More books for the list

Mid-week update. I am realizing more and more that while I might be able to read all books that I haven't read before. There are certain books that I have only read once that I might want to read again. So I have decided that as long as the details of the book are vague in my mind I will count it towards my goal.

13. I read a non-fiction book on Merlin it was an interesting read. It chronicled the various literary appearances of Merlin since his debut in Jeffery of Monmouth's history that I'm currently reading in school. The book gave me not only an insight into this famous wizard but also to Britain in general and the history of that time.

14. Today I was snowed in so after some time outside, I sat down and read The Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. I read Ender's Game once and it is one of the books I want to read again. But this book is set 3000 years later with the same character. You might ask how its possible but thanks to the wonders of Science Fiction and Einstein's theory of Relativity it is more than possible. I really appreciate Orson Scott Card's ability to tell a good story. I don't agree with some of what he's saying but the way he tells his storys is fun to read.

Books 11 and 12

Book 11 was Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie. I enjoy all Agatha Christie mysteries and this one was no exception. I was able to predict the ending but that was probably due to the number that I've read.

The other book I read was Stardust by Neil Gaiman. This is a fantasy tale of love and adventure. I knocked this one out in a night and it was pretty good. It was witty at times.

I seem to be able to knock out 2 books a week, but I still need to read more.

7, 8, 9, 10 before I forget

This is going to seem a lot like a list and that's because it is.

Book 7 was a Robert Ludlum novel The Icarus Agenda. I really enjoyed it it was thrilling and quite long at around 700 pages.

Book 8 was Beowulf the Anglo Saxon epic poem. Again I enjoyed it. It really is epic in the true sense of the word.

Book 9 was yet another Robert Ludlum book entitled The Ambler Alert. This is a book with an ending that surprised me. It was a page-turner and hard to put down.

Book 10 was the Song of Roland. This is another medieval epic poem. This time it was French. It is one of my favorites that I read this year. It tells of an ambush by the Saracens against Charlemagne. It would make an awesome movie but knowing Hollywood it would now be told from the Saracen perspective.