Cumulative Reading – November 2010

2010 Reading:
Books read in 2010 = 85
Short Stories read in 2010 = 14
Total reads in 2010 = 99

10/10 reads in 2010 = 11
DNFs in 2010 = 8
New reads in 2010 = 76
Rereads in 2010 = 23
paper books : eBooks = 52 : 47 = 53 % : 47 %

Pages read in 2010 (according to Goodreads) = 31598

2010 Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 20
Big Book Challenge = 12

2010 List Progress:
eBooks read = 47
SFF books read = 73
Library Books read = 29
Audiobooks listened to = 0

2010 Completed Challenges:
Sci Fi Experience = 9
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 11
Time Quintet Readalong = 4

November 2010 Reading

1. Indulgence in Death – J. D. Robb (373pp)
   Eve Dallas, Book 38; Futuristic Mystery; eBook; 8/10
2. Seabiscuit – Laura Hillenbrand (453pp)
   Non-Fiction; 8/10
3. Bonds of Justice – Nalini Singh (348pp)
   Psy/Changeling, Book 8; Paranormal Romance; eBook; 8/10
4. Guardian of the Dead – Karen Healey (348pp)
   YA; Fantasy; New Zealand; 10/10
5. Fugitive Prince – Janny Wurts (576pp)
   Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 4; Fantasy; eBook; 10/10
6. How Do You Tuck in a Superhero? – Rachel Balducci (208pp)
   Non-Fiction; Library Book; 6/10
7. Paper Cradle – Stephen Gaskell
   Short Story; Web/eBook; 6/10
8. A Study in Emerald – Neil Gaiman
   Short Story; Web; 7/10
9. Hokkaido Green – Aidan Doyle
   Short Story; Web/eBook; 5/10

Best book of the month = Fugitive Prince
Biggest disappointment of the month = Hokkaido Green

November Reading:
Books read this month = 6
Short Stories read this month = 3
Total reads this month = 9

10/10 reads this month = 1
DNFs this month = 0
New reads this month = 9
Rereads this month = 0
paper books : eBooks = 3 : 5 = 33.3 % : 66.6 %

Pages read this month = 1994

November Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 0
Big Book Challenge = 1

November List Progress:
eBooks read = 6
SFF books read = 6
Library Books read = 1
Audiobooks listened to = 0

Cumulative Totals – October 2010

2010 Reading:
Books read in 2010 = 79
Short Stories read in 2010 = 11
Total reads in 2010 = 90

10/10 reads in 2010 = 10
DNFs in 2010 = 8
New reads in 2010 = 67
Rereads in 2010 = 23
paper books : eBooks = 49 : 41 = 54 % : 46 %

Pages read in 2010 (according to Goodreads) = 29604

2010 Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 20
Big Book Challenge = 11

2010 List Progress:
eBooks read = 41
SFF books read = 67
Library Books read = 28
Audiobooks listened to = 0

2010 Completed Challenges:
Sci Fi Experience = 9
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 11
Time Quintet Readalong = 4

October 2010 Reading

1. Son of the Shadows – Juliet Marillier (608pp)
   Sevenwaters, Book 2; Fantasy; 9/10
2. Whisper of Sin – Nalini Singh (unknown)
   Psy-Changeling, Book 8.5; Short Story; Paranormal Romance; 8/10
3. Here, There Be Monsters – Meljean Brook (unknown)
   The Iron Seas, Book 0.5; Short Story; Steampunk Romance; 8/10
4. Anatomy of an Epidemic – Robert Whitaker (416pp)
   Non-Fiction; Library Book; 6/10
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot (369pp)
   Non-Fiction; Library Book; 10/10
6. Warhost of Vastmark – Janny Wurts (576pp)
   Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 3; Fantasy; 10/10
7. Tea with the Black Dragon – R. A. MacAvoy (176pp)
   Fantasy; eBook; Reread; 7/10
8. Cryoburn – Lois McMaster Bujold (345pp)
   Vorkosigan, Book 14; SF; 10/10
9. How to Fossilise Your Hamster – Mick O’Hare (256pp)
   Non-Fiction; Library Book; DNF
10. Ten Things I Love About You – Julia Quinn (377pp)
    Bevelstokes, Book 3; Romance; eBook; 7/10

Best book of the month = Warhost of Vastmark (Cryoburn was a very close second)
Biggest disappointment of the month = Tea With the Black Dragon (because it wasn’t as good as I remember, not because it was bad)

October Reading:
Books read this month = 7
Short Stories read this month = 2
Total reads this month = 9

10/10 reads this month = 2
DNFs this month = 1
New reads this month = 8
Rereads this month = 1
paper books : eBooks = 5 : 4 = 56 % : 44 %

Pages read this month = 2867

October Challenges Progress:
Flashback Reading Challenge = 1
Big Book Challenge = 1

October List Progress:
eBooks read = 4
SFF books read = 6
Library Books read = 2
Audiobooks listened to = 0

Women of Science Fiction 2011 Book Club

TJ at Dreams and Speculation is holding this book club to read a great selection of science fiction written by women in 2011. Some of these I have read and some are already on my TBR list; there is no obligation to read all 12 books, so I shall give it a go and see what happens.

The full list of books and details on how to sign up are here.

I’ll add details when I start and finish any of the books – and hopefully there will be reviews over on Saving My Sanity… but, as always, that will be dependant on my health.

1. Dust – Elizabeth Bear (completed 11-1-11)
2. The Dispossessed – Ursula K. Le Guin
3. Darkship Thieves – Sarah A. Hoyt
4. The Doomsday Book – Connie Willis (read in 2007)
5. Mappa Mundi – Justina Robson
6. Lilith’s Brood – Octavia E. Butler
7. Cordelia’s Honor – Lois McMaster Bujold (most recently read in 2009)
8. China Mountain Zhang – Maureen McHugh
9. Remnant Population – Elizabeth Moon
10. Farthing – Jo Walton
11. The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
12. City of Pearl – Karen Traviss (read in 2008)

There is also the option to read short stories from the collection, Her Smoke Rose Up Forever – by James Tiptree, Jn (who is, indeed, a woman of science fiction).

Women of Fantasy 2011 Book Club

Erica at Jawas Read Too is holding this book club to read a great selection of fantasy written by women in 2011. Several of these are already on my TBR list and there is no obligation to read all 12 books, so I shall give it a go and see what happens.

The full list of books and details on how to sign up are here.

I’ll add details when I start and finish any of the books – and hopefully there will be reviews over on Saving My Sanity… but, as always, that will be dependant on my health.

1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – N. K. Jemisin (completed 6-1-11)
2. Elfland – Freda Warrington
3. Prospero Lost – L. Jagi Lamplighter
4. Four and Twenty Blackbirds – Cherie Priest
5. War for the Oaks – Emma Bull
6. The Dark Mirror – Juliet Marillier
7. All the Windwracked Stars – Elizabeth Bear
8. Indigo Springs – A. M. Dellamonica
9. Firebird – Mercedes Lackey
10. Tooth and Claw – Jo Walton
11. The Gaslight Dogs – Karin Lowachee
12. Reader’s Choice

10/10 Reads for 2010

1. Mirror Dance – Lois McMaster Bujold
2. Shalador’s Lady – Anne Bishop
3. Memory – Lois McMaster Bujold
4. A Swiftly Tilting Planet – Madeleine L’Engle
5. Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs
6. Sunshine – Robin McKinley
7. The Curse of the Mistwraith – Janny Wurts
8. The Ships of Merior – Janny Wurts
9. Warhost of Vastmark - Janny Wurts
10. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold
11. Fugitive Prince - Janny Wurts