Books on the Nightstand discussion

I saw Michael's post on the Books on the night stand site, and was wondering if the rest of you have specific books calling out to you from your tbr pile or that aren't out yet?

10 books I'm eager to read when I somehow find the time are:



- looks awesome!

Rohinton Mistry - author of A Fine Balance among others - is one of my favorite writers and has not published anything in ages. It is rumored that he will have a new book out in 2012 and I cannot wait.

I'm with you Suzanne. I loved A Fine Balance, in fact it was
one of my Two Books You Should Read choices for the retreat.
Thanks for the info...now more pressure to read faster! Best, N

Hmm, the next 10 books on my nightstand:
1. By Nightfall (by Michael Cunningham);
2. Finn (by Jon Clinch);
3. The Improper Life of Bezillia Grove (by Susan Gregg Gilmore);
4. Kings of the Earth (by Jon Clinch);
5. Skeletons at the Feast (by Chris Bohjalian);
6. Lamb (by Bonnie Nazdam);
7. What It's Like to Go To War (by Karl Marlantes);
8. Hornblower During the Crises (by C.S. Forester);
9. Little Women (by Louisa May Alcott);
10. The Little Women Letters (by Gabrielle Donnelly)

You can never go wrong with a Kate Atkinson in my opinion, 'Started Early, Took My Dog' an absorbing read
Rosamund

I like Toni's list. I've been looking for a good fiction list and there are some good ones here. I've read The Imperfectionists and highly recommend it. I love books that focus on depth of character, interconnected plots, and the dysfunction of relationships. This book offers all of that and more.

I was inspired by this thread to start a "personal meme" which I 'm going start posting every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ("Ten on Tuesday") on my tumblr account. The idea is to basically provide a focus guide for myself and to let people know that I read print titles as well as listen to audiobooks! I cited (and linked) this thread to give credit where credit is due :-)

Tanya wrote: "I was inspired by this thread to start a "personal meme" which I 'm going start posting every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ("Ten on Tuesday") on my tumblr account. The idea is to basically provide a focus..."
Tanya, is there a link so I can see your tumblr posts?

Libby wrote: "Tanya wrote: "I was inspired by this thread to start a "personal meme" which I 'm going start posting every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ("Ten on Tuesday") on my tumblr account. The idea is to basically p..."

Sure! I'm dog eared copy (if you want to follow) and today's link which features "Ten On Tuesday": tumblr.com/x3t44s92k1
It's a pretty spare post, basically just a list; but hopefully over the coming weeks I'll be able to flush it out to something a bit more interesting!

Tanya wrote: "Libby wrote: "Tanya wrote: "I was inspired by this thread to start a "personal meme" which I 'm going start posting every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ("Ten on Tuesday") on my tumblr account. The idea is ..."

I'm impressed that you read quickly enough that a weekly list would change at all. For me, it would be the same 10 books for awhile... :)

Michael wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Libby wrote: "Tanya wrote: "I was inspired by this thread to start a "personal meme" which I 'm going start posting every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ("Ten on Tuesday") on my tumblr account..."

Actually, it's all because of The +11 in '11 Reading Challenge, that I'm reading so much this year! I've been watching virtually no television. I saw a couple football games earlier (half of the playoffs and all of the Superbowl) and exactly one-and-a-half hours of cartoons one afternoon with my daughter, *and that's been it for the whole year!" It looks like the more you read, the more you read! Imagine what I could do if I could wean myself of of the internet! Albeit, there have been times when I've felt myself slogging a little bit. That's when I goto a graphic novel. Somehow, Hellboy or Fables recharge me :-)

I probably add 10 to my stacks of books a week. I went twice to Border's going out of business sale and I'm always buying books that I hear about through either my local independent store, ebay or ABE. I have a blog on Blogspot, so maybe I'll start posting what I've bought for future reading.

Libby wrote: "I have a blog on Blogspot, so maybe I'll start posting what I've bought for future reading."

And your blog would be....?

Tanya wrote: "Libby wrote: "I have a blog on Blogspot, so maybe I'll start posting what I've bought for future reading."

And your blog would be....?"

Hi, Tanya, it's http://libbyware.blogspot.com

Libby wrote: "Hi, Tanya, it's http://libbyware.blogspot.com"

YAY! I see you've listed 10 Books to be Read! :-)

Tanya wrote: "Libby wrote: "Hi, Tanya, it's http://libbyware.blogspot.com"

YAY! I see you've listed 10 Books to be Read! :-)"

I sure won't be able to read that many in one week,though. I think I'll try to keep a rolling list of 10 ToBeRead books. I may start another list of research books since I'm reading some of those along with fun fiction.

Libby wrote: "Tanya wrote: "Libby wrote: "Hi, Tanya, it's http://libbyware.blogspot.com"

YAY! I see you've listed 10 Books to be Read! :-)"

I sure won't be able to read that many in one week,though. I think I'..."

Oh, I won't all read ten titles in one week either! The list will evolve over the course of a week. The list just helps me focus a bit and lets some of my followers know that I actually do read (not just listen to audiobooks.) It[s kind of funny when I hear arguments about audiobooks vs print books because most of the audiobook listeners I know are also heavy print readers!

1. The Sun Also Rises (this will be a re-read)
2. Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella
3. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McDann
4. The Eyes of the Red Tsar by Boris Akunin
5. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzuchelli
6. Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley
7. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
8. The Immortal Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction
9. Stealing the Mystic Lamb by Noah Charney
10. Poemcrazy by Susan G. Wooldrige

Of course, the list keeps shifting. I know I"m reading #7, that's my book club's pick for next month.

I decided to list 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction for my list. So many books...so little time. I guess that's one of the beautiful things about this passion. That is, there will always be more great books than any of us can possibly read.

5 fiction:

- Ready Player One (thanks for the tip on the podcast, Michael)
- The Intuitionist
- The Unnamed
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time


5 non-fiction:

- The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris The Greater Journey
- Unbroken (thanks again, Michael, for the recommendation on the podcast)
- The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
- Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
- Seabiscuit

1. Before I Go to Sleep, S. J. Watson
2. The Accidental, Ali Smith
3. Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout
4. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Aimee Bender
5. Hellhound on His Trail, Hampton Sides
6. My Reading Life, Pat Conroy
7. Away, Amy Bloom
8. Still Missing, Chevy Stevens
9. A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson
10. The Reservoir, John Milliken Thompson

The Reservoir
Something Missing
The Alchemist
The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
The Chalk Girl
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Finn
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Star Island

1) The Art of Fielding
2) The Bells
3) The Cookbook Collector
4) High-Rise
5) The Last Werewolf
6) The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
7) Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West
8) The Reservoir
9) The Sisters Brothers
10) State of Wonder

W. Joe wrote: "I decided to list 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction for my list. So many books...so little time. I guess that's one of the beautiful things about this passion. That is, there will always be more great..."

"The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nightime," is an all-time favorite of mine. And it's very short to make such an impression. I'm also reading Ready Player One, just picked it up yesterday. I listened to "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" a few years ago on Audible.com and it was entertaining, but I wasn't blown away. He's quite funny though.

Well Brandon, for a long time I've had a hunch that "The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nightime," wasn't for me, but the other day I found a really cheap copy of the hardback, so now I'll give it a go! :-)

Callie wrote: "1) The Art of Fielding
2) The Bells
3) The Cookbook Collector
4) High-Rise
5) The Last Werewolf
6) The Man in the Roc..."</i>

Callie - I loved [book:The Sisters Brothers. Can't wait to see what you think. I even liked the book cover, though I didn't realize how clever it was til I finished the book.

"The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nightime" has been on my to-be-read pile for a while now. Maybe I need to move it up.

I want to add #5 on Libby's list, Hellhound On His Trail. That's #11 for me. It's been on my list for a long time.

Finn by Jon Clinch has rolled to the top of my list and HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR (#4 in the Hornblower series; by C.S. Forester) is now seated at #10.


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W. Joe wrote: "I decided to list 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction for my list. So many books...so little time. I guess that's one of the beautiful things about this passion. That is, there will always be more great..."

Thanks for taking my recommendations to heart, W. Joe!

Anyone know what New Comment -1 means?

Jennifer you seem to be obsessed with this.

Jennifer wrote: "Anyone know what New Comment -1 means?"

I don't know what, exactly, you are referring to. This is the second heading that you have put this question under, so I am completely lost.

She asked the same question five times but the topics are months old.

Gerald wrote: "She asked the same question five times but the topics are months old."

I noticed, Gerald. Just trying to be helpful.

Ok so was I

I am new to this group and I spent some time clearing topics. I currently have five unread topics but there is nothing new.

Where it says New Comments I am seeing -1. Posted on all five because they are very old and I was just hoping someone could explain and maybe help a newbie figure things out.

Jennifer wrote: "I am new to this group and I spent some time clearing topics. I currently have five unread topics but there is nothing new.

Where it says New Comments I am seeing -1. Posted on all five because th..."

I'm trying to be helpful, Jennifer, but I don't know what your post refers to. What exactly don't you understand?

There is a group called GOODREADS FEEDBACK where you could get an answer to this question.

Linda, I don't understand why it says I have negative one new comments. It doesn't say two or three, it says negative one. Thank you for trying to be helpful.

Gerald I will try the feedback group you mentioned. Thank you.

That is a weird one. I am going to think a previous respondent was correct and it means that a new comment has been deleted. I have had the situation where I have an email telling me there is a new comment on thread but when I click and get there it says there is no comment to be found. I have always presumed that new comment was deleted by the author (since a look for one by that person always turns up nothing) before I got to the thread.

Oh and Jennifer ask your questions by all means. The only way we learn anything is by asking.

To add to the above, I or any of the administrators for the site can delete comments.

For instance, when Ann and Michael were active administrators, they did not allow solicitation ("Hey! Come look at the book I just published.") I have continued the same and just deleted one the other day.

Despite what it may look like, I can not be "on" here 24/7, so sometimes it may take me a little bit to "clean house."

And, Jennifer, we really are a friendly and helpful group. Ask away.

deleted user wrote: "Finn by Jon Clinch has rolled to the top of my list and HORNBLOWER AND THE HOTSPUR (#4 in the Hornblower series; by C.S. Forester) is now seated at #10.

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I listened to this one on CD. I hope you enjoy it. Personally, it wasn't what I was expecting, but I'm glad I listened anyway. : )

YA
Divergent

Insurgent
Allegiant
Then I'll decide about Four.
Fiction
The Woman in Cabin 10

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The Miniaturist

Nonfiction
I Want to Quit Winners

Alexander Hamilton

But Enough About Me

Historical Fiction
Small Island

I can easily add 10 more! My TBR pile is never-ending, lol

1) Harmless Like You

2) Letters from Medea

3) The Bell Jar

4) On the Road

5) Jane Eyre

6) The Interestings

7) Anne Frank's Diary

8) Norwegian Wood

9) She's come undone

10) The House on Mango Street

11) Three Daughters of Eve

I'm not keeping up like I used to so I just concentrate on the one I'm reading now.

I was a little surprised to see how old the thread was when it was originally posted, but I like this meme so I'm going to comment. Some of these books are sitting on my nightstand waiting to be read. These are the 10 books I want to read, although not listed in a particular order.:

1)Underground Airlines

2) The Underground Railroad

3)A Gentleman in Moscow

4)The Master and Margarita

5)Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North

6)The Drifter

7)Cat Out of Hell

8)Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry

9)Lost in the Taiga: One Russian Family's Fifty-Year Struggle for Survival and Religious Freedom in the Siberian Wilderness *this is a rare, out-of-print book that I will probably never get the opportunity to read.

10)Black City Saint