book list, September 2006
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edenfallingI made three resolutions this year. First, get a job. (Done!) Second, exercise more regularly and lose weight. (Done!) Third, keep a list of the books I read.
These are the books I read in September, 2006:
New: 32
---Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems, Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier (nonfiction: exactly what the title says)
---Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend, Bart D. Ehrman (nonfiction: he should've switched 'history' and 'legend,' since he spends a lot more time on legends and various Gnostic gospel portrayals than actual history... but since there IS very little solid historical evidence relating to those three, that isn't surprising.)
----A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization, Jonathan Kirsch (nonfiction: see my brief comments here)
---Reinventing Paul, John G. Gager (nonfiction: 'reinterpreting' Paul would be more accurate. See various amazon.com reviews for more details)
---Inherit the Wind, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (playscript: heavily based on the Scopes trial of evolution vs. creationism; sadly still relevant today; powerful despite occasional hokiness)
---Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris (fiction: I am watching this series very closely, since it bears more than a passing resemblance to the Anita Blake books before they degenerated into porn and lost their appeal as stories. So far, this series is doing better. Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic waitress in Lousisiana, deals with the intrusion of the supernatural into her life, with modest flair. Fun and fast.)
---Lucifer, vols. 9 & 10 [Crux and Morningstar], Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, et al (comics: so Carey does have a conclusion in mind. I wondered at points, but yes, he really is pulling all the threads back together. Wheels within wheels within wheels, and they're all crashing together at the apocalypse. I love this series.)
---Samurai Deeper Kyo, vols. 2 & 3, Akimine Kamijyo (manga: I wince at the mangled Japanese history, I laugh at the blatant fanservice, I am a total sucker for 'two personalities in one body' things, and I like swordsmen. I think, in the end, I read this because it's fun.)
---D.N.Angel, vols. 6-8, Yukiru Sugisaki (manga: very shojo, very cute, a bit incoherent)
---Bleach, vols. 26 & 27, Tite Kubo (manga: very shonen, very fun. I caught up to the most current scanlations, and kind of wish I hadn't, because now I have to wait for the rest to be finished before I can read it!)
---One Piece, vols. 1-3, Eiichiro Oda (manga: very shonen, very sweet, lovely fun. I haven't read enough to really get sucked in, but I have a feeling it could very easily do so after another volume or two.)
---Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, vols. 1-9, CLAMP (manga: oh god, it's eating my brain. Quests across worlds, doomed love, amnesia, self-sacrifice, duplicates in different timelines, inscrutable evil plots, dark pasts, earthshaking secrets... yeah. I LIKE this.)
---Chobits, vols. 5-8, CLAMP (manga: I think this would make more sense if I'd read the first half of the series as well, but I could pick up the basics from this. Nothing earthshaking, but it's awfully cute.)
---Clover, vol. 1, CLAMP (manga: minimalist, uses a heavy in medias res approach, vaguely steampunk aesthetic, leaves you to figure it out on your own. Like songfic, in a way. I want to read more and figure out what's going on!)
Old: 6
---The Key of the Keplian, Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie (fantasy: classic Witch World novel)
---The Order War, L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (fantasy: another Recluse novel, with attendant strengths and weaknesses. Justin's less in the dark than a lot of Modesitt's heroes, though, which is nice.)
---Issola, Steven Brust (fanstasy: a Vlad Taltos novel, in which Vlad unwillingly gets involved in Grand Events)
---Saint Saul: A Skeleton Key to the Historical Jesus, Donald Harman Akenson (nonfiction: this one is more than it claims to be, and well worth reading)
---Samurai Deeper Kyo, vol. 1, Akimine Kamijyo (manga: fun)
---Naruto, vol. 1, Masashi Kishimoto (manga: look, I write fanfiction for this series; you already know I like it!)
September Total = 38 books (plus a lot of fanfiction, a few newspapers, and several magazines)
Year to Date = 288 books (211 new, 77 old)
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I have a nasty cold at the moment, and am heading home to get some much-needed sleep.
These are the books I read in September, 2006:
New: 32
---Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems, Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier (nonfiction: exactly what the title says)
---Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend, Bart D. Ehrman (nonfiction: he should've switched 'history' and 'legend,' since he spends a lot more time on legends and various Gnostic gospel portrayals than actual history... but since there IS very little solid historical evidence relating to those three, that isn't surprising.)
----A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization, Jonathan Kirsch (nonfiction: see my brief comments here)
---Reinventing Paul, John G. Gager (nonfiction: 'reinterpreting' Paul would be more accurate. See various amazon.com reviews for more details)
---Inherit the Wind, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (playscript: heavily based on the Scopes trial of evolution vs. creationism; sadly still relevant today; powerful despite occasional hokiness)
---Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris (fiction: I am watching this series very closely, since it bears more than a passing resemblance to the Anita Blake books before they degenerated into porn and lost their appeal as stories. So far, this series is doing better. Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic waitress in Lousisiana, deals with the intrusion of the supernatural into her life, with modest flair. Fun and fast.)
---Lucifer, vols. 9 & 10 [Crux and Morningstar], Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Ryan Kelly, et al (comics: so Carey does have a conclusion in mind. I wondered at points, but yes, he really is pulling all the threads back together. Wheels within wheels within wheels, and they're all crashing together at the apocalypse. I love this series.)
---Samurai Deeper Kyo, vols. 2 & 3, Akimine Kamijyo (manga: I wince at the mangled Japanese history, I laugh at the blatant fanservice, I am a total sucker for 'two personalities in one body' things, and I like swordsmen. I think, in the end, I read this because it's fun.)
---D.N.Angel, vols. 6-8, Yukiru Sugisaki (manga: very shojo, very cute, a bit incoherent)
---Bleach, vols. 26 & 27, Tite Kubo (manga: very shonen, very fun. I caught up to the most current scanlations, and kind of wish I hadn't, because now I have to wait for the rest to be finished before I can read it!)
---One Piece, vols. 1-3, Eiichiro Oda (manga: very shonen, very sweet, lovely fun. I haven't read enough to really get sucked in, but I have a feeling it could very easily do so after another volume or two.)
---Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, vols. 1-9, CLAMP (manga: oh god, it's eating my brain. Quests across worlds, doomed love, amnesia, self-sacrifice, duplicates in different timelines, inscrutable evil plots, dark pasts, earthshaking secrets... yeah. I LIKE this.)
---Chobits, vols. 5-8, CLAMP (manga: I think this would make more sense if I'd read the first half of the series as well, but I could pick up the basics from this. Nothing earthshaking, but it's awfully cute.)
---Clover, vol. 1, CLAMP (manga: minimalist, uses a heavy in medias res approach, vaguely steampunk aesthetic, leaves you to figure it out on your own. Like songfic, in a way. I want to read more and figure out what's going on!)
Old: 6
---The Key of the Keplian, Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie (fantasy: classic Witch World novel)
---The Order War, L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (fantasy: another Recluse novel, with attendant strengths and weaknesses. Justin's less in the dark than a lot of Modesitt's heroes, though, which is nice.)
---Issola, Steven Brust (fanstasy: a Vlad Taltos novel, in which Vlad unwillingly gets involved in Grand Events)
---Saint Saul: A Skeleton Key to the Historical Jesus, Donald Harman Akenson (nonfiction: this one is more than it claims to be, and well worth reading)
---Samurai Deeper Kyo, vol. 1, Akimine Kamijyo (manga: fun)
---Naruto, vol. 1, Masashi Kishimoto (manga: look, I write fanfiction for this series; you already know I like it!)
September Total = 38 books (plus a lot of fanfiction, a few newspapers, and several magazines)
Year to Date = 288 books (211 new, 77 old)
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I have a nasty cold at the moment, and am heading home to get some much-needed sleep.
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Date: 2006-10-01 10:30 pm (UTC)Just wait until you get to volume 12+ of Tsubasa Chronicles >__> It gets sooo much more intense o__O
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Date: 2006-10-01 10:46 pm (UTC)TRC gets more intense? Eeeee! *anticipates*
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Date: 2006-10-01 11:19 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-03 08:38 pm (UTC)For me, I think it will work, but I'm still reading the early chapters and it hasn't quite settled down and distilled yet. (Also, some of the scanlations absolutely butcher the dialogue. The translators may be technically accurate, but they have some of the most godawful tin ears I've ever run across. I am MUCH more word-centric than image-centric, so when the words go kerflooey, it's like nails on the chalkboard of my soul.)
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Date: 2006-10-04 07:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-04 07:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-02 08:31 am (UTC)You read a whole lot! I can barely manage to finish a book of my own choosing in a month!
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Date: 2006-10-03 08:40 pm (UTC)Manga
Date: 2006-10-02 06:11 pm (UTC)SDK bores me and I loathe the art style.
Re: Manga
Date: 2006-10-03 08:47 pm (UTC)So far, of the manga I've read this year, the ones that have really grabbed me have been Angel Sanctuary, and, to a lesser extent, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. (Which tells you something about my tastes.) The other manga series I've been reading are entertaining and occasionally make me think, but they haven't gotten me on a gut level... or at least not to the same degree.