http://jayskie.onsugar.com en http://jayskie.onsugar.com/3157344 <a href="http://jayskie.onsugar.com/3157344"><img width=160 height=107 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/315/3153110/20_2009/a2c9e32c87d6415a_bookstoread.large.jpg'></div></a><p></p> <p>fiction</p> <ol> <li><i>everything is illuminated by jonathan safran foer</i> (ongoing, 165 of 276) - my favorite book ever since i had a favorite. it's so funny i have to keep myself from bringing it out in public. it's a shame to put it down on february. if neverwhere wasn't so bad (thought subject to change), i wouldn't have returned to this.</li> <li><i>neverwhere by neil gaiman</i> (2 of 388) - lent to me by a fan but stopped on page 2 when faced with "he was a fresh-faced, boyish young man, with dark, slightly curly hair and large hazel eyes..." nostalgia?? sweet valley anyone? hold your horses gaiman fans, i'm not judging it. yet. then again, i may just be outside the target market. that "dark alice in wonderland" testimonial is tempting.</li> <li><i>the eaten heart: unlikely tales of love by giovanni boccaccio </i>(48 of 120) - a collection of amusing short shorts</li> <li><i>lady chatterley's lover by d.h. lawrence </i>(182 of 313) - lovely writing and exciting story! i stopped at the exciting bit. can't wait to get back to this!</li> <li><i>don quixote by cervantes </i>(126 of 1050) - the bulkness of the book may be intimidating but this is one jewel and i cannot remember why i stopped reading this and found it in one of my boxes!</li> <li><i>the bell jar by sylvia plath</i> (26 of 296) - i think it was the era of short attention span and weak concentration that i wasn't able to move past page 26</li> <li><i>soul mountain by gao xingjian</i> (108 of 506) - this book is so creepy it's an oracle. meant to be reopened in its right time.</li> <li><i>notes from underground and the grand inquisitor by fyodor dostoevsky</i> (9 of 238) - i don't remember any (i may not have understood)</li> </ol> <p><br /><br />nonfiction</p> <ol> <li><i>the artist's way by julia cameron </i>(40 of 222) - stopped as soon as i stopped writing everyday for 30 minutes upon awakeness, which was the deal. it was a wrong move putting it back on the shelf, else i'd have already attained higher creativity! scheduled to be back on program next week.</li> <li><i>free prize inside by seth godin</i> (lost bookmark, est: 74 of 239) - no technicalities to fend me off here but i couldn't find any use for the marketing strategies. then. after reading the 4-hour work week last week, i've been in search of muse. this one just might help.</li> <li><i>drawing on the right side of the brain by betty edwards </i>(59 of 207) - intimidated by the amount of drawing practice suggested. hmm.</li> </ol> <p><br /><b>total unfinished reads:  11</b></p> http://jayskie.onsugar.com/3157344#comment Books Fri, 15 May 2009 21:54:41 -0700 jayskie http://jayskie.onsugar.com/3157344