2013 Reading Challenge Thread
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TruXta
tired
Don't think I've ever read any Proust. Pynchon is ace, but it's years between each time I read any of his.
TruXta
tired
Such a sad book. Lovely writing for sure.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
i tried reading some once but didn't get far.
TruXta
tired
Pynchon or Proust? For Pynchon I'd say start with V or Vineland. Mason and Dixon isn't too crazy either. I've not read his last two so can't comment.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
proust. not a fan of pynchon either though.
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
1/50 Grits by Niall Griffiths
2/50 Suicide Hill by James Ellroy
3/50 The Children of Men by P.D. James
This was a bit of a departure from her usual detective/crime novel. Set in a future where the human race is on the verge of extinction with no child having been born for 25 years. A really simple, spare book but totally absorbing.
Every time I read a new book from her I wonder if it will be the last (she's 92)
2/50 Suicide Hill by James Ellroy
3/50 The Children of Men by P.D. James
This was a bit of a departure from her usual detective/crime novel. Set in a future where the human race is on the verge of extinction with no child having been born for 25 years. A really simple, spare book but totally absorbing.
Every time I read a new book from her I wonder if it will be the last (she's 92)
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
1."Standing in Another Man's Grave" - Ian Rankin, good solid stuff and very enjoyable.
2. "Child 44" - Tom Rob Smith
3,. "The Leopard" - Jo Nesbo. Very enjoyable if a little long
2. "Child 44" - Tom Rob Smith
3,. "The Leopard" - Jo Nesbo. Very enjoyable if a little long
TruXta
tired
Did you see the film? Quite good, altho I've not read the book so can't comment on the quality of the adaptation as such.1/50 Grits by Niall Griffiths
2/50 Suicide Hill by James Ellroy
3/50 The Children of Men by P.D. James
This was a bit of a departure from her usual detective/crime novel. Set in a future where the human race is on the verge of extinction with no child having been born for 25 years. A really simple, spare book but totally absorbing.
Every time I read a new book from her I wonder if it will be the last (she's 92)
Manter
Lunch Mob
Proust is torture.
Manter
Lunch Mob
7/51-100 Where'd you go, Bernadette. Maria Semple.
Cheerfully anarchic and enjoyably batshit, until it got soppy and a bit twee at the end.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
7/100 a Fugue in Time. Rumer Godden6/100 Wallis - the Uncommon Life of the Duchess of Windsor.
Terrible. Only read it because I'm interested in the 30's. Made me hate all of them even more.
Looking forward to reading Let the Right One In very soon
8/100 a View from the Foothills. Chris Mullins
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
No, I didn't even realise there was a film, although I can see how it would work. I'll keep an eye out for it.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
right, so i'm onto:
8. Life After God, by Douglas Coupland. I read it before, about a decade ago. It was given to me by my then girlfriend, and in a cruel twist of fate the bits about breaking up with your partner made me realise i had to break up with her. I've not gone back to it since then and am giving it a re-read to decide if it goes in the charity shop pile or not. So far it's ok, more whimsical and less clever than his best stuff.
8. Life After God, by Douglas Coupland. I read it before, about a decade ago. It was given to me by my then girlfriend, and in a cruel twist of fate the bits about breaking up with your partner made me realise i had to break up with her. I've not gone back to it since then and am giving it a re-read to decide if it goes in the charity shop pile or not. So far it's ok, more whimsical and less clever than his best stuff.
Manter
Lunch Mob
8/51-100 what would Satan do, Anthony Miller
braindancer
not for long
1/30 Mockingbird - Walter Tevis
2/30 More Than Human - Theodore Sturgeon
3/30 Bottle Factory Outing - Beryl Bainbridge
4/30 Return of the Soldier - Rebecca West
2/30 More Than Human - Theodore Sturgeon
3/30 Bottle Factory Outing - Beryl Bainbridge
4/30 Return of the Soldier - Rebecca West
1/50: Let The Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvis.
2/50: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Jonathon L Howard.
3/50: And the Ass Saw the Angel, Nick Cave.
4/50: A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Prof David Harvey.
2/50: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Jonathon L Howard.
3/50: And the Ass Saw the Angel, Nick Cave.
4/50: A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Prof David Harvey.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
1/100 Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World by Graham Hunter
2/100 Ramones by Nicholas Rombes
3/100 The Train by Georges Simenon
4/100 Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran by Andy Taylor
5/100 Physical Resistance: A Hundred Years of Anti-Fascism by Dave Hann
2/100 Ramones by Nicholas Rombes
3/100 The Train by Georges Simenon
4/100 Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran by Andy Taylor
5/100 Physical Resistance: A Hundred Years of Anti-Fascism by Dave Hann
ilovebush&blair
Well-Known Member
I don't mean to be punctilious. But re-reading a book doesn't count.
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
call the waaaambulance.
it was rubbish, btw. easily the worst of his early books.
now i'm reading
9/ Introducing Postfeminism. The cartoon book version for people who aren't as clever as academic elitists. My conclusion so far is that postfeminism is a movement for a handful of academics to use pat themselves on the back for their own cleverness, criticise everyone else for not doing anything worthwhile, and generally be pointless and useless.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
why on earth not?
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Actually, it does count. It's my third year of doing the reading challenge on Urban and I've always included my re-reads. You're the first person to suggest otherwise.
ilovebush&blair
Well-Known Member
I've missed loads off then
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
I've missed loads off then
I always mention that they are rereads when I list them.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Me tooI've missed loads off then
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
you've read 2000 pages for the first time, and loads of other stuff? Really??I've missed loads off then
ilovebush&blair
Well-Known Member
Why are people so militant as to what counts as a book and a read?
I thought this was a personal challenge?
Perhaps I've unsuspectingly walked into a literary dick waving contest with my mere 20 book target
Nah it's all about winning. It's got nothing to do with reading or books.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Why are people so militant as to what counts as a book and a read?
I thought this was a personal challenge?
Perhaps I've unsuspectingly walked into a literary dick waving contest with my mere 20 book target
well get your literary dick out then. No voyeurs.
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