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Sin's Year 2020 1 book per week attempt
This is my favorite quote of all time! I hope it brings you luck with your reading in 2020! 
Wishing you the best of luck with your reading challenge in 2020.
Book 2: We by Yevgeny ZamyatinStarted: 1st January
Finished: 6th January
This was long on my TBR list and it is my first dystopian read of few planed for 2020.Book was just ok, it is short and easy read and had some interesting parts but i feel like it is missing something. I was more interested in this because of influence of this book on other novels
Next:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Lisa wrote: "Wishing you the best of luck with your reading challenge in 2020."Thank you and all the best to you also
Blagica wrote: "This is my favorite quote of all time! I hope it brings you luck with your reading in 2020! "
Thanks ! I think i never heard this one.
Book 3: Black Blade by Eric Van LustbaderStarted: 2019
Finished: 17th January
Book 4: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrStarted: 7th January
Finished: 23rd January
What a book! Loved it a lot it is a top recommend.My first book by this author and it was amassing. One thing i didn't like was ending but this was probably more realistic so it is not actually a flaw.The rest of book was flawless.
Next: Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
Book 5: Down and Out in Paris and Londonby George Orwell
Started: 23rd January
Finished: 30th January
Was not what i was expecting, short and interesting book about being poor and homeless. Reminded me of Hunger by Knut Hamsun so if you like that read this also
Book 6: The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanBook 7:The Graveyard Book, Volume 1
Book 8: The Graveyard Book, Volume 2
Interesting and fun story. I have also read 2 part graphic novels done according to this story and it was as good as a book plus the illustrations
Book 9: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov Started: 24th January
Finished: 7th February
Was enjoyable for my first Asimov book and things i liked the most were slow paced world building and twist he put in second half. Hoping this series gets better with other books
Sinisa, congratulations on discovering Asimov! I cut my hard sci-fi teeth on him when I was in my early 20s back in the sixties. try his books on robots and androids and Daneel Olivaw. Those are the books where the prime directive and the laws of robotics are invented, which have now become a part of our culture
Carolyn wrote: "Sinisa, congratulations on discovering Asimov! I cut my hard sci-fi teeth on him when I was in my early 20s back in the sixties. try his books on robots and androids and Daneel Olivaw. Those are th..."My problem with those books is even tho i haven't read them i know something about them (laws, prime directives, plot, and i have watched movie by i guess 1 of his book) so i picked Foundation series on purpose because it was more of a mystery for me. When i go trough this 2 prequels (Prelude and Forward) and few main foundation novels i might go back to robots. I have planed at least 5 his book this year so i will see how it goes but so far i am pleased.
Book 10: Sourcery by Terry PratchettStarted: 8th February
Finished: 12th February
Starting to like this Rincewind character, Flying carpet scene had me in tears laughing. Did not like that ending had too google a bit and now i am fine ;)
Book 11 : Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth GaskellStarted: 14th February
Finished: 21st February
Very fun and short classic, pretty interesting story but fealth something is missing in some of the character development. Writing style and main character is best part of this novela so was enjoyable and a recommend to read.
Book 12 : To Live by Yu HuaStarted: 22nd February
Finished: 26th February
Beautify written, very interesting story about rural life of China and cultural revolution but damn was it mentally exhausting to go trough this family life
Book 15 : The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThis must be a sequel or a prequel to a El túnel because it is also a fascinating story about inside thinking of a madman.Great classic novel !
Book16 : The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García MárquezEverything is in the title no surprises there, it is short, interesting and it is Marquez
Book 17: Wyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettProbably one of best and most humorous books so far in this series
Book 18: Notes from Underground by Fyodor DostoyevskyVery short and beautify written novel but for some reason I didn't enjoyed reading this.Main character is realy unlikable so must be that...
Book 19: Forward the Foundation by Isaac AsimovGreat book, I liked it more then Prelude and Prelude was awesome. It had less twist but story was better on a different level. Asimov is the best, can't wait to read rest of the foundation books.
Book 20: The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo LeeAbsolutely amazing it is to recommend, one of if not the best book I read this year. Captivating story beautifully written.
Book 21: Pyramids by Terry PratchettEnding was a bit bland rest of book was enjoyable to read, classic Pratchet
Book 23: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezLoved this story so much, Marquez is a genius
Sinisa wrote: "Book 23: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezLoved this story so much, Marquez is a genius"
Have you ever read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? It's even better than "Love in the Time of Cholera", IMO.
No, I only read Strange Pilgrims and some collection of stories I think, was good but not like this, synopsis and thematics of this was not interesting to me me at all but was just the way he wrote it. One Hundred Years of Solitude is on my tbr list this year for shore
Book 24: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesWonderful story with great characters, liked it more then i expected from a bottle episode plot style
Book 25: Foundation by Isaac AsimovNot my favorite book in series but still pretty good. One thing i didn't like was all that time jumping but everything rest was great
Book 26: Jedno u drugom by Monique SchwitterI liked synopses of this book so much but this one was hard to read even though it is pretty short. It was enjoyable only for moments because writing style was all over the place. This was "whatever comes to mind -write it" it was so hard to keep track what was thoughts, what was dreams, what was fantasy and what was reality.
Book 27: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanBegging of the book trow me back to childhood that and ending was great but didn't like the rest of it as much as i hoped, Graveyard book was much better this was just to simple and predictable
Book 29: Lord of the Flies by William GoldingDidn't like the characters at all but other than that not a bad read
Book 30: Us Against You by Fredrik BackmanThis was Backmans Part 2 of Beartown and it was awesome as first book
Book 31: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingNot best book by Irving i read but still pretty awesome
Veronica wrote: "Do you like dystopian ?"Like genre? Yes very much so it is in my plans to read few of those this year
I reccomend gilded cage series it’s fantasy meets dystopia meets future what ifs
Book 33: Foundation and Empire by Isaac AsimovLoved it, it was short, it was fun, it was full of twists and cliffhangers.
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Book 2 : We
Book 3 : Black Blade
Book 4 : All the Light We Cannot See
Book 5 : Down and Out in Paris and London
Book 6 : The Graveyard Book
Book 7 : The Graveyard Book, Volume 1
Book 8 : The Graveyard Book, Volume 2
Book 9 : Prelude to Foundation
Book 10: Sourcery
Book 11: Cousin Phillis
Book 12: To Live
Book 13: Dnevnik o Čarnojeviću
Book 14: El túnel
Book 15: The Catcher in the Rye
Book 16: The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
Book 17: Wyrd Sisters
Book 18: Notes from Underground
Book 19: Forward the Foundation
Book 20: The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
Book 21: Pyramids
Book 22: Animal Farm
Book 23: Love in the Time of Cholera
Book 24: A Gentleman in Moscow
Book 25: Foundation
Book 26: Jedno u drugom
Book 27: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Book 28: Guards! Guards!
Book 29: Lord of the Flies
Book 30: Us Against You
Book 31: A Prayer for Owen Meany
Book 32: Eric
Book 33: Foundation and Empire
Book 34: Fahrenheit 451
Book 35: Pachinko
Book 36: Tvoj sin Huckleberry Finn
Book 37: Ostrvo
Book 38: Optužena
Book 39: Dune
Book 40: Moving Pictures
Book 41: Second Foundation
Book 42: To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Book 43: The Memory Police
Book 44: Foundation's Edge
Book 45: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Book 46: Where the Crawdads Sing
Book 47: Reaper Man
Book 48: Univerzalna istorija beščašća
Book 49: Normalni ljudi
Book 50: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Book 51: 1984
Book 52: Witches Abroad
Book 53: Put u Karabah
Book 54: Dune Messiah
Book 55: Udaviće se u suzama svojih majki
Book 56: Small Gods
Book 57: Vidimo se u kosmosu
Book 58: Lords and Ladies
Book 59: Čovjekovo traganje za smislom
Book 60: Uznemireni ljudi
Book 61: Mlečni put okeana: jedinstvo u različitosti
Book 62: Deca Dine
Book 63 : Oružane snage