Book Bucket

Books Read: 2010

I'll be starting this list since I recently got back to reading and stocking up on books to read. I have a pile on my to-read shelf and the numbers are slowly multiplying thanks to different holidays wherein giving gifts is customary. The list is according to my Goodreads account and my poor memory. This also includes graphic novels I've come across throughout the year.

1. Inspiration Sandwich by Sark
2. Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
4. The Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger
5. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
6. Eglantine by Catherine Jinks
7. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
8. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
10. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Brian Lee O'Malley
11. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World by Brian Lee O'Malley
12. Scott Pilgrim and The Infinite Sadness by Brian Lee O'Malley
13. Clumsy by Jeffrey Brown
14. Petropolis by Anna Ulinich
15. The Path of Minor Planets by Andrew Sean Greer
16. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
17. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
19. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
20. Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Brian Lee O'Malley
21. Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe
22. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
23. Looking for Alaska by John Green
24. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
25. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
26. Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
27. AEIOU: Any Easy Intimacy by Jeffrey Brown
28. The Restaurant at The End of The Universe by Douglas Adams
29. Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan by Bob Ong

Book Bucket: Year 2

Books Read: 2010
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Books Read: 2011

Last year's Book Bucket list was very impressive, at least for me. It was a great accomplishment to have been able to read 29 assorted books, some were graphic novels. Literature is a great way to detach yourself to reality and as a self-proclaimed daydreamer, I'd like to delve more into the world of fiction.

This year, my goal is to read 30 books or more. I started with a 50 book challenge, but considering my busy state right now (hospital training and all), I've settled on 30 books for 2011. I am also challenging myself to write a review for every book I finish. I'm giving myself much work, but it will definitely help me in terms of writing and being articulate. Come and see my progress here.

1. How To Live in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu 
2. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
3. Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
4. In The Floyd Archives: A Psycho-Bestiary by Sarah Boxer

CURRENT READS:

 

1. Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger
2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
3. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

31 Days More...

...And I'll be declared dead.

I've been under the weather for weeks now. There's the noticeable change in my personality plus I've been getting much morose as the days add on. Heading to a depressed state? I don't think so but I think it's where I'll end up.

Relationship with a boy named A is sinking. I have no words to describe what we've gone through. We're not together anymore, but we've had constant communication from the day we officially called it quits. Our relationship is the understatement of ill. That thing they say "We're each others' oxygen", is probably true as one cannot live without the other. I can't breathe, not because he's not with me, but because I feel like I'm imprisoned. I want to break free from him. I want to forget him so bad that I cry every night while praying to God begging him to help me not love A anymore. I don't feel loved, I don't feel important when he's there. But I'm afraid to break free and leave him.

...and that's the story of My July.

Let's shut him down!

Of crushes... It finally occurred to me that he isn't the tall, dark and handsome, knight in shining armor, schoolboy I want. Yes, he is tall, dark and handsome, but there's something about him that terrifies me. I had a ridiculously bad dream about him and a former classmate. I won't go in to the details but it was really bad. And I'm scarred, for life.

It annoys me to know that he's using my favorite color as his "name". Not good Mr. D, not good.