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Books... Update!
Apr. 9th, 2008 09:00 amWow. It has been awhile since I did this. I'm really going to miss one or two here, I think. Damn. Ah well.
Also, folks, what do you think - Should I include graphic novels on here or not? They sort of feel like I'm padding the list a bit. Vote?
11 - Captain's Fury - Jim Butcher. (Finished) I'm more invested in this world than I am Dresden's, I think. And that's probably because Dresden's world ends up feeling a little like Anita's and the Alera books are nothing like either one. Good stuff.
12 - Heart of Stone - C E Murphy. Yeah! More Catie books. I read pretty much everything she writes, so it isn't a surprise that I liked this one too. I can't wait to see how the comic book goes. Which reminds me, if you're reading this, I want to chat at you about how you script out pages if you're amicable some time. I am curious.
13 - The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama There is a lot in this book. A lot of ideas, a lot to think about. It was creepy at first. I agreed with him on everything and that, for whatever reason, is not a good sign. Then toward then end there were a few things where I was less certain. Which is a good thing in a man who I want to be President. There are a lot of reasons I wouldn't be a good one.
14 - House of Cards - C E Murphy. Catie tried to kill me with a character making a comment about The Avengers. Besides, he's much more Spider-Man like there anyway....
15 - Fatal Revenant - Stephen Donaldson Dear Lord, why am I still reading these? Skau, I totally blame you. I want to smack Linden Avery about the head and shoulders with a pipe, she's so... AUGH.
16 - Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde I really like the Thursday Next books. (Thank you Marci for giving me the first one.) They're a bit dry in places but that's part of the charm and wit, really. That and there are a small ton of literary in-jokes in here. There are some where, I can see where they are but I don't really get them and other where I giggle a lot and would have a hard time explaining why - without making people read a lot of other books first. (I still think Jane Eyre was awful stuff, though.)
17 - The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde This one was much more fun, I think. You get into the lunacy of things and the strangeness of what it would be like to live inside of books. Some of it makes my mind twist about in order to accept it. Which is fabulous.
18 - Small Favor - Jim Butcher I didn't like this one as much as I liked the two previous Dresden books. I'm not entirely sure why. The reading experience on this one was a little disjointed, of course I think it was supposed to be that way for a few reasons. Still very interested in what happens next. Wish it took me more than a day to read these.
19 - Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde (Currently reading) I like this one even better. There is more emotional connection with the characters this time. A little less distance between them and the reader.
On the list for the future: Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell, Dreamsongs: Volumes I and II by George R R Martin, Kim Harrison books once I find the first one that I thinkis in the apartment somewhere, also the Looking Glass Wars.
Also, folks, what do you think - Should I include graphic novels on here or not? They sort of feel like I'm padding the list a bit. Vote?
11 - Captain's Fury - Jim Butcher. (Finished) I'm more invested in this world than I am Dresden's, I think. And that's probably because Dresden's world ends up feeling a little like Anita's and the Alera books are nothing like either one. Good stuff.
12 - Heart of Stone - C E Murphy. Yeah! More Catie books. I read pretty much everything she writes, so it isn't a surprise that I liked this one too. I can't wait to see how the comic book goes. Which reminds me, if you're reading this, I want to chat at you about how you script out pages if you're amicable some time. I am curious.
13 - The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama There is a lot in this book. A lot of ideas, a lot to think about. It was creepy at first. I agreed with him on everything and that, for whatever reason, is not a good sign. Then toward then end there were a few things where I was less certain. Which is a good thing in a man who I want to be President. There are a lot of reasons I wouldn't be a good one.
14 - House of Cards - C E Murphy. Catie tried to kill me with a character making a comment about The Avengers. Besides, he's much more Spider-Man like there anyway....
15 - Fatal Revenant - Stephen Donaldson Dear Lord, why am I still reading these? Skau, I totally blame you. I want to smack Linden Avery about the head and shoulders with a pipe, she's so... AUGH.
16 - Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde I really like the Thursday Next books. (Thank you Marci for giving me the first one.) They're a bit dry in places but that's part of the charm and wit, really. That and there are a small ton of literary in-jokes in here. There are some where, I can see where they are but I don't really get them and other where I giggle a lot and would have a hard time explaining why - without making people read a lot of other books first. (I still think Jane Eyre was awful stuff, though.)
17 - The Well of Lost Plots - Jasper Fforde This one was much more fun, I think. You get into the lunacy of things and the strangeness of what it would be like to live inside of books. Some of it makes my mind twist about in order to accept it. Which is fabulous.
18 - Small Favor - Jim Butcher I didn't like this one as much as I liked the two previous Dresden books. I'm not entirely sure why. The reading experience on this one was a little disjointed, of course I think it was supposed to be that way for a few reasons. Still very interested in what happens next. Wish it took me more than a day to read these.
19 - Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde (Currently reading) I like this one even better. There is more emotional connection with the characters this time. A little less distance between them and the reader.
On the list for the future: Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell, Dreamsongs: Volumes I and II by George R R Martin, Kim Harrison books once I find the first one that I thinkis in the apartment somewhere, also the Looking Glass Wars.
