I happened upon this 2011 TBR Pile Challenge over at A Novel Challenge and figured, “12 books is nothing. I can do this.” And so I’ve signed up. Â At worst, it’ll get some oldies off the shelf to make room for newbies.
My list:
- The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
- Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
- Adventures by Mike Resnick
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Jennifer Government by Max Barry
- A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
- Suburban Safari by Hannah Holmes
- As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto
- Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions by John F. Burnett
- Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell
- Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
My alternates:
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
#2 sounds fun. I like #4, love #6, and got #10 for Christmas from the ‘rents! Good list!
Weird – I got #10 from the ‘rents for Christmas last year!
That is funny. I asked for either of his books and that’s the one I got!
Thanks for taking the challenge with me! You’ve got a great and varied list, here – I’ve actually never read any of these, but I like many of the authors (Wells, Gaiman, Murakami) – so I eagerly await your reviews!
I LOVED both those Neil Gaiman books (although to be fair I’ve only listened to the Graveyard Book on audio book which has the added advantage of Gaiman’s awesomely amazing voice :D)
A Walk In The Woods was also pretty good :-)
I count audiobooks as regular books – it’s all the same text, after all. And yes, Gaiman is one of the (very!) few authors who is also a good narrator. I <3 him. :)
Just checking-in on your progress for the 2011 TBR Pile Challenge – how are things going so far?! Don’t forget to link your reviews to your master list. :)
Also… BIG Giveaways are happening next week, and TBR Pile Challenge participants earn extra entries for linking to their lists, so be sure to visit my Giveaways section soon! ;)