NPF 50 Book Challenge - Page 5

Death by Stabbing · 07-17-2007, 10:00 AM

In no particular order...aside from how I remeber reading them

1. Fragile Things By Neil Gaiman
2. Smoke and Mirrors By Neil Gaiman
3. Reread Star Wars: The Paradise Snare By A.C Crispin
4. Reread Plum Island By Nelson DeMille (a very funny book...also a bit sad)
5. Night FallBy Nelson DeMille

That's all I can think of right now...I read more last year...

DBS

Fifthfiend · 07-17-2007, 11:34 AM

Books I've been a'bookin:

What We Know About War
Understanding Force
How Wars are Won

(noticing a theme yet?)

Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Gripping!)

I saw the new Terry Pratchett book is out, Wintersmith, but it's a Tiffany Aching book and that character took an extremely disappointing turn for the precious in Hat Full of Sky and I don't know if I want to take the chance of subjecting myself to that again.

Oh also: Whistling Past Dixie, by Tom Schaller, One Percent Doctrine, by Ron Suskind, and Lady of Mazes, by Karl Schroeder.

Kerensky287 · 07-21-2007, 11:04 PM

I've been reading a lot recently, so I decided to take up this challenge. *begins Rocky music*

1 - 5: The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore
6. Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy
7. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (by someone who isn't Tom Clancy... it sucked)
8. The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox (does this count?)
9. Fallen by David Maine
10. The Preservationist by David Maine
11. (currently reading) Mass Effect: Revelations by Drew Karpyshyn (lead writer of Mass Effect game)
12. (will read soon) Harry Potter 7
13. A Confederacy of Dunces by some guy I forget

I've read others... but I put them away. I'll post them when I look at them.

Mike McC · 08-03-2007, 01:19 PM

Alrighty, had a bit of a reading drought there, but this month it picked back up again. Time to update my listing now:

9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dunno what's up next, haven't really decided yet.

Teal Mage · 08-03-2007, 03:06 PM

Almost forgot to post here.

Deadhouse Gates
Memories of Ice
House of Chains

Read those, all from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. Interesting and hard to put down (well, easy to put down, hard to drop for good). On book 5 Midnight Tides and still finding myself slightly confused, his plot is great, but his lack of character desciption at times still hurt the story. But I think I understand the magic system at least. :shifty:

Jeneralissimo · 08-18-2007, 08:28 PM

Okay, July count:

32. Summer Knight ~ Jim Butcher
33. The Peshawar Lancers ~ S. M. Stirling
34. His Majesty's Dragon ~ Naomi Novik
35. Killing Floor ~ Lee Child
36. Balzac and the Little Chinese Steamstress ~ Dai Sijie
37. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ~ J. K. Rowling
38. Medicus ~ Ruth Downie
39. Throne of Jade ~ Naomi Novik

This month's count is going to be a bit shorter since I've been doing a lot of fill-in puzzles instead of reading. Tsk tsk, I know. Naomi Novik rocks! (Thank you, Fencer.) Lee Child was pretty good. (Thank you, Twiddy.) And Ruth Downie is a new writer of Ancient Roman mysteries. The reviews weren't stellar, but I enjoyed it, and I got it for a great price from Amazon.

Seeker · 08-29-2007, 10:54 AM

So it would seem that I am quite behind on this, par for the course for me.

Anyway here is whats a been a happenin so far. I've read:

God's Debris by Scott Adams - This was an incredible book and I recommend you read it.

Dune - Frank Herbert - I really liked this but I found the pacing to be a little odd. Even in climactic parts it felt slowed down. Subsequently, it took me a little while to finish it off.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J.K. Rowling - An amazing end to a great series.

Next up are:

Knife of Dreams - Robert Jordan

Island of the Sequined Love Nun - Christopher Moore

Teal Mage · 09-01-2007, 01:07 PM

It's September now, so my August count.

Midnight Tides-The ending was well done.
Bonehunters- Probably my favourite thus far, normally I can't read 1200 pages in 6 days >_> but in this case...I didn't want to stop.

Both part of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Still Steven Erikson and still lacking description of anything other then the environment, which is overly described in my opinion. Oh well, it's still a really nice series. Currently reading Reaper's Gale, the next book.

Which puts me at 17, I think.

Gadgeteer · 09-02-2007, 11:27 PM

Do graphic novels count? If so, I've got 50 down.

Jeneralissimo · 09-03-2007, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gadgeteer

Do graphic novels count? If so, I've got 50 down.

Sure, we're not picky.

I had a lot of shit going on in last month, so not a whole lot of reading got done in August.

40. Witches Abroad ~ Terry Pratchett
41. The Shadow of the Pomegranate ~ Jean Plaidy
42. Ahab's Wife ~ Sena Jeter Naslund

Ahab's Wife was yuck. It took forever and it was depressing. I just wanted to get it over with.

This month will be better.

07-17-2007, 11:34 AM	#42
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Books I've been a'bookin: What We Know About War Understanding Force How Wars are Won (noticing a theme yet?) Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Gripping!) I saw the new Terry Pratchett book is out, Wintersmith, but it's a Tiffany Aching book and that character took an extremely disappointing turn for the precious in Hat Full of Sky and I don't know if I want to take the chance of subjecting myself to that again. Oh also: Whistling Past Dixie, by Tom Schaller, One Percent Doctrine, by Ron Suskind, and Lady of Mazes, by Karl Schroeder. __________________ check out my buttspresso

08-03-2007, 01:19 PM	#44
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	Alrighty, had a bit of a reading drought there, but this month it picked back up again. Time to update my listing now: 9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Dunno what's up next, haven't really decided yet. __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

08-03-2007, 03:06 PM	#45
Teal Mage Political Studies Student Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada! Posts: 1,577	Almost forgot to post here. Deadhouse Gates Memories of Ice House of Chains Read those, all from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. Interesting and hard to put down (well, easy to put down, hard to drop for good). On book 5 Midnight Tides and still finding myself slightly confused, his plot is great, but his lack of character desciption at times still hurt the story. But I think I understand the magic system at least. :shifty: __________________ I'm always available to chat on AIM and Skype/MSN, so if you've like to speak further with me about anything I say, or just address something to me personally, feel free to add me. I welcome such conversations. Also obligatory signature!

08-18-2007, 08:28 PM	#46
Jeneralissimo Happy quails come from California Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Neverwhere Posts: 682	Okay, July count: 32. Summer Knight ~ Jim Butcher 33. The Peshawar Lancers ~ S. M. Stirling 34. His Majesty's Dragon ~ Naomi Novik 35. Killing Floor ~ Lee Child 36. Balzac and the Little Chinese Steamstress ~ Dai Sijie 37. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ~ J. K. Rowling 38. Medicus ~ Ruth Downie 39. Throne of Jade ~ Naomi Novik This month's count is going to be a bit shorter since I've been doing a lot of fill-in puzzles instead of reading. Tsk tsk, I know. Naomi Novik rocks! (Thank you, Fencer.) Lee Child was pretty good. (Thank you, Twiddy.) And Ruth Downie is a new writer of Ancient Roman mysteries. The reviews weren't stellar, but I enjoyed it, and I got it for a great price from Amazon. __________________ Hey, if they expected writers to know grammar, they wouldn't hire editors. ~ Fifthfiend *Warning: Long-time exposure to chat8bit has been known to cause severe brain damage, mental retardation, seizures, eyeball bleeding, violent fits, spontaneous combustion, death, reanimation, and a total disregard for physics. ~ RZ

08-29-2007, 10:54 AM	#47
Seeker Flying, KSW Style! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Right next to you... Posts: 199	So it would seem that I am quite behind on this, par for the course for me. Anyway here is whats a been a happenin so far. I've read: God's Debris by Scott Adams - This was an incredible book and I recommend you read it. Dune - Frank Herbert - I really liked this but I found the pacing to be a little odd. Even in climactic parts it felt slowed down. Subsequently, it took me a little while to finish it off. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J.K. Rowling - An amazing end to a great series. Next up are: Knife of Dreams - Robert Jordan Island of the Sequined Love Nun - Christopher Moore __________________ My doctors have diagnosed me with permenant temporary insanity! :p

07-21-2007, 11:04 PM	#43
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	I've been reading a lot recently, so I decided to take up this challenge. begins Rocky music 1 - 5: The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore 6. Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy 7. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (by someone who isn't Tom Clancy... it sucked) 8. The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox (does this count?) 9. Fallen by David Maine 10. The Preservationist by David Maine 11. (currently reading) Mass Effect: Revelations by Drew Karpyshyn (lead writer of Mass Effect game) 12. (will read soon) Harry Potter 7 13. A Confederacy of Dunces by some guy I forget I've read others... but I put them away. I'll post them when I look at them.

09-01-2007, 01:07 PM	#48
Teal Mage Political Studies Student Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada! Posts: 1,577	It's September now, so my August count. Midnight Tides-The ending was well done. Bonehunters- Probably my favourite thus far, normally I can't read 1200 pages in 6 days >_> but in this case...I didn't want to stop. Both part of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Still Steven Erikson and still lacking description of anything other then the environment, which is overly described in my opinion. Oh well, it's still a really nice series. Currently reading Reaper's Gale, the next book. Which puts me at 17, I think. __________________ I'm always available to chat on AIM and Skype/MSN, so if you've like to speak further with me about anything I say, or just address something to me personally, feel free to add me. I welcome such conversations. Also obligatory signature!

09-02-2007, 11:27 PM	#49
Gadgeteer He Who Preorders Lemons Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Posts: 75	Do graphic novels count? If so, I've got 50 down.