fairytalemama Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 My January books are going to be Jane Eyre, The Eyre Affair, Grand River and Joy, and something else....hmmmm...what will be my 4th book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) I just ordered Byzantine from the library yesterday! I'm glad it got great reviews. I started my first book yesterday, Enchantment by Orson Scott Card. He is a new author to me, so we'll see how I like it. I will also be starting Mansfield Park tomorrow because I need to finish it by Friday for our Jane Austen literature study. Younger dd and I are midway through The Voyage of the Dawn Treader so we will probably finish it next week too. I guess I will be off to a running start ;) Orson Scott Card is one of my all time favorite authors. I loved Enchantment and i am loving his new book Pathfinder this week. I spent an entire summer reading his Ender series and his Biblical novels. I loved them, and I usually can't stand Biblical novels.... Enjoy! Faithe ETA: since I already made my quota last year, I am using Pathfinder as my first book instead of my last book...LOL. I am also reading Carry On Mr. Bowditch to my boys, but since I am enjoying it way more than they are, I am counting that one as well.... Edited January 1, 2011 by Mommyfaithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is first because it's due back at the library next week and can't be renewed. :) Not sure what's after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I have a huge stack of books that has been gathering for quite some time - and that I decided a few months back to tackle. Soooooo, today, having finished my 69th book for 2010, as we headed out the door to do a quick errand, I grabbed a book from said stack "just in case" I got a moment to read. I didn't - but the book I randomly grabbed was In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by Ruth Graham, so I will start 2011's book challenge with this. I haven't yet decided whether I will do the dozen classics this year. I am still pondering whether to do a variation of Rosie's Dewey Decimal plan - decisions - decisions!!! I enjoy this challenge-thread so much! Just reading the responses on this thread now, has added a couple more books to my "wanna read someday" list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Well, I'm starting off all ambitious like...Don Quixote, and then lightening it up with Forgotten Garden, and then after that I'm not sure, but I've got quite a list going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cailin Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 This is the year! My first book will be Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I have decided to go about this a little differently than I originally intended. Since I already established that children's books (of substance) CAN count, I've decided to do this challenge WITH my 10 y/o daughter. There are so many books I want to read with her- books that I have vague childhood memories of and want to enjoy again- books that are on every "must read" list for kids but that *I* somehow never got around to reading myself- books that are more modern but that just look good- books I have on an ever-growing list of "I'd like to read these with Alexa one day"... ...so here's my "excuse" to just do it. I told her about it, and she's super excited. She and I are going to choose books together that we are going to read aloud to each other, and we're going to aim to do the book a week together in this manner. Not sure yet what our first one will be, we will select it today. :) What a beautiful idea! Thanks :) Alexa and I looked over our bookshelves and picked a few that sounded interesting that neither of us have read yet and we decided we'd start with "The Phantom Tollbooth." I told her we'd have to spend extra time reading together because it was going to be a bit hard to read a book every single week out loud on top of our other schoolwork and reading and all, and she said that was fine... she's excited about it. (Although she did then clarify: "Wait, I'll still have time to play, right?") :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory. I plan to read the rest of the series chronologically so those Will be my first few book. I must admit though, i skipped The Wise Woman. I just couldnt get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) I decided on Decision Points by GW Bush. I will be reading today between housework and errands! Other books on my list for this year: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest The Hunger Games trilogy A Patriot's History of the United States 1776 Chelsea, Chelsea Bang Band (Chelsea Handler) The Confession American Assasain So Long Insecurity, You've Been a Bad Friend to Us Perfect Victim: The True Story of the Girl in the Box In the Still of the Night The Road to Serfdom Edited January 1, 2011 by TXMary2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Am reading the utter twaddle Vampire Diaries.:D (don't judge) My 2011 Reading Challenges Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytalemama Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Am reading the utter twaddle Vampire Diaries.:D(don't judge) My 2011 Reading Challenges Page I love vampire twaddle. :tongue_smilie: I think I'll add that to my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I just finished Doetsch Thieves of Heaven. Very well done. 13th Hour looks great. Just download it to my nook. After tonight I'm on a book buying ban until I whittle down my tbr pile both real and e-book. I finished 'The 13th Hour' last night (so I won't be able to use it for my 2011 list, darn!) It was a very good book. It is a crime thriller with a twist--time travel. It, too, was very well done. But it did get a bit bogged down towards the end. I am looking forward to reading his other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'd like to join in this year. I'm supposed to read The Brothers Karamazov with a friend, but that will take me more than a week. Maybe I'll try to schedule that one out over a month and always be reading a quicker book along side it. I think I'll start with either Words and Rules or The Language Instinct. Those are both books I've read parts of, but I've not read cover to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Orson Scott Card is one of my all time favorite authors. I loved Enchantment and i am loving his new book Pathfinder this week. I spent an entire summer reading his Ender series and his Biblical novels. I loved them, and I usually can't stand Biblical novels....Enjoy! Faithe This is good to hear! I don't know anything about him as an author. I saw his name pop up on a thread about fantasy authors and thought I'd give it a try. Is Ender's Game more sci-fi or more fantasy? And what Biblical novels? The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory.I plan to read the rest of the series chronologically so those Will be my first few book. I must admit though, i skipped The Wise Woman. I just couldnt get into it. I read The Other Boleyn Girl last year and loved it! Is the Boleyn Inheritance before or after it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Haven't decided yet but I am thinking it will be twaddle. :D (maybe the smilie should be :blush: but oh well :D ) Just need some down time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 i have several lists/categories i'll be working through simultaneously. One is self education(from lcc2), the next is is rereads of favorites(HP,LOTR), the third is school/curriculum books I need to read(liping ma, miquon, suzuki) the fourth is books I have that I've been meaning to read but haven't gotten to(a variety of genres) and the last is RAs with the boys(winnie the pooh, beatrix potter). I hope it will all add up in the end, but I'll be better for it either way. I like a pp's mention of audio books, I'll have to try and incorporate some. Happy new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'm starting with a random biography I picked from the library last week...Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style. I also picked a Phillippa Gregory book about Mary Queen of Scots as well as a couple of very random others. My library trip was very random this time, our library puts all nonfiction together and I wander the shelves looking for something to catch my interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I re-started a book that I couldn't handle last fall. It is Hans Fallada's Every Man Dies Alone. Difficult subject matter, but so very interesting. I think I'll go for light and cheery when I decide on book #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnae Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I settled on Desiring God by John Piper. It's one of those books I've been meaning to read forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I just finished my first book of the year (although I'm not counting it for 52/52), The Rough Guide to Classic Novels, which I started around 11:00 last night and finished today. It includes quick synopses and reviews of 230+ novels, and for each one there's also a recommended translation or edition, suggestions for what to read next if you enjoyed that book, and the recommended film version (if available). It's especially strong on foreign language literature, and lists many wonderful-sounding books I'd never heard of that are classics in other countries/languages. I've added lots of books to my reading list as a result. I've also just started The Well-Educated Mind, because I want to do the WEM Mini-challenge. As for fiction, I decided to organize my reading list for next year around a number of different themes (18th Century Gothic Novels, Classic Irish Literature, Books about Books, etc.), and I wanted to start with something light, so my first theme is: British Social Satire Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer (1773) R.B. Sheridan, The School for Scandal (1777) HG Wells, The Research Magnificent (1915) EF Benson, Queen Lucia (1920) William Gerhardie, The Polyglots (1925) Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall (1928) Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm (1932) PG Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) I'm not sure which book I'll start with. I have several of them on my Kindle, and I'll have to order the others from Amazon or the library. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Am reading the utter twaddle Vampire Diaries.:D(don't judge) Can if I want :tongue_smilie: ;) Rosie- who reads her fair share of silly romance novels and you may judge all you like :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Am I correct in understanding that I can count read-alouds I do with the kids as long as they're over 100 pages and at least at the middle-grade level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 My first is going to be A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) This is the year! My first book will be Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse. I just read that a few weeks ago. Hilarious!!! :D I've been torturing dh with the Jeeves and Woosters I ordered through Netflix for the past few days. :001_smile: Edited January 1, 2011 by angela in ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I just read that a few weeks ago. Hilarious!!! :D I've been torturing dh with the Jeeves and Woosters I ordered through Netflix for the past few days. :001_smile: I just watched Brinkley Manor today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahj Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 My first two books will be For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay and Little Clearing in the Woods by Maria D. Wilkes (reading this series because the Little House series is a childhood favorite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 British Social Satire Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer (1773) R.B. Sheridan, The School for Scandal (1777) HG Wells, The Research Magnificent (1915) EF Benson, Queen Lucia (1920) William Gerhardie, The Polyglots (1925) Evelyn Waugh, Decline and Fall (1928) Stella Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm (1932) PG Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) Jackie Ohh, that looks fun! I love Wodehouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I am reading Villette by Charlotte Bronte... it's taking me a bit longer because of all the French passages, but I am determined to finish it this week. Then I will be on to The Poisonwood Bible, since that is the book club selection for this month. That one is a re-read, but it's been a lot of years since I read it and it's one of the best books I've ever read. Getting lots of great ideas from this thread!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Togo Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) My first book is our family read aloud - The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck. It's simple, but the message is getting through the hormones of 14yo dd, who either sits plastered to my side with her head leaning on my shoulder or in the middle of the sectional sofa so that no one is touching her. I will be moving on to Ivanhoe. Edited January 2, 2011 by 1Togo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I am on the 5th Vampire Diaries book so it is book one. :) Not my first choice in reading but I have to read 20 new authors. Doing the challenge with a friend so I've mixed it up with new, old, YA, classics, you name it. Here is my 2011 reading challenges page with my lists on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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