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Re: Only 'til I get through the list. Camilla Send a noteboard - 11/09/2009 06:29:29 PM
Before I started this approach, my list was easily this long still - I just realized that I was only reading the stuff I'd added most recently, and never getting around to the stuff I'd added a while back. This way I'll not be as tempted to "skip around." Well, okay, this way I'll just think harder about it before I skip around.

Here add The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway.

Fine.


You will love it.

Here, you should add Unspeakable Desolation Pouring Down from the Stars by Frank Key.

Fine!


This, too.

Philip Pullman ~ The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
Really, you don't have to.

But I want to. Isn't that the point of this exercise?


Maybe. Just don't get your hopes up.

Ayn Rand ~ The Fountainhead
Seriously? Ayn Rand? You have a limited time on this planet, a billion books to read, and you have that on your list?

Yep. I've heard the bashing a million times, but I don't know what all the fuss is about, so I figure I'll at least give one book a shot. It's not like I'm planning on going through the whole catalog, here.


She is a nutty ideologue. Like Goodkind. Think it over.

Stanislaw Lem ~ Solaris
Oooh. You need to add His Master's Voice and The Perfect Vacuum and Cyberiad to this. You cannot skip some of his best work.

Oscar Wilde ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray
And, surely, all his plays?

For these two, and several others on the list, I want to get a taste of their writing style first. If I end up enjoying them, I will read more of their books.


The beauty of Lem is that his style changes. But it is always good and well thought-out. Most of Wilde is not as dark as Dorian Gray. More whimsy.

Dan Brown ~ Digital Fortress
You have to be joking. I repeat: limited tim &c.

See my response to jh at the top of the thread. This is the sort of thing I read for amusement value.


I don't get it. I don't feel amused when reading Dan Brown -- just vaguely insulted.
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/NSSP: My fabled "to-read" list. Craig - 09/09/2009 07:45:04 AM 1034 Views
... dan brown? jh - 09/09/2009 11:23:21 AM 661 Views
Indeed. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:18:32 PM 643 Views
You disappoint. jh - 09/09/2009 07:53:54 PM 677 Views
My work here is done. Craig - 09/09/2009 08:46:03 PM 724 Views
You actaully have a list? PhotoJim - 09/09/2009 12:26:44 PM 726 Views
I do... and this is why. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:19:48 PM 697 Views
Copy....Aaaannnnd pasted. Excellent *NM* Bryce - 09/09/2009 02:13:47 PM 468 Views
I accept no responsibility for this! *NM* Craig - 09/09/2009 06:20:06 PM 394 Views
No worries. I've actually read about 9 of the books on there, so I figure we have similar tastes. *NM* Bryce - 09/09/2009 06:59:11 PM 364 Views
I have far more than that. rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 03:07:58 PM 692 Views
Well I don't see you posting a list, missy. Craig - 09/09/2009 06:20:48 PM 740 Views
See, I can't help but buy them. rebelaessedai - 09/09/2009 07:14:40 PM 762 Views
Post it! I get a kick out of seeing how organized others are. Plus this list gave me some ideas. *NM* Brian - 09/09/2009 07:17:56 PM 376 Views
Really? How many others would care though? I could nb it to you. *NM* rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 03:51:38 AM 361 Views
If you don't want to post it, no pressure, I'd definitely love to see a copy though *NM* Brian - 10/09/2009 07:08:24 AM 374 Views
That's why it's an NSSP, silly. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 07:51:58 AM 396 Views
I think the bar for post no one cares about is pretty low *NM* random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:50:47 PM 376 Views
I collect too many other things to dedicate all my resources to books. Craig - 09/09/2009 07:19:44 PM 664 Views
I love anal. rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 03:51:12 AM 681 Views
Really? You just don't seem the type. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 07:52:25 AM 674 Views
I'm assuming this is sarcasm... rebelaessedai - 10/09/2009 09:01:41 PM 680 Views
Sarcasm? Never heard of it. *NM* Craig - 10/09/2009 11:08:00 PM 413 Views
I think it's a geology thing. *NM* Nate - 11/09/2009 12:51:23 AM 394 Views
You're thinking of scapulas. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 02:05:15 AM 414 Views
Peter F Hamilton Geoff - 09/09/2009 03:42:38 PM 842 Views
Actually Craig - 09/09/2009 06:21:42 PM 705 Views
Oh good Geoff - 09/09/2009 06:28:04 PM 802 Views
Wow, you have 4 of my absolute favorite books on here Brian - 09/09/2009 07:01:37 PM 712 Views
Maybe they'll become my favorites too! *NM* Craig - 09/09/2009 07:27:46 PM 364 Views
You're right Seriana Sedai - 09/09/2009 08:03:22 PM 668 Views
Re: You're right Brian - 10/09/2009 07:45:08 AM 697 Views
Actually... Seriana Sedai - 10/09/2009 05:58:33 PM 628 Views
Agreed with your picks and comments. PhotoJim - 09/09/2009 10:02:12 PM 732 Views
Re: Agreed with your picks and comments. Brian - 10/09/2009 07:47:49 AM 703 Views
Fine, you guys! Craig - 10/09/2009 07:51:16 AM 727 Views
Seriana Sedai - 10/09/2009 09:54:43 PM 683 Views
don't bother it is dated random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:53:22 PM 709 Views
I'm so confused now... Craig - 12/09/2009 07:21:38 AM 663 Views
Awww. Seriana Sedai - 14/09/2009 05:12:15 AM 913 Views
That is awesome. Now I want to do a list. Nate - 10/09/2009 04:11:06 AM 656 Views
Here's my list. Nate - 10/09/2009 05:20:23 AM 708 Views
It's fun, isn't it? Craig - 10/09/2009 07:50:25 AM 734 Views
How can you HATE Brave New World??? random thoughts - 12/09/2009 06:29:54 AM 849 Views
Powerfully. *NM* Craig - 12/09/2009 07:22:39 AM 382 Views
are you going to read them alphabetically, too? *NM* Camilla - 11/09/2009 10:11:48 AM 462 Views
Hells no. Nate - 11/09/2009 11:29:46 PM 738 Views
Re: Hells no. Camilla - 12/09/2009 10:34:31 AM 706 Views
I am reading David Halberstam ~ The Coldest Winter right now and it is great random thoughts - 12/09/2009 06:47:27 AM 754 Views
You read ... alphabetically? Camilla - 11/09/2009 10:09:26 AM 818 Views
Re: You read ... alphabetically? Geoff - 11/09/2009 12:00:32 PM 777 Views
Only 'til I get through the list. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:17:02 PM 657 Views
Re: Only 'til I get through the list. Camilla - 11/09/2009 06:29:29 PM 760 Views
Re: Only 'til I get through the list. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:41:06 PM 574 Views
Camilla - 11/09/2009 07:04:37 PM 631 Views
There is absolutely no good reason to... Jacob - 11/09/2009 02:31:14 PM 685 Views
I'm intrigued by the premise. Craig - 11/09/2009 06:19:57 PM 658 Views
Spin more time reading and less time list making random thoughts - 11/09/2009 08:15:09 PM 701 Views
I fear you don't understand! Craig - 11/09/2009 09:33:04 PM 599 Views
that is so alien to me random thoughts - 11/09/2009 09:42:25 PM 773 Views
Re: that is so alien to me Craig - 12/09/2009 07:25:06 AM 560 Views
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