the stack 2008 - Revisited

Well, I haven't been blogging much, but I've been busy in my STACK below... Highlights so far: Hood and Pilgrim At Tinker's Creek.

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I've collected quite a few "must-reads" in the last year or two.  I've decided that this is the Stack that I want to read in the first half of 2008.  There's some good stuff in here.  Check it out.

You'll notice that most of these are novels with a smattering of creative non-fiction.  Duncan's The Brothers K I've already read but hope to read again during spring training to get pumped for baseball season.  I am sure I will pick up various Christian living, inspirational, and theological type books along the way (though none are shone here.)  I'm pretty excited about this reading plan (though these are in no particular order.)  Here's the list:

• A Thousand Acres - Jane Smiley
• In Fact - The Best of Creative Non-Fiction - Various Authors
• Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
• Pilgrim At Tinker Creek - Annie Dillard
• Gilead - Marilynne Robinson
• The Brothers K - David James Duncan
• About A Boy - Nick Hornby
• Teaching A Stone To Talk - Annie Dillard
• Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
• 1776 - David McCullough
• Hood - Stephen R Lawhead
• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
• The Samurai - Shasaku Endo
• The Road - Cormac McCarthy (added in late Jan)
• What is the What - Dave Eggers (added in late Jan)
• The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffennegger (added in late Jan)
• Scarlet - Stephen R. Lawhead (added in April)

Happy Reading in 2008!

Comments

[ellen b]

Katie and Greg have both read Hood and Scarlet. They are both sad that the 3rd in the series will be out in 2009 with Lawhead's apologies...

[Amy C]

I'm a sucker for must read lists too. Can't believe the only one in your 2008 stack that I've read is The Kite Runner. 1776 is sitting on the bookshelf waiting for me to read it too. You've inspired me to think about all the great things I could read in 2008--well, hopefully I'll at least read a few despite having a newborn soon! Happy reading, Todd.

[yeti]

ellen: yeah, I've read the Pendragon Cycle and The Albion Chronicles. you know what you're gonna get with Lawhead and I like that.

amy: I forgot to add About A Boy. I usually like to read the book first, but in this case I'm glad I watched the movie first because I really liked it. Glad I am inspiring reading. Hope you get moments to read after the newborn arrives. It's exponential growth though!

[Terri Crook]

David McCullough needs to be crossed out and thoroughly enjoyed!

[yeti]

Terri: yeah, i'm excited to save 1776 for July. it must be read in the homeland I think! there is a method to my reading habits (at times)