Another year, another meme.
This will be main page listing of all the books I read this year, added as I finish them. This time, I get to start on the first of the year. Ready, set, go!
Others participating in this meme:
- Rob
- A different Rob (robertsiders.com)
- Veronica (“a number of books in a period of time”)
- Speedkill
- System 13
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling - Publisher: Scholastic
- Year: 2005
- Pages: 652
- №1
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World War Z
by Max Brooks - Publisher: Crown
- Year: 2006
- Pages: 352
- №2
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The Last Town on Earth
by Thomas Mullen - Publisher: Crown
- Year: 2006
- Pages: 416
- №3
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Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury - Publisher: William Morrow
- Year: 1957/1999
- Pages: 288
- №4
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Year: 2005
- Pages: 506
- №5
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The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Year: 2005
- Pages: 413
- №6
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The Return of the King
by J.R.R. Tolkien - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Year: 2005
- Pages: 500
- №7
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Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin - Publisher: Viking
- Year: 2006
- Pages: 352
- №8
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Galatea 2.2
by Richard Powers - Publisher: Picador
- Year: 1995/2004
- Pages: 336
- №9
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl - Publisher: Viking Adult
- Year: 2006
- Pages: 528
- №10
I see you’ve got World War Z planned. Awesome book. I bought it a few weeks ago and just got around to finishing it. If you’ve never read his Zombie Survival Guide I’d recommend that too. :D
If I like World War Z, I’ll definitely think about it.
Just thought I’d let you know that I”m going to try and do this this year as well. Hopefully it’ll help me break my bad habit of attempting to read 15 books at once.
What is the best way to do this and still keep up with your business/career based reading (and love of magazines!)
Or do you count books that are part of your career based learning (including textbooks, which we all know are difficult to devour in 1 week!)
I’ve never really had a problem, as my particular field doesn’t require too much book reading. For the occasional English course which requires me to read novels, I do count those, yes—I’ve never seen the point in the rule which says that only voluntary books can be counted.
There’s no easy answer as to how you can best balance your workload and/or family life with a reading meme like this. It really just depends on your situation. My suggestion to you, however, would be to set a goal that’s realistic: it isn’t necessary to read 52 books a year if you’re really too busy to do so, and you read other material as well. Start with a number that’s more than you currently read—perhaps a book every two weeks—and spend the year doing that. If it’s a success, you can increase it next year, if you feel like it.
Remember, too, that this meme isn’t simply about reading the books. It’s also about reviewing them, meaning part of the goal is to do a bit of writing as well, putting your thoughts about the book down in permanent form. It’s a double-whammy.
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Dave – I’m in! This sounds like just the thing to get me writing more… reading I do – usually can knock off a book in a couple of nights! This sounds just super cool.
Can’t promise they’ll be literature worth reading – my tastes run to some pretty weird and wonderful!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Sorry – I called the site owner Dave… :( How embarrassing. Sorry – it’s early where I am and I’m reading cross-eyed… not a good way to start! LOL
Thanks again!
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