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And, I’ve finished Harry Potter

All I’ll say about it is that I enjoyed it, but there were a few things that I wish she had covered, as in what happened to certain people. If you want to discuss details, find me on AIM/Jabber or IRC :)

Posted on July 25th, 2007 by elwing  |  Comments Off

Fifty Fifty Book Challenge

It’s been a while since I updated this list although I have been reading :) Mostly books from the library, a few that I purchased. My total is now up to 29 out of 50 new books, and still 0 out of 50 old books. No way I’m making the 100 books this year, but it has been fun :)

New Books: (29/50)

  1. QuickSilver - Neal Stephenson
  2. Journey Into the Void – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  3. The Dragon Circle – Irene Radford
  4. Solaris 9 System Administrator Certification Training Guide – Bill Calkins
  5. Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
  6. Wolfskin - Juliet Marillier
  7. Shadow of the Giant – Orson Scott Card
  8. Alta – Mercedes Lackey
  9. Solaris 9 Network Administration Exam Cram 2 – John Philcox
  10. The Second Summoning – Tanya Huff
  11. Sing the Four Quarters – Tanya Huff
  12. Mistress of Dragons – Margaret Weis
  13. The Dragon’s Son – Margaret Weis
  14. A Beautiful Mind – Sylvia Nasar
  15. The Skystone – Jack Whyte
  16. Mad Maudlin – Mercedes Lackey
  17. Elegy for a Lost Star – Elizabeth Haydon
  18. Star Wars – Survivor’s Quest – Timothy Zahn
  19. Wizard of the Grove – Tanya Huff
  20. Labyrinth of Evil – James Luceno
  21. Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
  22. Angels & Demons – Dan Brown
  23. Of Darkness, Light, and Fire: Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light/the Fire’s Stone – Tanya Huff
  24. America: Democracy Inaction – Jon Stewart
  25. The Singing Sword – Jack Whyte
  26. Eagle’s Brood – Jack Whyte
  27. The Saxon Shore – Jack Whyte
  28. Dune Messiah – Frank Herbert
  29. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fitness – Claire Walter

Posted on October 11th, 2005 by elwing  |  1 Comment »

Fifty Fifty Book Challenge

I’ve been lazy in posting new books I’ve finished. Been extremely busy at work the last two weeks, and finally taking a very short break for myself.

New Books: (25/50)

  1. QuickSilver - Neal Stephenson
  2. Journey Into the Void – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  3. The Dragon Circle – Irene Radford
  4. Solaris 9 System Administrator Certification Training Guide – Bill Calkins
  5. Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
  6. Wolfskin - Juliet Marillier
  7. Shadow of the Giant – Orson Scott Card
  8. Alta – Mercedes Lackey
  9. Solaris 9 Network Administration Exam Cram 2 – John Philcox
  10. The Second Summoning – Tanya Huff
  11. Sing the Four Quarters – Tanya Huff
  12. Mistress of Dragons – Margaret Weis
  13. The Dragon’s Son – Margaret Weis
  14. A Beautiful Mind – Sylvia Nasar
  15. The Skystone – Jack Whyte
  16. Mad Maudlin – Mercedes Lackey
  17. Elegy for a Lost Star – Elizabeth Haydon
  18. Star Wars – Survivor’s Quest – Timothy Zahn
  19. Wizard of the Grove – Tanya Huff
  20. Labyrinth of Evil – James Luceno
  21. Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
  22. Angels & Demons – Dan Brown
  23. Of Darkness, Light, and Fire: Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light/the Fire’s Stone – Tanya Huff
  24. America: Democracy Inaction – Jon Stewart
  25. The Singing Sword – Jack Whyte

Posted on July 30th, 2005 by elwing  |  Comments Off

Fifty Fifty Book Challenge

I finished listening to Angels & Demons the other day. It was a lot better than I was expecting. I’m not sure if I like The DaVinci Code or Angels & Demons more. They’re both good in their own way, both kind of Catholic Church bashing. Interesting in it’s own way.

New Books: (22/50)

  1. QuickSilver - Neal Stephenson
  2. Journey Into the Void – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  3. The Dragon Circle – Irene Radford
  4. Solaris 9 System Administrator Certification Training Guide – Bill Calkins
  5. Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
  6. Wolfskin - Juliet Marillier
  7. Shadow of the Giant – Orson Scott Card
  8. Alta – Mercedes Lackey
  9. Solaris 9 Network Administration Exam Cram 2 – John Philcox
  10. The Second Summoning – Tanya Huff
  11. Sing the Four Quarters – Tanya Huff
  12. Mistress of Dragons – Margaret Weis
  13. The Dragon’s Son – Margaret Weis
  14. A Beautiful Mind – Sylvia Nasar
  15. The Skystone – Jack Whyte
  16. Mad Maudlin – Mercedes Lackey
  17. Elegy for a Lost Star – Elizabeth Haydon
  18. Star Wars – Survivor’s Quest – Timothy Zahn
  19. Wizard of the Grove – Tanya Huff
  20. Labyrinth of Evil – James Luceno
  21. Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
  22. Angels & Demons – Dan Brown

Posted on July 11th, 2005 by elwing  |  4 Comments »

Fifty Fifty Book Challenge

Wow, I may finish this after all…

I finished listening to the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, and I’m almost done with Angels & Demons. For popular books, they’re pretty enjoyable, and I can definately see why they caused such an uproar when they were published – they go against the typical “Christian” thought patterns.

New Books: (21/50)

  1. QuickSilver - Neal Stephenson
  2. Journey Into the Void – Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  3. The Dragon Circle – Irene Radford
  4. Solaris 9 System Administrator Certification Training Guide – Bill Calkins
  5. Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
  6. Wolfskin - Juliet Marillier
  7. Shadow of the Giant – Orson Scott Card
  8. Alta – Mercedes Lackey
  9. Solaris 9 Network Administration Exam Cram 2 – John Philcox
  10. The Second Summoning – Tanya Huff
  11. Sing the Four Quarters – Tanya Huff
  12. Mistress of Dragons – Margaret Weis
  13. The Dragon’s Son – Margaret Weis
  14. A Beautiful Mind – Sylvia Nasar
  15. The Skystone – Jack Whyte
  16. Mad Maudlin – Mercedes Lackey
  17. Elegy for a Lost Star – Elizabeth Haydon
  18. Star Wars – Survivor’s Quest – Timothy Zahn
  19. Wizard of the Grove – Tanya Huff
  20. Labyrinth of Evil – James Luceno
  21. Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown

Posted on July 5th, 2005 by elwing  |  1 Comment »