50 Book Challenge in 2013. Who's with me?

I'll join in. I'm three books in so far:

1: Cold Days - Jim Butcher.
2: The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie.
3: The Painted Man - Peter V Brett.

Reading is pure escapism for me so I'm afraid it's probably going to be fantasy/sci fi/murder mystery trash all the way:o

Now starting part one of Peter Ackroyd's History of England. Longer than the last few books at 450-odd pages so might slow me down a little!

1. Edge Of The Orison - Iain Sinclair
2. The Year 1000 - Robert Lacey
3. The Clay Machine Gun - Victor Pelevin
4. V For Vendetta - Alan Moore & David Lloyd
5. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

Finished F451 in two days thanks to escaping from the DC overnight to a spa hotel!

No 11 was While they were sleeping - Andy Leeks

It wasn't very good.

I've started No 12 The Last Werewolf - Glen Duncan. It's not what I was expecting (and much better written!) so I'm enjoying it.

Cardiff the reason I am at 12 already is because I have a broken arm so all the long journeys I have made this year to see have been on the train rather than the car so plenty of reading time!

I do read a lot anyway, though.

Finished the Dawn French book, so that's 6 down 44 to go!! Book 7 will be Paul Coelho 'Veronika Decides to Die', which I'm looking forward to reading.

On the fence about 'Oh dear silvia' - it took a while to get into and I found the end predictable, but there were a couple of good twists!

thefourcees enjoy The Expats - I really liked that one!

PerksOfBeingNorthern what did you think of 'The Alchemist'? I've got that on my pile waiting to be read!

MrsMaryCooper enjoy Life of Pi- it's a favourite of mine!

HopeForTheBest I've got Bright Young Things on my kindle to read. I was looking forward to it-- is it really that bad? The 90s is "my" time too!!

Just finished my 4th book The Paris Wife. I enjoyed it, quite diferent from my usual reads. Now starting another Jojo Moyes book.

I've just finished book 5. So far I've read the first 4 books in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews and the Snow Child. I'm not sure when I'll get to read the 5th book in the Kate Daniels series though because it doesn't seem to be out on Kindle and it's expensive as a paperback.
Just started Fearless by Christine Rains. It seems a little short though so not sure if I should count it. I think it might be intended for a YA audience as I'm finding it a bit simplistic for my taste so far.

oohhhh can I play? Been a bit busy the last year or 2, so there are loads of great reads I have to catch up with. Easing myself in with the light stuff, just finished the "Hunger Games" trilogy & about to start the "His Dark Materials" with plans on the "A Song of Fire and Ice" saga. Think that will cover sci fi this year, hoping to throw in some grown up reading as well.

Can I join please? Know it's a bit late but this looks like it will give me the boot up the backside I need to get through my "to read" list! So far this year I've only read 3, the last Hunger Games book and Still Missing by Chevy Stevens. I tried the Time Travellers Wife but I just cannot get in to it. Does that count though or do you have to read the whole book? I'm now looking at A visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.

So that's potentially 4 books in a month. Think I need to get my read on!!

I can't imagine you reading that its the do gooders book isn't it? I am reading narcopolis

im reading the Judith o reilly - its shit

Finished Roadrage this morning.I really liked it.
Trying to find my next book now fancy something nice after two Stephen King books.

1. The Unit
2. The Long Walk
3. Roadrage

Just finished book 5 which was Skin and Bones by Tom Bale. I discovered him last year and have read his other stuff, all great action thrillers. This was, I think, his first novel and it showed. While it had the plot and characterisation of the others it really needed editing down by a quarter.
Then took a new book to read while waiting for DS this morning and had my first "fail", Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark. Read three chapters and gave up.
We have really good libraries round here so I have a pile of nice newly chosen paperbacks to go at. CJ Box next I think.

I am also reading The Casual Vacancy at the moment. Enjoying it so far,just getting my head around the large cast characters.

Finished Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths

Now on to Number 11. I'm going to try the Life of Pi.

Nerherwood continued in the Catherine Cookson style, so was not my thing at all. Also felt the heroine's fledgling business blossomed far too quickly and easily and so I found it hard to stop snorting with disbelief.

Book number 9 is Snowdrops by A D Miller.

Just finished book 4. So that's...

1. Edge Of The Orison - Iain Sinclair
2. The Year 1000 - Robert Lacey
3. The Clay Machine Gun - Victor Pelevin
4. V For Vendetta - Alan Moore & David Lloyd

V For Vendetta was absolutely brilliant. Having read a synopsis of the film, which differs a fair bit from the graphic novel (and which Alan Moore refused to have anything to do with), I don't really think I want to watch it.

Update- 5) Patsy Collins - Escape To The Country
6) Kenneth Grahame - Wind in the Willows
7) Stephen Chbosky - Perks Of Being A Wallflower
8) Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
9) Ali McNamara - From Notting Hill with Love Actually
Having a break to decide on number 10, only really enjoyed Chbosky

Just finished The Long Walk, really enjoyed it, no 5 is going to be The Expats by Chris Pavone.

House of Silk was excellent - my next book is now The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes which I am LOVING.

I read the Horowitz and the James books at the same, I meant.