Book Lair discussion

Hello, folks.

So what does May have in store for you?

I am thinking I will stick to last month's thing and read a couple of paperbacks. Must browse my to read pile soon.

I'll try to get through these:
Ripper
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Spice & Wolf, Vol. 13: Side Colors III
Anne's House of Dreams
The Mayor of Casterbridge

I'm going to finish Go Set a Watchman, reread Girl With a Pearl Earring for group, and read Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, The Fireman (Yay!!!!), and hopefully something else that just grabs me.

I've been reading very slowly lately. I can't settle in and read a good chunk so it's all just drips and drabs.

I have collected a big pile of books I need to read before I pass them back to people I've promised them, so I think I'll read those this month (with a few extras).

So the plan is:

Let's see how many I can read this month!

I've finished Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock and almost finished Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade, so doing pretty well. Halfway through with Go Set a Watchman.

I finished Fahrenheit 451 last night. I think I should have gotten an edition with the famous author's afternote. It was a powerful book.

Not quite sure what to read next... Probably something from Netgalley. At this point I don't even know what genre I would like to dive into!

I love Fahrenheit 451! Unfortunately, I lended my book to someone and never got it back :-(

I guess I'll just have to buy a new copy ;-p

ahah guess so!
you should be able to get a pretty cheap edition!

I am now reading Carbide Tipped Pens, a sci-fi collection I requested from Netgalley a lifetime ago.

Next I will read A Shadowed Spirit, by Sara C. Snider, a gift from the author. It is the sequel to a fantasy book I enjoyed quite a lot. I am a bit weary because usually book 2 in a series is the least enjoyable but I am keeping an open mind, fingers crossed!

Not sure what I will read after that.

Alrighty, I am done with those two. I have been wanting to read a Paperback. I think I will go with Julia by Peter Straub.

Just finishing up . Next up I'm not sure, these are currently on my nightstand.......haven't had a good scare in a while, so maybe I'll read the Bentley Little.

I have been wanting to try Bentley for ages, let me know what you think!

Ana wrote: "I have been wanting to try Bentley for ages, let me know what you think!"

It'll be my second read of him, last year I read The Resort and it was very good, the ending caught me totally off guard.

The only book I own by him, sitting on my shelf for a small eternity, is The Haunted.

I'd love to do a buddy read, let me know if you are up to it :)

The Resort sounds really interesting from what I read in the blurb!

@Anita I just saw that you had American Gods on your shelves, I absolutely adore this book! I can only warmly recommend all his books.

I also think that I must have Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise somewhere in the depths of my computer, I might have to go and dig it out when you decide to read it (please, don't make it be too soon, I just don't have enough time for everything right now).

And to finish, the Dresden files have been in my target for a while (my best friend) recommended them to me. But I guess it's just one of the numerous things I'll have to push back to later.

Melas, did you read Anansi Boys, the follow up book? I think I liked it even better than AG!

Kandice wrote: "Melas, did you read Anansi Boys, the follow up book? I think I liked it even better than AG!"

Of course I read it! I loved it too, hard to pick a favorite, but I think I'll still go with American Gods. I have a fondness for it since it was my first 100% Gaiman book.

May is ending, and it's time for a recap. And wow, am I impressed by all the reading I did this month. It has been a while (my student days) since I was able to read that much (OK, being stuck your whole WE in bed with a bad back, or spending hours in the train/plane helps).

So here is the total amount of my reading this month:

I'm adding Just So Stories to this list even if I just started today, because I think I will be well on my way to finishing tonight (it is a rather short book after all).

And I'm quite impressed by all this. When I made my list at the start of the month, I did not expect I would finish everything, far from it, especially since some of those are rather thick books. But I'm glad I did, several of them were fantastic discoveries.

PS: I just counted, this represents 45% of all pages read this year!

Whoa what a great hawl, well done Melas!