I'm sooo happy right now. I just got my Artemis Fowl books back from my cousin finally. She's had them a whole year now, so... Yeah. Now I can add those to my book list. ^^
I just finished the latest volume of the House of Night series! Wow, I'm so addicted. XD; I can't wait for the next one to come out! (late October can't come quickly enough!)
I don't think I've read any of the books on your list Thoth. ^^;
My year is up tomorrow! We were talking about books last night and 'holes' in our reading so there's a lot of books I want to add to a new list already.
Okay, I've learned that giving specific titles are just too hard because of the difficulty of getting my hands on some books. Sooooo, this year I'll aim in # of books, and not exact book titles :D
And here is my year's goal (wanna be finished by 2011 Dec the 31st ;3):
Novels 22/100X
Novels22/100
1. Golden Vampire
2. Tortall and Other Lands by Tamora Pierce
3. Silver Bourne
4. Never After
5. Wicked Appetite
6. Mistress of the Art of Death
7. The Serpant's Tale
8. A Discovery of Witches
9. Good Graves
10. Born of Shadows
11. Dark Side of the Moon
12. Bad Moon Rising
13. Host By Faith Hunter
14. Spellbent
15. Dark Curse
16. Dark Guardian
17. Single White Vampire
18. Chains of Ice
19. Eon
20. Time Raiders: the Avenger
21. Whisper Kiss
22. Dark Dream
1. Palette of 12 Colours Volume 1
2. Kanon Volume 1
3. Library Wars Volume 3
4. Library Wars Volume 4
5. Flower in a Storm Volume 1
6. Flower in a Storm Volume 2
7. Choronicles of a Grim Peddler Volume 1
8. You're So Cool Volume 2
9. You're So Cool Volume 3
10. You're So Cool Volume 4
11. You're So Cool Volume 5
12. You're So Cool Volume 6
13. My boyfriend is a Monster Volume 2
14. Slayers Special: The lesser of two evils
TOTAL: 40/300
Previous Book Challenges:
2009-10 List (Failed)X
2009-10 List (Failed)
I'll start with 25 >.< (although I read a lot more, but I'm not the best at setting goals XP)
1. Yokeiden Vol. 1 by Nina Matsumoto
2. Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 8 by Ōtsuka, Eiji
3. La Corda D'Oro Vol. 8 by Kure, Yuki
4. The Record of a Fallen Vampire Vol. 1 by Shirodaira, Kyō
5. The Record of a Fallen Vampire Vol. 2 by Shirodaira, Kyō
6. Sugar Sugar Rune Vol. 8 by Anno, Moyoko
7. Daredevil Father by Quesada, Joe
8. The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaimen
9. The Sandman: The Wake by Neil Gaimen
10. The Sandman: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaimen
11. The Sandman: A Game of You by Neil Gaimen
12. The Sandman: Brief Lives by Neil Gaimen
13. The Sandman: World’s End by Neil Gaimen
14. The Sandman: Fables & Reflections by Neil Gaimen
15. The Sandman: Season of Mists by Neil Gaimen
16. The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaimen
17. The Sandman: Doll’s House by Neil Gaimen
18. The Sandman: Dream Country by Neil Gaimen
19. Flight Vol. 6
20. Runaways: Rock Zombies by Terry Moore
21. Love Attack Vol. 1 by Shizuru Seino
22. Love Attack Vol. 2 by Shizuru Seino
23. Love Attack Vol. 3 by Shizuru Seino
24. Love Attack Vol. 4 by Shizuru Seino
25. Love Attack Vol. 5 by Shizuru Seino
Wanting to read next year :d :
Shannara Trilogy
Wayfarer Redemption
Kushiel's Chosen (and the rest of the series)
Bloodly Jack Series :)
More Jaqueline Carey books
Tanya Huff
Tamora Pierce
Well....I just noticed that everything’s all graphic novels and manga ^.^’’’’’, but I prefer to find my novels on the shelves (mostly) :P I did have Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce on the list....but then I finished it before I even got to finish the list, so I put it down as “other novels” ^.^’’’’’ I know the list looks easy, but I got a book or two on there that’s going to be hard to get a hold of, so I guess that’s the more challenging part XP
@LaVida: Yeah, same here. It's very familiar to me, though I can't quite place it... I know they used it in the movie Haunting in Connecticut, but I'm sure I've heard/seen it elsewhere before.
Almost everyone knows of the poem. xD
It's an old folklore poem, my Grandpa (or my Great Uncle, I can't remember) taught me a version of it when I was little. xD
My VersionX
Quote:
"One Fine Day in the Middle of the night"
One fine day in the middle of the night
Two dead boys got up to fight
Back to back they faced each other
Drew their swords and shot each other
One was blind and the other couldn't see
So they chose a dummy for a referee
A blind man went to see fair play
A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"
A paralyzed donkey passing by
Kicked the blind man in the eye
Knocked him through a 9 inch wall
Into a dry ditch and drowned them all
A deaf policeman heard the noise
And came to arrest the 2 dead boys
If you don't believe this story's true
Ask the blind man, he saw it, too!
I should add that for my Grandpa the 'dumb man' took on the old meaning and meant a mute.
This site has a lot of the popular variants if you want to take a look. xD
*huff* I am all worked up! In a bad way! There was an article in the paper about some parents raising hell and trying to ban some books in some school district, which happens way too often. :stare: It makes me so MAD. The books weren't even required reading, they were on the freaking reccomended books list. Seriously, don't prevent other people's children from reading a book because you don't want your own child to read it.
If you care that much, keep an eye on what your kid reads, and let other parents decide for themselves. Don't censor literature. The article expressed both sides of the issues, but I'm sending a letter to the editor to express my distaste for book banning in schools. Because those parents make me angry.[/rant]
LaVida- I'm sure there must be! I'll let you know if i happen across one. :)
@Iltu: Oh, I agree. Censoring books is just a step below burning them in my opinion. It's completely ridiculous, especially considering the books they tend to try and ban. And do they really think that schools are the only places that kids can get books? Really, now... Next thing you know, they're going to petition local bookstores to stop carrying certain authors/titles.
Whee, I bought three new books today! (Or four... kinda... one of the books is a two-in-one deal)
~ Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
~ Kingdom Keepers II: Disney at Dawn by Ridley Pearson
~ The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle by L. J. Smith
(Novels get underlined, right? XD)
I saw the Kingdom Keepers books when I did my internship at Disney World last year, but I never got a chance to pick them up (mainly because I wanted them both in either paperback or hardcover, and everywhere I went seemed to have the first one only in paperback, and the second only in hardcover!). Now I have them both in paperback. :3
And ever since I read the first three Night World books I've been wanting to read The Vampire Diaries as well. ^^
Judging from what the back says, it a love triangle story between a human girl and vampire brothers. It's being turned into a TV series (it might have already premiered, I'm not sure; I don't watch a lot of TV), that I know.
Thanks Knerd, I could have sworn it said you were allowed in the rules but when I couldn't find it I thought I'd ask just in case. ^^
Ordering a heap of books (well about 5) from the interwebs now so I'll probably start when The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest shows up sometime in the next week.
OH! so it IS that one! I saw a trailer for the series. It's currently on TV. The trailer was good, but when I watched the series for 5 min, i got bored >.<'''''' but it sounds like an awesome book :)
also, people trying to get books banned are just angry and looking for a place to seriously blow off some steam. I doubt that they 100% want to ban the book just because of its content.
Crucify me if you guys want, but I actually have have anything against it. I don't support it and I would never ever petition a school, but I don't shudder at the thought.
To "ban" the book just means that it can't be taught in the classroom, teachers can't recommend it, and the library can't carry it. Students are still allowed to purchase it on their own or take it out of a public library. As long as the student is reading it on their own time and isn't pressing it on other students, they are allowed to read it.
A lot of parents take advantage of the "banning" system, but it's mostly used to protect the teachers. Should they really be required to teach content that makes them uncomfortable? If they cannot completely dedicate themselves to teaching the subject matter, be it the sexual undertones of a book, the racist language, or the references to drugs, how can they explain it to a classroom of students in a mature and appropriate manner? For example, if a teacher has had personal experiences with the KKK, can they really explain the n-word to students without being overrun with emotion?
Even if it isn't directly taught in the classroom, teachers are still responsible for the books out of the school library. It is a school sponsored function. A teacher is the one responsible for helping a student who comes to them with questions regarding their reading. If the book was school mandated, or recommended by a school list, then the teacher is responsible for the content. What if a high school English teacher is not comfortable explaining the process of sex to a student who just discovered it in literature? Is it really the educator's place to give the the talk?
I want students to read everything they get their hands on. However, schools are a very tricky place. There's a time and place for everything, but some topics can be rather inappropriate for the classroom. The part that most people have a problem with is exactly what is appropriate and what should be left to parents. This is where everyone disagrees.
I'm sorry I disagree. Banning a book is the first step in the repression of freedom. Then the next step is burning books.
Words are the seeds of free thought and books should never be banned for their content. If parents don't want their children reading certain books then that should be discussed between them and their children's teachers. They should not force their beliefs on others.
Just for an example at one time Huckleberry Finn was banned in the south because it made a statement against slavery and the escaping of slaves.