the grand 2015 reading challenge thread

[8115]

Going for an ambitious 11-20

 

[BoatieBird]

1/60 - JM Barrie - Peter Pan*

* indicates that it's something I've read for my OU studies. Currently doing a Children's Lit module, but will move on to The 20th Century Novel later in the year.

 

[marty21]

1/60 - JM Barrie - Peter Pan*

* indicates that it's something I've read for my OU studies. Currently doing a Children's Lit module, but will move on to The 20th Century Novel later in the year.

right - how many children's novels do you have to read, and what are they?

 

[BoatieBird]

right - how many children's novels do you have to read, and what are they?

This is the reading list, I've read most of them already, just Swallows & Amazons and Tom's Midnight Garden to go, and they'll all get read twice by the time I'm finished.
I didn't count Peter Rabbit in 2014's total

• [*]Ransome, A Swallows and Amazons
  [*]Taylor, M Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
  [*]Stevenson, R L Treasure Island
  [*]Rowling, J K *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  [*]Alcott, L M Little Women
  [*]Reeve, P **Mortal Engines
  [*]Naidoo, B The Other Side of Truth
  [*]Browne, A Voices in the Park
  [*]McGough, R (ed) 100 Best Poems for Children
  [*]Pullman, P *Northern Lights
  [*]Potter, B The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  [*]Burgess, M Junk
  [*]Gavin, J **Coram Boy
  [*]Pearce, P Tom's Midnight Garden

 

[marty21]

This is the reading list, I've read most of them already, just Swallows & Amazons and Tom's Midnight Garden to go, and they'll all get read twice by the time I'm finished.
I didn't count Peter Rabbit in 2014's total

I have read the Ransome one (as a kid) and the Pullman one as a big boy

 

[BoatieBird]

Swallows & Amazons was pa-in-law's favourite book as a kid, I'm looking forward to reading it.

 

[Me76]

I've only read three of those. I feel a bit embarrassed.

 

[BoatieBird]

I hadn't read any of them before I started this module

 

[Greebo]

I hadn't read any of them before I started this module

Then you're in for quite a treat, at least with some of them.

 

[rich!]

1. Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion.

 

[Manter]

1. Leaving Berlin, Joseph Kanon.
2. The child thief, Dan Smith. Brilliant, but fuck me it's bleak. Set in 30s Ukraine after a famine and civil war, a stranger turns up with cannibalised children on his sled and is summarily lynched. I'll not tell you any more as I hope lots of people will read it, it is incredibly atmospheric and well written. But I kept having to check that the Boy was safe in bed while I was reading it...

 

[purenarcotic]

You've read two books in two days? Blimey.

 

[Manter]

You've read two books in two days? Blimey.

I read very fast. Plus I had three hours awake last night while the boy shouted at me, and a child free morning

 

[toggle]

1. Mike Cronin - The failure of British fascism

2, Raymond E Feist - Rides a Dread legion

 

[May Kasahara]

Ambitiously aiming for 50 this year.

 

[braindancer]

1/30 - I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou

 

[rich!]

1. Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion.

2. Kameron Hurley, The Mirror Empire

 

[inva]

last year I got a bit over my target of 40, so this time I'm aiming for 51 which will meaning reading a few more still.

 

[xenon]

Revised down from last year's failed 35. 25 this year.

 

[Signal 11]

1/15 - Sally Ride: America's First Woman In Space - Lynn Sherr

 

[toggle]

1. Mike Cronin - The failure of British fascism
2. Raymond E Feist - Rides a Dread legion

3. Robin Hobb - Dragon keeper

 

[Me76]

1/50 Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk

 

[Me76]

2. The child thief, Dan Smith. Brilliant, but fuck me it's bleak. Set in 30s Ukraine after a famine and civil war, a stranger turns up with cannibalised children on his sled and is summarily lynched. I'll not tell you any more as I hope lots of people will read it, it is incredibly atmospheric and well written. But I kept having to check that the Boy was safe in bed while I was reading it...

I've just started reading this Manter. 'Kin 'ell it's gripping. 19% through after an hour and annoyed I'm getting too drunk to appreciate it so will have to wait until tomorrow to continue.

Thanks for the review!!!

 

[Manter]

I've just started reading this Manter. 'Kin 'ell it's gripping. 19% through after an hour and annoyed I'm getting too drunk to appreciate it so will have to wait until tomorrow to continue.

Thanks for the review!!!

It gets darker and darker. I had to put it down at one point as I almost couldn't bear the tension.... Let me know what you think.

 

[imposs1904]

*wink, wink*

Just saying, like.

 

[rich!]

1. Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion.
2. Kameron Hurley, The Mirror Empire

3. Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Djinni

 

[rich!]

1. Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion.
2. Kameron Hurley, The Mirror Empire
3. Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Djinni

4. GRR Martin & Gardner Dozois, Dangerous Women, Part 1.

(Includes a new Game of Thrones novella, and the Brandon Sanderson story has actually tempted me to read some of Sanderson's stuff...)

 

[Patteran]

1) Language in the News, Discourse & Ideology in the Press - Roger Fowler.

 

[toggle]

1) Language in the News, Discourse & Ideology in the Press - Roger Fowler.

any good?

 

[toggle]

1. Mike Cronin - The failure of British fascism
2. Raymond E Feist - Rides a Dread legion
3. Robin Hobb - Dragon keeper

4. Terry Pratchet - Unseen Academicals