Great thread! Even though we're already half-way through the year, I'll work out my own list and post it.
Never too late to start! (Well, unless you're posting in late December...
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And I just finished my Book I Own But Have Never Read:
Wonderbook, by Jeff Vandermeer, an illustrated writing guide. Very imaginative, pushing into surreal and occasionally overwhelming, it is indeed a different kind of writing guide, with lots of ideas presented in unique ways. I expect I'll be returning to it as I work through my own writing issues.
Eight down, four to go - and I really need to pick my banned book at some point... I suppose I could double-up with
Animal Farm, but I feel I should dig a little deeper.
My updated list:
Book published this year:
Behind the Canvas, by Alexander Vance DONE
Book I can finish in a day:
The One And Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate DONE
Book I've been meaning to read:
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke DONE
Book recommended by local librarian or bookseller:
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black DONE
Book I should have read in school:
Animal Farm, by George Orwell (Fiction, an allegory in which farm animals overthrow humans, thinking to build a better society)
Book chosen for me by a loved one:
The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown DONE
Book published before I was born:
Watership Down, by Richard Adams DONE
Book banned at some point: TBA
Book I previously abandoned:
Etiquette & Espionage, by Gail Carriger DONE
Book I own but have never read:
Wonderbook , by Jeff Vandermeer DONE
Book that intimidates me:
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville (Fiction, the classic tale of a whaling captain's obsession)
(Ongoing)
Book I've read already at least once:
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (Fiction, a "hot fairy tale"/tongue-in-cheek story of classic adventure and True Love, and basis for the popular move - I read it a very long time ago)