I've created 50_in_2011 so we can all continue to track our reading goals. :)

Also: my last two German books for this year are:
It Could Be Worse, Oder? (part German, part English, a sort of student's book, but it's mostly German)
Die fünf Menschen, die dir im Himmel begegnen

So, thanks to aiela for creating this group every year. I know it's been a small group this year, but I'd love to do it again in 2011 if a few people are game!

Book #49 was "A Map of the World" by Jane Hamilton. Apparently this made a lot of "best of the year" lists in 1994 when it first came out. The subject matter and themes are pretty depressing -including the death of a child, charges of child molestation, being abused in prison, and adultery - but her writing is lyrical and her insight into her ( Read more... )

Books 49 and 50 were Drive by Daniel Pink (about motivation along the Alfie Kohn line; I'm giving a presentation on this book at work in a couple of months) and Into the Wild which I also loved, by Jon Krakauer ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm bragging. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some comics to catch up on.
( I probably care more than you )

Book 48 was Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me by Howie Mandel ( Read more... )

Book 47 was The Dead, a novella by James Joyce, which I've read before. I've studied James Joyce a bit, and I like what I've learned about his writing, but I can't really bring myself to enjoy his actual stories. Maybe I haven't studied him enough? I don't know.

Book 46 was The Other Side of Everest by Matt Dickinson. I find myself as fascinated as ever by the '96 disaster on Everest. This is the fifth book on the subject that I've read ( Read more... )

The Lost Ones, Ian Cameron. 190p. 1961, Hutchinson & Co. 1970, Avon/Hearst as The Island at the Top of the World.

Reading Time: Dec 6-16, work breaks.

I grabbed this out of a freebie box because a) I vaguely remembered the Disney movie as something I enjoyed, and b) since Disney changed the title, I knew the book would be different from or better ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm cutting it close to get to 50 books by the end of the year, but I have a couple of books I'm in the middle of, so we'll see!

Book #47 was "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See. I read another book by her (#12 for this year) and enjoyed it, but I think "Shanghai Girls" was even better. It tells the story of two girls growing up in Shanghai of ( Read more... )