1986 Reading Record Comments
  1986 started off strong but it looks like I stopped recording the books in my journal. It's possible, but not very likely that I didn't read much this year. The dates are more circumspect than 1985. The comments are not very helpful, so if you want more information about the book, click the title or the book image for links to Amazon
Page Count Grade 0-9 Date I finished Source (FPL: Fargo Public Library, MSU: Minnesota State University Moorhead Library)
Complete Poems Of T.S. Eliot, The Complete Poems Of T.S. Eliot, The
by: Eliot, T.S. Not so much impressed with Eliots work as I am the template for my own work. 606 pages 5.0 2/2/86 MSU
U. S. Grant Album U. S. Grant Album
by: Frost, loads of pictures, sympathetic text makes Grant seem like an OK guy. 188 pages 4.0 2/2/86 MSU
Distant Encounters Distant Encounters
by: Washburn, Mark Written in a modern language and style , interesting subject, and entertaining as well. 262 pages 6.0 2/2/86 MSU
Subatomic Monster Subatomic Monster
by: Asimov, Issac very entertaining, insperational and informative. 213 pages 6.0 2/24/86 FPL
Game Of Nations, The Game Of Nations, The
by: Copeland, Miles True political kind of cynical and shows a confused US policy. 306 pages 7.0 2/24/86 MSU
Treasures Of The Library Of Congress Treasures Of The Library Of Congress
by: Goodrum, Charles Interesting but didn't tell me everthing I wanted to know. 304 pages 3.0 2/24/86 FPL
Brotherhood Of Arms; General Dynamics Brotherhood Of Arms; General Dynamics
by: Goodwin, Jacob I was facsinated by the things General Dynamics and the Government did. I highly recommend this book. 322 pages 7.0 2/24/86 FPL
Contempory American Realism Since 1960 Contempory American Realism Since 1960
by: Goodyear, Frank picture source 228 pages 3.0 2/24/86 MSU
Ghost In The Machine Ghost In The Machine
by: Koestler, Arthur Harder than Sagan, I admire the strengths, Sagan always gets glassy eyed. I like the theory and it made me think, sometime on things so different I had to concentrate to continue reading. 353 pages 7.0 2/24/86 MSU
T.S. Eliot T.S. Eliot
by: Spencer, Stephen nothing interesting, too artsy in his criticism of his poetry 254 pages 2.0 2/24/86 MSU
X-15 Diary X-15 Diary
The Story Of America's First Space Ship
by: Tregaski, Richard Dull writting about an interesting subject and it ended before the X-15 got the big engines (the XLR-99) 307 pages 2.0 2/24/86 FPL
Bad Mouth Bad Mouth
by: Adams, Robert interesting stuff on lying and obsenity 138 pages 6.0 3/23/86 FPL
Act Of Creation, The Act Of Creation, The
by: Koestler, Arthur Simular to "Ghost in the Machine" only the first half was readable. 400 pages 6.0 3/23/86 MSU
Late Night With David Letterman Late Night With David Letterman
by: Letterman, David Funny but not that great 206 pages 4.0 3/23/86 FPL
Gulag Archipelago, The Gulag Archipelago, The
by: Solzhenilsyn, Aleksandr I. Very depressing only part 1&2 of a & part series, that's depressing! 620 pages 5.0 3/23/86 FPL
Confederacy Of Dunces, A Confederacy Of Dunces, A
by: Toole, John Kennedy It was great, i got into the mind set easily. Hurray too bad John shot himself and the book won a Pulitzer Prize too bad he never knew. 415 pages 7.0 3/23/86 Maggen
Motown Story, The Motown Story, The
by: Waller, Don Company propaganda, fair to good 206 pages 4.0 3/23/86 FPL
Cat Who Walks Through Wall, The Cat Who Walks Through Wall, The
by: Heinlien, Robert Super cool a prime book from the king of the three R's Rob's got an interesting view of life. 382 pages 9.0 4/23/86 FPL
Techno-Bandits Techno-Bandits
by: Melvern, Linda Great book on spying or how to ship computers to Russia. 282 pages 7.0 4/23/86 FPL
Secret Teachings Of Jesus, The Secret Teachings Of Jesus, The
by: Meyer, Marvin Jesus is a bad joke he makes no sense, Christianity is such a foundationless religion. 87 pages 1.0 4/23/86 FPL
Monuments And Maidens Monuments And Maidens
by: Warner, Marina 334 pages 2.0 4/23/86 FPL
Yeager Yeager
An Autobiography
by: Yeager, Chuck Cool, this guy has the right stuff, irregardless of what he say's great reading too. 331 pages 7.0 4/23/86 FPL
Crystal Cave, The Crystal Cave, The
Book One Of The Arthurian Saga
by: Steward, Mary It stared with Monty Pyhon and the Holy Grail, then I remembered Suzanne telling me to read Mary Stewards books. Suzanne had 1 & 3 384 pages 6.0 9/13/86 Suzanne
Hollow Hills Hollow Hills
Book Two Of The Arthurian Saga
by: Steward, Mary It stared with Monty Pyhon and the Holy Grail, then I remembered Suzanne telling me to read Mary Stewards books. Suzanne had 1 & 3 500 pages 6.0 9/13/86 FPL
Last Enchantment, The Last Enchantment, The
Book Three Of The Arthurian Saga
by: Steward, Mary It stared with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then I remembered Suzanne telling me to read Mary Stewards books. Suzanne had 1 & 3 480 pages 6.0 9/13/86 Suzanne
Privateers Privateers
by: Bova, Ben I started before supper and never stopped but to eat. The USA is nothing. Only the third world countries stand in Russia's way, but of course it's an American who saves the day. 383 pages 8.0 10/10/86 FPL
Burning Chrome Burning Chrome
by: Gibson, William Short Stories Bill is overrated; so he makes up some different adj. big deal. 200 pages 6.0 10/10/86 FPL
Lake Wobegon Days Lake Wobegon Days
by: Keillor, Garison Hate his writting style, he's better orally 300 pages 3.0 10/27/86 Suzanne
Wicked Day, The Wicked Day, The
Book Four Of The Arthurian Saga
by: Steward, Mary It stared with Monty Pyhon and the Holy Grail, then I remembered Suzanne telling me to read Mary Stewards books. Suzanne had 1 & 3 480 pages 6.0 10/27/86 Suzanne
LONO LONO
by: Thompson, Hunter S. I wrote my own LONO story. I loved Hunter's style. 150 pages 6.0 11/17/86 MSU
  30 Books / 9,621 Total Pages