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1MrKillick
Hello there,
I'm a bit late, but I hope you don't mind if I still join the party. I was looking for a place to track my reading progress and since last year I managed some 54 books I thought this might be the right place. I haven't been idle so far, the GR Reading Challenge counter (the only feature that keeps me from deleting my account over there) tells me that I'm 2% ahaed of schedule - so there's still hope.
My tastes are quite varied: fantasy, scifi, historical novels, nautical fiction, travel, mystery, history etc - everything that tickles my fancy and is well written.
=Currently Reading=
Brian W. Aldiss - Der Malacia-Gobelin (The Malacia Tapestry)
Sarah Stewart-Taylor - Der Totenschmuck Mansions of the Dead
=January=
1. Esther Maria Magnis - Gott braucht dich nicht
2. Melanie Mühl - Die Patchwork Lüge
3. J.R.R. Tolkien - Die Gefährten (The Fellowship of the Ring)
4. Alastair Bruce - Die Wand der Zeit (Wall of Days)
5. Sarah Stewart Taylor - Totengericht (Judgment of the Grave)
=February=
6. Catherynne M. Valente - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making
7. Savile - Beyond the Great South Wall
8. J.R.R.Tolkien - Die Zwei Türme (The Two Towers)
=March=
9. Poul Anderson - Das zerbrochene Schwert (The Broken Sword)
10. J.R.R. Tolkien - Die Rückkehr des Königs (The Return of the King)
11. Patrick O'Brian - Gefahr im Roten Meer (Treason's Harbour)
12. Gregory Fremont-Barnes - Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen
13. Ali Shaw - The Man Who Rained
=April=
14. Richard Woodman - A Brig of War
15. James O'Reilly - The Best Travel Writing 2010
16. Richard Woodman - The Bomb Vessel
17. Gregory Fremont-Barnes - Nelson's Sailors
18. Allan Mallinson - A Close Run Thing
=May=
19. Susan P. Conner - The Age of Napoleon
20. Sarah Stewart-Taylor - Ein listiger Tod O' Artful Death
21. Andrew Lambert - History of Warfare: War at Sea in the Age of Sail
=June=
22. Patricia McKillip - Das Lied des Basilisken (Song for the Basilisk)
23. Michael Schaper - GEO kompakt Nr. 13: Die Steinzeit
24. Richard Woodman - The Corvette
25. Richard Woodman - 1805
26. Jessica Day George - Tuesdays at the Castle
=July=
27. Michael Swanwick - Stations of the Tide
28. Erik Orsenna - Lied für eine geliebte Frau
29. Bernard Cornwell - Der Winterkönig
30. Ruth Rendell - From Doon With Death
31. Orrin Grey - Fungi
=August=
32. Jonathan Raban - Passage To Juneau: A Sea And Its Meanings
33. Linda Woodhead - Christianity: A Very Short Introduction
34. Dana Stabenow - A Cold Day For Murder
35. Salman Rushdie - Die Bezaubernde Florentinerin
36. Erik Orsenna - Cristóbal oder die Reise nach Indien
=September=
37. Dana Stabenow - A Fatal Thaw
38. Brian W. Aldiss - Hothouse
39. Patrick O'Brian - Manöver um Feuerland
40. Spencer Wells - Die Wege der Menschheit
41. Michael Schaper - GEO Epoche 62 - Piraten
=October=
I'm a bit late, but I hope you don't mind if I still join the party. I was looking for a place to track my reading progress and since last year I managed some 54 books I thought this might be the right place. I haven't been idle so far, the GR Reading Challenge counter (the only feature that keeps me from deleting my account over there) tells me that I'm 2% ahaed of schedule - so there's still hope.
My tastes are quite varied: fantasy, scifi, historical novels, nautical fiction, travel, mystery, history etc - everything that tickles my fancy and is well written.
=Currently Reading=
Brian W. Aldiss - Der Malacia-Gobelin (The Malacia Tapestry)
Sarah Stewart-Taylor - Der Totenschmuck Mansions of the Dead
=January=
1. Esther Maria Magnis - Gott braucht dich nicht
2. Melanie Mühl - Die Patchwork Lüge
3. J.R.R. Tolkien - Die Gefährten (The Fellowship of the Ring)
4. Alastair Bruce - Die Wand der Zeit (Wall of Days)
5. Sarah Stewart Taylor - Totengericht (Judgment of the Grave)
=February=
6. Catherynne M. Valente - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making
7. Savile - Beyond the Great South Wall
8. J.R.R.Tolkien - Die Zwei Türme (The Two Towers)
=March=
9. Poul Anderson - Das zerbrochene Schwert (The Broken Sword)
10. J.R.R. Tolkien - Die Rückkehr des Königs (The Return of the King)
11. Patrick O'Brian - Gefahr im Roten Meer (Treason's Harbour)
12. Gregory Fremont-Barnes - Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen
13. Ali Shaw - The Man Who Rained
=April=
14. Richard Woodman - A Brig of War
15. James O'Reilly - The Best Travel Writing 2010
16. Richard Woodman - The Bomb Vessel
17. Gregory Fremont-Barnes - Nelson's Sailors
18. Allan Mallinson - A Close Run Thing
=May=
19. Susan P. Conner - The Age of Napoleon
20. Sarah Stewart-Taylor - Ein listiger Tod O' Artful Death
21. Andrew Lambert - History of Warfare: War at Sea in the Age of Sail
=June=
22. Patricia McKillip - Das Lied des Basilisken (Song for the Basilisk)
23. Michael Schaper - GEO kompakt Nr. 13: Die Steinzeit
24. Richard Woodman - The Corvette
25. Richard Woodman - 1805
26. Jessica Day George - Tuesdays at the Castle
=July=
27. Michael Swanwick - Stations of the Tide
28. Erik Orsenna - Lied für eine geliebte Frau
29. Bernard Cornwell - Der Winterkönig
30. Ruth Rendell - From Doon With Death
31. Orrin Grey - Fungi
=August=
32. Jonathan Raban - Passage To Juneau: A Sea And Its Meanings
33. Linda Woodhead - Christianity: A Very Short Introduction
34. Dana Stabenow - A Cold Day For Murder
35. Salman Rushdie - Die Bezaubernde Florentinerin
36. Erik Orsenna - Cristóbal oder die Reise nach Indien
=September=
37. Dana Stabenow - A Fatal Thaw
38. Brian W. Aldiss - Hothouse
39. Patrick O'Brian - Manöver um Feuerland
40. Spencer Wells - Die Wege der Menschheit
41. Michael Schaper - GEO Epoche 62 - Piraten
=October=
3MrKillick
Just finished A Close Run Thing by Allan Mallinson and must say I did enjoy it. Maybe not so fast paced as Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe-novels and not so witty as Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books but well written and enjoyable nonetheless. I read it on my Kindle and this was a wise decision as the vocabulary is somewhat challenging at times (at least for me as no non-native english speaker); I would never have looked up all those words in a printed dictionary. I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series.
