Jack Dawkins Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I had an awful book year 2008 The whip and the warlance by JT Edson Christine by Stephen King Foxtrot Oscar by Charlie Owen Touching from a Distance by Deborah Curtis(non fiction) and I'm still reading Oliver Twist I even resorted to Graphic Novels to get me going again. Mind you I did move to Oz and I'm now a full time stay at home Dad so no reading on the train to work or lunch break or tea break or...you get the picture.I want to read at least 15 books this year, some jump from 4 and a half! Quote
Chimera Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I even resorted to Graphic Novels to get me going again. There are some wonderful graphic novels... It doesn't have to be a last resort Quote
Jack Dawkins Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 There are some wonderful graphic novels... It doesn't have to be a last resort It was'nt a last resort that would have one of my Newcastle United books but the Graphics worked I read about 7 in a two week period.You're right there are some absoloute crackers out there Quote
Chrissy Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 I've been pondering the question of what kind of reading year 2008 was for me, and finally (ta da!) can answer.... Blinking awful to actually get to read anything properly, but pretty good in terms of getting hold of books that are now on my TBR 2009 pile! Quote
supergran71 Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 I read loads of books in 2008, but cannot remember how many. I think about 30. Many were books introduced to me on this site and some were books I might not have picked up if I had not seen them mentioned or reviewed on here. Quote
Jo-Bridge Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Really good year for reading- Moving to a new place an a new job means I have had better working patterns and less travelling time so MORE FREE TIME TO READ! Yay! i have read some graet books like Tendreness of Wolves and Revelation too Quote
chrysalis_stage Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) 2008 wasnt a good year for reading for me, mainly because of uni, and the guilt i got from reading a book that wasnt for my course, i did manage to read 7 from what i remember.... not including books for uni and 2 at the beginning of the year and 3 in the summer, i hope to read LOTS more in 2009 1 down already.... Edited January 18, 2009 by chrysalis_stage read more than i remembered Quote
Ben Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Hm, 2008. How it seems so long ago. I don't really know how good it was for me, because I never made any lists or anything. What I will say was that I got a lot, and I mean a lot, of books read on holiday! Quote
Jaelk Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 2008 was a very bad year for me reading wise. I think I only managed to read 4 books, one of them was a Ghengis Khan biography and another was Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries. I did manage to finish my Selected Stories by Edgar Allan Poe though. A new year and a new me, I have seriously cut back on my drinking pursuits and plan this year to re-discover the love for books that I used to have. I plan to read a few classics this year as well as books that are recommended on here, starting with the Reading Circle choice for February. 2009 should be a good year! Quote
BookBee8 Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I didn't make any reading lists or anything so I don't remember much. But I did discover Twilight in 2008. And Double Cross came out. So it wasn't too bad! Quote
Ben Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 I didn't make any reading lists or anything so I don't remember much. But I did discover Twilight in 2008. And Double Cross came out. So it wasn't too bad! Ah, of course, Twilight! Certainly a discovery for 2008 that was good. Quote
Nici Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries. What did you think of this? This is on my 'to buy' list - I really enjoyed Slash so i'm sure I will enjoy this as well. Quote
whitegold Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 What did you think of this? This is on my 'to buy' list - I really enjoyed Slash so i'm sure I will enjoy this as well. I read Heroin Diaries and loved it! the content is intriguing. The world of drugs and rock and roll is not anything I can relate to but he described it painfully real in his journal entries. I felt like I was living his life. And to top it off, the book is just esthetically gorgeous! Glossy coloured pages, i loved it! Quote
Jaelk Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I read Heroin Diaries and loved it! the content is intriguing. The world of drugs and rock and roll is not anything I can relate to but he described it painfully real in his journal entries. I felt like I was living his life. And to top it off, the book is just esthetically gorgeous! Glossy coloured pages, i loved it! I couldn't agree more. I'm a big Rock fan and grew up loving Motley Crue, I have Dirt (the biography) but Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries is so personal and quite sobering to read. The CD that accompanies it is well worth a listen too. I've bought Slash but have not read it yet, have you read Watch it Bleed, The Gun's N' Roses Story yet Nici76 or whitegold? Quote
Jaelk Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 **Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses by Stephen Davis. Quote
Nici Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 II've bought Slash but have not read it yet, have you read Watch it Bleed, The Gun's N' Roses Story yet Nici76 or whitegold? No I haven't but yet another one to buy! I bet that will be one hellava book! Quote
whitegold Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I couldn't agree more. I'm a big Rock fan and grew up loving Motley Crue, I have Dirt (the biography) but Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries is so personal and quite sobering to read. The CD that accompanies it is well worth a listen too. I've bought Slash but have not read it yet, have you read Watch it Bleed, The Gun's N' Roses Story yet Nici76 or whitegold? I enjoyed the cd! The idea that a book has a soundtrack is just insanely awesome! haha I've been wanting to buy and read Slash but just haven't gotten around to it. Heard it was a good read. I haven't read Watch You Bleed, is it worth reading? Quote
Colin Jacobs Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 I had a lot of stress in 2008 being bullied in my new job throughout the summer made me withdrawn and even more depressed. When I left the job in September and moved into the hostel I began reading again. mainly Pop Music autobiographies but I did discover Peter Robinson and started reading more Ian Rankin. I think 2009 will be the year I discover more new writers. Quote
Los Ping Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 2008 was a great book year for me and I read some of my favorite books of all time. The best of the books I read would be Watchmen, A Million Little Pieces, My Friend Leonard, Jpod, Deception Point, The Da Vinci Code, and The Sirens of Titan. The worst book for me was the Fellowship of the Ring mainly because I couldn't get into it. Its going to be hard to top that year. Quote
lexiepiper Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I enjoyed Da Vinci Code, but I've not read any of his others yet Quote
Colin Jacobs Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Then don't watch the film of Da vinci Code. The book is better read and in your mind than watching the very lame film. Quote
Los Ping Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Deception Point was very good, not so much The DaVinci Code in my opinion. That's what I thought. I liked the Da Vinci Code but Deception point had a much better story and characters. Quote
SueK Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 2008 wasn't a bad year for me but it could have been better. There were some books that fell by the wayside that I'm hoping to pick up this year. The ones that stood out for me last year were the three Simon Serailler books by Susan Hill: The Various Haunts of Men The Pure in Heart The Risk of Darkness she has also written another one in the series (name escapes me) so I shall need to pick that up as well. This is a detective series she has written but it is more in the Ruth Rendell psychological style thriller rather that straight whodunnits. Very well written but they do need to be read in order. I think they would make good TV fodder. Quote
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