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1topcat21
50 Last year ... Can I read 25 more??
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Books of 2013
January
The Element of Fire by Martha Wells
Lost Light (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
Night of the Jaguar: A Novel (Jimmy Paz) by Michael Gruber
A Parchment of Leaves (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Silas House
Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, No 8) by John Sandford (1)
Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name by Vicki Hearne
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (Shambhala Classics) by Chogyam Trungpa
Two in the Field: A Novel by Darryl Brock
February
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
Rough Weather (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker (1)
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path by Dzigar Kongtrul
March
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry
Sleepless: A Novel by Charlie Huston
Grifter's Game by Lawrence Block
Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life by Karen Maezen Miller
April
Ape House: A Novel by Sara Gruen
First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
May
Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship by Jan Chozen Bays
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) by Lee Child
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
Thai Horse by William Diehl
June
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Double Cross by James Patterson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
July
Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides
Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path by Mariana Caplan MD
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
August
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Anton Chekhov's Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by Dalai Lama
September
The Passage by Justin Cronin
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Dawn by Elie Wiesel
Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows
Pavement: Reflections on Mercy, Activism, and Doing "Nothing" for Peace by Lin Jensen
October
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
Dark Star by Alan Furst
November
Myth Directions by Robert Asprin
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy
Hopscotch by Brian Garfield
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hit or Myth by Robert Asprin
December
Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck
Bone Dance by Emma Bull
Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Moment by Thích Nhất Hạnh
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Runaway by Alice Munro
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Books of 2013
January
The Element of Fire by Martha Wells
Lost Light (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
Night of the Jaguar: A Novel (Jimmy Paz) by Michael Gruber
A Parchment of Leaves (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Silas House
Sudden Prey (Lucas Davenport, No 8) by John Sandford (1)
Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name by Vicki Hearne
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (Shambhala Classics) by Chogyam Trungpa
Two in the Field: A Novel by Darryl Brock
February
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
Rough Weather (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker (1)
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path by Dzigar Kongtrul
March
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Butcher's Boy by Thomas Perry
Sleepless: A Novel by Charlie Huston
Grifter's Game by Lawrence Block
Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life by Karen Maezen Miller
April
Ape House: A Novel by Sara Gruen
First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
May
Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship by Jan Chozen Bays
Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, No. 1) by Lee Child
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
Thai Horse by William Diehl
June
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Double Cross by James Patterson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
July
Joyland (Hard Case Crime) by Stephen King
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides
Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path by Mariana Caplan MD
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
August
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Anton Chekhov's Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus by Dalai Lama
September
The Passage by Justin Cronin
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Dawn by Elie Wiesel
Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows
Pavement: Reflections on Mercy, Activism, and Doing "Nothing" for Peace by Lin Jensen
October
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke
Dark Star by Alan Furst
November
Myth Directions by Robert Asprin
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy
Hopscotch by Brian Garfield
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Hit or Myth by Robert Asprin
December
Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck
Bone Dance by Emma Bull
Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Moment by Thích Nhất Hạnh
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Runaway by Alice Munro
2topcat21
Finished: The Element of Fire by Martha Wells
5topcat21
Finished: Lost Light (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
10topcat21
Finished:
Rough Weather (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker
Rough Weather (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker
33Lucy_Skywalker
Hello Tom, what do you think of Shambhala?
I tried to read it when I was in middle school but felt it too new agey with all that softness and altruism, so didn't finish it and even sold my copy. Now I'm reading it once again (a library copy, hehe) and being more tolerant and disciplined this time I will probably finish it, but still not my dream book. Some good thoughts, but... ;~)
I tried to read it when I was in middle school but felt it too new agey with all that softness and altruism, so didn't finish it and even sold my copy. Now I'm reading it once again (a library copy, hehe) and being more tolerant and disciplined this time I will probably finish it, but still not my dream book. Some good thoughts, but... ;~)
36topcat21
Hi Lucy,
I liked it - it wasn't my dream book either, but it had some good points... interesting things he said about fear and fearlessness.
I liked it - it wasn't my dream book either, but it had some good points... interesting things he said about fear and fearlessness.
40Lucy_Skywalker
And what do you think of it?
I read Hunger Games and Catching Fire but wasn't fond of them and wanted to read the third volume only out of curiosity. Bought the book right when it came out in Hungarian, and then my best friend died and I just said, all right, life is too short to read books only because everyone is talking about them. A good friend is always a good friend :)
I read Hunger Games and Catching Fire but wasn't fond of them and wanted to read the third volume only out of curiosity. Bought the book right when it came out in Hungarian, and then my best friend died and I just said, all right, life is too short to read books only because everyone is talking about them. A good friend is always a good friend :)
42topcat21
Hi Lucy,
I'm so sorry you lost your good friend ...
Mockingjay was okay .. just okay. I also read it just to see what happened .. the end was good - getting there was not so good.
I'm so sorry you lost your good friend ...
Mockingjay was okay .. just okay. I also read it just to see what happened .. the end was good - getting there was not so good.
44Lucy_Skywalker
Oh, I read this one when I was in 8th grade and liked it so much that soon I read two other books by Styron. I had quite different taste that time :D And read Wild Palms by Faulkner because Faulkner was mentioned in the book, well, that one I want to re-read. :)
I remember that a classmate grabbed this book from my hand and managed to open it at a part that was (according to her opinion :D) really not for 14 years old girls and read it aloud to embarrass me, the naive little thing ;~)
Now if you are not bored at me asking what do you think... ;~)
I remember that a classmate grabbed this book from my hand and managed to open it at a part that was (according to her opinion :D) really not for 14 years old girls and read it aloud to embarrass me, the naive little thing ;~)
Now if you are not bored at me asking what do you think... ;~)
45topcat21
Hi Lucy
.. Sophie's Choice was good - many good threads going on at one time .. which I like - but there were times when the narrator (which is really the author) when talking about himself (Styron) tended to ramble quite a bit .. it sometimes felt like words for the sake of words .. which I don't like so much .. but over all - very good book! Now I'll have to see the film.
.. Sophie's Choice was good - many good threads going on at one time .. which I like - but there were times when the narrator (which is really the author) when talking about himself (Styron) tended to ramble quite a bit .. it sometimes felt like words for the sake of words .. which I don't like so much .. but over all - very good book! Now I'll have to see the film.
48Lucy_Skywalker
I never saw the film, but had the book with Streep and the guy who played Nathan on the cover. Hm, maybe I should re-read it... but have so many books on my waiting list :)
I love Chekhov and hope you enjoyed his stories too.
Still struggling with Shambhala, finished some half dozen of books since I startred it, but maybe, maybe I can finish it tonight :D
I love Chekhov and hope you enjoyed his stories too.
Still struggling with Shambhala, finished some half dozen of books since I startred it, but maybe, maybe I can finish it tonight :D
49topcat21
I always loved Chekhov .. it's been a long time since I read his stories..
It took me a while to read Shambhala also - I think it's meant to be taken in small chunks ... read some - digest .. rest - and repeat..
It took me a while to read Shambhala also - I think it's meant to be taken in small chunks ... read some - digest .. rest - and repeat..
