Part of the reason I started that library catalogue (which is now finished, behind me, over!) was because I have never kept any kind of "books I'm reading"/"books I read in 199X/200X" list. I read so many, so often, and so jumbled up together, that I was always wary of a list that would not accurately portray the variety of material I get through.
But it's the first day of the new year, I have a blog, and I happen to be on it, so... for the first time ever, I bring you:
Books I Am Reading
(to be updated throughout the year, I hope!)
Right now we have:
Growing Pains, the autobiography of Emily Carr (relatively unsung genius!) (almost finished)
Cook with Jamie Oliver (perusing every night for recipes)
The Jerusalem Bible (in the middle of Daniel)
rereading The Return of the King (the Ride of the Rohirrim. Oh!)
Jesus of Nazareth (almost finished)
Short Stories of Ian Rankin (starting today)
Wet Magic by E Nesbit (almost finished)
Tales Before Tolkien short stories (reading every once in a while)
Australian Short Stories (ditto)
Panorama of the Classical World (research)
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (")
The Romans, their Daily Life and Customs (")
I, Cladius (fun research)
Medina, Maiden of Ephesus (excruciating "research") (I had such high hopes for this book. But I did learn a few things, so I shouldn't be so mean to her)
Der Ruf der Trommel (Drums of Autumn) by Diana Gabaldon (on the train)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (reading every once in a while)
Paradise Lost by John Milton (reading every once in a while)
The Divine Comedy: Hell by Dante (reading every once in a while)
These are all the books I'm in the middle of. Some will be finished soon and new ones started, but others I read only a little at a time, so they're likely to stay on this list for months. I'll try to remember to add every book I start, so that by the end of the year I'll have a complete record.
Here're the books I finished last week:
Brothers Far From Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates by Jean Little
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers
Five Red Herrings by Dorothy Sayers (reread) (this one takes place in Scotland - lots of mmphms!!)
The House of All Sorts by Emily Carr
Dear Canada: A Season for Miracles short stories
and, see? there were others that I've already forgotten!
Full steam ahead!
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Books I'm Reading and Finished Books
- Sandman: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
- The Return of the Shadow - Book 6 in the History of Middle Earth series by Christopher Tolkien and J R R Tolkien (reread)
- ***Reading At Intervals***
- Stories in Words by C S Lewis
- Poison by Bridget Zinn
- Medieval Comic Tales (Folio Society edition)
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- Lessons for a Sunday Father by Claire Calman
- Shadow Show (Anthology in Honour of Ray Bradbury, including Neil Gaiman!)
- Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy
- The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
- Warriors (anthology) edited by George R. R. Martin and G. Dozois (featuring a new Lord John story by Diana Gabaldon)
- The Jerusalem Bible
- ***Finished Books***
- Acquainted With the Night by Rober Frost (read by Amanda Palmer) (here: http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20120510/)
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (reread)
- Star Trek Book of Opposites (board book)
- Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
- Causeries: l'Etat Civil du Comte de Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (essay)
- Le Comte de Monte-Cristo par Alexandre Dumas
- About the B'nai Bagels by E. L. Konigsburg
- Parragon's Encyclopedia of Animals a Family Reference Guide (skimmed)
- Throwing Shadows by E. L. Konigsburg
- The Devil on the Staircase by Joe Hill (short story)
- Horns by Joe Hill
- Altogether One at a Time by E. L. Konigsburg
- Orders From Berlin by Simon Tolkien
- The King of Diamonds by Simon Tolkien
- Quick Fix by Linda Grimes (arc!)
- Jack Absolute by C. C. Humphreys
- The Lost Road - Book 5 in the History of Middle Earth series by Christopher Tolkien and J R R Tolkien (reread)
- The Roots of Betrayal by James Forrester
- Leaf by Niggle by J. R. R. Tolkien (short story) (reread)
- The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (reread)
- Sandman: Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
- secret beta read!
- An Easter Walk by Zan Marie Steadham (reread)
- Celtic Myths and Legends by Mike Dixon-Kennedy (reread) (skimmed)
- Rainy Days with Bear by Maureen Hull
- Down to a Sunless Sea by Neil Gaiman (short story) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/22/down-sunless-sea-neil-gaiman-short-story)
- Sandman: Prologues and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
- Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, the Music edition
- The Circus by Emma Trevayne (short story) (http://the-cabinet-of-curiosities.blogspot.ca/2013/03/the-circus-by-emma-trevayne.html)
- Ghost Stories of Canada (compilation) (read a few)
- Red Shoes and Doll Parts by Claire Legrand (short story (available at: http://the-cabinet-of-curiosities.blogspot.ca/2013/02/red-shoes-and-doll-parts-by-claire.html)
- In A Fix by Linda Grimes
- A Calendar of Tales by Neil Gaiman
- It Came from the Far Side by Gary Larson
- Boy O'Boy by Brian Doyle
- Mary Ann Alice by Brian Doyle (so sweet! I wish there was a sequel)
- The Man Who Loved Flowers by Stephen King (short story) (reread)
- Celtic Myths and Legends by (forgot) (skimmed)
- Night Surf by Stephen King (short story) (reread)
- On This Day I Complete My Thirty-sixth Year by Lord Byron (poem)
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King (brilliant)
- When Summer Comes by Brenda Novak
- All My Life Before Me - the diary of C. S. Lewis (finally! after 15 years!)
- The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
- The Cake Made Out of Teeth by Claire Legrand (short story) (READ IT! Here: http://the-cabinet-of-curiosities.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-cake-made-out-of-teeth-by-claire.html)
- Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey (wonderful!)
- Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels by Helene Boudreau (ARC)
- The Great Explorers (Folio Society edition) (skimmed)
- The Shaping of Middle-Earth - Book 4 in the History of Middle Earth series by Christopher Tolkien and J R R Tolkien (reread)
- Medieval Civilisation by Jacques le Goff (skimmed)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (sooo many questions!)
- Highland Moonlight by Teresa J. Reasor (skimmed very fast)
- Not So Funny When It Happened (a travel humour anthology; I read a few of the essays, specifically by Douglas Adams, Dave Barry, Bill Bryson, Anne Lamott, etc.)
- Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper (reread)
- Greenwitch by Susan Cooper (reread)
- The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis (reread)
- Emerson (bits and pieces of his essays on his travels through England and Scotland; read aloud to me)
- The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
- Old Man's War by John Scalzi
- The Cove by Ron Rash
- see the 2012 list and statistics here http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.ca/2012/12/the-hobbit-review-and-year-end-books.html
- see the 2011 statistics on http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.ca/2012/01/books-read-in-2011-statistics-fourth.html
- see the 2011 list at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.ca/2012/01/books-read-in-2011.html
- see the 2010 list at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2010/12/books-read-in-2010-listed-here.html
- see the 2009 list at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2009/12/books-read-in-2009-part-ii.html
- also in 2009 at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2009/12/books-read-in-2009-part-iv.html
- see the 2008 list at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2008/12/books-read-in-2008-part-ii.html
- also in 2008 at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2008/12/books-read-in-2008-part-vi.html
- also in 2008 at http://thegirdleofmelian.blogspot.com/2008/12/books-read-in-2008-part-iv.html
7 comments:
Booring...
do you mean making the list or the list itself? what are *you* reading?
Update:
I've finished: Growing Pains, Wet Magic and Medina Maiden of Ephesus. Haven't started anything else yet.
I meant the list itself, of course. I suppose I too could write about the books I am reading.
Deniz I think that is great! Personally I only read one Novel at a time.
I am very glad that I have found your site, I have listed you on my Blog.
Kindest
:)
Here's an update:
Books I Am Reading
(to be updated throughout the year, I hope!)
Right now we have:
The Spymaster's Lady by Jo Bourne (to start as soon as this marathon is over!)
Ephesus by ? from 1865 (from GoogleBooks)
Growing Pains, the autobiography of Emily Carr (finished)
Cook with Jamie Oliver (perusing every night for recipes)
The Jerusalem Bible (in the middle of Daniel)
rereading The Return of the King (the Ride of the Rohirrim. Oh!)
Jesus of Nazareth (almost finished)
Short Stories of Ian Rankin (read one and gave up; don't really have time for this right now)
Wet Magic by E Nesbit (finished)
Tales Before Tolkien short stories (reading every once in a while)
Australian Short Stories (ditto)
Panorama of the Classical World (finished)
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (finished)
The Romans, their Daily Life and Customs (finished)
I, Cladius (fun research)
Medina, Maiden of Ephesus (finished)
Der Ruf der Trommel (Drums of Autumn) by Diana Gabaldon (on the train)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (reading every once in a while)
Paradise Lost by John Milton (reading every once in a while)
The Divine Comedy: Hell by Dante (reading every once in a while)
Alright, one more update on this list before I post a revised version:
The Spymaster's Lady by Jo Bourne (in the middle)
Ephesus by ? from 1865 (from GoogleBooks)
Cook with Jamie Oliver (almost finished)
The Jerusalem Bible (in the middle of Daniel)
rereading The Return of the King (the Ride of the Rohirrim. Oh!)
Jesus of Nazareth (finished)
Tales Before Tolkien short stories (reading every once in a while)
Australian Short Stories (ditto)
I, Cladius (fun research)
Der Ruf der Trommel (Drums of Autumn) by Diana Gabaldon (on the train)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (reading every once in a while)
Paradise Lost by John Milton (reading every once in a while)
The Divine Comedy: Hell by Dante (reading every once in a while)
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