I haven't been tracking my reads for the past few months. That's terrible. I like to have a list to look back to and feel that sense of accomplishment for.
So let's start again. These are my reads for August 2012
1) Hector Finds Time by Francois Leland
2) Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James
3) Secret Diary of a Demented Housewifeby Niamh Greene
4) This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James
5) Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas
Monday, September 3, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The 5 Books To Read List
I love buying books as much as reading them. Since buying is a lot speedier than reading, every year I end up with a growing stack of books to be read.
Then comes the dilemma of what to read next. I find it helpful to periodically list down 5 books I intend to read. I don't end up reading them in order, or reading them as the next five books, but after a couple of months I find I would have read at last four of them.
So here's my list of 5 books I would like to read next.
1) The Shadow of The Wind byCarlos Ruiz Zafón
2) Life, The Universe, And Everything by Douglas Adams
3) Fight Cub by Chuck Palahniuk
4) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
5) Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Wish me luck!
Then comes the dilemma of what to read next. I find it helpful to periodically list down 5 books I intend to read. I don't end up reading them in order, or reading them as the next five books, but after a couple of months I find I would have read at last four of them.
So here's my list of 5 books I would like to read next.
1) The Shadow of The Wind byCarlos Ruiz Zafón
2) Life, The Universe, And Everything by Douglas Adams
3) Fight Cub by Chuck Palahniuk
4) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
5) Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Wish me luck!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Books Read 2011
So how was your past reading year?
I started the year with a 50 book goal, and finished with a 66 books read count!
But I got stuck in Regency Romances, reading ALL of Julia Quinn's books, a number of Lisa Kleypass's and sampling a few others writers of the genre - and that pushed up the numbers of read books substantially.
A regency romance novel would take about 2 days to finish, while a Terry Practchett will take a week plus. But both are oh so enjoyable!
I ended up reading 35 romances/ chick-lit and 31 other books this year. So happy to have read some awesomely awesome books this year - highlighted in blue below.
Here's my full read list of 2011.
1) Me & Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
2) The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
3) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5) Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
6) Brighter Than The Sun by Julia Quinn
7) The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
8) Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
9) Splendid by Julia Quinn
10) What Happens In London by Julia Quinn
11) Faust Eric by Terry Pratchett
12) Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord
13) Life Coach by Pam Richardson
14) Minx by Julia Quinn
15) To Catch a Heiress by Julia Quinn
16) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
17) To Sir Philip, With Love by Julia Quinn
18) Some Girls : My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
19) Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
20) Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
21) Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
22) Tales of Beedle The Bard by J K Rowling
23) How To Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn
24) When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
25) The Lover by Marguerite Duras
26) Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
27) Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
28) The Bronte Project by Jennifer Vandever
29) What I Talk When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
30) It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
31) The Viscount who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
32) The Greatness Guide 2 by Robin Sharma
33) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
34) Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
35) It Happened One Night by Various Authors
36) The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
37) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
38) The Duke & I by Julia Quinn
39) The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
40) On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn
41) Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
42) An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn
43) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
44) How to Get Things Done by Ann Jackman
45) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
46) Firmin by Sam Savage
47) The Book of Scandal by Julia London
48) The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
49) Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
50) Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
51) The Weight of a Mustard Seed by Wendell Steavenson
52) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
53) Who's That Girl? by Alexandra Potter
54) Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
55) Making Money by Terry Pratchett
56) Secrets of a Perfect Night by Stephanie Laurens, Victoria Alexander, Rachel Gibson
57) Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
58) Forbidden by Jo Beverly
59) When Beauty Tamed The Beast by Eloisa James
60) Tempt Me At Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
61) Love In The Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
62) 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
63) Law of Attraction by Michael Losier
64) Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
65) Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
66) In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
I started the year with a 50 book goal, and finished with a 66 books read count!
But I got stuck in Regency Romances, reading ALL of Julia Quinn's books, a number of Lisa Kleypass's and sampling a few others writers of the genre - and that pushed up the numbers of read books substantially.
A regency romance novel would take about 2 days to finish, while a Terry Practchett will take a week plus. But both are oh so enjoyable!
I ended up reading 35 romances/ chick-lit and 31 other books this year. So happy to have read some awesomely awesome books this year - highlighted in blue below.
Here's my full read list of 2011.
1) Me & Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
2) The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
3) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
5) Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
6) Brighter Than The Sun by Julia Quinn
7) The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
8) Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
9) Splendid by Julia Quinn
10) What Happens In London by Julia Quinn
11) Faust Eric by Terry Pratchett
12) Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord
13) Life Coach by Pam Richardson
14) Minx by Julia Quinn
15) To Catch a Heiress by Julia Quinn
16) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
17) To Sir Philip, With Love by Julia Quinn
18) Some Girls : My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
19) Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn
20) Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
21) Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
22) Tales of Beedle The Bard by J K Rowling
23) How To Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn
24) When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
25) The Lover by Marguerite Duras
26) Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
27) Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
28) The Bronte Project by Jennifer Vandever
29) What I Talk When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
30) It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
31) The Viscount who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
32) The Greatness Guide 2 by Robin Sharma
33) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
34) Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
35) It Happened One Night by Various Authors
36) The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
37) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
38) The Duke & I by Julia Quinn
39) The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
40) On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn
41) Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
42) An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn
43) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
44) How to Get Things Done by Ann Jackman
45) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
46) Firmin by Sam Savage
47) The Book of Scandal by Julia London
48) The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
49) Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
50) Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
51) The Weight of a Mustard Seed by Wendell Steavenson
52) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
53) Who's That Girl? by Alexandra Potter
54) Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
55) Making Money by Terry Pratchett
56) Secrets of a Perfect Night by Stephanie Laurens, Victoria Alexander, Rachel Gibson
57) Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
58) Forbidden by Jo Beverly
59) When Beauty Tamed The Beast by Eloisa James
60) Tempt Me At Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
61) Love In The Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
62) 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
63) Law of Attraction by Michael Losier
64) Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
65) Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
66) In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Sunday, September 4, 2011
50 Book Goal : Fourty-Nine!
Just one book away from the 50 book goal!
45) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
46) Firmin by Sam Savage
47) The Book of Scandal by Julia London
48) The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
49) Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
45) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
46) Firmin by Sam Savage
47) The Book of Scandal by Julia London
48) The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
49) Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Daily Quote : Madness
From Sam Savage's Firmin : Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
And from them I learned a valuable lesson - that no matter how small you are, your madness can be as big as anyone's.
Monday, June 6, 2011
50 Book Goal : Fourty-Four
Have not updated in a while. Here's the latest read books.
36) The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
37) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
38) The Duke & I by Julia Quinn
39) The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
40) On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn
41) Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
42) An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn
43) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
44) How to Get Things Done by Ann Jackman
36) The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
37) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
38) The Duke & I by Julia Quinn
39) The Witch of Portabello by Paulo Coelho
40) On The Way To The Wedding by Julia Quinn
41) Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
42) An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn
43) The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett
44) How to Get Things Done by Ann Jackman
Friday, May 20, 2011
Lists : Julia Quinn Novels
I love lists, and I love working my way through a list. Here's a list of Julia Quinn novels (source http://juliaquinn.com/booklist.htm)
1) [READ] Splendid ~ Alexander and Emma
2) [READ] Dancing at Midnight ~ John and Arabella
3) [READ] Minx ~ William and Henrietta
4) [READ] Everything and the Moon ~ Robert and Victoria
5) [READ] Brighter than the Sun ~ Charles and Eleanor
6) [READ] To Catch an Heiress ~ Blake and Caroline
7) [READ] How to Marry a Marquis ~ James and Elizabeth
8) The Duke and I ~ Simon and Daphne
9) [READ] The Viscount Who Loved Me ~ Anthony and Kate
10) An Offer from a Gentleman ~ Benedict and Sophie
11) [READ] Romancing Mr. Bridgerton ~ Colin and Penelope
12) [READ] To Sir Phillip, With Love ~ Phillip and Eloise
13) [READ] When He Was Wicked ~ Michael and Francesca
14) [READ] It's in His Kiss ~ Gareth and Hyacinth
15) On the Way to the Wedding ~ Gregory and Lucinda
16) [READ] The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever ~ Turner and Miranda
17) The Lost Duke of Wyndham ~ Jack and Grace
18) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume ~ Thomas and Amelia
19) [READ] What Happens in London ~ Olivia and Harry
20) [READ] Ten Things I Love About You ~ Sebastian and Annabel
21) Just Like Heaven ~ Marcus and Honoria
Fifteen books read, and just six more to complete the list. I'm reading The Lost Duke of Wyndham at the moment.
No 21, Just Like Heaven will be released soon at the end of May. Can't wait for it!
2) [READ] Dancing at Midnight ~ John and Arabella
3) [READ] Minx ~ William and Henrietta
4) [READ] Everything and the Moon ~ Robert and Victoria
5) [READ] Brighter than the Sun ~ Charles and Eleanor
6) [READ] To Catch an Heiress ~ Blake and Caroline
7) [READ] How to Marry a Marquis ~ James and Elizabeth
8) The Duke and I ~ Simon and Daphne
9) [READ] The Viscount Who Loved Me ~ Anthony and Kate
10) An Offer from a Gentleman ~ Benedict and Sophie
11) [READ] Romancing Mr. Bridgerton ~ Colin and Penelope
12) [READ] To Sir Phillip, With Love ~ Phillip and Eloise
13) [READ] When He Was Wicked ~ Michael and Francesca
14) [READ] It's in His Kiss ~ Gareth and Hyacinth
15) On the Way to the Wedding ~ Gregory and Lucinda
16) [READ] The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever ~ Turner and Miranda
17) The Lost Duke of Wyndham ~ Jack and Grace
18) Mr. Cavendish, I Presume ~ Thomas and Amelia
19) [READ] What Happens in London ~ Olivia and Harry
20) [READ] Ten Things I Love About You ~ Sebastian and Annabel
21) Just Like Heaven ~ Marcus and Honoria
Fifteen books read, and just six more to complete the list. I'm reading The Lost Duke of Wyndham at the moment.
No 21, Just Like Heaven will be released soon at the end of May. Can't wait for it!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
50 Book Goal : Thirty-Five
This list has no Julia Quinn in it. Fifteen more books to 50 books goal!
32) The Greatness Guide 2 by Robin Sharma
33) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
34) Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
35) It Happened One Night by Various Authors
32) The Greatness Guide 2 by Robin Sharma
33) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
34) Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
35) It Happened One Night by Various Authors
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Daily Quote : Skepticism and Amusement
From Christopher McDougall's Born To Run
The desert glare had scrunched his eyes into a permanent squint, leaving his face capable of only two expressions: skepticism and amusement. No matter what I said for the rest of the night, I could never tell if he thought I was hilarious or full of shit.
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