I read that book, Brave New World, a long time ago.
I should give it another read at some point.

I am reading: I remember Lemuria by Richard Shaver, its a very odd book. He claims its not fiction that he actually remembered his life in Lemuria.

I'm reading it because I've seen in a lot of places that the US isn't becoming like 1984, but more like Brave New World. And since I've never read it, I thought it was a good time to read it now.

And do you agree? That is is more accurately reflective of the US now than 1984.
I read 1984 but a really long time ago too.

from what I remember of 1984, the US isn't really like that...yet. XD

I'm only a few chapters into Brave New World... so I can't really say yet.

Oh okay, if you remember can you give me your opinion on it.
I am very interested to know if it is more accurate than 1984.
Everyone talks about how big brother is already here and that I believe is true.

in some ways Big Brother is here already.

also, I'd have to re-read 1984, but I have a TON of books to get from the library, now that I'm finished with Star Wars.

and I see the most important phrase in your post for me as well: "if you remember" ... I'm VERY good at forgetting. XD

I wasn't a big fan of Brave New World, though I admit I didn't read all of it. I was in a hurry and it was for class so I read the parts we actually looked at and moved on. Personally, I found the book had a more dated feel as far as science fiction goes, and felt less relevant than it could have been. I was much more interested in the book We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It felt much more poignant to me, and overall more frightening. We was actually written decades before Brave New World but was only published piecemeal until 1960, about the same time as Brave New World was published for the first time.

Unlike Brave New World, We is written from the perspective of a person who is a member of and believes in the superior and idyllic nature of their society, which is the current result of extreme revolution and cleansing.

that one sounds interesting, Quiet Man!

I also have "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis on my to-read list as well - which is about what happens when America is run by a dictator. it was written in 1935, which was written a few years after Brave New World. I think one of the big differences is BNW takes place in England, and ICHH takes place in the US.

On the "book you read in highschool" component of my challenge, I find my mind jumps right back to Island of the Blue Dolphins. I don't think I followed all of it at the time, but I remember it and remember liking it. I'm also considering Bridge to Terabithia, now that I know what's going to happen. Not a fan of sad books but maybe I can handle the school age sad ones now that I'm a grown up ;).

I'm also considering picking up Where the Red Fern Grows, as I've heard a lot about it. There are a few books I remember hearing lots about but never actually getting around to reading. Pretty sure my aunt got me an old copy of Red Fern for Christmas one year, but it's been lost over the years. She also gave us copies of Stewart Little and Trumpet of the Swan. I know I read Stewart Little. I remember starting White Fang and Call of the Wild but I'm not sure I finished either one of them. It might be time for me to go digging around in my mom's book shelves again, to see what I can pull out.

My library course has mentioned an article on story time for kids and I think back to when my dad would read to my sister and I before bed, specifically Ramona and Beezus books.

I read Island of the Blue Dolphins in school - i really like that one, and then I re-read it... to my older daughter when she was little. Same as Stuart Little.

but all the other books, I actually have not read, believe it or not. (well, except for one of the Ramona books - Ramona the Pest, I have and read to at least my older daughter. the younger one wasn't really one for having books read to her though.

There is an interesting book called Level 7. I read it a long time ago, but I remember I couldn't put it down.

huh, that looks like it could be an interesting read.

It actually was pretty interesting. I find those earlier syfy dystopian, end of the world, misery books the best. There was an early vampire book called the Omega Man by Richard Mathesen which was made into a movie called I am Legend with Will Smith. I read that one too.

i go through phases with reading dystopian novels - sometimes i'm all about reading them, and other times i don't want to go near 'em. XD

I tend to read books about the same topic, thinking I'm going to read something different, but its all the same. I need to discipline myself and just buy the best book about a topic, then leave it at that.

Bit of an error there. Matheson's book was "I Am Legend." Omega Man was one of the movies based off of it. Same with The Last Man on Earth and I Am Legend with Will Smith. It wouldn't surprise me if there were more.

I have Matheson's book in my "101 Books you must read and why" thread and was informed about the earlier movies since I didn't know about them at the time.

Oh man....I haven't been reading much lately. I am failing at this challenge so far...
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In fact, I don't think I have any changes to make to my reading list even.

Hey Kad! Its okay I go through stages where I don't read much either.
I've been reading some this month, I'm probably at 8 for the year.

finished another!

now i'm reading "You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself," by David McRaney

i know my memory is fiction and faulty, too! XD

Yup you are right. I actually have a copy of the Omega Man book with picture on the cover from the movie from the 60's was it? I collect old copies of syfy books. I got all confused. You are totally right.

I'm still only at 2 so far.
But I decided to update my list with book progress and a few books I plan to read this year.

D: Does it count if you have started this challenge on Good Reads?
I set my limit to a book a month since I haven't had time to focus and finish reading.

Since I'm pretty sure the Good Reads challenge has inspired this thread (or at least is the same basic concept) I say yeah. That counts.

Yup! Kad is right it does count.
I will add you to the list on the first page.
Just put your reading list in a spoiler and I will reference thepage.
Let me know when you do that and I will add you.

Lol I don't really have a list. I just plan to try to read 12 books this year. I am not sure I would know what to read.

I started my technically last year. I'm posting it here to make myself look good when I finish a book!

My reading has slowed down a little. I'm done with books for now as I was overrun with academia.

Tip for you Moonshadow: you can link to an individual post by clicking on the post number in the upper corner. It will open in a new window that you can link to. Like so!

Am I being too nit-picky?

No Quiet you are not! Thank for the head's up, it will make it easier I think to link to the page of people doing the challenge.

Well, finished with One Realm Beyond and picked up Nostalgia, one of the selected books from "Canada Reads." The author happens to be from Africa, so I can stick it in that category on my list, or I can put it under books published in 2016/2017. Not totally sure which. There was also a book there that I'm interested in now, called Fifteen Dogs (Giller Prize winner). Was a toss-up between the two. Nostalgia won out. Will add Fifteen Dogs to my reading list later.

I've decided to read Terabithia again. Why am I doing this to myself? Though now that I think about it, it might not be high school.

Read 2 short books over the weekend. Less than 200 pages each. Now back to my "adult" size books!
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I've been reading a bit lately. I am in the middle of A Man Called Ove and reading Healing With the Angels by Doreen Virtue.

Finished The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons, it was just ok.

I am still in progress on the ones that my reading list shows progress on.
Plus I am re-reading 2 other books.
But reading has been slow because I also have too many craft projects that I keep starting.
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almost done with my current book, You are Not so Smart. it's interesting, and i know i'm a conditioned conformist with sucky memory! XD

Well I didn't feel like toting my new book all over transit with me, so I picked up An Imaginary life by David Malouf which has been sitting on my shelf for some time. I doesn't seem to fill a slot on my list though. Alas.

You ever have that moment where you're reading a book and it sounds like you could have written it? I'm getting that with this. It rambles, as do I, quite a bit, but it rambles with purpose. Something which I'm not so good at.

I've been on a reading frenzy the last week. I will finish two books probably tomorrow. I am reading a fiction and a non-fiction.
I truly am happier when I'm reading, it puts me in another place.

Where is everybody???
I've been reading a lot lately.
Hopefully this year I will reach 50 books.

i'm here... i've updated my sig and list. =)

Your avi is super cute!
I've been so sleepy lately, I feel more alive tonight.

mine? thanks!

yours is cute too. =)

i'm sleepy, but i think that's cause i stay up late and then need to be up in the morning.

I usually have a hard time during the change to DST, but I've been managing a good 8 hours of sleep for the last few days, but tonight I am not sleepy which means I will be tired tomorrow.

Are you expecting snow? We are expecting lots of snow Tues/Wednesday.

yeah, i'm not a fan of DST. we should just keep it at standard time.

and yep, lots of snow for Tuesday, and while there is snow in the forecast for Wednesday, it doesn't seem as big as tomorrow.