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Books I Am Reading

I Want to Read

  1. Avatar: The Last Airbender (The Art of the Animated Series) by Bryan Konietzko - 28 days
  2. Makers by Cory Doctorow - 7 months
    Paul got me for my birthday
  3. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi - 3 months
  4. Iron Council by China Mieville - 2 years
  5. Daemon by Daniel Suarez - 1 year
    they were talking about this on sword and laser. Sounds like the next Snowcrash
  6. Omnitopia Dawn: Omnitopia #1 by Diane Duane - 19 days
  7. Kraken [Hardcover] by China Mieville - 29 days
  8. Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw - 1 month
  9. The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One by Patrick Ness - 3 months
  10. At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition (Modern Library Classics) by China Mieville and H.P. Lovecraft - 3 months
  11. Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds - 3 months
    saw it on io9.. future/steampunk
  12. The Demon King (A Seven Realms Novel) by Cinda Williams Chima - 7 months
    keri got me for my birthday
  13. The Etched City by K.J. Bishop - 3 years
  14. The Manga Guide to Databases by Mana Takahashi - 2 year
    who wouldn't want to read this?
  15. Anathem by Neal Stephenson - 2 years
  16. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist - 2 year
    Neal Stephenson said he was reading it.. and I do love steampunk
  17. Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn - 2 years
    Just want to test the waters of the Star Wars EU.
  18. Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff Vandermeer - 3 years
  19. Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 1) by D.M. Cornish - 2 years
  20. The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions) by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling - 3 years
    Gift from Keri.
  21. Abhorsen (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix - 3 years
  22. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson - 3 years
    Gift from Paul. I've heard nothing but good things but it looks so large I'm a little scared.
  23. Elric The Stealer of Souls (Chronicles of Sthe Last Emperor of Melnibone) by Michael Moorcock and John Picacio - 2 years
  24. 1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell and Erich Fromm - 2 years
  25. Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software by Scott Rosenberg - 2 years
    required/recommend by Dev
  26. Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky - 2 years
    because I would like to figure out how to have a job in the future.
  27. The Dark Elf Trilogy, Collector's Edition (Homeland, Exile, Sojourn) by R. A. Salvatore - 2 years
  28. Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton - 3 years
    I wish I had more time to devote to wikipedia but I would love to know more of the culture that is behind it.
  29. Accelerando by Charles Stross - 2 years
  30. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke - 3 years
  31. Shadowmarch: Volume I by Tad Williams - 2 years
  32. Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste (33 1/3) by Carl Wilson - 3 years
    Over all this sounds like an interesting look at music taste as a whole.
  33. The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente - 3 years
  34. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King - 3 years
    who knows if I'll ever get to this
  35. Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb and Michael Whelan - 3 years
  36. Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) (Ender's Shadow) by Orson Scott Card - 3 years
    Paul told me this was the only book really worth reading after Ender's Game
  37. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - 3 years
    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.
  38. The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick - 3 years
  39. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin - 3 years
  40. A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, Book 1) by Piers Anthony - 3 years
  41. The Gilded Chain:: A Tale of the King's Blades by Dave Duncan - 3 years
  42. The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit by David Eddings - 3 years
  43. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain) by Lloyd Alexander - 3 years
  44. The Dancers at the End of Time (S.F.Masterworks S.) by Michael Moorcock - 3 years

I Have Read

  1. 80.
    Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins - 2 days ago
  2. 79.
    For the Win by Cory Doctorow - 9 days ago C+
    The first half kinda sucked. Too many characters. The story started too soon. The second half was pretty good though.
  3. 78.
    The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi - 3 months ago B+
    Very enjoyable. Falls a little short of the hype.
  4. 77.
    Fever Crumb (Mortal Engines Quartet Prequel) by Philip Reeve - 4 months ago A
  5. 76.
    Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green - 7 months ago B
  6. 75.
    Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld and Keith Thompson - 10 months ago B
    Very enjoyable. great world. the characters are a little weak. only slightly on the young side.
  7. 74.
    Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Anelli and J.K. Rowling - 11 months ago A-
    this really brought everything back. So well written.
  8. 73.
    World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King by Christie Golden - 1 year ago C+
    A little hard to read. Plot is kinda jerky and the dialog a little wooden. I just like reading about the characters in a non wiki format
  9. 72.
    Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud - 1 year ago B+
    I was a slow start but a big ending. I liked it a lot. Will there be a squeal? It was both wrapped up well and left a little open.
  10. 71.
    Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow - 1 year ago
    not as good as his other books but I think this was his first so it's good to see he gets better as time goes on.
  11. 70.
    Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins - 1 year ago A-
    great sequel. I knew something was going on but not what or how. great conclusion.
  12. 69.
    Looking for Alaska by John Green - 1 year ago B+
  13. 68.
    An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - 1 year ago B+
  14. 67.
    The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition by J. K. Rowling - 1 year ago B
    after waiting so long I was clearly not that excited. It's not really harry potter. It was okay but nothing special. the notes from J. K. Rowling were a little weird.
  15. 66.
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 1 year ago B+
    Great Characters, fast plot, great pacing. The plot is a little predictable. For a dystopia it really did not address how or why this dystopia might fall apart. Clearly this is book one and this still has a chance to correct that. Love how it ends on a down note. Probably only possible with the knowledge there will be a second book of who knows how many.
  16. 65.
    Paper Towns by John Green - 2 year ago A
    super awesome. As much as john green does not think you should see him in his writing you totally can and it's a good thing.
  17. 64.
    The New Weird by Ann VanderMeer - 2 year ago
  18. 63.
    Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan - 2 year ago A+
    so amazing. the best part about seeing the movie first is you get to love the movie and then love the book as opposed to love the book and be disappointed by the movie. In this case I love both... but in the end probably for different reasons. The world is a different place now.
  19. 62.
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick - 2 years ago B
    Wow this book does read fast. Brain is an interesting artist. He's illustrations are weakest in wide shot scenes but any close up picture is very full of emotion. Every image is a mastery of value control with even really dark scenes having rich detail. The story was nice though I didn't really have time to fall in love with the characters. A great experiment.
  20. 61.
    Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix - 2 years ago C+
    I have 2 issues with these books. Part of my problem with these books is that both Mogget and the Disreputable Dog are basically deus ex machina. God like characters that explain nothing, know everything and fix all problems and because of that all agency is taken away from the main characters. YA books should be about giving agency to teens and Garth Nix just refuses to do that.
  21. 60.
    The Scar by China Mieville - 2 years ago A
    started slow again but was still amazing. Definitely going to get the next one. I love China Mieville
  22. 59.
    Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats by Philip Reeve and David Wyatt - 2 years ago C-
    it was okay... I can't wait for this series to be over so he can write something better.
  23. 58.
    City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer - 2 years ago B+
    woot. Strangely Awesome.
  24. 57.
    Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 2 years ago A-
    very awesome. This kinda scared the shit out of me. Near future is awesome and scary.
  25. 56.
    Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman - 2 years ago B-
    very cool... OMG he thanks Norton Utilities in the afterward.
  26. 55.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 3 years ago
  27. 54.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 3 years ago
  28. 53.
    Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley - 3 years 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.
  29. 52.
    I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert - 3 years ago A-
    loved it!
  30. 51.
    Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11) by Terry Goodkind and - 3 years ago
    A mediocre ending at best. glad to finally be done with it though.
  31. 50.
    City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff Vandermeer - 3 years 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!
  32. 49.
    Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson - 3 years ago A
  33. 48.
    East by Edith Pattou - 3 years ago
    I can't say I was a big fan of jumping around the first person perspective of so many characters.
  34. 47.
    Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card - 3 years ago A
    My first read of this classic. Amazing. I was surprised how little I actually knew about the story
  35. 46.
    Un Lun Dun by China Mieville - 3 years ago B+
  36. 45.
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling and Mary GrandPrĂ© and Mary GrandPré - 3 years ago
    amazing ending to a great series. The world is a different place now.
  37. 44.
    The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters by Chip Kidd - 3 years ago
    This book kind of fell apart in the end
  38. 43.
    Perdido Street Station by China Mieville - 3 years ago B+
    This book took me forever to read but it was some awesome dark urban fantasy.
  39. 42.
    Farseed (Seed Trilogy) by Pamela Sargent - 3 years ago
    Eh. it was not bad but it was not great either. I don't know where the next book will pick up.
  40. 41.
    Earthseed (Seed Trilogy) by Pamela Sargent - 3 years ago
    This second reading was as good as the first.
  41. 40.
    Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell - 3 years ago
    I'm not a huge fan of books that don't seem scifi but then turn out to be scifi anyway.
  42. 39.
    The Nomad of Time: The War Lord of the Air; The Land Leviathan; The Steel Tsar - 3 years ago
  43. 38.
    Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel - 3 years ago
  44. 37.
    AIRBORN by Kenneth Oppel - 4 years ago B-
    Fun read. fast paced to a slight detriment of depth of character. I plan on reading the sequel.
  45. 36.
    The Once and Future King by Terence Hanbury White - 4 years ago
    took me forever to read. really good though.
  46. 35.
    Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve - 4 years ago
    Good but written a bit younger then I would have liked.
  47. 34.
    Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry - 4 years ago
  48. 33.
    Stardust by Neil Gaiman - 4 years ago
  49. 32.
    Jinx: The Definitive Collection by Brian Michael Bendis - 4 years ago
    fucking TPB broke in half. cheep ass glue.
  50. 31.
    Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott Mccloud - 4 years ago
    awesome resource
  51. 30.
    Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson - 4 years ago
  52. 29.
    Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini - 4 years ago F-
    worst book ever
  53. 28.
    The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  54. 27.
    The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  55. 26.
    The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  56. 25.
    The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  57. 24.
    The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  58. 23.
    The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 8) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  59. 22.
    The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 7) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  60. 21.
    The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist - 4 years ago
  61. 20.
    A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines Quartet) by Philip Reeve - 4 years ago A+
    Officially the best book series I have ever read. The world is a different place now.
  62. 19.
    Phantom: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 2 (Sword of Truth, Book 10) by Terry Goodkind - 4 years ago
  63. 18.
    Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow - 4 years ago B+
  64. 17.
    Infernal Devices (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 4 years ago
  65. 16.
    Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix and Leo And Diane Dillon - 4 years ago
  66. 15.
    The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman - 4 years ago
  67. 14.
    Predator's Gold (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 4 years ago
  68. 13.
    The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) by Philip Pullman - 4 years ago
  69. 12.
    The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) by Philip Pullman - 4 years ago
  70. 11.
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - 4 years ago
  71. 10.
    Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow - 5 years ago
  72. 9.
    DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model by Jeremy Keith and Dave Shea - 5 years ago
  73. 8.
    A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin - 5 years ago
  74. 7.
    The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - 5 years ago
    I just listen to the audio book at work to see what all the fuss was about.
  75. 6.
    Defensive Design for the Web: How to improve error messages, help, forms, and other crisis points (VOICES) by 37signals - 5 years ago
  76. 5.
    Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve - 5 years ago
  77. 4.
    Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3) by Jonathan Stroud - 5 years ago A+
  78. 3.
    The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2) by Jonathan Stroud - 5 years ago A
  79. 2.
    Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes by Gerd Brantenberg - 6 years ago B+
  80. 1.
    The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud - 6 years ago A-

I Have Given Up

  1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1 year ago C
    kind of boring. got about half way through.
  2. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black - 2 year ago C+
    I'm not sure why I could not get through this book. I've been tired and sleeping on the bus but I don't think that is the only reason. Overall it just didn't seem to hold my interest... but I still would have liked to finish it.
  3. Spirit Gate: Book One of Crossroads (Crossroads (Tor)) by Kate Elliott - 3 years ago
  4. Halting State by Charles Stross - 2 years ago D-
    ZOMG.... this was written in the 2nd person. Too painful to read.