Books CAGs have read in 2010 - Keep a master list of what you've read this year!

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Modern consoles and Steam help us keep track of what games we've beaten, but what about books? I thought it would be fun to look at our reading habits and accomplishments as well.

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Rules:

We're separating books into the following categories:
  • Books (novels, etc.)
  • Graphic novels (Also includes trade paperbacks and other comic collections)
  • Audiobooks
  • Textbooks - Only voluntarily read - not assigned or listed as optional for class - textbooks.
  • Children's books
Individual comic book issues or annuals do not count, so don't list them.

Make a post with the books you have read so far and update that exact post when you read new books. This post is your master reading list and I will link to people's lists in the OP. Try to list books in the order you read them rather than alphabetical order.

Besides maintaining your master reading list, you can also discuss books that you or others have read.

Suggested format:

Title by Author Date Completed

CAGs' Master Reading Lists

Ananag112
Bobo2k4
DarkonJohn
DetectiveConan16
EastX
Gden
GentleGamerHeadpiece747
HellMonkey
HoudiniLogic
Il Duce
Kill3r7
Mr_Burnnz
Paz9x
Shieryda
SneakyPenguin
Soda Popinski
Strell
Tivo
 
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I was on a big Star Trek kick this year. I would have liked to have read more of the Witcher novels if they'd just translate them into English already!

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Books
  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
  • Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton
  • Nasty Stories by Brian McNaughton
  • Even More Nasty Stories by Brian McNaughton
  • Gemini Rising by Brian McNaughton
  • Star Trek: Enterprise: The Good That Men Do by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels
  • Star Trek: Enterprise: Kobayashi Maru by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels
  • Star Trek: Enterprise: The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing by Michael A. Martin
  • Star Trek Probe by Margaret Wander Bonanno (actually written by Gene DeWeese) (Sequel to Star Trek IV)
  • The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (Sequel to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine)
  • The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher)
  • Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher)
  • Audition by Ryu Murakami
  • Shadow Moon by Chris Claremont (Part 1 of the sequel trilogy to Willow)
  • Shadow Star by Chris Claremont 10/10/10 (Part 2)
  • Shadow Dawn by Chris Claremont 11/02/10 (Part 3)
  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman 11/10/10 (third read)

Graphic novels
  • Star Trek: Alien Spotlight Volume 1 by John Byrne, et al
  • Star Trek: Mission's End by Ty Templeton, et al
  • Star Trek: Spock - Reflections by Scott Tipton, et al
  • Star Trek: Nero by Mike Johnson, et al
  • Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell by Scott Tipton, et al
  • Star Trek: Alien Spotlight Volume 2 by Keith R. A. DeCandido, et al
  • Achewood Volume 1 by Chris Onstad
  • Achewood Volume 2 by Chris Onstad
  • Achewood Volume 3 by Chris Onstad
  • Achewood: The Great Outdoor Fight by Chris Onstad
  • The Calvin and Hobbes 10th Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson
  • The Invincible Iron Man (Oversized Hardcover) by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca (AKA The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Volume 1)
  • Superman/Batman Volume 1: Public Enemies by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
  • Kick-Ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.
  • A Second Chance at Sarah by Neil Druckmann and Joysuke Wong
  • Daredevil by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Omnibus, Volume 2 by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark, of course!
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 2 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 3 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 4 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 5 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • The Odyssey by Garreth Hinds 10/19/10

Audiobooks
  • Started listening to Under the Dome by Stephen King, but I haven't finished it yet.

Children's Books
  • The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street) by Jon Stone and Michael Smollin
  • Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess 10/06/10
  • The Day I Traded my Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean 10/20/10
 
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Do Audiobooks count? If so, I've read/listened to the following:

Audiobooks
1) Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
2) Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonneget)
3) Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
4) 1984 (George Orwell)
5) The Story of India (wanted to get some background before a visit)
6) Give Your Heart To The Hawks (story of the Mountain Men)
7) Truman (David McCollough)
8) Mornings on Horseback (David McCollough)
9) Outliers (Malcom Gladwell)
10) The Tipping Point (Malcom Gladwell)
11) Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
12) The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville (about 40 hours long)

Had an Audible.com subscription and was catching up on a bunch of classics I hadn't read in school but always wanted to. Great way to pass the time driving to work and other places.

Books:
1) John Dies In The End
2) Shit My Dad Says
3) Tron by Brian Daley (reading now)

Graphic Novels
1) Scott Pilgrim Volume 1 - 6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley (read it because everyone else was reading it and it was cheap on Amazon)
2) Kick Ass
 
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Recently finished (as in, finished the series tonight):

  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 2 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 3 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 4 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 5 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim Volume 6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Next up (the above interrupted this):

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
 
Both threads are about reading, but this one is specifically about maintaining a list of what you read in a year. Hopefully that's different enough to warrant its survival.

Strell, what did you think of Scott Pilgrim 6 compared to the rest of the series?

DarkonJohn, sure audiobooks count. Good thinking. Did you like Outliers? I really enjoyed listening to it last year.
 
Here's my list, as well as I can remember. I'll fill in more as they come to me.

Books:
Star Wars: Han Solo Trilogy - Rebel Dawn (current) by A.C. Crispin
Star Wars: Han Solo Trilogy - The Hutt Gambit by A.C. Crispin
Star Wars: Han Solo Trilogy - Paradise Snare by A.C. Crispin
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare by David Hajdu
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Starship Troopers by R.A. Heinlein
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Star Wars: Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Vision of the Future by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Spectre of the Past by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn
Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
At Leningrad's Gates by William Lubbeck
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman
When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories by David Benioff
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Anthem - Ayn Rand


Graphic Novels:
Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes by Warren Ellis, Simone Bianchi
The Eternals by Neil Gaiman
Scott Pilgrim vol. 1-6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Battlefields: The Night Witches by Garth Ennis, Russ Braun


Textbooks:
Real Analysis, 3rd Edition by H.L. Royden
A Course in Functional Analysis by John B. Conway
 
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Here's what I've read so far this year.

Books
Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
City of Thieves - David Benioff
Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt
Neuromancer - Willam Gibson
John Adams - David McCullough
The Agony and the Ecstasy - Irving Stone
Zen and the Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold - John Le Carre'
Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein
The Average American Male - Chad Kultgen
Good as Gold - Joseph Heller
Foundation Trilogy - Asimov
The Forever War - Joe Haldeman

Graphic Novels
The Sandman Series
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman Year One
Killing Joke
Daredevil: Born Again
I Killed Adolf Hitler
The Ultimates 1&2
The Walking Dead Vol. 1-11
 
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Great lists, guys! I love American Gods. Gotta read some more Gaiman this year. Glad to see others got into Scott Pilgrim, too. :)

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I just created a Children's Books section since kid's books are usually much shorter than young adult or adult books.

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I also added some books I read earlier this year to my list...

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Stephen Baxter's The Time Ships is the official sequel to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. There have actually been many unofficial sequels before it, which you can read about here. Anyway, I only recommend Stephen Baxter's writing if you feel that Arthur C. Clarke's stuff is a little too lively and humorous (I do like Clarke though). In other words, The Time Machine is way, way too long (544 pages but it feels like 900) and monstrously dry. It starts out okay, with the Time Traveller going into an alternate future in which the Morlocks have developed space-faring technology and made peace with the Eloi. Unfortunately, from there he keeps traveling into increasingly abstract and uninteresting scenarios. Despite being a modern novel with greatly increased length compared to the original book, Baxter's sequel doesn't develop the Time Traveler much as a character. It's hard to care about him because he has no personality beyond observing and analyzing everything around him. The end, which involves a time-traveling paradox, was a huge letdown. I'm disappointed that this is likely the only official sequel The Time Machine will ever get.
 
Books
Percy Jackson and the olympians book 1
Percy Jackson and the olympians book 2
Percy Jackson and the olympians book 3
Percy Jackson and the olympians book 4
Percy Jackson and the olympians book 5

Graphic Novels
Oh My Goddess Volume 33
Oh My Goddess Volume 34
Oh My Goddess Volume 35
Yotsuba& Volume 6
Yotsuba& Volume 7
Fairy Tale Volume 1
Fairy Tale Volume 2
Fairy Tale Volume 3
Fairy Tale Volume 4
Fairy Tale Volume 5
Fairy Tale Volume 6
Fairy Tale Volume 7
 
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I read:

1) God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History
2) Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
3) The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
4) Chandrasekhar: The Man Behind the Legend
5) Fundamentals of Patenting and Licensing for Scientists and Engineers
6) Ballistics Theory and Design of Guns and Ammunition
7) Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability
 
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[quote name='Strell']Why does no one read Good Omens by Gaiman?

Read alternatively: Go read Good Omens by Gaiman.[/QUOTE]

Good Omens is hilarious. Anansi Boys and Neverwhere are also very good books for anyone who might be interested in reading more Gaiman.
 
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Books:
Black Hawk Down...err i think that's it.

Graphics:
Most of the books for Marvel's Civil War
Kick Ass
Justice
Old Man Logan
The Boys up to Vol 5
 
[quote name='ananag112']I read:

1) God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History
2) Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

Do academic papers or textbooks not for school count?[/QUOTE]


ooh, God Created the Integers... haven't read it cover-to-cover, but it's great for a quick reference.
 
As some people have suggested, textbooks are now allowed, as long as they're read voluntarily and weren't optional reading for a class you took. See the updated rules for the complete list of categories.

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Strell, I haven't read Good Omens, but Neil Gaiman is my favorite author. Of his books, I've read:

  • Neverwhere
  • American Gods
  • Anansi Boys
  • The Graveyard Book
  • Stardust
  • Coraline
  • M is for Magic
  • Smoke and Mirrors

and children's books:

  • Instructions
  • The Dangerous Alphabet
  • The Wolves in the Walls
:D

The only one I didn't completely love was Stardust, but even it's bearable. It just has a really unsatisfying ending, the graphic violence doesn't fit the overall tone well, and it didn't quite come together as a top-tier book like his others have (for me).
 
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Cool. Gaiman and Card are much liked here.

I just started to read again.

Loved Ender's game by Orson Scott Card so I read the whole series this year.
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
A War of Gifts
Ender in Exile
First Meetings

Shadow Series~
Ender's Shadow
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant
I can't wait for Shadows in Flight!

The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Americans Gods - Neil Gaiman

Definitely need to read Neverwhere by Gaiman but it's not at my borders. I'd get it from amazon but its more expensive there (only buy @ borders with 40% coupon).

Comic
The walking dead from start to present. Zombie filled fun overload.

Audio
World War Z - Marx Brooks
 
Books

"Help! A Bear is Eating Me!" By Mykle Hansen

"Super Fetus" By Adam Pepper

"Ape-Shit" By Carlton Mellick III


I've read a bunch more but those are the only three that I can remember right now.
 
I'll toss in on this. I do a lot of audiobooks as I listen to them while I work. It also lets me listen to some stuff my wife likes so I can show interest in some of her stuff. (I wouldn't be able to deal with reading those).

I'm missing a ton of the graphic novels I've read but whatever

Books
Vampire Hunter D Volume 10: Dark Nocturne by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Audiobooks
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Dresden Files: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Dresden Files: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Dresden Files: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Dresden Files: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Fables: Peter & Max by Bill Willingham
Fangland by John Marks
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Halo: Evolutions by Eric Nylund
I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be your Class Presdient by Josh Lieb
Invincible by Vince Papale
Odd and the Frost Giants by Niel Gaiman
Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion by Alan Goldsher
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Rising Tide by Jeffrey Shaara
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Star Trek: The Genesis Wave Book 1 by John Vornholt
Star Trek: The Genesis Wave Book 2 by John Vornholt
Star Wars: Death Troops by Joe Schreiber
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II by Sean Williams (10/11)
Star Wars: Stealth by Karen Miller (10/5)
Star Wars: Siege by Karen Miller (10/19)
The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro (10/26)
Twilight Book 1: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight Book 2: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight Book 3: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight Book 4: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
World War Z by Max Brooks
World Without End by Ken Follett

Graphic Novels
Scott Pilgrim Volume 1-6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley (10/7)
Thor Volume 1 by J.M. Straczynski
Wolverine Noir
Spider-Man Noir
X-Men Noir
Superman/Batman Volume 2: Supergirl
All-Star Batman and Robin Volume 1 by Frank Miller
 
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It seems there is some basic fundamental differences between the average CAG and myself based on book preference....Anyway, my list:

Humor Books:
Flying to America by Don B.
The Teachings of Don B.
Best American essays 2010
Best American Short Stories 2009
Consider the Lobster by DFW
Stern
Heart of a Dog
Everything Bad is good for you

Reread:
Acres and Pains by S.J. Perelman
The Lonely guy's book of life
Painless Grammer

Politics/Economics/History:
Where Keynes Went Wrong: And Why World Governments Keep Creating Inflation, Bubbles, and Busts by Hunter Lewis
No Apology by Mitt Romney
SuperFreakanomics
Economic Facts and Fallacies Thomas Sowell
Cultural Literacy: What every american needs to know
War in European History
The Road to Wealth by Suze Orman

Did not finish because they were bad:
Confederacy of Dunces
The world of Karl Pilkington
Burmese Days by Orwell

Future books to read:
Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
(maybe) Liberal Facism by Goldberg
 
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Tivo, can you help me arrange my pension plan and maybe explain how IRAs work?

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Just kidding. I'm surprised you don't enjoy fiction, but there's nothing wrong with those books, either.
 
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Starting october 12th

Books
The Fall of Reach

Audiobooks


Graphic Novels
scott pilgrim vol. 1
scott pilgrim vol. 2
 
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[quote name='houdinilogic']ooh, God Created the Integers... haven't read it cover-to-cover, but it's great for a quick reference.[/QUOTE]

I hear there are a lot of mistakes with the book. Like some historical inaccuracies and mistakes with the proofs. I did not notice many of the mistakes though, but I wasn't really paying much attention to it as I was reading it on a plane and while in India.
 
[quote name='ananag112']I hear there are a lot of mistakes with the book. Like some historical inaccuracies and mistakes with the proofs. I did not notice many of the mistakes though, but I wasn't really paying much attention to it as I was reading it on a plane and while in India.[/QUOTE]


I've found a couple of mistakes... but I don't really use it for details. It's good for getting the "big picture" of someone's work, but doesn't go into enough depth for serious study. Not sure about any historical inaccuracies.
 
What's the consensus re: Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, eastx? Remember I only got into this a month ago after liking the movie and read them all at once.

If this is a spoiler/PM moment, feel free to do as needed. I dunno how much this thread is dying for SP-centric banter.
 
[quote name='Strell']What's the consensus re: Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, eastx? Remember I only got into this a month ago after liking the movie and read them all at once.

If this is a spoiler/PM moment, feel free to do as needed. I dunno how much this thread is dying for SP-centric banter.[/QUOTE]

Im reading book one, dont fuck it up for me.
 
[quote name='Strell']What's the consensus re: Scott Pilgrim Volume 6, eastx? Remember I only got into this a month ago after liking the movie and read them all at once.

If this is a spoiler/PM moment, feel free to do as needed. I dunno how much this thread is dying for SP-centric banter.[/QUOTE]

Re: Scott Pilgrim Volume 6,
Some people say it's just great, but most people I know agree that Volume 6 is mostly filler and also has a much lower joke ratio than the other books. For instance, the whole visit to Kim Pine's could have been totally excluded without impacting the story. I think O'Malley was kind of low on ideas by the time he wrote it.
 
So far since February (had an in-progress book for the first two months that is currently on hold):

BOOKS:
Isaac Asimov - I, Robot
Harlan Thompson - Silent Running
Albert Camus - The Fall
Clive Barker - The Hellbound Heart
James Blish and Robert Lowndes - The Duplicated Man
Honore de Balzac - The Atheist's Mass
David Wong - John Dies At The End
Stephen Hawking - A Brief History of Time
David Wong - John and Dave and the Temple of X'al'naa'thuthuthu (sorta a novella, part 1 of 3 for the JDATE sequel)
Patrick Rothfuss - The Name Of The Wind
Mark Z Danielewski - The Whalestoe Letters
David Wellington - Monster Island
David Lindsay - A Voyage To Arcturus
Dennis Lehane - Shutter Island
Roger Zelazny - This Immortal
Isaac Asimov - Foundation
Michael Moorcock - The Sailor On The Seas Of Fate

SHORT STORIES:
Robert Heinlein - "--All You Zombies--"
Harlan Ellison - I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream

I can't be arsed to do graphic novels from the previous months, as I can't remember them. I'll start fresh once I start a new one.
 
Hey I was wondering about these books you guys are reading and if you collect them or not. I started with video games and this year I started to buy books as to begin a decent library. I think collecting games and books have become equally satisfying for me as of late. So do you guys borrow (from library) or buy? If you buy where's the best deal for them? I go to borders with the 40% coupon and amazon. It depends on what I am looking for and which is cheaper. For instance, Gaiman is cheaper at borders (coupon) but Cormac McCarthy is cheaper on amazon. I haven't looked anywhere else really.
 
I only read books I own, but that's more a packrat/hoarder tendency. I buy almost exclusively at Half Price Books, usually the clearance sci-fi/fantasy section (I'll only spend full price on a new book if I'll read it IMMEDIATELY, else I can wait for a copy at HPB). When a book is a dollar or less I don't feel too bad about blind buying it, which is why I now have an overflowing bookshelf and an equally overflowing coffin filled with un-read books.

Also, I have issues where I read in odd spurts. I'll finish one book in a day, but another could take me 3 months to finish and with a library book that'd be a pain in the ass.
 
[quote name='eastx']Re: Scott Pilgrim Volume 6,
Some people say it's just great, but most people I know agree that Volume 6 is mostly filler and also has a much lower joke ratio than the other books. For instance, the whole visit to Kim Pine's could have been totally excluded without impacting the story. I think O'Malley was kind of low on ideas by the time he wrote it.
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Too vague/too multifaceted to really comment on concisely. Most people in this kind of situation fail to see a good way out that will work for their userbase. He had to keep making the books longer, while at the same time maintaining an evolution in theme from goofy silly teen videogame-addled comedy to a more serious drama. Whether or not you agree with that doesn't matter - it's clear starting in the fifth book that he wanted to make the situation heavier. Maybe even fourth book - I'll have to check it out.

This said, the joke count doesn't really bother me. I was mostly looking at how much better the artwork got, which is a night and day situation, with more detail, cleaner lines, and overall better character aesthetics.

Getting back to the point, I am going to re-read all of them again before I can come to any real consensus. I think the story is about what should be expected, but there are some fairly existential ideas being glopped on right there at the end.

I think all the characters start getting more desperate as time goes on, and it's meant to feel like the sort of usual turmoil you get with twenty somethings. Characters move away, relationship problems show up, whatever. The point is that I think it ends alright enough because he could either leave the story in its juvenile stage or take it somewhere more serious.

I'm sort of bored, all of this might not have made sense, I'm still gathering thoughts anyway. Whatever, let me know what you do/don't think.
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']I only read books I own, but that's more a packrat/hoarder tendency. I buy almost exclusively at Half Price Books, usually the clearance sci-fi/fantasy section (I'll only spend full price on a new book if I'll read it IMMEDIATELY, else I can wait for a copy at HPB). When a book is a dollar or less I don't feel too bad about blind buying it, which is why I now have an overflowing bookshelf and an equally overflowing coffin filled with un-read books.

Also, I have issues where I read in odd spurts. I'll finish one book in a day, but another could take me 3 months to finish and with a library book that'd be a pain in the ass.[/QUOTE]

I recall browsing at half price but got turned off when I went to the shopping cart and saw the shipping :whistle2:?. I think it was just a little less ($1 or so) than buying new. Are the descriptions on the quality of the books fairly accurate? Any codes or anything to make the deal better? I want to buy at half price but damn the shipping...
 
Oh, my bad. I was probably thinking about the used books section on borders or barnes and nobles.com
I thought it was called half price books.
 
I don't use libraries very often, much as I don't rent games or movies. I am just a collector.

I buy almost all of my books from Amazon. Mass-market paperbacks (the smaller size) are a particularly good deal there since they cost $7 each but they always have the 4-for-3 promotion, making it $21 for 4 books. But lately I've been geting more hardcover books, I guess because I feel sorry for a paperback when it starts to look too broken-in.

The only bookstore in my small town is Hasting's. I used to go to college near a Half-Price Books, and I did a lot of purchases there while I could.

Also, as far as comics are concerned, I switched from individual issues to trade paperbacks and graphic novels several years ago. Not only are such collections a better deal, they're just easier to keep up with than a ton of smaller comics. I especially love the Marvel Omnibuses. Those things are huge and you can read them for hours. They usually contain an entire story arc instead of ending on cliffhangers. The only bad thing is Marvel Omnibuses go out of print and then their prices skyrocket.

A Marvel oversized hardcover (basically a shorter omnibus, and Amazon calls them omnibuses):

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Iron Man Volume 1 344 pages

A true Marvel omnibus:

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Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1: 1088 pages (Still no Volume 2 after 3 years!)
 
I've read so many comics & graphic novels this year it's impossible to remember them all. But it seems like everyone including me has read Scott Pilgrim.
 
BOOKS
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Hitman: Ten Thousand Bullets by Garth Ennis and John McCrea

UP NEXT

BOOKS
A Devil in the Details by K.A. Stewart
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']This thread seems better suited for the beginning of the new year.[/QUOTE]

Well, at the beginning of the year your books read would be zero. Think of how boring that list would look. But here we are, 3/4 of the year down, so everybody should have read several things by now. Thus the awesome lists we have so far. But of course we'll keep track of 2011 reads and compare them to 2010 reads... Should be neat.

Welcome to the thread, new guys! Everyone who made an actual list is now linked in the OP.
 
Audiobooks (I prefer these, since I commute to work):

Bloodsucking Fiends - Christopher Moore
You Suck - Christopher Moore
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror - Christopher Moore
The Girl Who Played with Fire - Steig Larson

Books:

Rant - Chuck Palahniuk
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith
I am Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir - Dave Mustaine and Joe Layden
 
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Washington, The Indispensable Man, James Flexner
Ordinary Courage, the Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin
Jefferson the Virginian (Jefferson and His Time, Volume 1), Dumas Malone
Jefferson and the Rights of Man (Jefferson and His Time, Volume 2), Dumas Malone
Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty (Jefferson and His Time, Volume 3), Dumas Malone
Jefferson the President, First Term (Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4), Dumas Malone
Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis
The Everlasting Man, G.K. Chesterton
The Life of Greece (The Story of Civilization, Volume 2), Will Durant
Caesar and Christ (The Story of Civilization, Volume 3), Will Durant
 
My latest reads:
  • Shadow Dawn by Chris Claremont 11/02/10 (Part 3)
  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman 11/10/10 (third read)
  • The Odyssey by Garreth Hinds 10/19/10 (graphic novel)

I dedicate my rereading of Anansi Boys to Strell for reminding me that Neil Gaiman is the best living sci-fi and fantasy author and to my GF, who listened to the audiobook (which I loved last year) recently.
Chris Claremont is a terrible prose writer. Sometime I'll try to write a little review of the Willow sequel trilogy.
Gareth Hinds does awesome, super accurate graphic novels of classic works of literature. I highly recommend his Odyssey (most readable version ever), King Lear, and Beowulf. All are available in hardcover and softcover at Amazon.

Let's keep the thread alive, people! Update your lists, too.
 
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