75 Books...More or Less! discussion

I've been aiming for 50 books the last couple of years, and I managed 67 in 2010 and 73 in 2011, so I figure 75 is a reasonable goal for 2012.





The running list of books read:

January
Bless Me, Ultima
Prometheus Unbound
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (re-read)
Bones of the Moon
Behold the Man
Dying Inside
The Einstein Intersection
Dawn
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1
The Paper Menagerie
War of the Worlds
Silently and Very Fast
The Vet's Daughter
Isis
From the Dust Returned
A Month in the Country

Woohooo, go for it!

Welcome, and good luck!

1. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya *****

2. Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley *** (my review)

3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ***** (umpteenth re-read over the weekend for a reading challenge)

4. Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll ** (So very disappointed... I really like this author, but this was nigh unreadable for me.)

Candiss wrote: "4. Bones of the Moon by Jonathan Carroll ** (So very disappointed... I really like this author, but this was nigh unreadable for me.)"

I hate it when an author lets me down.

5. Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock ***

6. Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg ****

7. The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany **** (4.5, really)

8. Dawn by Octavia E. Butler ***** (Awesome! Now I need to read the rest of the series.)

9. Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan ****

10. The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu ***** (This is actually a short story, which is up for a Nebula this year. Since it's on Goodreads, I'm going to count it. I'm in the middle of two big ol' chunkster reads, so I'm behind on book count and need all the help I can get! ;) )

This was a beautiful, poignant story and is available online (legally) for free at via a quick Google search, courtesy of Clarkesworld magazine online.

11. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells ****

This is an enduring classic totally worth the effort, compact and simply a great story. My equally compact review is here.

Candiss wrote: "11. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells ****

This is an enduring classic totally worth the effort, compact and simply a great story. My equally compact review is ..."

I tried to read this once, discovered I was not in the mood for 100+-year-old language, and haven't gone back to it since. I really should, I have the feeling I would enjoy most of H.G. Wells' stories, if I can get over the old-fashioned style.

12. Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente *****

13. The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns **** (review soon)

14. Isis by Douglas Clegg **** (4.5) (my review)

15. From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury *** (3.5?)

16. A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr ****