Robin M Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Today starts Week 30 in the quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks and should have you starting book # 31. The year is a bit more than 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. ********************************************* Books, books and more books - I love books. How about you guys. Of course you do. This week marks the 4th tuesday of the month which means its time for what's on your nightstand hosted by 5 minutes for books. Great site by the way - check it out frequently. They have great reviews on kids books. My nightstand overfloweth this month with lots of interesting books. We've been in the midst of planning for 4th grade and I can't help ordering a few books for myself while ordering books for James. I have been reading a lot since we are on our summer break and I finally have some time for me. Plus I received quite a few review books in the past couple weeks which I'm very excited about. One I'm particularly excited about is I discovered Karen Rose a couple years back and love her writing. So when the opportunity came up to review "I Can See You" for Hachette Books, I jumped on it. It will be released on August 5th so will be reading it soon and reviewing. I'm also reading "Teaching the Trivium" by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn which is chockful of tools for homeschooling, plus it contains a text of Dorothy Sayer's Lost Tools of Learning written back in 1947. Still very apropos to today and full of wisdom. I received several books this month to review that I'm looking forward to reading including A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi Benny and Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti The Divorce Party by Laura Dave Water Witch by Deborah LeBlanc Atlantis Revelation by Thomas Greanias. I'm a bit of a mood reader and there are so many books on my nightstand calling my name. I've been trying to work through the oldest first and trying not to buy too many new books. Looking at the books, it looks like I've managed to get through all the older ones, so now all the books are fair game now. OY! I was very good for a couple months and bought hardly anything at all. This month the temptation has been too hard to resist, especially when Amazon has their buy 3 and get the 4th one for free special offers. To see what everyone else has been reading or planning to read, click on over to 5 minutes for books. What books on your nightstand are calling your name this month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 This week I read Written in Bone by Simon Beckett, a crime/mystery drama set in the Outer Hebrides. I will definitely pick up some of his other books! I also just finished A Married Man by Piers Paul Read. I can't believe I just discovered this author and will be reading some more of his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in GA Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Finished What's So Amazing About Grace, by Phillip Yancey last week. I am currently reading The Chosen,by Chaim Potok . Then, it's on to 1066: Year of Conquest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Books 34 and 35 are Frank Herbert's Dune and Dune Messiah. My 14yo ds and I really enjoyed Dune, and as with many other books we've shared, loved being able to talk about it as we each read it. Dune Messiah didn't hold my interest as much, and he has decided to skip it. On my nightstand, oh my, so many books waiting for me! Loving Frank by Nancy Horan -- a fictional account of Frank Lloyd Wright. The font is so small that I'm a bit put off! Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection by John Man. I was in a Silk Road kick early this year and got sidetracked. Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris. I figured I needed some fluff -- the book seller called "crack cocaine in a book"! The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe and The Little Book by Selden Edwards both impulse buys from Costco, to go along with the giant tube of Pub Mix snacks in my cart. The best part of summer is sitting by the pool in the late afternoon, sipping a Mojito, noshing on pub mix and reading! Haven't done it often enough!! One last book is a fun find from last week's Comic-con. It is from the publishers that brought you Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, but this isn't quite so ghoulish. It is called An Interactive Sherlock Holmes Mystery: The Crimes of Dr. Watson. It is one of those books that has letters inside envelopes, and ticket stubs -- all the clues that should prove Dr. Watson innocent and spring him from jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Books 34 and 35 are Frank Herbert's Dune and Dune Messiah. My 14yo ds and I really enjoyed Dune, and as with many other books we've shared, loved being able to talk about it as we each read it. Dune Messiah didn't hold my interest as much, and he has decided to skip it. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe and The Little Book by Selden Edwards both impulse buys from Costco, to go along with the giant tube of Pub Mix snacks in my cart. Mercy, it's been years since I read the Dune series. Glad you are enjoying. I read The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Excellent. Look forward to hearing what you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I started reading "Under a Tin-Grey Sari" by Wayne Ashton, but it was so choppy I've given it up in preference for "An Acre of Barren Ground" by Jeremy Gavron. I've only got two pages into that though, so I can't really comment!. I discovered a very nice picture book too, "Keep Love in Your Heart, Little One" by Giles Andraeae and am going to buy it. It is the sort of book one ought to have around to remind one of how much they really do like their toddler... Rosie- who really does like her toddler, when she (er, both of us) are in good moods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I finished Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse books. They were definitely a lot of fun! I am kinda in withdrawal right now. I MISS ERIC!! :D I don't know what I will read next. We'll see. A friend at work recommended I read Ishmael. Anybody have any thoughts on that book? I read the inside cover and it seems kinda weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 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 Week 29: The Triple Bind Week 30: Why She Buys. I think I may have read another but I forgot to write it down and I can't remember right now. I have too many books and too little time, especially since I am in the middle of major decluttering and redecorating. I am trying to get everything in order before school starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSAcademy Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 This week I read The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart by Bill Bishop, a look at the cultural and political dynamics of lifestyle segregation. It was a fascinating read that left me wanting to add some rainbow colours to the kids' election maps...or at least some burnt orange, magenta, cyan and indigo. I am currently reading Nixonland:The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein, which is so wickedly engaging that it's crying out for multi-coloured highlighting and margin notes. I have therefore added it to my Christmas list...a little present for me, and a big present for the library. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Just finished Benny and Shrimp. Now reading "I Can See You" by Karen Rose. Plus enjoying our awesome summer weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 I posted a review of "I Can See You" by Karen Rose on my blog and 52 books blog. Great book - well worth reading if you are into romantic thrillers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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