Friendly Mushroom's Reading Log

In hopes to encourage an increase of discussion in the MoFo Book Club, I decided to start

FRIENLDY MUSHROOM'S READING LOG



Though I have already finished my goal to read thirty books this year, I still thought I should just start this now, as I don't think anyone else here as started some similar.

Okay here are my guidelines.

Every time I start, finish or make progress with a book. I'll make a comment and or short review of it. In the second post, I'll list all the books I have read starting from 2015 along with my progress with my reading challenge. Discussion regarding conventional and unconventional opinions is encouraged.

I don't think there is much else to say so I'm just going to cut to the chase.



Here you go.

THE FINISHED BOOKSHELF



*Required for School

2015

Challenge - 30 Books - Met

1. The Rift Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens*
3. The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany DNF out of inconvenience.
4. Antigone by Sophocles*
5. Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow
6. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki
7. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 2 by Hayao Miyazaki
8. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 3 by Hayao Miyazaki
9. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 4 by Hayao Miyazaki
10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
11. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin* -
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
13. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
14. Medea by Euripides
15. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 5 by Hayao Miyazaki
16. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 6 by Hayao Miyazaki
17. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Vol. 7 by Hayao Miyazaki Miyazaki is the God of fiction as Bach is the God of Music
18. The Death of a Government Clerk by Anton Chekhov
19. The Student by Anton Chekhov
20. The Fish by Anton Chekhov
21. Gerald R Ford by Douglas Brinkley
22. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan DNF
23. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
24. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
25. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen -
26. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* by Ken Kesey
27. The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
28. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
29. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
30. Mitosis by Brandon Sanderson
31. Watchmen by Alan Moore
32. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
33. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
34. The Devil and Tom Walker by George Washington*

Currently Reading



Due to having not the greatest attention span, I have several readings in progress at the same time.

If any one wants to go into more detail on any of these, just let me know. I can't to it now as I have a lot of work to do.

Oh, God. It's started. PERSONAL BOOK THREADS.

What's next? A MoFo Sewing/Knitting Circle?

I for one, welcome our new literary overlords.

Thanks Swan. I'll update this again later tonight or tomorrow.

As for Sexy Celebrity, a sewing/knitting circle does sound lame,

I'm interested in your thoughts on the Ghost in the Shell manga.

What do you think of Sanderson?

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Suspect's Reviews

Sorry I haven't answered your questions yet. I'll get to them tonight. I don't have time right now unfortunately.

K I'm back.

I found it boring due to characters with little to no personality or likability or plots I could make sense or enjoyment of. The artwork and the lesbian sex scene was nice but I personally could have gotten much more entertainment out of it.

He's very good. I read Elantris and Rithmatist last year which were equally good to Steelheart. However,

1. All three of those novels had little quirks that almost decreased my score of them. Elantris had Serene, Rithmatist had obvious villain and good, but not very memorable characters, and Steelheart had some pacing issues. may have been a little generous but they were all very fun and that's what made me happy. Firefight, which I'm almost halfway done with, is good but as of now, my least favorite of what I have read of him.

2. Knowing Sanderson finished The Wheel Time series, and the fact I didn't not enjoy Eye of the World, makes me feel I'm contradicting myself. Then again, Mr. Minio is the art house king on this site and he doesn't like Fellini so I guess its possible.

Besides Nausicaa my fav. Mangas include Vagabond, Gunnm, Yotsuba and Vinland Saga. Since each óf these is 8 to 37 vol long they count as 100 books.

Thanks for the recommendations Guap.

Glad to find someone else who appreciates Nausicaa manga here. Its my favorite work of fiction, very impressive and different from Miazaki's films in its seriousness and maturity. The film is just a pale shadow of the manga and it is in my top favorite films of all time.

Essential reading for anybody who likes graphic fiction.

I should really update this. Ill try to do it tomorrow.