Veelana. His stuff is very.. different. It's not really wordy. More of a 'get the point across' kinda guy, but the way he can play out a persons choices.. and explaining their thoughts on it, is very interesting. They are very dark books.. Lots of weird things happen in then, They are short books, compaired to what I usually read, but far more fulfilling.

Knerd, Thanks for the suggestions. I was kinda sad when I found out he only had nine books out. *sulks* Was hoping to find another author with the same kind of style, I guess. Not so much the way it's written, but the plot I guess. I really enjoy the way his stories start out something so small, then it grows and grows into something completely horrid. o_o

I always find it difficult to find modern fiction that doesn't bore me.

Freya. Fight club was better as book, and it made more sense as to why people assumed .. erm. I prolly shouldn't spoil it. The book explained the parts of the movie that confused. lol.

@Kitami: Lot's of people are reading books by the same author. It's not good to get stuck in a rut, of course.

@Secret:I still haven't read Fight Club the book. I really should; I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the movie.

If I find an author that I love, I tend to read everything by him/her. It's usualy spread out over a couple of months, though - I'm in austria and I have to order english books over amazon, so I very rarely read too many books of one author in one go...
The only time I do this is whan I read a complete fantasy cycle.
I made it through the 8th book of the sword of truth *pew* it got really, really boring. But I still can't leave the story arc at this point *grrrr*

There are a lot of authors that I really love, but I always make it a point to branch out. To me, reading ton of one person is just a guilty pleasure. After all, if you already know their style and viewpoints, you're not going to gain a whole lot by ingesting more of it. At that point you're just reading for your own enjoyment. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but most of my reading is more for scholarly purposes.

I'd rather pick up someone new and see what they have to say. If I like it, I'll read one or two more of their pieces. If not, then at least I can now compare them to other authors that I do like.

Originally Posted by Knerd

There are a lot of authors that I really love, but I always make it a point to branch out. To me, reading ton of one person is just a guilty pleasure. After all, if you already know their style and viewpoints, you're not going to gain a whole lot by ingesting more of it. At that point you're just reading for your own enjoyment. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but most of my reading is more for scholarly purposes.

I'd rather pick up someone new and see what they have to say. If I like it, I'll read one or two more of their pieces. If not, then at least I can now compare them to other authors that I do like.

I'm talking about like, a series of books though. :3
Like, I really love Laurell K. Hamilton's books, and I read anything I can get my hands on by her.

But yeah, I get all my books from second hand shops and used book stores.
I'll just pick up a random book if it looks like a good title, and I'll read like the first few pages and if it catches my attention, I'll buy it.
I'm a big book worm though. :p

I tend to buy books by authors that I know I like, and save trying new ones for borrowing from the library. That way, if I do come across somebody new, I can add more to my 'to buy' list! I prefer fantasy and science fiction novels to anything else, but lately have gotten in to crime and 'chick lit' as well. When it comes to 'comedy' books, I find that most of them fail in fulfilling my expectations, but those that do, do it very well indeed.

I just borrowed New Moon from my friend and I finished it today. Tomorrow I will be borrowing Eclipse from her . . . I really want to know what happens at the end.

@Knerd: I agree with you only to a certain degree. There are some authors that are able to keep me interested in whatever they write because their ideas are so diverse and I get the feeling that I'm getting to know them better with every book I reed.
Examples of that would be Orson Scott Card, Dave Duncan and Robert A. Heinlein - I will definately not read any more Goodkind after I finished the series I'm on, the guy bores me to death.
You can smell his political views throughout the whole book and quite frankloy, that gets old quickly. I just continue now because I want to know how he concludes the whole story. At the end of book 8 I'm bored to tears, I don't even care what haeppenes to the characters anymore because I know everything will turn out OK at the end of every book. Mortal peril? Who cares! The magical solution to all our problems turns up 20 pages befor the end anyway. This time, they just had to massaker gazillions of peace activists, described in all gory detail, and the main character had to stop being a vegetarian. At that point I was like WTF? Is he kidding me?

*takes a deep breath*

I think I'll take a breath to read something more pleasant. And old favourite, maybe...

I guess it wouldn't be fair to do something like this...I read 3-4 books a week. Yes, novels. I have an entire closet I keep my books in 'cause the bookcases are full. I'm read a few series right now.

Wheel of time
Anita Blake series
Merry Gentry series
J.D.Robb's Murder series
All Dean Koontz book
The Dark Hunter series

and other books in between. I'm a geek I guess...lol

^ Why not raise the number, then? Make it the 100 book challenge. Or aim for 50,000 pages instead. Just change it to suit your needs, then you still have something to aim for.


Sidenote: `Kitami's is our 50th list! Hooray!

Is this for the entirety of 2008? O:

• I just finished The Mist by Stephen King, and, in a strange turn of events, I found the movie to be far better. It just didn't have the same emotional effect on me.
  
  I'd go on about it, but I've already written a 5-page report on it and I, being me, would probably end up just repeating it all here. Oh my yes.
  
  At least the stilty-legs monster was there. <3

Ooh, it wouldn't hurt to try, although it's already April >.>; i'm currently reading "Seeing Redd"

@angelbug - before I had my baby, I read about 3-4 novels per week. I did 2 per day when I was 15... Times change...
I love my booksies! *huggles her shelves*

Originally Posted by XxRAiNBoWS

Is this for the entirety of 2008? O:

It starts on whatever day you want it to start, and it ends exactly a year later. =)


@Sedge:
I quite like the film version of The Mists, too. There was something very awe inspiring about it. The ending had a truly emotional effect on everyone in the audience, whether they liked the feeling or not. And while I wish they had learned from the mistakes of past horror flicks (you're more scared of the monster if you don't see it, so why do they always show it?!), it was still a great story.

This is a great idea. I've already read 12 books this year... Let me list them for you-
I've decided to now include a short description and rating of all the books I've read... Just in case anyways interested. Enjoy. 8)

1. Genome, by Matt Ridley. (Pages: 352).

So far my favorite book of the year. This is about genetic engineering and all the recent discoveries about the links between our chromosomes and how they affect our bodies. Also, there's many references to genetic disorders. Rating 10/10.
2. Making More Waves, New Writing By Asian American Women. Edited by Elaine Kim. (Pages 309).

I had to read this for Women's History. This book literally made me cry! The slaughter, slavery, slander and rape the poor Asian American women went through. Historical fiction by many authors, short stories made into a fantastic book. I highly recommend. Rating 8/10.
3. A Brand New Bird, by Tim Birkhead. (Pages: 288).

Historical fiction about birds. About how Europeans captured singing birds and kept them caged, breeding them carefully and how later genetic engineers mixed two different birds genes to make a new species! Fascinating, though at times a little boring. 6/10.
4 French Lessons, by Alice Kaplan. (Pages: 232).

Actually, I had to read this book for my College, English class. I'm glad I did though. The author talks about growing up and her love for language, especially French. The book was so descriptive and lovely that it almost made me want to learn French. Rating 8/10.
5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien. (Pages: 320).

Story about Bilbo Baggins and his awesome adventures! Loved every second of it. Rating 9/10.
6. The Ecological Indian, by Shephard Krech 3rd. (Pages: 320)

This book touches on culture and the trouble the Native Americans faced with the white man stealing there land and cheating them out of billions of dollars. Really sad. Unfortunately, not the best written book I have read on the Native Americans, but makes some really good points. Rating 6/10.
7. War And Peace, by Leo Tolstoy. (Pages: 1456).

I enjoyed the poetic verses and interesting feuds between noblemen and families. I must admit though the book goes along at a slow pace and there's many boring scenes. It took me a long time to finish. Rating 5/10. Sorry Tolstoy.
8. For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway. (Pages 600)

Took place during the spanish war. Main character is a dynamiter and is main job is to blow up a bridge.
I have read all of Hemingway's novels and still this is my favorite! The main character is such a sweet heart, much like the author. Even though there was not a draft and it was not his country, he still volunteered to save the Spanish people. Anyways, I do not want to give away too much of the plot... Just read it! Rating 10/10.
9. Twilight, by Stepahanie Meyer. (pages: 498)

Even though I'm not really into vampire novels I liked how this book took place in a little country town and how the main character is still in high school. First time I've read a vamp book with such young characters. I thought the writing was too simple, not enough descriptive detail but I enjoyed the characters. I hope to read the rest of the series soon and I hope that the plot thickens... Rating 6/10.
10. VEIL: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987, by Bob Woodward. (pgs. 507)

A lot of historical reference to the CIA, presidents, congress and political agenda. There's a few boring parts when it gets heavily detailed with historical references, but I really enjoyed how the author dug into the history and brought out the people's characters very well. His writing brought the scenes to life! And unlike most fiction, the events depicted in this novel really happened. If you enjoy historical fiction and espionage than you will absolutely love this book! Rating 8/10.
11. The Blue Sky, by Galsan Tschinang (Pages: 201)

This novel takes place in today's Mongolia. Its about a Tuvan monk's childhood. The culture, the family, the sheep herding, and the suffering this boy went through really touched me. One scene sticks in my mind... when the boy lost the closest thing to him, his wonderful dog. Sad. Rating 7/10.
12. An Irish Country Doctor, by Patrick Taylor. (Pages: 261)

This book is pretty quirky with a doctor named Barry Laverty trying to find a new livelihood in Ireland.
The characters are eccentric and the plot thinkens with outlandish country folk and later a taste of romance...
Rating 8/10. I loved the Irish slang and characters, it makes the book come alive! I definitely recommend everyone reads this novel.
13. Lost & Found, by Jaqueline Sheehan. (Pages: 278)

Jacky's husband dies and her whole world is turned upside-down. She decides to start new and moves to an island off of Rhode Island. First, her life seems dark and abysmal but than a black lab suddenly shows up and she starts to feel alive again. Cute story. Rating 7/10.
14. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, by Anne Rice. (pages: 301)

Rice is a devout catholic. In this novel she beautifully describes Jesus' childhood. All the suffering he witnessed... And than there was the good times, when the family feasted and celebrated. He goes around questioning... who is the lord? I thought it was amusing. Rating: 8/10
15. Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, by Anne Rice. (pages: 242)

Now, Jesus is middle-aged, in his 30's. He works hard. He meets another amazing person whom talks of the lord. And he has some wild adventures, but usually he just works. I particularly liked how Jesus was depicted as being very simple... Rating: 7/10.
16. Absurdistan, By Gary Steyngart. (pages: 330)

Rating: 10/10. Just read. Crazy Russian guy goes to college in New York... He returns to Russia for his dad's funeral only to discover that his visa has been denied! And now they won't let him back into America. Oh GOD NOOO!
He freaks out. He hates Russia, his homeland. Finally, he flies to Absurdistan to illegally get a new visa and passport saying that he's a Belgium citizen; therefore making him eligible to find a way into America again... Too bad that civil war hits Absurdistan hard over the oil fields and soon Absurdistan is reduced to rubble. Will our awesome hero die in a blaze of glory? Find out now! ((ps: Love this author. Anything by him is good.))
17. Watermelon Nights, by Greg Sarris. (pages: 425)

Rating: 9/10. A tribe in disarray, shame, and hatefulness... When does the sorrow end?
A young boy, mixed blood tries to understand his family more... Only to finally grasp his own heart. (Warning: mild gay theme). A young girl sees the injustice of her clan and hears how her best friend commits suicide over the fact that she was going to have a baby with a white man... Later her life is flipped upside down and she realizes how the white man sees her people. Really sad.
18. Fruit, by Brian Francis (pages: 276)

Rating: 6/10. A child with obesity also suffers from another problem... His nipples talk to him!
He has weird homoerotic fantasies and he cross-dresses. Some scenes are pretty hilarious.
Warning: Read only if talking nipples doesn't disturb you. XD
19. In the Miso Soup, by Ryu Murakami (pages: 180)

Rating: 8/10. A 20-yr old Japanese man just trying to make a living by being a tour guide of the sex life of Tokyo to foreigners (gaijin) has bad luck. His new patron, Frank is not a harmless, fat American like Kenji first assumed. He's different from all the Americans Kenji had ever met before... His eyes were cold like a dead fish. Later, to his horror Frank starts murdering people in front of Kenji! Does our sexy Japanese man die? Someone save Kenji!
20. Running with Scissors (a memoir), by Augusten Burroughs (pages: 315)

Rating: 10/10. Augusten wanted to be a normal boy with a normal family. Doesn't everyone?
His father was an alcoholic and after the divorce he left to never visit his son again. His mom had psychotic episodes that left him feeling exhausted. Nothing remarkable happened in his life until his mom's psychologist adopted him... He started living with the Finches and started dating Neil, another adopted son. Augusten was gay and he wanted to be a hairdresser but he never graduated high school and nothing was going right. Will he have his happy ending? Read to find out!
21. Amnesia Clinic, by James Scudamore. (pages: 293)

Rating: 7/10. A young English boy, Anti, lives in Ecuador with his parents. From a random incident, Fabian, a local becomes his best friend. They go on adventures and play games. They go to Fabian's Uncles house, Suerez, to drink, smoke and play cards. Life is great for these teenagers. A question nags Anti: What happened to Fabian's parents? Why doesn't he ever talk about them? Fabian tells him a story about a bull goring his father... And his mother disappearing. They go on an adventure to find the Amnesia Clinic in this small, beach town. They meet some interesting people and see a huge dome building behind a mountain... There's even a cave. What adventure! If only they made it out alive... Dun dun dun!
22. Buy-ology (Truth and Lies About Why We Buy), by Martin Lindstrom. (pages: 205)

Rating: 10/10. This book was amazing! From somatic thought, to mirror neurons, to MRI brain scans, to commercialism and subconscious brainwashing to buy certain products, Lindstrom covers every angle of advertising in this large, corporate world. Why we buy? Its simple, but complex. If you're curious in psychology and company persuasion than you will love this book. I couldn't put it down!
23. Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk. (pages: 208)

Rating: 9/10. I love this book and I love the movie, Fight Club too! ^^
Yes, the movie follows the book exactly, so if you've seen the movie, than you already know what type of insanity is inside the book! Basically, this guy gets fed up with life and fed up with people using and abusing him...
After a while he becomes an insomniac and his lack of sleep and emotional abuse, causes him to have a split personality, Taylor. Taylor is this psychotic guy who starts a Fight Club, so that he can beat his way out of his depression and dreary, piece-of-crap of a life... Anyways, he makes more and more clubs and after a while it becomes like a Cult! So the Cult "Fight Club" decide to become a terrorist organization, ran by the psychotic-man named Taylor! Sounds Bad, huh? Well, they go around getting Revenge on Society! TAKE IT YOU EVIL CORPORATIONS, TAKE IT!!! BOOOOOOOM! Muahahaha. I love this book. x3
24. America Anonymous: Eight Addicts In Search of a Life. (pages: 313)

Rating: 10/10. Its about 8 different people and there struggles with addiction. Very fascinating book!
Its actually now my FAVORITE BOOK of the YEAR! w00t. Also, what I thought was funny, is the Author is actually a rehabilitating Sex addict. He used to spend tens of thousands on escorts and porn... And than he got over his sexual addiction and wrote a book about himself and 8 other poor souls that suffer from addiction! Addiction to sex, food, heroin/morphine, alcohol, steroids/body-building/prostitution, gambling, and many, many other things that us as humans cling to when we have been sexually or physically abused as children! Makes sense to me. 8)
25. Against the Machine: How the Web is Reshaping Culture And Commerce and Why It Matters, by Lee Siegel. (pages: 179)

Rating: 10/10. MY NEW, FAVORITE BOOK FOR 2009!!!! A must-read for everyone! You will LOVE this book and if you don't, than whut the heck, man?? this book rocks!

Total Of Pages: 8569!

Woo! 50th list on the 50 book challenge. I feel special. :']

Angelbug- I used to read books like mad, but then I got involved with a few certain online communities, exercising, and more involved with improving my art skills. I still read generally a novel per week though. Less if I'm really into it.
Like, I started reading Peyton Place yesterday and I'm nearly half-way finished with it. Would've been further, but I slept from like 4:30pm to 12:30am yesterday. I felt weird. O.o'
& Anita Blake and Merry Gentry are both awesome. I hope you enjoy them. :3

And now Thoth Star makes 51. :)

Ooh~ a book challenge! @o@
Hmm.. I can't remember the exact date of the last book I read, so I'll just start from the 1st of April.

04.2008 ~ 04.2009 - 5977 / 15000 pages . 17/50 books FAILED XD;

04.2009 ~ 04.2010 - 4358 / 15000 pages
* Ender's Game . Orson Scott Card . 324 pages
* The Crystal Shard . R.A. Salvatore . 344 pages
* Streams of Silver . R.A. Salvatore . 377 pages
* The Halfling's Gem . R.A. Salvatore . 378 pages
* The Legacy . R.A. Salvatore . 332 pages

* Starless Night ( and excerpt from The Thousand Orcs ) . R.A. Salvatore . 331 pages
* Siege of Darkness ( and excerpt from The Silent Blade ) . R.A. Salvatore . 346 pages
* The Fixer Upper . Mary Kay Andrews . 432 pages
* The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane . Katherine Howe . 371 pages
* Sense and Sensibility . Jane Austen . 66/554 pages currently reading

* The Blue Notebook . James A. Levine . 213 pages
* The Little Prince . Antoine de Saint Exupery . 113 pages
* The Eye of the Dragon . Stephen King . 380 pages
* The Darkness That Comes Before . R.Scott Bakker . 159/577 pages currently reading
* All But My Life . Gerda Weissmann Klein . 261 pages

* Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea . Jules Verne . 156 pages
* Les Miserables . Victor Hugo . 44/1463 pages currently reading

Yet to read
* We Need to Talk About Kevin . Lionel Shriver
* In Cold Blood . Truman Capote
* Comes a Horseman . Robert Liparulo
* Girl, Interrupted . Susanna Kaysen
* Ender's Game . Orson Scott Card
- A War of Gifts: An Ender Story(?)
- Ender's Shadow(?)
- Shadow of the Hegemon(?)
- Shadow Puppets(?)
- Shadow of the Giant(?)
- Speaker for the Dead(?)
- Xenocide(?)
- Children of the Mind(?)
* My Sweet Audrina . V.C. Andrews . 403 pages
- Delia's Crossing(?)
- Delia's Heart(?)
- Delia's Gift(?)
* City of Masks . Mary Hoffman . 352 pages
* Sophie's World . Jostein Gaarder . 508 pages
* American Psycho . Bret Easton Ellis . 568 pages

o.o Lura is a Kitami stalker.
:lol:

No no, but I was surprised to see your post. XD
I had a strange wandering from the front page recent threads list, to a hangout thread in Menewsha Nation,
then to the Menewsha Nation forum, then saw '50 Book' and clicked. 8D

@Lura Crane: how did you like the golden compass? My husband read it and was upset at how bad it was and recomended that I don't read it because it was a waste of time. I can't quite believe that it would be that bad (he was talking about the whole trilogy), but I haven't read it yet.
I'd like to hear some more opinions about it :-)

Really? ^ ^"
I personally loved The Golden Compass, but as you can tell, I've only read the first book. A friend of mine said that the second book, The Subtle Knife, was really slow and took some energy to get through. I don't think I've heard anything about The Amber Spyglass.

Still, I already bought the box set, so I'm going to read them all anyway, haha. XD


Then again, I guess it could just be what level of writing you like to read in your books? It was meant to be a children's series, so.. =O

I started Magyk by Sage and Tris's book, but I discontinued them for now. XP
I'm getting tired of the magic blah. >>;;;
I wanted to read some modern-day setting books, so I borrowed my friend's copy of Twilight. :'3

I read it a bunch last night; I'm up to page 411, I think? =P
I had to save some for tonight. xD;;

Anyway, I really loved it last night, but then this morning I started to feel otherwise. XP
It's such a great read while you're reading ( er. ), but somehow I feel that once I stop, it starts to lose its effect. >>;
I don't know, could just be me, though. xD

@Lura Crane: I usually don't mind reading childrens/young adult books. I liked Harry Potter, I love the whole "so you want to be a wizard" series and The dark is rising (also for young adults) is one of my all time fantasy favourites. My husband usually reads the same stuff I do and while we don't have the exact same taste, we still usually like the same things.

Please read them all - don't let me discourage you by any means, that definately wasn't my intention! I simply want to find people who read it, so they can tell me if it's really that bad. I actually would like to read it, I just don't want to waste what precious reading time I have...