Monday, February 9, 2015

Reading in 2014

For the past couple years I've written about my previous year's reading resolutions, how I met (or didn't meet) them, and made a list of what all I've read. It's a bit late in the year this time around, but I figure I can still do that.

Alexander, Jonathan F. -- Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies
Aristophanes -- Lysistrata
Bond, Stephanie -- Southern Roads: Baby, Hold On
Bryson, Bernardra -- Gilgamesh
Butcher, Jim -- Dresden Files: Storm Front*
Butcher, Jim -- Dresden Files: Skin Game
Cavelos, Jeanne -- Babylon 5: The Shadow Within
Collins, Suzanne -- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Green, John -- Will Grayson, Will Grayson 
Hansberry, Loraine -- A Raisin in the Sun 
Ibsen, Henrick -- A Doll's House
Jacques, Jeph -- Questionable Content, Vol 1
Johnson, Alaya Dawn -- The Summer Prince 
Kaufman, Moisés -- The Laramie Project 
Keyes, Gregory J. -- Babylon 5: Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester 
Le Guin, Ursula K. -- Very Far Away From Anywhere Else
Ochs, Robyn -- Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World*
Pierce, Tamora -- Beka Cooper: Mastiff*
Pierce, Tamora --  The Immortals: Wild Magic*
Pirandello, Luigi -- Six Characters in Search of an Author
Roberts, Nora -- Inn BoonsBoro: The Next Always
Roberts, Nora -- Three Sisters Island: Dance Upon the Air
Roth, Veronica -- Divergent: Divergent
Roth, Veronica -- Divergent: Insurgent
Roth, Veronica -- Divergent: Allegiant
Shakespeare, William -- Hamlet*
Shakespeare, William -- A Midsummer Night's Dream*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Out from Boneville*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: The Great Cow Race*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Eyes of the Storm*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: The Dragonslayer*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Old Man's Cave*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Ghost Circles*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Treasure Hunters*
Smith, Jeff -- Bone: Crown of Horns*     
Szymanski, Mike -- The Bisexual's Guide to the Universe
Wilde, Oscar -- The Importance of Being Ernest

*have read before

Goodreads challenge
As to reading challenges, with the Goodreads challenge I'd meant to read 55 books but managed 38.

I also took part some in The Artful Readers Club, and had my own reading list that I didn't complete. I don't feel like listing either out though, since yeah, I didn't finish my own reading list and eventually stopped participating in the arty club.

For 2015 my plan is to focus on enjoying reading without any real goal in mind. I think that's a good place for me to be right now.

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