DisassemblyOfReason's 2017 TBR Challenge

(Alphabetical order - combined TBR and alternate list...)
1. The Ring of Charon by Roger MacBride Allen - COMPLETED
Begun 8 Jun 2017, completed 14 Jun 2017

2. The art of concurrency by Clay Brashears
NOT FINISHED 2017

3. Programming the Perl DBI by Tim Bunce and Alligator Descartes

4. Regenesis by C.J. Cherryh - COMPLETED
(Finished Cyteen (its predecessor in the same series) on 11 Jan.)
Begun 1 Feb 2017, completed 11 Feb 2017

5. The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison
I'm lucky enough to have an (possibly, 'the') annotated edition of this, which could be a big help if you know anything about Eddison's work...

6. Mistress of Mistresses by E.R. Eddison - COMPLETED
I have this as part of Zimiamvia: a trilogy, which is annotated.
Begun 20 May 2017, completed 5 July

7. A Fish Dinner in Memison by E.R. Eddison - COMPLETED
Begun 12 Feb 2017, completed 28 Mar 2017

8. The Mezentian Gate by E.R. Eddison - COMPLETED
I have this as part of Zimiamvia: a trilogy.
Begun 15 Apr 2017, completed 20 May 2017

9. Mad Amos by Alan Dean Foster - COMPLETED
Begun 8 Apr 2017, completed 15 April 2017

10. Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides - COMPLETED
Begun 17 Mar 2017, completed 7 May 2017

11. Design Patterns for Dummies by Steve Holzner - COMPLETED
Begun 22 Mar 2017, completed 6 May 2017
Added to the list in an attempt to support the reading of Design Patterns above by getting some simplified input/more concrete examples. (I underestimated Design Patterns' C++ examples, but the for Dummies book does give Java examples as well, which helped me more than Design Patterns' Smalltalk examples.) However, the for Dummies book turned out to have some flaws in how some of the patterns were explained (flyweight pattern in particular).

12. Testing Computer Software by Cem Kaner et al. - COMPLETED
Begun 2 Jan 2017, completed 9 Mar 2017

13. Menace Under Marswood by Sterling E. Lanier - COMPLETED
Begun 26 May 2017, completed 28 May 2017

14. Stand and Deliver by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 6 Nov, completed 11 Nov.

15. Uncharted Stars by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 14 Jan 2017, completed 22 Jan. This is the sequel to The Zero Stone.

16. Velvet Shadows by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 11 July 2017, completed 16 July

17. The White Jade Fox by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 14 Dec, completed 16 Dec.

18. Wraiths of Time by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 21 Jun 2017, completed 24 Jun 2017

19. The Zero Stone by Andre Norton - COMPLETED
Begun 4 Jan 2017, completed 14 Jan 2017

20. Java Threads, 3rd edition by Scott Oaks - COMPLETED
Begun 6 Jun 2017, completed 9 Nov

21. The Wyndham Case by Jill Paton Walsh - COMPLETED
Begun 19 July, completed 8 October

22. Learning Perl, 6th edition by Randal L. Schwartz et al.

23. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne - COMPLETED
Actually, this is the Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas translation - the 's' at the end isn't a typo, but a deliberate decision by the translator. The translation is a 1980s translation; the translator's note explains that the original public domain translation cut about 20% of the text, and suffered from a number of translation errors of technical terms. (The translator left in place any errors Verne himself made, with footnotes.)
Begun 11 Nov, completed 3 Dec

24. Pattern hatching : design patterns applied by John Vlissides - COMPLETED
As long as I'm putting Design Patterns on the list, this should be there too.
Begun 30 Mar, completed 13 May 2017

I'm sensing someone is a coder, or working to become a coder :) Happy reading in 2017!

I've been planning to read 20,000 Leagues, but I don't think it made my list this year. I hope it's a good one. Happy Reading!

20,000 leagues is a bit like Moby Dick: if you can make it past the erudite chapters on marine life and whatnot, there's a gripping story waiting for you.

Happy challenging!

Oh, good! I loved Moby Dick. I need to get 20,000 leagues on my list for next year for sure.

I have both 20,000 Leagues and Moby Dick in my TBR pile for another year. Maybe one or both will show up next year.

I haven't read Eddison yet, but the Worm would be the one if I did. I recognize Alan Dean Foster and Andre Norton, but haven't touched them yet either (other than a couple of Foster's movie novelizations). I think Java Threads and Learning Perl is the first time I've seen anything approaching a technical manual on someone's challenge, lol - that's dedication! I don't get on with Verne very well, but that's the one I'd probably try if I return to him.

Oddly enough I've read The Nautilus Sanction (one of Simon Hawke's Time Wars books, based on 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, in an odd way), but not the source book.

Now I'm waiting for the public library to serve up Design Patterns for Dummies - their system thinks I've had it out for several days, but I haven't actually received it yet...

I've read parts of Mad Amos in the past - it's a short story collection - but not the whole thing. The title character is a wanderer through the Old West who deals with issues involving magic (e.g., a Chinese dragon whose attention was attracted to a mining area by somebody who should've known better....)

I've wanted to read The Worm Ouroboros and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (or Seas) forever. Curious to see what you have to say about them if you get to them.

Good luck and happy reading! :D