I'll start it up, as I have a list to start!

EDIT: We're marking rereads?...um...

2011
*****
1 HP 6
2 Wild Seed
3 Breakfast on Pluto
4 Howie the Rookie (but it's a play, so I'm not sure it's long enough to count)
5 The Way of Shadows
6 Shadow's Edge
7 Beyond the Shadows
8 Ender's Game
9 Speaker for the Dead
10 Xenocide
11 HP 7
12 The Hobbit
13 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep
14 The Demolished Man
15 Journey to the Center of the Earth
16 Path of Glory
17 Test of Vengeance
18 Mercenary Star
19 Decision at Thunder Rift
20 The Price of Glory
21 LotR: Fellowship of the Rings
22 LotR: Two Towers
23 LotR: Return of the King
24 Catching Fire
25 Mockingjay
26 oPtion$
27 Something Rotten
28 The Jane Eyre Affair
29 Ender's Shadow
30 Shadow of the Hegemon
31 Lost in a Good Book
32 The Well of Lost Plots
33 Shadow Puppets
34 In the Ocean of Night
35 Across the Sea of Suns
36 Great Sky River
37 Tides of Light
38 First Among Sequels

2012
*****

Currently:
Hard Rain
One of our Thursdays is missing

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while im laying off the books for a little bit, i will be reading something eventually, so i guess i may as well get a placeholder post in here now

Fiction
1. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin
2. The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin
3. The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. LeGuin
4. Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin
5. Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin
6. The Other Wind by Ursula K. LeGuin
7. Voltaire: Candide, Zadig, and selected stories
8. The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
9. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court By Mark Twain
10. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
11. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
12. Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
13. Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
14. Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist
15. A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist
16. Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist
17. The King's Buccaneer by Raymond E. Feist
18. Neuromancer by William Gibson
19. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
20. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
21. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card
22. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
23. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
24. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
25. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
26. The Truth by Terry Pratchett
27. The Once and Future King by T. H. White
28. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
29. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
30. Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans
31. A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
32. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
33. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
34. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
35. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
36. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
37. Foundation and Empires by Isaac Asimov
38. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
39. Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
40. Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
41. The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
42. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
43. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
44. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
45. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
46. Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
47. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
48. The Best of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine edited by Gardner R. Dozois
49. Necroscope by Brian Lumley
50. Dracula by Bram Stoker
51. The Magic of Recluce by L. E. Modesitt jr.
52. The Highwayman by R. A. Salvatore
53. The Ancient by R. A. Salvatore
54. The Dame by R. A. Salvatore
55. The Bear by R. A. Salvatore
56. The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
57. The Stranger by Albert Camus
58. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
59. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
60. Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
61. Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
62. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
63. Thud! by Terry Pratchett
64. Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
65. Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
66. Making Money by Terry Pratchett
67. I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
68. Stories from the 1001 Nights
69. The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
70. Snuff by Terry Pratchett
71. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
72. Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
73. Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
74. Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
75. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings
76. Enchanter's End-Game by David Eddings
77. Guardians of the West by David Eddings
78. King of the Murgos by David Eddings
79. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
80. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
81. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
82. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
83. The Hound of the Baskervillesby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
84. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
85. Shane by Jack Schaefer
86. Of Mice and Men by Jon Steinbeck
87. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
88. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
89. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
90. The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
91. The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Fact
1. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (more or less fact, certainly nonfiction)
2. Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
3. The Diary of Che Guevara - Bolivia: 1966-1967
4. Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
5. The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
6. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave Written by Himself
7. Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings edited by L. Jesse Lemisch

Truth
1. A First Course in Abstract Algebra by John B. Fraleigh (yes its a text book, what you gonna do about it?)
2. An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by Ivan Niven and Herbert S. Zuckerman

Total: 100
rereads: 27

Fact

1) Emotions Revealed - Paul Ekman
2) Superfreakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
3) The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs
4) The Planets - Dava Sobel
5) The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington - Jennet Conant
6) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Edmund Morris.
7) Theodore Rex - Edmund Morris
8) Colonel Roosevelt - Edmund Morris
9) Gang Leader for a Day - Sudhir Venkatesh
10) Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
11) The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements - Sam Kean
12) Tesla: Man Out of Time - Margaret Cheney
13) One Minute to Midnight - Michael Dobb
14) Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
15) Antiquity: From the Birth of Sumerian Civilization to the Fall of the Roman Empire - Norman Cantor
16) What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell
17) Lost in Shangri-La - Mitchell Zuckoff
18) The Gangs of New York - Herbert Asbury
19) Paris 1919 - Margaret MacMillan
20) 1776 - David McCullough
21) A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness - Nassir Ghaemi
22) American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
23) Hunting Eichmann - Neal Bascomb
24) Assassination Vacation - Sarah Vowell
25) Born On A Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
26) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Oliver Sacks
27) Grant and Sherman: The Friendship that Won the Civil War - Charles Bracelen Flood
28) A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent - Robert W. Merry
29) Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Michael Lewis
30) Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness - Donald L. Bartlett & James B. Steele
31) Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void - Mary Roach
32) J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets - Curt Gentry
33) Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal - Ben Macintyre

Non-Fact

Not Applicable. I don't have time for fictional tripe. Or rather, I do have the time but it isn't worth spending on fiction.

Summary
Rereads: 1
Total: 33

Fiction
1. Island - Aldous Huxley
2. The 39 Steps - John Buchan
3. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
4. Feet of Clay - Terry Pratchett
5. Animal Farm - George Orwell
6. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
7. A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court - Samuel Clemens
8. A Clash of Kings - George R.R Martin
9. A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow - George R.R Martin
10. A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold - George R.R Martin
11. A Feast for Crows - George R.R Martin
12. 1985 - Anthony Burgess
13. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - John le Carre
14. Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett
15. Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
16. Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
17. The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy
18. Patriot Games - Tom Clancy
19. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
20. Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett
21. Masquerade - Terry Pratchett
22. Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
23. Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
24. Making Money - Terry Pratchett
25. Going Postal - Terry Pratchett
26. A Dance with Dragons - George R.R Martin
27. Thud - Terry Pratchett
28. Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
29. Jingo - Terry Pratchett
30. Executive Orders - Tom Clancy
31. Thief of Time - Terry Pratchett
32. Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett
33. The Truth - Terry Pratchett
34. Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
35. Titus Groan - Mervyn Peake
36. Gormengast - Mervyn Peake
37. There Will be Dragons - John Ringo
38. Emerald Sea - John Ringo
39. Against the Tide - John Ringo
40. East of the Sun, West of the Moon - John Ringo

Non-Fiction
1. Reluctant Revolutionaries: Englishmen and the Revolution of 1688 - W.A. Speck
2. The Prime Ministers Who Never Were: A collection of counterfactuals - Edited by Francis Becket
3. Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell
4. The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
5. Words - Sartre

Total = 45

Fiction

1. The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - Louis de Bernières
2. Choke - Chuck Palahniuk
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
5. Agatha H. and the Airship City - Phil and Kaja Foglio
6. The Damnation Game - Clive Barker
7. The Green Mile - Stephen King
8. The Sign of the Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. After Dark - Haruki Murakam
10. Affinity - Sarah Waters
11. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
12. The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
13. The Thief of Always - Clive Barker
14. Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett
15. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
16. The Book of Illusions - Paul Auster
17. Child of God - Cormac McCarthy
18. Duma Key - Stephen King
19. Insomnia - Stephen King
20. Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King
21. Jack the Giant Killer - Charles DeLint
22. Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey
23. The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare
24. The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
25. The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole
26. A Sicilian Romance - Ann Radcliffe
27. Beowulf - unknown
28. Passing - Nella Larsen

Non-Fiction

1. The American Revolution: A History - Gordon S. Wood
2. The Bonds of Womanhood: "Woman's Sphere" in New England, 1780-1835 - Nancy F. Cott
3. Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age - John William Ward
4. Journey Into the Whirlwind - Eugenia Ginzburg
5. Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell

Total 33

Finished but not counting "Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll And Mr. Hyde" as it's only like 60 pages.

Opinion?

Fun. I enjoyed it and will track down the other books at some point.

Out of curiosity are they both direct sequels or do they follow more of the territory rather than all of the same cast?

Direct-ish sequels. Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord features a new protagonist, but much of the same cast and the same country. The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman is a direct sequel featuring the cast of both of them.

I'm making a note of this. Probably won't have a chance to read them until after this semester though. :lol:

You should make the time.

Updating.

Seriously, have none of you finished a book yet except Rhyno? :huh:

I'll finish Emotions Revealed by Paul Ekman sometime this weekend.

i have not.

been giving my brain a break after my end of the year blitz.

also, its a pain in the ass to get to the library that has the discworld books

To be fair, I started HP 6 before the end of the year. But Wild Seed is 100% 2011.

I finished reading H.P. Lovecraft Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre.

You going to keep a count this year too? :)

I doubt it'll reach past the single digits but I'll try to get a few in there.

Nope. I haven't been reading that much this month.

Synopses/reviews of books I've read so far:

Emotions Revealed - Paul Ekman

Interesting read, but the book could have used more visual examples of the facial expressions he was describing. Some background information - Paul Ekman is a scientist who does a lot of research into emotions, facial expressions for each emotion, and microexpressions. He is the inspiration for the character Cal Lightman on the TV show Lie to Me, although the show took many creative liberties.


Superfreakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner

Astute observers will notice that Freakonomics was towards the end of last year's list of my books. I followed up with this shortly thereafter. Not much to say. Very similar to Freakonomics in every way. Would have probably been more aptly named "Freakonomics: Part Two". Regardless, a very interesting and engaging book.


The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs

I've read A.J. Jacobs' books before, but this is one I wouldn't have picked up on my own; it was a Christmas present. All of Jacobs' books consist of him doing life experiments and recording his experience. His first book was of him reading the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica (the book was much better than it may sound from that one sentence review), and the next one of his I read was a series of shorter one month experiments including no lying, outsourcing all his work to India, and behaving as rationally as possible for every decision. Living Biblically, in which he spends a year following every single rule in the Bible to the best of his abilities, was alright, but somewhat of a letdown compared to his other books.

just read the Principia Discordia that count?

have now read a book. in the process of reading another, with at least 3 more to go after that one. ive read 4 of these 5 before. after im done with them, i suppose i should find something to read that i havent read yet

Going to start reading Edmund Morris' trilogy on Theodore Roosevelt in a few days. Huzzah!

i think you mean "Bully!"

Touché.

i think i am winning now!

Dual-reading the following:

The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris.

currently reading voltaire. library book store had it for 50 cents, so i figured itd be worth buying

I assume you mean Candide when you say Voltaire?

^Dunkum on another forum.

<_< You guys are cheating on us with another forum?

technically, were cheating on the other forum with you guys, does that make you feel any better?

And then technically further, we're cheating on another forum with that forum, but we never see that other forum anymore. They're in a coma after an invading virus shut it down.

No, not really. I still feel exactly the same.

apathy?

Yup. That's the thing.

I thought that the play was the thing.

I'm sure you're right.

gotta say, not a big fan of candide. the satire aspect is amusing sometimes, but the prose is pretty awful. reminds me a lot of don quixote, except don quixote was much better

The problem is that it was written in French, and translating it properly into English is a bitch. In French the prose is supposedly exquisite.