NPF 50 Book Challenge

[Shishio]

I've finished The Essential Guide to World Comics, and am now reading the current issue of the Fantasy & Science Fiction short story magazine.

Do short story magazines count?

[P-Sleazy]

This semester (September-Now), I've read 6 books. Some I liked Some I didn't. This is actually a good review for my english exam on Saturday cause no I have to post the book, auther, and a short snippet.

Coal Tattoo by Silas House. A pretty good story following two sisters who have to make it on thier own in Kentucky in the 1950's. Part of a 3 part trilogy.

As I lay Dieing by William Faulkner. Hated it. But if you want to read about a family dealing with the loss of a family member, this is for you.

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. Really good book. 5 sisters and I think you know the rest.

Remembering Satan by Lawrence Wright. A true story that happened in Washington. It really gives an indepth view into how memory works.

All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland. Reading through this, and you'll feel VERY grateful of your family, REGARDLESS of how much you hate them, this will make you feel lucky.

Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman. Ok, I didn't read it, but this is a memoir of a guy who was sucked into the world of heavy metal and he goes off on A LOT of random tangents. He also has some facts wrong. He even wrote parts of this book drunk.

[Muffin Mage]

As I Lay Dying? You hated it? I pity you, my friend. That was the "My mother is a fish" book, man. How can you hate it?

Oh, one book I think should be required reading for every high school student is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kenneth Toole. Sort of an example of why you want to not live with your parents for the rest of your life. You don't want to end up like Ignatius Reilly, believe me.

[batgirl]

I read "As I Lay Dying" for my American Fiction and death class and I hated it as well.

50 books? *cracks knuckles* As a Literature major, this should be a piece of cake. I've already read about 20 since september, so we'll see how it goes.

[Jeneralissimo]

Hey everybody, 2007 starts tomorrow! Don't forget to start recording all the books you read if you plan to participate in the challenge!

And, because I hate (almost) pointless posts: My 2006 Book List

I'll post again at the end of the month with my latest books. Good luck everyone!

[Lefty]

This sounds interesting, I don't know if I have time to do 50, but I'll post a short summary of what I read.


Recently, My sisters keeper by Jodi Foster. Hella, Hella, Hella emo. A really, really good book, but all the chicks in creative writing class told me they cried.

Currently, Hunters of Dune by Frank Herberts son and some other guy, O.K., not dune, but ok. I think it's like the 7th in the series and I've only read the 1st one, Dune.
BTW, everyone who loves books should go read Dune. It's amazing.

Also I'm reading two books of H.P. Lovecraft compilations. It's freaky, OMG the freakyness. The Cthulu short story is good, I can see why alot of people love it, but everyone needs to go read Dragoon. It's a really interesting story about a guy who washes onto a continent that recently rose up from the sea floor and all the freaky shit he finds. Anyway, great thread idea...

[Gascmark de Leone]

Fifty books, eh?
Let's see... I read the Chonicles of Narnia, again. Light reading, I know, but I hadn't read them for a while.

I might read The Dark Tower series again, but only if I feel like being a masochist.

[Muffin Mage]

Finished my first book of the year. Procopius' Secret History. Or Annals. Whatever title you want to go with. It's an interesting view of Justinian, reminds me a lot of Communist Russia. It's not exactly the most rigorously accurate and unbiased account, but on the other hand, it's not like there are millions of sources to corraborate with. Good read, but I'd want to get another perspective of the guy before I pass judgement.

[42PETUNIAS]

Just found this now, I guess I'll post all the books I've read since christmas (mind you, I normally don't go through books anywhere near this fast, but I did more than my fair share of reading over the break)

The Chrysalids: I can't believe I hadn't read this before now, but great science fiction for anyone who hasn't read it. Not too complicated, but overall great story, with a great amount of meaning. Its a pretty gutsy move to write a book in which the good guys lay down a massacre near the end, just outright execution of a bunch of people and then be able to completly justify it.

Hyperion: This was a great science fiction book, and I really liked the format, with several different stories, each really representing a different genre, and all of them great. I'd never heard of it before i was given it, but it was really good, my only complaint is that it screws you into wanting to get the sequel, which is definitly on my to-buy list of books.

Animal Farm: Just like the person above me said, great book, also made me interested in russian history, throughout the book I kept searching the internet to find out who and what everything in the book represented.

Ringworld: Another sci-fi book (I've got an aunt who gave me all these books (except animal farm) It was pretty good, a lot of the things in it were pretty cool, and it had a lot of good ideas, but compared to the other books i've read, it wasn't extremly good. I'd put it as a decent book, but compared to Hyperion and the Chrysalids, just not as good.

Rendezvous with Rama: Another good science fiction, many good elements, and my only complaint was that it was too anti-climactic. It never really went anywhere, just sort of ended without a bang. Most of the story was good though, and I really liked the whole idea of an alien craft coming through the solar system, a ship meeting it, boarding it, and living there for a while, and yet never actually making contact with the aliens Thats certainly never been done before.

And now, I'm reading A Game of Thrones. It seems like a crime that I've let such a good book go until now without reading it, but I never made the connection between the name of the book, and the series a Song of Ice and Fire that i've heard so much about.

[YamiKaosu]

Eh, I need a reading challenge like this. Problem is finding the time, but we'll see. Also, I don't do all that well at summarizing, but I'll try my best.

I've recently finished:

Howl's Moving Castle (Diane Wynne Jones): I'd actually wanted to read this, because I loved the movie so much. I found it overall humorous and cute, and I might like the storyline better in the book than the movie (interactions between Sophie and Howl are hilarious).

The Seer and the Sword (Victoria Hanley): I loved this book. Kings and seers and romance = win. :D

Next on the list:

The Merlin Conspiracy (Diane Wynne Jones)
The Eyes of God (John Marco)
Castle in the Air (Diane Wynne Jones)