Books - Do you hold book lists?

Star21 · 05-22-2006, 10:43 AM

As much as I keep on here a list of books I've read in the last 6 months, I also have a list of books next to my bed (full of recommendations, and books that 'look' interesting!), of which I hope to read in the future.

I thought I'd list them here and enable others to list away too. I'd be interested in any further recommendations and opinions on the books on my list!

I'm sure I'll also be adding more as I go along

1) The Sea - John Banville
2) Atonement - Ian McEwan
3) Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
4) Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5) Five People you Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
6) The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

**TheAngel** · 05-22-2006, 02:14 PM

I never really have book lists. I may have tons of books I want to read, which I do, but I just walk by my shelves when I'm looking for a new book and pull down whatever seems interesting.

xallyx · 05-23-2006, 12:36 AM

I made a list of books 'to read' during the (Australian) summer...and I haven't gotten though many

Uni started and I just didn't seem to have the time. Hopefully when the holidays come around I'll get through a few

Here are some books on my 'To Read' list:

Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts
The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
The Reader – Bernhard Schlink
A Million Little Pieces – James Frey
The Moviegoer – Walker Percy
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier
Magician – Raymond Feist
Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas – Hunter S. Thompson
The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
A Child called It – Dave Pelzer
Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

**onionroach** · 05-23-2006, 04:11 AM

I have a Read List, To Be Read List, Buy List, and Series List.

Star21 · 05-23-2006, 10:50 AM

xallyx - I've read The God of Small Things, I thought it was excellent, some of the writing was lovely in that book. I can see it becoming a classic.

I thought A Million Little Pieces was also excellent, it's a shame all of the media surrounding that book now, I thought it was really raw and really well written.

I was named after Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca'

secret tragedy · 05-23-2006, 02:01 PM

I keep a book list in my head.

But not on paper.

I probably should start writing the books down because most of the time, I forget what books they were.

But here's my next two:
1) The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
2) The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom

Soz · 05-23-2006, 02:04 PM

I have read, to be read, to buy, library, series, and owned lists. I keep most of them on my handheld computer so I remember what I'm looking for and what I already have when I go to the bookstore or the library.

igloo155 · 05-23-2006, 02:46 PM

Just like Soz and onionroach I have several different types of lists. The most important ones are the ones of books that look interesting to buy/look into and books that I am hoping to read in the near future(and by that I mean the next few years). I don't know, I never really break even on it. One of my friends thinks that I am absolutely crazy because I can literally search through those listomania lists on Amazon.com for hours just searching for new books to read. I was going to compile a list of all the books that I own in an electronic library but I just figured that the time could be better spent actually reading the many books that I still have to get through.

SoSaysI81 · 05-23-2006, 04:11 PM

I have a list of what to read/buy. I don't usually keep a list of what I've read, though I've thought about it recently.

laurengraham · 05-23-2006, 06:03 PM

I haven't kept actual book lists before, but recently if I hear about/see a good book, I'll write it down.

It seems like a good idea though, maybe I'll give it a try

Frozeninside · 05-25-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by onionroach

I have a Read List, To Be Read List, Buy List, and Series List.

Same here. I have so many on it that I wonder when I'm going to find the time and money to read them.

Soz · 05-25-2006, 11:25 AM

I didn't even mention my electronic online lists. I have accounts at both Bibliophil and LibraryThing (I joined LT when Biblio wasn't working). Lately I've been tagging things like mad on them and it helps me keep my series straight. If I ever get a PDA phone or get the web service actived on my mobile, I will use the mobile link on Bibliophil, then I probably won't need my text lists on a PDA anymore- more room for ebooks that way.

Star21 · 05-28-2006, 05:02 AM

^ I never thought about keeping my list online - that's a pretty good idea. I'll have a mosey.

**~Unfaithful~** · 05-28-2006, 05:27 AM

I need to go to amazon and make a wish list, other than movies. That's a good way to keep track of books that I had wanted to read and the forgotten abouit.

LittleMilkJug · 05-29-2006, 08:46 AM

I have a 'List of A Hundred Books', that I should of finished a few years ago, but with one baby and another I just haven't gotten around to completing yet.