What can I say, I love to read. Whenever there's a legitimate reason to ask for presents, you'll always find a book title or two on my wishlist. I don't always find time to read all of them but I keep asking for more anyway. I know in my heart that one day, I will go through all of them. I really should stop collecting, at least for now simply because I move a lot and they're not the most convenient things to be hauling around. I probably should start getting into digital books. But for some reason, they just don't feel the same. Curling up with my laptop in bed to read an online book just doesn't sound or feel right. So until the day I can come to terms with that, I will need hard copies.
Below, I keep track of all the books I've read. From time to time, when
I feel like it, I'll actually write my thoughts about the
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(by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| 2010-January |
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For someone who fancies themselves as a sci-fi fan, it's almost embarassing to admit that
I had just read an ACC book for the first time ever. Talk about no closure though. This book was really
interesting and I couldn't wait to find out the mystery behind the Ramans, and then
I don't. But I guess that's the beauty of some of the good books out there.
They just leave you hanging.
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(by Elizabeth Moon) |
| 2010-January |
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Most of the book is written from the point of view of Lou, an autist. I
find it refreshing. Just like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time. Reading novels like this definitely opens my eyes to
the world of autism and broadens my way of thinking.
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(by Catherine Asaro) |
| 2009-December |
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I'm not sure who creates the cover art for Asaro's books, but I almost
didn't want to read this book cause I felt like I picked up one of
those Harlequin romance novels whose plots are all too predictable and
oozing with romantic crap. This novel definitely has a little bit of
that. And it was quite funny in parts. But the way it plays on science
facts and advancement in technology will definitely tell you it ain't
one of those cheap romantic novels. It's a very easy read, and very
entertaining. This is the first book of Asaro's that I have read. And
the author's background, if you read the "About the Author" part, is
really impressive.
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(by Robert Charles Wilson) |
| 2009-December |
| It wasn't hard getting sucked in to this book. The
premise was different (or maybe I just don't read enough), and the
intrigue made me really go and read this at a fast pace. Although the
book flipped between the past and the present, it was presented in a
way that wasn't too confusing. The closer you get to the end of the
book, the more it comes together. Nicely done. I think I'll be reading
more of this author.
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(by Iris Murdoch) |
| 2009-November |
| I believe the goal was to make you feel disgusted by the arrogance and self-absorption of the main character, then that is very much achieved in this book.
It was an interesting journey but I have to admit that towards the end, the whole self-introspection got boring.
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(by Irene Nemirovsky) |
| 2009-August |
| This was a very nice first hand account (though fiction technically) of how
people from all walks of life handled a Nazi-occupied France. Interestingly enough,
Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds came out right after I finished the movie.
I enjoyed the book, and the movie =)
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(by Iain M. Banks) |
| 2008-October |
| A friend couldn't get in to this book and decided to
give it to me. I read most of it on the trip to Spain and back. It's kinda
interesting though I'm not sure if I should have read something that
introduces the Culture better, before reading this one. Maybe I would have
"gotten it" more.
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(by Neil Gaiman) |
| 2008-October |
| After reading American Gods, I thought this would make a
good "sequel". Definitely pretty entertaining in parts, but I can't say
it's as impressive as American Gods.
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(by Douglas Adams) |
| 2008-April |
| As I said, this is the last one of the 5-part series I
planned on reading and I've done it. It was a short one, but I really
struggled to finish it. Just couldn't find it funny or enjoyable at
all. It's probably just me....
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(by Neil Gaiman) |
| 2008-April |
| First book of NG's that I've read. And I loved it! Not
sure if it was because it was that good, or because I just haven't read any
of this particular genre (Fantasy/Americana) before and found it quite
refreshing and different from all other books I've read in the recent
past. Anyway, I got pretty pumped about this author so I'm definitely
reading more of his work hopefully very soon. Although, if I wanna finish
all the other books I'm reading right now first, I'm not sure how "soon"
that will be.
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