2013 Reading Challenge Thread

[ilovebush&blair]

I know.

'Being and Nothingness' has done for me. Not read half of it yet ( and not understood a twentieth )

The bit about temporality is really good.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Ok I'll have a go then even if it's only to shame myself with the pap that I read
1: Indelible by Karin Slaughter
2: Broken by Karin Slaughter (insomnia driven - guess I'll have another read in by end of the weekend)

 

[Manter]

Courtesy of my day in bed,
1. 7 days by Deon Meyer

 

[ilovebush&blair]

1/51-100 Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

 

[ringo]

I'm going for 30 again this year. I included a couple of childrens books last year but would have been pointless adding them all as we read one or two to the tiddler every night.

 

[Firky]

1/50: Let The Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvis. (Finished it last night, really good and much darker than either film).

 

[Manter]

2/51-100 dominion, CJ Samson

 

[Pickman's model]

The thin man 1/100

 

[Manter]

The thin man 1/100

Dasshiell Hammett? (Spelling?) any good?

 

[Pickman's model]

Dasshiell Hammett? (Spelling?) any good?

One s. It is pretty good, didn't guess the killer at all.

 

[Firky]

2/51-100 dominion, CJ Samson

QoG sent me that in the post, I lent it to my dad, and never saw it again

 

[imposs1904]

QoG sent me that in the post, I lent it to my dad, and never saw it again

so it's a mystery?

 

[Manter]

One s. It is pretty good, didn't guess the killer at all.

cool, will add it to the list- I have a pile of books next to my bed and don't fancy reading any of them at the moment

QoG sent me that in the post, I lent it to my dad, and never saw it again

I enjoyed it, so I'd go and shakedown his bookshelves....

 

[Pickman's model]

cool, will add it to the list- I have a pile of books next to my bed and don't fancy reading any of them at the moment

it's always the way, the book you're not reading is more interesting than the one you are

 

[Manter]

true that

 

[colbhoy]

is this just for fiction?
I mainly read lots of pap - charity shop crime novels
wavers about subscribing to thread due to lack of any serious novels tackled

My list from last year was predominately crime. I keep discovering new crime writers (Elmore Leonard, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane and Jo Nesbo to name a few) so end up reading more and more of them. If you read a book that you enjoy it is a good book and not pap and some of these crime books have been incredibly .

 

[Manter]

My list from last year was predominately crime. I keep discovering new crime writers (Elmore Leonard, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane and Jo Nesbo to name a few) so end up reading more and more of them. If you read a book that you enjoy it is a good book and not pap and some of these crime books have been incredibly .

try Deon Meyer- South African crime writer. I stumbles on him and was v impressed. I also love James Lee Burke, if you haven't read him

 

[braindancer]

1/30 Mockingbird - Walter Tevis

 

[Pickman's model]

My list from last year was predominately crime. I keep discovering new crime writers (Elmore Leonard, Robert Crais, Dennis Lehane and Jo Nesbo to name a few) so end up reading more and more of them. If you read a book that you enjoy it is a good book and not pap and some of these crime books have been incredibly .

I have to agree with miss-shelf. Charity shop crime novels ARE pap. The sub-genre of crime novels set in charity shops are universally viewed as bland pap.

 

[colbhoy]

try Deon Meyer- South African crime writer. I stumbles on him and was v impressed. I also love James Lee Burke, if you haven't read him

Thanks for that, I will have a look. I did read one James Lee Burke, many years ago and I was not moved enough to read another but perhaps another try is in order as my reading tastes have changed over the years.

 

[Manter]

Try

Thanks for that, I will have a look. I did read one James Lee Burke, many years ago and I was not moved enough to read another but perhaps another try is in order as my reading tastes have changed over the years.

Try the tin roof blow down if you like politics in your crime. Set during katrina

 

[pennimania]

Right then - I'll start

1. The Painted Garden. Noel Streatfeild

2/100 White Boots. Noel Streatfeild

 

[TruXta]

1/50. Grass - Sheri Tepper

 

[Miss-Shelf]

2/100 White Boots. Noel Streatfeild

I am holed up in bed with lurgey - I would like access to your bookshelves missus - could do with a bit of noel streatfield

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I have to agree with miss-shelf. Charity shop crime novels ARE pap. The sub-genre of crime novels set in charity shops are universally viewed as bland pap.

I am very gullible - is there really a genre of crime set against a backdrop of charity shops? I say this because I thought Zora was winding me up recently when she told me there's a sub=genre of crime - yoga - then I googled it and it exists. Theres a whole world of crime out there I didn't know about.

 

[pennimania]

I am holed up in bed with lurgey - I would like access to your bookshelves missus - could do with a bit of noel streatfield

I think I have all her kids books and one of her grown up ones!

But by the time I post it to you I bet you'll be better!

Would bring them down with me but I'm flying with restricted luggage

Amazon is yr friend, get most of books there for pence

 

[Pickman's model]

I am very gullible - is there really a genre of crime set against a backdrop of charity shops? I say this because I thought Zora was winding me up recently when she told me there's a sub=genre of crime - yoga - then I googled it and it exists. Theres a whole world of crime out there I didn't know about.

Winding you up

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I think I have all her kids books and one of her grown up ones!

But by the time I post it to you I bet you'll be better!

Would bring them down with me but I'm flying with restricted luggage

Amazon is yr friend, get most of books there for pence

yes I am charging my kindle up now and will see what's what
I have some books that I snuck away from Skye - not all with your permission

@Pickmans
it's easy to wind me up

 

[Manter]

Winding you up

I'd be very interested to read some though....

I am very gullible - is there really a genre of crime set against a backdrop of charity shops? I say this because I thought Zora was winding me up recently when she told me there's a sub=genre of crime - yoga - then I googled it and it exists. Theres a whole world of crime out there I didn't know about.

seriously? I'd have laughed too- doesn't sounds real....

 

[Manter]

3/51-100 breakdown Sara Paretsky