Oakblossoms Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I used to read in my free time. There is cable here and I have gotten used to watching TV. I find TV overwhelming and anxiety inducing. I want to start reading again and I want to join the challenge in the new year. I will probably read a few things to keep up with my High Schooler and middle schooler. They are reading The hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. What were your favorites from this past year? What books do you want to read this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 :bigear: I'm compiling my list too so I'll be listening. I'm finding that a challenge or two is helping me refine my list, like a Greek Classic challenge or Medieval Literature or the sort. Dangermom here turned me onto the Novel Challenge website and it's been wonderful helping me determine where to start. PS I have the same problem as you - cable has totally ruined me. I got out of the reading habit due to circumstances beyond my control, but those circumstances have passed and here I sit, watching drivel while my brain cells rot. Sigh..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I've been reading a lot, but the stuff I've been reading lately isn't much better than watching tv- YA zombie novels, for example. I did enjoy The Count of Monte Cristo, but I highly doubt anyone could finish that in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I love trashy YA fiction ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea_lpz Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Would love to join the 2013 book a week challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Yay -- looking forward to even more folks joining the book-a-week threads! You don't have to read a book in a week -- the overall goal is to read 52 books during the year. Some people read a book a week, some people have multiple books going at the same time that they read over the span of many weeks, etc.... Basically, it's do it your own way. Seconding The Count of Monte Cristo; it's one of my all-time favorites. I read lots of great books this year. Not sure that all of them will appeal, but here you go.... The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Zeroville by Steve Erickson Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Colony by Hugo Wilcken The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin I am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (love this whole series of books) The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder (another awesome series) Hounded by Kevin Hearne (yet another great series) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Pink Boots and a Machete by Mireya Mayor The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje The Rook by Daniel O'Malley Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi Dracula by Bram Stoker John Dies at the End by David Wong Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell You may want to check out the other books I read this year or my favorites shelf over on Goodreads. Not sure what books I'll read for 2013. IQ84 by Haruki Murakami is definitely on my list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I've been reading YA stuff recently, but it's been a nice break from the more cerebral books. I'll probably start those up again once I finish my current reads (I'm one of those people that can't read just one book at a time.) Eragon The Search for WondLa The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There House of Many Ways The Night Circus Water for Elephants Surprised by Joy The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More Phantastes The Light Princess and Other Stories A Handbook on Hanging Thinning the Herd Empire of the Summer Moon Totto-Chan: The Girl at the Window The People of Sparks On my "To Read" list: The Kite Rider Cloud Atlas I Capture the Castle Gypsy Girl Angela's Ashes The Nibelungenlied Gifts (LeGuin) Galileo's Daughter The Artist's Way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I like to look up favorite books on Goodreads. I look up lists it is linked to and recommendations for similar books. I've found a lot of good books that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Books I've really enjoyed: Beside a Burning Sea by John Shors The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh The Art of Hearing Hearbeats by Sendker The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver One Second After by Forstchen Cutting for Stone by Verghese Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateMom Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm compiling a list too. Thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hm, I've had a lot of favorite books this year. Let me think of some. Doctor Zhivago by Pasternak -- loved loved this one! Dodger by Terry Pratchett -- fun Victorian romp K Blows Top -- mind-blowing account of Khrushchev's tour of the US Madame Bovary by Flaubert -- gorgeous writing. loved this one too. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey -- real Edwardian history! Behind the Beautiful Forevers -- account of life in Indian slum. Not a cheery topic but a great book. Periodic Tales -- Chemistry stories! The Age of Innocence by Wharton -- my first Wharton novel, wonderful! Bab: a Sub-Deb -- comedy novel. SO FUNNY. (on Gutenberg) China in Ten Words -- account of life in China, part memoir, part cultural explanation Eugene Onegin by Pushkin -- don't know what to say, but liked it Quiet -- about the value of introverts! The Book of the City of Ladies, by de Pisan -- wow, amazing medieval book about women! The School of Freedom -- about liberal education! And There Was Light -- wow, amazing memoir of a blind French resistance worker You could take a look at my blog for more books if you want--there's a list of books I've reviewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 My favorites that I read in 2012: Days of Blood and Starlight Daughter of Smoke and Bone The Hole in our Holiness The Night Circus Among the Gods Faith of My Fathers A Good American Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Insurgent The Strength of His Hands Gods and Kings The Omnivore's Dilemma Redeeming Love Family Driven Faith: What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God The Paris Wife The Peach Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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