Plekters Reading 2014

Alright, here's my 2014 challenge.

Started already, but haven't entered them inn here untill now.

My goal is to read books in all categories, and just enjoy the ride, see how many I end up with in each category.

Categories:

1. Non-fiction Read: 1
2. Historical fiction Read: 1
3. Mystery, and suspense Read: 2
4. Series Read: 3
5. Body, mind and spirit
6. 1001 books Read: 2
7. Media Read: 7
8. Foreign fiction
9. Norwegian fiction Read: 1
10. Football Read: 2
11. Wife Read: 1
12. Bedtime Read: 5
13. Poetry Read: 1
14. Audiobooks Read: 8

Total read this year: 35

Category 1: Non-fiction, will probably be mostly history.

1. #8 Militære Operasjoner: Måløyraidet 1941 by Frode Lindgjerdet 4/5

Category 2: Historical fiction, up to and including WWII.

#1 Nest etter Gud: Vredens dag by Kurt Aust

Whats next?

#1 Sharpe: Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
#1 Hornblower: Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester

Category 3: Mystery and Suspense, and anything in between. Detective stories, police, etc...

1. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer 3/5
2. #1 Leo Demidov: Barn 44 by Tom Rob Smith 4/5

Whats next?

CR Skyld by Karin Alvtegen
Ulven og den røde hane by Knut Haavik
De ingen savner by Eystein Hanssen

Category 4: Series, follow ups, number 2s and up...

1. #7 Coq Rogue: Ingenmannsland by Jan Guillou 3/5
2. # 3.2 A song of Ice and Fire: A storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold by George R.R. Martin 4/5
3. #2 Department Q: Fasandreperne by Jussi Adler-Olsen

What's next?

#2 Op-Center: Speilbilde by Tom Clancy
#3 Conqueror: Bones of the hills by Conn Iggulden
#3 Inspector Van Veeteren: Tilbakekomsten by Håkan Nesser
#2 Morgan Kane: Re-edition: Comache! by Louis Masterson
#6 Annika Bengtzon: Nobels testamente by Liza Marklund
#3 The Cooper Kids Adventure Series: The Tombs of Anak by Frank Peretti
#1 Archives of Antrhopos, Chron.: Gaal the Conqueror by John White

Category 5: Body, mind and spirit: Uplifting books, selfhelp etc.

Category 6: 1001 books to read before you die

1. The Arabian Nights translation by Malcolm C. Lyons 4/5
2. #2 Hitchikers guide to the galaxy: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 4/5

Whats next?
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The man of feeling by Henry Mackenzie
Call it sleep by Henry Roth
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe

Category 7: Media: Books about blogging, journalism, etc...

1. Hva er journalistikk by Martin Eide 4/5
2. Medievitenskap 3: Mediebruk by Barbara Gentikow 3/5
3. The Audience Studies Reader by Will Brooker and Debora Jermyn 4/5
4. Medias publikum by Ingunn Hagen 3/5
5. En kort bok om sosiale medier by Ida Aalen 4/5
6. A social history of The Media by Asa Briggs and Peter Burke
7. Sound Media by Lars Nyre

Category 8: Foreign Fiction: Authors from anywhere but Norway.

Whats next?

#1 Barrytown Trilogy: The commitments by Roddy Doyle
Once we were warriors by Alan Duff
Kongen på fyllinga : tiden er inne til å slakte gjøkalven og væpne de rettferdige by Tristan Engolf
Stengrunden by Bo Giertz
Der jorden reiser seg by Anuradha Roy
Alle mine kjære by Alice Sebold
#1 The Egyptian novels: River God by Wilbur Smith
Battle Cry by Leon Uris

Category 9: Norwegian Fiction: Authors from Norway.

1. Whole Lotta Love by Sturle Brustad 2/5

Whats next?

Reality.no by Thomas Bjørnskau
Hør Napolis sang by Mariangela Johansen Cacace
#1 Nordlys: Bryllupsfeber by Synnøve Eriksen
Englandsfarere by Sigurd Evensmo
Dødt løp by Erling Gjelsvik
#1 Fiolsteinen: Hansine by Inger Harriet Hegstad
#1 Sønnavind: Gullnålen by Frid Ingulstad

Category 10: Football (Soccer): Training methods, history, biographies, fans etc...

1. Ledley King My Autobiography by Ledley King 5/5
2. Pelè: Min historie by Pelé 4/5

Category 11: Wife: Cause my wife reads it! Nice to know what she reads, and to be able to discuss the same books.

1. Klokken i Makedonia by Knud H. Thomsen

Whats next?
Hundreåringen som klatret ut gjennom vinduet og forsvant by Jonas Jonasson
Harold Frys utrolige pilegrimsferd by Rachel Joyce

Category 12: Bedtime: Books read for the kids at bedtime.

1. Englebarn får hund by Paul Leer-Salvesen 4/5
2. Venezia-mysteriet by Bjørn Sortland 3/5
3. Heksen, Løven og klesskapet by C.S. Lewis 4/5
4. Fotballfeber by Ronny Solvik Engebretsen
5. Du er en fæl mann, herr Grim by Andy Stanton

Category 13: Poetry

1. Slaven av blåbæret av Gunnhild Øyehaug 3/5

Category 14: Audiobooks

1. Tatt av kvinnen by Erlend Loe 3/5
2. #1 Odd Singsaker: Nådens omkrets by Jørgen Brekke 3/5
3. Amatøren by Lars Saabye Christensen 4/5
4. #2 Kolbjørn Kristiansen: Satelittmenneskene by Hans Olav Lahlum 3/5
5. #3 Doktor Proktor: Doktor Proktor og Verdens undergang. Kanskje. by Jo Nesbø 3/5
6. #4 Doktor Proktor: Doktor Proktor og Det Store Gullrøveriet by Jo Nesbø 3/5
7. SVK by Roald Dahl 3/5
8. Politi by Jo Nesbø

What's next?
Blind by Lars Ove Seljestad

Welcome to the challenge. I especially like your Category 11, that is a great idea!

Thanks MissWatson! Yeah, curious to see what she's reading :-)

Welcome!

Welcome aboard! Will be interested to see what comes up in your historical fiction category in particular :)

I agree that it's cool you read books with your wife. Monsieur hasn't read a book in years but I just got him a smart phone and will be introducing him to audio books. He has a long enough drive to work to enjoy them. BTW he is my computer guru but had to be dragged to get a phone that is good for more than calls. He has yet to send a text.

Welcome to the challenge!

Welcome (or velkommen) to the challenge!!

Thanks Ikernagh, mamzel and -Eva- :-) I'm currently working my way through the 900+ pages thick 1001 nights vol.1, which is interesting, but I do look forward to reading other things as well!

Just finished The restaurant at the end of the universe by Douglas Adams. A short read, compared to the 1001 nights at least, which I finished last week. A stark contrast these two books represent. Both amusing in different ways. Douglas Adams style does makes me smile, which makes reading great!

I've enjoyed my reading this year, but did not manage to read any from category 5, Mind, body and spirit.

Looking forward to next years challenge!