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Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Catching Fire

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. - P.J. O'Rourke

I've officially finished the first book for this week (and month). I'm slightly embarrassed (although I'm unsure why) to announce that the book I'm referring to is the second book of the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire. Holy moses. How are these books for children?

Some coworkers and I decided to start an at-work bookclub. We read the same book and then have awesome discussions during downtime. It's a pretty sweet idea, but so far we haven't been able to get too into it because someone hadn't read the books yet (me!). 

I'm already making progress on the third and final book of the series, Mockingjay, and I'm excited to see what crazy discussions come up in the next week.

Have you ever read a book (or series) you couldn't put down, even (or especially) if it made you slightly embarrassed to admit you loved it? (We already know you loved Twilight; tell me about something else!)

Friday, February 17, 2012

Bookworm

You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. -C. S. Lewis

Many of you have offered up suggestions of what books to crack open this month on my journey into the mind. Here they are. I will try to tackle them all, but no promises.

Shogun by James Clavell
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
World Without End by Ken Follet
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Neverwhere by Neal Gaiman
Stardust by Neal Gaiman
American Gods by Neal Gaiman
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
Speakers of the Dead by Orson Scott Card
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
Any book by Simon Schama
The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint

Let me know of any other suggestions! Other forms of media are welcome, too - essays, short stories, films, music. Thanks for your help!