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Thread: Challenge: How Many Books Are You Going to Read in a Year?

  1. 12-26-2012 #121
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    What books did everyone get over Christmas? I two Neil Gaiman's; Anansi Boys and American Gods and a puzzle book from my sister called How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Didn't get House of Silk but some deodrant and shower gel instead (I don't know why people keep buying me these, they know I don't use them ) Also at the rate books exchange hands in my family might soon be reading the some Pratchett's or the new Linwood Barclay books I got my mum. So what did everyone get?

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  2. 12-27-2012 #122
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnightShade View Post
    What books did everyone get over Christmas? I two Neil Gaiman's; Anansi Boys and American Gods and a puzzle book from my sister called How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Didn't get House of Silk but some deodrant and shower gel instead (I don't know why people keep buying me these, they know I don't use them ) Also at the rate books exchange hands in my family might soon be reading the some Pratchett's or the new Linwood Barclay books I got my mum. So what did everyone get?
    American Gods and Anansi Boys are some of the best books I have ever read. American Gods is my favourite Gaiman novel.
    (For me it was My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin, Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor, the Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (birthday), Serafina by Rachel Hartman (also birthday) and vouchers that today bought me A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty, the Diviners by Libba Bray, Scent of Magic by Maria V Snyder and I Made Lattes for a Love God by Wendy Harmer.)

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  3. 12-27-2012 #123
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    I've read Neverwhere and Good Omens so they've got high standards to live up to. I'd say that's a lot of reading but looking at the number you've read it might last you five minutes, lol, I wish I could read fast I'm the fastest in my seminar groups and before that in my school but I can't concentrate on books for long periods which is I suppose a different issue more marathon than sprint.

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  4. 12-30-2012 #124
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    Quote Originally Posted by BeneGesserit View Post
    Books:
    A Game of Thrones, by JRRM Martin

    The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare

    The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, by Peter Hopkirk

    Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare

    The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick DeWitt

    Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

    Catch-22, by Joseph Heller

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

    Hope I'm not breaking any rules here. I tend to read books in bulk...
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  5. 01-01-2013 #125
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    Updated! I'm at 4 now lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ladybella View Post
    Hmmmm...sounds fun!

    Start Date: Nov. 14th 2012

    Books:

    Breaking Dawn: Stephanie Meyer
    The Clan of the Cave Bear: Jean M. Auel
    The Valley of Horses Jean M. Auel
    The Mammoth Hunters Jean M. Auel
    Love Bites: Lynsay Sands
    A Quick Bite Lynsay Sands
    The Plains of Passage :Jean M. Auel
    Game of Thrones: um I forgot and hubby stole it..
    Three Fates: Nora Roberts
    Two more for me! up to 6 now

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  7. 01-11-2013 #127
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnightShade View Post
    Start Date: 12/5/12

    Books
    1. Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

    2. Red Mist, by Patricia Cornwell

    3. Miss Marple and mystery, by Agatha Christie

    4. I am Legend, by Richard Matheson

    5. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

    6. The Zombie Survival Guide
    Three now, very good but very odd book American Gods. Jared Diamond described one of his books as a boa constrictor that had swallowed two sheep and that fits quite well to this I think, it's long and winding but it also has plenty of good solid chunks.

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  9. 01-14-2013 #129
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnightShade View Post

    Start Date: 12/5/12

    Books
    1. Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov

    2. Red Mist, by Patricia Cornwell

    3. Miss Marple and mystery, by Agatha Christie

    4. I am Legend, by Richard Matheson

    5. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

    6. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks

    7. Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
    Four now. Didn't expect much from The Zombie Survival Guide but it's actually probably one of the scariest books I've read in awhile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squee View Post
    Start Date: 10/6/2012

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