Blog Hop time! Or, as we like to call it- Christine is too lazy to think of a topic and needs to go hammer out a long run before her Sunday half marathon (just running with my nearest and dearest 40,000 fellow runners on the Las Vegas strip Sunday night).
Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish- Top Ten Books on My "Going to Read" List for Winter:
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- I caved and bought the set with a gift card. We'll see... I can confidently say by reading one page of Twilight that it sucks balls; I need to read these myself to say one way or the other.
2. The Women by TC Boyle- I have three books of his that I haven't read yet! I'm a die-hard Tortilla Curtain lover and was mesmerized at his reading, so I'm confident they'll be awesome.
3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach- A book that I got several months ago through Amazon Vine that has seen a lot of initial success.
4. Light Boxes by Shane Jones- a short little experimental-esque novella that has gotten quite dusty.
5. Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro- A short story collection that will be perfect for when we go on our short San Francisco trip in December. With the constant rushing traveling involves I feel that short stories work best for me.
6. The Time of the Doves by Merce Rodoreda- Honestly, I know very little about this book except that it is set during the Spanish Civil War and is a translated work (a book club selection).
7. Changing My Mind by Zadie Smith- This collection of essays by the anti-chic lit queen is also a contender for travel.
8. Underworld by Don DeLillo- I've been "reading" this beast for years (somewhere around 6) and it's on my 2011 Literary Resolutions list to finish. Fuck DeLillo and fuck this book. The bane of my existence. But, godammit, I'll do it.
9. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov- A classic, shall we? Plus everyone loves a good tale of underage sex. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Yay Kwanza.
10. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins- Must have at least one non-fiction title.
Please note that:
a. I probably will not stick to this, as I find rules stifling
b. i consider winter from now until May
c. I seriously mean it when I say "fuck Underworld"
Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish- Top Ten Books on My "Going to Read" List for Winter:
1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- I caved and bought the set with a gift card. We'll see... I can confidently say by reading one page of Twilight that it sucks balls; I need to read these myself to say one way or the other.
2. The Women by TC Boyle- I have three books of his that I haven't read yet! I'm a die-hard Tortilla Curtain lover and was mesmerized at his reading, so I'm confident they'll be awesome.
3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach- A book that I got several months ago through Amazon Vine that has seen a lot of initial success.
4. Light Boxes by Shane Jones- a short little experimental-esque novella that has gotten quite dusty.
5. Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro- A short story collection that will be perfect for when we go on our short San Francisco trip in December. With the constant rushing traveling involves I feel that short stories work best for me.
6. The Time of the Doves by Merce Rodoreda- Honestly, I know very little about this book except that it is set during the Spanish Civil War and is a translated work (a book club selection).
7. Changing My Mind by Zadie Smith- This collection of essays by the anti-chic lit queen is also a contender for travel.
8. Underworld by Don DeLillo- I've been "reading" this beast for years (somewhere around 6) and it's on my 2011 Literary Resolutions list to finish. Fuck DeLillo and fuck this book. The bane of my existence. But, godammit, I'll do it.
9. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov- A classic, shall we? Plus everyone loves a good tale of underage sex. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Yay Kwanza.
10. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins- Must have at least one non-fiction title.
Please note that:
a. I probably will not stick to this, as I find rules stifling
b. i consider winter from now until May
c. I seriously mean it when I say "fuck Underworld"
Funny, I just found Broke and Bookish yesterday and was thinking the ten list sounded like fun for future posts...checked it today and saw your link (hey someone I "know"...sort of)
ReplyDeleteI've read pretty much nothing on your list..except Lolita. And I've read Boyle's The Road to Wellville. Now that I've finally heard of The Art of Fielding, I've seen it everywhere...
Yep, I've been reading Underworld forever too. But White Noise is one of my favorite books of all time...
ReplyDeleteI forgot that I have Light Boxes on my shelf. I should read that. It will be fast.
I loved the Hunger Games. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it too! I can't wait for the movie next March.
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Hello, just found you through Gina's blog. I'm reading IQ84 by Haruki Murakami. It's "literary fiction", which means I'll probably get to the end, put it down, stare at the wall for two minutes and then conclude I have no idea what the f**k it was about.
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