Here's the results from my personal 2017 reading challenge. I managed to get everything in except Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which I am in the middle of right now. It's a big book and will be finished in the new year.
Great men
I am going to do another graphic novels challenge. Fairy Tail and Avatar are the only series that I am sure to continue with (though I will be picking up the occasional random Asterix classic ever now and then).
The new year's reading plan is a mostly like previous years. The graphic novels challenge is moving to Facebook so it will be a little easier to for me to post my accomplishments. I'm thinking of switching from Fairy Tail to another manga, maybe Attack on Titan. Anyway, I plan for the 52 in a year plan, though for 2017 I exceeded that number.
For regular books, I have some new focuses (i.e. not all movie-centric):
Fiction
Great men
- English Catholic Heroes edited by John Jolliffe--a companion volume to English Catholic Heroines from last year. Reviewed here!
- Medieval People: Vivid Lives in a Distant Landscape by Michael Prestwich--a Christmas present! Reviewed here!
- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick--Reviewed here!
- Fearless: Stories of the American Saints by Alice Camille and Paul Boudreau --Reviewed here!
- Robin Hood by David Baldwin--Reviewed here!
- The King's Good Servant but God's First by James Monti --Reviewed here!
- Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI--Reviewed here!
- Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa--Akira Kurosawa put post-World War II Japanese cinema back in America with his brilliant adaptation of "In a Grove" from this collection. Reviewed here.
- Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor. Reviewed here!
- The Children of Men by P. D. James. Reviewed here!
- The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawiz--made into "The Way Back" a few years back, following POWs escaping a World War II Soviet Siberian prison camp and making it all the way to British India! Reviewed here.
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence--You probably know this author as Lawrence of Arabia. 'nuff said. In Progress!
- True Grit by Charles Portis--so good those Hollywood folks made it twice! The courtroom scene was exactly the same in both movies, so I assume it will be the same in the novel. Reviewed here!
- Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa. Reviewed here.
- Serling by Gordon F. Sander. Reviewed here.
- Alfred Hitchcock: A Life is Darkness and Light by Patrick McGilligan. Reviewed here.
- This is Orson Welles by Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich. Reviewed here.
- The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi by John Kenneth Muir. Reviewed here.
- Monsters from the Id: The Rise of Horror in Fiction and Film by E. Michael Jones. Reviewed here.
- Christians in the Movies: A Century of Saints and Sinners by Peter E. Dans. Reviewed here.
I am going to do another graphic novels challenge. Fairy Tail and Avatar are the only series that I am sure to continue with (though I will be picking up the occasional random Asterix classic ever now and then).
- The Eternal Smile--reviewed here.
- Troll Bridge--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 3--reviewed here.
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon--reviewed here.
- Irredeemable Premier Edition Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Doctor Strange Vol. 1: Way of the Weird--Reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 4--reviewed here.
- Black Widow: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Most Wanted--reviewed here.
- Ultimate Spider-man vs. the Sinister Six--reviewed here.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South Vol. 2--reviewed here.
- Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Avengers: Endless Wartime--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 5--reviewed here.
- Wonder Woman: Her Greatest Battles--reviewed here.
- Captain Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Hero Vol. 2--reviewed here.
- Irredeemable Premier Edition Vol. 2--reviewed here.
- Miss Fury Sensational Sundays Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Brendan and Erc in Exile Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 6--reviewed here.
- Brief Histories of Everyday Objects--reviewed here.
- Deadpool Killogy--reviewed here.
- Vote Loki--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 7--reviewed here.
- Avengers vs. X-Men--reviewed here.
- Wires and Nerves Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South Vol. 3--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 8--reviewed here.
- Wonder Woman Vol. 2 Year One--reviewed here.
- Smash!--reviewed here.
- Hostage--reviewed here.
- Irredeemable Premier Edition Vol. 3--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 9--reviewed here.
- Geis Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Zita the Spacegirl Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Rise of the Dungeon Master--reviewed here.
- Spill Zone--reviewed here.
- Batman vs. Two-Face--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 10--reviewed here.
- The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book One--reviewed here.
- The Baker Street Four Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 11--reviewed here.
- Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Two--reviewed here.
- Spider-man/Doctor Strange: The Way to Dusty Death--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 12--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Three--reviewed here.
- The Walking Dead Vol. 27--reviewed here.
- Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 13--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Four--reviewed here.
- The Creeps--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 14--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Five--reviewed here.
- Firefly: No Power in the 'Verse--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 15--reviewed here.
- Runaways Vol. 1--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Six--reviewed here.
- Fantastic Four/Inhumans--reviewed here.
- Fairy Tail Vol. 16--reviewed here.
- The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel--reviewed here.
- Amulet Book Seven--reviewed here.
The new year's reading plan is a mostly like previous years. The graphic novels challenge is moving to Facebook so it will be a little easier to for me to post my accomplishments. I'm thinking of switching from Fairy Tail to another manga, maybe Attack on Titan. Anyway, I plan for the 52 in a year plan, though for 2017 I exceeded that number.
For regular books, I have some new focuses (i.e. not all movie-centric):
Fiction
- The Christus Experiment by Rod Bennett--a time travel novel where the travelers plan to visit and possibly kidnap Jesus Christ!
- The Bradbury Chronicles edited by William F. Nolan and Martin H. Greenberg--an anthology of stories written by sci fi and fantasy writers inspired by and in honor of Ray Bradbury.
- After the King edited by Martin H. Greenberg--an anthology of stories written by sci fi and fantasy writers inspired by and in honor of J. R. R. Tolkien.
- Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset--I found this classic at the church rummage sale for a dollar. I've been meaning to read it for a while, and at 1100+ pages I will be reading it for a while.
- Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe by Nathan Spielberg and Bryon D. Anderson--this has been sitting on the shelf for a while.
- Christianity and Extraterrestrials? by Marie I. George--another long resident of the bookshelf that bridges nicely into the next category.
- Spiritual Excellence: How to Make Progress in Prayer and Love by Alban Goodier, S.J.--it's got to be helpful, right?
- Essays of a Catholic by Hilaire Belloc--Belloc was back in the day with Chesterton, so this should be really good.
- A History of the Church in 100 Objects by Mike Aquilina and Grace Aquilina--highly recommended by Happy Catholic
- Crossing the Goal: A Saint Goes Marching On by Danny Amramowicz--football and faith?
- Saint Joseph: Shadow of the Father by Andrew Doze--my patron saint, so this is obvious.
- The Life and Times of Fray Junipero Serra by Msgr. Francis J. Weber--tied to the next book...
- Saint Junipero Serra's Camino by Stephen J. Binz--also recommended by Happy Catholic!
- Dice Games Properly Explained by Reiner Knizia--Knizia has a doctorate in mathematics and has published over thirty board games.
- GameTek by Geoff Englestein--From the Dice Tower podcast, a bunch of essays on gaming with a scientific bent.
- Your Child's Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age by Pam Allyn--my kids are getting interested in writing, so this should be good.
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
- News from Tartary by Peter Fleming--brother of Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) who had a life just like his brother's superspy hero.
- Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions by Guillermo del Toro and Marc Scott Zicree--a lot of the chapters are based on movies, so I will probably read a chapter and watch a movie.
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence--might as well get credit for it!
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