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lindseyyy ann.
likeforeverago
06 February 2008 @ 10:40 pm
this entry will detail what i've read and will read in 2008.  
I've been reading a lot lately, and I could probably actually do that fifty book challenge, so here's a list (both the legit and guilty pleasure reads) of what I've read in 2008. In this post, give me book suggestions!

  1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (I plan to re-read the entire series from start to finish by) by JK Rowling. *
  2. Gossip Girl - Because I'm Worth It by Cecily von Ziegesar *
  3. Gossip Girl - I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar *
  4. Every Visible Thing by Lisa Carey
  5. You Suck by Christopher Moore
  6. Too Much of Nothing by Michael Scott Moore
Six down, about 46 to go!
Asterisks mean that it was total guilty pleasure reading. Yes, I enjoy trashy young adult novels, and I am the biggest Harry Potter dork you will ever meet. Or at least one of the coolest. 
 
Those books were read all within the last week, by the way. I need to get a library account (maybe talk to someone at the library a little bit more about it... ) or pay off one of the kids fine's so I can use their account. I also need to start buying more books. I don't have much to do except read, so I might as well go all out.

I also need to convince someone with a check card to help me renew my LJ paid account. I have the cash for it, but do to being super irresponsible with check cards, I don't have one for the time being. It's been a few hours already, and I already miss my paid account status =/ P.S. I also joined socialvibe.com. Someone on my friends list joined this a week ago, and won a 20$ gift card to MAC. I'm jealous and want to win something, too.
 
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primadonna of the gutter[info]writerofictions on February 7th, 2008 04:56 am (UTC)
I'm doing 50 books again this year! YAY!
.love is love.: kid sister[info]turnthecrank on February 7th, 2008 05:11 am (UTC)
lolz I read guilty pleasure books all the time like The A List series by Zoey Dean because I am a joke.
lindseyyy ann.[info]likeforeverago on February 7th, 2008 05:13 am (UTC)
lmao, i always wanted to read the A List series, tbh, because i love those kind of books.
.love is love.: cage giant fireworks[info]turnthecrank on February 7th, 2008 05:15 am (UTC)
they are cheesy and sleazy and fabulous
jamie is a boy's name anyway[info]recycledcans on February 7th, 2008 05:20 am (UTC)
I have a library card that works at all libraries in the twin cities and surrounding areas.
I hope you're liking "It's Kind of a funny story" so far. Umm, I'm a nerd and really enjoy the Sandman series. that's like 11 "books", but idk if you're into graphic novels. the storylines are good though.
The "His Dark Materials" series is long and interesting. I liked the Royal Diaries, especially Princess Elizabeth I and Marie Antoinette. "Wicked"? "Freakonomics" is very interesting with all the stats in it.
"My Dog Marley" or is it "Marley and Me" is a cute book about a man and his disobedient dog.
Anything in particular you are looking for? I can probably find it...
Ky[info]jestingly_yours on February 7th, 2008 03:23 pm (UTC)
Read Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov. And Sombrero Fallout, by Richard Brautigan (or anything by him, really). American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.
You might like Jemima J, by Jane Green, or The Thin Pink Line, by Lauren Somebody with a long last name beginning with W.
Did you ever read the Shopaholic books, by Sophie Kinsella?
lindseyyy ann.[info]likeforeverago on February 7th, 2008 07:43 pm (UTC)
i read Shopaholic about two weeks ago, and I really didn't like it. which is weird, because everyone told me it would be up my alley and such.
Ky[info]jestingly_yours on February 13th, 2008 04:20 pm (UTC)
Which one did you read?
And "everyone" telling you it would be up your alley makes me feel better about being wrong.
lindseyyy ann.[info]likeforeverago on February 13th, 2008 09:03 pm (UTC)
the first one, and i just hated the main character, i wanted to shoot her. like, jump inside of the book, and literally shoot her.
Ky[info]jestingly_yours on February 14th, 2008 11:02 pm (UTC)
Hah. See, I never bother getting attached to characters in books like that -- purely mindless amusement. The worse they are, the more entertained I am.

I can't even tell you how much I enjoy bad writing.
fat jesus[info]arial on February 7th, 2008 03:36 pm (UTC)
I just finished a book called The Intruders. It's kind of short, but it's still a pretty good book.
What I've been doing is just looking around amazon, looking up a book I know I like, then looking at the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" thing.
:][info]hautepink on February 7th, 2008 06:01 pm (UTC)
anything by chuck palahniuk.
night by elie wiesel. it's about the holocaust, and it's a really great book.
the outsiders. i forgot who the author is.
to kill a mockingbird. that's my all time favorite but i'm sure you've read it.
:][info]hautepink on February 7th, 2008 06:02 pm (UTC)
oh and when i say anything by chuck that's not the name of a book. lol just saying in case you're not familiar with him. i just like all of his books. haunted is my favorite though, you should definitely read that one.
Salamander[info]imaginaryhorses on February 7th, 2008 08:52 pm (UTC)
Looking For Alaska (John Green)
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)
The Realm of Possibility (David Levithan)
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Rachel Cohn and David Levithan)
Musicophilia (Oliver Sacks)
every nightmare needs an influence.[info]emaciatedwords on February 8th, 2008 12:52 am (UTC)
The Gossip Girl Series is quite addictive. lol.
The Kite Runner, Sharp Objects, Ella Minnow Pea [that book is quite amusing], A Thousand Splendid Suns, A Million Little Pieces, A Great And Terrible Beauty [that whole series, actually], Wicked, the Twilight series, just to name a few. lol.
I have a much longer list on myspace if you're interested. :]
[info]kylees_boytoy on February 8th, 2008 06:16 pm (UTC)
Work is incredibly boring so I've been trying to keep myself occupied with books. Consider the Lobster is a pretty good book which is kind of along the same line as Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs but a little bit smarter.

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a great book as well and is the reason I lurve math.

And I just finished Ubik by Phillip K. Dick. Boy do I love Dick. Studying Dick, staring at Dick, thinking about all the cleverness of Dick. Though, one time one of the managers saw me with Dick and told me I wasn't supposed to have Dick out. [all boyish puns aside, Ubik is my trippy sci-fi psuedo-kafkaesque novel of choice].

Oh, and when hanging with Ms. Glynis Weitz, she showed me a book she found at borders: Star Trek meets X-Men!!!!! I totally need to get a hold of that book...
[info]kylees_boytoy on February 8th, 2008 06:18 pm (UTC)
Oh, and if you haven't yet: The Hitchhiker's Guide books. I recently started rereading them.
Ky[info]jestingly_yours on February 13th, 2008 04:21 pm (UTC)
I read those the second week of first semester. They were delicious.