It’s a week late, but whatever. I’m counting it.
30. “L’etranger” by Albert Camus…
Here’s my entire list
1. “The Godfather” by Mario Puzo
2. “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
3. “World War Z” by Max Brooks
4. “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson
5. “Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen” by Wendelin Van Draanen
6. “Dune” by Frank Herbert
7. “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad
8. “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
9. “Eaters of the Dead” by Micheal Crichton
10. “Watchmen” by Alan Moore
11. “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain
12. “The Mist” by Stephen King
13. “The Big Over Easy” by Jasper Fforde
14. “Andromeda Strain” by Micheal Crichton
15. “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein
16. Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus by Dave Barry
17. “O Jerusalem” by Laurie R. King
18. «La nuit qui ne finit pas» par Agatha Christie
19. “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller
20. “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac
21. “A Wind in the Door” by Madeleine L’Engle
22. “Silence of the Lambs” by Thomas Harris
23. “Gaviotas” by Alan Weisman
24. The Once and Future King by T.H. White
25. La Symphonie Pastorale by Andre Gide
26. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
27. Blankets by Craig Thompson
28. “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi
29. “I am Legend” by Richard Matheson
30. “L’etranger” by Albert Camus
A good set of books. My favorites were definitely Blankets, On the Road, Watchmen, Brave New World, and Dune. Hope to repeat 30 this year, and see some of you guys back on the goal list. 4 years ago
better luck next year I guess. 4 years ago
32. Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)
31. Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro)
It seemed appropriate to read “Fahrenheit 451” as my final book, since it’s about burning books…
This is definitely the most I’ve ever read in one year, and it was well worth it. Right now, I’m not setting any goals for myself for next year, but I plan on reading a lot and seeing how far I go. 4 years ago
so i only got to 20 this year…but i’m still pretty proud of myself for finished that many with skating and college and working so yay!
next summer i’ll have to bump up my reading if i want to finish. 4 years ago
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- My Sister’s Keeper
- Into the Garden
- Cat
- Jade
33/30
Since today is the 30th and I have a lot of plans between now and 2009, I think it’s safe to say this is the end of the list for this year. I reached 30 books plus a couple though, so hooray for me. Things got pretty busy the past couple months, and I didn’t read at all for about a month up until the past couple nights. I’m ready to get back into some books and start on a whole new list for next year! 4 years ago
i counted plays i read for class (as well as books for class) but i think plays should count.
and there we have it.
done! 4 years ago
Yay, I did it, with time to spare! I’m going to add two more books to my list in these final three weeks of the year.
30. The Film Club (Gilmour)
29. The Fourth Bear (Fforde)
28. 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories (various) 4 years ago
29. “I am Legend” by Richard Matheson 4 years ago
28. “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi 4 years ago
27. The Lost Art of Drawing the Line (Howard)
26. The Stranger (Camus)
25. One Red Paperclip (MacDonald)
I read “The Stranger” in high school, and I was the only person in the class who liked the book. So now I have read it again, 10 years later, and I still like it. 4 years ago
this was a good book…but not as amazing as i thought it would be given all the hype about it. parts of it were really interesting however, and i really liked the india section even though i’m not really a religious person. 4 years ago
11/09/08- Second Glance- Jodi Picoult…She’s always amazing.
Well, I’m all done with my 30 books and I still have 52 days to go. I guess I’ll bump my goal up for 2009. 4 years ago
27. Blankets by Craig Thompson
Just amazing. 4 years ago
A Tale of Two Cities- I liked it much better the second time around when I wasn’t forced to read it
Three Cups of Tea- Probably the most inspirational book I’ve ever read. I loved it. 4 years ago
Okay so I realize it’s a little late in the year to start this goal, but recently I’ve gotten into reading and decided to start this goal. This is what I have so far:
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky
2. Murder On The Orient Express – Agatha Christie
3. Twilight – Stephenie Meyer
4. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
6. What I’d Say To The Martians And Other Veiled Threats – Jack Handey
7. The Godfather – Mario Puzo
8. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
9. Invisible Monsters – Chuck Palahniuk
10. Choke – Chuck Palahniuk
To be honest, all of these books are a really good read, minus The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which was completely terrible and totally cliche. Jack Handey is always great if you want a good laugh, I hope to read more of his books soon. 4 years ago
1. Blaze
2. Heart Shaped Box
3. Goosebumps Horrorland
4. Goosebumps The Scream of the Haunted Mask
5. Goosebumps Revenge of the Living Dummy
6. Goosebumps Creep From the Deep
7. Goosebumps Night of the Living Dummy
8. Goosebumps The Haunted Mask
9. The River Knows
10. Hannah Montana Making Waves
11. Hannah Montana Face the Music
12. Hannah Montana Crush-tastic
13. Hannah Montana Hold on Tight
14. Hannah Montana Nightmare on Hannah Street
15. Hannah Montana Keeping Secrets
16. Hannah Montana Seeing Green
17. High School Musical the Junior Novel
18. High School Musical 2 the Junior Novel
19. High School Musical 3 Senior Year the Junior Novel
20. High School Musical Stories From East High Ringin It In
21. High School Musical Stories From East High Get Your Vote On
22. High School Musical Stories From East High Crunch Time
23. High School Musical Stories From East High Broadway Dreams
24. High School Musical Stories From East High Poetry in Motion
25. High School Musical Stories From East High Battle of the Bands
26. High School Musical Stories From East High Wildcat Spirit
27. Disney Fairies Tinkerbell
28. Disney Fairies Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster
29. Disney Fairies Dulcie’s Taste of Magic
30. Disney Fairies Prilla and the Butterfly Lie 4 years ago
24. Kiss Me, Deadly (Spillane)
23. Hyperspace (Kaku)
22. The Vampire Lestat (Rice)
“Lestat” is probably the best book I’ve read over the past 3 months. I’m looking forward to the next few books in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, but I think I will save them for next year. 4 years ago
26. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
AMAZING!!! 4 years ago
25. La Symphonie Pastorale by Andre Gide
Another french book on my list. I am just a worldly reader, aren’t I. 4 years ago
17. Breakfast of Champions- Kurt Vonnegut 4 years ago
24. The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The beginning was great, amazing even, got REALLY slow in the middle, but got all better at the end. Overall it gets my stamp of approval… but it still needed some editing. 4 years ago
Pretend you don’t see her 4 years ago
i cant remember what #17 was, ive been super busy lately,
but #18 was Water For Elephants
this book is probably my favorite so far this year.
its kind of about the circus…historical fiction depression era…love story…sad, happy, thrilling! ahhh everyone should read it. 4 years ago
so instead of individual posts, I’ll just list the ones I’ve read since the last post. I don’t remember the exact order-
- Welcome to the Monkey House
- The Pact
- Crashing Through
- A Wolf at the Table
- Misty
- Star
A Wolf at the Table
I wasn’t sure I was going to like this one at first, but in the end, I did. It’s not a bad book, but of all Burroughs’ books, this was not one of my top favorites, and I hope there will be a lot more. I’m sad I don’t have anything left of his to read now.
Crashing Through
Not what I expected from the start. I thought it would start off with some guy who found out about a surgery or something that would cure his blindness, he would jump at the chance, and you would spend the whole book reading about the experience and his views during and after. Instead, it’s more a story about a blind man who’s more content and accomplished than most sighted people are with their own lives. It’s amazing how much a person can do without being able to see anything at all. So, does he ever have any corrective surgery, does it work, does it last, is he happy? You’ll have to read it for yourself! :)
28/304 years ago
24 Breaking Dawn 9/14/08
25 The Kite Runner 9/21/08 4 years ago
Currently up to 13…doesn’t look like I’m going to make it to 30 this year, considering all the schoolwork I’ve got this semester. Will try to shoot for 20 instead. 4 years ago
15. Flower Children- Maxine Swann
16. The Normals- David Gilbert 4 years ago
sense and sensibility
beach house
Out of Egypt
twilight
einstein’s dreams
dorian gray
the trial
saturday
name of the wind
curse of chalion
five hundred years after
pillars of the earth 4 years ago
New Moon 9/2/08
Eclipse 9/6/08 4 years ago
