Muggle Not - Books Read In 2006

[muggle not]

These are the books that I have read so far in 2006. I am a slow reader. :D

January.......Wyrd Sisters................Terry Pratchett
January.......Blood Meridian.............Cormac McCarthy
January.......The Wayward Bus........John Steinbeck
February......The Red Pony..............John Steinbeck
February......Children Of First Man....John Alexander Thom
March..........The Moon Is Down........John Steinbeck
March..........The Pearl.....................John Steinbeck
March..........The Shootist.................Glendon Fred Swarthout
April............The Rebels Of Ireland....Edward Rutherfurd
May.............Old Man And The Sea.....Ernest Hemingway
May.............Shem's Creek...............Dorothea Benton Frank
May.............A Moveable Feast..........Ernest Hemingway
June............The Sun Also Rises........Ernest Hemingway

I am currently reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.

[muggle not]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

[Freewheeling Andy]

I've not read any of your Steinbeck or Hemingway choices. My Steinbeck is limited to the obvious Grapes of Wrath, Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row. All of which are great, of course. I think Stewart's been reading Steinbeck this year.

[muggle not]

I've not read any of your Steinbeck or Hemingway choices. My Steinbeck is limited to the obvious Grapes of Wrath, Mice and Men, Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row. All of which are great, of course. I think Stewart's been reading Steinbeck this year.
May I recommend Sweet Thursday. It is a continuation of the Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row books. It is not quite as good as the previous two but is still worth reading. One of my favorite Steinbeck's is The Moon Is Down. It is a powerful book, an easy read, and I still think about it frequently. At some point I wil go back and re-read it.

[Sarahrob]

The only one on your list which I've read is The Eyre Affair, which I thought was completely fabulous.

[Freewheeling Andy]

I didn't spot The Old Man And The Sea in there. I've read that, too. Along with, obviously, For Whom The Bell Tolls. I can hardly remember either of them, though, having read them so long ago.

[muggle not]

I didn't spot The Old Man And The Sea in there. I've read that, too. Along with, obviously, For Whom The Bell Tolls. I can hardly remember either of them, though, having read them so long ago.
Actually, I am re-reading some of the Hemingway books. Like you, I kinda forgot what they were all about. Old man And The Sea, I believe was my first reading of the book. Whatever, it is one of my favorites and I really loved the book.

[Sugar]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

I've read Wyrd Sisters (one of my favourite Pratchetts), The Red Pony (in Year 8 at school - really enjoyed it, possiby one of the reasons I was so disappointed with Of Mice and Men which I studied for GCSE!), and The Eyre Affair which is one of my favourite books ever.

Not a complete misfit then, worry not muggle not!

[Kell]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D
I've read all Pratchett's books - I'm a huge fan of his. I've also read a couple of Steinbecks, but not the ones on your list - LOL!

[muggle not]

These are the John Steinbeck books that I have read.

Grapes Of Wrath
East Of Eden
The Winter Of Our Discontent
Of Mice And Men
Tortilla Flat
Cannery Row
Sweet Thursday
Red Pony
The Wayward Bus
The Moon Is Down
The Pearl

I just checked one of my bookcases and these are some of the Terry Pratchett books that I know I have read. There may be a few more in another bookcase that I omitted from the list.

Witches Abroad
Night Watch
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Mort
Interesting Times
Color Of Magic
Reaper man
Sourcery
The Wee Free Men
Guards, Guards
Soul Music
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Thief Of Time

[muggle not]

An update on the books that I have read this year:

Wyrd Sisters..................Terry Pratchett
Blood Meridian...............Cormac McCarthy
The Wayward Bus...........John Steinbeck
The Red Pony.................John Steinbeck
Children Of First Man.......John Alexander Thom
The Moon Is Down...........John Steinbeck
The Pearl........................John Steinbeck
The Shootist....................Glendon Fred Swarthout
The Rebels Of Ireland.......Edward Rutherfurd
Old Man And The Sea........Ernest Hemingway
Shem's Creek...................Dorothea Benton Frank
A Moveable Feast..............Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises............Ernest Hemingway
Valley Of Wild Horses.........Zane Grey
The Eyre Affair..................Jasper Fforde
Pegasus Descending...........James Lee Burke
Lost In A Good Book...........Jasper Fforde
Well Of Lost Plots................Jasper Fforde
Robbers roost.....................Zane Grey

[Kell]

I'm currently reading The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde - it's the first one of his I've read & I'm really enjoying it. I'd love to hear what you thought of the Ffordes you've read (although yiou've obviously enjoyed them enough to read more - LOL!).

[muggle not]

I'm currently reading The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde - it's the first one of his I've read & I'm really enjoying it. I'd love to hear what you thought of the Ffordes you've read (although yiou've obviously enjoyed them enough to read more - LOL!).
I really enjoyed the Fforde's that I read. All of those that I have read are from his series about "Thursday Next" and should be read in the order that I have posted in the author topic on Jasper Fforde. I strongly recommend that you try the Thursday Next series, Thursday has really grown on me and she is quite the character.

[Kell]

Thanks, Mugglenot - I've been thinking I'll read them, as I'm liking this one so much. :)

[dogmatix]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

You're a total misfit. You probably give anonymously to charity, are kind to others, love Sophia's legs, and like to drink wine that's on sale too. What the hell's wrong with you anyways? :mrgreen:

[pontalba]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

You're a total misfit. You probably give anonymously to charity, are kind to others, love Sophia's legs, and like to drink wine that's on sale too. What the hell's wrong with you anyways? :mrgreen:
:rofl:

[muggle not]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

You're a total misfit. You probably give anonymously to charity, are kind to others, love Sophia's legs, and like to drink wine that's on sale too. What the hell's wrong with you anyways? :mrgreen:
:rofl:
"Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me"

Help, michelle and mods. dogmatix is picking on me and pontalba is encouraging her. :D

[Michelle]

Sorry, but I tend to agree with them!

:tongue:

[pontalba]

Has "anyone" read any of the books on my list or am I a misfit. :D

You're a total misfit. You probably give anonymously to charity, are kind to others, love Sophia's legs, and like to drink wine that's on sale too. What the hell's wrong with you anyways? :mrgreen:
:rofl:
"Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me"

Help, michelle and mods. dogmatix is picking on me and pontalba is encouraging her. :D

He's a clown, that Charlie Brown....... :D :wave: :angel:

[dogmatix]

Good grief!!!

[muggle not]

It was a dark and stormy night....

[Sugar]

in a dark and stormy town, down a dark and stormy road, in a dark and stormy house, three skeletons lived!

(with apologies to the Ahlbergs!)

[muggle not]

in a dark and stormy town, down a dark and stormy road, in a dark and stormy house, three skeletons lived!
(with apologies to the Ahlbergs!)
Very good Sugar. :D :) :mrgreen: :D

An update on the books that I have read this year:

Wyrd Sisters..................Terry Pratchett
Blood Meridian...............Cormac McCarthy
The Wayward Bus...........John Steinbeck
The Red Pony.................John Steinbeck
Children Of First Man.......John Alexander Thom
The Moon Is Down...........John Steinbeck
The Pearl........................John Steinbeck
The Shootist....................Glendon Fred Swarthout
The Rebels Of Ireland.......Edward Rutherfurd
Old Man And The Sea........Ernest Hemingway
Shem's Creek...................Dorothea Benton Frank
A Moveable Feast..............Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises............Ernest Hemingway
Valley Of Wild Horses.........Zane Grey
The Eyre Affair..................Jasper Fforde
Pegasus Descending...........James Lee Burke
Lost In A Good Book...........Jasper Fforde
Well Of Lost Plots................Jasper Fforde
Robbers Roost.....................Zane Grey
Something Rotten ...............Jasper Fforde
The Last Hero......................Terry Pratchett
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