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50bookchallenge: 2009 booklist #1-51
Aug. 14th, 2009 09:44 amyear to date: 51 books
That’s 15 contemporary fiction
13 fantasy/paranormal/horror genre fiction
10 assorted non fiction
7 memoirs
6 health related nonfiction
*counted above but also 5 Young Adult novels, 2 graphic novels, 3 women’s studies scholarship, 4 read the book before seeing the movie titles.
Hmmm…a lot of fiction reading, but I've been rather pretty nonplussed by a lot of it. Seems I’ve appreciated more movies than books so far this year as being recreational yet thoughtful stories.
Favorites:
Neil Gaiman: THE GRAVEYARD BOOK
I loved it. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, Clive Barker's THE THIEF OF ALWAYS, and Ray Bradbury's FROM THE DUST RETURNED would make a lovely set. Nobody Owens, Harvey Swick, and Timothy Elliot.
My daughter will disagree, but these boy heroes, with lives full of magic, monsters and all the lessons of growing up, mean more to me than the popular stories of a certain young wizard...probably because they are all just a touch more macabre.
McDougall, Christopher: BORN TO RUN
Excellent nonfiction. BORN TO RUN is part story, part how-to, part scientific look at the physiology and anthropology of running, as well as part history of ultramarathoning. It's a lot to pack into a book! Oh, and I may never look at my Nike shoes quite the same way again...
Koenig,Karen: RULES OF NORMAL EATING
This book is about how to have a healthy relationship with food and eating, and is one of the most helpful books I have read on the topic of intuitive eating and non-dieting issues. The author is very realistic and never claims that there is a quick fix, instead conseling readers to examine their own faulty beliefs and replace them with more rational thinking--the kind of cognitive therapy work necessary for change and recovery.
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That’s 15 contemporary fiction
13 fantasy/paranormal/horror genre fiction
10 assorted non fiction
7 memoirs
6 health related nonfiction
*counted above but also 5 Young Adult novels, 2 graphic novels, 3 women’s studies scholarship, 4 read the book before seeing the movie titles.
Hmmm…a lot of fiction reading, but I've been rather pretty nonplussed by a lot of it. Seems I’ve appreciated more movies than books so far this year as being recreational yet thoughtful stories.
Favorites:
Neil Gaiman: THE GRAVEYARD BOOK
I loved it. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, Clive Barker's THE THIEF OF ALWAYS, and Ray Bradbury's FROM THE DUST RETURNED would make a lovely set. Nobody Owens, Harvey Swick, and Timothy Elliot.
My daughter will disagree, but these boy heroes, with lives full of magic, monsters and all the lessons of growing up, mean more to me than the popular stories of a certain young wizard...probably because they are all just a touch more macabre.
McDougall, Christopher: BORN TO RUN
Excellent nonfiction. BORN TO RUN is part story, part how-to, part scientific look at the physiology and anthropology of running, as well as part history of ultramarathoning. It's a lot to pack into a book! Oh, and I may never look at my Nike shoes quite the same way again...
Koenig,Karen: RULES OF NORMAL EATING
This book is about how to have a healthy relationship with food and eating, and is one of the most helpful books I have read on the topic of intuitive eating and non-dieting issues. The author is very realistic and never claims that there is a quick fix, instead conseling readers to examine their own faulty beliefs and replace them with more rational thinking--the kind of cognitive therapy work necessary for change and recovery.
( BookList )
