The List Book Club - The Summer Reading List

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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.
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July 22, 2010

The Summer Reading List

I know some are repeats from my last post, but that’s because this is

My Official Summer Reading List

Here is my summer reading List:
I meant to post this in May, but you know life can be busy.

So far I’ve read:

The Magicians By Lev Grossman

I liked this book in the beginning, but then about one-hundred pages from the end, I hated it. I was so sick of everything happening that I stopped reading it. I gave it to my boyfriend to read and he liked it. Weirdo.

An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England By Brock Clarke

Funny. But a little bit of a drag. I’m thinking I’m not really a fan of dark humor in books.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix By J. K. Rowling; Mary GrandPre (Illustrator)

Classic. I read this after I gave up on the Magicians. I just needed something less screwed up.

What I’m Reading Now:

The Eye of the World By Robert Jordan

I’m not a fan of fantasy of this sort. I’m just a good girlfriend.
I already read the summary of the story on Wikipedia and decided that I would hate my life. So I told my boyfriend that I’m not going to read the rest of this huge series. He was a little disappointed, but I’m sure he’ll get over it. I’m SLOWLY getting through this book. Sometimes, I just get bored reading it or get sick of the ridiculous names of the characters and how there are weird dark creatures trying to capture them.

I might start reading Brave New World to make up for slowness of Eye of the World.

I sill have a month left before I go back to school, but it’s a very, very busy month.

Wish me luck,

Kat

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