School has started, so that means that my reading list is currently dominated by books similar to History of Philosophy: a Short Narrative, volume 25563, or Lombroso's Genius & Insanity, or all the other equally exciting books. I'm going to be posting about them, for sure, but my comments will only be relatively intelligent.

For Japanese Lit Challenge, I'm currently reading Murakami's Wild Sheep Chase, having finished Flight of a Butterfly. I really want to talk about both of these books in detail, and I shall. Soon.

As far as other media goes, I've picked up Charmed again. Am currently on S04. Gossip Girl's new season has begun on September 1, but I have yet to finish S01, so I'm not watching it yet.

To my general horror, I've also read about four Harlequin novels lately. I figure this is the only kind of book I can process after coming home from uni & work, and instead of simply not reading anything, I pick anything with letters and go on.

Okay, I lie a bit. My original intention was research. I wanted to read a couple of romance novels to see if it's a type of book I can possibly write (I do this sometimes w/ other usually overlooked by me genres). It has been decided since then that I can't, but as there are still about four of them lying next to my bed, I just pick them up and scan through them as I fall asleep.

A more substantial post coming.

Labels: alma mater, anthro, books, challenges, charmed, japanese literature challenge 2, murakami, tv

Go here!

I simply had to join this one, as you realise. And for the first time in my challenge life, I'm not late to the party!

My list, with some alternates just in case:

1. Wild Sheep Chase; by Murakami Haruki
2. Confessions of a Mask; by Mishima Yukio
3. Death Note; by Ohba Tsugumi, Asami Yuuko, Obata Takeshi

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4. Dance, Dance, Dance; by Murakami Haruki
5. Kagero Nikki; by Michitsuna no haha
6. Flight of a Butterfly; by Japanese Middle Age poets

There are many other possible alternative entries, but I'll try to stick to these, since I've been meaning to read them for ages. I've started reading Kagero Nikki some years back, and then had to put it away to concentrate on school work. Same goes for Wild Sheep Chase & Dance, Dance, Dance... And Death Note has been on my mind for a long time now.

Labels: challenges

This here will be the master list of all challenges, whether personal or collective. :P

Current:
1. What's in a Name? 2008 (unofficial)
2. the Japanese Literature Challenge #2

Past:
n/a

Wishful Thinking (and Lists):
Chunkster Challenge
50 Books a Year
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Pulitzer Project
100 Best

Personal
1. Watch all Angelina Jolie films
2. Read all Sherlock Holmes stories
3. Read all Agatha Christie stories
4. Read 10, buy 1 (used to be darned hard, but not any longer, what's with new financial situation)

Labels: challenges, psa

I was doing some booklog browsing today, and finally decided to participate in a challenge. I'm not going to do it officially (because, hello, it's July, I'm sort of late to the par-tay), but I'm still going to do it, and see how it goes. I'll consider it an informal training for the true challenge next year, oh ho ho ho!

... Before I get too carried away (God, this phrase is starting to sound tacky after the release of SatC film, sort of like "cry me a river" did after Timberlake's song with the same title)...

Anyway.

What's In a Name? challenge.
(Link.)

I'm going to include a few possible examples for each, and read whichever one feels more attractive at that point. Italicised are the ones I've already read, wh00t.

1. A book with a color in its title.
Land of Crimson Clouds, the; by Brothers Strugatsky

2. A book with an animal in its title.
Hippopotamus, the; by Stephen Fry
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; by Ken Kesey
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the; by Mark Haddon

3. A book with a first name in its title.
Consuelo; by George Sand
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince; by JK Rowling
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows; by JK Rowling
Suzy, "Led Zeppelin", and Me; by Martin Millar
Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the; by Agatha Christie (25/07/08)

4. A book with a place in its title.
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas; by Hunter S. Thompson

5. A book with a weather event in its title.
Rainbow, the; by D. H. Lawrence
Before the Storm; by Vasily Ardamatsky
Northern Lights; by Phillip Pullman

6. A book with a plant in its title.
Name of the Rose, the; by Umberto Eco
Clockwork Orange, a; by Anthony Burgess

I'm going to put an [x] next to the books I've read and written about as time goes by, whoo.

Labels: challenges, what's in a name 2008