2014 Readinglist
Every December I make a list of books that I want to read in the upcoming year. Most of the time I don't read all of them, but it helps to focus on some books on my huge tbr-shelf. This is more a reminding list instead of a real challenge, so I don't count it as such.
Beyond One's Own Nose:
Books neither from Europe nor from North America
| Theme | Author |
Title |
Pages | ||
| 01 | Japan | Haruki Murakami | Mister Aufziehvogel | 764 | Review |
| 02 | Turkey | Orhan Pamuk | Istanbul | 640 | Review |
| 03 | China | Xu Xing | Und das was bleibt, ist für dich | 273 | Review |
| 04 | Peru | Mario Vargas Llosa | Tante Julia und der Kunstschreiber | 391 | Review |
| 05 | Chile | Antonio Skármeta | Mit brennender Geduld | 149 | Review |
Judged by It's Cover:
Books I bought because they look beautiful
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 06 | Dark & Creepy | Ransom Riggs | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | 352 | |
| 07 | Simple & Stylish | Rick Yancey | Der Monstrumologe | 410 | |
| 08 | Art Nouveau | Heinrich Mann | Professor Unrat | 251 | |
| 09 | Art Nouveau | Oliver Plaschka | Die Magier von Montparnasse | 478 | |
| 10 | Beautiful | Jude Morgan | The Taste of Sorrow | 384 |
Outsiders & Minoritys:
Books With Characters Who Struggle in Society
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 11 | Black American | Rachel Simon | The Story of Beautiful Girl | 392 | |
| 12 | Migration | Chris Cleave | Little Bee | 271 | |
| 13 | European Jews | Joseph Roth | Juden auf Wanderschaft | 126 | |
| 14 | The Elderly | Jonas Jonasson | Der 100jährige, d. a. d. Fenster stieg... | 412 | |
| 15 | Orphan | Charles Dickens | Oliver Twist | 600 |
Dreaming Books:
Books that are waiting for a long time
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 16 | Ten Years TBR | Hermann Hesse | Der Steppenwolf | 233 | |
| 17 | Bought 2008 | Günter Grass | Im Krebsgang | 216 | |
| 18 | Bought 2011 | Guy Gavriel Kay | Under Heaven | 573 | |
| 19 | Bought 2006 | Susanna Clarke | Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell | 1006 | |
| 20 | Bought 2007 | Thomas Hardy | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | 564 |
Reaperman is (Mostly) Human:
Murder and Crime Stories
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 21 | Jim Butcher | Fool Moon | 405 | ||
| 22 | Jed Rubenfeld | The Interpretation of Murder | 533 | ||
| 23 | Akif Pirincci | Felidae | 287 | ||
| 24 | Wilhelm Raabe | Stopfkuchen | 224 | ||
| 25 | Joseph Conrad | The Secret Agent | 336 |
Life is a Book:
Everything quite personal
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 26 | Autobiography | Alfred Douglas | Freundschaft mit Oscar Wilde | 272 | |
| 27 | Biography | Kate Summerscale | Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace | 303 | |
| 28 | Family & Childhood | Gabriél García Marquez | Leben, um davon zu erzählen | 603 | |
| 29 | Life & Everything | Julian Barnes | Nothing to Be Frightened Of | 250 | |
| 30 | Interviews | Craig Taylor | Londoners | 422 |
Honored With Prizes:
Literary Awards
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 31 | Commonw. Writers Prize | David Mitchell | The 1000 Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | 510 | |
| 32 | Costa Book Award | Sebastian Barry | The Secret Scripture | 312 | |
| 33 | Nobel Prize 2007 | Doris Lessing | Das fünfte Kind | 219 | |
| 34 | Georg-Büchner-Preis | Heinrich Böll | Gruppenbild mit Dame | 416 | |
| 35 | Pulitzer Prize | Cormac McCarthy | The Road | 252 |
The Early 30th:
Back before the world blew up a second time
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 36 | 1931 | Erich Kästner | Der Gang vor die Hunde | 310 | |
| 37 | 1931 | Irmgard Keun | Das kunstseidene Mädchen | 242 | |
| 38 | 1931 | M.R. James | Ghost Stories | 361 | |
| 39 | 1932 | George Orwell | Erledigt in Paris und London | 285 | |
| 40 | 1933 | Irving Stone | Ein Leben in Leidenschaft | 329 |
The American's:
Lots of classics
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 41 | 1854 | Henry David Thoreau | Walden | 360 | |
| 42 | 1868 | Louisa May Alcott | Little Woman & Good Wives | 655 | |
| 43 | 1876 | Mark Twain | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 262 | |
| 44 | 1903 | Jack London | Call of the Wild & White Fang | 376 | |
| 45 | 1940 | Ernest Hemingway | For Whom The Bell Tolls | 490 |
During the 20th:
Published back then or Historical Fiction
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 46 | Published 1921 | Virginia Woolf | Das verwunschene Haus | 151 | |
| 47 | Published 1922 | James Joyce | Ulysses | 1014 | |
| 48 | Published 1922 | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Tales of the Jazz-Age | 368 | |
| 49 | 1929 Non-Fiction | Sling | Richter & Gerichtete | 320 | |
| 50 | Historical Fiction | Paula McLain | The Paris Wife | 392 |
English Monarchy:
Historical Fiction
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 51 | Edward III | Rebecca Gablé | Das Lächeln der Fortuna | 1196 | |
| 52 | Henry V | Rebecca Gablé | Der Hüter der Rose | 1113 | |
| 53 | Henry VI, Edward IV | Rebecca Gablé | Das Spiel der Könige | 1196 | |
| 54 | Henry VIII | Hilary Mantel | Wolf Hall | 652 | |
| 55 | Henry VIII | Hilary Mantel | Bring Up The Bodies | 451 |
Mind the Gap:
Books I Call Reading Gaps
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 56 | Gap 1 | Franz Kafka | Die Verwandlung | 219 | |
| 57 | Gap 2 | William Shakespeare | Romeo and Juliet | 292 | |
| 58 | Gap 3 | Terry Pratchett | Die Gelehrten der Scheibenwelt | 476 | |
| 59 | Gap 4 | Christopher Moore | Verflixtes Blau! | 480 | |
| 60 | Gap 5 | Brent Weeks | The Black Prism | 739 |
Non Fiction:
This year there will less novels:
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 61 | Biology | Richard Dawkins | Der blinde Uhrmacher | 384 | |
| 62 | Biology | Richard Dawkins | Gipfel des Unwahrscheinlichen | 366 | |
| 63 | History | Barbara Tuchman | Der ferne Spiegel | 580 | |
| 64 | History | Ian Mortimer | Timetravellers Guide to Medievil England | 368 | |
| 65 | History | Ian Mortimer | Timetravellers Guide to Elizabethan England | 432 | |
| 66 | Letters | Kurt Tucholsky | Briefe aus dem Schweigen | 311 | |
| 67 | Letters | Julian Barnes | Letters from London | 352 | |
| 68 | Language | J.P. Davidson | Planet Word | 448 |
The Realm of the Elderlings:
I failed last year but this year I will finish it:
| Theme | Author | Title | Pages | Done | |
| 61 | Liveship Traders 3 | Robin Hobb | Ship of Destiny | 903 | |
| 62 | The Tawny Man 1 | Robin Hobb | Fool's Errand | 661 | |
| 63 | The Tawny Man 2 | Robin Hobb | The Golden Fool | 712 | |
| 64 | The Tawny Man 3 | Robin Hobb | Fool's Fate | 805 | |
| 65 | The Rain Wild Chronicles 1 | Robin Hobb | The Dragon Keeper | 552 | |
| 66 | The Rain Wild Chronicles 2 | Robin Hobb | Dragon Haven | 570 | |
| 67 | The Rain Wild Chronicles 3 | Robin Hobb | City of Dragons | 425 | |
| 68 | The Rain Wild Chronicles 4 | Robin Hobb | Blood of Dragons |