I only got into reading near the end of college. I hated it back in high school. I was so much into TV then, I didn't want anything else eating up my time. I try but really can't remember what is it that finally got me into books, but I believe the first one I ever did read willingly was Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. That was, in many ways, life-changing.
Unlike with movies, I don't have a target number of books to read for 2011. I usually take a long time finishing one so setting deadlines wouldn't be so productive. Also, in choosing titles, I'm really biased with best-sellers. I feel like I'm wasting not only time, but also effort and a lotta brain cells into books that fail to interest, so I stick to the stories already bought by many.
# 1 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
# 2 - Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
# 3 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
# 4 - Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
# 5 - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
# 6 - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
# 7 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
# 8 - Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
# 9 - Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
# 10 - A Time to Kill by John Grisham
# 11 - Pelican Brief by John Grisham
# 12 - Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
# 13 - Infinite Crisis by Greg Cox
# 14 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
# 15 - The Carrie Diaries by Candance Bushnell
# 16 - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
# 17 - Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk
Infinite Crisis was hard to put down. It really got my geek on. I just finished Ricky Lee's Para Kay B yesterday and it didn't really get through to me. I'm about to start John Grisham's The Brethren and I have a feeling it will get me hooked.
#3: I found the movie beautifully haunting, and I want to see how well the book stacks up against it.
ReplyDelete#5: I've been hearing good things about this author.
#6: I have yet to read a Neil Gaiman. Shame on me!
#7: My friend recommended this to me.
#8 and 9: I should try picking up Nicholas Sparks again.
#10: Amazing.
#12: I've been wanting this for a long time.
#16: Meh. Didn't like it very much.
#17: I have yet to read it, but it's Palahniuk so I'm sure it's awesome!
Lol sorry for the long comment, I'm just so enthusiastic about books!
haha I feel you!
ReplyDeleteI didn't like the Virgin Suicides movie though. :)
Love in the Time of Cholera is suuuuch a classic. loved it :)
ReplyDeletemedyo dragging lang sa haba pero worth it i-cover to cover. :)
ReplyDeleteThis post makes me want to go back into reading.
ReplyDeleteIn your list, I've only read Lord of the Flies and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
You should! It'd be interesting to know what The Creative Dork reads. :)
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