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Sorry I'm late to the party Zeran Send a noteboard - 14/01/2011 02:11:13 AM
I've actually finished a couple books this month (Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher and Slaughterhouse Five, which meets my challenge for Jan/Feb!). In a effort to be more participatory on RAFO, here are my additional planned reads for January:

- The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco. After taking a stroll through the old reviews on the site, I noticed a great post for this one. I suppose this could be bonus points for the Classic Challenge? I've definitely been wanting to read Eco for quite some time. I also have Foucault's Pendulum, Baudolino and The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana tempting me but I figure this is where I should start.

- Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher. I really enjoyed Butcher's first Codex Alera entry, Furies Of Calderon. The first book seemed to be structured like his Dresden books in that it could be read as a standalone story. Hoping this trend continues for the rest of the series, I'm going to spread the reading of the remaining five books throughout 2011.

- Something sci-fi. Still have decided on a specific title but do have a couple in mind: Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton or The Player Of Games by Iain Banks. We'll see where the month takes me.
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Happy 2011! So what are your reading plans in January? Rebekah - 01/01/2011 11:32:10 AM 1131 Views
My planned reads for this month: Rebekah - 01/01/2011 11:36:13 AM 792 Views
Re: My planned reads for this month: Camilla - 12/01/2011 12:01:33 AM 797 Views
Nopers. Borrowed it from Benjamin. Rebekah - 13/01/2011 06:56:08 PM 668 Views
Ah. Camilla - 13/01/2011 06:59:21 PM 835 Views
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Bridge of Birds done - so lovely. Rebekah - 15/01/2011 11:08:29 AM 797 Views
nothing to see here. *NM* Jessie - 19/01/2011 03:52:14 AM 367 Views
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Guess what I actually started reading! nossy - 05/01/2011 03:03:05 PM 735 Views
*NM* Camilla - 05/01/2011 03:20:31 PM 392 Views
I'm truly amused now, because one of my good friends apparently didn't like it at all nossy - 06/01/2011 04:07:53 PM 774 Views
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130 pages nossy - 06/01/2011 04:14:06 PM 829 Views
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I loved it. I'll write a review as soon as I'm done planning classes. *NM* Camilla - 13/01/2011 02:57:45 PM 339 Views
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I picked up again Quicksilver. Camilla - 20/01/2011 02:02:39 PM 828 Views
I finished it Camilla - 26/01/2011 01:53:56 PM 1083 Views
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Some or all of the following: Legolas - 01/01/2011 02:03:21 PM 758 Views
It's looking like I won't get to a number of those, but instead I'm reading Madame Bovary *NM* Legolas - 13/01/2011 09:43:08 PM 422 Views
As my New Year Resolution will involve little time for reading... Maria - 01/01/2011 03:23:04 PM 724 Views
I just started a new family reading tradition. Kaldric - 01/01/2011 06:49:54 PM 928 Views
That sounds very cool. *NM* Camilla - 05/01/2011 10:40:54 PM 451 Views
I'm getting mixed results. Kaldric - 13/01/2011 02:55:05 PM 1007 Views
It is to be expected, I suppose. Camilla - 13/01/2011 02:56:59 PM 784 Views
Rutabaga! Kaldric - 13/01/2011 06:27:15 PM 892 Views
Re: Rutabaga! Camilla - 13/01/2011 06:30:22 PM 793 Views
To be honest I have no idea. ? - 01/01/2011 07:36:27 PM 781 Views
First Finish A Fire Upon the Deep Kristen - 01/01/2011 08:22:55 PM 681 Views
So many christmas books! Novo - 02/01/2011 05:09:04 AM 822 Views
Re: Happy 2011! So what are your reading plans in January? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 03/01/2011 02:45:28 AM 817 Views
Ideally, Madame Bovary and La Peste. Tom - 03/01/2011 03:34:19 AM 716 Views
Uni notes. Got exams for most of the month *NM* Stephen - 03/01/2011 02:31:36 PM 348 Views
Finished reading the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay from last month, but i'm still at exams *NM* Stephen - 11/01/2011 12:24:59 PM 368 Views
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I almost picked that up yesterday. Camilla - 27/01/2011 08:08:21 PM 993 Views
Somebody is making me read Henry James as my classic. nossy - 05/01/2011 02:59:47 PM 701 Views
Good choice. Which one? *NM* Camilla - 05/01/2011 03:20:52 PM 382 Views
The Portrait of a Lady *NM* snoopcester - 05/01/2011 07:05:29 PM 352 Views
I know I'm a bit late, but here's what I got. LordPerrin - 06/01/2011 01:18:58 AM 779 Views
Trying to get through Myst Born but I am having trouble finding the time random thoughts - 06/01/2011 04:53:01 PM 661 Views
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10 Days That Shook the World by John Reed snoopcester - 11/01/2011 11:52:02 AM 839 Views
Sorry I'm late to the party Zeran - 14/01/2011 02:11:13 AM 822 Views
What'd you think of Slaughterhouse Five? Rebekah - 15/01/2011 11:15:27 AM 761 Views
Slaghterhouse Five was.....interesting. Spoilers below. Zeran - 15/01/2011 01:40:12 PM 878 Views
lots of stuff ranagrande - 15/01/2011 01:14:00 AM 803 Views
Quick question, Evelyn Waugh counts as classic, right? Stephen - 15/01/2011 04:02:53 PM 751 Views
Definitely. Rebekah - 15/01/2011 05:11:50 PM 785 Views
Re: Happy 2011! So what are your reading plans in January? Jessie - 19/01/2011 03:53:55 AM 786 Views
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