June count:

20. Terrier ~ Tamora Pierce

Pretty good, unfortunately the next one in the series doesn't come out until next year sometime.

21. A Thread of Grace ~ Mary Doria Russell

This was really good as well, although since it deals with Jews during WWII, it's really sad.

22. The Malice of Unnatural Death ~ Michael Jecks

My cubemate and I are both huge British mystery fans, and this was the second Jecks book for both of us. Neither one of us liked it. A lot of pages, a lot of running around, not a lot happening.

23. The Pilgrimage ~ Paulo Coelho

I love Paulo Coelho; that is all.

June count!

7) Tales Before Narnia - The Roots of Modern Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed Douglas A. Anderson

8) Titus Groan, Mervyn Peake

Finally getting around to books I bought last year. :stressed:

If it makes you feel any better, Rick, I know I bought the book I'm currently reading a year ago. Sometimes books sit on my shelf for years before I can get around to them. Damn you, college!

Anyhow, how was that Titus Groan thing? I think I stumbled upon a miniseries based on it on PBS once and it was just super weird. Is the book worth reading?

Narg, how'd I miss this?! I should really check my profile thing more often...

I'm diggin' the books, the only problem is that they're not very conductive to sporadic reading. Really I only get to read on my 15 min breaks at work, and maybe an hour or so before I fall asleep. For an author who can take a whole chapter describing a sunrise, it can be kinda hard to pick up and leave off... If you have the time to invest in it, though, it's totally worth it. The man is a artist with the English language. Things like, "[A sunbeam] plucked a note of crimson from her dress." It's delicious.

I'd be interested in seeing the miniseries, though from what I was able to dig up it seems that it has very mixed reviews. The main complaint that I've read is that it seems to be lacking the atmosphere of the books. But the books are almost entirely about the atmosphere... O.o

July Count:

24. The King's Secret Matter ~ Jean Plaidy

25. Victory of Eagles ~ Naomi Novik

26. Acacia: The War With the Mein ~ David Anthony Durham

27. Hot Six ~ Janet Evanovich

17. Maid Marian by Elsa Watson
18. Degrees of Fear by C.J. Henderson
19. Judas Goat by Robert B. Parker
20. Dark Tower Book 4: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
21. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
22. Rouge Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole
23. Wedge's Gamble by same
24. Krytos Trap by same
25. Bacta War by same
26. Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston
27. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
28. Atomic Robo and the fighting scientists of Tesladyne by Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegner
29. Wolverine: Born in Blood by Daniel Way and I forget the artist

And that was my summer...though there might have been more...I can't remember right now...oh well this is enough for now

And thus DBS becomes the one to finally break the Jen/Rick/Jen/Rick/etc posting loop!

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August count!

9) Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake

10) Titus Alone, Mervyn Peake

I actually read most of Gormenghast in July, but didn't finish it in time for the July count. Next month, more modern stuff! Still working hard on my personal "15 Book Challenge". Man, where did the days go where I could read whole books in a single day? I want those back.

I hear ya, Rick. I can still make it to 50 this year, but it's going to be a struggle. I don't know what happened! I must be reading less at home or something. *stares at book sitting on computer desk* Cant imagine where all the time went....

Anyhow, August count:

28. Life of Pi ~ Yann Martel

Awesome, awesome book, and evidently Neil Gaiman met up with the author at some point and he is really cool as well. That's more than enough for me.

29. Twilight ~ Stephenie Meyer

I read this mostly on my flights to and from visiting Fencer. Nothing like teen vampire romance for summer reading. My boss currently has it, since she (like me) heard about it everywhere.

30. Maskerade ~ Terry Pratchett

Pratchett - always awesome, always. This was a book with the witches, though, so not for Fifth. :-p

31. Lady's Maid ~ Margaret Forster

This was a work of fiction about Elizabeth Barrett Browning's maid. Evidently it was based off the real person, although I didn't read that until after I had finished the book. It started out well, but after a certain point I was kinda just looking forward to finishing it. This one's on my sell pile right now, as I can't imagine reading it again.

32. By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept ~ Paulo Coelho

As I have mentioned before, I <3 Paulo Coelho. This book had a nice little twist at the end, so it was good. Some of the theology in it was a little shaky, but meh, I can handle that.

I am currently reading Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen. I'm four chapters in and so far it's pretty good. I haven't read any mysteries in a while, and this is something I can lend to the cubemate when I'm done with it.

Ooh Life of Pi...I gave that to a math teacher I liked and learned a lot from once...and I found out today that the local book store no longer sells Terry Pratchet...yeah...I know...I'm pretty pissed

DBS

A bookstore that doesn't sell Pratchett? That's mildly heretical, I'd say.

I mean, what the hell do they sell, then?