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Charity's Reading List [2016]
1. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1937
255 p.
Read 1/10/16
3 Stars
2. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1954
423 p.
Read 1/31/16
3 Stars
Mod
That's the issue I'm having with them (plus, I just don't care for the fantasy genre), but I told my husband I would read them so we could have a movie marathon when I finish. This is one of the rare instances where I prefer the movies. I would pick up something else in between, but I know that if I stop reading them and start something else, chances are good that I won't pick them back up. As a result, my reading rate is at a crawl. Maybe the second LOTR book will be better?
Mod
Those are my husband's favorites as well. I've been promising him I would read them for years, so I'm just going to suck it up and get through them.
Elyse wrote: "I wish I enjoyed LoTR more but the books are too descriptive and long and boring. *sigh* lol"60 pages of foot-grass-foot-grass, 2 paragraphs of fighting, then ten pages of food and philosophy... and yet I've grown to love them, lol!
The first was my least favorite too. Here's hoping you enjoy the other two more.
So far I'm enjoying The Two Towers a lot more!
3. The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1954
352 p.
Read 2/14/16
4 Stars
4. The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1955
311 p.
Read 2/15/16
3 Stars
Charity wrote: "4. The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1955
311 p.
Read 2/15/16
3 Stars"
Most people do like the second book in the trilogy the best :) If you ever feel the need to pick up the audio versions of these, the ones narrated by Rob Inglis are great... just skip the poetry because he tries to sing it, lol. Now, on to what you really want to read :D
Mod
Thank you! While I'm still not a fan of the fantasy genre, I have no regrets about reading Tolkien's epic saga. I'm looking forward to diving back into the movies and seeing if there are things that I missed in previous viewings.
5. Every Last Tie: The Story of the Unabomber and His Family by David Kaczynski
Duke University Press, 2016
104 p.
Read 2/16/16
4 Stars
6. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Ecco, 2011
378 p.
Read 2/18/16
5 Stars
Mod
Same! I'm not a fan of the fantasy genre, and I agree, much too long. I did, however, find the movies to be pretty decent. At least there wasn't all the singing. Ha ha.
7. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
Vintage International, 1957
312 p.
Read 2/23/16
4 Stars
8. Candide by Voltaire
Translated from the French by Lowell Bair
Bantam, 1759
122 p.
Read 2/27/16
3 Stars
9. Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga by Pamela Newkirk
Amistad, 2015
254 p.
Read 2/28/16
3 Stars
10. Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
Translated from the French by Rosamond Lehmann
Vintage, 1929
135 p.
Read 3/5/16
3 Stars
11. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Anchor, 2001
208 p.
Read 3/6/16
4 Stars
12. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Fourth Estate, 2012
482 p.
Read 3/12/16
5 Stars
13. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Plume, 2013
308 p.
Read 3/21/16
4 Stars
14. 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, OxyContin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania by Matthew Chapman
Collins, 2007
272 p.
Read 3/24/16
5 Stars
15. God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America by Hanna Rosin
Harcourt, 2007
283 p.
Read 3/26/16
4 Stars
16-18. The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Penguin Classics, 1985-86
308 p.
Read 4/2/16
3 Stars
19. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Mariner, 2007
232 p.
Read 4/11/16
5 Stars
20. The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
Top Shelf Productions, 2015
351 p.
Read 4/16/16
5 Stars
21. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Scholastic, 1980-85
159 p.
Read 4/21/16
4 Stars
22. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
Scholastic, 1986-1991
136 p.
Read 4/22/16
5 Stars
23. The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley
New York Review Books, 1953
326 p.
Read 4/25/16
4 Stars
Mod
20. The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
Top Shelf Productions, 2015
351 p.
Read 4/16/16
5 Stars"
This sounds really good! The title totally caught my eye and I had to click. lol!
The title is quite provocative -- don't you love it?! I didn't write a review for Goodreads, but I did submit one for a work-related website. Here is the review:"I wanted tits more than anything in the world. I thought they'd be the answer to all my problems." — Jennifer Hayden
The Story of My Tits is one woman's graphic memoir homage to her bust. Author Jennifer Hayden spent most of her life seeing loved ones afflicted by cancer, all the while thinking, "Am I next?" She was. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 43, Hayden started recalling her relationship with her breasts throughout her short life with them.
Each chapter in The Story of My Tits focuses on a different stage of development of her breasts and how she was defined by them at that moment in time. Starting out as a flat-chested, carefree girl, heading into the "when will these things ever grow?" frustrations of puberty, venturing on to the sexual awakening of a full-bosomed woman, adjusting to nourishing babies as a mother, and, ultimately, coming to terms with being a no-breasted cancer survivor, Hayden explores how her chest has shaped her life.
While I went into this book expecting a cancer story, I received much more. Hayden's raw, emotional tale juxtaposed with her simple, charming illustrations packs a punch. Often humorous, at times tragic, and always so poignant it hurts, The Story of My Tits shows, in beautiful detail, how our bodies are ourselves.
24. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of Elements by Sam Kean
Back Bay Books, 2010
346 p.
Read 4/30/16
4 Stars
25. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Penguin, 2012
369 p.
Read 5/8/16
3 Stars
26. Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man by Norah Vincent
Penguin, 2006
287 p.
Read 5/20/16
3 Stars
Mod
It was okay. I appreciated the overall message, but it was a little too saccharine for me.
27. Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
Penguin, 1953
235 p.
Read 5/21/16
5 Stars
Mod
I definitely appreciated the coverage on the right to die issue though. I'm glad that is something more people are talking/writing about.
28. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anchor, 2014
48 p.
Read 5/23/16
5 Stars
Charity wrote: "28. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anchor, 2014
48 p.
Read 5/23/16
5 Stars"
Looks good! I am adding it to my TBR list.
29. The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
Scribner, 2012
343 p.
Read 5/28/16
4 Stars
30. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham
Dell, 2006
435 p.
Read 5/31/16
4 Stars
31. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
Perennial, 1927
107 p.
Read 6/5/16
3 Stars
32. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Dell, 1973
296 p.
Read 6/9/16
3 Stars
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1. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - J. R. R. Tolkien
2. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) - J. R. R. Tolkien
3. The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2) - J. R. R. Tolkien
4. The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3) - J. R. R. Tolkien
5. Every Last Tie: The Story of the Unabomber and His Family - David Kaczynski
6. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
7. On the Beach - Nevil Shute
8. Candide - Voltaire
9. Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga - Pamela Newkirk
10. Les Enfants Terribles - Jean Cocteau
11. Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn
12. Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
13. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
14. 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, OxyContin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania - Matthew Chapman
15. God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America - Hanna Rosin
16-18. The New York Trilogy - Paul Auster
19. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - Alison Bechdel
20. The Story of My Tits - Jennifer Hayden
21. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History - Art Spiegelman
22. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began - Art Spiegelman
23. The Go-Between - L. P. Hartley
24. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements - Sam Kean
25. Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
26. Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man - Norah Vincent
27. Life Among the Savages - Shirley Jackson
28. We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
29. The Light Between Oceans - M. L. Stedman
30. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town - John Grisham
31. The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Thornton Wilder
32. Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut
33. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
34. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
35. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
36. The Strange Library - Haruki Murakami
37. Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space - Kathi Lipp
38. Clutterfree with Kids - Joshua Becker
39. Beloved - Toni Morrison
40. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
41. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town - Jon Krakauer
42. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
43. A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
44. The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie
45. The Girls - Emma Cline
46. My Abandonment - Peter Rock
47. Bonjour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan
48. The Vegetarian - Han Kang
49. The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim
50 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann
51. Washington Square - Henry James
52. Howl and Other Poems - Allen Ginsberg
53. The Origin of Species - Charles Darwin
54. Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir - Matthew Chapman
55. Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul - Edward Humes
56. The Long Walk - Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
57. Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama - Alison Bechdel
58. All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren
59. Britt-Marie Was Here - Fredrik Backman
60. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Fredrik Backman
61. Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age - Amani Al-Khatahtbeh
62. The Whole Golden World - Kristina Riggle
63. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
64. The Atheist's Guide to Christmas - (editors) Robin Harvie & Stephanie Meyers
65. The Necklack and Other Tales - Guy de Maupassant
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