Books to read, 2006
Jan. 6th, 2006 10:27 amMy goal this year is to increase the ratio of non-fiction to fiction books that actually get read, and also to continue to move towards having read all of the books in the house.
To-Read: Fiction
- Re-read Wheel of Time Series, Robert Jordan (we own it!)
- Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman (when
- Life of Pi, Yann Martel (we own it)
- Siddhartha, Herman Hesse (have to get a copy)
- Finnegan's Wake, James Joyce (have to get one)
- Perdido Street Station, China Mieville (need to get)
- Promethea series (borrow from
To-Read: Nonfiction
- Metamagical Themas, Douglas Hofstedter (we own it, and have for years. Has anyone read it? No.)
- Zero: Biography of a Dangerous Idea (we own it)
- Training Trances (we own it)
- Generation Hex (have to get a copy)
- The Laughing Jesus (in the book club queue)
- The Hidden Messages in Water (in the book club queue)
- Chance, Amir Aczel (in the book club queue)
- The Shadow Club, Roberto Casati (in the book club queue)
- Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach (need to get)
- Strategies for Success
Also, taking suggestions: What have you read lately that was of interest? I'm interested in pretty much any fiction that isn't a romance or a western (with preference for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and alternate history), and any non-fiction about math, science, philosophy, psychology/sociology, ethnography, religion, magic, language or non-military history. Thanks!
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Date: 2006-01-06 05:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-06 05:06 pm (UTC)Thanks for reminding me. I actually could have time to get into it now -- when can we hook up to transfer the goods?
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Date: 2006-01-06 05:26 pm (UTC)I can drop it off at su casa, except I don't know where it is. Just send me an e-mail at gamera_spinning@yahoo.com with the physical address and I'll find it.
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If you find yourself in Westport, I can drop it off to you at a coffee house or someting.
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You can drop stately Wayne Manor. I can e-mail you the address if you don't already have it.
As for timing, just give us a call or drop us an e-mail, and I can probably get it to you.