Robin M Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Today starts Week 28 in the quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks and should have you starting book # 29. The year is half over and we are halfway towards our goal of reading 52 books for the year. Keep up the good work. You may post your reviews, thoughts, reactions to the books you've read here or on the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Blog. ************************************************** I finished reading "Duma Key" by Stephen King last night. Very good book and held my attention the entire time. Not sure what I'm going to read next. Be sure to check out the 52 books blog to find out more about Harlequin launching Harlequin Teen. They have some interesting books coming up and I'm hoping to snag a couple Advance Reader copies. What are you all reading this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I just finished The Professor and the Madman. Truth can be stranger than fiction. I've started The Dark Frigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have been doing alot of pre-reading lately. I just finished Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan and have started The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Finished "Food Not Lawns" and have started a biography of a British war correspondant. Also read "Nightingale" by Morgana Gallaway, which was set in Iraq. Very much enjoyed that. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Boy, it's quiet this week. I know you guys are reading, even while enjoying the wonderful summer weather. So, Watcha readin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Recent reads bolded: 1. Nine Days a Queen 2. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist 3. Driving Over Lemons 4. Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses 5. Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future 6. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the way we cooked 7. Vanity Fair 8. Spiritual Counsels of Father John of Kronstadt 9. Les Miserables 10. Macy's, Gimbels and Me by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon 11. The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop 12. The Scarlet Letter 13. Our Hearts' True Home, Virginia Nieuwsma, ed. 14. Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris 15. Model Behavior by Jay McInerny 16. Readings in Christianity, compiled by Robert E. Van Voorst 17. Married to a Catholic Priest by Mary Vincent Dally 18. Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Robert B. Cialdini 19. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert 20. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration by various authors 21. Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing by Arthur Woodward 22. Baghdad-by-the-Bay by Herb Caen 23. Encore Provence by Peter Mayle 24. Finding My Way by Borghild Dahl 25. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 26. The Suez Canal by Gail Stewart 27. Unseen Warfare - classical spiritual work 28. A Concise History of Bolivia by Herbert Klein (put this one on hold for the time being) 29. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger 30. Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie 31. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 32. New Mexico: A History of Four Centuries by Warren Beck 33. Emma by Jane Austen 34. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 35. Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman 36. Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner 37. Homeschooler's College Admissions Handbook by Cafi Cohen 38. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart 39. Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart 40. The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart 41. Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss 42. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 43. The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie 44. Lost Horizon by James Hilton 45. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 46. Five Thousand Years of Glass, ed. Hugh Tait 47. Poems of Home and Travel by Bayard Taylor 48. Highway 99, A Literary Journey through California's Central Valley, various authors (still reading, this is turning out to be not as interesting as I thought it would be). 49. Memoirs of a Midget by Walter de la Mare 50. Inn of the Sixth Happiness by Alan Burgess 51. Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel (just started this one, it's OK so far) 52. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled by Dorothy Gilman (good summer reading) 53. Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart (I read this one a few weeks ago but forgot to add it to the list) Edited July 21, 2009 by Sparkle forgot a book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I just finished Kate Atkinson's Case Histories. It was really good! It took me about 70 pages to get into it because the first 3 chapters cover 3 different murders during different years (1970, 1979, 1994). It's not a serial-killer novel, but all of the characters do end up crossing paths at one point or another. Once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. It was a very good mystery, and all 3 murders kept me guessing until near the end. It was book 36 for me. I'm not entirely sure what I'm reading next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I just finished Gone With the Wind. It was the first time I ever read it, and I loved it!! I haven't started anything else yet. I am waiting on some stuff from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just finished Brick Lane by Monica Ali. Am halfway through The Other by David Guterson. Both are excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I didn't see this thread last Thursday but can at least now report that I finished Dune. My 14yo ds and I both really enjoyed it and have been talking about how some epic sci-fi/fantasy works but so much doesn't. Dune definitely works with a believable world and compelling characters. I picked up the 2nd book in the series at the library yesterday even though I already have a stack of purchased books by my bedside that is collecting dust. I also re-read Half Blood Prince before going to see the movie. I'm off to Comic-con this week where I usually find some good sci-fi and fantasy titles and occasionally score some free books, too. I don't know any of the authors that are attending this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Week 1: The Templars Week 2: End of America Week 3: Kluge Week 4: Spook Week 5: Panic in Level 4 Week 6: Killing the Imposter God Week 7: Journeys to a Mythical Past Week 8: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blonds? Week 9: When Men Become Gods Week 10: The Score Week 11: More Harm Than Good Week 12: The Unthinkable Week 13: Deep Survival Week 14: How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia Week 15: Web of Conspiracy & Secret Societies Week 16: Marley & Me and Be the Pack Leader Week 17: Cesar's Way Week 18: TWTM again (new edition) Week 19: The Great Pyramid Week 20: The Survivors Club Week 21: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue Week 22: Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life Week 26: Jesus Papers. Week 27: The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code Week 28: Beyond the Da Vinci Code If we are supposed to be starting book 29 then I am on target otherwise one book behind. I have a huge stack to chose from but not sure how much reading I will get done in the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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