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Book list, 1st half of 2008
I'm trying to read, or at least listen to audiobooks, more. In the last 10 years I'm guessing there have been 3 or 4 entire years where I didn't read a book at all. That's obscene.
Anyway, between using audiobooks on my commute and while working around the house, and using the Sony reader, it's picking up quite a bit. I admit that when going to bed I'm still almost as likely to pick up a Schlock Mercenary volume that I've read 10 times already, but only when I just need to settle for 10 minutes before trying to sleep (if I pick up a book I'm actually reading, 90 minutes later I'll still be reading). And the ebook is helping me greatly increase my reading speed over paper.
This is what I've covered Jan 1 through June 30.
Audiobooks - I pretty much got on a roll with Discworld, and since I was enjoying myself and had the L-Space discworld reading order guide, I just kept going. I'm almost done.
Lucifer's Hammer
The Forever War
"5 short stories by H. Beam Piper" (from Librivox)
Eric
Reaper Man
Guards, Guards!
Feet of Clay
Interesting Times
Men At Arms
Soul Music
Hogfather
Equal Rites
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch
Thud
Moving Pictures
The Last Continent
The Truth
Wyrd Sisters
Thief of Time
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Pyramids
Small Gods
Witches Abroad
e-Books
Steal This Book (skimmed mostly)
Old Man's War
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Very Bad Deaths (Spider Robinson)
Recovering Apollo 08 (Rusch, novella)
Anansi Boys (Gaiman)
Hunting Party (Elizabeth Moon)
Sporting Chance (Elizabeth Moon)
Dead trees
We Seven (Time-life book pub'd in '61 about the Mercury Seven)
Man-Kzin Wars VII
Anyway, between using audiobooks on my commute and while working around the house, and using the Sony reader, it's picking up quite a bit. I admit that when going to bed I'm still almost as likely to pick up a Schlock Mercenary volume that I've read 10 times already, but only when I just need to settle for 10 minutes before trying to sleep (if I pick up a book I'm actually reading, 90 minutes later I'll still be reading). And the ebook is helping me greatly increase my reading speed over paper.
This is what I've covered Jan 1 through June 30.
Audiobooks - I pretty much got on a roll with Discworld, and since I was enjoying myself and had the L-Space discworld reading order guide, I just kept going. I'm almost done.
Lucifer's Hammer
The Forever War
"5 short stories by H. Beam Piper" (from Librivox)
Eric
Reaper Man
Guards, Guards!
Feet of Clay
Interesting Times
Men At Arms
Soul Music
Hogfather
Equal Rites
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch
Thud
Moving Pictures
The Last Continent
The Truth
Wyrd Sisters
Thief of Time
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Pyramids
Small Gods
Witches Abroad
e-Books
Steal This Book (skimmed mostly)
Old Man's War
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Very Bad Deaths (Spider Robinson)
Recovering Apollo 08 (Rusch, novella)
Anansi Boys (Gaiman)
Hunting Party (Elizabeth Moon)
Sporting Chance (Elizabeth Moon)
Dead trees
We Seven (Time-life book pub'd in '61 about the Mercury Seven)
Man-Kzin Wars VII