As Far As I Know, I Can Read
For some time now, I've avoided buying and reading any book that is not a graphic novel. It's not that I can't read...I can; it's just that it takes me 6 months to finish one lousy novel because I tend to either read and reread every sentence OR I fall asleep whenever I start to get into a book. Throughout this year, although I have not purchased more than a book or two (which I still haven't read), I've continued making a list on Amazon of books I'd like to read some day. Before that list gets out of hand, I'm going to start reading them, and deleting the ones I don't really want to read anymore. So here's a few of the books I want to read.
1. Monster Nation and Monster Planet by David Wellington. I read Monster Island and learned that it was part one of a trilogy. I own Monster Nation, but haven't read it yet. And I can only assume that Monster Planet finishes off the series. A Zombie book series, party told in the point of view of one of the zombies. Am I going to have to go back and read the first one again. Damn it. :-)
2. Rollback by Robert J Sawyer. He's my favorite science fiction writer...I've actually read all of his prior novels with my favorite being the Neanderthal Trilogy.
3. Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson. I think he's the funniest late night talk show host now...how bad can his book be?
4. The Mocking Program by Alan Dean Foster. I read his most recent Lost and Found trilogy...as a matter of fact, it may have been the last fiction novel series I read. Loved it, but it seriously took me a year to read the three books.
5. Winkie by Clifford Chase. Come on...this story is told from the point of view of a teddy bear. I read Sock by Penn Gillette or Penn and Teller fame...a story told from the point of view of a Sock Monkey named Dickie and it was great. Made me want to read this one.
6. The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J Anderson. Who doesn't want to know why General Zod was so pissed off at Superman's dad Jorel in Superman II? This is THAT story. I should start this tomorrow since I already own it.
and finally
7. The City Not Long After by Pat Murphy. So I've never actually read a book by Pat Murphy, but I listened to her audiobook Adventures of Time and Space with Max Merriwell and it was a fun listen which basically feels like a cruise into the Bermuda Triangle with all the craziness that happens.
This is just the list I already have compiled...I haven't looked for books recently so there could be so many others. I want to have read all of the above books by the end of 2009 and maybe others as I find them. Sounds like a project!
1. Monster Nation and Monster Planet by David Wellington. I read Monster Island and learned that it was part one of a trilogy. I own Monster Nation, but haven't read it yet. And I can only assume that Monster Planet finishes off the series. A Zombie book series, party told in the point of view of one of the zombies. Am I going to have to go back and read the first one again. Damn it. :-)
2. Rollback by Robert J Sawyer. He's my favorite science fiction writer...I've actually read all of his prior novels with my favorite being the Neanderthal Trilogy.
3. Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson. I think he's the funniest late night talk show host now...how bad can his book be?
4. The Mocking Program by Alan Dean Foster. I read his most recent Lost and Found trilogy...as a matter of fact, it may have been the last fiction novel series I read. Loved it, but it seriously took me a year to read the three books.
5. Winkie by Clifford Chase. Come on...this story is told from the point of view of a teddy bear. I read Sock by Penn Gillette or Penn and Teller fame...a story told from the point of view of a Sock Monkey named Dickie and it was great. Made me want to read this one.
6. The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J Anderson. Who doesn't want to know why General Zod was so pissed off at Superman's dad Jorel in Superman II? This is THAT story. I should start this tomorrow since I already own it.
and finally
7. The City Not Long After by Pat Murphy. So I've never actually read a book by Pat Murphy, but I listened to her audiobook Adventures of Time and Space with Max Merriwell and it was a fun listen which basically feels like a cruise into the Bermuda Triangle with all the craziness that happens.
This is just the list I already have compiled...I haven't looked for books recently so there could be so many others. I want to have read all of the above books by the end of 2009 and maybe others as I find them. Sounds like a project!
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