Frith
01-02-2011, 10:47 PM
This year I hope to read at least 60 books, works by 50 different poets, and 25 plays. If broken down the easiest way is to read at least 5 books, works by 5 poets (10 poems) and 3 plays a month.
January:
1. Looking for Alaska by John Green (my second favorite book)
2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. (Watched part of the movie this weekend and finally read the copy I had at home.)
3. The Horse Goddess by Morgan Llywelyn. [January Book Club choice; loved it!]
4. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. Yes, I have recently become enthralled with the Percy Jackson series. (I may be in my early twenties but I love the occasional young adult series.)
5. The Neurotic's Handbook by Charles A. Monagan. (A comedic view on the eccentric behaviors of people. I found myself constanly laughing outloud while reading.)
6. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan. (Again with my newest obsession.)
7. Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers (It was really good, it gave insight to the stereotypes that overshadow not only women writers but writers from the Appalachian Mountains and how having both strikes against you causes more strife.)
8. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.
9. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. (Last book of this series. =[ =[ )
10. Car'rie Pil'by by Caren Lissner (Loved it! It reminded me somewhat of how my thoughts work and how they tend to flow...almost like you are in the mind of the character.)
11. Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by JD Salinger. (It makes me sad that he didn't write more novels about the Glass family, although 3/4 of the novels are about the family, lol. I love the complex storyline that Salinger set up.)
February:
12. The Sea-Wolf by Jack London. (It took getting used to because I have read White Fang and Call of the Wild and reading a non-animal Jack London book took me for a loop that and I have no nautical knowledge whatsoever but halfway through I was completely hooked. I liked how although it wasn't about animals but it did explore animalistic qualities in mankind.)
13. The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. (I'm excited to know if they find Percy...too bad the next book in this series doesn't come out until fall.)
14. Five Skies by Ron Carlson (I found this author because of an independent film based on a short story that Heath and I watched that we loved. I was torn about my feeling for the book because I liked it but it was a "slow" plot; I liked the storyline but I felt like it was spacey and dry.)
15. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. (I loved it! All three authors have similiar story styles, in fact, for a moment I was convinced that Maureen Johnson story was John Green's....I love how the authors clearly got together and worked the characters and their background information out and all the stories intertwined. =] )
16. All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy [February Book Club Choice; loved it!] (Really interesting book and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series and a few other books by McCarthy. If it hadn't been for the book club thread, I may have never read this book.)
17. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. (YAY! Sookie Stackhouse!!! =])
18. A Touch of Dead: Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories by Charlaine Harris (YAYY! More Sookie Stackhouse!!!)
19.The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy.
20. Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy (At this point, I can say that I am addicted to his writing style and probably will have plenty more of his books on this list. =])
21. Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Alborn. (Honestly, it was such an emotional book. I was 110% emotionally involved and I cried and laughed both. I do have one question: Why is this not a movie yet?)
March:
22.Light Beneath Ferns by Anne Spollen
23.Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
24.Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
25.Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner, Jr. (I have a new appreciation for mamaw's favorite show The Walton's after reading this.)
26.Bloodroot by Amy Greene (I've come to realize that in books both fiction and non-fiction about the Appalachian Mountains bloodroot, a type of flower common in the Appalachian Mtns, is a common theme.)
27.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. (Really good book. I was surprised at how easy the reading was with the Spanish mixed in; I guess I've had enough Spanish courses and books with conversational Spanish the past few weeks that I've picked up the language a bit. =])
28. You Can't Get There From Here by Earl Hamner, Jr.
29.The Homecoming: A Novel about Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner, Jr.
30. The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper. [March Book Club Choice; really good book] ( I loved how they used elements of Shakespeare to tell a story about modern star-crossed lovers in the setting of Romeo and Juliet. It was perfectly melded into a story that had a simple but loveable plot.)
31. The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alecxander
32. P.S, I Love You by Cecilia Ahren (I loved it and the movie as seperate beings; I was surprised at the differences in the book and movie and I was even more surprised that I was excited at the differences. =])
33. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.
34. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
35. Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
36. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich [Read the first few books in this series a few years ago and I've decided to finish the series beginning to end. =] ]
37. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
38. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.
April:
39. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich.
40. High Five by Janet Evanovich.
41. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich.
42. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.
43. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich.
44. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich.
45. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.
46. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich.
47. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich.
48. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
49. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
50. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
51. The Jumbee by Pamela Keyes [Amazing! It mixes Shakespeare with the Phantom of the Opera with a tropical voodoo mix! =] ]
52. Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox [April Book Club Choice; I liked it.]
53. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen [OMG! I loved this book! It's not surprising that they turned it into a movie and I can't wait to see if the movie is as good as the novel.]
54. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
55. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks.
56. [I]Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy.
May:
57. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks [The movie was a bit different. Not sure which I like best.]
58. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
59. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. [Again different from the movie in a big way.]
60. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green. [Really, really good book.]
61. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
62. [I]Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
63. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
64. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
65. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
66. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
67. Dead in the Family* by Charlaine Harris [*recent re-read...read it last month but decided to re-read again in the spirit of reading the newest release soon. =] ]
68. Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
69. Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells [This book series is amazing. I have always loved the movie but it pales in comparison to the series. LOVE IT!]
70. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris.
71. Ya Ya's In Bloom by Rebecca Wells
72. Night's Edge by Maggie Shayne, Charlaine Harris, and Barbara Hambley
73. Death's Excellent Vacation compliation of authors. [It was interesting to read short stories by different writers]
Didn't know that each post can only be 1000 characters. =[
June-December is below. haha
January:
1. Looking for Alaska by John Green (my second favorite book)
2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. (Watched part of the movie this weekend and finally read the copy I had at home.)
3. The Horse Goddess by Morgan Llywelyn. [January Book Club choice; loved it!]
4. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. Yes, I have recently become enthralled with the Percy Jackson series. (I may be in my early twenties but I love the occasional young adult series.)
5. The Neurotic's Handbook by Charles A. Monagan. (A comedic view on the eccentric behaviors of people. I found myself constanly laughing outloud while reading.)
6. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan. (Again with my newest obsession.)
7. Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers (It was really good, it gave insight to the stereotypes that overshadow not only women writers but writers from the Appalachian Mountains and how having both strikes against you causes more strife.)
8. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.
9. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. (Last book of this series. =[ =[ )
10. Car'rie Pil'by by Caren Lissner (Loved it! It reminded me somewhat of how my thoughts work and how they tend to flow...almost like you are in the mind of the character.)
11. Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by JD Salinger. (It makes me sad that he didn't write more novels about the Glass family, although 3/4 of the novels are about the family, lol. I love the complex storyline that Salinger set up.)
February:
12. The Sea-Wolf by Jack London. (It took getting used to because I have read White Fang and Call of the Wild and reading a non-animal Jack London book took me for a loop that and I have no nautical knowledge whatsoever but halfway through I was completely hooked. I liked how although it wasn't about animals but it did explore animalistic qualities in mankind.)
13. The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. (I'm excited to know if they find Percy...too bad the next book in this series doesn't come out until fall.)
14. Five Skies by Ron Carlson (I found this author because of an independent film based on a short story that Heath and I watched that we loved. I was torn about my feeling for the book because I liked it but it was a "slow" plot; I liked the storyline but I felt like it was spacey and dry.)
15. Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. (I loved it! All three authors have similiar story styles, in fact, for a moment I was convinced that Maureen Johnson story was John Green's....I love how the authors clearly got together and worked the characters and their background information out and all the stories intertwined. =] )
16. All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy [February Book Club Choice; loved it!] (Really interesting book and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series and a few other books by McCarthy. If it hadn't been for the book club thread, I may have never read this book.)
17. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris. (YAY! Sookie Stackhouse!!! =])
18. A Touch of Dead: Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories by Charlaine Harris (YAYY! More Sookie Stackhouse!!!)
19.The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy.
20. Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy (At this point, I can say that I am addicted to his writing style and probably will have plenty more of his books on this list. =])
21. Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Alborn. (Honestly, it was such an emotional book. I was 110% emotionally involved and I cried and laughed both. I do have one question: Why is this not a movie yet?)
March:
22.Light Beneath Ferns by Anne Spollen
23.Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
24.Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
25.Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner, Jr. (I have a new appreciation for mamaw's favorite show The Walton's after reading this.)
26.Bloodroot by Amy Greene (I've come to realize that in books both fiction and non-fiction about the Appalachian Mountains bloodroot, a type of flower common in the Appalachian Mtns, is a common theme.)
27.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. (Really good book. I was surprised at how easy the reading was with the Spanish mixed in; I guess I've had enough Spanish courses and books with conversational Spanish the past few weeks that I've picked up the language a bit. =])
28. You Can't Get There From Here by Earl Hamner, Jr.
29.The Homecoming: A Novel about Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner, Jr.
30. The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper. [March Book Club Choice; really good book] ( I loved how they used elements of Shakespeare to tell a story about modern star-crossed lovers in the setting of Romeo and Juliet. It was perfectly melded into a story that had a simple but loveable plot.)
31. The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alecxander
32. P.S, I Love You by Cecilia Ahren (I loved it and the movie as seperate beings; I was surprised at the differences in the book and movie and I was even more surprised that I was excited at the differences. =])
33. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.
34. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
35. Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
36. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich [Read the first few books in this series a few years ago and I've decided to finish the series beginning to end. =] ]
37. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
38. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich.
April:
39. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich.
40. High Five by Janet Evanovich.
41. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich.
42. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.
43. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich.
44. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich.
45. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich.
46. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich.
47. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich.
48. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
49. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
50. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
51. The Jumbee by Pamela Keyes [Amazing! It mixes Shakespeare with the Phantom of the Opera with a tropical voodoo mix! =] ]
52. Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox [April Book Club Choice; I liked it.]
53. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen [OMG! I loved this book! It's not surprising that they turned it into a movie and I can't wait to see if the movie is as good as the novel.]
54. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
55. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks.
56. [I]Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy.
May:
57. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks [The movie was a bit different. Not sure which I like best.]
58. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
59. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. [Again different from the movie in a big way.]
60. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green. [Really, really good book.]
61. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
62. [I]Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
63. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
64. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
65. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
66. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
67. Dead in the Family* by Charlaine Harris [*recent re-read...read it last month but decided to re-read again in the spirit of reading the newest release soon. =] ]
68. Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
69. Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells [This book series is amazing. I have always loved the movie but it pales in comparison to the series. LOVE IT!]
70. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris.
71. Ya Ya's In Bloom by Rebecca Wells
72. Night's Edge by Maggie Shayne, Charlaine Harris, and Barbara Hambley
73. Death's Excellent Vacation compliation of authors. [It was interesting to read short stories by different writers]
Didn't know that each post can only be 1000 characters. =[
June-December is below. haha