The 50 Book Challenge (2012)

[Alvedansen]

01. Jon Krakauer - Under the banner of heaven
02. Sharon M. Draper - Tears of a tiger
03. David Benioff - City of thieves
04. Isaac Marion - Warm bodies
05. George R. R. Martin - A feast for crows (ASOIAF #4)
06. Robert Schneider - Schlafes Bruder
07. Neil Gaiman - American Gods
08. Max Brooks - The zombie survival guide
09. Orson Scott Card - Ender's game
10. Ann Rule - The stranger beside me
11. Patrick Ness - The knife of never letting go

decided to list all the books i'm currently reading (i know it's a lot...i can never only read one book at a time)

Warm bodies:
Zombie "R" goes hunting, falls in love with a living girl and together they want to change the world (over simplified)
it sounds stupid and crazy, but it was actually pretty good. the writing was nice and was deeper than i had expected. i liked that the romance wasn't cheesy and the main focus of the story, although it was so essential to the plot, the way they fell in love felt very natural.

if you're interested in the book, watch the trailer, i usually hate book trailers, but this one is pretty good

 

[MissKateCherie]

1)The Vampire Diaries: The Return, Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith
2)La tete du chat by Βασίλης Αλεξάκης
3)The shadow of August by Sue Welford
4)The Runaways by Kristin Butcher
5)Gossip Girl: You know You Love me by Cecily von Ziegesar
6)The Vampire Diaries: The Return, Midnight by L. J. Smith
7)Gossip Girl: All I want is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar
8)Desert Flower by Waris Dirie Cathleen Miller
9)The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
10)Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

 

[Hazel]

My list is by no means impressive, but so far I've managed to read :
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
2. Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
3. The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Currently, I'm reading:
4. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
5. Pygmy - Chuck Palahniuk

Though, I've got the feeling I probably won't finish Pygmy. I used to like Palahniuk, I still love his style, but it seems to me that he's getting more and more ridiculous when it comes to the plot .

 

[kate_is_goddess]

Though, I've got the feeling I probably won't finish Pygmy. I used to like Palahniuk, I still love his style, but it seems to me that he's getting more and more ridiculous when it comes to the plot .

I had the same feeling when I read Pygmy, it's really a bit ridiculous. And the protagonist's "language" is so tiring to read! It took me forever to finish it...

01 > Das böse Mädchen (engl: The Bad Girl, orig: Travesuras de la Niña Mala) < Mario Vargas Llosa
02 > The Crossing < Cormac McCarthy
03 > Schachnovelle (engl: Chess Story / The Royal Game) < Stefan Zweig
04 > Op. non cit. < Alan Isler
05 > Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close < Jonathan Safran Foer

I'm reading "Extremely loud,..." for the second time, it's been a few years and seeing the movie trailer really made me want to read it again.

 

[heelscatchfire]

My list so far:
1. A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin
2. The Walking Dead: Book Three - Robert Kirkman
3. Damned - Chuck Palahniuk
4. The Witch of Portobello - Paulo Coelho
5. The Walking Dead: Book Four - Rober Kirkman
6. Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
7. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

Currently reading:
9. We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver
10. Maus - Art Spiegelman
11. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

I'm reading 3 books at once, which I don't usually do but I keep getting books and I can't stop

 

[ChrissyM]

I'm so slow this year

only on my third book... i feel like i'll catch up though
glad i'm aiming for just 30 this year

 

[GinAndTonic]

01. The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
02. Glue (Irvine Welsh)
03. The Demon (Hubert Selby Jr)
04. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
05. A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby)
06. Popism (Andy Warhol / Pat Hackett)
07. Brit Pulp (Jean-Marie Pottier)
08. The Music Of Chance (Paul Auster)
09. Headhunters (John King)

 

[funkystar]

@heelscatchfire The Perks of Being a Wallflower is on my to-read list this year did you like it?

 

[MissKateCherie]

^
Personally it's my favorite book! but I guess someone older than 25 wouldn't enjoy that much...

 

[rox_yr_sox]

1. On Cats by Doris Lessing
2. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
3. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
4. Medea and other plays by Euripides
5. Eating Fire: Selected Poetry, 1965-1995 by Margaret Atwood
6. A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander
7. Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled his Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk
8. Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
9. The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars by Annelise Freisenbruch (currently reading)

 

[yellowetpink]

This is such a good idea, I really need to read more!

1. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath..I thought it would be quite pretentiously written but I actually found it very easy to relate to and it was really honestly written.
2. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky..I enjoyed it, I thought it was refreshing to see a portrayal of a teenage life through a boys eyes. My mum couldn't finish it, found it too 'teen'.

Currently reading Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding.

Gave up on Lord Of The Flies for now, couldn't get into it. Read 'To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee' instead, really enjoyed it.

1. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
2. Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
3. To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Now reading 'The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald'

 

[ALAUU]

^ I had to read Lord of the Flies in high school. It gets better towards the middle/end. It's definitely not one of those books that grips you right from the start.

I finished Water for Elephants a few weeks ago and it was okay, but I found it a little disappointing. I'm currently reading Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because it's been so hyped lately that I decided to see what all the fuss was about. It's good so far, though I haven't even gotten to the middle of it. I find myself reading through the parts regarding Lisbeth faster than the parts having to do with Mikael. He's a bit boring for me. I'm also reading Why is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling just for fun. It's a fast read and she's hilarious. The problem with reading these books on my iPad is the glare is a killer for my eyes. My eyes strain after an hour or so.

 

[MissKateCherie]

I've started reading two books...

1)The Vampire Diaries: The Return, Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith
2)La tete du chat by Βασίλης Αλεξάκης
3)The shadow of August by Sue Welford
4)The Runaways by Kristin Butcher
5)Gossip Girl: You know You Love me by Cecily von Ziegesar
6)The Vampire Diaries: The Return, Midnight by L. J. Smith
7)Gossip Girl: All I want is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar
8)Desert Flower by Waris Dirie Cathleen Miller
9)The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
10)Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
11)Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins
12)The Clique by Lisi Harrison

 

[Niusity]

^I'm olso reading two now and Mockingjay is one of them
1. The Magus by John Fowles
2. Atonement by Ian McEwan
3. Ciuleandra by Liviu Rebreanu
4. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez
5. Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin-had to read it for school and it was really amazing! Loved it so much!! I'm going to reread it once again as soon as I have some free time.
6. Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

Currently reading:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho

 

[JennaaMonroe]

1. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
2. On Canaan's Side - Sebastian Barry
3. The Witches- Roald Dalh
4. Room - Emma Donoghue
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon
6. The White Deer - James Thurber

I think I might want to tackle a big book like 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami or I might want to read something lighter. Not quite sure yet.

 

[Belowen]

01: No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
02: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
03: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
04: Consider The Lobster by David Foster Wallace
05: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
06: The Art Of Travel by Alain De Botton
07: The Beach by Alex Garland
08: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
09: A Dead Man's Memoir (A Theatrical Novel) by Mikhail Bulgakov
10: I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak

 

[BaBorrow]

4.) "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
5.) "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by ^
6.) "The Last Olympian" by ^
7.) "The Lost Hero" by ^
8.) "The Son of Neptune" by ^

For books that are meant for kids in middle school...they're actually pretty entertaining. That don't even drag.

 

[heelscatchfire]

Just finished the Hunger Games. I'm still reading We Need to Talk About Kevin.

 

[ChrissyM]

1: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
2: Bossypants by Tina Fey
3: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
4: Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me by Javier Marias

still forming an opinion on my current book... I'm wondering if it's a bit too dense for my currently foggy head. I may need to start a fluffier book in the meantime....

 

[Karen0193]

1.Never Let Me Go-Kazuo Ishiguro
2. The Virgin Suicides-Jeffrey Eugenides
3. The Great Gastby-F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. Bed of Roses- Nora Roberts
5. Affaire Royale- Nora Roberts
6. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy- John Le Carré
7. The Pillars of the Earth- Ken Follet
8. One Hundred Years of Solitude- Gabriel García Márquez