Today I made a list of books I plan to read by the end of this year. After doing the 50-book challenge in 2009, I decided I'd do it slightly differently: rather than aim for a specific number of books, I'd get to work on all the books on my shelf that I've been meaning to read for ages, but through busyness or laziness haven't got round to yet. Also, some of them (i.e. all the Norwegian ones) are books I have to read for my "101 things in 100 days" challenge (see link).
*looks at the 101 things* Which French ones were you planning to read?
The Last of the Mohicans – J. Fenimore Cooper
Huh. I think that's one of those books that has gotten rather out of fashion of late - I don't know if it was ever rated all that highly from a literary PoV, anyway, and adventure stories about cowboys and Indians aren't as popular as they once were.
Dracula* – Bram Stoker
Why the reread, if I may ask? It's a classic to be sure, but to be honest I can't say I found it that impressive...
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov
Clearly I need to read this. I might do a Russian literature year myself, really... started Anna Karenina for the first time, and I need to read Master and Margarita, and probably some Dostoyevsky. Essentially the only major Russian literature work I've read is War and Peace, and that was so long ago I'd really have to reread it.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell* – Susanna Clarke
Excellent.
Dune – Frank Herbert
I keep wavering on whether or not to read this one - huge classic, but a fair amount of people seem to hate it.
Atonement – Ian McEwan
That book is odd. I like the beginning a lot, the second half is very different and not as good, and I don't like the ending scene.
Pretty Monsters – Kelly Link
Can't go wrong with Link.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
Bleh. At least it's short. Nice idea for a story, and I guess not badly executed, but... bleh.
My Name is Red – Orhan Pamuk
Have that, started it, really should finish it. It's a fun read, so far, don't know why I got sidetracked on other books.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* – J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* – J.R.R. Tolkien
So are these just to make the subsequent reading in Norwegian easier?
Planned reads for 2010.
10/01/2010 05:10:08 PM
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Interestingly random list.
10/01/2010 05:55:51 PM
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It's mostly things I've bought and not read yet. Other than that, there's no coherent theme.
10/01/2010 06:16:01 PM
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Okay, colour me shocked.
10/01/2010 07:16:23 PM
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I'm actually the same as Tim. Haven't read them since I did it in 5th grade.
10/01/2010 11:17:23 PM
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Okay, I misread Tim's response and thought he was thinking about a year of Russian literature.
14/01/2010 07:18:53 PM
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I wondered about that.
14/01/2010 08:04:32 PM
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A couple of thoughts
15/01/2010 01:46:25 AM
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Huh. You're the second person I've ever seen refer to that book as Demons.
15/01/2010 05:35:19 AM
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Don't read the Achebe.
11/01/2010 01:09:06 AM
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I'll be reading less serious stuff too.
11/01/2010 08:52:14 AM
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Well, I figured that too
11/01/2010 03:21:11 PM
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Of those?
11/01/2010 01:33:33 AM
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Are Mohicans and 100 Years worth reading? Folks seem to be dissin' 'em. *NM*
11/01/2010 08:49:55 AM
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Ditch Erlend Loe
11/01/2010 11:40:37 AM
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However, good for someone who needs a simple book to help with learning the language.
11/01/2010 12:06:55 PM
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Re: Planned reads for 2010.
11/01/2010 11:41:28 AM
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You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it.
11/01/2010 12:22:56 PM
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Re: You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it.
11/01/2010 03:21:37 PM
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I suppose if you're interested in the development of the thriller/adventure novel, Cooper is okay.
11/01/2010 02:04:29 PM
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