Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Here's my list of books to read this year. I want to finish one a month, so I included the pages/day I'll need to do so, along with a brief description of the book and why I'm reading it.
August and September still need to be filled and I'd like to fill it with something recommended by friends. Preferably something non-fantasy like contemporary fiction, or philosophy or something.
| Month | Book | Pages/day | Notes |
| January | A Game of Thrones | 30 | First of the fantastic "Song of Ice and Fire" series. Low-magic, realistic, political, well-written, great character depth, and a wintery landscape to match the season.I read this once years ago and Julia has been bugging me ever since to finish the series. I'm re-reading this so I'm on the same page as the Clash of Kings, so to speak. Started: 1/7/09 Finished: 1/20/09 |
| February | A Clash of Kings | 35 | 2nd book of SoIaF. Got about 50 pages into this but never finished Started: 1/20/09 Finished: 2/3/09 |
| March | A Storm of Swords | 40 | 3rd book of SoIaF Started: 2/3/09 Finished: 2/26/09 |
| April | A Feast for Crows | 26 | 4th in SoIaF. The 5th book, "A Dance with Dragons" (see below) should be coming out this month. Started: 2/26/09 |
| May | A Dance with Dragons | 33 | Book will hopefully be out by now and someone will have gotten it for my birthday ;) |
| June | The Crying of Lot 49 | 6 | Needed something to break up the Fantasy settings. My friend Spencer recommended this book by Thomas Pynchon. I originally considered reading "Gravity's Rainbow" but he suggested this would be a better (and far shorter) introduction to a notoriously complex author. |
| July | Dante's Inferno | 10 | The first of three parts to Dante's "Divine Comedy" written in the 1300s. Dante travels through the 7 layers of hell. Figured it would be good for summer :) |
| August |  | ? | Any suggestions? |
| September | | ? | Any suggestions? |
| October |  | 17 | Yes, it's true. I've never read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I've read "The Hobbit" and 60% of "Fellowship of the Ring", but none of the others.I should be cast into the flames of Mount Doom. |
| November |  | 15 | 2nd of the LoTR trilogy |
| December | Return of the King | 18 | 3rd of the LoTR trilogy |
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1 Comment:
Two suggestions for ya:
"Fools Crow" by James Welch. I first read this in a Native American Literature class back in undergrad. Reread it last year and enjoyed it very much the second time around.
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond. Offers a geography/climate-based thoery for why European societies have influenced the rest of the globe so much. Best non-fiction I have ever read.
I have both on-hand, and you are welcome to borrow them if they suit your fancy.
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