Nollaig Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 2009 Reading List EDIT 30/06/10: My aims are TOTALLY not happening. So here's a better aim: Actually read SOMETHING on my TBR, which is as follows: Alexie, Sherman - The Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight In Heaven Andrews, Virginia - Petals On The Wind Andrews, Virginia - If There Be Thorns Andrews, Virginia - Seeds Of Yesterday Austen, Jane - Sense & Sensibility Barclay, Linwood - No Time For Goodbye Brooks, Max - World War Z Brown, Dan - Deception Point Buchan, John - The 39 Steps Byatt, A. S. - Possession Byatt, A. S. - The Children’s Book Chevalier, Tracy - Burning Bright Child, Lee - Bad Luck & Trouble Child, Lee - The Hard Way Clare, Cassandra - Clockwork Angel Coelho, Paulo - The Alchemist Collins, Wilkie - The Moonstone Crichton, Michael - Jurassic Park Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol Edwards, Kim - The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Eugenides, Jeffrey - Middlesex Faber, Michael - The Crimson Petal & The White Fielding, Helen - Bridget Jones’s Diary Fielding, Helen - Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason Gately, Stephen - The Tree Of Seasons Gregory, Phillipa - The Other Boleyn Girl Hollinghurst, Alan - The Line Of Beauty Housseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner Isherwood, Christopher - A Single Man Keane, Molly - Good Behaviour Kostova, Elizabeth - The Swan Thieves Kumar, Majit - Quantum; Einstein, Bohr And The Great Debate About The Nature Of Reality Larsson, Sieg - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Marquez, Gabriel Garcia - Love In The Time Of Cholera Mosse, Kate - The Labyrinth Ondaatje, Michael - The English Patient Pearl, Matthew - The Dante Club Pearl, Matthew - The Last Dickens Rankin, Robert - They Came And Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie Rankin, Robert - The Book Of Ultimate Truths Rankin, Robert - East Of Ealing Rubenfeld, Jed - The Interpretation Of Murder Rushdie, Salman - Midnight’s Children Scheinmann, Danny - Random Acts Of Heroic Love Shreve, Anita - A Wedding In December Shreve, Anita - Resistance Shriver, Lionel - We Need To Talk About Kevin Simmons, Dan - Drood Slaughter, Karen - A Faint Cold Fear Smith, Alexander McCall - The Sunday Philosophy Club Strachan, Mari - The Earth Hums In B-Flat Tóbín, Colm - The Blackwater Lightship White, Michael - Equinox White, Michael - The Medici Secret Total: 54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) Grey is UNOWNED titles. Red is UNREAD titles. Green is READ titles. January: The Coldfire Trilogy: Black Sun Rising - C. S. Friedman (Re-read) The Coldfire Trilogy: When True Night Falls - C. S. Friedman Hector & The Search For Happiness - Francois Lelord ® If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things - Jon McGregor Oscar Wilde: A Life In Letters - Merlin Holland (Ed.) February: The Magicians - Lev Grossman Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury March: The Coldfire Trilogy: Crown Of Shadows - C. S. Friedman The Elf Of Luxembourg - Tom Weston I, Lucifer - Glen Duncan No Way To Say Goodbye - Anna McPartlin ® Vlad - C. C. Humphreys Wuthering Heights (Re-read) April: The Art Of Racing In The Rain - Garth Stein Witchfinder: Dawn Of The Demontide - William Hussey Coffee With Oscar Wilde - Merlin Holland The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ - Phillip Pullman The Complete Short Stories Of Oscar Wilde Cinema Blue - Sue Rulierre ® May: I ACTUALLY DIDN'T FINISH ANY BOOKS X_X June: Road To Nowhere - Christopher Pike Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke The Lady & The Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma ® The Importance Of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde Let The Right One In - John Ajvide Lindqvist July: Flowers For Algernon - Daniel Keyes The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon Fallen - Lauren Kate Father Time - Lance Parkin The House At Riverton - Kate Morton August: The Baker Street Phantom - Fabrice Bourland ® Tender Morsels - Margo Lanagan ® Room - Emma Donoghue September: Galileo's Dream - Kim Stanley Robinson Codex - Lev Grossman Under The Dome - Stephen King Kick-Ass Book 1 (8 comics) - Mark Millar Tag - Michael Coleman October: Didn't finish any books x_x November: Didn't finish any books :/ December: The Ninth Circle - Alex Bell The Guns of Easter - Gerard Whelan *** ® Review Books: 7 Last years total: 54 This years total: 41 Pages: 12,707 Edited December 26, 2010 by Nollaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 (edited) First two reads of 2010 in progress: C. S. Friedman - Black Sun Rising - This is a re-read, because I haven't finished the trilogy before. It's excellent, which I already knew. Merlin Holland - Oscar Wilde: A Life In Letters - This is a really interesting read, which substantiates the character I already thought Wilde to be. I'm reading it slowly am am currently at his 30th year, before he meets Bosie and just after he met Sherard. Edited January 1, 2010 by Nollaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ooh, some good'uns there! I first read Jurassic Park back in 1993 - right after going to see the film. I loved all the little details that the film missed (although I loved the film too - still do!). The Alchemist is quite a whimsical one that I liked rather a lot. It's got quite a fairytale-ish quality to it. I quite fancy reading Middlesex too, so I'll be looking forward to hearing your thoughts on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 I watched Jurassic Park over Christmas again and I never knew there was a book! So now I can't wait to read it. I love dinos The Alchemist has been sitting on my shelf for months - which is the main reason I want to get into it! I did try once, but couldn't. I hear very mixed reviews! And Middlesex - I have no excuse for not reading it yet other than that I keept buying new ones the whole time, but it is meant to be very good, I'll let you know as soon as I read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Wow, that is some list! I have only read a couple - The Alchemist and The Beach, both of which I enjoyed. As you have said above, there are really mixed reviews about the alchemist. I am glad that I have read it, but I probably wouldn't re-read it so it would be interesting to hear your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hope you have a great reading year Noll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Kimmy - I bought the Beach on the strength of the film, so I'm glad to hear someone enjoyed it! Charm - thank you, I'm sure I will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The book is better than the film in my opinion, so I hope you enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Noll, Middlesex was one of my best reads of 2009. I hope you enjoy it as much. I saw a book about Oscar Wilde recently and I kept meaning to tell you about it, but I couldn't remember the exact title. I think it was concerning his library of books. Have you heard of it? I did a quick search and came up with Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde by Thomas Wright. This may or may not be it, but I can't imagine that too many books along these lines have been written. Anyway, thought I'd let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Oh thank you Kylie! That's a really interesting angle on his life - he was always taking everything around him in so I imagine his reading would have impacted his life massively. I'll keep an eye out for that, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 No worries. I thought of you the second I saw it. And I agree that it's an interesting angle on his life. It makes me want to take stock of my own library in case someone wants to write about it one day...not that I'll ever be famous for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 I finished Black Sun Rising, again, today. Review in progress - I find it a hard book to sum up because there's so much in it. Onto the second book now, When True Night Falls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Damn! I forgot about Kostova's The Swan Thieves! I'lll have to go and buy it this weekend... Looks like you've got some great reading ahead - I have some of those novels on your wishlist. Hope you're very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Is it out? I can't keep track of these things. I'll have to get it. The worst thing about my TBR is, once I KNOW I'm going to buy certain books, I have to prioritze them and decide which I want first!! ETA: I just raised my Mount TBR vs. Wishlist counts to 20 each - 9 random TBR titles extra, leaving nine slots for future wishlist additions. It also brings my intended reading up over last years total, which is another aim. Edited January 13, 2010 by Nollaig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Is it out? I can't keep track of these things. I'll have to get it. It just came out yesterday here in the US Noll and I can't wait to get it!! I tried to subtly hint to my mom that it's what I want for my bday . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Do what Dougal McGuire did in Father Ted - paint it on a 10 foot high banner and hang it off the front of her house. Worked for him. I'm actually hoping to get through three or four TBR books before ever buying any - that way I'm more likely to stay on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Do what Dougal McGuire did in Father Ted - paint it on a 10 foot high banner and hang it off the front of her house. Worked for him. I'm actually hoping to get through three or four TBR books before ever buying any - that way I'm more likely to stay on track. God I love Father Ted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 I finished When True Night Falls today, the second in the Coldfire Trilogy, review pending. They're hard books to review because they're SO complex that attempting to capture their essence is difficult. Anyway, I didn't like the start as much as the first one, but overall in terms of characters and character development (particularly with Gerald Tarrant and Damien Vryce) it was more enjoyable because the progress is much clearer. As per the first one, it ended on a kind of cliff hanger, and a kind of happy-for-now ending, but with omens of the absolute chaos to come. Bring it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I adored Father Ted - Dougal is just amazing! There was a simply brilliant moment during an episode where the priest who talked constantly was left alone in the lounge (Ted, Dougal and Jack having cleared off) sitting on the sofa. He turns round and notices the throw over the back with Jesus embroidered upon it and he says "Whoa! It's yourself!" and carries on gassing. Magic stuff. Tremendously off-topic. Sorry Noll. I'll look forward to reading the review, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 It's okay, I have a tendancy to read things no one else does, or NOT read what everyone else is reading so nobody really pays attention to my list anyway. May as well talk about Father Ted for all it's worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm accidentally reading three books at once now, oh dear. Oscar is still in the background - though he doesn't require require much attention bless him because I already know his story, I'm just fluffing it out with this story. I'm onto the third Coldfire book, but my brother is also reading it, so I'm kinda avoiding it for now as I can't pick it up whenever I want. So now I'm reading Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrell, and I'm enjoying it immensely. I have no idea really where the story itself is going to go, I'm so caught up in the detail! I LOVE the footnotes. I adore footnotes anyway, but in books like this and in John Connolly's 'The Gates', they're fantastic. For that reason I've also added House Of Leaves to my Wishlist on page 1, as well as a book I saw reviewed on BCF Reviews, Cherry by Matt Thorne. The latter has no footnotes that I'm aware of, and doesn't seem to be a particularly inspirational book going by the review, but it's peaked my interest all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 OMG you read 54 books last year, how do you do that? are you very organized? do you speed read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 I read some short ones, some children's ones - so in those weeks I got two or three in one week. Sometimes I went without reading for a couple of weeks. But I also read a chunk of 600-800 page books, so somehow it all just averaged out to just over a book a week. I'm hoping to read more this year! But that's not going so well - near the end of January and only two books read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Made my first two purchases of 2010 today: If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor The Magicians by Lev Grossman I've read two books on my TBR and am currently reading another two, so I'm staying well within the limits I set (one TBR completion per purchase) but my Wishlist is rapidly filling up! I've also taken the third Coldfire book off my 'currently reading' list, as I'm not actually reading it, my brother is. So now I'm focusing on Jonathan Strange and Oscar Wilde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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