2013 Reading Challenge Thread

[pennimania]

I need to read a Shakespeare play at least 3-5 times to fully get it.

I read Hume's Enquiry three times at least last year.

 

[Me76]

1/50 Rachels Holiday, Marian Keyes
2/50 Fingersmith, Sarah Waters
3/50 Life,Death and Vanilla Slices, Jenny Eclair

 

[Manter]

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.

8/51-100 live by night, Dennis Lehane. One of his historical ones- 1920s-30sBoston and Florida mob stuff. Read it really fast-a can't put down book

 

[belboid]

I'm not a fast reader. I'm also dyslexic. I just spend a lot of time reading.

I'm jealous. I might, just, have read as many pages, but they're mostly light going

I need to read a Shakespeare play at least 3-5 times to fully get it.

I'd just watch the fucker

 

[ilovebush&blair]

I'm jealous. I might, just, have read as many pages, but they're mostly light going

I'd just watch the fucker

I read the text. Then read a book explaining it. Then read the text again. Then watch the movie. Then read the book again.

 

[ilovebush&blair]

I'm jealous. I might, just, have read as many pages, but they're mostly light going

I'd just watch the fucker

I'm single. Work part time. Don't drink or watch TV. And try not to socialise. I'll go to a good gig/festival. But not just down the pub on a saturday night.

 

[districtline]

First book this year...

Theodor Storm - The Dykemaster (1/50)

Only 49 to go now

 

[Miss-Shelf]

First book this year...

Theodor Storm - The Dykemaster (1/50)

Only 49 to go now

I put 51-100 but probably aiming only for 52

 

[districtline]

Only read 29 (?) books last year but should be able to get to 50 this year.

It's been a slow start to the year though; I blame work...

 

[pennimania]

I read the text. Then read a book explaining it. Then read the text again. Then watch the movie. Then read the book again.

That's what I do.

Better every time - especially Romeo and Juliet

 

[ilovebush&blair]

That's what I do.

Better every time - especially Romeo and Juliet

I want to read shakespeare's second tetralogy. Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.

I have this on DVD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series)

The Gus Van Sant film my own private idaho was based on those plays.

 

[pennimania]

I want to read shakespeare's second tetralogy. Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.

I have this on DVD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollow_Crown_(TV_series)
I'm really ignorant about those plays.

I might tackle them when I'm done with mr Kant
The Gus Van Sant film my own private idaho was based on those plays.

 

[pennimania]

Sorry iPad messed that up

 

[ilovebush&blair]

You reading a critique of pure reason? That book is a bastard. No where near as bad as hegel phenomenology of spirit.

 

[pennimania]

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.

It's one of those books where you read a paragraph, reread it, read it yet again and still don't understand a word

I'll let you know when I've finished it.

Ps I'm reading mr mania's copy from when he was at UCL. It was secondhand then and it's very funny to see his notes AND those of the student who owned it before

 

[ilovebush&blair]

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.

It's one of those books where you read a paragraph, reread it, read it yet again and still don't understand a word

I'll let you know when I've finished it.

Ps I'm reading mr mania's copy from when he was at UCL. It was secondhand then and it's very funny to see his notes AND those of the student who owned it before

I read Kand because I wanted to understand Schopenhauer. But I read Schopenhauer first

 

[pennimania]

You asked for it
9/10. Hometown Doctor - Elizabeth Seifert

10/100 Wild Strawberries. Angela Thirkell

 

[el-ahrairah]

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.

that was yawny. glad i didn't bother with an actual text. so then i read

10. Black Magic Murders. a badly written collection of pulp nonsense that couldn't even find enough satanic murderers to fill a small volume. however there was one that i think could be turned into a really good detective story so i have bookmarked it to try and write in the mythical future where i start writing again.

number 11 is a quick and easy re-read, World War Z.

 

[TruXta]

World War Z.

Any good?

 

[el-ahrairah]

i love it. well written, exciting, done in the style of sunday supplement interviews and all the better for it.

 

[colbhoy]

8/51-100 live by night, Dennis Lehane. One of his historical ones- 1920s-30sBoston and Florida mob stuff. Read it really fast-a can't put down book

Lehane is very good, I've read The Given Day and also a couple of the Kenzie/Gennaro books.

 

[Manter]

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Lehane is very good, I've read The Given Day and also a couple of the Kenzie/Gennaro books.

This is the given day-like. Well worth reading. May be the same family, but so long since I read the last one I can't remember

 

[Manter]

8/51-100 live by night, Dennis Lehane. One of his historical ones- 1920s-30sBoston and Florida mob stuff. Read it really fast-a can't put down book

9/51-100 two boys, Ben Elton. Not bad.... Something slightly clunky about the writing style, but good yarn

 

[ilovebush&blair]

10/100 Wild Strawberries. Angela Thirkell

Looks like you are going to beat me this year

 

[pennimania]

Looks like you are going to beat me this year

Have you ever read any Elizabeth Seifert?

 

[ilovebush&blair]

Have you ever read any Elizabeth Seifert?

Nope.

 

[pennimania]

Nope.

Good.

Don't start.

 

[ilovebush&blair]

Good.

Don't start.

Goodreads tells me what books to read.

 

[marty21]

i love it. well written, exciting, done in the style of sunday supplement interviews and all the better for it.

I enjoyed it as well

 

[marty21]

1/50- City of Gold - Len Deighton
2/50- Outside- Shalini Bolan
3/50- Deep Black - Stephen Coonts and Jim Defelice
4/50- Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercombie
5/50 - Last Arguments of Kings - Joe Abercrombie
6/50 - The Horse At The Gates - DC Alden
7/50 - Shakespeare's Local - Pete Brown

really enjoyed this, a London History, centres on the George near London Bridge, which has been in existence in one form or another since maybe the 15th Century (he reckons even earlier), Discusses the history of the area, the stage coach years, wagon trains, the railway, and keeps going back to the pub and how it coped with change. Thoroughly recommend it, I do slightly know the author, he lives in Stoke Newington, and I've met him a few times in the Jolly Butcher, a nice chap too.