re: Reading Challenge 2018

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Any suggestions from anyone?

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The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell and Horns by Joe Hill are the best I've read this year.

Anyone reading Vonnegut’s Complete Stories? I’ve read most of them dozens of times but am enjoying the new releases.

Deer in the Works GOAT

Reminder bump to update those lists

So far in 2018:

Acceptance (Southern Reach #3) by James Vandermeer

The Alientist by Caleb Carr

Malice (Faithful and the Fallen #1) by John Gwynne

Valor (Faithful and the Fallen #2) by John Gwynne

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson

Ruin (Faithful and the Fallen #3) by John Gwynne

Wrath (Faithful and the Fallen #4) by John Gwynne

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon

The Nix by Nathan Hill

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Franz Kafka

The North Water by Ian McGuire

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

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Big Chipper

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Crushing

So far in 2018:

Got off to a fast start but have slowed down the last couple months. Reading for work getting in the way of reading for fun.

Acceptance (Southern Reach #3) by James Vandermeer

The Alientist by Caleb Carr

Malice (Faithful and the Fallen #1) by John Gwynne

Valor (Faithful and the Fallen #2) by John Gwynne

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil Degrasse Tyson

Ruin (Faithful and the Fallen #3) by John Gwynne

Wrath (Faithful and the Fallen #4) by John Gwynne

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon

The Nix by Nathan Hill

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Franz Kafka

The North Water by Ian McGuire

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey

Starting The Outsider by Stephen King

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Just cracked open Subtle Art of Not Giving a frick and I am in awe... Simply amazing.

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Maybe I need to actually read it. It was my first audiobook and I thought it was dreadfully boring.

I am off during the summer so I read a ton and then slack off majorly during the school year.

so, so far:

The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert: meh. a neat mesh of alice and wonderland and maybe stranger things. solid all the way through until the last 5%.

Bring me Back by BA Paris: neat little murder mystery that switches back and forth between first person narrative. nice twist.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: kinda reminded me of The Hazelwood. when I read Neil Gaiman I always feel like I'm not "getting it". He is a wonderful storyteller but I just wish he threw in more "solid" to his stories.

The Selection Series by Kiera Cass: sigh. I like to read books that my 13yr old recommends every now and then so we can have some good book talk. I read all five books in this series and they were dumb. I'm embarrassed I read past the first book.

The Passage, The Twelve, and the City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin: loved these. beautifully written and the ending was fit. the books span over a thousand years..very cool concept.

Lay me to Rest by EA Clark:thriller/who dun it. good story, predicatable-ish ending.

The Red Sparrow Series: recommended by a friend-loved the whole series. Watched the movie (which ended differently). will watch the next movie. a Russian spy/CIA story with a love story intertwined in the action.

susan ee's angel trilogy: meh. don't waste your time

my list for the rest of the summer:

The President is Missing- read this one last night/this morning. Very interesting. Reads like the show 24 (real time). the story was excellent and you can tell a former president helped to write it. The speech at the end was a nice touch. Definitely recommend -and I'm no fan of Bill Clinton.

Everything We Keep-weird murder mystery. Strange twist. Idk what to say about it really.

A Throne for Sisters
The Templar Legacy
The Broken Earth Series
Lucky Dog Lessons
Soulless
The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Putty (this looks quirky as hell and I am looking forward to it...hopefully its like a hitchhikers guide)
The Outsider
The Great Influenza
Radium Girls
A History of God

I hope I can knock them all out...but if anyone sees a dud; please let me know.


eta, I can't remember everything that I read before summer but:

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson was a good serial killer/weird and psycho read.


The Brooch Series by Katherine Lowry Logan: I read these 7 books because I was having withdrawls from Outlander. They are similar, but are a much simpler read and do not center on the same two characters like Outlander does.

Weaveworld by Clive Barker. I don't even know what to say about this one? reminded me of a wrinkle in time a little bit.

Fifty things you need to know about World History by Hugh Williams. Loved this one.

The Mermaids Daughter by Ann Claycomb: I liked this one a lot; was an easy read but a good one. Based on Hans Christian Andersons (not Disneys!) little mermaid.

The Letter by Kathryn Hughes: this one was a bestseller. It was an endearing read. Not usually the kind of book I read, but I did enjoy it.

Finished up the Red Rising Series. I liked it but found it a tad drawn out. It was the type of series I would like to see on the big screen as opposed to a book...not so much detail driven as story driven. if that makes any sense.

Cheaper by the Dozen: a re-read from when I was a child. STill absolutely fabulous. I recommend re-reading as an adult.

A Time Travelers Best Friend by WR Gingell: meh.

Glass Houses by Louise Penny: pretty good; I like her stuff.

The Hundreth Queen by Mily King: to be honest I don't remember this one too well.

And I can't remember any other ones, but I know there were more.

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am not going to list the books I read

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We don’t believe you, then.





Jk. Way to crush books baw