Guess I’ll do the honors...
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1. House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski (3)
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Books
1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Ron Hansen (started 12/20/17, finished 1/10/18 )
2. Dolan's Cadillac (chapbook) - Stephen King (finished 1/12/18 )
3. A Dance with Dragons (audiobook) - George R. R. Martin (started 8/29/17, finished 1/17/18 )
4. Strange Weather - Joe Hill (started 1/14/18, finished 2/11/18 )
5. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House - Michael Wolff (Started (2/14/18, finished 2/18/18 )
6. A Closed and Common Orbit - Becky Chambers (Started (2/12/18, finished 2/24/18 )
7. The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds the Light on Mysteries that Won't Go Away - John Douglas & Mark Olshaker (Started, 2/12/18, finished 3/4/18 )
8. The Gone World - Tom Sweterlitsch (started 3/4/18, finished 3/12/18 )
9. Grimscribe - Thomas Ligotti (started 5/29/17, finished 3/19/18 )
10. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline (Started 3/21/18, Finished 3/29/18 )
11. Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch (Started 3/29/18, finished 4/11/18 )
12. The Terror - Dan Simmons (Started 4/4/18, finished 4/18/18 )
13. Skullsworn - Brian Staveley (Started 4/18/18, finished 4/22/18 )
14. Altered Carbon - Richard K Morgan (started 4/23/18, finished 4/29/18 )
15. American Heart - Laura Moriarty (started 4/29/18, finished 5/04/18 )
16. The Outsider - Stephen King (started 5/25/18, finished 5/31/18 )
17. Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and their victims and tells how to fight back - John Douglas & Mark Olshaker (started 4/23/18, finished 6/22/18 )
18. Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes - Maria Konnikova (started 5/18/18, finished 7/8/18 )
19. Blood Meridian: or The Evening Redness in the West - Cormac McCarthy (re-started 6/15/18, finished 7/13/18 )
20. The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss (started 7/19/18, finished 8/10/18 )
21. Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer - John Douglas & Johnny Dodd (started 7/14/18, finished 8/19/18 )
22. Revival - Stephen King (Started 8/19/18, Finished 9/13/18 )
23. Fear: Trump in the White House - Bob Woodward (started 10/4/18, Finished 10/25/18 )
24. Black Order - James Rollins (started 9/14/18, Finished 12/18/18 )
Anthologies
Comics
1. The Infinity Gauntlet - Jim Starlin, George Perez, & Ron Lim (5/10/11)
In Progress
The Big Book of Science Fiction - Edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (started 12/24/16, )
The Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman (started 12/19/18, )
I've been working my way through McCarthy over the past few years. Unfortunately I got stalled with this one, even though I was really enjoying it, due to work, being busy and travelling over the past few months. I am planning on starting over and reading it cover to cover.
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
I only made it through 30 books last year, so I have now set a goal of 40 books for this coming year. I've had House of Leaves on my bookshelf for a few years now. I've been dying to read it too, but I always seem to pick up another book instead.
This year was the year I've read the least amount of pages since I started keeping track pre-2006. Damn Lord of the Flies and Sleeping Beauties really messed me up. :arg:
I tried to start Sleeping Beauties, but was having difficulty getting into it. I've heard some not so great things about it, so I think I'm going to try the audiobook instead. If I start a slow book, I'll never be able to read anything else :lol:
Yeah, I definitely wouldn't recommend it. Very slow, uninteresting characters, and needlessly long. I wasted 3 months of my reading year on that sucker. 3 months!
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
2. The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood (audio)
I slugged through it, reading the footnotes as I came to them. Reading the appendices when referred to them. I must say, I got very bogged down with this book. I read at least 3 other books while trying to get through this one. I didn’t hate it exactly. It was just a very laborious read. I know it has almost a cult following, but I think those fanatics are looking for incite that isn’t there. It was worthwhile, but I would never read it again.
1. The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
2. The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood (audio)
3. Stranded - Bracken MacLeod
1. Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco
2. The House of the Dead - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3. Nausea - Jean Paul Sartre
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
2. The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood (audio)
3. Stranded - Bracken MacLeod
4. Snow - Ronald Malfi
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
2. The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood (audio)
3. Stranded - Bracken MacLeod
4. Snow - Ronald Malfi
5. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins (audio)
6. The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King (audio)
7. Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition - Paul Watson (audio)
I enjoyed the first book but have fallen off while reading the 2nd book two times now. I need to get back on the horse. Even though some folks have complained about not liking the other 2 books in the series, I have kind of liked the Southern Reach series so far...
1. Robert Silverberg - The Plot Against Earth
2. Philip K. Dick - Adjustment Team, The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Vol. 2
3. Jack Ketchum & Lucky McFee - The Secret Life of Souls
4. David J. Schow - Seeing Red
1. Dan Jurgens - Superman: Aliens
2. Frank Miller - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
3. Frank Miller - Batman: Year One
4. Alan Moore - Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
5. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 1:
6. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 2:
7. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 3:
8. Alan Moore - Promethea Book 1
9. Alan Moore - Promethea Book 2
10. Grant Morrison - Flex Mentallo
11. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader
12. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets
13. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 3: The Shu-Torun War
14. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 4: End of Games
15. Timothy Zahn - Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand
16. Steve Perry - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Evolution
17. Mark Waid - Kingdom Come
18. Jim Krueger - Justice
19. Charles Soule - Darth Vader Vol. 1: Imperial Machine
20. Charles Soule - Daredevil Back in Black Vol. 5: Supreme
21. Kelly Thompson - The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma
22. Cullen Bunn - Star Wars: Darth Maul
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2017 List
1. Arm of the Sphinx (The Books of Babel, #2) - Josiah Bancroft
2. Annihilation - Jeff Vandermeer
3. Blood Fury - JR Ward
4. Authority - Jeff Vandermeer
5. Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs
6. Acceptance - Jeff Vandermeer
7. The Cruel Prince - Holly Black
Guess I’ll do the honors...
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1. House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski (3)
2. The Drawing of the Three (audio) SK/Frank muller. 5/5
3. Capital Gaines - Smart things I learned doing stupid stuff - Chris Gaines (3)
4. The Wastelands - (audio) SK/Frank Muller. 5/5
5. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Toole (4)
6. Wizard and Glass - (audio) SK/Frank Muller. 5/5
7. Gwendy’s Button Box - SK and Richard Chizmar. (3.5)
8. Wolves of the Calla - (audio) SK/George Guidall 5/4
9. The Dark Man - SK/Glenn Chadbourne. 3/4
10. The Song of Susannah- (audio)SK/George Guidall 4/4
11. Watchers -Dean Koontz (3.5)
12. Cheeseboy -Graham Masterton (4)
2018
1. Paradox Bound - Peter Clines
2. The Chalk Man - C.J. Tudor
3. Endurance - Alfred Lansing
4. Nevernight - Jay Kristoff
Currently Reading
All These Worlds - Dennis E Taylor
1. The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
2. White Sand 2 - Brandon Sanderson
1. The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
2. White Sand 2 - Brandon Sanderson
3. On Writing - Stephen King
2018 List
1. The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill
2. The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood (audio)
3. Stranded - Bracken MacLeod
4. Snow - Ronald Malfi
5. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins (audio)
6. The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King (audio)
7. Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition - Paul Watson (audio)
8. Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer (audio)
9. Gerald's Game - Stephen King
10. Woman in the Window - A.J. Finn (audio)
1. The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
2. White Sand 2 - Brandon Sanderson
3. On Writing - Stephen King
4. The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
I’m also going through the DT series on audiobook. Although I’ve read the books many times, this is my first time through the audiobooks. Frank Muller is an amazing narrator, is he not? He is masterful at changing his voice to capture the different characters, and his cadence is mesmerizing. I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m disappointed that he was not able to read them all. If I remember correctly, you were not a fan of W & G. I think the audiobook might help to change your mind on that.
1. Robert Silverberg - The Plot Against Earth
2. Philip K. Dick - Adjustment Team, The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Vol. 2
3. Jack Ketchum & Lucky McFee - The Secret Life of Souls
4. David J. Schow - Seeing Red
5. Dean Koontz - Strange Highways
6. Stephen King - The Regulators
7. William Peter Blaty - The Exorcist
8. Gregory Benford - Jupiter Project
9. Alastair Reynolds - The Iron Tactician
10. William F. Nolan - Dark Universe
1. Dan Jurgens - Superman: Aliens
2. Frank Miller - Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
3. Frank Miller - Batman: Year One
4. Alan Moore - Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
5. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 1:
6. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 2:
7. Jeff Lemire - Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 3:
8. Alan Moore - Promethea Book 1
9. Alan Moore - Promethea Book 2
10. Grant Morrison - Flex Mentallo
11. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader
12. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets
13. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 3: The Shu-Torun War
14. Kieron Gillen - Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 4: End of Games
15. Timothy Zahn - Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand
16. Steve Perry - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Evolution
17. Mark Waid - Kingdom Come
18. Jim Krueger - Justice
19. Charles Soule - Darth Vader Vol. 1: Imperial Machine
20. Charles Soule - Daredevil Back in Black Vol. 5: Supreme
21. Kelly Thompson - The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma
22. Cullen Bunn - Star Wars: Darth Maul
23. Brian Wood - Alien: Defiance Vol. 1
24. Brian Wood - Alien: Defiance Vol. 2
25. Scott Snyder - All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
26. Scott Snyder - All-Star Batman Vol. 2: End of the Earth
27. Junji Ito - Shiver
28. Yukito Kishuro - Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition 1
29. Alejandro Jodorowsky - The Metabaron Book 2: The Techno-Cardinal and the Transhuman