages 48. The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk (****) - 161 pages 49. Not a Drill by Lee Child (***) - 53 pages 50. Cold City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 481 pages 51. The Last Town by Blake Crouch (***) - 285 pages 52. Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lyndsay (****) - 352 pages 53. Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia (****) - 400 pages 54. Dark City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 448 pages 55. Bloodline by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 544 pages 56. Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman (****) - 352 pages 57. Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes (***) - 375 pages 58. By The Sword by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 464 pages 59. Ground Zero by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 464 pages 60. Personal by Lee Child (*****) - 460 pages 61. From The Cradle by Louise Voss (****) - 383 pages 62. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (****) - 703 pages 63. Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 416 pages 64. The Dark at the End by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 432 pages 65. The Fear by Charlie Higson (***) - 496 pages 66. The Fallen by Charlie Higson (****) - 502 pages 67. 100 Most Pointless Things in the World by Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman (***) - 304 pages 68. Nightworld by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 462 pages 69. More Fool Me by Stephen Fry (***) - 388 pages 70. Rivers of London by Peter Grant (****) - 392 pages 71. Fear City by F. Paul Wilson (****) - 462 pages 72. Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein (****) - 392 pages 73. 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World by Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman (***) - 340 pages 74. Private Dancer by Stephen Leather (***) - 288 pages 75. The Flying Sorcerers by David Gerrold, Larry Niven (****) - 322 pages 76. Nobody Runs Forever by Richard Stark (***) - 304 pages THE END Last edited by orlok; 01-26-2015 at 08:02 AM. Reason: to add titles |
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Goal: 150 books in 2014
I've already joined Roof Beam Reader's 2014 challenge, which is to read a dozen specific books that you've owned for at least a year. Two alternates are permitted, and I'm still finalizing the complete list over on Goodreads.
As for my main challenge, it looks like I'm on track to hit 152 books for 2013. Normally, that would mean setting my 2014 goal to 150-160, but I haven't decided yet. I may start doing some writing, if the ideas I've got firm up, and that costs reading time. I'll be joining the Goodreads challenge to track the main list, as I have for the past couple of years. Total goal: 150. Finished: These. Now reading: This. RBR challenge: At least 12 of these. Early March update Total progress: 27/150 read (on track) RBR progress: 9/12 read, 10th started. Should finish the challenge this month. Honorable mention: Replaced several physical books with ebooks. Last edited by pdurrant; 04-01-2014 at 01:12 PM. Reason: March update. |
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