Books I've Read - January 2009

• cassie

  17 Jan 09, 09:11

  finished Jill Mansell's "Solo" last night

• The man who was death

  17 Jan 09, 10:30

  i've finished the brief wondrous life of oscar wao by junot diaz.....

  gonna finish comfort foods as well...

• av98m

  17 Jan 09, 10:33

  

  I've actually read this several times. Re-read it again.

• av98m

  17 Jan 09, 10:34

  slightly OT: those of you who like readling off-beat online comics might like this one:

  http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=971012

   

  

  best to read the guide first though

  http://www.sluggy.com/about/nvg.php

   

• X-men

  18 Jan 09, 09:55

  Comic books count? 

• cassie

  18 Jan 09, 11:47

  Gonna start "Fooled by Randomness" and hoping to finish the uber boring "The Lucky One" sometime this year.
• Rhonda

  18 Jan 09, 16:36

  cassie, can you give me your tally so I can update it?  Seems like you're our most avid reader here so far!

  I've just started on Tony Parson's "My Favourite Wife".  I've only read 4-5 chapters but enjoying it throughly. 

• cassie

  18 Jan 09, 18:12

  Only finished 3 so far. All Jill Mansell.
• jesslyn1992

  18 Jan 09, 18:19

  Originally posted by cassie:

  finished Jill Mansell's "Solo" last night

  
  nice or not?

• stuffedbears

  18 Jan 09, 18:24

  is currently reading>>

  

• fudgester

  18 Jan 09, 18:40

  Just got this at Borders just now:

  

  The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor.

  This fella writes excellent war history books. I strongly recommend two of his previous books as well: Stalingrad, and Berlin.

• av98m

  18 Jan 09, 19:02

  Going to start this next week:

  

• cassie

  18 Jan 09, 19:55

  Solo is the typical Jill Mansell - the feel good romance chick lit.
• X-men

  18 Jan 09, 22:13

  Originally posted by av98m:

  Going to start this next week:

  

  May I borrow after you are done? 

• Rhonda

  19 Jan 09, 06:45

  Originally posted by cassie:

  Only finished 3 so far. All Jill Mansell.

  OK!  I shall go update your tally now!  Ta! 

• av98m

  19 Jan 09, 07:34

  Originally posted by X-men:

  May I borrow after you are done? 

  
  sure

• elindra

  19 Jan 09, 11:35

  I need to get a new book

  I re-read The Witness but since it was a re-read I guess it's not counted

• viciouskitty74

  21 Jan 09, 10:25

  I've just received in the mail:  Victory Conditions by Elizabeth Moon

  Last book of the Ky Vatta series.

  Re-reading it now just because its a paperback and its new!

• viciouskitty74

  22 Jan 09, 10:08

  Just read and finish a book in one sitting. (ie, within 8 hours.)

  Escape from Paradise

  (From Third World to First)

  by John & May CHu Harding

   

  Sis say the book was banned in Singapore, because of some of its references to president Benjamin Sheares & some minister & his lawyer wife.....

  Rather grim and a bit funny.  Its telling a story about how singapore abuses the females, with laws and rules that support the men.  A total different story then what the boys on forums were yapping about on how sg law favours females in divorce cases.

  Especially when the husband n the story is a rich bastard.

  I kinda agree. In Singapore, if you got the money, you can say anything and do anything.

• av98m

  22 Jan 09, 10:09

  Originally posted by viciouskitty74:

  I've just received in the mail:  Victory Conditions by Elizabeth Moon

  Last book of the Ky Vatta series.

  Re-reading it now just because its a paperback and its new!

  
  dang, had no idea it was out! must go grab a copy.

• viciouskitty74

  22 Jan 09, 10:11

  Dont.....I wont be sg for a while.

  I hand u my elizabeth moon collection can?  They are too new to donate to the library.  And I got no place to stay in sg. Lugging them in the luggage is a hassle.

  And the postal service and I dunno what media authority will maybe make me vet the books.

  So I carry in my luggage to u can?

  At this moment, my bed now is stewn with books.  from comics, magazines to UMD movies for watching on PSP.

• av98m

  22 Jan 09, 10:14

  Originally posted by viciouskitty74:

  Dont.....I wont be sg for a while.

  I hand u my elizabeth moon collection can?  They are too new to donate to the library.  And I got no place to stay in sg. Lugging them in the luggage is a hassle.

  And the postal service and I dunno what media authority will maybe make me vet the books.

  So I carry in my luggage to u can?

  At this moment, my bed now is stewn with books.  from comics, magazines to UMD movies for watching on PSP.

  
  ah, ok. Thanks!! I can pass you a CD containing all my ebooks (mainly the baen sci-fi and fantasy titles). you can read these on your pc or load them into your mobile phone to read on the go (which is what I'm doing)

• viciouskitty74

  22 Jan 09, 10:16

  Thank you.

  Then I dont have to lug all those books here and there.

• Rhonda

  22 Jan 09, 15:59

  Originally posted by elindra:

  I need to get a new book

  I re-read The Witness but since it was a re-read I guess it's not counted

  Re-reads counted because you ARE reading a BOOK afterall!    So, what's your tally for this year so far?

• cassie

  24 Jan 09, 21:53

  Wokie just finished "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks - whew! That one took me ages. I should have more time to catch up on reading over the next few days, if I'm not zzz. LOL!