2009 Book List

**jayson** · 03-29-2009 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Depren

The Yiddish Policeman’s Union – Michael Chabon

I liked this a lot. I read it via audio, which was read by Peter Riegert (who played Boone in Animal House among other things). He did a great job with it and the book itself is very interesting. I've yet to read anything else by Chabon but I suspect I might like it from the way this one read.

**NeedfulKings** · 03-29-2009 04:08 PM

Well, a few months in, here's my up-to-date list for 2009.

1. Duma Key by Stephen King
2. Come Out Tonight by Richard Laymon
3. The Grays by Whitley Strieber
4. Dark Hollow by John Connolly
5. Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow
6. Sex and Violence in Hollywood by Ray Garton
7. When the Darkness Falls by J.F. Gonzalez –
8. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
9. Drop Shot by Harlen Coben
10. The Woods Are Dark by Richard Laymon
11. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Current Read)

**soylentjillian** · 03-30-2009 01:43 AM

Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. 1817.
Bakhtin, Mikhail. From Discourse in the Novel (electronic handout).
Calvino, Italo. If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler. 1979 (1981 English translation).
Dacre, Charlotte. Zofloya, or The Moor. 1806.
Defoe, Daniel. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, etc. 1722.
Desai, Anita. Clear Light of Day. 1980.
Eliot, George. The Mill on the Floss. 1860.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. 1937.
Stephenson, Neal. The Diamond Age, Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer. 1995.
Wells, H. G. The Island of Doctor Moreau. 1896.

These are all the things that we are doing this semester. Some of these I love, and some I hate.

However, I am looking forward to reading the Neal Stephenson book because his Snow Crash was simply amazing.

**Darkthoughts** · 03-31-2009 04:44 AM

1. Death Masks ~ Jim Butcher
2. Blood Rites~ Jim Butcher
3. Dead Beat ~ Jim Butcher (reread)
4. Proven Guilty ~ Jim Butcher
5. White Knight ~ Jim Butcher
6. Small Favor -Jim Butcher
7. Backup ~ Jim Butcher
8. A Moveable Feast ~ Hemingway
9. God Save The Queen (graphic novel) ~ Mike Carey
10. The Turn Of The Screw and Other Stories ~ Henry James
11. The Gunslinger Born 1-7 ~ Furth et al (reread)
12. The Long Road Home 1-5 ~ Furth et al
13. Treachery 1-4 ~ Furth et al
14. Fevre Dream ~ George R R Martin
15. Creatures Of The Night ~ Neil Gaiman
16. The Facts In The Case Of The Departure Of Miss Finch ~ Neil Gaiman
17. Doom Patrol #1-18 ~ Paul Kupperberg
18. Doom Patrol #32 -64 ~ Grant Morrison
19. Storm Of The Century (Screenplay) ~ Stephen King
20. Doom Patrol #65 -87 ~ Rachel Pollack
21. Shoot The Damn Dog ~ Sally Brampton
22. Last Call ~ Tim Powers - currently reading
23. Blaze ~ Richard Bachman (reread)

**Brice** · 03-31-2009 05:09 AM

Lisa's list makes me feel lazy this year.

**jayson** · 03-31-2009 05:12 AM

Updated

Read:
1. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
2. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut
3. Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
4. Hocus Pocus - Kurt Vonnegut
5. Galapagos - Kurt Vonnegut
6. Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
7. Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut
8. Player Piano - Kurt Vonnegut
9. Babylon's Burning - Clinton Heylin
10. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
11. All Yesterday's Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print - Clinton Heylin
12. Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut
13. Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
14. Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut
15. This Wheel's On Fire: Levon Helm & The Story of The Band - Levon Helm with Stephen Davis
16. The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts
17. Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut

Reading:
Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons - Kurt Vonnegut

**Darkthoughts** · 03-31-2009 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by Brice

Lisa's list makes me feel lazy this year.

I have reader's block right now, it's a chance for you to catch up

**Brice** · 03-31-2009 05:56 AM

I have been fighting with reader's block since February.

But then I just got new books in the mail

so maybe I can beat it.

**Daghain** · 03-31-2009 06:41 AM

I suffer from too many books, too little time. I think I have brain lock.

**razz** · 03-31-2009 11:25 AM

I just finished Black House. Should i feel sad, or happy, or pissed off?

**obscurejude** · 03-31-2009 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by razz

I just finished Black House. Should i feel sad, or happy, or pissed off?

Depends on whether or not they make another one like they originally intended. If it is the end of Jack Sawyer, then feel pissed.

**razz** · 03-31-2009 11:28 AM

Better damn well not be.

**jayson** · 03-31-2009 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by obscurejude

Originally Posted by razz

I just finished Black House. Should i feel sad, or happy, or pissed off?

Depends on whether or not they make another one like they originally intended. If it is the end of Jack Sawyer, then feel pissed.

Disappointed perhaps because I'd gladly read more, but not pissed for me if it is the end. I can live with the end they gave Jack in Black House. If that's the last I see of him, it's a good memory.

Also, I picked up a new book today so updating my updated list...

Updated

Read:
1. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
2. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut
3. Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
4. Hocus Pocus - Kurt Vonnegut
5. Galapagos - Kurt Vonnegut
6. Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
7. Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut
8. Player Piano - Kurt Vonnegut
9. Babylon's Burning - Clinton Heylin
10. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
11. All Yesterday's Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print - Clinton Heylin
12. Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut
13. Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
14. Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut
15. This Wheel's On Fire: Levon Helm & The Story of The Band - Levon Helm with Stephen Davis
16. The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts
17. Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut

Reading:
Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons - Kurt Vonnegut
iPod and Philosophy - Dylan E. Wittkower (Editor)

**razz** · 03-31-2009 11:37 AM

Not pissed at the ending, pissed at certain people in the story

**jayson** · 03-31-2009 11:39 AM

I found it very satisfying all around. I could still do with another jack Sawyer story though.

**bluelph24** · 03-31-2009 07:18 PM

1. Tales of Beedle the Bard - JK Rowling - 1/1-1/1
2. Brisingr - Paolini - 1/1-1/4
3. Player Piano - Vonnegut 1/4-1/17
4. Lolita - Nabokov - 1/17-1/24
5. Sin City: The Big Fat Kill - Frank Miller - 1/24-1/24
6. Sin City: That Yellow Bastard - Frank Miller - 1/24-1/25
7. The High Window - Raymond Chandler - 1/25-1/31
8. The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett - 1/31-2/3
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick - 2/3-2/8
10. Coraline - Neil Gaiman - 2/8-2/8
11. Main Street - Sinclair Lewis -2/8-2/22
13. 2666 Vol. 1 - Roberto Bolaño - 2/22-3/8
14. 2666 Vol. 2 - Roberto Bolaño - 3/8-3/17
15. 2666 Vol. 3 - Roberto Bolaño - 3/17-3/21
16. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins - 3/21-3/24
17. Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test - ed. Mark D. White - 3/24-3/31
18. The Killing Joke - Alan Moore, Brian Bolland - 3/31-3/31
19. Requiem for a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr. - 3/31

For School:
1. Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison - finished off from past year
2. Othello - William Shakespeare - finished
3. Le Petit Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (in french)
4. Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller - finished
5. Parallel Worlds - Michio Kaku
6. The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams

**obscurejude** · 03-31-2009 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by R_of_G

I found it very satisfying all around. I could still do with another jack Sawyer story though.

Honestly, since the Dark Tower is over, I'm hoping there will be another Jack Sawyer story without the tie ins. I know I'm a minority in this opinion but I really felt that King had no clue whether or not Jack was going to be part of the remaining books in the series and I think he should have just left it alone. It wasn't a bad book, but I enjoyed the first one better and I was disappointed that Jack wasn't in DT 7. The ending of Black House suggested there was more to the story and likely it would take place in the DT world. Either way, it felt incomplete and I wasn't very satisfied overall.

**BROWNINGS CHILDE** · 03-31-2009 10:08 PM

The Childe's 2009 booklist:
Now with new and improved, quick, convenient (0-5) review

1. Strangers-Dean Koontz-Novel (3)
2. A Narrative of A. Gordon Pym - Edgar Allen Poe - Novella (4)
3. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury - Novel (5)
4. The Gold Bug - Edgar Allen Poe - Short Story (reread) (3)
5. Coraline - Neil Gaiman - Novel (4)
6. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (reread) (3)
7. Pet Sematary - Stephen King - Novel (reread) (5)
8. The Mystery of Marie Roget - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (reread) (2)
9. The Long Road Home (1-5) comics (5)
10. A Worn Path - Eudora Welty - short story (3)
11. Blue Winds Dancing - Tom Whitecloud - short story (3)
12. The Purloined Letter - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (3)

**Darkthoughts** · 04-02-2009 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by obscurejude

I was disappointed that Jack wasn't in DT 7. The ending of Black House suggested there was more to the story and likely it would take place in the DT world.

I got the same impression...and was also disappointed not to meet Jack on the path of the beam...

**Brice** · 04-02-2009 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by obscurejude

Originally Posted by R_of_G

I found it very satisfying all around. I could still do with another jack Sawyer story though.

Honestly, since the Dark Tower is over, I'm hoping there will be another Jack Sawyer story without the tie ins. I know I'm a minority in this opinion but I really felt that King had no clue whether or not Jack was going to be part of the remaining books in the series and I think he should have just left it alone. It wasn't a bad book, but I enjoyed the first one better and I was disappointed that Jack wasn't in DT 7. The ending of Black House suggested there was more to the story and likely it would take place in the DT world. Either way, it felt incomplete and I wasn't very satisfied overall.

...and maybe he still will find his way to Roland's world in the next book.

**razz** · 04-02-2009 11:04 AM

Part Three: Sawyer meets the Calla Folken

**KaLikeAWheel** · 04-02-2009 11:50 AM

Already read:

1. The Last Enchantment-Mary Stewart (Last book of The Merlin Trilogy. Read the first two in 2008 )
2.Twilight-Stephanie Meyer
3. New Moon-Stephanie Meyer
4. Eclipse-Stephanie Meyer
5. Breaking Dawn-Stephanie Meyer
6. Eragon-Christopher Paolini (re-read)
7. Eldest-Christopher Paolini (re-read)
8. Brisinger-Christopher Paolini (very good, can't wait for the last book in the series)
9. Foreign Body-Robin Cook (not very good)
10. Cell-Stephen King (re-read.)
11. The Host-Stephanie Meyer
12. Between the Rivers-Harry Turtledove
13. Colonization: Down to Earth-Harry Turtledove
14. The Ark-Ben Jeapes
15. The Dark Half-Stephen King (re-read)
16. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance-Barack Obama
17. Farenheit 451-Ray Bradbury (So glad I finally read it! It was very good.)
18. Colonization: Aftershocks -Harry Turtledove
19. Colonization Seond Contact-Harry Turtledove
20. Homeward Bound- Harry Turtledove
21. Worldwar: In the Balance-Harry Turtledove (re-read)
22. Worldwar: Tilting the Balance-Harry Turtledove (re-read)
23. Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance-Harry Turtledove (re-read)
24. Worldwar: Striking the Balance-Harry Turtledove (re-read)
25. Eve: A Novel of the First Woman-Elissa Elliott (well written, but not my usual fare)

Currently reading:

Something Wicked This Way Comes-Ray Bradbury
The Pocket Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever-collection of essays

**Jean** · 04-02-2009 09:23 PM

my 2008 book list

2009:

in English

1. Joe Hill. 20th Century Ghost. - Short Stories
2. Stephen King. Just After Sunset. - Short Stories
3. Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. - Novel (reread)
4. John Ketchum. The Girl Next Door. - Novel
5. Arthur Machen. Short Stories (The Great God Pan # The White People # A Double Return # 78 Coney Court # The Bowmen # The Shining Pyramid # The Hill of Dreams)
6. Shirley Jackson. The Lottery. - Short Story.
7. H.P.Lovecraft. At the Mountains of Madness. - Novella.
8. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 1. - Short Stories.
9. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 2. - Short Stories
10. H.P.Lovecraft. Short Stories (reading now)
11. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 3. - Short Stories
12. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 4. - Short Stories
13. Neil Gaiman. Coraline. - Novel.
14. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 5. - Short Stories
15. Clive Barker. Books of Blood. Book 6. - Short Stories
16. Dean Koontz. Intensity. - Novel
17. Arthur Machen. The Bowmen - An Introduction. - Non-fiction (article)
18. Stephen King. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. - Novel (reread)
19. Anthony Burgess. A Clockwork Orange. - Novel (reading now)
20. Agatha Christie. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories. - Short Stories
21. Dean Koontz. Dark Rivers of the Heart. - Novel (reading now)

in Russian

1. Дмитрий Быков. Оправдание. [Dmitriy Bykov. Justification] - Novel (reread)
2. Умберто Эко. Остров накануне [Umberto Eco. L'isola del giorno prima; =The Island of the Day Before] - Novel. Translated from Italian by Elena Kostiukovich (reading now)
3. Дмитрий Быков. Списанные [Dmitriy Bykov. Written Off] - Novel (reread)
4. Дмитрий Быков и Максим Чертанов. Правда [Dmitriy Bykov and Maxim Chertanov. Truth] - Novel.
5. Б.Акунин. Квест. [B.Akunin. Quest] - Novel (reading now)
6. М.Веллер. Слово и профессия. [M.Veller. Word and Profession] - Nonfiction (reread)
7. Александра Бруштейн. Дорога уходит в даль [Alexandra Brustein. The Road Goes Far] - Novel (reread)
8. Александра Бруштейн. Весна [Alexandra Brustein. Springtime] - Novel (reread)
9. Бенедикт Сарнов. Наш советский новояз. Маленькая энциклопедия реального социализма [Benedict Sarnov. Our Soviet Newspeak. An Encyclopedia of the Real Socialism] - Nonfiction
10. Борис Балтер. До свидания, мальчики. [Boris Balter. Goodbye, Little Boys] - Novel.
11. Александр Вампилов. Старший сын [Alexander Vampilov. The Eldest Son]. - Play
12. Александр Вампилов. Утиная охота. [Alexander Vampilov. Duck Hunt] - Play
13. Александр Вампилов. Рассказы. [Alexander Vampilov] - Short Stories.
14. Людмила Улицкая. Искренне Ваш, Шурик [Liudmila Ulizkaya. Sincerely Yours, Shurik]. - Novel (reread)
15. И.Грекова. Хозяйка гостиницы [Y.Grekova. The Innkeeper] - Novel (reread)
16. И.Грекова. Вдовий пароход [Y.Grekova. A Widows' Boat] - Novel (reread)
17. Виктор Ерофеев. Хороший Сталин. [Victor Erofeev. A Good Stalin] - Nonfiction
18. Анатолий Алексин. Саша и Шура [Ananoliy Alexin. Sasha and Shura] - Children's. (reread)
19. Дмитрий Быков. Думание мира [Dmitriy Bykov. Thinking the World] - Nonfiction (Essays).
20. Юрий Поляков. Козленок в молоке [Yuriy Poliakov. Young Goat in His Mother's Milk]. - Novel (reread)

**The Lady of Shadows** · 04-04-2009 05:34 PM

read:

the horse whisperer - nicholas sparks
interworld - neil gaiman (audio)
magic terror - peter straub (audio)
skeleton crew (selections) - stephen king (audio)
fool - christopher moore (audio)
lamb: the gospel according to biff, christ's childhood pal - christopher moore (audio)
daemon - daniel suarez (audio)
find me - carol o'connell (audio)
the girl who loved tom gordon - stephen king (audio)
nightmares and dreamscapes - stephen king (audio)
the sun dog - stephen king (audio)
thinner - stephen king (audio)

the belgariad - david eddings

pawn of prophecy

queen of sorcery

magician's gambit

castle of wizardry

enchanter's end game

the mallorean - david eddings

guardians of the west

king of the murgos

demon lord of karanda

sorceress of karshiva

the seeress of kell

the ladies of grace adieu - susanna clarke
blood sucking fiends: a love story - christopher moore
you suck - christopher moore
the best american non-required reading 2008 - dave eggers, editor
the best american short stories 2008 - salmon rushdie, editor
the best american mystery stories 2008 - george pelecanos, editor
just after sunset - stephen king

currently reading:

The Torah
the disappeared - kristine kathryn rusch (audio)
the living dead - john joseph admas, editor
~~h.p. lovecraft: the fiction complete and unabridged~~ on hold

**BROWNINGS CHILDE** · 04-05-2009 01:22 AM

The Childe's 2009 booklist:
Now with new and improved, quick, convenient (0-5) review

1. Strangers-Dean Koontz-Novel (3)
2. A Narrative of A. Gordon Pym - Edgar Allen Poe - Novella (4)
3. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury - Novel (5)
4. The Gold Bug - Edgar Allen Poe - Short Story (reread) (3)
5. Coraline - Neil Gaiman - Novel (4)
6. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (reread) (3)
7. Pet Sematary - Stephen King - Novel (reread) (5)
8. The Mystery of Marie Roget - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (reread) (2)
9. The Long Road Home (1-5) comics (5)
10. A Worn Path - Eudora Welty - short story (3)
11. Blue Winds Dancing - Tom Whitecloud - short story (3)
12. The Purloined Letter - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (3)
13. The Black Cat - Edgar Allen Poe - short story (reread) (4)

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