Mom22ns Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm going to try this, this year. Book 1 is Graceling. I got it from the library for ds, but there was too much romance in it for him. I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I just started Girls on the Edge by Leonard Sax which is interesting even though I don't have daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm reading a few books that I want to finish. I've got to finish Warloard by Ted Bell, (about 3/4 of the way through) 61 hours by Lee Child (9/10 finished), With this Ring by Amanda Quick (about half way through) All About Passion by Stephanie Laurens (about a 1/3 of the way through) and I've got Wuthering Heights on my phone ereader. I started Wuthering Heights last so I'll count that as my first book and will hopefully finish all of these books within the next week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I am reading a book my 15 yo chose and bought for me as a Christmas gift--- Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster. Historical fiction about Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Empire by Stephen Saylor, or is it Steven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Are they supposed to be fiction books? I'm planning to start with Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson. Fiction is easy for me. This kind of stuff, not so much. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hello, all! This week I'm reading Climbing Parnassus. This book came so highly recommended on this board, so often, that I simply had to see what all the fuss was about. ;) I intend to read mostly books sitting unread on my shelf this year, but the library bought this one for me, so I thought I should read it first! :D I'm a knitter, so I've noticed that I must remember to sit and READ my daily quota before I break out the knitting needles! This challenge will be good for me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm starting with The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World by Skousen. I actually finished reading it this afternoon because it's due back at the library today. I have Watership Down by Adams and Otto of the Silver Handby Pyle waiting as soon as I finish organizing the boys' bedrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm reading More Than Conquerors by William Hendrikson. It is a study of Revelation and I've been wanting to read it for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoplustrips Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 My first read is The Help. I'm loving it so far :) Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbmom77 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm reading Museum Administration: An Introduction by Genoways and Ireland and Deconstructing Penguins by the Goldstones this week. I don't know which mini-challenges I want to tackle. My daughter hasn't decided what she's reading yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Are they supposed to be fiction books? I'm planning to start with Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson. Fiction is easy for me. This kind of stuff, not so much. :D Non fiction counts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 All books are acceptable except children books.**? Where is the line drawn here? I ask because a. adult fiction often has reading levels at the grade 6-8 level, b. the line can get rather fuzzy at times, and c. sometimes I have to read novel length books my dc are reading and there are only so many reading hours in a week. Obviously you're not counting picture books and things like Junie B. Jones, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Where is the line drawn here? I ask because a. adult fiction often has reading levels at the grade 6-8 level, b. the line can get rather fuzzy at times, and c. sometimes I have to read novel length books my dc are reading and there are only so many reading hours in a week. Obviously you're not counting picture books and things like Junie B. Jones, In reference to children books. If it is a child whose reading it and involved in the challenge, then that's okay. If an adult is doing read aloud with kids, the book should be geared for the 9 - 12 age group and above and over 100 pages. If adult reading for own enjoyment, then a good rule of thumb to go by "is there some complexity to the story or is it too simple?" If it's too simple, then doesn't count. Hope this helps. Edited January 2, 2011 by Mytwoblessings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmom Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Do you select 52 books in advance? I'm thinking this is what I'll do, starting with A Tale of Two Cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 My first read is The Help. I'm loving it so far I loved The Help! I read that last year. I can't seem to settle on which book to start with. I don't know why that is. :confused: I have a huge book called Story that is about writing. I finally bought it after it sat on my Amazon list for about 2 years. :tongue_smilie: Why I'm not diving in, I can't really figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Do you select 52 books in advance? Only if you have OCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm reading Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, by Mario Vargas LLosa. I thought I'd start with something fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalmom Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I'm reading "Get Out of My Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?" by Anthony Wolf. I've added several books from this thread to my wish list. :001_smile: Margie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 So I started My Antonia by Willa Cather, it's been sitting on my shelf for 2 yrs now so about time I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have a huge stack of books piled up that I had decided some months ago to tackle. I grabbed at random one of the books from that stack and began reading it yesterday. It is In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by Ruth Graham, the daughter of Ruth and Billy Graham. So far it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Out of my monthly catogories Spiritual Edification History Harvard Classics and Misc. Fun I've read LotH for Dodos for my spiritual edification (though I haven't implemented it yet) and Witch of Blackbird Pond for my misc. fun selection. I havent' done much else in two days but I've done that! My husband stole my history selection (Guns, Germs, and Steel)! So, now I'll begin the Federalist Papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin And my TBR list just grew by several after reading this thread. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Reading Square Foot Gardening. Boring, I know - but need to start seeds soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I am reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. Just seemed like a good one to start the year with- its an easy light read and I may well finish before the end of the week. It's making me think about what really makes me happy, and why I don't do those things more often or regularly! It talks about why it's not selfish to do what makes you happy. So I am giving myself the tast of making sure I do the things that make me happy that I am defining for myself just for starters- meditation, exercise, decluttering, spending more time outside- more diligently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading Writing to Save Your Life by Michele Weldon (so good that I've already put it in my cart on Amazon.) and Will Write for Food. Both excellent! We are going to the Friends of the Library booksale at the end of February and I am making a list based on some recommendations from this thread. Woo-hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I started "Beyond a Doubt" last week and am still reading it. I got it from the library on recommendation from someone here. Author is Colleen Coble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading The Well-Educated Mind, because I want to do the WEM mini-challenge this year (3 books from each of the 5 categories). The other mini-challenges I hope to do are Irish literature (6), "Chunksters" (6), Classics (24), and maybe the Mind Voyages/Nebula Winners (3). "British Social Satire" is my first theme for the year, so when I finish WEM I will start with either She Stoops to Conquer (Goldsmith, 1773) or The School for Scandal (Sheridan, 1777). Jackie Awesome. I'll be doing a little bit of everything but haven't decided on numbers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Fortunately or unfortunately, my dh gave me some brain candy inspirational romance for Christmas. It's a trilogy and I'm nearly finished with the second one. For this week, I will read When the Soul Mends, the third part of the trilogy, by Cindy Woodsmall. It's an "Amish Christian romance", LOL. I promise to read more things of substance starting next week. I'm also reading the Bible (all year) and will likely start Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola, a reread which is great this time of year. I tend to have the Bible, fiction and nonfiction all going at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading Long May She Reign by Ellen Emerson White. It's a YA book, but at 707 pages I won't feel guilty about that :) The first three books in the series were written in the 80's. I read the third, in which the protagonist, who is the daughter of the first female president of the US, is kidnapped by terrorists. Never read the others, as my library didn't have them. The fourth book was published in 2007, and, after moving, I discovered our library system had all four, so I'm now (re)reading the whole thing. I think the first novel-length read-aloud of the year for the kids will be Five Children and It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading Long May She Reign by Ellen Emerson White. It's a YA book, but at 707 pages I won't feel guilty about that :) The first three books in the series were written in the 80's. I read the third, in which the protagonist, who is the daughter of the first female president of the US, is kidnapped by terrorists. Never read the others, as my library didn't have them. The fourth book was published in 2007, and, after moving, I discovered our library system had all four, so I'm now (re)reading the whole thing. I think the first novel-length read-aloud of the year for the kids will be Five Children and It. I *loved* The President's Daughter when I was in High School (still have it around here somewhere. I read the second a few years ago, but have never found the third and didn't know of the fourth. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading The Abolition of Man by CS Lewis, The Jungle Book is our family read aloud (which I'm not going to count in 2011 or 2010 [boohoo]), and trying to finish up some other books. I think I'm going to restart some books in 2011 so I can count them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahj Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 In reference to children books. If it is a child whose reading it and involved in the challenge, then that's okay. If an adult is doing read aloud with kids, the book should be geared for the 9 - 12 age group and above and over 100 pages. If adult reading for own enjoyment, then a good rule of thumb to go by "is there some complexity to the story or is it too simple?" If it's too simple, then doesn't count. Hope this helps. Yes, it makes complete sense. I loved The Help! I read that last year. . I liked it, too, and had forgotten it. I was trying to remember how many books I read while on holidays in August, and can remember 3. That was one of them, and the best of the three (the others were Mockingjay and The Forgotten Garden.) But that was last year. I haven't finished my book for this week yet. The one my dd wanted me to read isn't stellar (although it meets the requirements as it's a y/a novel) so I'm not sure if I'll finish it or go back and finish the first of the Kristin Lavransdattar books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom22es Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm starting with Worship by Norvel Hayes and Don Quixote. My daughter is doing this with me and she is starting with Caddie Woodlawn's Family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I also read The Help last year, loved it, but failed to blog about it. Here's my Nine Lives review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 So far I've made a good start on Beau Brummell: The ultimate Man of Style by Ian Kelly. Not sure how I'm liking it so far. You guys have reinspired me to go back to trying Don Quixote (started it after WEM last year, but kind of fizzled on it. I also need to get back to America: The Last Best Hope by William Bennett (which is sitting on my nightstand half read). Maybe I'll re-read Anne of Green Gables again, its been a few years since I last did that and my dd9 just finished the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCaliDani Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll be reading Voyager, the third installment of the Outlander series. If for some reason I don't get it finished in the week, I'm also reading In the Coils of the Snake, the third book in the Hollow Kingdom trilogy that my dd wanted me to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll be reading Voyager, the third installment of the Outlander series. If for some reason I don't get it finished in the week, I'm also reading In the Coils of the Snake, the third book in the Hollow Kingdom trilogy that my dd wanted me to read. I'm sure you'll be able to finish it in a week. It's my favorite Outlander book after Outlander. Lots of action in that one! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinesWife Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm sure you'll be able to finish it in a week. It's my favorite Outlander book after Outlander. Lots of action in that one! Enjoy. I tried to read Book 1 several times because my mom loves the series so much. I finally just determined to read it and enjoyed the 2nd half. I didn't like book 2 that much and I'm glad my mom warned me that I wouldn't. But after that I felt like they got better and better and I read the most recent one in 2 days! Everything else stopped AND there is a HUGE cliffhanger at the end. ARGH! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenayofRohan Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 This week I will be reading Pride and Prejudice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I tried to read Book 1 several times because my mom loves the series so much. I finally just determined to read it and enjoyed the 2nd half. I didn't like book 2 that much and I'm glad my mom warned me that I wouldn't. But after that I felt like they got better and better and I read the most recent one in 2 days! Everything else stopped AND there is a HUGE cliffhanger at the end. ARGH! LOL :iagree:Huge cliffhanger is an understatment with the last one. It took me a bit to get into the first book when I started reading, but once I did, I couldn't put it down and finished it in three days I think. Yeah, the second isn't my favorite either, but so much of that info comes back to you later, that it still needs to be read. I found it to be a bit faster the second and third time I read it too. I think I read Voyager in just a couple of days, like you everything else just stopped and I got little sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy at Home Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading The Sunne in Splendor about King Richard, III. Excellent. I love medieval England historical fiction, but I think it's time I move on to other genres, so this challenge is very timely:) Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug hollow Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I'm currently reading Caribbean by James Mitchner. I have a couple others going also: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet and SOTW Vol. 3 in an attempt to stay ahead of the kids. Yesterdsay I started reading A study in Scarlet on line here, in the hope of finishing something this week. Edited January 3, 2011 by slug hollow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Only if you have OCD. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I read Our Town on New Year's Day. One of my categories for the year is plays I probably should have seen/read by this point in my life. Now I'm part way through the Theban trilogy. Dd read it in a few hours yesterday :glare:, but it's taking me longer. We have my Fagles translation from college, but I have the Grene/Lattimore coming tomorrow. I may stop until then; it's supposed to be much better than Fagles. So this week I should have two or three books read, and that will make up for the weeks coming up when I read big thick books. :D We'll be stalking the UPS man, who is bringing all of our Christmas gift card purchases this afternoon. I'l start Mathmatics: From the Birth of Numbers once he gets here. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading Long May She Reign by Ellen Emerson White. It's a YA book, but at 707 pages I won't feel guilty about that :) The first three books in the series were written in the 80's. I read the third, in which the protagonist, who is the daughter of the first female president of the US, is kidnapped by terrorists. Never read the others, as my library didn't have them. The fourth book was published in 2007, and, after moving, I discovered our library system had all four, so I'm now (re)reading the whole thing. I think the first novel-length read-aloud of the year for the kids will be Five Children and It. I *loved* The President's Daughter when I was in High School (still have it around here somewhere. I read the second a few years ago, but have never found the third and didn't know of the fourth. Thanks! I read these four last fall. I also loved the first two in high school but hadn't known about the third of fourth. I don't want to give away anything but I'll be interested to know what you think reading them this time. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'm reading Radical by Platt and then finishing The God Who is There by Schaeffer. Hopefully they'll both get done this week. Geez, Robyn, when I saw your post I thought you were asking people what they HAD read already this week and thought, "I'm behind all ready!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorien Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 If any of our children are going the challenge, are we going to be keeping track of their progress here? If we are . . Ds8 is joining the challenge too, except that he'll just be reading as many books as he can. So far this week he's finished: Hardy Boys #2, The House on the Cliff Encyclopedia Brown #5 Encyclopedia Brown #6 This morning he started Hardy Boys #3 and at the rate he's going right now, he'll be done with it in a day or two. He likes to read! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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