Books, books, books.

[psyche29]

OK, so several people on my friends list have decided to try to read fifty books this year.

I like the idea, but there's no way I'll manage that if I set it as a goal for myself. This being the case, I'm opting to make a list of books - in no particular order - that I am wanting to read, and will cross them off as I do.

I am willing to entertain suggestions, though I reserve the right to not take them. Don't suggest vampire books, please - they are a personal squick as they are damaging to my psyche, most especially when vampirism is glorified and/or regarded as something normal, something cool, something to be desired and/or something of which one shouldn't be afraid.

1. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
2. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
3. The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
4. A Place Called Here - Cecelia Ahern
5. Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern
6. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
7. Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris
8. The Sorceress - Michael Scott - FINISHED, 05/31/09
9. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
10. The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
11. Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis ...I meant to read this when my sister checked it out for me last year, but never got to it before it had to go back...
12. Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
13. Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
14. From the Kingdom of Memory - Elie Wiesel
15. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
16. The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer
17. The Eternity Code - Eoin Colfer
18. Wobegon Boy - Garrison Keillor
19. Love Me - Garrison Keillor I checked this and Wobegon Boy out once as well, but didn't get a chance to actually read them, either.
20. Homegrown Democrat - Garrison Keillor
21. Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama
22. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama
23. The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
24. The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
25. Damage - Josephine Hart
26. Sin - Josephine Hart
27. Oblivion - Josephine Hart
28. The Stillest Day - Josephine Hart
29. The Reconstructionist - Josephine Hart
30. The City of Ember - Jeanne Duprau
31. The Love of a Good Woman - Alice Munro
32. The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
33. The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
34. The Quillan Games - D.J. MacHale
35. The Pilgrims of Rayne - D.J. MacHale
36. Raven Rise - D.J. MacHale
37. The Soldiers of Halla - D.J. MacHale
38. Magyk - Angie Sage
39. Flyte - Angie Sage
40. Physik - Angie Sage
41. Queste - Angie Sage
42. Graceling - Kristin Cashore - FINISHED, 05/02/09
43. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
44. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding
45. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
46. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare - FINISHED, 04/11/09
47. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare - FNINSHED, 04/17/09
48. City of Glass - Cassandra Clare
49. Storm Front - Jim Butcher
50. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
51. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer - FINISHED, 03/25/09
52. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

Okee, that's what I have so far. :)

Comments

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

The vampire books thing wasn't aimed at you - it was just a general thing - though I admit to knowing it would seriously deplete your suggestion list. But I figured you knew how I felt about them, so-. *hugs*

Do let me know what you think of The Name of the Wind - if it sounds good, I'll add it to the list. ;)

And YESSSS!!! I can't wait for May, several books I want to read are coming out then, particularly the last Pendragon, the last Percy Jackson and of course, The Sorceress. *bounces impatiently*

[wandaxmaximoff.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know, I didn't think it was aimed at me. I just thought I'd point it out though. :P
As I said before though, Anne Rice is a great horror writer, and she has some awesome non-vampire books.

Yeah, I'll let you know what it's like. I really want to plow through it, but I have other stuff to do ATM that I really can't get lost in another book.

Yeah, the next fews months are gonna be great for books. There's The Sorceress, obviously, then there's the ninth of those The Southern Vampire Mysteries everyone seems to be into. Also, my sister told me The Name of the Wind has a sequel due out in April.

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

If I'm ever feeling the need for horror, I'll check with you for Anne Rice titles, how about that? ;)

[wandaxmaximoff.livejournal.com]

YAY!! :D

Sorry to keep bugging you about it, you know what it's like when you have a favourite author! ^_~

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

You're not bugging me about it at all, no worries. *hugs*

[wandaxmaximoff.livejournal.com]

*hehe* Cool!!

Not quite sure you'll be saying that when you see I've given you some more reccomendations. :P

[psyche29.livejournal.com]

LOL! No worries, recommend all you like, it never hurts to throw it out there. ;)

[wandaxmaximoff.livejournal.com]

True enough! ^_^