Booklist 1/2014

[oloriel]

Woo hoo, it's a new year. And every other year I decide to try and keep track of my reading, and then after two months I stop.
Well, here's another try.

As the main problem in the past years hasn't been the huuuuge amount of books I read (wasn't that many) but rather the fact that I tried to write a concise, insightful and funny review for each book... I just won't do that this time. I mean, if any of you want to know more about one of these books (but my reading habits aren't that interesting, really), we can chat about them in comments or something. And if you don't, I don't have to write reviews, anyway. I mean, this isn't a book blog or anything.

So, here is Lyra's super-exciting January reading! First reads are underlined, re-reads are normal.

- Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull, J.R.R. Tolkien - Artist & Illustrator
- Naomi Novik, Crucible of Gold
- Naomi Novik, Blood of Tyrants
- Jean-Luc Bannalec, Bretonische Brandung
- Humphrey Carpenter, JRR Tolkien: A Biography
- David Grossman, Zickzackkind
- Michael Ende, Die Unendliche Geschichte

[Unfinished books and chapter look-ups don't count, or this list would be spammed with (even more) stuff from the Silmarillion Re-read project. Oh, how naively I went into that, never expecting that it would be a self-taught project management/ communications/ course preparation class! *facepalms*]

Comments

[independence1776]

Good luck keeping track!

I'll admit to wondering during your introduction if you'd list re-read prep-- and then I burst into giggles at this: Oh, how naively I went into that, never expecting that it would be a self-taught project management/ communications/ course preparation class! Too, too true. *joins you in facepalming*

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Yes indeed. *facepalms some more*

[chili-das-schaf.livejournal.com]

I actually managed to keep track quite well with books and everything else in 2013 which surprised me.

I got held up massively by starting with two 1500 page bricks which I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE TO FINISH gghh. The Kindle helps though as it saves the weight.

Oh, Neverending Story <3 one of my all time favourites.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

I didn't even try in 2013. *hangs head in shame* Before that, I generally gave up a few months in. Actually, just listing stuff instead of talking about it at length is an idea I took from you... ;)

Oh, Neverending Story <3 one of my all time favourites.

Oh, yes. After Astrid Lindgren, the Neverending Story was my first literary crush. And I still love it every time I re-read it.