Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) This is my year in Books- some I've loved, some I've hated some...well...eh) By Lee Child (in succession) Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) Die Trying (#2) Tripwire (#3) Running Blind (#4) Echo Burning (#5) Without Fail (#6) Keeping the Faith with the Party: Communist Believers Return from the Gulag By Nancy Adler The Lady in the Tower- Allison Weir North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea By Andrei Lankov The Turner Diaries By Dr. William Pierce By William Webb Zombies of All Hallows Evil Valley of Death: Zombie Trailer Park Evita, First Lady: A Biography of Evita Peron By John Barnes Even Silence has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Columbian Jungle By Ingrid Bentacourt Psycho By Robert Bloch Midwives By Chris Bohjalian The Illustrated Man By Ray Bradbury (3rd time) Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Charles Manson Murders By Vincent Bugliosi The Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky (2nd time) The Passage By Justin Cronin Great Expectations By Charles Dickens Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea By Barbara Demick Cinderella's Sisters: A History of Footbinding By Dorothy Ko Works of Dostoyevsky By Fyodor Dostoyevsky History of the Middle Ages By Victor Duruy Gone Girl By Gillian Flynn By Karen Fossum, the Inspector Sejer series: The Caller The Indian Bride Don't Look Back Slaughter House 5- Kurt Vonnegut Dresden: A survivor's Story By Victor Gregg The Old Man in the Sea By Ernest Hemmingway The Unquiet Ghost: Russians Remember Stalin By Adam Hochschild Hiroshima By John Hersey By Joe Hill: Thumbprint 20th Century Ghosts Throttle (with Stephen King) The Dead Path By Stephen M. Irwin The Lottery (2nd time) and Other Stories By Shirley Jackson Bitter Freedom: Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor By Jafa Wallach Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins (3rd time) Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay By Stephen King (in succession) 11/22/63 The Green Mile Carrie The Stand The Long Walk Needful Things Thinner Different Seasons Into Thin Air By John Krakauer Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of WW2 By Laurence Rees The World Is Bigger Now: An American Journalist's Release from Captivity in North Korea By Euna Lee Five Chimneys: The Story of Auschwitz By Olga Lengyel Survival in Auschwitz By Primo Levi The Magician's Nephew: The Chronicles of Narnia By CS Lewis Somewhere Inside: One sister's Captivity in North Korea By Laura and Lisa Ling A Zombie Apocalypse By Keith Luethke A Game of Thrones: Book One By George R.R. Martin Peter the Great: His Life a and World By Robert K. Massie Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead: as told to Jody M. Roy, Ph.D By Frank Meeink and Jody M. Roy Ph.D Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 By Catherine Merridale Holy Bible, New Testament to Psalms Survival in the Killing Fields By Haing Ngor Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account By Miklos Nyiszli By Chuck Palahniuk (in succession) Phoenix Damned Survival: A Novel Fight Club Haunted Ivan the Terrible By Robert Payne and Nikita Romanoff Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China By Wang Ping The Bell Jar By Sylvia Plath (2nd time) Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand The Last Jew of Triblinka: A Memior By Chil Rajchman Auschwitz: A New History 2 By Laurence Rees All Quiet on the Wesrtern Front By Erich Maria Remarque (2nd time) The Holocaust Scream By Rachel Rosenberg and Robert Urban M.D. The Forgotten Soldier: A Classic WWII Autobiography By Guy Sajer Kolyma Tales By Varlan Shalanov Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin By Timothy Snyder By Alexandr Solzhenitsyn: The Gulag Archipelago Cancer Ward One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich The Short Novels of John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat Of Mice and Men Cannery Row The Pearl Dracula By Bram Stoker Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe Sliding on the Snow Stone By Andy Szpuk The News from Paraguay By Lilly Tuck (2nd time) By Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer First the Killed my Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers By Loung Ung By Elie Wiesel Hostage Night Dawn Day 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement By Jane Ziegelman Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai undercity By Katherine Boo Currently reading: Hild: A Novel by Nicoloa Griffith Next samples to read: And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini and Life After Life By Kate Atkinson. Edited November 29, 2013 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is that a list of books you have read this year? If so, WOW! Some big books there too, which ones were your favourites? I have read half a dozen, have a few of them on my TBR shelf and there are some others there I may add to my wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Welcome to the forum, some great books there! Any particular favourites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Is that a list of books you have read this year? If so, WOW! Some big books there too, which ones were your favourites? I have read half a dozen, have a few of them on my TBR shelf and there are some others there I may add to my wish list. Yes! I was surprised how much I've read this year! The Hunger Games Trilology was a big fav. The Stand, Green Mile and Thinner stand out, which reminded me what a tremendous genius he is. Also, Jack Reacher #6, Without Fail, has been my fav of that series. Reacher just rocks the house. Uncle Tom's Cabin and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, long over due, were most enjoyed. Hostage by Elie Wiesel and Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand probably be my best of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 WOW, your reading rate must be amazing . Very varied too . My TBR list has quite of your list as well. I love Mark Twain, especially Roughing It and Life on the Mississippi . Highly recommended those books, if you haven't read them yet . Steinbeck is very popular in the forums too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Wow, you've read a lot of books this year! What did you think of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin? I liked it quite a lot. I quite liked The Hunger Games series too. Did you like The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (I presume so since you read it three times)? I have it unread on my shelf. I liked The Perks of Being a Wallflower but didn't love it as some people did. I recently read a Dickens book but didn't get on much with his writing style. Gone Girl is on my shelf unread. I have some of Kurt Vonnegut's books on my Kindle. Did you like the Stephen King books? I recently re-read IT for the 4th time and loved it. I have some other books by him on my shelf. I have Dracula on my shelf unread, and Uncle Tom's Cabin. I also have the Mark Twain books on my shelf unread (can you sense a theme here ). Is it common for you to read so many books? I've read a lot of books this year so far, I haven't kept track of it for most of my life so it's fun finding it out now that I'm doing so. Happy Reading ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 WOW, your reading rate must be amazing . Very varied too . My TBR list has quite of your list as well. I love Mark Twain, especially Roughing It and Life on the Mississippi . Highly recommended those books, if you haven't read them yet . Steinbeck is very popular in the forums too Cool- I LOED Mark Twain, probably one of my happiest reads this yr as its been on my TRL for a long time, as well as Uncle Tom's Cabin. **Downloads Kindle samples for Roughing it and Life on the Mississippi** Thanks for the recommendations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley.s Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 How did you like Slaughterhouse 5? I read it this year too though i didnt really see why people were saying how brilliant it was. I thought it was ok but nothing more really. Also how did you find Great Expectations? I want to start reading more of the classics but i'm not sure if i'll get on with them. Was it difficult to read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Wow, you've read a lot of books this year! What did you think of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin? I liked it quite a lot. I quite liked The Hunger Games series too. Did you like The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (I presume so since you read it three times)? I have it unread on my shelf. I liked The Perks of Being a Wallflower but didn't love it as some people did. I recently read a Dickens book but didn't get on much with his writing style. Gone Girl is on my shelf unread. I have some of Kurt Vonnegut's books on my Kindle. Did you like the Stephen King books? I recently re-read IT for the 4th time and loved it. I have some other books by him on my shelf. I have Dracula on my shelf unread, and Uncle Tom's Cabin. I also have the Mark Twain books on my shelf unread (can you sense a theme here ). Is it common for you to read so many books? I've read a lot of books this year so far, I haven't kept track of it for most of my life so it's fun finding it out now that I'm doing so. Happy Reading ! Yes, I always read this much! Especially now with my Kindle (my favorite gadget ever!).... The Illustration Man by Ray Bradbury is definitely one of my favs. Dracula is been a hard read. I can sympathize cause I've got like, 200 samples of prospective books downloaded on my Kindle (see hip, attached Perks of being a Wallflower just reminds me of me and our friends in High School I Love King, but haven't haven never read It. I have never kept rack of mu writing s close before, I'm kinda digging it with you! I read A Game of Thrones, but I didn't really like it I thought it was written fine, but it just didn't grab me fore #2. Its not really my type of reading anyway. I have a hard time with sci fiction/ fantasy and some Historical Fiction. I've never categorized my yearly reads, ol listening the, Im liking it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) How did you like Slaughterhouse 5? I read it this year too though i didnt really see why people were saying how brilliant it was. I thought it was ok but nothing more really. Also how did you find Great Expectations? I want to start reading more of the classics but i'm sure if i'll get on with them. Was it difficult to read? I liked it... but not. I read it after Hiroshima by John Hershy, so I guess I was a but tainted. Personally, I've always thought Vonnugut falls short. I was shocked by how easy Great Expectations was to read- a reason I'm always daunted by Dickens. Nicholas Nicolby is good too. Edited November 28, 2013 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) I love my kindle! I have one rad Coach purse that holds my tablet and my Kindles (I have two lol)... along with all the stuff my 5yr old requires.... and no, its not as big as my head Day two of Hild By Nicola Griffith. It looks like its either going to be a hard book to read, or a book I'll just have to hold on with, as it reveals itself to me (ya know those kind of books?) The language is super daunting. I'd like to embark next upon And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and Life After Life By Kate Atkinson. Edited November 29, 2013 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Have now fully committed to Hild By Nicola Griffith. I don't think it will be an easy read, and I think it's one of those you have to trust in- ya know like you don't fully understand now, but you will later kinda book? From Amazon In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods are struggling, their priests worrying. Hild is the king's youngest niece, and she has a glimmering mind and a natural, noble authority. She will become a fascinating woman and one of the pivotal figures of the Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby....Working from what little historical record is extant, Griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal world to vivid, absorbing life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 In addition to Hild, I just started 22 Faces by Judy Byington. Its about a woman who develops multiple personalities to cope with religious abuse at a young age. Its a hard topic, but a fast read- 428 pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Dropped 22 Faces to focus on Hild. 39% today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley.s Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I liked it... but not. I read it after Hiroshima by John Hershy, so I guess I was a but tainted. Personally, I've always thought Vonnugut falls short. I was shocked by how easy Great Expectations was to read- a reason I'm always daunted by Dickens. Nicholas Nicolby is good too. Yes i thought it fell short too. Ah great maybe ill get that on the to be read list for next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Stayed up a wee later than planned to finally finish Hild. On to A Christmas Carol ahead of Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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