It's mostly things I've bought and not read yet. Other than that, there's no coherent theme.
Tim Send a noteboard - 10/01/2010 06:16:01 PM
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?
I've got a couple of Maupassant books, and the memoirs of Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine's wife), so probably those.
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.
I like adventure stories about cowboys and indians
.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...
I haven't read it since I was 11, is why.
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.
That's not a bad idea. I'm now tempted to start doing reading themes for each year myself, starting in 2011, but to be honest I'd almost certainly get bored of whatever I chose.
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.
I read the first 100 pages or something a few years ago. Then two years ago Mary gave me the 40th anniversary addition for my birthday. I haven't touched it. Now she lives with us, and every time I see it on the shelf I feel a little bit guilty
.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.
I have to read the book before I can see the film.
Pretty Monsters – Kelly Link
Can't go wrong with Link.
I'm really looking forward to this one
.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.
It's one of those books that just has to be read. Especially when you live in Edinburgh. Like you say, it's short; and I didn't pay money for it, as they were being given out for free during National Book Week (or something) last year.
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?
Pretty much, although I did also decide that, having read them at age 11 and never again, it really was time for a reread...
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
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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- 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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- 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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- 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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