What Books Have You Read So Far This Year? How Were They? This Time You Share First

Well, usually I don't have much time to devote to reading, having had work and a little one taking the lion's share of my time.

However since the little one started attending school recently for a few hours a day, I've found some time to sneak in some reading here and there. These are the ones that I've most recently finished.

I've read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which I thought was exceptionally well-done and recommend. Nicely layered.

The Raw Shark Texts, which had great promise at the beginning then petered out so disappointingly. I'm actually thinking of giving this book away I'm so disappointed in it, something I very rarely do.

Then We Came To The End, witty enough, but not enough that I'd say it has had any lasting impact.

Right now I'm reading the most frightening book I've ever picked up and it's not even a horror book. It's The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the history upon which today's political and economic world is founded. Once you start reading this book it's hard to put down.

Forgive me if I read several subjects simultaneously, but I shall try to list down :

I am still reading The Environmental Consequences of War : Legal, Economic and Scientific Perspectives by Austin and Bruch because I promised the authors I would read it :)

I went through half of Business Dynamics : Systems Thining and Modeling for a Complex World and ended up feeling dizzy. There are causal loops for everything we do and characterizing them as reinforcing or balancing made me feel like a nerd.

My bedtime stories these days is the voluminous Letters of Noel Coward. Humorous in the Briish sense and entertaining. Nice way to wind down....

I just read, though quite belatedly, The Kite Runner. Good book.

The only book I've read so far is "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand. It's the only book that has not only insulted me but, in contrast, also inspired me to think in a whole new way.

hmm.. I've read:

Boy A. Forgot the Authors name

Beloved by Toni Morrison ( had started it, never finished it)

Bill Mauldin: A Life Upfront by Todd DePastino. This one inspired me to get two more books by the man himself, A Sort of a Saga and UpFront

Lost Ohio by Randy McNutt

How to Draw Stupid by Kyle Baker

If graphic novels count then I've read Maus by Art Spiegelmann (recommended), The Cowboy Wally Show by Kyle Baker (highly recommended), and Why I Hate Saturn by Kyle Baker.

Thought I would mention the one I am currently rereading. It is Patricia Cornwell's Post Mortem. It was her first novel, and it is very interesting (and actually hard to read) because of the forensic differences from the time it was written, until now.

The computers they use are DOS based, green print on black screen (it is described as if it is a wonder) and they use a plug in phone modem that she unplugs from the computer, to contact the "work" computer from home.

Having read her latest novel, with the same characters, not to long ago, it really is weird with the DNA tests etc. (people in other places are starting to use DNA testing, but it's not that reliable, etc).

I will be back with more...

captured by grace by david jeremiah.

World War Z by Max Brooks. Great read in a war-driven hostile political environment.

The Way of The World by Ron Suskind. Slow start... not as hard-hitting as I would like... but worth the effort. I've read better Poly Sci books, though. Could have used a better editor...

Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard. I usually re-read this every other year... and come away with a new thought each time.

2.HOW TO HANDLE ADVERSITY by Charles Stanley,In-Touch Ministries,Atlanta,USA.

• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond – Truly enjoyed how Professor Diamond pieced historical events together then related it to modern day.
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman – Explored how the world will react to all humans dying tomorrow. Frightening yet enlightening.
• Currently reading The Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken – Tells the story of the millions of people that are working behind the scenes for social and environmental justice.

3.KISSED THE GIRLS AND MADE THEM CRY by Lisa Bevere.Messenger International.

I'm ashamed of myself. I'm so busy with my movies Scott that I hardly have read a book this year. I sure have some catching up to do.

Scott, I read all summer so I'm going to have to come to this with my list.

But here's some I read earlier in the year:

Heroes: Saving Charlie

Supernatural: Nevermore

henry 1966:
what do you think of the book and the movie " summer and smoke " ? (Play written by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS )

I never heard of it psdevards. So I have to read and see it before I can come up with a decent opinion.

henry1966:
please try to do it.by the way it's a very thin book.you will not be constrained by time.thank you.

This year I snagged and read all of Dan Abnett's Ghosts series.  After getting interested in some of the WH40k books, I snagged one of the Ghosts omnibus books called The Saint, and I was hooked.  I grabbed The Founting omnibus and I've gotten all the other individual books as well for the next story arc.

Gaunt's Ghosts follows the Tanith First-and-Only, and their leader, Imbram Gaunt.  If you haven't read any books from the WH40k universe, I -highly- recommend starting with the Ghosts since the subject matter is something that's easy to understand:  soldiers fighting in a war.  Apart from the sci-fi elements of the 40k universe, it could almost be a story about everyday soldiers.

I just finished "The Tales of Beadle the Bard" by JK Rowling - just because I'm a Harry Potter geek.  I also recently read "Get Out of that Pit" by Beth Moore - it was extremely good!  It's been hard to find the time to read as much as I want to lately.  (Been spending too much time on the vine)

I just finished "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield...It's a different view about the battle at Thermopylae...Excellent read if you like history.

Post American World was a fantastic read (currently slogging through The end of history and the last man which is somewhat less of a page turner).