1Hatanu
Hey there, nice to meet you! I am Hatanu. I am relatively new to the site and the group, although I have been lurking for a bit beforehand. I noticed that a number of users post about their individual reading journeys and book lists. So, as you can see, I have decided to give it a try myself. Without further ado, here we go.
Welcome to my personal Literary Journey 2021. I hope to start this year off on the right foot, and read as much as I can. I do not have a specific numerical goal in mind, as this year will be my benchmark year. We will see how much I will read. I was not an avid reader growing up, but I am hoping to change that. The list isn't in any meaningful order, but rather a pool of planned books I intend on reading through at some point, presumably this year/decade. Either way, here is the initial list, which will likely be updated and expanded upon:
Hatanu's Reading Pool 2021
- The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowsi
- The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski
- The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski
- Season of Storms by Andrzej Sapkowski
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
- The Structures of Everyday Life: Civilization & Capitalism 15th-18th Century (vol.I) by Fernand Braudel
- Designing Virtual Worlds by Richard A. Bartle
(to be updated...)
Series Progress
Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher | 3/8 Books (37.5%) | NEXT: The Time of Contempt
J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth Legendarium | 0/9 Books (0%) | NEXT: The Hobbit
Currently Reading:
The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski (33.84%)
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt (38.66%)
3YouKneeK
I look forward to reading your thoughts about what you read this year. The Witcher series is one I want to get to eventually, although I don’t expect it to be very soon. I played the first Witcher video game several years back.
4haydninvienna
5MrsLee
6Hatanu
>3 YouKneeK: Pleasure to meet you and thanks for the welcome. I will say, The Witcher books have been a blast to read so far. Actually I intend on reading through
all the books before playing through the games myself, so we'll see when that happens. Don't know if it will be soon. Happy New Year and best of luck with your reading!
>4 haydninvienna: Thank you, thank you! Reminds me that I ought to add "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" to the list, too! The cheese is much appreciated as well. :)
>5 MrsLee: Of course, we'll see where this thread goes. I will do my best to maintain it along with my reading habits. Comments, whether frequent or infrequent, are appreciated either way. Thank you for the welcome!
7clamairy
9Sakerfalcon
10Peace2
12Bookmarque
13Hatanu
>8 pgmcc: Thank you, thank you!
>9 Sakerfalcon: Many thanks!
>10 Peace2: Happy new year to you as well! Hope this will be a better year in general. Wish you the best.
>11 Narilka: Thank you for the welcome! Here's to a whole new year of reading ahead.
>12 Bookmarque: Much appreciated! Thank you, and happy new year as well!
14-pilgrim-
I have read 5 out of your reading pool, but am rather behind you on the Sapkowski. Which order did you read the early ones in - original publication order, or the order in which they were published in English?
15Hatanu
16-pilgrim-
I have played some of the first Witcher game. I got the impression that the books at as spoilers for the game (and vice versa).
17Hatanu
18-pilgrim-
I had read some before I started, which certainly made the lore that one painstakingly discovers, rather obvious.