52 weeks of Reading- 2018 edition!!

[Heroine of the Dragon]

Already a week into 2018 and it's time to start on your reading goals again!!

(Disclaimer: I read lots last year but forget to list it in the thread... so expect me to do the same this year. I always start off with good intentions... and then I get all... faerie-like!!)

Have wonderful adventures wherever your reading takes you...








1. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo ( my Jólabókaflóð book last year!!)

[ScottyMcGee]

STARTED OFF ON A GOOD NOTE!

I couldn't find my copy of Ready Player One, oddly enough, so I went with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I read this sooooo so so so long ago in the first year of high school. I read the entire series! So I was surprised by how many details I forgot. Moving on to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - HELL YEAH!

[Valigarmander]

First book of the new year is... the DK Books First Aid Manual, fifth edition. It was an interesting reference guide. Obviously not the same as taking a class in first aid, but it's nice knowing the basics in case I ever do find myself in an emergency situation.

Books read in 2018:

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)

[Booyakasha]

1. Norton Juster---------'The Phantom Tollbooth'
2. David Moody---------'Hater'

It'd been ages since I'd read 'Phantom Tollbooth'-----------so long I'd forgotten essentially everything that happened. I like it a lot.

'Hater' is really bleak and unpleasant. Not to say it's horrible (it is a work of apocalyptic fiction, after all), just I'm not sure I'd want to read it every day.

[pepsibetsy]

Did you know Dollar Tree (where everything is literally $1) sells hardcovers w/ original prices from $20-$30? I've bought sooooo many books!

Currently working on:
"You Will Pay" ~Lisa Jackson

I've been working on it for months :c *hangs head in shame*

[Marilink]

Currently reading The Golden Compass. ...still. I need to set aside more time for it.

[Valigarmander]

Read the fourth volume of Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran. Still one of my favorite webcomics. It's amazing how quickly it can jump from oddball humor to social and societal angst.

Books read in 2018:

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)
2. Octopus Pie Vol. 4 by Meredith Gran - 5/5 (Jan 18)

[Valigarmander]

Read Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi. Not the kind of story I was expecting going in, but I liked it.

Books read in 2018:

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)
2. Octopus Pie Vol. 4 by Meredith Gran - 5/5 (Jan 18)
3. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi - 4/5 (Jan 21)

[pepsibetsy]

Still have not made much progress

any tips on how to set aside some time for reading?!

[Booyakasha]

^You could be forced to take four weeks off work for emergency surgery and convalescence. That's my current bag-------------sittin around in my PJs, bored stupid.

[pepsibetsy]

Ugh that would be the life, I am constantly busy with pretty much no days off D:

[Booyakasha]

^It probably sounds alright in theory. In practise, I'm sitting here bone-idle, earning no money. Had to take two weeks of my vacation just for the sake of getting some income coming in. It stinks.

3. Euripides IV

Four plays by the classical dramatist. Euripides is so weird and different. He flouts a lot of the traditions of Greek drama------------he depicts the gods and heroes as a bunch of crazy assh*les doing bad psycho stuff. His version of 'Orestes' in particular comes off more like a lurid WWE storyline than a Greek tragedy. "You there, don't lay a finger on that door./Yes, I mean you, Menelaus, you braggart!/Touch that door and I'll rip the parapet/From this crumbling masonry and smash your skull." I love it.

[Valigarmander]

Read All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen, a memoir describing the author's crisis of faith and eventual expulsion from the Hasidic community he spent most of his life in. Really touching and thought-provoking.

Also read Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar, which is about an awkward, Nosferatu-Essie vampire who is inexplicably really popular with the ladies. It was... interesting.

Books read in 2018 (5/52):

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)
2. Octopus Pie Vol. 4 by Meredith Gran - 5/5 (Jan 18)
3. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi - 4/5 (Jan 21)
4. All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen - 5/5 (Jan 24)
5. Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar - 4/5 (Jan 24)

[pepsibetsy]

Also read Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar, which is about an awkward, Nosferatu-Essie vampire who is inexplicably really popular with the ladies. It was... interesting.

This sounds cute!

[Valigarmander]

^ In a weird way, it kind of was.

Today I read Fables: Animal Farm, the second book in the series. I think I liked this one better than the first. Looking forward to seeing where the series goes from here.

Books read in 2018 (6/52):

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)
2. Octopus Pie Vol. 4 by Meredith Gran - 5/5 (Jan 18)
3. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi - 4/5 (Jan 21)
4. All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen - 5/5 (Jan 24)
5. Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar - 4/5 (Jan 24)
6. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, & Steve Leialoha - 4/5 (Jan 25)

[pepsibetsy]

You guys read so fast O__O

[Valigarmander]

To be fair, most of the books I've read so far have been graphic novels.

[Valigarmander]

Read Cursed Pirate Girl by Jeremy A. Bastian. A really great book. The artwork is incredibly detailed and absolutely gorgeous.

Books read in 2018 (7/52):

Spoiler.

1. DK Books 5th Edition First Aid Manual - 4/5 (Jan 16)
2. Octopus Pie Vol. 4 by Meredith Gran - 5/5 (Jan 18)
3. Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi - 4/5 (Jan 21)
4. All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen - 5/5 (Jan 24)
5. Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar - 4/5 (Jan 24)
6. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, & Steve Leialoha - 4/5 (Jan 25)
7. Cursed Pirate Girl by Jeremy A. Bastian - 5/5 (Jan 29)

[I am nobody]

Audibooks count, right? I'm reading with my ears.

1. The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkein

I somehow hadn't experience any of Tolkein's stories through any medium until now. This was pretty good, although keeping track of the dwarves was basically impossible (seemingly deliberately so), and it was a little weird that the entire story is basically them royally screwing up and getting saved by whoever the nearest non-dwarf is. Maybe I'll finally get around to LotR sometime soon.


I also tried listening to The Picture of Dorian Gray, but just about tore my ears off after two hours of meandering Victorian speeches about morals and basically nothing of substance even thinking about happening.

[Booyakasha]

^Lot of people would tell you you're missing out by not watching or reading Lord of the Rings. I'm inclined to disagree. LotR isn't all that great. Not the books, and certainly not the movies. Them extended cuts are like an endurance test, man. Oh, and they all have the Wilhelm Scream in them. I hate the Wilhelm Scream. It's the bane of my existence.

...I don't know. Maybe I'm not someone to take entertainment advice from. Like, my favourite movie is 'Hudson Hawk'. Hearing that, most people would probably be forgiven for thinking I'm the stupidest person ever (although, in my defense, 'Hudson Hawk' doesn't have the damn Wilhelm Scream in).