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1mirrani
I joined this group a long while ago, but have been keeping track of my progress on my livejournal reading posts instead of doing it here because I'm a total failure of formatting on these forums and I am a MAJOR stickler for making things look tidy when it comes to sharing information. I have no problems with HTML on lj and do it all by hand, but here... that's a whole other ballgame... For 2013 I decided I should keep track of what's happening somewhere that people can actually notice it and share experiences, so I'm finally poking my head out of my hole and typing here. :)
As I'm doing about 6 other challenges per year, my goal isn't necessarily to go through the entire library as fast as is humanly possible, however when I planned out my annual reading list, I took this challenge into account when I picked my books. Since I am in Reading Globally and Europe Endless Challenge groups, my choices will occasionally overlap and I end up getting Dewey points for an international book. There are also times when I have a choice of books to complete a challenge and will pick one that qualifies for the month because of the Dewey number it gives me. For example, I am in a Chinese New Year Challenge group, reading one book about/dealing with/significantly mentioning snakes (2013 is the year of the snake) each month... I'm certain I'll get a nonfiction out of this year from that.
Rather than posting long lists of each area which will take ages to complete, I'm just going to keep a monthly record here. I figure that's best for my needs, as I'm using this challenge to broaden my horizons and make decisions for other challenges. If that's the wrong way to go about it (I see most people listing each number and putting up a book they've ready to complete it) someone slap me upside the head and send me to bed without biscuits. I will reform! :)
(It should be noted that I use http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ to quickly and easily look up my numbers.)
As I'm doing about 6 other challenges per year, my goal isn't necessarily to go through the entire library as fast as is humanly possible, however when I planned out my annual reading list, I took this challenge into account when I picked my books. Since I am in Reading Globally and Europe Endless Challenge groups, my choices will occasionally overlap and I end up getting Dewey points for an international book. There are also times when I have a choice of books to complete a challenge and will pick one that qualifies for the month because of the Dewey number it gives me. For example, I am in a Chinese New Year Challenge group, reading one book about/dealing with/significantly mentioning snakes (2013 is the year of the snake) each month... I'm certain I'll get a nonfiction out of this year from that.
Rather than posting long lists of each area which will take ages to complete, I'm just going to keep a monthly record here. I figure that's best for my needs, as I'm using this challenge to broaden my horizons and make decisions for other challenges. If that's the wrong way to go about it (I see most people listing each number and putting up a book they've ready to complete it) someone slap me upside the head and send me to bed without biscuits. I will reform! :)
(It should be noted that I use http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ to quickly and easily look up my numbers.)
2mirrani
For January of 2013
(289.9) Religion - Other Churches and Sects - Other Christian Sects - Minor Christian Sects
Salvation on Sand Mountain - I picked this one for my Year of the Snake challenge and because I was very curious about snake handling religions. I'm from the south, so there's a sort of expectation among outsiders of what it is like and I wanted to be more educated. I enjoyed the exploration, which wasn't just about the religion, but about personal experiences with the people involved in it and growth after having met them.
(636.083) Applied Sciences and Technology - Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Zootechny - Care
No Buddy Left Behind - Just a book I'd been given and had decided to read. My family has military background and I have friends serving now, so I was wanting to read something about those serving... There's controversy over this whole thing, though, which I didn't know when I'd found the thing. Apparently the group turned out to be a fraud.. or at least some reviewers have claimed such. I discovered this as I was writing my review.
(813.6) Literature - American Literature - American Fiction - 21st Century
Whittington - This is for a Newbery Challenge I am a part of. I'll end up with one a month from this category, which isn't really surprising, since most of my reading is Modern American Fiction. Not going to record them all though, so Whittington takes the prize as the only book from this number on record here. :)
(891.85) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Other Indo-European languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
Pornografia - Read this one for the world reading challenges.
The rest of my challenges for the month took me through fiction, so that's all I've got to show for all those weeks of reading. I did say this was going to be a very slow process for me. ;)
(289.9) Religion - Other Churches and Sects - Other Christian Sects - Minor Christian Sects
Salvation on Sand Mountain - I picked this one for my Year of the Snake challenge and because I was very curious about snake handling religions. I'm from the south, so there's a sort of expectation among outsiders of what it is like and I wanted to be more educated. I enjoyed the exploration, which wasn't just about the religion, but about personal experiences with the people involved in it and growth after having met them.
(636.083) Applied Sciences and Technology - Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Zootechny - Care
No Buddy Left Behind - Just a book I'd been given and had decided to read. My family has military background and I have friends serving now, so I was wanting to read something about those serving... There's controversy over this whole thing, though, which I didn't know when I'd found the thing. Apparently the group turned out to be a fraud.. or at least some reviewers have claimed such. I discovered this as I was writing my review.
(813.6) Literature - American Literature - American Fiction - 21st Century
Whittington - This is for a Newbery Challenge I am a part of. I'll end up with one a month from this category, which isn't really surprising, since most of my reading is Modern American Fiction. Not going to record them all though, so Whittington takes the prize as the only book from this number on record here. :)
(891.85) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Other Indo-European languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
Pornografia - Read this one for the world reading challenges.
The rest of my challenges for the month took me through fiction, so that's all I've got to show for all those weeks of reading. I did say this was going to be a very slow process for me. ;)
3NielsenGW
Welcome back, mirrani! Alas, formatting is issue on my thread as well; I've had to redo the look of my listing a few times over the course of this project.
I'm glad Salvation on Sand Mountain was at least interesting. I just picked it up last month for that section and was hoping it wasn't too kooky.
In any case, good luck with all your challenges!
I'm glad Salvation on Sand Mountain was at least interesting. I just picked it up last month for that section and was hoping it wasn't too kooky.
In any case, good luck with all your challenges!
5mirrani
It's an easy list for February of 2013. I read mostly fiction from America and England this month because of my other requirements, so I didn't get to stretch out my decimal system legs very much. Plan is to get a few good ones for March, but that will depend on my local library.
(894.5) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures - Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian literatures
Tranquility - I picked this book as a part of my reading through Europe and the World challenges. It was far more emotionally intense than I expected it would be. It was also a little more graphic than I thought it would be. But I really enjoyed reading it.
(894.5) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures - Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian literatures
Tranquility - I picked this book as a part of my reading through Europe and the World challenges. It was far more emotionally intense than I expected it would be. It was also a little more graphic than I thought it would be. But I really enjoyed reading it.
6mirrani
March Reading List
I had to cut my reading list short because of our library's closing and re-opening. They were adding on at the home location, so they had moved to the local mall, where they had been stationed for a year or two. On closing the mall location, they encouraged people to check out as many books as they wanted and said books were checked out until mid-April, so that the library wouldn't have to MOVE all their books. They had the patrons do it for them. Smart, I thought. ;) But it kept me from getting some of what I wanted to read in March, since check out time went from a few weeks to over a month. Those books will have to wait until April.
(573.2) Mathematics and Science - Biology and Anthropology - Physical anthropology; Human evolution; Origin of human beings - Origin of Man
Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee - This was a pick for my monthly challenge, reading a book with "Third" in the title for the third month of the year. Unfortunately the library copy was checked out until grand re-opening this month, so I had to buy one and have it sent to me, which means I'm only able to start it now.
(891.8) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Literature of Other Indo-European Languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
The Galley Slave - Again I picked this one for my reading through europe and the world challenges. I am constantly giving these international books high marks. The authors that the reading group have chosen are just amazing. I read this one quickly because I got so deeply into it.
Everything else I read this past month was either US or UK fiction, I am in many reading groups requiring that.
I had to cut my reading list short because of our library's closing and re-opening. They were adding on at the home location, so they had moved to the local mall, where they had been stationed for a year or two. On closing the mall location, they encouraged people to check out as many books as they wanted and said books were checked out until mid-April, so that the library wouldn't have to MOVE all their books. They had the patrons do it for them. Smart, I thought. ;) But it kept me from getting some of what I wanted to read in March, since check out time went from a few weeks to over a month. Those books will have to wait until April.
(573.2) Mathematics and Science - Biology and Anthropology - Physical anthropology; Human evolution; Origin of human beings - Origin of Man
Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee - This was a pick for my monthly challenge, reading a book with "Third" in the title for the third month of the year. Unfortunately the library copy was checked out until grand re-opening this month, so I had to buy one and have it sent to me, which means I'm only able to start it now.
(891.8) Literature - Literature of Other Languages - Literature of Other Indo-European Languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
The Galley Slave - Again I picked this one for my reading through europe and the world challenges. I am constantly giving these international books high marks. The authors that the reading group have chosen are just amazing. I read this one quickly because I got so deeply into it.
Everything else I read this past month was either US or UK fiction, I am in many reading groups requiring that.
9lorax
And of course if you add your books from a library source, rather than Amazon, they'll usually come in with the numbers already and you won't have to look anything up!
10mirrani
lorax, I'm just OCD and would look it up even if I did do more than add each book by individual ISBN. Since many books can be put into different categories, I prefer the web page because it looks at the libraries in its system and shows you the percentages, so I take the top one that way.
11mirrani
Woah did I stop posting here or what. Life caught up with me. :p Here we go:
APRIL
(891.8) Literature of other Indo-European languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
The Fourth Circle - This was a combination of reading around the world and reading a book with "fourth" in the title on the fourth month of the year and other than this one, it was all fiction to fill up my reading groups, sadly enough.
MAY
(304.8) Social Science essays/lectures/addresses, Migration from Demographic Perspectives
Scotland's Empire and the Shaping of the Americas - On Saint Patrick's Day I go out to the library and haul home a pile of books about Scotland. Yes, it's the wrong country and that is on purpose. This was one of the books I brought home for that purpose.
Hit the same again with Czech and Poland with Nine Fairy Tales and the rest was yet again, all fiction. :p
Here's where things got interesting.
JUNE
(304.2) Social Science essays/lectures/addresses, Human Ecology
The Sixth Extinction - Again, this is a book to match the 6th month. I really enjoyed this one and never would have picked it up if it hadn't been for the challenge it fell into. This is a year of doing a lot of science reading, I think, with summer being the season for it. Sadly my international book Strawberry Fields, though Ukrainian, counted as English fiction.
(597.9) Math and Science, Zoology, Fish/Amphibians, Urodela: Salamanders
The Snake Charmer - More science, more animals, more books I wouldn't have picked up if I hadn't needed a book for a different challenge, the Year of the Snake.
(975.6) Biography and History, North America, Southeastern US, North Carolina
Blood Done Sign My Name - I was pointed to this book by another book from a challenge last year, one for my monthly reading, called Ten Miles Past Normal. As I was reading that book, this one was mentioned and I was so interested that I went out and bought it. This book counted for my 50 states challenge.
JULY
(894.5) Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures - Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian
The White King - An unusual way to tell the story, you honestly believe a young boy has written the thing from beginning to end... or more like he's telling it to you, I guess. Wasn't ever sure about the ending, though.
(929.2) Biography and history - Genealogy; Heraldry - Families
On Gold Mountain - This book was an accidental find, but I honestly enjoyed reading it and I certainly liked counting it among my books for this challenge. :) Being from the East Coast, I don't often get to hear stories about what happened out in California a hundred years ago.
As far as August goes, I have been tossed a bunch of early reviewer books that must be read, which means it'll be a lot of fiction mixed in with whatever else I manage to catch up for this challenge.
APRIL
(891.8) Literature of other Indo-European languages - Czechoslovakia and Poland
The Fourth Circle - This was a combination of reading around the world and reading a book with "fourth" in the title on the fourth month of the year and other than this one, it was all fiction to fill up my reading groups, sadly enough.
MAY
(304.8) Social Science essays/lectures/addresses, Migration from Demographic Perspectives
Scotland's Empire and the Shaping of the Americas - On Saint Patrick's Day I go out to the library and haul home a pile of books about Scotland. Yes, it's the wrong country and that is on purpose. This was one of the books I brought home for that purpose.
Hit the same again with Czech and Poland with Nine Fairy Tales and the rest was yet again, all fiction. :p
Here's where things got interesting.
JUNE
(304.2) Social Science essays/lectures/addresses, Human Ecology
The Sixth Extinction - Again, this is a book to match the 6th month. I really enjoyed this one and never would have picked it up if it hadn't been for the challenge it fell into. This is a year of doing a lot of science reading, I think, with summer being the season for it. Sadly my international book Strawberry Fields, though Ukrainian, counted as English fiction.
(597.9) Math and Science, Zoology, Fish/Amphibians, Urodela: Salamanders
The Snake Charmer - More science, more animals, more books I wouldn't have picked up if I hadn't needed a book for a different challenge, the Year of the Snake.
(975.6) Biography and History, North America, Southeastern US, North Carolina
Blood Done Sign My Name - I was pointed to this book by another book from a challenge last year, one for my monthly reading, called Ten Miles Past Normal. As I was reading that book, this one was mentioned and I was so interested that I went out and bought it. This book counted for my 50 states challenge.
JULY
(894.5) Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures - Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian
The White King - An unusual way to tell the story, you honestly believe a young boy has written the thing from beginning to end... or more like he's telling it to you, I guess. Wasn't ever sure about the ending, though.
(929.2) Biography and history - Genealogy; Heraldry - Families
On Gold Mountain - This book was an accidental find, but I honestly enjoyed reading it and I certainly liked counting it among my books for this challenge. :) Being from the East Coast, I don't often get to hear stories about what happened out in California a hundred years ago.
As far as August goes, I have been tossed a bunch of early reviewer books that must be read, which means it'll be a lot of fiction mixed in with whatever else I manage to catch up for this challenge.
12mirrani
Time for me to finish out the year in this thing. This is exactly why I lurk on these boards, because I always get distracted from the posting of the accomplishment. :p
AUGUST
I actually started to repeat 894.5, which pleased me, since I'm trying to read more books from outside of my own language, even if they have to be translated first.
(508.6) Science - Natural History
The Eighth Continent - I was drawn deeper into this book than many of the nonfiction books I read this year. I got so caught up in it, that I looked many locations and species up on the internet, just to get the true visual, because reading just wasn't enough. I had to BE there.
(823.9) Modern Period English Fiction
Siani, by William Smethurst - A book that came to me as part of the Reviewer program. I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It was somewhat unusual in the way it jumped around in time and paralleled one plot to the other.
(833.9) 20th Century German Fiction
The Wall, by Marlen Haushofer - I won this book to review, just before the movie came out. I was both interested and somewhat saddened when I read it. For an animal person like me, seeing what happened to life outside the wall... it was hard.
SEPTEMBER
(869.3) Spanish and Portuguese Literature - Portuguese Fiction
The Elephant's Journey - I found this book at one of the Little Lending Libraries we have locally. I had always wanted to read it and it took out a decimal number for me.
OCTOBER
(305.697 Social Sciences - Groups of People - Religious Groups - Islam and Judaism - Islam in Society
Acts of Faith - This was a part of our local library's reading study program, a free reading group that went on in the summer, designed to work hand in hand with the local university to take a deeper look at cultural diversity. They're going to do it again some time soon and I will probably be going. I enjoyed the talks as well as the book.
(641.5) Technology - Home Economics - Cooking - Cookbooks, Recipes
The Tenth Muse - I loved this book more than I thought I would, since I hate cooking. I needed it to fill the 10th requirement, reading a book with "tenth" in the title on the tenth month of the year. It reminded me a lot of my grandmother and helped me to understand how much she loved the kitchen.
(843.9) French Literature - Early 20th Century fiction
Ravel - I enjoyed this book, it reminded me of my own travels, though I know it wasn't really the point.
NOVEMBER
(297.5) Religions - Other Religions - Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith
The Butterfly Mosque - Another book in the culture project from the library. They did very well in picking the books for the group read. This one caused quite a discussion, since the author converted and then found a husband in Egypt. Local folk here don't really understand life in Egypt.
(839.7) Sweedish Literature
The Royal Physician's Visit - Another book for my reading around the world challenge. I can't say how glad I am to be branching out from my own country's writings. I would have missed so many good books without these challenges.
DECEMBER
(364.1) Social Studies - Social Problems, Social Services - Criminology
Stolen World - Another book that I enjoyed more than I thought I would, which I picked up because I needed one last book that had to deal with snakes for my Year of the Snake group, which challenged you to read one book about snakes each month.
(791.4) Arts and Recreation - Public Entertainments, TV, Movies - Film, Radio, and Television
Beowulf on Film - This was another book I won through the Early Reviewer program and I was very excited to get it, as I always liked Beowulf and was interested to see the film comparisons, but I really didn't enjoy the way the book was written and it didn't do much more than rehash plots, which made it hard to read.
(839.8) German Literature - Literature in Other Germanic Languages - Danish and Norwegian Literature
The Boy in the Suitcase - Another example coming from my reading around Europe. I enjoyed the mystery in the plot and I didn't really figure it out until we started to really know how the characters all fit together.
AUGUST
I actually started to repeat 894.5, which pleased me, since I'm trying to read more books from outside of my own language, even if they have to be translated first.
(508.6) Science - Natural History
The Eighth Continent - I was drawn deeper into this book than many of the nonfiction books I read this year. I got so caught up in it, that I looked many locations and species up on the internet, just to get the true visual, because reading just wasn't enough. I had to BE there.
(823.9) Modern Period English Fiction
Siani, by William Smethurst - A book that came to me as part of the Reviewer program. I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It was somewhat unusual in the way it jumped around in time and paralleled one plot to the other.
(833.9) 20th Century German Fiction
The Wall, by Marlen Haushofer - I won this book to review, just before the movie came out. I was both interested and somewhat saddened when I read it. For an animal person like me, seeing what happened to life outside the wall... it was hard.
SEPTEMBER
(869.3) Spanish and Portuguese Literature - Portuguese Fiction
The Elephant's Journey - I found this book at one of the Little Lending Libraries we have locally. I had always wanted to read it and it took out a decimal number for me.
OCTOBER
(305.697 Social Sciences - Groups of People - Religious Groups - Islam and Judaism - Islam in Society
Acts of Faith - This was a part of our local library's reading study program, a free reading group that went on in the summer, designed to work hand in hand with the local university to take a deeper look at cultural diversity. They're going to do it again some time soon and I will probably be going. I enjoyed the talks as well as the book.
(641.5) Technology - Home Economics - Cooking - Cookbooks, Recipes
The Tenth Muse - I loved this book more than I thought I would, since I hate cooking. I needed it to fill the 10th requirement, reading a book with "tenth" in the title on the tenth month of the year. It reminded me a lot of my grandmother and helped me to understand how much she loved the kitchen.
(843.9) French Literature - Early 20th Century fiction
Ravel - I enjoyed this book, it reminded me of my own travels, though I know it wasn't really the point.
NOVEMBER
(297.5) Religions - Other Religions - Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith
The Butterfly Mosque - Another book in the culture project from the library. They did very well in picking the books for the group read. This one caused quite a discussion, since the author converted and then found a husband in Egypt. Local folk here don't really understand life in Egypt.
(839.7) Sweedish Literature
The Royal Physician's Visit - Another book for my reading around the world challenge. I can't say how glad I am to be branching out from my own country's writings. I would have missed so many good books without these challenges.
DECEMBER
(364.1) Social Studies - Social Problems, Social Services - Criminology
Stolen World - Another book that I enjoyed more than I thought I would, which I picked up because I needed one last book that had to deal with snakes for my Year of the Snake group, which challenged you to read one book about snakes each month.
(791.4) Arts and Recreation - Public Entertainments, TV, Movies - Film, Radio, and Television
Beowulf on Film - This was another book I won through the Early Reviewer program and I was very excited to get it, as I always liked Beowulf and was interested to see the film comparisons, but I really didn't enjoy the way the book was written and it didn't do much more than rehash plots, which made it hard to read.
(839.8) German Literature - Literature in Other Germanic Languages - Danish and Norwegian Literature
The Boy in the Suitcase - Another example coming from my reading around Europe. I enjoyed the mystery in the plot and I didn't really figure it out until we started to really know how the characters all fit together.
13mirrani
Starting off 2014 with a review, to make it easier for me. :) Numbers covered last year were:
289.9
297.574092
304.2
304.8411017521
305.697089914073
364.133670973
508.691
573.2
597.9092
636.083
641.59
791.43657
813.6
823.914
833.914
839.7374
839.8138
843.914
869.342
891.82354
891.8435
891.85
894.51134
929.2089951073
975.653500496073
This year I am using a random number generator, telling it to come up with any number from 1 to 999. I make it come up with two numbers with three digits each (14 would be 014, etc) and turn those into a number that I search for at my library. So far the exact numbers haven't turned up, but I pick the book on the shelf next to the gap, either to the left or the right. The first book that came from it was amazing and I'm about to get my second book (one each month picked this way) this weekend.
For 2014 I have decided I need to be more specific with my numbers. For a while last year I was dropping digits at the end because I didn't want to go that far, but now I do want to. This means the list on this post is slightly different from the posts above, because I went ahead and corrected for that change.
January 2014 held these books with numbers different from those listed last year:
(069.09753) Computer Science, Information and General Works > Associations, organizations and museums > Museums > Not set > History of museums and the museum idea > North America > Southeastern or South Atlantic > District of Columbia, Washington (city)
The Smithsonian: 150 Years of Adventure, Discovery, and Wonder - This is the first of my randomly generated numbers and it was a HUGE success! I LOVED reading this book and it made me want to go back and visit the museums too. I have a whole new appreciation for what I had seen many times as a kid.
(813.54) Literature > American literature > American Fiction > 20th Century > Later 20th Century 1945-
Fugitive Pieces - Really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down.
(823.92) Literature > English literature > English fiction > Modern Period > 21st Century
Purple Hibiscus - I red this one from December, into January, for my Orange/Women's Prize reading challenge. Really enjoyed it, even if the subject of abuse was a little to hard for me to take all in one sitting.
(839.8238) Literature > German literature > Literature in other Germanic languages > Danish and Norwegian literature
Broken - This book was a result of my reading around the world challenges.
(966.404) History and Geography > Africa > West Africa > Sierra Leone, colony and protectorate (British)
A Long Way Gone - This book came to my reading list because I needed to fill a biography square in my library's bingo card contest. Would never have thought to pick it up, but I am so glad I did!
289.9
297.574092
304.2
304.8411017521
305.697089914073
364.133670973
508.691
573.2
597.9092
636.083
641.59
791.43657
813.6
823.914
833.914
839.7374
839.8138
843.914
869.342
891.82354
891.8435
891.85
894.51134
929.2089951073
975.653500496073
This year I am using a random number generator, telling it to come up with any number from 1 to 999. I make it come up with two numbers with three digits each (14 would be 014, etc) and turn those into a number that I search for at my library. So far the exact numbers haven't turned up, but I pick the book on the shelf next to the gap, either to the left or the right. The first book that came from it was amazing and I'm about to get my second book (one each month picked this way) this weekend.
For 2014 I have decided I need to be more specific with my numbers. For a while last year I was dropping digits at the end because I didn't want to go that far, but now I do want to. This means the list on this post is slightly different from the posts above, because I went ahead and corrected for that change.
January 2014 held these books with numbers different from those listed last year:
(069.09753) Computer Science, Information and General Works > Associations, organizations and museums > Museums > Not set > History of museums and the museum idea > North America > Southeastern or South Atlantic > District of Columbia, Washington (city)
The Smithsonian: 150 Years of Adventure, Discovery, and Wonder - This is the first of my randomly generated numbers and it was a HUGE success! I LOVED reading this book and it made me want to go back and visit the museums too. I have a whole new appreciation for what I had seen many times as a kid.
(813.54) Literature > American literature > American Fiction > 20th Century > Later 20th Century 1945-
Fugitive Pieces - Really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down.
(823.92) Literature > English literature > English fiction > Modern Period > 21st Century
Purple Hibiscus - I red this one from December, into January, for my Orange/Women's Prize reading challenge. Really enjoyed it, even if the subject of abuse was a little to hard for me to take all in one sitting.
(839.8238) Literature > German literature > Literature in other Germanic languages > Danish and Norwegian literature
Broken - This book was a result of my reading around the world challenges.
(966.404) History and Geography > Africa > West Africa > Sierra Leone, colony and protectorate (British)
A Long Way Gone - This book came to my reading list because I needed to fill a biography square in my library's bingo card contest. Would never have thought to pick it up, but I am so glad I did!
14mirrani
February
(363.119628390974461) Social Sciences > Social Problems, Social Services > Political Issues > Health And Safety
Trapped Under the Sea - This was an Early Reviewer book that I won and really got into more than I thought I would.
(384) Social Sciences > Commerce, Communications, Transportation > Telecommunications (Telegraph, Internet, Cables, Broadcasting, Telephones, Movies)
The Idea Factory - This was my second go at having a program randomly generate my decimal read for the month. I am enjoying it more than I thought I would. It's well written and really makes you think about how just the telephone caused so much change.
(398.2109439) Social Sciences > Customs, Etiquette, Folklore > Folklore > Folk literature > Fairy Tales > Not set > Fairy tales by place > Fairy tales of Europe
The White Stag - Kind of surprised this got such an unusual numbering, but that is how modern libraries alter things now by segregating everything by type instead of number.
(823.8) Literature > English literature > English fiction > Victorian period 1837-1900
The Picture of Dorian Gray - This was the One Librarything, One book read for the month of February.
(363.119628390974461) Social Sciences > Social Problems, Social Services > Political Issues > Health And Safety
Trapped Under the Sea - This was an Early Reviewer book that I won and really got into more than I thought I would.
(384) Social Sciences > Commerce, Communications, Transportation > Telecommunications (Telegraph, Internet, Cables, Broadcasting, Telephones, Movies)
The Idea Factory - This was my second go at having a program randomly generate my decimal read for the month. I am enjoying it more than I thought I would. It's well written and really makes you think about how just the telephone caused so much change.
(398.2109439) Social Sciences > Customs, Etiquette, Folklore > Folklore > Folk literature > Fairy Tales > Not set > Fairy tales by place > Fairy tales of Europe
The White Stag - Kind of surprised this got such an unusual numbering, but that is how modern libraries alter things now by segregating everything by type instead of number.
(823.8) Literature > English literature > English fiction > Victorian period 1837-1900
The Picture of Dorian Gray - This was the One Librarything, One book read for the month of February.
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Okay... So... I didn't post for the rest of the year. I am terrible at keeping up with this stuff. Here we go with the long list of books that I have come up with...
March
(357.10973) Social Sciences > Public Administration, Military Science > Cavalry > Cavalry proper
The United States Cavalry - Same random number generator. It has sent me into the 300's a lot this year. This was a good choice, but it was more like a battle listing than a book, in a way.
(384) Social Sciences > Commerce, Communications, Transportation > Telecommunications
The Idea Factory - I used a random number generator to pick this book off the library shelves. I dreaded reading it... until I read it. I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
April
(229.8) Religion > Bible > Apocrypha > Pseudo gospels
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot - I am not a religious person, so I have been dreading hitting this category, however I actually learned quite a lot from this book. It was a very good fit for me and I thought it was well written.
May
(936.4004916) History and Geography > Ancient World > Europe — History — To 476
The Celts - I was using this book partly for research, partly because I needed something in this category. The book is small and if it's possible to properly cram the entire history of a people into one small book, this one did it. I thought it was a good introduction and helped me work out what I needed to look deeper into.
June
(952.110512092) History and Geography > Asia > Japan
Strong in the Rain - This was an Early Reviewer book that I won and despite the fact that the pages were glued in upside down and backwards, making me read the book from back to front, I enjoyed the read. It was heavy on nuclear disaster, but seemed really respectful of the Japanese culture to me.
(894.3533) Literature > Literature of other languages > Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures > Turkish literature
The White Castle - This one I didn't enjoy at all. There were some interesting ideas, but I really struggled to give my attention to them in the way that was no doubt meant to be done. I wonder if some of my attention was lost in the translation, if the Turkish literature culture is different from our own.
(912.09) History and Geography > Geography, Voyages and Travel > Maps and Atlases
On The Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks - Honestly loved reading this book, some of it was very interesting. I wished some of the illustrations were a little larger, but in a way that made me want to see the specimens shown.
July
(427.973) Language > English > Historical and geographic variations > Geographic variations
Do You Speak American? - I wanted this book because I am always told I don't sound like I am from North Carolina. I wanted to be able to have that discussion with others about that. It wasn't nearly in depth enough for what I had hoped to learn about dialect and such, but it was very, very interesting and began those discussions.
August
(839.31364) Literature > German literature > Literature in other Germanic languages > Literature in Dutch or Flemish
Lost Paradise - There was symbolism in this, there was the feel of the happy traveler in this... There was a lot of very well written story in this. I enjoyed it very much and will probably read it again at some point.
(359.9309) Social Sciences > Public Administration, Military Science > Navy; Naval Science
Stealth At Sea - I really wanted to learn more about the submarine in the past, as it was coming around and being invented. I learned a lot of general things about submarines and a lot about specific battles. I didn't get all of what I'd hoped for, but I wasn't all that disappointed either.
September
(798.250973092) Arts and Recreation > Amusements and Recreation > Horsemanship and Animal Racing
Renegade Champion - This book is a lot less about Fitzrada than the secondary title suggests. Mostly reading this tells you the story of his rider, Jane. The ending bothers some readers, though. Be aware of that when you pick up this book.
(372.210973) Social Sciences > Education > Primary education > Specific levels of primary education > Preschool education
How Children Succeed - I wouldn't say it is specifically about preschool education, in fact it is mostly on graduating and getting in to college and into a job. Enjoyable. We listened to the audio book. It was well performed.
March
(357.10973) Social Sciences > Public Administration, Military Science > Cavalry > Cavalry proper
The United States Cavalry - Same random number generator. It has sent me into the 300's a lot this year. This was a good choice, but it was more like a battle listing than a book, in a way.
(384) Social Sciences > Commerce, Communications, Transportation > Telecommunications
The Idea Factory - I used a random number generator to pick this book off the library shelves. I dreaded reading it... until I read it. I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
April
(229.8) Religion > Bible > Apocrypha > Pseudo gospels
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot - I am not a religious person, so I have been dreading hitting this category, however I actually learned quite a lot from this book. It was a very good fit for me and I thought it was well written.
May
(936.4004916) History and Geography > Ancient World > Europe — History — To 476
The Celts - I was using this book partly for research, partly because I needed something in this category. The book is small and if it's possible to properly cram the entire history of a people into one small book, this one did it. I thought it was a good introduction and helped me work out what I needed to look deeper into.
June
(952.110512092) History and Geography > Asia > Japan
Strong in the Rain - This was an Early Reviewer book that I won and despite the fact that the pages were glued in upside down and backwards, making me read the book from back to front, I enjoyed the read. It was heavy on nuclear disaster, but seemed really respectful of the Japanese culture to me.
(894.3533) Literature > Literature of other languages > Altaic, Finno-Ugric, and Uralic literatures > Turkish literature
The White Castle - This one I didn't enjoy at all. There were some interesting ideas, but I really struggled to give my attention to them in the way that was no doubt meant to be done. I wonder if some of my attention was lost in the translation, if the Turkish literature culture is different from our own.
(912.09) History and Geography > Geography, Voyages and Travel > Maps and Atlases
On The Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks - Honestly loved reading this book, some of it was very interesting. I wished some of the illustrations were a little larger, but in a way that made me want to see the specimens shown.
July
(427.973) Language > English > Historical and geographic variations > Geographic variations
Do You Speak American? - I wanted this book because I am always told I don't sound like I am from North Carolina. I wanted to be able to have that discussion with others about that. It wasn't nearly in depth enough for what I had hoped to learn about dialect and such, but it was very, very interesting and began those discussions.
August
(839.31364) Literature > German literature > Literature in other Germanic languages > Literature in Dutch or Flemish
Lost Paradise - There was symbolism in this, there was the feel of the happy traveler in this... There was a lot of very well written story in this. I enjoyed it very much and will probably read it again at some point.
(359.9309) Social Sciences > Public Administration, Military Science > Navy; Naval Science
Stealth At Sea - I really wanted to learn more about the submarine in the past, as it was coming around and being invented. I learned a lot of general things about submarines and a lot about specific battles. I didn't get all of what I'd hoped for, but I wasn't all that disappointed either.
September
(798.250973092) Arts and Recreation > Amusements and Recreation > Horsemanship and Animal Racing
Renegade Champion - This book is a lot less about Fitzrada than the secondary title suggests. Mostly reading this tells you the story of his rider, Jane. The ending bothers some readers, though. Be aware of that when you pick up this book.
(372.210973) Social Sciences > Education > Primary education > Specific levels of primary education > Preschool education
How Children Succeed - I wouldn't say it is specifically about preschool education, in fact it is mostly on graduating and getting in to college and into a job. Enjoyable. We listened to the audio book. It was well performed.
