READ 100 BOOKS in 2011! The What Have You Read Thread.

kindlekitten · 01-04-2011, 07:53 PM

This is where we list the books we have read ;o)

mbelec · 01-05-2011, 06:13 AM

The lightning thief series, books 1-3; kind of childish, but fun. I'm taking a break from the series and reading The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo. It's dry but I've heard it gets better.

Iridal · 01-05-2011, 07:09 AM

I'll also be counting short stories, but just to follow the rules as closely as possible I'll consider 2 short stories to be one book.

I'm going to be using Fastolfe's rating system.

= the book is a turd, avoid at all costs

= not sure what to make of it

= okay book

= good book, recommended

= great book, highly recommended

= reading in progress

#001: Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
Rating:

Pages: 499
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

#002: The Great Bazaar and other stories - Peter V. Brett
Rating:

Pages: 104
Genre: Fantasy

#002: Matilda - Roald Dahl
Rating:

Pages: 90
Genre: Children's novel

#003: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
Rating:

Pages: 336
Genre: Young adult fantasy

#004: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
Rating:

Pages: 366
Genre: Young adult fantasy

jhempel24 · 01-05-2011, 07:27 AM

Well, here goes:

01. Sudden Death - Michael Ballkind - 5 Stars
02. Mary Mary - James Patterson - (38% complete)

Pookeysgirl · 01-05-2011, 07:55 AM

My List

My (stolen from Fastolfe) rating system works like this:

= the book is a turd, avoid at all costs

= not sure what to make of it

= okay book

= good book, recommended

= great book, highly recommended

= reading in progress

In Progress:

001

LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (This will be the 3rd time I've read so I'm able to give it a rating now)

002

LOTR The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien

003

LOTR Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien

januaryman · 01-05-2011, 08:17 AM

I finished "I, Asimov" and am currently reading both Twain's Autobiography and "The Girl Who Played With Fire."

wvcherrybomb · 01-05-2011, 09:45 AM

My Book List

In the interest of space I will be linking all titles to their Amazon page rather than writing a synopsis here.

All of my ratings will be based on the 5 star system with 1 being the lowest. These will reflect my personal opinion only. For reference, I am a 47 year old female.

#1
Title - The Potluck Club
Author - Linda Evans Shepherd
Pages - 384
Genre - Christian Fiction
Rating - ***
Thoughts - I believe this book would only have appeal to women in my age group or older. It has a heavy Christian theme, but there are some twists that keep it from being overly bland.

#2
Title - By Their Father's Hand: The Wesson Clan
Author - Monte Francis
Pages - 304
Genre - True Crime
Rating - *****
Thoughts - Sometimes it's hard to rate true crime books since the subject matter is always disturbing. Focusing solely on the writing, this one was good. I liked that the author only added important pieces of the trial, but it didn't read like a court transcript. The only verbatim section was the audio recorded at the crime scene which most readers, myself included, would appreciate. This was a well researched account.

#3
Title - Watchlist (in progress)
Author - Jeffery Deaver and 21 others
Pages - 416
Genre - Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
Rating -
Thoughts -

pdurrant · 01-05-2011, 09:52 AM

Books read in 2011

001.

January 1st: D'Artagnan Romances, Vol. 2, Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas. Free. 8/10.
An excellent adventure, following up the Three Musketeers "Twenty Years After". D'Artagnan is still only a lieutenant in the Musketeers. His friends have left. The new Cardinal, Mazarin, decides he could use some adventuresome, loyal, men, and D'Artagnan is sent to gather his friends together again...

002.

January 4th Analog SFF, March 2011 by Dell Magazine Authors. $1.78

TBR at start of year: 417
TBR now: 419
Ebooks read in 2011: 1
Non-free ebooks read in 2010: 0
Total cost of ebooks read in 2010: $0
Average cost of non-free ebooks:: $0

Books bought/obtained in 2011: 3
January: Analog, Asimov's, Interzone

Books read in 2010

Stolen icon rating system:

Still reading it

0-2

= avoid at all costs (IMO)
3-4

= Didn't like it. Others might.
5-6

= okay book
7-8

= good book, recommended
0-10

: = Excellent! Go and read it now!

Latinandgreek · 01-05-2011, 10:13 AM

Books I'm currently reading:

Elantris (Sanderson)
Hod Kroz Godinu (Belaj)
La mythologie Slave (Leger)

I should be done one of them tonight.

Marcy · 01-05-2011, 10:34 AM

Read in 2011:

1. A Play of Dux Moraud by Margaret Frazer
#2 in the Joliffe series. Joliffe, a player in a medieval troupe with a gift for delving into mysteries is sent by his Lord to investigate the wedding of one of his vassal's daughters.

2. Deal Breaker by Harlan Coban
#1 in the Myron Bolitar series. Myron, a sports agents, has just signed Christian Steele, the biggest athlete of his career, a very lucrative deal. The deal is in danger due to the mysterious disappearance of Christian's girlfriend a year ago and new hints turning up that she might be alive.

lila55 · 01-05-2011, 11:14 AM

#1
Title - The Black Path
Author - Åsa Larsson
Pages - 384
Genre - Mystery & Crime
Rating: ****

DixieGal · 01-05-2011, 11:18 AM

MY 2011 BOOKS

1: 1/1/11
the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Amazon $6.29
Review - 5/5

2. 1/2/11
The Perfect Woman by James Andrus
Amazon $0.00
Review - Great serial killer thriller, he puts the bodies in suitcases.
Negative - Seems to be 2nd in series, so starts and ends oddly. WARNING: Violence

3. 1/4/11
Soul Identity by Dennis Batchelder
Amazon. $0.00
Review - In Progress

kelliedn · 01-05-2011, 12:07 PM

1. Dean Koontz, Your Heart Belongs to Me
2. Dean Koontz, The Taking
3. Danielle Trussoni. Angelology

Fastolfe · 01-05-2011, 12:30 PM

Here are my 2011 books.
My rating system works like this:

= the book is a turd, avoid at all costs

= not sure what to make of it

= okay book

= good book, recommended

= great book, highly recommended

= reading in progress

Click on the book's title in bold to be redirected to the relevant page on your favorite evil book distributor's site.
------------------------------

#001 -

- Isaac Asimov - Gold
338 pages
An excellent read and a page-turner, as always with anything Asimov. If you're an aspirant writer, the second half of the book will give you great advices to get your started - Jan 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-0061054099

#002 -

- Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories
110 pages
Great, deceptively simple stories; Mark Twain is the master of irony - Jan 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-1438533827

#003 -

- Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
143 pages
A fantastic book that chronicles the demotion of the purposeful hippie drug usage into senseless hard drug binging at the end of the sixties, and the death of the American dream. A unique story written in H.S. Thompson's inimitable gonzo style - Jan 2, 2011
ISBN: 978-0679785897

#004 -

- Iain M. Banks - Transition
399 pages
A great novel, but harder to get into than most Iain M. Banks (SF) books. The several intertwined stories are a bit disconnected, and the various narrators aren't clearly identifiable, but all these sub-plots converge to create a great ending. In short, you'll have to work to enjoy the last 50 pages - Jan 4, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316071994

------------------------------
... continued in post #2

Fastolfe · 01-05-2011, 12:38 PM

All these threads, it's a right old mess. Sheesh...

01-05-2011, 07:55 AM	#5
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	My List My (stolen from Fastolfe) rating system works like this: = the book is a turd, avoid at all costs = not sure what to make of it = okay book = good book, recommended = great book, highly recommended = reading in progress In Progress: 001 LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (This will be the 3rd time I've read so I'm able to give it a rating now) 002 LOTR The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien 003 LOTR Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien Last edited by Pookeysgirl; 01-05-2011 at 03:02 PM.

01-05-2011, 09:52 AM	#8
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,484 Karma: 305784726 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Books read in 2011 001. January 1st: D'Artagnan Romances, Vol. 2, Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas. Free. 8/10. An excellent adventure, following up the Three Musketeers "Twenty Years After". D'Artagnan is still only a lieutenant in the Musketeers. His friends have left. The new Cardinal, Mazarin, decides he could use some adventuresome, loyal, men, and D'Artagnan is sent to gather his friends together again... 002. January 4th Analog SFF, March 2011 by Dell Magazine Authors. $1.78 TBR at start of year: 417 TBR now: 419 Ebooks read in 2011: 1 Non-free ebooks read in 2010: 0 Total cost of ebooks read in 2010: $0 Average cost of non-free ebooks:: $0 Books bought/obtained in 2011: 3 January: Analog, Asimov's, Interzone Books read in 2010 Stolen icon rating system: Still reading it 0-2 = avoid at all costs (IMO) 3-4 = Didn't like it. Others might. 5-6 = okay book 7-8 = good book, recommended 0-10 : = Excellent! Go and read it now! Last edited by pdurrant; 01-05-2011 at 12:38 PM.

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01-04-2011, 07:53 PM	#1
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mbelec Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 1165996 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Maine Device: sony prs-350, Ipad 3	The lightning thief series, books 1-3; kind of childish, but fun. I'm taking a break from the series and reading The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo. It's dry but I've heard it gets better.

01-05-2011, 07:09 AM	#3
Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	I'll also be counting short stories, but just to follow the rules as closely as possible I'll consider 2 short stories to be one book. I'm going to be using Fastolfe's rating system. = the book is a turd, avoid at all costs = not sure what to make of it = okay book = good book, recommended = great book, highly recommended = reading in progress #001: Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Rating: Pages: 499 Genre: Contemporary Fiction #002: The Great Bazaar and other stories - Peter V. Brett Rating: Pages: 104 Genre: Fantasy #002: Matilda - Roald Dahl Rating: Pages: 90 Genre: Children's novel #003: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling Rating: Pages: 336 Genre: Young adult fantasy #004: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling Rating: Pages: 366 Genre: Young adult fantasy Last edited by Iridal; 01-05-2011 at 03:16 PM.

01-05-2011, 07:27 AM	#4
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Well, here goes: 01. Sudden Death - Michael Ballkind - 5 Stars 02. Mary Mary - James Patterson - (38% complete)

01-05-2011, 08:17 AM	#6
januaryman Used DTBs & iPad User Posts: 86 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Earth Device: iPad	I finished "I, Asimov" and am currently reading both Twain's Autobiography and "The Girl Who Played With Fire."

01-05-2011, 09:45 AM	#7
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	My Book List In the interest of space I will be linking all titles to their Amazon page rather than writing a synopsis here. All of my ratings will be based on the 5 star system with 1 being the lowest. These will reflect my personal opinion only. For reference, I am a 47 year old female. #1 Title - The Potluck Club Author - Linda Evans Shepherd Pages - 384 Genre - Christian Fiction Rating - * Thoughts - I believe this book would only have appeal to women in my age group or older. It has a heavy Christian theme, but there are some twists that keep it from being overly bland. #2 Title - By Their Father's Hand: The Wesson Clan Author - Monte Francis Pages - 304 Genre - True Crime Rating - *** Thoughts - Sometimes it's hard to rate true crime books since the subject matter is always disturbing. Focusing solely on the writing, this one was good. I liked that the author only added important pieces of the trial, but it didn't read like a court transcript. The only verbatim section was the audio recorded at the crime scene which most readers, myself included, would appreciate. This was a well researched account. #3 Title - Watchlist (in progress) Author - Jeffery Deaver and 21 others Pages - 416 Genre - Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Rating - Thoughts -

01-05-2011, 10:13 AM	#9
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Books I'm currently reading: Elantris (Sanderson) Hod Kroz Godinu (Belaj) La mythologie Slave (Leger) I should be done one of them tonight.

01-05-2011, 10:34 AM	#10
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	Read in 2011: 1. A Play of Dux Moraud by Margaret Frazer #2 in the Joliffe series. Joliffe, a player in a medieval troupe with a gift for delving into mysteries is sent by his Lord to investigate the wedding of one of his vassal's daughters. 2. Deal Breaker by Harlan Coban #1 in the Myron Bolitar series. Myron, a sports agents, has just signed Christian Steele, the biggest athlete of his career, a very lucrative deal. The deal is in danger due to the mysterious disappearance of Christian's girlfriend a year ago and new hints turning up that she might be alive.

01-05-2011, 11:14 AM	#11
lila55 Fanatic Posts: 595 Karma: 456534 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 5, PRS-650, Sony PRS-T2, Sony PRS-T3, Tolino	#1 Title - The Black Path Author - Åsa Larsson Pages - 384 Genre - Mystery & Crime Rating: ****

01-05-2011, 11:18 AM	#12
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	MY 2011 BOOKS 1: 1/1/11 the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Amazon $6.29 Review - 5/5 2. 1/2/11 The Perfect Woman by James Andrus Amazon $0.00 Review - Great serial killer thriller, he puts the bodies in suitcases. Negative - Seems to be 2nd in series, so starts and ends oddly. WARNING: Violence 3. 1/4/11 Soul Identity by Dennis Batchelder Amazon. $0.00 Review - In Progress

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kelliedn Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 2840 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Sony Touch Reader PRS-650	1. Dean Koontz, Your Heart Belongs to Me 2. Dean Koontz, The Taking 3. Danielle Trussoni. Angelology

01-05-2011, 12:30 PM	#14
Fastolfe Bookworm Posts: 98 Karma: 55796 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	Here are my 2011 books. My rating system works like this: = the book is a turd, avoid at all costs = not sure what to make of it = okay book = good book, recommended = great book, highly recommended = reading in progress Click on the book's title in bold to be redirected to the relevant page on your favorite evil book distributor's site. ------------------------------ #001 - - Isaac Asimov - Gold 338 pages An excellent read and a page-turner, as always with anything Asimov. If you're an aspirant writer, the second half of the book will give you great advices to get your started - Jan 1, 2011 ISBN: 978-0061054099 #002 - - Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories 110 pages Great, deceptively simple stories; Mark Twain is the master of irony - Jan 1, 2011 ISBN: 978-1438533827 #003 - - Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 143 pages A fantastic book that chronicles the demotion of the purposeful hippie drug usage into senseless hard drug binging at the end of the sixties, and the death of the American dream. A unique story written in H.S. Thompson's inimitable gonzo style - Jan 2, 2011 ISBN: 978-0679785897 #004 - - Iain M. Banks - Transition 399 pages A great novel, but harder to get into than most Iain M. Banks (SF) books. The several intertwined stories are a bit disconnected, and the various narrators aren't clearly identifiable, but all these sub-plots converge to create a great ending. In short, you'll have to work to enjoy the last 50 pages - Jan 4, 2011 ISBN: 978-0316071994 ------------------------------ ... continued in post #2

01-05-2011, 12:38 PM	#15
Fastolfe Bookworm Posts: 98 Karma: 55796 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	All these threads, it's a right old mess. Sheesh...