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2024 Reading Challenge
Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:02 pm
The New Year is upon us. Hope it is a great year of reading for all of you. Now get busy. (Sticky perhaps?)
1. The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
2. Tyrant - Christian Cameron
3. Who Murdered Chaucer? - Terry Jones
4. Storm Watch - C. J. Box
5. Storm of Arrows - Christian Cameron
6. Execution - S. J. Parris
7. Ten Innings at Wrigley - Kevin Cook
8. The Resurrection Walk - Michael Connelly
9. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10. No Exit - John-Paul Sartre
11. The Physician - Noah Gordon
12. Blood's Game - Angus Donald
13. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass
14. On Desperate Ground - Hampton Sides
15. Why We Love Baseball:A History in 50 Moments - Joe Posnanski
16. Blood's Revolution - Angus Donald
17. Blood's Campaign - Angus Donald
18. The Liar - Steve Cavanagh
19. Nolyn - Michael Sullivan
20. Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher
21. The Wide Wide Sea - Hampton Sides
22. The Rose Code - Kate Quinn
23. An Argument of Blood - J.A. Ironside/Matthew Willis
24. A Black Matter for the King - Ironside/Willis
25. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific - Robert Leckie
26. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
27. What Cannot Be Said - C.S. Harris
28. The Shadow of War - Jeff Shaara
29. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. - Ron Chernow
30. Red Rabbit - Alex Grecian
31. Conclave - Robert Harris
32. Anatomy of a Murder - Robert Traver
33. Pitch Dark - Paul Doiron
34. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson
35. The Apollo Murders - Chris Hadfield
36. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy
37. The Serpent Sword - Matthew Harffy
38. The Cross and the Curse - Matthew Harffy
39. The Reason You're Alive - Matthew Quick
40. The Heretic's Apprentice - Ellis Peters
41. Castillon - Christian Cameron
42. Blood and Blade - Matthew Harffy
43. Venice- Christian Cameron
44. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
45. Constantinople- Christian Cameron
46. Rome - Christian Cameron
47. Rhodes - Christian Cameron
48. Chios- Christian Cameron
49. A. Lincoln - Ronald C. White, Jr.
50. A Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin
51. Killer of Kings - Matthew Harffy
52. The Broken Kingdom - Angus Donald
53. Collared- David Rosenfeldt
54. Farilane - Michael Sullivan
55. Warrior of Woden - Matthew Harrfy.
56. Th1rt3en - Steve Cavanagh
57. The Last Jew - Noah Gordon
1. The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
2. Tyrant - Christian Cameron
3. Who Murdered Chaucer? - Terry Jones
4. Storm Watch - C. J. Box
5. Storm of Arrows - Christian Cameron
6. Execution - S. J. Parris
7. Ten Innings at Wrigley - Kevin Cook
8. The Resurrection Walk - Michael Connelly
9. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10. No Exit - John-Paul Sartre
11. The Physician - Noah Gordon
12. Blood's Game - Angus Donald
13. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass
14. On Desperate Ground - Hampton Sides
15. Why We Love Baseball:A History in 50 Moments - Joe Posnanski
16. Blood's Revolution - Angus Donald
17. Blood's Campaign - Angus Donald
18. The Liar - Steve Cavanagh
19. Nolyn - Michael Sullivan
20. Nettle & Bone - T. Kingfisher
21. The Wide Wide Sea - Hampton Sides
22. The Rose Code - Kate Quinn
23. An Argument of Blood - J.A. Ironside/Matthew Willis
24. A Black Matter for the King - Ironside/Willis
25. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific - Robert Leckie
26. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
27. What Cannot Be Said - C.S. Harris
28. The Shadow of War - Jeff Shaara
29. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. - Ron Chernow
30. Red Rabbit - Alex Grecian
31. Conclave - Robert Harris
32. Anatomy of a Murder - Robert Traver
33. Pitch Dark - Paul Doiron
34. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson
35. The Apollo Murders - Chris Hadfield
36. All the Pretty Horses - Cormac McCarthy
37. The Serpent Sword - Matthew Harffy
38. The Cross and the Curse - Matthew Harffy
39. The Reason You're Alive - Matthew Quick
40. The Heretic's Apprentice - Ellis Peters
41. Castillon - Christian Cameron
42. Blood and Blade - Matthew Harffy
43. Venice- Christian Cameron
44. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
45. Constantinople- Christian Cameron
46. Rome - Christian Cameron
47. Rhodes - Christian Cameron
48. Chios- Christian Cameron
49. A. Lincoln - Ronald C. White, Jr.
50. A Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin
51. Killer of Kings - Matthew Harffy
52. The Broken Kingdom - Angus Donald
53. Collared- David Rosenfeldt
54. Farilane - Michael Sullivan
55. Warrior of Woden - Matthew Harrfy.
56. Th1rt3en - Steve Cavanagh
57. The Last Jew - Noah Gordon
This post was edited on 12/21/24 at 4:48 pm
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Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:15 pm to Adajax
I look forward to as good or a better reading year in 2024.
My list to follow:
1. The Little Liar - Mitch Albom, hardcover 333pp. 4.5*
2. Broken City - various - an anthology, paperback 441pp. 4*
3. A Time to Kill - John Grisham, paperback 515pp. 4*
4. The Bookkeeper’s Skull - Justin D. Hill, hardcover 200pp. 3.5*
5. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover 400pp. 4.5*
6. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, paperback 221pp. 3.5*
7. Sanction & Sin - various - an anthology, paperback 357pp. 3.5*
8. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 2 - multiple - IDW “Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters” comics collection, paperback, 292pp. 4*
9. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover 479pp. 4*
10. Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Cullen Bunn & Freddie E. Williams III, IDW comics collection paperback,128pp. 4.5*
11. Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons - Frank Tori & Inaki Miranda, IDW comics collection paperback,128pp. 4*
12. Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse, paperback, 454pp. 3*
13. Grim Repast - Marc Collins, paperback, 330pp. 3.5*
14. Dr. Mary’s Monkey - Edward T. Haslam, paperback, 428pp. 3.5*
15. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 1 - multiple - IDW Godzilla comics collection, paperback, 371pp. 4*
16. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 3 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: History’s Greatest Monster” comics collection, paperback, 321pp. 4*
17. Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 1 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth” series collection, paperback, 280pp. 4*
18. Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 2 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth” series collection, paperback, 312pp. 3.5*
My list to follow:
1. The Little Liar - Mitch Albom, hardcover 333pp. 4.5*
2. Broken City - various - an anthology, paperback 441pp. 4*
3. A Time to Kill - John Grisham, paperback 515pp. 4*
4. The Bookkeeper’s Skull - Justin D. Hill, hardcover 200pp. 3.5*
5. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover 400pp. 4.5*
6. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, paperback 221pp. 3.5*
7. Sanction & Sin - various - an anthology, paperback 357pp. 3.5*
8. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 2 - multiple - IDW “Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters” comics collection, paperback, 292pp. 4*
9. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson, hardcover 479pp. 4*
10. Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Cullen Bunn & Freddie E. Williams III, IDW comics collection paperback,128pp. 4.5*
11. Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons - Frank Tori & Inaki Miranda, IDW comics collection paperback,128pp. 4*
12. Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse, paperback, 454pp. 3*
13. Grim Repast - Marc Collins, paperback, 330pp. 3.5*
14. Dr. Mary’s Monkey - Edward T. Haslam, paperback, 428pp. 3.5*
15. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 1 - multiple - IDW Godzilla comics collection, paperback, 371pp. 4*
16. Godzilla Library Collection Vol. 3 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: History’s Greatest Monster” comics collection, paperback, 321pp. 4*
17. Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 1 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth” series collection, paperback, 280pp. 4*
18. Godzilla: Complete Rulers of Earth Volume 2 - multiple - IDW’s “Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth” series collection, paperback, 312pp. 3.5*
This post was edited on 12/29/24 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 12/31/23 at 4:24 pm to Adajax
Got a gift card to a local bookstore so i’ll be heading over there to pick up a couple books this week
Posted on 12/31/23 at 4:37 pm to Adajax
Keeping my goal at 24 for 2024.
Completed
1) Savage Son by Jack Carr 391p
2) The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr 538p
3) In the Blood by Jack Carr 420p
4) Only the Dead by Jack Carr 522p
5) The Chaos Agent by Mark Greaney 543p
6) The Gashouse Gang by John Heidenry 291p
Great book about the 1934 STL Cardinals
7) Mount Dragon by Preston and Child 349p
8) Shogun part 1 by James Clavell 693p
9) Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton 287p
10) Shogun part 2 by James Clavell 853p
11) 47 Ronin by John Allyn 253p
12) True Grit by Charles Portis 224p
13) Extinction by Douglas Preston 359p
14) Lonsome Dove by Larry McMurtry 858p, great book!
15) Red Sky Mourning by Jack Carr 516p
16) Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 310p by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore
17) Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour 184p
18) To the Far Blue Mountains by Louis L'Amour 287p
19) The Warrior's Path by Louis L'amour 226p
20) Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour 338p
21) Ride the River by Louis L'Amour 182p
22) The Daybreakers by Louis L'Amour 204p
23) Lando by Louis L'Amour 156p
24) Centennial by James A. Michener 1038p
25) Angel of Vengeance by Preston and Child 333p
26) Eruption by Michael Chrichton and James Patterson 419p
27) Sackett by Louis L'Amour 151p
Completed
1) Savage Son by Jack Carr 391p
2) The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr 538p
3) In the Blood by Jack Carr 420p
4) Only the Dead by Jack Carr 522p
5) The Chaos Agent by Mark Greaney 543p
6) The Gashouse Gang by John Heidenry 291p
Great book about the 1934 STL Cardinals
7) Mount Dragon by Preston and Child 349p
8) Shogun part 1 by James Clavell 693p
9) Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton 287p
10) Shogun part 2 by James Clavell 853p
11) 47 Ronin by John Allyn 253p
12) True Grit by Charles Portis 224p
13) Extinction by Douglas Preston 359p
14) Lonsome Dove by Larry McMurtry 858p, great book!
15) Red Sky Mourning by Jack Carr 516p
16) Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 310p by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore
17) Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour 184p
18) To the Far Blue Mountains by Louis L'Amour 287p
19) The Warrior's Path by Louis L'amour 226p
20) Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour 338p
21) Ride the River by Louis L'Amour 182p
22) The Daybreakers by Louis L'Amour 204p
23) Lando by Louis L'Amour 156p
24) Centennial by James A. Michener 1038p
25) Angel of Vengeance by Preston and Child 333p
26) Eruption by Michael Chrichton and James Patterson 419p
27) Sackett by Louis L'Amour 151p
This post was edited on 12/29/24 at 1:23 am
Posted on 12/31/23 at 5:00 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
I read 35 last year, so 36 this year
Posted on 12/31/23 at 5:27 pm to S
quote:
Got a gift card to a local bookstore so i’ll be heading over there to pick up a couple books this week
Not sure where you are, S but highly recommend updating your library card and downloading Libby. If you have a Kindle, it’ll send it right to it.
For OP, shooting for 35 books this year (did 20 this last year).
Posted on 12/31/23 at 5:46 pm to BluegrassBelle
First time participating…I will go with 20 since that is what I have on my TBR shelf.
Completed:
1. Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert/ Rosaria Butterfield/ 173
2. Heaven Taken By Storm/ Thomas Watson/ 129
3. The Revolt/ Douglas Bond/ 271
4. The Hobbit /JRR Tolkien/ 305
5. The Fulfillment of the Promises of God: An Explanation of Covenant Theology / Richard P Belcher Jr / 275
6. The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God/ Justin Brierley/ 249
7. Triumphing Over Sinful Fear/ John Flavel/ 144
8. The Forgotten Fear/ Albert N. Martin/ 208
9. Knowing Christ/ Mark Jones/ 256
10. Know the Heretics/ Justin Holcomb/ 176
11. Trusting God/ Jerry Bridges/ 220
12. Perspectives on Pentecost/ Richard Gaffin/ 159
13. The Fellowship of the Ring/ Tolkien/ 458
14. A Biblical Case for Cessationism/ Tom Pennington/ 189
15. Greek For Life/ Merkle and Plummer/ 139
16. Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects Vol1/ Thomas Watson/ 620
17. Knowing Scripture/ RC Sproul/ 153
18. A Revolutionary Reading of Romans 13/ Timothy L. Decker/ 238
19. Reclaiming Glory/ Mark Clifton/ 160
20. One Faithful Life/ John MaCarthur/ 502
21. The Two Towers/ Tolkien/ 398
22. Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects Vol 2/ Thomas Watson/ 491
23. Reformed Preaching/ Joel Beeke/ 439
24. Just Thinking About the State/ Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker/ 182
25. More Than Conquerors/ William Hendriksen/ 210
26. Shepherds For Sale/ Megan Basham/ 352
27. Return of the King/ Tolkien/ 432
28. Pagan America/ JD Davison/ 392
29. Return of the God Hypothesis/ Meyer/ 576
30. Bible/God via man/ 1167
31. The Promise of the Future/ Cornelis Venema/ 488.
Completed:
1. Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert/ Rosaria Butterfield/ 173
2. Heaven Taken By Storm/ Thomas Watson/ 129
3. The Revolt/ Douglas Bond/ 271
4. The Hobbit /JRR Tolkien/ 305
5. The Fulfillment of the Promises of God: An Explanation of Covenant Theology / Richard P Belcher Jr / 275
6. The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God/ Justin Brierley/ 249
7. Triumphing Over Sinful Fear/ John Flavel/ 144
8. The Forgotten Fear/ Albert N. Martin/ 208
9. Knowing Christ/ Mark Jones/ 256
10. Know the Heretics/ Justin Holcomb/ 176
11. Trusting God/ Jerry Bridges/ 220
12. Perspectives on Pentecost/ Richard Gaffin/ 159
13. The Fellowship of the Ring/ Tolkien/ 458
14. A Biblical Case for Cessationism/ Tom Pennington/ 189
15. Greek For Life/ Merkle and Plummer/ 139
16. Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects Vol1/ Thomas Watson/ 620
17. Knowing Scripture/ RC Sproul/ 153
18. A Revolutionary Reading of Romans 13/ Timothy L. Decker/ 238
19. Reclaiming Glory/ Mark Clifton/ 160
20. One Faithful Life/ John MaCarthur/ 502
21. The Two Towers/ Tolkien/ 398
22. Discourses on Important and Interesting Subjects Vol 2/ Thomas Watson/ 491
23. Reformed Preaching/ Joel Beeke/ 439
24. Just Thinking About the State/ Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker/ 182
25. More Than Conquerors/ William Hendriksen/ 210
26. Shepherds For Sale/ Megan Basham/ 352
27. Return of the King/ Tolkien/ 432
28. Pagan America/ JD Davison/ 392
29. Return of the God Hypothesis/ Meyer/ 576
30. Bible/God via man/ 1167
31. The Promise of the Future/ Cornelis Venema/ 488.
This post was edited on 12/30/24 at 8:07 am
Posted on 12/31/23 at 7:06 pm to Adajax
I’m going to up it to 30 this year. I hit 28 this year.
1. Meant to be Yours by Susan Mallery
2. Dead Fall by Brad Thor
3. The Christmas wedding Guest by Susan Mallery
4. Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
5. The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan
6. The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver
7. Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
8. The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson and Nancy Allen
9. The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer
10. Chasing the Case by Joan Livingston
11. The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
12. The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr
13. Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen
14. Little Girl Missing by JG Robert
15. Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery
16. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
17. Verity by Colleen Hoover
18. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
19. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
20. Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
21. You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
22. The Summer House by James Patterson
23. The Conclave by Robert Harris
24. The Waiting a Ballard/Bosch novel by Michael Connelly
25. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
26. The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
1. Meant to be Yours by Susan Mallery
2. Dead Fall by Brad Thor
3. The Christmas wedding Guest by Susan Mallery
4. Holmes, Marple and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
5. The Island Villa by Sarah Morgan
6. The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver
7. Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
8. The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson and Nancy Allen
9. The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer
10. Chasing the Case by Joan Livingston
11. The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
12. The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr
13. Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen
14. Little Girl Missing by JG Robert
15. Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery
16. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
17. Verity by Colleen Hoover
18. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
19. Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
20. Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
21. You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
22. The Summer House by James Patterson
23. The Conclave by Robert Harris
24. The Waiting a Ballard/Bosch novel by Michael Connelly
25. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
26. The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
This post was edited on 12/26/24 at 12:20 am
Posted on 12/31/23 at 8:56 pm to NoHoTiger
Shooting for 52 this year
1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster - John Gleeson
3. The Only One Left - Riley Sager
4. The Little Liar - Mitch Albom
5. The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming
6. Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
7. The Magic of Found Objects - Maddie Dawson
8. The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis
9. Without Remorse - Tom Clancy
10. Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
11. The Odyssey - Homer
12. The Good Lie - A.R. Torre
13. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation - Joseph J. Ellis
14. Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
15. The Guest List - Lucy Foley
16. Black Hawk Down - Mark Bowden
17. Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
18. Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam
19. Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
20. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
21. Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness - Alisa Roth
22. The Humans - Matt Haig
23. Micro - Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
24. Spymaster - Brad Thor
25. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Maté
26.The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King
27. The Bad Weather Friend - Dean Koontz
28. Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
29. Ward D - Freida McFadden
30. The Waste Lands - Stephen King
31. The Possession of Mr. Cave - Matt Haig
32. A Journey to Recovery: Speak Sobriety - Stephen Hill
33. Educated - Tara Westover
34. Surrounded By Idiots - Thomas Erikson
35. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
36. Recursion - Blake Crouch
37. Extinction - Douglas Preston
38. Intensity - Dean Koontz
39. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Joseph Ellis
40. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions - Jonathan Rosen
41. The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager
42. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
43. The Atlantis Gene - A.G. Riddle
44. Jolly Roger - Thomas J. Leveque
45. Wizard & Glass - Stephen King
46. Red Sky Mourning - Jack Carr
47. Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
48. Sociopath: A Memoir - Patric Gagne
49. The Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi
50. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You - Bill Maher
51. Home Is Where the Bodies Are - Jeneva Rose
52. Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis
53. Table for Two - Amor Towles
54. The Atlantis Plague - A.G. Riddle
55. The Wind Through the Keyhole - Stephen King
56. James - Percival Everett
57. Nuclear War: A Scenario - Annie Jacobsen
58. The Atlantis World - A.G. Riddle
59. The Wolves of Calla - Stephen King
60. Song of Susannah - Stephen King
61. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
62. The Demon of Unrest - Erik Larson
63. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
64. Angel of Vengeance - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
65. Eruption - Michael Crichton & James Patterson
66. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming
67. No One Goes Alone - Erik Larson
68. The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
69. You Like it Darker - Stephen King
70. The Life Impossible - Matt Haig
71. You Only Live Twice - Ian Fleming
72. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu
73. The Man With The Golden Gun - Ian Fleming
74. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
75. Octopussy & The Living Daylights - Ian Fleming
76. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook - Hampton Sides
77. The Monster Movies of Universal Studios - James L. Neibaur
78. The Dark Tower - Stephen King
79. Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories - Ian Fleming
80. Targeted: Beirut - Jack Carr & James M. Scott
81. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
82. Hellhound on His Trail - Hampton Sides
83. Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
84. The Spy & the Traitor - Ben Mcintyre
85. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness - Jonathan Haidt
86. Revenge of the Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
87. Easy Go - Michael Crichton
1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster - John Gleeson
3. The Only One Left - Riley Sager
4. The Little Liar - Mitch Albom
5. The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming
6. Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
7. The Magic of Found Objects - Maddie Dawson
8. The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis
9. Without Remorse - Tom Clancy
10. Outliers: The Story of Success - Malcolm Gladwell
11. The Odyssey - Homer
12. The Good Lie - A.R. Torre
13. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation - Joseph J. Ellis
14. Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
15. The Guest List - Lucy Foley
16. Black Hawk Down - Mark Bowden
17. Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
18. Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam
19. Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
20. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
21. Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness - Alisa Roth
22. The Humans - Matt Haig
23. Micro - Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
24. Spymaster - Brad Thor
25. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture - Gabor Maté
26.The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King
27. The Bad Weather Friend - Dean Koontz
28. Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert
29. Ward D - Freida McFadden
30. The Waste Lands - Stephen King
31. The Possession of Mr. Cave - Matt Haig
32. A Journey to Recovery: Speak Sobriety - Stephen Hill
33. Educated - Tara Westover
34. Surrounded By Idiots - Thomas Erikson
35. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
36. Recursion - Blake Crouch
37. Extinction - Douglas Preston
38. Intensity - Dean Koontz
39. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Joseph Ellis
40. The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions - Jonathan Rosen
41. The House Across the Lake - Riley Sager
42. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
43. The Atlantis Gene - A.G. Riddle
44. Jolly Roger - Thomas J. Leveque
45. Wizard & Glass - Stephen King
46. Red Sky Mourning - Jack Carr
47. Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver
48. Sociopath: A Memoir - Patric Gagne
49. The Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi
50. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You - Bill Maher
51. Home Is Where the Bodies Are - Jeneva Rose
52. Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis
53. Table for Two - Amor Towles
54. The Atlantis Plague - A.G. Riddle
55. The Wind Through the Keyhole - Stephen King
56. James - Percival Everett
57. Nuclear War: A Scenario - Annie Jacobsen
58. The Atlantis World - A.G. Riddle
59. The Wolves of Calla - Stephen King
60. Song of Susannah - Stephen King
61. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
62. The Demon of Unrest - Erik Larson
63. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - Malcolm Gladwell
64. Angel of Vengeance - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
65. Eruption - Michael Crichton & James Patterson
66. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming
67. No One Goes Alone - Erik Larson
68. The Lincoln Highway - Amor Towles
69. You Like it Darker - Stephen King
70. The Life Impossible - Matt Haig
71. You Only Live Twice - Ian Fleming
72. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu
73. The Man With The Golden Gun - Ian Fleming
74. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
75. Octopussy & The Living Daylights - Ian Fleming
76. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook - Hampton Sides
77. The Monster Movies of Universal Studios - James L. Neibaur
78. The Dark Tower - Stephen King
79. Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories - Ian Fleming
80. Targeted: Beirut - Jack Carr & James M. Scott
81. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
82. Hellhound on His Trail - Hampton Sides
83. Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
84. The Spy & the Traitor - Ben Mcintyre
85. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness - Jonathan Haidt
86. Revenge of the Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
87. Easy Go - Michael Crichton
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 1/1/24 at 9:12 am to Adajax
I fell a little short of 20 books last year, so I'll go with 18.
Hopefully I can hit that. I know there were some stretches where I didn't read like I could've and I'm wanting to read a couple longer books again this year.
Goal: 18 Books - Completed
1. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane - Robert E. Howard, 414 pages, 4/5
Moon of skulls may be my favorite story by Howard now.
2. The First Poems in English - Various, translated by Michael Alexander, 140 pages, 4/5
These poems (much like Beowulf) blend the old pagan England with the Christian one, and rather match the grafting in of Gentiles. Pretty good.
3. When God spoke Greek - Timothy Michael Law, 174 pages, 3/5
Very opinionated and at times reads like a Wikipedia entry mixed with a blog. Still, interesting stuff about the history of the Septuagint and the Bible.
4. Red Rabbit - Tom Clancy, 636 pages, 3/5
First Clancy book I've read in awhile. Was ok.
5. The Complete Plays - Sophocles, 440 pages, 4/5
6. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ - Lew Wallace, 488 pages, 5/5
A few quotes I really loved
"Could he have taken the offer and said the word, history might have been other than it is; but then it would have been history ordered by men, not God - something that never was and never will be."
"The intentions of God are always strange to us; but not more so than the means by which they are wrought out, and at last made plain to our belief."
"All the servants hastened weeping to see him; for he had the love of every living thing with which he had anytime to do;but when they beheld his face, and the smile upon it, they dried their tears, saying, "It is well. He is happier this evening than when he went out in the morning."
7. Blood and Smoke - Stephen King, 3 hrs 47 minutes, 2/5
1408 was the highlight of the stories
8. 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King, 18 hours, 3/5
9. Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems - Alfred Tennyson, 367 pages, 4/5
10. Farnham's Freehold - Robert Heinlein, 10 hrs 25 minutes, 3/5
11. Death Troopers - Joe Schreiber, 7 hours, 3/5
12. A History of the English Speaking Peoples Volume 1: The Birth of Britain - Winston S. Churchill, 500 pages, 5/5
13. Have Space Suit - Will Travel - Robert Heinlein, 8 hours, 4/5
14. Berossos and Manetho: Native Traditions in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt - Berossos and Manetho, 256 pages, 4/5
15. All you zombies and other stories - Robert Heinlein, 4 hours, 2/5
16. The Unfortunate Profession of Jonathan Hoag - Robert Heinlein, 4 hours, 2/5
17. Time for the Stars - Robert Heinlein, 6.5 hours, 2/5
18. Aliens: Bug Hunt - edited by Jonathan Maberry, 380 pages, 2/5
19. Rome's Italian Wars, Books 6-10 - Livy, translated by J.C. Yardley, 287 pages, 4/5
20. The Man Who Would Be King - Rudyard Kipling, 573 pages, 3/5
The title story was excellent. Rest of the stories were a mix of very good and some weaker
Among the ones I found to be good were, the strange ride of morrowbie jukes, drums of the fore and aft, on greenhow hill, at the end of the passage, the finest story in the world, the gardener, and the manner of men
21. The Greatest Gift - Philip Van Doren Stern, 55 pages, 5/5
Hopefully I can hit that. I know there were some stretches where I didn't read like I could've and I'm wanting to read a couple longer books again this year.
Goal: 18 Books - Completed
1. The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane - Robert E. Howard, 414 pages, 4/5
Moon of skulls may be my favorite story by Howard now.
2. The First Poems in English - Various, translated by Michael Alexander, 140 pages, 4/5
These poems (much like Beowulf) blend the old pagan England with the Christian one, and rather match the grafting in of Gentiles. Pretty good.
3. When God spoke Greek - Timothy Michael Law, 174 pages, 3/5
Very opinionated and at times reads like a Wikipedia entry mixed with a blog. Still, interesting stuff about the history of the Septuagint and the Bible.
4. Red Rabbit - Tom Clancy, 636 pages, 3/5
First Clancy book I've read in awhile. Was ok.
5. The Complete Plays - Sophocles, 440 pages, 4/5
6. Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ - Lew Wallace, 488 pages, 5/5
A few quotes I really loved
"Could he have taken the offer and said the word, history might have been other than it is; but then it would have been history ordered by men, not God - something that never was and never will be."
"The intentions of God are always strange to us; but not more so than the means by which they are wrought out, and at last made plain to our belief."
"All the servants hastened weeping to see him; for he had the love of every living thing with which he had anytime to do;but when they beheld his face, and the smile upon it, they dried their tears, saying, "It is well. He is happier this evening than when he went out in the morning."
7. Blood and Smoke - Stephen King, 3 hrs 47 minutes, 2/5
1408 was the highlight of the stories
8. 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King, 18 hours, 3/5
9. Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems - Alfred Tennyson, 367 pages, 4/5
10. Farnham's Freehold - Robert Heinlein, 10 hrs 25 minutes, 3/5
11. Death Troopers - Joe Schreiber, 7 hours, 3/5
12. A History of the English Speaking Peoples Volume 1: The Birth of Britain - Winston S. Churchill, 500 pages, 5/5
13. Have Space Suit - Will Travel - Robert Heinlein, 8 hours, 4/5
14. Berossos and Manetho: Native Traditions in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt - Berossos and Manetho, 256 pages, 4/5
15. All you zombies and other stories - Robert Heinlein, 4 hours, 2/5
16. The Unfortunate Profession of Jonathan Hoag - Robert Heinlein, 4 hours, 2/5
17. Time for the Stars - Robert Heinlein, 6.5 hours, 2/5
18. Aliens: Bug Hunt - edited by Jonathan Maberry, 380 pages, 2/5
19. Rome's Italian Wars, Books 6-10 - Livy, translated by J.C. Yardley, 287 pages, 4/5
20. The Man Who Would Be King - Rudyard Kipling, 573 pages, 3/5
The title story was excellent. Rest of the stories were a mix of very good and some weaker
Among the ones I found to be good were, the strange ride of morrowbie jukes, drums of the fore and aft, on greenhow hill, at the end of the passage, the finest story in the world, the gardener, and the manner of men
21. The Greatest Gift - Philip Van Doren Stern, 55 pages, 5/5
This post was edited on 12/29/24 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:02 am to thatguy45
Missed my goal of 24 books by 200 page…doing Abercrombie Age of Madness trilogy, finishing Defiant, and might do wheel of time reread…aiming for 20 this year. Got to be realistic on these kind of things.
1. Defiant - Skyward Series - Brandon Sanderson 1/2
2. A Little Hatred - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 1/15
3. The Trouble With Peace - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 2/4
4. The Wisdom of Crowds - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 2/22
5. Red Rising - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/2
6. Golden Sun - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/9
7. Morning Star - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/19
8. Iron Gold - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 4/3
9. Dark Age - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 4/19
10. Lightbringer - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 5/1
11. 1932: The Rise of Hitler and FDR. Two tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny. David Pietrusza 5/18
12. The Pariah - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 5/27
13. The Martyr - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 6/11
14. The Traitor - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 6/29
15. The Poppy War - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Kuang 7/7
16. The Dragon Republic - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Kuang 7/15
17. The Burning God - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Luang 7/26
18. Traitor’s Blade - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell
19. Knight’s Shadow - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 8/31
20. Saints Blood - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 9/30
21 Tyrants Throne - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 10/23
22. Dawnshard - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 10/30
23. Rhythm of War - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 11/21
24. Unsouled - Cradle Series - Will Wright 11/28
25. Wind and Truth - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 12/17
1. Defiant - Skyward Series - Brandon Sanderson 1/2
2. A Little Hatred - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 1/15
3. The Trouble With Peace - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 2/4
4. The Wisdom of Crowds - First Law/Age of Madness - Joe Abercrombie 2/22
5. Red Rising - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/2
6. Golden Sun - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/9
7. Morning Star - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 3/19
8. Iron Gold - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 4/3
9. Dark Age - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 4/19
10. Lightbringer - The Red Rising Series - Pierce Brown 5/1
11. 1932: The Rise of Hitler and FDR. Two tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny. David Pietrusza 5/18
12. The Pariah - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 5/27
13. The Martyr - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 6/11
14. The Traitor - The Covenant Of Steel - Anthony Ryan 6/29
15. The Poppy War - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Kuang 7/7
16. The Dragon Republic - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Kuang 7/15
17. The Burning God - The Poppy War Series - R.F. Luang 7/26
18. Traitor’s Blade - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell
19. Knight’s Shadow - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 8/31
20. Saints Blood - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 9/30
21 Tyrants Throne - The Greatcoats Series - Sebastien De Castell 10/23
22. Dawnshard - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 10/30
23. Rhythm of War - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 11/21
24. Unsouled - Cradle Series - Will Wright 11/28
25. Wind and Truth - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 12/17
This post was edited on 12/17/24 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 1/1/24 at 7:57 pm to spehog
quote:
Got to be realistic on these kind of things.
Yeah, sometimes other things take precedence or you don't have time.
Is what it is
Posted on 1/1/24 at 8:31 pm to spehog
quote:
Missed my goal of 24 books
I've missed my goal of 24 for two straight years. My biggest problem has been forcing myself to read some books that didn't really interest me and I drug my heels.
I'm going to make sure I hit it this year.
Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:12 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
Alright so for the official list:
Goal of 35
1. The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
2. Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Törzs
3. Home Body - Rupi Kaur
4. The Plantagenets - Dan Jones
5. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
6. Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell
7. An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn
8. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
9. Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
10. Where the River Knows - Isabel Ibanez
11. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
12. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
13. The Blackthorn Queen - Melanie Karsak
14. The Crow Queen - Melanie Karsak
15. Shield-Maiden: Under the Howling Moon - Melanie Karsak
16. Appalachian Elegy - bell hooks
17. Shield-Maiden: Under the Hunter’s Moon - Melanie Karsak
18. Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
19. Shield-Maiden: Under the Thunder Moon - Melanie Karsak
20. Shield-Maiden: Under the Blood Moon - Melanie Karsak
21. Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon - Melanie Karsak
22. Shield-Maiden: Winternight’s Gambit - Melanie Karsak
23. Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Blood - Melanie Karsak
24. Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Swords - Melanie Karsak
25. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
26. Self-Therapy - Jay Earley
27. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
28. Queen of the Hollow Hills - Melanie Karsak
29. How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) - Barbara Kingsolver
30. Queen of Oak - Melanie Karsak
31. When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron
32. The Road Not Taken and Other Poems - Robert Frost
33. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Goal of 35
1. The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
2. Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Törzs
3. Home Body - Rupi Kaur
4. The Plantagenets - Dan Jones
5. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
6. Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell
7. An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn
8. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
9. Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
10. Where the River Knows - Isabel Ibanez
11. The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
12. Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt
13. The Blackthorn Queen - Melanie Karsak
14. The Crow Queen - Melanie Karsak
15. Shield-Maiden: Under the Howling Moon - Melanie Karsak
16. Appalachian Elegy - bell hooks
17. Shield-Maiden: Under the Hunter’s Moon - Melanie Karsak
18. Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
19. Shield-Maiden: Under the Thunder Moon - Melanie Karsak
20. Shield-Maiden: Under the Blood Moon - Melanie Karsak
21. Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon - Melanie Karsak
22. Shield-Maiden: Winternight’s Gambit - Melanie Karsak
23. Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Blood - Melanie Karsak
24. Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Swords - Melanie Karsak
25. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
26. Self-Therapy - Jay Earley
27. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness
28. Queen of the Hollow Hills - Melanie Karsak
29. How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons) - Barbara Kingsolver
30. Queen of Oak - Melanie Karsak
31. When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron
32. The Road Not Taken and Other Poems - Robert Frost
33. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
This post was edited on 12/25/24 at 8:53 am
Posted on 1/2/24 at 8:13 am to Adajax
My goal last year was 20 books on GR. I adjusted as the year went on. I finished with 32. I had a 3 month gap when I didn’t read anything. Kindle Paperwhite was a game changer for me. Going for 40 this year. Doing our library’s adult reading challenge this year for the first time too. Hoping to trim down some of the titles that have been on my want to read list for a while.
Completed
1. When You Find My Body -Dee Dauphinee
2. Atomic Habits -James Clear
3. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas -John Boyne
4. Die Trying: Jack Reacher #2 -Lee Child
5. Life is Magic -Jon Dorenbos
6. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe -C.S. Lewis
7. So Many Steves -Steve Martin (Audio, not much of a book.)
8. A Walk in the Woods -Bill Bryson
9. Heartland -Sarah Smarsh
10. A Confederacy of Dunces -John Kennedy Toole
11. Make Me: Jack Reacher #20 -Lee Child
12. The Hobbit -J.R.R. Tolkien
13. Tuesdays with Morrie -Mitch Albom
14. Red Dragon: Hannibal Lecter #1 -Thomas Harris
15. The Silence of the Lambs: Hannibal Lecter #2 -Thomas Harris
16. Red Sauce -Ian MacAllen
17. Welcome to Dunder Mifflin -Brian Baumgartner
18. Killers of the Flower Moon -David Grann
19. Cook County ICU -Cory Franklin
20. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine -Hector Tobar
21. Cross: Alex Cross #12 -James Patterson
22. QB 1 -Mike Lupica
23. American Assassin (Mitch Rapp #1) -Vince Flynn
24. Got Warrants?: Dispatches from the Dooryard -Timothy A. Cotton
25. Autumn: Autumn #1 -David Moody
26. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -Mark Twain
27. Tripwire: Jack Reacher #3 -Lee Child
28. Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home -Mikael Lindnord
29. Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders -Kathryn Miles
30. The Moscow Rules -Antonio & Jonna Mendez
31. There There -Tommy Orange
32. Out of the Silent Planet -C.S. Lewis
33. Double Cross -James Patterson
34. Hide and Seek -James Patterson
35. Choosing to Run: A Memoir -Des Linden
36. The Cabin at the End of the World -Paul Tremblay
37. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play -Kobe Bryant
38. Cajun Justice -James Patterson & Tucker Axum
39. The Less People Know About Us -Axton Betz-Hamilton
40. Airframe -Michael Crichton
41. Killing Lincoln -Bill O’Reilly
42. It’s Hard For Me To Live With Me -Rex Chapman
43. The Pecan Man -Cassie Dandridge Selleck
44. Disney’s Land -Richard Snow
45. Bucky F*cking Dent -David Duchovny
46. The Five People You Meet in Heaven -Mitch Albom
47. The Locked Door -Freida McFadden
48. The Midnight Library -Matt Haig
49. Never Go Back: Jack Reacher #18 -Lee Child
50. The Perfect Son -Freida McFadden
51. For One More Day -Mitch Albom
52. Jurassic Park -Michael Crichton
53. Cross Country -James Patterson
54. Alex Cross’s Trial -James Patterson
55. Sail -James Patterson
56. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -J.K. Rowling
57. One Year After: After #2 -William R. Forstchen
Completed
1. When You Find My Body -Dee Dauphinee
2. Atomic Habits -James Clear
3. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas -John Boyne
4. Die Trying: Jack Reacher #2 -Lee Child
5. Life is Magic -Jon Dorenbos
6. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe -C.S. Lewis
7. So Many Steves -Steve Martin (Audio, not much of a book.)
8. A Walk in the Woods -Bill Bryson
9. Heartland -Sarah Smarsh
10. A Confederacy of Dunces -John Kennedy Toole
11. Make Me: Jack Reacher #20 -Lee Child
12. The Hobbit -J.R.R. Tolkien
13. Tuesdays with Morrie -Mitch Albom
14. Red Dragon: Hannibal Lecter #1 -Thomas Harris
15. The Silence of the Lambs: Hannibal Lecter #2 -Thomas Harris
16. Red Sauce -Ian MacAllen
17. Welcome to Dunder Mifflin -Brian Baumgartner
18. Killers of the Flower Moon -David Grann
19. Cook County ICU -Cory Franklin
20. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine -Hector Tobar
21. Cross: Alex Cross #12 -James Patterson
22. QB 1 -Mike Lupica
23. American Assassin (Mitch Rapp #1) -Vince Flynn
24. Got Warrants?: Dispatches from the Dooryard -Timothy A. Cotton
25. Autumn: Autumn #1 -David Moody
26. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer -Mark Twain
27. Tripwire: Jack Reacher #3 -Lee Child
28. Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home -Mikael Lindnord
29. Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders -Kathryn Miles
30. The Moscow Rules -Antonio & Jonna Mendez
31. There There -Tommy Orange
32. Out of the Silent Planet -C.S. Lewis
33. Double Cross -James Patterson
34. Hide and Seek -James Patterson
35. Choosing to Run: A Memoir -Des Linden
36. The Cabin at the End of the World -Paul Tremblay
37. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play -Kobe Bryant
38. Cajun Justice -James Patterson & Tucker Axum
39. The Less People Know About Us -Axton Betz-Hamilton
40. Airframe -Michael Crichton
41. Killing Lincoln -Bill O’Reilly
42. It’s Hard For Me To Live With Me -Rex Chapman
43. The Pecan Man -Cassie Dandridge Selleck
44. Disney’s Land -Richard Snow
45. Bucky F*cking Dent -David Duchovny
46. The Five People You Meet in Heaven -Mitch Albom
47. The Locked Door -Freida McFadden
48. The Midnight Library -Matt Haig
49. Never Go Back: Jack Reacher #18 -Lee Child
50. The Perfect Son -Freida McFadden
51. For One More Day -Mitch Albom
52. Jurassic Park -Michael Crichton
53. Cross Country -James Patterson
54. Alex Cross’s Trial -James Patterson
55. Sail -James Patterson
56. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -J.K. Rowling
57. One Year After: After #2 -William R. Forstchen
This post was edited on 12/27/24 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 11:33 am to Chili Davis
Finished 17 last year (goal was 12), hoping for 2 a month this year with 24
At 11 as of 10/9
14 as of 10/25
19 as of 12/11
21 as of 12/16. I might just make it
23 as of 12/29
24th finished at 130am on the 31st, goal complete
Top 5 of this year was
1. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing
2. Die Trying - Lee Child
3. Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree
4. The Thursday Murders Club - Richard Osman
5. Welcome to Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-Reum
Next year I am easing the goal to only 15 but will load up with larger books
I want to re-read LOTR as it's been a decade+, more Jack Reacher, and maybe a couple classics. For example, my 24th book of 2024 is Slaughter house five
At 11 as of 10/9
14 as of 10/25
19 as of 12/11
21 as of 12/16. I might just make it
23 as of 12/29
24th finished at 130am on the 31st, goal complete
Top 5 of this year was
1. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing
2. Die Trying - Lee Child
3. Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree
4. The Thursday Murders Club - Richard Osman
5. Welcome to Hyunam-Dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-Reum
Next year I am easing the goal to only 15 but will load up with larger books
I want to re-read LOTR as it's been a decade+, more Jack Reacher, and maybe a couple classics. For example, my 24th book of 2024 is Slaughter house five
This post was edited on 12/31/24 at 1:44 am
Posted on 1/2/24 at 12:58 pm to Adajax
Goal last year was 24 but finished with 34.
Gonna set the goal at 30 this year.
A few on the list for this year that I’ve never read are The Witcher series, Legends of the Empire trilogy, and Rise and Fall trilogy. Also wanna get a Stormlight re-read in before book five drops.
So with just those and finishing my re-reread of Wheel of Time, that’ll get me to 25.
Completed
1. Crossroads of Twilight - Jordan
2. Knife of Dreams - Jordan
3. The Gathering Storm - Sanderson/Jordan
4. Towers of Midnight - Sanderson/Jordan
5. A Memory of Light - Sanderson/Jordan
6. The Last Wish - Sapkowski
7. Sword of Destiny - Sapkowski
8. The Way of Kings - Sanderson
9. Words of Radiance - Sanderson
10. Edgedancer - Sanderson
11. Oathbringer - Sanderson
12. Dawnshard - Sanderson
13. Rhythm of War - Sanderson
14. Warbreaker - Sanderson
15. Sunlit Man - Sanderson
16. White Sand Vol 1 - Sanderson
17. White Sand Vol 2 - Sanderson
18. White Sand Vol 3 - Sanderson
19. Tress of the Emerald Sea - Sanderson
20. Bridge to Bat City - Cline
21. The Final Empire - Sanderson
22. The Well of Ascension - Sanderson
23. The Hero of Ages - Sanderson
24. The Alloy of Law - Sanderson
25. Shadows of Self - Sanderson
26. The Bands of Mourning - Sanderson
26.5 - Mistborn Secret History - Sanderson
27. The Lost Metal - Sanderson
28. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Sanderson
29. Elantris - Sanderson
Currently Reading
Arcanum Unbounded - Sanderson
Gonna set the goal at 30 this year.
A few on the list for this year that I’ve never read are The Witcher series, Legends of the Empire trilogy, and Rise and Fall trilogy. Also wanna get a Stormlight re-read in before book five drops.
So with just those and finishing my re-reread of Wheel of Time, that’ll get me to 25.
Completed
1. Crossroads of Twilight - Jordan
2. Knife of Dreams - Jordan
3. The Gathering Storm - Sanderson/Jordan
4. Towers of Midnight - Sanderson/Jordan
5. A Memory of Light - Sanderson/Jordan
6. The Last Wish - Sapkowski
7. Sword of Destiny - Sapkowski
8. The Way of Kings - Sanderson
9. Words of Radiance - Sanderson
10. Edgedancer - Sanderson
11. Oathbringer - Sanderson
12. Dawnshard - Sanderson
13. Rhythm of War - Sanderson
14. Warbreaker - Sanderson
15. Sunlit Man - Sanderson
16. White Sand Vol 1 - Sanderson
17. White Sand Vol 2 - Sanderson
18. White Sand Vol 3 - Sanderson
19. Tress of the Emerald Sea - Sanderson
20. Bridge to Bat City - Cline
21. The Final Empire - Sanderson
22. The Well of Ascension - Sanderson
23. The Hero of Ages - Sanderson
24. The Alloy of Law - Sanderson
25. Shadows of Self - Sanderson
26. The Bands of Mourning - Sanderson
26.5 - Mistborn Secret History - Sanderson
27. The Lost Metal - Sanderson
28. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Sanderson
29. Elantris - Sanderson
Currently Reading
Arcanum Unbounded - Sanderson
This post was edited on 11/21/24 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 5:01 pm to Adajax
Same as last year. No set number for a goal, I'll just continue tracking and hope to finish somewhere close to what I've averaged the last three years. About 92 books.
2024 List - Thru 12/31
1. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
2. The Closer - Michael Connelly
3. Starlight - Brandon Sanderson
4. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie
5. Cytonic - Brandon Sanderson
6. The Appearance of Mystery - Gregg Dunnett
7. Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
8. Echo Park - Michael Connelly
9. Defiant - Brandon Sanderson
10. News of the World - Paulette Jiles
11. Sunreach - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
12. ReDawn - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
13. Evershore - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
14. Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
15. Big Sky - Kate Atkinson
16. Divorce Horse - Craig Johnson
17. As the Crow Flies - Craig Johnson
18. The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie
19. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
20. Devine Justice - David Baldacci
21. The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly
22. Empire of the Summer Moon - S.G. Gwynne
23. Tasting History: Explore the past through 4000 years of recipes - Max Miller
24. Bullseye - David Baldacci
25. A Serpent's Tooth - Craig Johnson
26. The Overlook - Michael Connelly
27. The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu
28. Shots Fired - C.J. Box
29. Weyward - Emilia Hart
30. Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box
31. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie
32. Table for Two - Amor Towles
33. Any Other Name - Craig Johnson
34. Dragons - Michael Connelly
35. The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo
36. Sharp Ends - Joe Abercrombie
37. Christmas in Absaroka County - Craig Johnson
38. Messenger - Craig Johnson
39. Spirt of Steamboat - Craig Johnson
40. Wait For Signs - Craig Johnson
41. Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson
42. Dry Bones - Craig Johnson
43. Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett
44. The Hunter - Tana French
45. Suicide Run - Michael Connelly
46. Death's End - Cixin Liu
47. Angle of Investigation - Michael Connelly
48. Wild New World - Dan Flores
49. The Drop - Michael Connelly
50. Good Omen - Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
51. The Redemption of Time - Baosho
52. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi - Boyce Upholt
53. Mitosis - Brandon Sanderson
54. Firefight - Brandon Sanderson
55. Hell's Corner - David Baldacci
56. The Obvious Fact - Craig Johnson
57. The Black Box - Michael Connelly
58. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club - Helen Simonson
59. Calamity - Brandon Sanderson
60. The Book That Broke the World - Mark Lawrence
61. The Highwayman - Craig Johnson
62. James - Percival Everett
63. The Ocean At the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
64. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
65. Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
66. The Burning Room & Switchblade - Michael Connelly
67. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
68. The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson
69. The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman
70. Taliesin - Stephen R Lawhead
71. Recannon's World - Ursula K Le Guin
72. Planet of Exile - Ursula K Le Guin
73. City Of Illusions - Ursula K Le Guin
74. The Western Star - Craig Johnson
75. Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler
76. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
77. Depth of Winter - Craig Johnson
78. Merlin - Stephen R Lawhead
79. Death at the Sign of the Rook - Kate Atkinson
80. The Crossing - Michael Connelly
81. Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
82. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
83. We Solve Murders - Richard Osman
84. Somewhere Beyond the Sea - TJ Klune
85. Skink - No Surrender - Carl Hiaasen
86. Karla's Choice - Nick Harkaway
87. The Life Impossible - Matt Haig
88. Arthur - Stephen R Lawhead
89. Next to Last Stand - Craig Johnson
90. The Briar Club - Kate Quinn
91. The Wrong Side of Goodbye- Michael Connelly
92. Tales From Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
93. Babel - R.F. Kuang
94. The Lefthand of Darkness - Ursula K Le Guin
95. Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
96. Locked In - Jussi Adler-Olsen
97. The Word For World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin
98. Die Around Sundown - Mark Pryor
99. Daughter of the Morning Star - Craig Johnson
2024 List - Thru 12/31
1. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
2. The Closer - Michael Connelly
3. Starlight - Brandon Sanderson
4. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie
5. Cytonic - Brandon Sanderson
6. The Appearance of Mystery - Gregg Dunnett
7. Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy
8. Echo Park - Michael Connelly
9. Defiant - Brandon Sanderson
10. News of the World - Paulette Jiles
11. Sunreach - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
12. ReDawn - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
13. Evershore - Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson
14. Kindred - Octavia E. Butler
15. Big Sky - Kate Atkinson
16. Divorce Horse - Craig Johnson
17. As the Crow Flies - Craig Johnson
18. The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie
19. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
20. Devine Justice - David Baldacci
21. The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly
22. Empire of the Summer Moon - S.G. Gwynne
23. Tasting History: Explore the past through 4000 years of recipes - Max Miller
24. Bullseye - David Baldacci
25. A Serpent's Tooth - Craig Johnson
26. The Overlook - Michael Connelly
27. The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu
28. Shots Fired - C.J. Box
29. Weyward - Emilia Hart
30. Three-Inch Teeth - C.J. Box
31. Red Country - Joe Abercrombie
32. Table for Two - Amor Towles
33. Any Other Name - Craig Johnson
34. Dragons - Michael Connelly
35. The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo
36. Sharp Ends - Joe Abercrombie
37. Christmas in Absaroka County - Craig Johnson
38. Messenger - Craig Johnson
39. Spirt of Steamboat - Craig Johnson
40. Wait For Signs - Craig Johnson
41. Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson
42. Dry Bones - Craig Johnson
43. Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett
44. The Hunter - Tana French
45. Suicide Run - Michael Connelly
46. Death's End - Cixin Liu
47. Angle of Investigation - Michael Connelly
48. Wild New World - Dan Flores
49. The Drop - Michael Connelly
50. Good Omen - Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
51. The Redemption of Time - Baosho
52. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi - Boyce Upholt
53. Mitosis - Brandon Sanderson
54. Firefight - Brandon Sanderson
55. Hell's Corner - David Baldacci
56. The Obvious Fact - Craig Johnson
57. The Black Box - Michael Connelly
58. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club - Helen Simonson
59. Calamity - Brandon Sanderson
60. The Book That Broke the World - Mark Lawrence
61. The Highwayman - Craig Johnson
62. James - Percival Everett
63. The Ocean At the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
64. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
65. Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
66. The Burning Room & Switchblade - Michael Connelly
67. Eldest - Christopher Paolini
68. The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson
69. The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman
70. Taliesin - Stephen R Lawhead
71. Recannon's World - Ursula K Le Guin
72. Planet of Exile - Ursula K Le Guin
73. City Of Illusions - Ursula K Le Guin
74. The Western Star - Craig Johnson
75. Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler
76. Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
77. Depth of Winter - Craig Johnson
78. Merlin - Stephen R Lawhead
79. Death at the Sign of the Rook - Kate Atkinson
80. The Crossing - Michael Connelly
81. Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
82. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini
83. We Solve Murders - Richard Osman
84. Somewhere Beyond the Sea - TJ Klune
85. Skink - No Surrender - Carl Hiaasen
86. Karla's Choice - Nick Harkaway
87. The Life Impossible - Matt Haig
88. Arthur - Stephen R Lawhead
89. Next to Last Stand - Craig Johnson
90. The Briar Club - Kate Quinn
91. The Wrong Side of Goodbye- Michael Connelly
92. Tales From Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
93. Babel - R.F. Kuang
94. The Lefthand of Darkness - Ursula K Le Guin
95. Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
96. Locked In - Jussi Adler-Olsen
97. The Word For World Is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin
98. Die Around Sundown - Mark Pryor
99. Daughter of the Morning Star - Craig Johnson
This post was edited on 12/31/24 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 1/2/24 at 10:46 pm to r3lay3r
Just finished the 4th skyward. Enjoy them! Didn’t realize there are set of novella/novellas that go along side them. Feel like I missed something going from book 3 to book 4, they explained it well enough but wish I read if that helps.
Posted on 1/4/24 at 9:29 am to spehog
Goal was 30 last year, and I fell short (22). 4 of those 22 were really long (800+), and most of them were pretty dense nonfiction, so I dont feel too bad about missing my goal. Setting it at 24 this year.
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