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9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10Quote:
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3. Finished two plays by Oscar Wilde; The Importance of Being Ernest and [i]Lady Windermere's Fan". 8/10 and 6/10 resepctively. The first one had me luaghing out loud at several points. The second one did not appeal to me as much as Ernest, the outcome was predictable, but still entertaining. I will continue on with a A Woman of No ImportanceQuote:
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4. Salman Rushdie; Midnight's Children Started this for the February "Booker Award" reading thread and obviously missed the deadline, since I finsished last night. The narrative approach was interesting but tended toward the erratic. I was having difficulty keeping up with who, what and where. On the other hand I learned more about the history of India. 7/10.
7. The Stranger (Albert Camus) 8/10Quote:
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Currently reading: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
1. Stardust by Neil Gaiman 7/10 - Fun, whimsical fairytale that kept me interested throughout. It is a little lacking in plot, but otherwise good.
2. Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay 8.5/10 - Very good historical fantasy novel. Kay successfully transports the curt, realistic style of the Norse sagas to the genre of the modern novel. I look forward to reading more from him in the future.
3. A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham 8/10 - I was pleasantly surprised by this fantasy novel recommended to me by my brother (we have very different tastes in reading). I will definitely be reading the next three installments in the series.
Up next: Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
10. The City & The City by China Mieville - brilliantly odd little thriller. Loved it. 9/10.Quote:
1. Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji 9/10. Long but worth it; would have given it 10 apart from the ropey beginning and some off chapters in the middle.
2. J W von Goethe - The Sorrows of Young Werther 8/10. Been meaning to read this one for a while. Reminded me a lot of the style of Kafka/Hamsun. A sad but interesting read.
3. Joyce Carol Oates - Black Water 9/10. Joyce Carol Oates was one of the female writers I didn't get around to last year. Black Water is a poetic interpretation of the events leading to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the car accident with Teddy Kennedy, which I didn't know anything about. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course. A really beautiful, sad book. I loved it, and am keen to read more by Oates as a result.
4. Gunnar Gunnarson - The Good Shepherd 7/10. An odd, short little book about an Icelandic man who goes looking for lost sheep in a bad winter storm. Both his life and faith are challenged. I suspect there as a lot I missed about this one, so maybe a re-read would be in order at some point.
5. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children. Hmm, really torn on this one. It's a well written book, funny, interesting story, clearly Rushdie is an intelligent and creative writer but, well, really I found this one a chore. On technical skill I'd give it an 8/10 but on enjoyment/engagement I'd give it a 4/10. I just felt excluded, in every way, from the story. Glad to have finished it, to be honest.
6. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black - A real disappointment this one. Not scary, a bit boring. Nicely written, though. 6/10
7. Graham Greene - The End of the Affair - Really good book. Short and tightly written, it really packs a punch. 8/10
8. Koushun Takami - Battle Royale - gruesome J-pop kid killing spree. Interesting concept, clunky translation. 6/10
9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10
Only 2 to go!
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Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
So far I have loved all of these books. The Sheltering Sky and Oryx and Crake in particular were rich and strange.
I haven't formally accepted this challenge, but I have challenged myself to read any novel on the library "new" shelf that has serious pretensions to literature. In doing this I find I'm well on target to read twelve new authors this year. New authors I've read and *really* enjoyed:
Three men in a boat : to say nothing of the dog! Jerome K. Jerome.
Starlight Stella Gibbons.
The drinker Hans Fallada
Blindness Jos Saramago
A man in full Tom Wolfe.
Heartbreak Craig Raine.
Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote.
Bed : a novel David Whitehouse.
A small town in Germany John Le Carre.
Alms for Oblivion Simon Raven
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
I'd recommend all of these to anyone as "must reads", and will certainly be reading more by these authors in the future. There are a handful of new authors I haven't enjoyed much, but I'll not bother mentioning them.
I tried Scott for the first time last year and was plasantly surprised - so much so that I've now read all his major novels! Ivanhoe is definitely the one to start with - unless you fancy tackling Scottish dialect :) The Wordsworth edition was excellent - good notes as well as good price.Quote:
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So many people putting posts in bold! I am loving the excitement at this.
Don Delillo - White Noise and one more book
Ernest Hemingway - For whom the bell tolls and one more book
Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the Night and The Great Gatsby
Thomas Pynchon - V
Iain M Banks - The Algebriast
Anais Nin - House of Incest
Henry Miller - Haven't decided yet which one
and two others that I will decide later on.
I just realized I do not like short novels. I feel strange about it given that I am quite a slow reader.
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester The movie is a favorite of mine, but I've never read the book. I'm glad I did. It is very charming. Who we love is part of who we are, and how we get there is mysterious indeed.
Read that book twice in various languages but never seen the movie. You are the second person who mentions it this week. I will see if I can find a copy and watch it.Quote:
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Love the story, by the way :)
It is very faithful to the book, Scher, and very well-acted. Helena Bonham Carter plays Lucy and she is delightful. Daniel Day-Lewis is Cecil and Julian Sands is George. They all do a terrific job; let me know what you think!
Ah, one of the best movies ever and the book is gorgeous too. But Qimi, is it the first EM Forster book you've read? I am thinking about that lovely poem you once wrote, Only Connect the title of which comes from Forster's Howard's End. Have you not read the book? I have it on my shelf (I have many books on my shelves), unread but waiting :)Quote:
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It is one of the best movies ever, isn't it? And yes, as a matter of fact "A Room With a View" is my first Forester book ever. I did get my 'only connect' from his book, of course, but I knew of it from articles I've read about him or "Howard's End".
I do plan to read it, and I have a copy of it waiting, but I wanted to dip my toes into Forester first; I've long wanted to read "A Room with a View" any way. It was excellent, and I'm glad to say that I found Forester highly readable! My thanks to the New Authors Challenge!
Ah, that's so cool that you wrote that lovely poem having been inspired by articles. If you fancy reading Howard's End with company some time let me know. I've been wanting to get around to it, and reading it with you would be an excellent excuse. I can also recommend A Passage to India which is absolutely brilliant (as is the movie).Quote:
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Further update...
11. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - really enjoyed this and interested to hear that it's not considered his best work (I believe that's The Shadow of the Wind). Beautifully written gothic / supernaturalish / bookish thriller. A bit saggy in the middle, but hard to put down all the same. 9/10.Quote:
1. Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji 9/10. Long but worth it; I would have given it 10 apart from the ropey beginning and some off chapters in the middle.
2. J W von Goethe - The Sorrows of Young Werther 8/10. Been meaning to read this one for a while. Reminded me a lot of the style of Kafka/Hamsun. A sad but interesting read.
3. Joyce Carol Oates - Black Water 9/10. Joyce Carol Oates was one of the female writers I didn't get around to last year. Black Water is a poetic interpretation of the events leading to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the car accident with Teddy Kennedy, which I didn't know anything about. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course. A really beautiful, sad book. I loved it, and am keen to read more by Oates as a result.
4. Gunnar Gunnarson - The Good Shepherd 7/10. An odd, short little book about an Icelandic man who goes looking for lost sheep in a bad winter storm. Both his life and faith are challenged. I suspect there as a lot I missed about this one, so maybe a re-read would be in order at some point.
5. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children. Hmm, really torn on this one. It's a well written book, funny, interesting story, clearly Rushdie is an intelligent and creative writer but, well, really I found this one a chore. On technical skill I'd give it an 8/10 but on enjoyment/engagement I'd give it a 4/10. I just felt excluded, in every way, from the story. Glad to have finished it, to be honest.
6. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black - A real disappointment this one. Not scary, a bit boring. Nicely written, though. 6/10
7. Graham Greene - The End of the Affair - Really good book. Short and tightly written, it really packs a punch. 8/10
8. Koushun Takami - Battle Royale - gruesome J-pop kid killing spree. Interesting concept, clunky translation. 6/10
9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10
10. The City & The City by China Mieville - brilliantly odd little thriller. Loved it. 9/10.
Fifth, I would like to say thank you for remembering that poem. I would say I was more inspired by the quote itself than by anything else. I've got to finish my reader's challenge, but once I've done that, which is going to take me considerably longer than it has taken you, btw, I would love to read "Howard's End" with you. And of course I do want to read "A Passage to India" someday. I saw the movie years ago; it's really good, too, although probably not as good as the book. :D
Lolita's on my list of books to read (actually I started it then put it down). I think now might be a good time to pick it back up again.
Oh, if you want to read Lolita it would be great to share thoughts. I have just started reading it this morning and so far so good. It's beautifully written, and the main character Humbert Humbert is simultaneously repulsive and compelling. I suspect, already, that this will be a book to tear the soul.Quote:
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Anyway, I'll let you into my secret of completing the challenge early - read short books ;) most of the books on my list have been quite short (at least half are around the 150 page mark). Cheating? Pish posh. I call it 'creative solutions' :D
Another update from me...
12. The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran - a beautiful inspiring book. 10/10.Quote:
1. Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji 9/10. Long but worth it; I would have given it 10 apart from the ropey beginning and some off chapters in the middle.
2. J W von Goethe - The Sorrows of Young Werther 8/10. Been meaning to read this one for a while. Reminded me a lot of the style of Kafka/Hamsun. A sad but interesting read.
3. Joyce Carol Oates - Black Water 9/10. Joyce Carol Oates was one of the female writers I didn't get around to last year. Black Water is a poetic interpretation of the events leading to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the car accident with Teddy Kennedy, which I didn't know anything about. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course. A really beautiful, sad book. I loved it, and am keen to read more by Oates as a result.
4. Gunnar Gunnarson - The Good Shepherd 7/10. An odd, short little book about an Icelandic man who goes looking for lost sheep in a bad winter storm. Both his life and faith are challenged. I suspect there as a lot I missed about this one, so maybe a re-read would be in order at some point.
5. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children. Hmm, really torn on this one. It's a well written book, funny, interesting story, clearly Rushdie is an intelligent and creative writer but, well, really I found this one a chore. On technical skill I'd give it an 8/10 but on enjoyment/engagement I'd give it a 4/10. I just felt excluded, in every way, from the story. Glad to have finished it, to be honest.
6. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black - A real disappointment this one. Not scary, a bit boring. Nicely written, though. 6/10
7. Graham Greene - The End of the Affair - Really good book. Short and tightly written, it really packs a punch. 8/10
8. Koushun Takami - Battle Royale - gruesome J-pop kid killing spree. Interesting concept, clunky translation. 6/10
9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10
10. The City & The City by China Mieville - brilliantly odd little thriller. Loved it. 9/10.
11. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - really enjoyed this and interested to hear that it's not considered his best work (I believe that's The Shadow of the Wind). Beautifully written gothic / supernaturalish / bookish thriller. A bit saggy in the middle, but hard to put down all the same. 9/10.
Mission accomplished!
I'm about on page 100 of Lolita. I had put it down earlier this year, but I am quite enjoying it this time around. And Nabakov's language is delicious! Although I find the incessant plays on words a trifle annoying.
I was a bit nervous about how things would turn out with Charlotte, but the thing that makes Humbert appealing is that her character is actually treated with some sympathy. She is not demonized, which would have been easy for the author to do. Also, I can see why, and I won't say anything more, people sometimes rationalize that Lolita is more complicit than is actually the case. It wouldn't really matter as her age makes it a moot point.
Nabakov handled that scene deftly. It's disgusting, but it could have been so much more so. He tiptoes up to the line of what we can endure, then softly backs away, because in the end this is not a pornographic novel, but a psychological examination of a corrupt soul-and literature.
Oh, and congratulations, Fifth!
I agree! If you haven't read Forster then this is a good one to start with. I've recently read two new authors, to me, that I'd highly recommend:Quote:
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester The movie is a favorite of mine, but I've never read the book. I'm glad I did. It is very charming. Who we love is part of who we are, and how we get there is mysterious indeed.
Tobias Wolff - Old School
Liz Moore - Heft
Thanks Qim :DQuote:
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On the Lolita is complicit point, I can see why that argument might be put forward and to a certain point I wondered that too, but then I think that Humbert is an erudite but unreliable narrator and I found, as I read more through the novel, that I was questioning more whether it was Humbert trying to justify himself or, perhaps more being hopeful, rather than there being any actual acts of objective or knowing complicity. Certainly I felt the longer I was reading there was much more doubt creeping in even from Humbert's perspective (particularly references to her listlessness, her bargaining, her frequent objections 'oh no' and 'not again' which are referred to with increasing regularity as the novel progresses.
Yes yes. It is an interesting and soul splitting book. On the one hand it is abhorrent. On the other you can (or I could) see that Humbert is a charming character who in real life (and in unknowing of his acts) you might find yourself liking.
Hmm.
He is certainly unreliable. I think, too, when I talked of Lolita's actual complicitness I am specifically referring to their first time together. Maybe she helped things along, it's hard to really know. He seems to think maybe she experimented at her camp and that well may be, but it's a far cry for a 12 year old to be curious or to begin dreaming of sex and of her own sexuality and another for it to become a reality. I haven't gotten as far as you (as usual), but her language certainly has the mark of that of a sexually abused child-which she is.
Shampoo Planet-Douglas CouplandQuote:
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Tobias Wolff is good, but I've never read anything by Liz Moore. Thanks for the suggestions, mal4mac.Quote:
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Shampoo Planet by Douglas CouplandQuote:
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Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
8. Illium (Dan Simmons) 7.5/10Quote:
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9. Celebrated Crimes - The Borgias (Alexandre Dumas) 9/10
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story Chuck Klosterman
One of my many favorite things about this book is that the author is friends with someone named Mr. Pancake.
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story Chuck Klosterman
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
Well, it's a classic for a good reason. Very sweet. I'm glad I read it.
Now only three to go. Woot! :banana:
Knockin 'em down Qimi :D
Going above & beyond...Quote:
1. Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji 9/10. Long but worth it; I would have given it 10 apart from the ropey beginning and some off chapters in the middle.
2. J W von Goethe - The Sorrows of Young Werther 8/10. Been meaning to read this one for a while. Reminded me a lot of the style of Kafka/Hamsun. A sad but interesting read.
3. Joyce Carol Oates - Black Water 9/10. Joyce Carol Oates was one of the female writers I didn't get around to last year. Black Water is a poetic interpretation of the events leading to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the car accident with Teddy Kennedy, which I didn't know anything about. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course. A really beautiful, sad book. I loved it, and am keen to read more by Oates as a result.
4. Gunnar Gunnarson - The Good Shepherd 7/10. An odd, short little book about an Icelandic man who goes looking for lost sheep in a bad winter storm. Both his life and faith are challenged. I suspect there as a lot I missed about this one, so maybe a re-read would be in order at some point.
5. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children. Hmm, really torn on this one. It's a well written book, funny, interesting story, clearly Rushdie is an intelligent and creative writer but, well, really I found this one a chore. On technical skill I'd give it an 8/10 but on enjoyment/engagement I'd give it a 4/10. I just felt excluded, in every way, from the story. Glad to have finished it, to be honest.
6. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black - A real disappointment this one. Not scary, a bit boring. Nicely written, though. 6/10
7. Graham Greene - The End of the Affair - Really good book. Short and tightly written, it really packs a punch. 8/10
8. Koushun Takami - Battle Royale - gruesome J-pop kid killing spree. Interesting concept, clunky translation. 6/10
9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10
10. The City & The City by China Mieville - brilliantly odd little thriller. Loved it. 9/10.
11. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - really enjoyed this and interested to hear that it's not considered his best work (I believe that's The Shadow of the Wind). Beautifully written gothic / supernaturalish / bookish thriller. A bit saggy in the middle, but hard to put down all the same. 9/10.
12. The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran - a beautiful inspiring book. 10/10.
13. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - oh, beautifully written conflicting little book. 9/10
14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - research, research. Not bad, when you get past the stolen concept (Theseus & the minotaur & Battle Royale) and bearing in mind it's a YA book. Not inclined to read any more though. 6/10.
15. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset - a medieval epic told from a female perspective by Nobel winning author Undset. It truly is an epic and excellent read. Sad, joyous, spiritual, human, a wonderful if massive book that will stay with me for a long time to come. 10/10.Quote:
1. Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji 9/10. Long but worth it; I would have given it 10 apart from the ropey beginning and some off chapters in the middle.
2. J W von Goethe - The Sorrows of Young Werther 8/10. Been meaning to read this one for a while. Reminded me a lot of the style of Kafka/Hamsun. A sad but interesting read.
3. Joyce Carol Oates - Black Water 9/10. Joyce Carol Oates was one of the female writers I didn't get around to last year. Black Water is a poetic interpretation of the events leading to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne in the car accident with Teddy Kennedy, which I didn't know anything about. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course. A really beautiful, sad book. I loved it, and am keen to read more by Oates as a result.
4. Gunnar Gunnarson - The Good Shepherd 7/10. An odd, short little book about an Icelandic man who goes looking for lost sheep in a bad winter storm. Both his life and faith are challenged. I suspect there as a lot I missed about this one, so maybe a re-read would be in order at some point.
5. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children. Hmm, really torn on this one. It's a well written book, funny, interesting story, clearly Rushdie is an intelligent and creative writer but, well, really I found this one a chore. On technical skill I'd give it an 8/10 but on enjoyment/engagement I'd give it a 4/10. I just felt excluded, in every way, from the story. Glad to have finished it, to be honest.
6. Susan Hill - The Woman in Black - A real disappointment this one. Not scary, a bit boring. Nicely written, though. 6/10
7. Graham Greene - The End of the Affair - Really good book. Short and tightly written, it really packs a punch. 8/10
8. Koushun Takami - Battle Royale - gruesome J-pop kid killing spree. Interesting concept, clunky translation. 6/10
9. Anita Brookner - Hotel du Lac - absolutely perfect little book. Well written, surprisingly deep and very enjoyable 9/10
10. The City & The City by China Mieville - brilliantly odd little thriller. Loved it. 9/10.
11. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - really enjoyed this and interested to hear that it's not considered his best work (I believe that's The Shadow of the Wind). Beautifully written gothic / supernaturalish / bookish thriller. A bit saggy in the middle, but hard to put down all the same. 9/10.
12. The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran - a beautiful inspiring book. 10/10.
13. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - oh, beautifully written conflicting little book. 9/10
14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - research, research. Not bad, when you get past the stolen concept (Theseus & the minotaur & Battle Royale) and bearing in mind it's a YA book. Not inclined to read any more though. 6/10.
Zakes Mda
Stanislav Lem
John Kennedy Toole
Michel Houllebecq
Roberto Bolano
DFW (I forget his name)
Umberto Eco
D.H. Lawrence
Andre Gide
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Steve Biko
Joan Didion (Done. She's a writer's writer. I love her style. I'm bleh about her content.)
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story Chuck Klosterman
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir Janice Erlbaum
I'd give girlbomb an 8/10. It's very good, but it sure makes you wonder how to reach those lost teenage girls-or boys for that matter.
Mission accomplished and five months ahead of schedule as well this year!
First time poster, but i figured i would join in the challenge as I'm most of the way there anyway!
1. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Bauer: 9/10 Fantastic overview of history! Well written and entertaining and covers India, China and Middle East as well.
2. The Humbling by Phillip Roth: 8/10 Short fast paced book by Roth who I have heard so much about but hadn't gotten around to reading. I agree that it is a strange starting point but I'm very interested in reading more of his famous works.
3. The Hours by Michael Cunningham: 9/10 Loved the way the book ended bringing all three stories together.
4. Foundation by Isaac Asimov: 7/10 Interesting scifi book, was probably more ground breaking when it was published, writing style wasn't anything special
5. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: 6/10 Nothing Anna Karenina didn't do a ton better in my personal opinion....
6. Dune by Frank Herbert: 8/10 Very good scifi. Well fleshed out world and decent writing style.
7. As I lay Dying by William Faulkner: 9/10 Love the stream of consciousness, much more readable then Joyce's....but that could be the shorter length, haha.
8. The stars my destination by Alfred Bester: 7/10 Fun read and some really cool concepts.
9. Hyperion by Dan Simmons: 10/10 Fantastic Scifi! Had me almost in tears at one point and books hardly ever get me that way. Very good prose as well.
10. The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemmingway: 8/10 Short book but interesting, not my favorite stylistically but still good.
11. Blindness by Jose Saramago: 9/10 Would be a perfect 10/10 if not for the cop-out ending, fantastic read though.
One more to go!
10. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke) 8.5/10Quote:
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11. Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson) 8/10
Congratulations, Scher!
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story Chuck Klosterman
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
The Tiger's Wife Tea Obreht
I really liked it, although the ending somewhat unsatisfying.
Dare Me Megan Abbott
This really reminded me of A Separate Peace.
The Sheltering Sky-Paul Bowles
The Enchantress from the Stars-Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Night-Elie Wiesel
Oryx and Crake-Margaret Atwood
A Room With a View-E.M. Forester
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story Chuck Klosterman
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
The Tiger's Wife Tea Obreht
Dare Me Megan Abbott
The Chocolate War Robert Cormier
A YA classic, but extremely depressing. I guess that's why it's a classic. :D