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Feb
19
Create365: Reading List
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You may have noticed I’m tracking two things this year: the number of words I’ve written and the number of books I’ve read.
That second is woefully low for this far into the year. I know it. I’m without transportation right now, so I had to freeze my Holds at the local library. I have been wanting to get into listening to audiobooks, but I haven’t found many in a format I can play. It’s been something of a struggle trying to figure out how to resolve the two.
But every few months, I allow myself to buy some things (used) off my Amazon wish list, so I ordered a book I’ve been wanting for years because I enjoy the movie (currently on my wish list), a book I really enjoyed the first time I read it, and some science activity books. They took a while to arrive, though, so I raided a pile of books my roommate has had in the living room for well over a year and came out with two more.
Naturally, that afternoon over half the books I ordered arrived. And shortly after that, the other books arrived. So now my book pile looks something like this:
The books start on my desk on the left, and then pile up on the lower right shelf. (The Harry Potter book is not part of this reading list.)
I certainly should be racking up the books read soon!
Dec
20
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1)
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author: Gail Carriger
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2009/12/20
shelves: 2009, borrowed, currently-reading, fantasy
review:
Dec
17
W. Juliet, Volume 7
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author: Emura
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, manga
review:
The added story at the end is kind of sweet…
Dec
17
The Elements of Technical Writing
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author: Gary Blake
name: Rebecca
average rating: 5.00
book published: 1993
rating: 5
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, writing
review:
I want my own copy of this book. It’s great! It’s informative and to-the-point.
Dec
17
author: Carolyn Keene
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1947
rating: 4
read at: 2007/08/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: fiction, i-own
review:
When I was a kid, I read Nancy Drew books mostly from the 50-70 range of the set. It was nice to reconnect, and to see what the stories were like earlier in the run.
Dec
17
Writing for Comics With Peter David
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author: Peter David
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2008/11/16
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: graphic-novels, i-own, work-shelf, writing
review:
This poor book is going to end up very thumbed through. I mean, honestly, what could be better than writing advice and exercises from Peter David?
Dec
17
Stealing Fire from the Gods: The Complete Guide to Story for Writers and Filmmakers (2nd Edition)
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author: James Bonnet
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2006
rating: 2
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, mythology, writing
review:
I found this book to be half-finished. Bonnet would set up this great thesis, and then get distracted by something shiny early in his explaining. Despite the fact I took several notes, I feel like I actually got very little from the book (and this will probably show when I go to reflect on the notes and shamelessly delete the vast majority of them).
If you’re just learning to craft a story, this might help you think about structure and archetypes, but you’re better off going straight to mythology and classical books.
Dec
17
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting
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author: Robert McKee
name: Rebecca
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1997
rating: 1
read at: 2007/09/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, writing
review:
I put this book down shortly after I started Part II, simply because his advice completely flew in the face of all other writing advice I’ve ever seen or heard. He defines well-known terms in completely different ways, and I felt to continue would possibly muddle understanding.
Dec
17
Karma Girl (Bigtime, Book 1)
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author: Jennifer Estep
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2007/07/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, fiction, science-fiction
review:
[http://www.kirylinsvoice.com/2007/07/30/book-review-karma-girl/]
Dec
17
author: Rachel C. Livsey
name: Rebecca
average rating: 3.25
book published: 1999
rating: 2
read at: 2007/03/01
date added: 2009/12/17
shelves: borrowed, teaching
review:
[http://www.kirylinsvoice.com/2007/03/15/book-review-the-courage-to-teach/]
