Devi Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 That book challenge sounds really interesting, Devi. It should produce a good amount of varied reading! I really like this idea! I might do a similar thing - make a small list of my 'priority' books by genre (just for non-fiction, and maybe limited to 5 for each genre). Happy reading in 2015! Thanks! I think it makes the main TBR pile less overwhelming. I just picked my 10 books for my fiction TBR pile. Will be adding them once I have a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Interesting challenge Devi, I hope you enjoy it. I wish you a wonderful year of reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) So Melodious reminded me of this video - I have a book by Carl Sagan on my TBR non-fiction pile which this video was influenced by - Pale Blue Dot. Edited January 8, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Interesting challenge Devi, I hope you enjoy it. I wish you a wonderful year of reading. Thank you! I wish you all the best too. Edited January 7, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Fiction Mini TBR up - http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/13264-devis-book-everest-for-2015/?p=415648 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Here are the books I got for Christmas. I got spoilt. Edited January 7, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I've seen many versions of Sagan's Pale Blue Dot but not that one before. I liked the inclusion of Chaplin's speech, another inspiration. Some great books there in your Christmas haul. I've read 'The Difference Engine' and 'Gatsby', both good reads. The Kafka, Orwells and Camus are on my TBR. I've read a few Philip K Dick but not 'Valis'. I have so much more to explore with him. I read 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' last year which was enjoyable but the best I have read by him is still probably 'The Man in the High Castle'. Best get a move on if you're going to read 'Pale Blue Dot' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Fabar Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs Room - Emma Donoghue The Light Between Oceans - M. L. Stedman I absolutely loved the first two, and Room was really quite good too. I recently bought The Light Between Oceans and hope to read it this year (my goodness, I feel like I've written that a thousand times in the past couple of days—I need this year to be twice as long so I have enough time to read them all!) That Carl Sagan video is wonderful. I wish everyone would watch it regularly to be reminded of the things that we often forget in the busyness of day-to-day living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signor Finzione Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Great Christmas books Devi, nice haul! I love your idea of having a mini-TBR for each genre. The Reapers are the Angels has been on my wishlist for a while, so I look forward to seeing what you make of it. Happy reading in 2015! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Devi Love the name for your challenge this year and how you have it divided up . It looks like Santa was good to you this year too . Happy Reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've seen many versions of Sagan's Pale Blue Dot but not that one before. I liked the inclusion of Chaplin's speech, another inspiration. Some great books there in your Christmas haul. I've read 'The Difference Engine' and 'Gatsby', both good reads. The Kafka, Orwells and Camus are on my TBR. I've read a few Philip K Dick but not 'Valis'. I have so much more to explore with him. I read 'The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch' last year which was enjoyable but the best I have read by him is still probably 'The Man in the High Castle'. Best get a move on if you're going to read 'Pale Blue Dot' I've read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and have The Man in the High Castle, A Maze of Death, The Penultimate Truth, Dr Bloodmoney, Ubik, and A Scanner Darkly in my SF Masterworks collection by Philip K. Dick. Pale Blue Dot is on my mini non-fiction TBR list. I just need to pick the other nine before I post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I absolutely loved the first two, and Room was really quite good too. I recently bought The Light Between Oceans and hope to read it this year (my goodness, I feel like I've written that a thousand times in the past couple of days—I need this year to be twice as long so I have enough time to read them all!) That Carl Sagan video is wonderful. I wish everyone would watch it regularly to be reminded of the things that we often forget in the busyness of day-to-day living. I am looking forward to reading The Light Between Oceans. If we didn't have to sleep, imagine how much reading we could get done! Work all day, read all night. I love the video too. I like to watch it now and then just to remind me of things, somehow it makes my problems seem not so big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Great Christmas books Devi, nice haul! I love your idea of having a mini-TBR for each genre. The Reapers are the Angels has been on my wishlist for a while, so I look forward to seeing what you make of it. Happy reading in 2015! Thanks. I think it makes it easier to pick books, it's not a concrete list though and if I want I can swap books in and out of the list at anytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Devi Love the name for your challenge this year and how you have it divided up . It looks like Santa was good to you this year too . Happy Reading Very good! I was so embarressed at opening so many gifts in front of my family, and boyfriends mum, that once they had opened their gifts I gave them some of mine to open. We took turns opening a gift each so everyone could see what the others got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I love the photos of your Masterworks collection and your Christmas book haul ! I hope you enjoy all the books on your TBR. Dangerous Women is on my wishlist, do tell me what you think of this! I quite enjoyed The Crimson Petal and the White. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is on my TBR, as are Room and The Light Between Oceans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I've read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and have The Man in the High Castle, A Maze of Death, The Penultimate Truth, Dr Bloodmoney, Ubik, and A Scanner Darkly in my SF Masterworks collection by Philip K. Dick. Pale Blue Dot is on my mini non-fiction TBR list. I just need to pick the other nine before I post it. I liked Electric Sheep. It's very different from the film (which is astounding) and I really liked the religious aspect of it. I may have to re-read it at some point. I haven't read any of the others you mentioned. Any of them really stand out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 I liked Electric Sheep. It's very different from the film (which is astounding) and I really liked the religious aspect of it. I may have to re-read it at some point. I haven't read any of the others you mentioned. Any of them really stand out? Sorry, probably my fault, but I haven't read the others except electric sheep. I didn't even know there was a film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sorry, probably my fault, but I haven't read the others except electric sheep. I didn't even know there was a film. I liked the film. It differs in some places from the book, but overall I thought it was a good film . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sorry, probably my fault, but I haven't read the others except electric sheep. I didn't even know there was a film. Yeah but it's called Blade Runner not the title of the book and it's a great achievement of cinema but there is little that the two have in common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Yeah but it's called Blade Runner not the title of the book and it's a great achievement of cinema but there is little that the two have in common. Oh okay, I will definitely see if I can find the movie anyway. Edited January 9, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie H Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Lovely books there Devi! Happy reading for 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Happy Reading Deb! Great Christmas book haul .. well done you! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Good luck with your challenges. I particularly like the sound of Challenge 1. I loved The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber - I do hope you do too. Happy reading in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Lovely books there Devi! Happy reading for 2015 Thanks, and I wish you all the best for 2015. Edited January 10, 2015 by Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Happy Reading Deb! Great Christmas book haul .. well done you! xx Thank you! I can't wait to read a few of them. Just so many books though, I don't know where to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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