So, I've read 81 books so far this year...

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Pretty much what I do all night at work is read, and I'm on my 82nd book. Will probably pick up another dozen at a friends place this week to borrow, and I just won a lot of 25 Orson Scott Card books on ebay, averaging $1.33 each (taking shipping into account as well).

So far, here's my list of books for the year:

001 The Warrior by Jim Butcher
(Mean Streets)
002 The Difference a Day Makes by Simon R. Green
(Mean Streets)
003 The Third Death of the Little Clay Dog by Kathleen Richardson
(Mean Streets)
004 Noah's Orphans by Thomas E. Sniegoski
(Mean Streets)
005 Star Trek Titan; Destiny, Book 1: Gods of Night by David Alan Mack
006 Star Trek Titan; Destiny, Book 2: Mere Mortals by David Alan Mack
007 Star Trek Titan; Destiny, Book 3: Lost Souls by David Alan Mack
008 Star Trek TNG; Before Dishonor by Peter David
009 Vamped by David Sosnowski
010 Bloodlist by P. N. Elrod
011 Lifeblood by P. N. Elrod
012 Bloodcircle by P. N. Elrod
013 Art In The Blood by P. N. Elrod
014 Fire In The Blood by P. N. Elrod
015 Blood On The Water by P. N. Elrod
016 Chill In The Blood by P. N. Elrod
017 Dark Sleep by P. N. Elrod
018 Lady Crymsyn by P. N. Elrod
019 Cold Streets by P. N. Elrod
020 Song In The Dark by P. N. Elrod
021 Dark Road Rising by P. N. Elrod
022 Jack: Secret Circles by F. Paul Wilson
023 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
024 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
025 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
026 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
027 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
028 Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
029 The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
030 Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
031 A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
032 For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
033 The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
034 White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
035 Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
036 On Basilisk Station by David Weber
037 The Honor Of The Queen by David Weber
038 The Short Victorious War by David Weber
039 Changes by Jim Butcher
040 Field of Dishonor by David Weber
041 Flag in Exile by David Weber
042 Honor Among Enemies by David Weber
043 In Enemy Hands by David Weber
044 Echoes Of Honor by David Weber
045 Ashes Of Victory by David Weber
046 Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
047 Killing Floor by Lee Child
048 Die Trying by Lee Child
049 Tripwire by Lee Child
050 Running Blind by Lee Child
051 Echo Burning by Lee Child
052 Without Fail by Lee Child
053 Persuader by Lee Child
054 The Enemy by Lee Child
055 One Shot by Lee Child
056 The Hard Way by Lee Child
057 Bad Luck And Trouble by Lee Child
058 Nothing To Lose by Lee Child
059 Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
060 Doctor Who: Apollo 23 by Justin Richards
061 Doctor Who: Night Of The Humans by David Llewellyn
062 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
063 At All Costs by David Weber
064 War Of Honor by David Weber
065 The Shadow Of Saganami by David Weber
066 A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber
(More Than Honor)
067 The Stray by Linda Evans
(Worlds Of Honor)
068 Mission Of Honor by David Weber
069 61 Hours by Lee Child
070 The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
071 Halo Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe by various authors
072 Mutineers' Moon by David Weber
(Empire From The Ashes)
073 The Armageddon Inheritance by David Weber
(Empire From The Ashes)
074 Halo: The Fall Of Reach (2010) by Eric Nylund
075 Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story by Adam Rex
076 Heirs of Empire by David Weber
(Empire From The Ashes)
077 Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
078 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
079 Furies Of Calderon by Jim Butcher
080 Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
081 Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
082 The Gray Man by Mark Greaney

Books that came from an omnibus are listed in parenthesis with the omnibus title.

Anyone familiar with any of those? If anyone likes fantasy/urban fantasy/mystery, I'd suggest the stuff by F. Paul Wilson, Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison and P. N. Elrod. For military bad-assery, pick up Mark Greaney, David Webber and Lee Child. And book 82 on the list should've been added in somewhere just before book 47, and I only now noticed it wasn't on the list... So the current book I'm actually on is Cursor's Fury. Next book is book 4 of the Codex Alera series, Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher.

[Scar Da Kookee]

I dont see this:


in there...

[MonKeyRum]

I own that fine book and consider it non-fiction.

[Widdykats]

^ I saw Max Brooks on a Starz interview.
SSJ4 I...I feel so small>>>>>>>>>>>>

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

For some reason, another book I have already read didn't get saved to my list. Not sure where it belongs, but:

083 Brains: A Zombie Memoir by Robin Becker

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Update. On book 86. I ordered the last two Codex Alera books from amazon. They'll get here by the end of the week (amazon shipped via USPS. Retarded on their part since it's friggin slow). Wish I had books 1 and 2 in hardcover with the dust jacket. If anyone has a used book store nearby that has "Furies Of Calderon" and "Academ's Fury" (in hardcover with dustjacket) in decent shape for a cheap price, I'd be willing to pay you to buy them and ship them to me...

084 Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
085 Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
086 The Wheel Of Time, Book 0: New Spring by James Oliver Rigney Jr.

I'll finish off New Spring, then move on to the last two Codex books, assuming they get in soon enough. Otherwise, I'll move on to book 1 of the Wheel of Time.

[Scar Da Kookee]

you still havent read that one book yet gogitta :P

[Psythik]

You know how many books I've read so far this year? 0.

Looks like I have some catching up to do...

[QOAL]

I don't even remember that last time I read a book, out side of when I was at school.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Originally Posted by Scar Da Kookee

you still havent read that one book yet gogitta :P

Feel free to send me a copy.


Apparently my two Codex Alera books arrived via USPS. But of course, I have to go to the fucking post office to get them in the morning. *shakes fist at Amazon* Use FexEX and UPS, damnit!

[Scar Da Kookee]

i'd never give up my survival guide, get your own!!!!

[WavestreamingCo]

go youu , thats alot of books ha

[swingdjted]

Keep updating. Glad to see that people still value books rather than just 'the internets'.

Renee reads like that - mostly "beach-reading" books - Debbie Macomber/Nora Roberts kind of stuff (I could never really enjoy that stuff). We buy and sell loads of them on amazon, rarely spending more than a penny on each (but shipping still gets us). She frequents the library and used book store too.

Personally I read so much for work, that I'm tired of reading when I get time to do my own.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Apparently I have "Cursor's Fury" on there twice.

085 The Wheel Of Time, Book 0: New Spring by Robert Jordan
086 Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher
087 First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
088 Contact by Carl Sagan
089 The Wheel Of Time, Book 1: The Eye Of The World by Robert Jordan

The novel version of "Contact" was SOOOO much better than the movie (mind you I thought the movie was great.).

[tobbyhot]

you are outstanding buddy you must be so intelligent full of knowledge....

[orianablage]

Your list is huge and still counting! Well done friend! I'm not a reader at all.. I started a book this summer but left it when I came back from vacations..

[inevitablewilli]

That's great but i have read alot more books than this in my school time.

[swingdjted]

Oh yeah? If I whipped out my cock I bet I could piss further than you could!

[rockouthippie]

i have only read one book this year.

[General Geoff]

I've read some very interesting books so far this year.

Mig Pilot: The Final Escape of Lt. Belenko

Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape From the Soviet Empire (by Alexander Zuyev)

Monster Hunter Vendetta (by Larry Correia)

The first two books are about two Soviet fighter pilots who defected. Viktor Belenko defected by flying his MiG-25 Foxbat to Japan in the mid 1970s, and Alexander Zuyev defected in his MiG-29 in 1989. Both incredible stories of heroism, culture shock, and the evils of communism in practice, coming from the mouths of two men who were supposed to be highly respected and important in their society.

Monster Hunter Vendetta is the sequel to Monster Hunter International, by the same author. Both are fiction books which tell the story of a man who became a monster hunter after being attacked by his boss-turned-werewolf. Very fun books to read.

[davidjohnson70]

that is quite impressive, how long does it take you roughly to read a book? do you read actual books or ebooks?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Originally Posted by davidjohnson70

that is quite impressive, how long does it take you roughly to read a book? do you read actual books or ebooks?

Depends on the book, really. A 550 page Jack Reacher or Repairman Jack novel I can probably do in 12 hours or a bit less. The first Wheel of Time novel probably took me a day. Just depends on the pace of the book and how interested n the series I am.

And they're actual books. I don't think I could tolerate reading a book on a screen (and the only e-reader I have at work would be my iPhone, and there's no way in hell I'm going to try to read a book on that tiny screen).

Current update:

090 Pastwatch: The Redemption Of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card
091 The Wheel Of Time, Book 02: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan


I'd going to say that "Pastwatch" is probably the best novel of all the ones I've read so far this year. How well Orson Scott Card did time travel just blew my mind.

[rockouthippie]

Kindles are completely adequate book readers and an ipad works pretty good too. Just my 2 cents. I think a kindle is better, but I would not buy a kindle if I owned an ipad. Ipads are pretty nifty. I got to play with my brothers ipad last weekend. It's pretty slick.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Yeah, they're slick. I don't have the money for one, though, and I like the feel of an actual book in my hand rather than a $600 gadget.

[swingdjted]

We have a couple ipads at work. I guess some find them useful, but I prefer a real laptop. If I were to read electronically, I wouldn't want something on a lit screen. Some of the devices that allow you to read on a non-lit LCD are easier on the eyes.

[Scar Da Kookee]

gogitta, I'm seriously thinking of right now mailing you a copy of Zombie Survival Guide.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Current update:

093 The Wheel Of Time, Book 03: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
094 The Wheel Of Time, Book 04: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
095 The Wheel Of Time, Book 05: The Fires Of Heaven by Robert Jordan

I just got in a copy of the 2nd Gray Man novel: "On Target" by Mark Greaney. I may read it next. Won't be too long until the next Repairman Jack novel comes in, "Fatal Error" by F. Paul. Wilson. Will probably take a break from the Wheel of Time to read that one, too.

Anyone else here read the Wheel of Time series?

Originally Posted by Scar Da Kookee

gogitta, I'm seriously thinking of right now mailing you a copy of Zombie Survival Guide.

I would have no problems with receiving a free book.

[DreamReality]

wow 81 books in a year is quite impressive, and it seems like you may even reach the century mark by the end of the year, might be a time to raise your bat :P
Do you have any interest in Self Development books by any chance?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Originally Posted by DreamReality

wow 81 books in a year is quite impressive, and it seems like you may even reach the century mark by the end of the year, might be a time to raise your bat :P
Do you have any interest in Self Development books by any chance?

From the list of books I have posted that I've read, what, pray tell, would make you think I have an interest in "self development" books?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Yay!

091 The Wheel Of Time, Book 02: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
092 The Wheel Of Time, Book 03: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
093 The Wheel Of Time, Book 04: The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
094 The Wheel Of Time, Book 05: The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
095 The Wheel Of Time, Book 06: Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan
096 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From The Living Dead by Max Brooks
097 Repairman Jack, Book 14: Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson
098 The Gray Man, Book 2: On Target by Mark Greaney
099 The Wheel Of Time, Book 07: A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

[edit]Apparently a bit of numbering SNAFU in an earlier post... This post is the correct number order.[/edit]

[Scar Da Kookee]

Originally Posted by SSJ4 Gogitta

096 The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From The Living Dead by Max Brooks

This.

y/w gogitta!

did you like it!

[swingdjted]

I've heard some great things about that one from my students - they found it to be rather funny how detailed and how every possibility had been covered in so much depth as if a Zombie attack were actually going to happen. I'm not really into that meme or whatever it is, but I'd still be willing to give the book a look.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Yeah, it was a fun read. It's written as if zombies are an actual threat, and that's what makes it humorous.

[Scar Da Kookee]

whats more scary is that apparently that there *IS* an actual written instruction for the US forces in how to deal with a zombie infestation/attack/etc

I need to get my hands on that XD

[beargy]

I am very impressed with the amount of reading! that is great!

I never really got into reading as much as I would have liked ... I enjoy it but never got really caught up in it to the point that I have done it consistently ... there are usually books or authors I like to keep up with, though ... I read a lot for work so when it comes time to have some free time, reading is not usually high on the priority list unfortunately

[mike-db]

A book that I am very interested in getting my hands on is a copy of "The Santanic Bible" by Anton Szandor La Vey I really want a hardcover but them things are rare and expensive as hell!

[ShyShy]

iomegajaz got me the following as my anniversary present, all by Kylie Chan:

Dark Heavens Trilogy
1) White Tiger
2) Red Phoenix
3) Blue Dragon

Journey to Wudang Trilogy
1) Earth to Hell
2) Hell to Heaven
( book 3, Heaven to Wudang will be released after the New Year)

very interesting series, a co-worker got me hooked I think I've re-read each book at least 5 times each. (I'm a speed-reader, so have to re-read books a couple times to catch everything) I had read the very first two books, had to wait for Blue Dragon to become available at the library, when I did a serious pout with jaz to get him to buy them for me. Books are horribly expensive in Oz, so, after a couple days of searching he was able to find all five books at a decent price.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

100 The Wheel Of Time, Book 08: The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
101 The Wheel Of Time, Book 09: Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan

Book 9 is going to be awesome. Currently only a few pages into it. Friday night at work will change that. But yes, 100 books in a year, and counting.

[swingdjted]

100 is pretty damn good, considering there's only 365 days in a year.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

And an update, of course:

102 The Wheel Of Time, Book 10: Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

103 The Wheel Of Time, Book 11: Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
104 The Wheel Of Time, Book 12: The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
105 The Wheel Of Time, Book 13: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
106 Jack Reacher, Book 15: Worth Dying For by Lee Child


And now the long wait for the final Wheel of Time book, "A Memory of Light", due out 2012. At least I didn't have to spend 20 years reading this series.