anisia Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 It really has been a bad year reading wise. I didn't read enough and mostly it was psychology and sociology textbooks for university. 2009 will be different for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I did ok this year but not as brilliantly as previous years. And as normal I have not kep a proper record of what I have read so have forgotten half of what I read this year. I get so annoyed with myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ohh, I know that feeling. Every year I tell myself I am going to keep a record of the books I have read including how much I liked/disliked them. Do I actually ever do it? Nope ! Maybe 2009 is the year for me to do just that though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 lol, glad to have a fellow comrade there! Maybe we should egg each other on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Right, consider yourself egged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Right back at you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I had an excellent reading year in 2008. I rated the following books 10/10: Jane Austen: Persuasion John Banville: The Book of Evidence Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre Truman Capote: Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote: In Cold Blood Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Writings George Orwell: Animal Farm Mary Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus Markus Zusak: The Book Thief Only a few books I didn't particularly enjoy: Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Books Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea Kurt Vonnegut: Timequake 2009 is shaping up to be an excellent year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I've managed to stay organised this year, using both LibraryThing, and keeping a list on my blog. However, my blog adds up to 81 books, whilst LT says 87.. I'll have to look through later, and find out if that's because LT includes the few books that I didn't actually finish, or if I missed any on my blog! Anyway, it's been a good year.. if you look on the list on my blog, I've starred the books that stood out.. and there are quite a few of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple95 Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 It was a great year, reading wise, for me. I completed by 1000th documented book in October and have read 119 books so far and will easily break the 120 mark by year's end. Cormac McCarthy's The Road, probably takes first place for me this year although I really enjoyed King's Just After Sunset. I discovered John Wyndham's works and was pleased. I discovered Margaret Atwood's works and was not pleased. As usual, I read a lot of non fiction in my areas of personal interest. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. May 2009 bless all of you. Cheers, dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookie Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) Not to good.Time is getting shorter year afther year. Edited December 25, 2008 by bookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) It has been a good year for me too - even though time has been in short supply. Most of my reading has been done during my few short weeks off, since problems at work meant that half the time I didn't get lunch breaks! I have managed to get through 19 books, which is good for me. The ones that stand out the most have been: A New Earth: Eckhart Tolle The Known World: Edward P Jones Call the Midwife: Jennifer Worth A Thousand Splendid Suns: Khaled Hosseini The Shadow of the Wind: Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini Pilgrimage to Heresy: Tracy Saunders (my very good friend, and a very talented writer too - good for you Tracy!) Edited December 25, 2008 by Talisman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 This year was superb for me! - I joined this forum (which increased my TBR) - I've read 74 books so far this year which is definitely the most books I've ever read in a year - I've found play.com These books stood out for me this year: - Alain de Botton: How Proust Can Change Your Life - Tuula-Liina Varis: Kilpikonna ja olkimarsalkka - Ronald Hayman: The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath - Joanne Harris: Gentlemen and Players - Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale - Sarah Waters: Fingersmith - Augusten Burroughs: Dry - Markus Zusak: The Book Thief - Augusten Burroughs: A Wolf at the Table - Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time -John Grogan: Marley and Me - Stephenie Meyer's Twilight-series Writers I discovered: - Elizabeth Flock - Sarah Waters - Terry Pratchett - Neil Gaiman - Kathy Reichs Plus, I spent some good times with Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole diaries which I hadn't read in ages I'm quite sure that I cannot top this year in 2009 but I'm willing to try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraPepparkaka Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I have been thinking on how 2008 has been, and couldn't quite think of what to say. There were positive things: I found this place, for example. I read some romance books again after NOT reading them for many years. But since I haven't kept a record of what I read until recently, I can't really say which books were the best. And those books I didn't like, I just let them disappear into oblivion. I have been reading the same amount of books I usually read, but I have bought more books than ever before (better salary, more space in shelves- good combination). I have also for the first time in my life recycled books I didn't like. That was this year. Looking forward to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Mines Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I read Chesterton, Calvino, Cervantes, Colonna and Camus for the first time. 2008 was a good year for the letter C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 I read Chesterton, Calvino, Cervantes, Colonna and Camus for the first time. 2008 was a good year for the letter C. Which Chesterton did you read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Mines Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 G. K., The Complete Father Brown. That blinking, sleuthing priest with his shabby umbrella quickly became one of my favourite characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 G. K., The Complete Father Brown. That blinking, sleuthing priest with his shabby umbrella quickly became one of my favourite characters. Ah, I haven't read any of that series. I must do one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) I only managed 61 books read this year, but the last couple of months have been dry reading wise, real life impinging on reading...imagine the cheek! I have only managed to read short stories this month for the most part and find that squeezes in nicely. I'd recommend The Art of the Story edited by Daniel Halpern for a great variety. I did manage though earlier in the year to read some wonderful books even series that I've been wanting to get to for a while. The Ripley series, several Paul Auster, and four by John Banville all authors that I'd long wanted to get to. Also...finally got to read my first Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale...long promised and I was well pleased with it. One serious disappointment was Quincunx by Charles Palliser. At 800 and something pages I got half way through and couldn't manage anymore. At that point I didn't care who cheated who and as to the inheritance, couldn't have cared less! I find I have left out several favorites. The Road by McCarthy, Specimen Days by Cunningham, and Moviegoer by Percy. Edited December 27, 2008 by pontalba additional thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Ben Mezrich - Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions - 8/10 That last book about the students who took vegas for millions, was it really that good? Sorry, I missed this question earlier! Yes, I thought so - it was a very entertaining read and knowing that it was something that actually happened boggled the mind! I came to it after seeing the film adaptation which was changed a fair old bit, but i enjoyed it and thought it might be interesting to get the true story behind it - I wasn't disappointed! Edited December 27, 2008 by Kell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Overall a very good year with some fantastic reads, I haven't had too many 'bad' reads. I've managed to read 80 books but life keeps robbing me of reading time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 2008 has been pretty good for me. I've managed to read a lot more than I normally do (26 books this year, as opposed to just 8 in 2007), I've read several books that I have been meaning to for years (The Stainless Steel Rat, Chocky, The Time Machine and Slaughterhouse 5), and also discovered a couple of new authors (Douglas Coupland and Haruki Murakami). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've read several books that I have been meaning to for years (The Stainless Steel Rat, Chocky, The Time Machine and Slaughterhouse 5) How was The Stainless Steel Rat, Raven? I have it on my TBR pile but only discovered recently that it's part of a series. And did you enjoy Chocky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 It started off slowly, as many years before that, but ended splendidly! I discovered the Book Club Forum and with it started to read very regularly again. I'll be at 23 books read in the year (that I remember. There are probably a few more which I forgot about) tomorrow once I finish my current one. There have been several excellent reads in there, including: Digging to America - Anne Tyler The kite runner - Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Persepolis are wonderful as well of course but they were re-reads. I have also started to document my readings, both on here and on my blog. All in all, a very good year! *grins* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 How was The Stainless Steel Rat, Raven? I have it on my TBR pile but only discovered recently that it's part of a series. I enjoyed The Stainless Steel Rat, it was an entertaining read, but parts of it don't seem hugely original because so many other things have copied from it since it was published in 1966. I have the next book in the series, and will probably read further, but I'm not sure I'll end up reading the whole series (I have been told they get better as they go along though, so who knows!). And did you enjoy Chocky? I also enjoyed Chocky, but not as much as I have enjoyed some of John Wyndham's other novels (it's no Triffids or Cuckoos!). I think, like all Wyndham, the premise is interesting, but in the case of Chocky it has dated badly (it's amusing the way the father in it interacts with his children - he keeps calling the boy "old man" and his treatment of his daughter almost boarders on child abuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggiesfan Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 2008 was the year i really rediscovered reading, i have always loved books since i was a kid but life, problems and having 2 kids of my own took over but this year i have got back into books with a passion, top 5 of the year, the stand, stephen king sleepy head, mark billingham, sharp objects, gillian flyyn trust nobody, june hampson, the cutting room, louise welsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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