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Welcome
Every avid reader, even occasional readers, have The List. It looms over us all. Every time we enter a book store or a library, a friend or stranger recommends a book, our book club recommends one, or we see a book anywhere; we are reminded of our List.
What is this List?
The possibly very long or even short list of books we want to read that have been recommended to us or have just sparked our interest. So often we find we can never accomplish reading our List. The problem is the List keeps growing.
What is The List Book Club About?
It is supposed to help people to accomplish some of the reading on their List. You don't have to read a required book; you read the book that's next on your List. By posting a little or possibly long blurb here about the book you will be reading next or have just finished, you are making a commitment to others that you will finish that book. The List Book Club's hope is to make you accountable to someone else, even if they possibly are a stranger, so you have to read that book and make your way through your List.
How Do I Contribute? Join Tumblr. Add a post. Don't want to join? Go to here to submit a post or email thelistbookclub@tumblr.com .
What Do I Contribute?
If you haven't started your book, yet, then just leave a little post stating which book, its author, and why you wanted to read the book. If you've finished a book from your list, post another entry. This time, sum it up. Comment on the book if you want. Then tell the world what book is next on your list along with its author and the reason why it's on your List. Comment on others posts. Don't be mean. Encourage them in their reading. The point is so help others get through their lists and expand your list as well while readings about books other people have on their list.
If you need an example a post, check out my first one. It's rough, but not disgusting.
If you would like to join this blog and become a permanent member, send me your email address at thelistbookclub@gmail.com, and I will invite you.
The List Book Club
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“@katcameron: Finished reading Pat Rothfuss’s Name of the Wind.” Yay!
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Last time, I posted I was working on reading The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. I am still reading it, but making a lot more progress now that school is done.
The best part about sumnmer so far is how many books I’ve “read” so far. I am lucky to have gotten a job this summer even though I’ll only be working for 2 months or so. Unfortunately, it’s excessively boring. I have very little human interaction because my cubicle is far away from any office, and basically, my job is really simple and not very challenging. The good news about this is that I have 8 hours a day to listen to audio books!!! Yay!!! I’m slowly making my way through a list of books I really want to read.
Here’s what I’ve “read” so far:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
I’m literally 6 tracks away from finishing this book! Too bad the ending is partly ruined for me because my parents insisted on listening to it in car on the way to the cabin. Oh, well.
My List for the Rest of the Summer:
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
I won’t be able to listen to this one anytime soon. My parents have decided that we will listen to it during long family car rides. yay…
Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison
I read this series in High School, so it’ll be a little nostalgic for me to read this, again. I would also recommend this series to basically any teenage girl.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
I’ve read enough excerpts from this book in school to finally read the entire thing.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
That’s all I have so far, but I’ll probably add more later just because you go through audio books very quickly when you listen to them for 8 hours every day.
Good luck in all your reading adventures!!
-Kat
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By the way, I started a personal blog, so a lot of these might be reblogs.Patrick Rothfuss is amazing.
This is a draft of his book that just came out, The Wise Man’s Fear, next to his adorable baby, whom he calls Oot. I personally think the name is adorable.
Anyway, the point is that I just started to read The Wise Man’s Fear and am pretty pumped about it. Yay Spring Break.
Also, Yay large stacks of paper and babies named Oot.My List:
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Reblogged via katcameron: Kat Cameron Likes to Talk & Take Pictures
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Feeling guilty- I haven’t had much time for reading since the 2nd week of school. I’ll try to make up for it over spring break. -Kat
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I bought beautiful new bookends, which are currently holding my Winter Break List!! See my last post for the specifics on what I’m attempting to read!
I have been in love with these bookends (from Pottery Barn Teen) since September. They are a very appreciated early birthday present. :)
-Kat
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WOOO Winter Break. No school. What does this mean? Enough time to have a life or at least, read some books.
My List:- Breathing Space By: Gregg Mitman
This is the Common Read book for the “college” I’m in at Madison. Mitman is actually the director of the Nelson Institute, so it is rather cool to be reading a book by a faculty member. The topic (allergies and how they shape our lives and landscapes) rather interests me more than it would most people. - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince By J.K. Rowling
I’ve been switching off with this book and Breathing Space just because you can only read so much about allergies for so long. - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot
Sadly, this book is currently on the side burner because I’m so caught up in Harry Potter and Breathing Space (because I need to have that read for next semester). I AM going to finish this book sometime though. Maybe after I finish HP and Breathing Space. - The Environmental Communication Yearbook: Volume 1 Edited by: Susan L. Seneach
Not exactly most people’s idea of something fun and light to read, but I discovered this book while studying for finals. Everything on the bookshelf intrigued me, but I settled on this one. I’ve surprisingly been picking this book up whenever I find time or whenever I don’t feel like reading any of the above mentioned books. - The Green Book By Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen
This was given to me by a friend. We’ll see, if and when, I have time for it. … - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By: Stieg Larsson
I’ve only been wanting to read this book since it first appeared in my independent book’s inventory and appeared on IndieBound’s October 2008 Indie Next List. No big deal. I have it on audio though, so the likelihood of me actually getting through the book even though I’m at school is much higher.
Sorry again for disappearing for long. I’ve been busy and sick and ahh… I’ve had no time for anything. I promise to be better.
I guess this is my mini-New Year’s Resolution: READ MORE.
Cliche? Yes.
Possible? Hopefully.
Wish me luck!
Good luck on all your New Year’s Resolutions whether they include reading or not!
-Kat
PS- I stopped in at a local, independent bookstore for the first time in a long time to do some Christmas shopping. I suggest EVERYONE go to your independent book store next time you need a new book to read. If you don’t know where one is near you, go here to find one. Independent bookstores are an important part of every community, so please support them. As a book lover you’ll be welcomed by people that love reading as much as you do. Please, please, please support your local, independent bookstores. Without them, some awesome authors (such as Patrick Rothfuss) would never have been as successful and well-known as they are today (along with numerous other benefits independents have).
Check out IndieBound for more reasons why! :) - Breathing Space By: Gregg Mitman
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So my school year has been a lot more hectic than usual. I definitely am just trying to focus on getting through the end of the semester and making it out without getting horribly ill.
However, currently, I’m in the middle of reading:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
My school hosted the author, Rebecca Skloot, so of course, I went to listen. Great speaker. I’m glad I went.
I’m currently on a committee my school’s common read program, so I am busy helping to plan next year’s book already.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Still working on this… Part one of the seventh movie was good though. I’d recommend it.Hopefully, after the semester ends, I’ll have time to take care of myself and maybe get some reading in, too.
Good luck to everyone who’s working on their Lists!Kat
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I might have posted this before, but I can never fully get over the awesomeness of Harry Potter cupcakes.
Reblogged via cupcakesoftheday: cupcake(s) of the day
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Image: Vanessa Woods
Loved Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, love bonobos and can’t wait to get my hands on Gruen’s Ape House, a fiction book about bonobos.
Reblogged via allcreatures: all creatures [great and small]
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Quotation
I initiated Go Big Read because books take us to places we will never visit and help us appreciate lives we will never live. They expand what is possible for us to imagine and to do with our lives. They inspire our own thoughts and creativity. Books are even more amazing when we read and shared with others.— Biddy Martin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Taken from her letter to all students participating in Go Big Read.
