BETA
Books I Am Reading
Reading for 20 days after waiting 8 months to read
I Want to Read
  1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick - 7 months
    Not a exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a movie, but a combination of all these things
  2. The New Weird by Ann VanderMeer - 5 months
    I do bad with collections but I do like this New Weird wave
  3. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow - 7 months
  4. Abhorsen (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix - 8 months
  5. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn - 3 months
    Just want to test the waters of the Star Wars EU.
  6. Iron Council by China Mieville - 26 days
  7. The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions) by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling - 8 months
    Gift from Keri.
  8. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson - 8 months
    Gift from Paul. I've heard nothing but good things but it looks so large I'm a little scared.
  9. Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff Vandermeer - 7 months
  10. Elric The Stealer of Souls (Chronicles of Sthe Last Emperor of Melnibone) by Michael Moorcock and John Picacio - 12 days
  11. 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell and Erich Fromm - 12 days
  12. Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software by Scott Rosenberg - 3 months
    required/recommend by Dev
  13. Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky - 3 months
    because I would like to figure out how to have a job in the future.
  14. Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton - 5 months
    I wish I had more time to devote to wikipedia but I would love to know more of the culture that is behind it.
  15. Accelerando by Charles Stross - 21 days
  16. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke - 8 months
  17. The Etched City by K.J. Bishop - 8 months
  18. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black - 16 days
  19. Shadowmarch: Volume I by Tad Williams - 16 days
  20. Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste (33 1/3) by Carl Wilson - 8 months
    Over all this sounds like an interesting look at music taste as a whole.
  21. The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente - 8 months
  22. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King - 8 months
    who knows if I'll ever get to this
  23. Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb and Michael Whelan - 8 months
  24. Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) (Ender's Shadow) by Orson Scott Card - 8 months
    Paul told me this was the only book really worth reading after Ender's Game
  25. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - 8 months
    I read Eathsea and was not impressed but Dev says this is the Ursula K. Le Guin book to read. I'm happy to give it a shot.
  26. The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick - 8 months
  27. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin - 8 months
  28. A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, Book 1) by Piers Anthony - 8 months
  29. The Gilded Chain:: A Tale of the King's Blades by Dave Duncan - 8 months
  30. The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit by David Eddings - 8 months
  31. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain) by Lloyd Alexander - 8 months
  32. The Dancers at the End of Time (S.F.Masterworks S.) by Michael Moorcock - 8 months
I Have Read
  1. 60.
    The Scar by China Mieville - 21 days ago A
    started slow again but was still amazing. Definitely going to get the next one. I love China Mieville
  2. 59.
    Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats by Philip Reeve and David Wyatt - 2 months ago C-
    it was okay... I can't wait for this series to be over so he can write something better.
  3. 58.
    City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer - 3 months ago B+
    woot. Strangely Awesome.
  4. 57.
    Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 3 months ago A-
    very awesome. This kinda scared the shit out of me. Near future is awesome and scary.
  5. 56.
    Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman - 4 months ago B-
    very cool... OMG he thanks Norton Utilities in the afterward.
  6. 55.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 6 months ago
  7. 54.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 6 months ago
  8. 53.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 6 months ago B-
    seemed cool until the battle with the evil ex-boyfriend. what was up with that? I'm all for magical realism but it just seemed out of no where.
  9. 52.
    I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert - 6 months ago A-
    loved it!
  10. 51.
    Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11) by Terry Goodkind and - 7 months ago
    A mediocre ending at best. glad to finally be done with it though.
  11. 50.
    City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff Vandermeer - 8 months ago
    I have not read a lot of short story collections but this one seems to come together in a way I was not expecting. Amazing!
  12. 49.
    Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson - 9 months ago
  13. 48.
    East by Edith Pattou - 11 months ago
    I can't say I was a big fan of jumping around the first person perspective of so many characters.
  14. 47.
    Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card - 12 months ago
  15. 46.
    Un Lun Dun by China Mieville - 12 months ago
  16. 45.
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling and Mary GrandPré - 1 year ago
    amazing ending to a great series
  17. 44.
    The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters by Chip Kidd - 1 year ago
    This book kind of fell apart in the end
  18. 43.
    Perdido Street Station by China Mieville - 1 year ago B+
    This book took me forever to read but it was some awesome dark urban fantasy.
  19. 42.
    Farseed (Seed Trilogy) by Pamela Sargent - 1 year ago
    Eh. it was not bad but it was not great either. I don't know where the next book will pick up.
  20. 41.
    Earthseed (Seed Trilogy) by Pamela Sargent - 1 year ago
    This second reading was as good as the first.
  21. 40.
    Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell - 1 year ago
    I'm not a huge fan of books that don't seem scifi but then turn out to be scifi anyway.
  22. 39.
    The Nomad of Time: The War Lord of the Air; The Land Leviathan; The Steel Tsar - 1 year ago
  23. 38.
    Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel - 1 year ago
  24. 37.
    AIRBORN by Kenneth Oppel - 1 year ago
    Fun read. fast paced to a slight detriment of depth of character. I plan on reading the sequel.
  25. 36.
    The Once and Future King by Terence Hanbury White - 1 year ago
    took me forever to read. really good though.
  26. 35.
    Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve - 1 year ago
    Good but written a bit younger then I would have liked.
  27. 34.
    Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry - 1 year ago
  28. 33.
    Stardust by Neil Gaiman - 1 year ago
  29. 32.
    Jinx: The Definitive Collection by Brian Michael Bendis - 1 year ago
    fucking TPB broke in half. cheep ass glue.
  30. 31.
    Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott Mccloud - 1 year ago
    awesome resource
  31. 30.
    Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson - 1 year ago
  32. 29.
    Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini - 1 year ago
    worst book ever
  33. 28.
    The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  34. 27.
    The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  35. 26.
    The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  36. 25.
    The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  37. 24.
    The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  38. 23.
    The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 8) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  39. 22.
    The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  40. 21.
    The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 1 year ago
  41. 20.
    A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines Quartet) by Philip Reeve - 1 year ago
    Officially the best book series I have ever read.
  42. 19.
    Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10) by Terry Goodkind - 1 year ago
  43. 18.
    Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow - 2 years ago
  44. 17.
    Infernal Devices (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 2 years ago
  45. 16.
    Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix and Leo And Diane Dillon - 2 years ago
  46. 15.
    The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman - 2 years ago
  47. 14.
    Predator's Gold (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 2 years ago
  48. 13.
    The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) by Philip Pullman - 2 years ago
  49. 12.
    The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman - 2 years ago
  50. 11.
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - 2 years ago
  51. 10.
    Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow - 2 years ago
  52. 9.
    DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model by Jeremy Keith and Dave Shea - 2 years ago
  53. 8.
    A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin - 2 years ago
  54. 7.
    The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - 2 years ago
    I just listen to the audio book at work to see what all the fuss was about.
  55. 6.
    Defensive Design for the Web: How to improve error messages, help, forms, and other crisis points (VOICES) by 37signals - 2 years ago
  56. 5.
    Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 2 years ago
  57. 4.
    Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3) by Jonathan Stroud - 2 years ago A+
  58. 3.
    The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2) by Jonathan Stroud - 2 years ago A
  59. 2.
    Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes by Gerd Brantenberg - 3 years ago B+
  60. 1.
    The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud - 3 years ago A-
I Have Given Up
  1. Spirit Gate: Book One of Crossroads (Crossroads (Tor)) by Kate Elliott - 8 years ago
  2. Halting State by Charles Stross - 8 years ago D-
    ZOMG.... this was written in the 2nd person. Too painful to read.