Books-a-Million

[judecorp]

Tonight I finished reading Cruddy by Lynda Barry. Seany lent it to me, and if you like to be mildly disturbed, I think you should definitely read it. It was original, quick reading, and captivating. A definite recommend.

I have been trying to keep a list of the books I've read this year, but I end up remembering another here or there, so it's not in order. For some reason, that pricks my obsessive/compulsive nature to no end. Here are the books I've read in 2003 (that I can remember):

Alma Mater, Rita Mae Brown
About a Boy, Nick Hornby
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
Orlando, Virginia Woolf
Written on the Body, Jeanette Winterson (re-read)
Breaking the Habit: A Lesbian Nun Story, Jeanne Cordova
The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh (re-read)
Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis
How to Be Good, Nick Hornby
The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood
A Child Called "It", Dave Pelzer
Bridges Out Of Poverty, Payne, DeVol and Dreussi-Smith
Edited Out, Lisa Haddock
Tomboys!: Tales of Dyke Derring-Do, edited by Lynne Yamaguchi
Courtney Love: The Real Story, Poppy Z. Brite
Songbook, Nick Hornby
Queen's Champion, Cris Newport
Daughters of a Coral Dawn, Katherine V. Forrest
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Memoirs of a Geisha, Albert Golden
We So Seldom Look On Love, Barbara Gowdy
Pretty In Pink: The Golden Age of Teenage Movies, Jonathan Bernstein
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
Cruddy, Lynda Barry

Dang it! Now I need another book (or I can raid Jennifer's collection of trashy lesbian novels again). I suppose I have plenty of time to hit the library.

So far this year, I've learned that I'm easily amused by Nick Hornby, that I fell in love with Memoirs of a Geisha, and that I owe cappucinogrrl BIG for reminding me that I always wanted to read Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Yay, books! Total for 2003 so far (that I remember): 25. I've got catching up to do.

Comments

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

I remember Harriet the Spy from when I was very young. It was so, so good. On a par with My Side of the Mountain.

Is High Fidelity as good as the movie?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I've never read My Side of the Mountain. What's it about? I love Harriet the Spy. If you ever want to re-read it, let me know.

As for High Fidelity, like all of Hornby's books, it's a light, easy read. I think it captures the inner workings of the John Cusack character much better than the book (of course), but since I saw the movie before I read the book, I couldn't help but imagine the movie as I went along.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Well, I've only read Memoirs of a Geisha from that list (Currently I am working on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, NO SPOILERS PLEASE) and I must say I enjoyed it a lot. So much in fact that I was sad that it wasn't a true story! Still, it was well worth it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I won't blow the book for you. (Did you get to the part where Hermione dies? Just kidding!!) Have fun reading - it's certainly a swell story. :)

I loved Memoirs of a Geisha. I'd had it for a long time (I picked it up at a used bookstore and never got around to reading it) and thought I wouldn't like it, but I totally fell in love with the characters and the story. And everywhere I went with the book, people would remark, "I loved that book!" It was neat.

[prudentlike.livejournal.com]

I loved Memoirs of a Geisha but the ending was terrible. It pissed me off!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. You should read Cruddy!

[livinginoctober.livejournal.com]

Hey there...

I think you used to have me on your friends list a LONG time ago (amiscreaming)....I make a point to read your journal even though you aren't on my list..anyhoo...I was going to recommend

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Skipped Parts by Tim Sandlin

Cunt by Inga Muscio

Cruddy is by far, my favorite book...I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I've read She's Come Undone and Cunt, and White Oleander is on my list of books to read. I will look up Skipped Parts too - the library's just up the street.

Thanks for the tips!

[jeffholton.livejournal.com]

What did you think of A Child Called "It?" I've pondered reading it, but I don't want to read a book merely to be disturbed.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's certainly disturbing. I think it was published as "shock reading," I really do.

[jeffholton.livejournal.com]

Then I probably won't bother.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't think you'd be missing much, honestly.

[jeffholton.livejournal.com]

I read a book called "It" once.

That was disturbing.

I may read it (It?) again someday, too.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I read that book once. It took forever.

[jeffholton.livejournal.com]

Took me three days.

I couldn't put It down.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Okay, enough with the It jokes! :)