Book a Week in 2011 - Week Thirty Three

[Robin M]

Good morning Dolls! Today is the start of week 33 in our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Welcome to everyone who is just joining in, welcome back to our regulars and to all who are following our progress. Mr. Linky is all set up on the 52 books blog to link to your reviews. The link is in my signature.

 

52 Books Blog - F is for Fantasy and Science Fiction. NPR did a reader poll and came out with top 100 Favorite Fantasy and Science fiction reads. Check out the list and see how many you've read. Discovered I've read about half and have a few others on TBR pile. What is it about Flowers for Algernon that it keeps appearing on sci fi/fantasy lists? I didn't think it was all that great.

 

What are you reading this week?

 

 

 

 

 

Link to week 32

[Negin]

I think I'm going to start I Still Dream About You.

 

 

I like Fannie Flagg a lot. My favorite of hers is Can't Wait to Get to Heaven.

[eaglei]

Continuing with the 7-volume Williamsburg Series by Elswyth Thane.

 

This week I finished:

 

#53 - Yankee Stranger (vol. 2), and began:

 

#54 - Ever After (vol. 3).

 

Each novel in the series revolves around a war - the American Revolution in v. 1; the Civil War in v. 2, and the Spanish American War in v. 3. Each generation of fictional characters is well-developed; the history an accurate backdrop.

[Ali in OR]

I finished a book! Woo hoo! Not much time for reading these days, but we'll start some schoolwork tomorrow. If I have to, I'll pad my list with some of the books I have to read for history. I think we'll be reading Beowulf this week.

 

The book I finished is A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley, the third Flavia de Luce mystery. Enjoyed it.

 

 

2011 Reading List

 

34. A Red Herring Without Mustard-Alan Bradley

33. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum-Mary Hooper

32. The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag-Alan Bradley

31. Do Hard Things-Alex and Brett Harris

30. Anna of Byzantium-Tracy Barrett

29. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie-Alan Bradley

28. Cutting for Stone-Abraham Verghese

27. Stay With Me-Sandra Rodriguez Barron

26. Radical Homemakers-Shannon Hayes

25. Heaven is for Real-Todd Burpo

24. Under the Tuscan Sun-Frances Mayes

23. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother-Amy Chua

22. These Three Remain-Pamela Aidan

21. Chocolat-Joanne Harris

20. Where the Red Fern Grows-Wilson Rawls

19. Duty and Desire-Pamela Aidan

18. An Assembly Such As This-Pamela Aidan

17. Left Neglected-Lisa Genova

16. Classics in the Classroom-Michael Clay Thompson

15. True You-Janet Jackson

14. The Samurai’s Garden-Gail Tsukiyama

13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet-Jamie Ford

12. God’s Middle Finger-Richard Grant

11. Kristin Lavransdatter-I: The Wreath-Sigrid Undset

10. The Housekeeper and the Professor-Yoko Ogawa

9. A Lucky Child-Thomas Buergenthal

8. Three Cups of Tea-Greg Mortenson

7. Run-Ann Patchett

6. The Red Queen-Philippa Gregory

5. Agnes Grey-Anne Bronte

4. The Daughter of Time-Josephine Tey

3. Mythology-Edith Hamilton

2. Phantom Toll Booth-Norton Juster

1. Her Fearful Symmetry-Audrey Niffenegger

[prairiegirl]

I am having difficulty in finishing a book. I started "Song for Summer' by Eva Ibbotson but could not get into it so I ditched it. I have now began "The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte" by Syrie James. This is more promising and I think I may actually get it finished.

[-M-]

Since I last participated, I've finished the following:

 

■ The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)

Classic science fiction. With the Misses. Followed up with the 1960 film starring Rod Taylor. Both the book and the movie hold up under repeated re-reading, -watching.

 

■ Umbrella Summer (Lia Graff)

YA fiction. Following the aftermath of her brother's unexpected death, Annie fears everything, from bee stings to ebola. Graff gently and sensitively explores death and loss through the eyes of her Junie B. Jones-inspired protagonist, but I think she utterly missed the mark with Annie's clueless parents. The Misses shared my concern. What are they thinking? we exclaimed several times.

 

■ Sarah's Key (Tatiana de Rosay)

Fiction. This fictionalized account of the Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv might have been a worthy addition to Holocaust literature had it not been so badly (awfully, terribly) written. Not only is the resolution of the book's central mystery and horror apparent by the middle of the third chapter, but the compelling story of Sarah and her family is sandwiched between dull, predictable bits about a middle-aged American journalist growing weary of her cheating French husband. Not recommended.

 

■ Never Look Away (Linwood Barclay)

Fiction. As I've mentioned before (here and here), Barclay's novels are beach books: capably written, entertaining, and not too easy to piece together halfway through. Perhaps this one strained credulity more than the others I've swallowed whole this summer, but that might just be the stitches talking. Heh, heh, heh.

 

■ Blank Confession (Pete Hautman)

YA fiction. I've read a number of Hautman's books. Godless was one pretty terrific read, as was Invisible. Rash? Meh. But this? Solid. And timely. The hook -- a teen has walked into a police station to confess to a murder -- is well employed, and the narrative hums and clicks along, even as it explores bullying and drug use among teens. Recommended.

 

That's 66, year to date.

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

■ The Time Machine (H.G. Wells; classic science fiction)

■ Umbrella Summer (Lia Graff; YA fiction)

■ Sarah's Key (Tatiana de Rosay; fiction)

■ Never Look Away (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

■ Blank Confession (Pete Hautman; YA fiction)

 

 

 

July(reviews/discussion

here)

 

 

■ Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout (Lauren Redniss; biography, graphic book)

■ A Short Course in Canon PowerShot S5 IS Photography (Non-fiction)

■ Short Stories (Doyle, Henry, Poe; fiction)

■ The Winter's Tale (William Shakespeare; classic, play)

■ Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card; science fiction)

■ The Sister Knot (Terri Apter; psychology)

■ My Man Jeeves (P.J. Wodehouse; fiction, audiobook)

■ Acceptance: A Legendary Guidance Counselor Helps Seven Kids Find the Right Colleges--and Find Themselves (Dave Marcus; non-fiction)

■ The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas Stanley; non-fiction, personal finance)

■ Fear the Worst (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

 

June (reviews/discussion

here)

 

 

■ The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth (Alexandra Robbins; non-fiction, education)

■ Confessions of a Prairie ***** (Alison Arngrim; memoir)

■ Pitch Uncertain (Maisie Houghton; memoir)

■ The Silent Land (Graham Joyce; fiction)

■ A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare; play, classic)

■ The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; fiction)

■ Robopocalypse (Daniel H. Wilson; science fiction)

 

May (reviews/discussion

here)

 

■ Daughters-in-Law (Joanna Trollope; fiction)

 

■ Sempre Susan (Sigrid Nunez; memoir)

■ Gardening Step by Step (Phil Clayton, et al.)

■ John Brookes' Natural Landscapes (John Brookes)

■ Month-by-Month Gardening in Illinois (James A. Fizzell)

■ The New Gardener (Pippa Greenwood)

■ Glorious Gardens (Jacqueline Heriteau)

■ Midwest Top 10 Garden Guide (Bonnie Monte, ed.)

■ Midwest Gardens (Pamela Wolfe)

■ Low Maintenance Garden (Jenny Hendy)

■ The Complete Beginner's Guide to Archery (Bernhard A. Roth)

■ Know the Sport: Archery (John Adams)

■ Sherlock Holmes: More Short Stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; fiction)

■ The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton; YA fiction)

■ The Raising (Laura Kasischke; fiction)

■ The Life before Her Eyes (Laura Kasischke; fiction)

■ No Time for Goodbye (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

■ Too Close to Home (Linwood Barclay; fiction)

 

April (reviews/discussion

here)

 

 

■ Things a Brother Knows (Dana Reinhart; YA fiction -- the book that reminded me that I am, in fact, a reader)

■ Illyria (Elizabeth Hand; fiction)

■ The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)

■ Model Home (Eric Puchner; fiction)

■ Mouse Guard, Volume 1: Fall 1152 (David Petersen; graphic novel)

■ Mouse Guard, Volume 2: Winter 1152 (David Petersen; graphic novel)

■ The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child (Barbara D. Rosof)

■ Beyond Tears: Living after Losing a Child (Ellen Mitchell)

■ Love Never Dies: A Mother's Journey from Loss to Love (Sandy Goodman)

■ After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years (Ann K. Finkbeiner)

■ Trapped (Michael Northrop; YA fiction)

■ Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; fiction)

■ The Colony (Jillian Marie Weise; fiction)

■ The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country (Neil Gaiman; graphic novel)

 

March (reviews/discussion

here)

 

 

■ The Source of All Things: A Memoir (Tracy Ross; memoir, review copy)

■ Heaven Is for Real (Todd Burpo; memoir, religion)

 

January (reviews/discussion

here)

 

 

■ The Nest Home Design Handbook (Carley Roney)

■ Decorating Ideas That Work (Heather J. Paper)

■ Speed Decorating (Jill Vegas)

■ Flip! for Decorating (Elizabeth Mayhew)

■ Home Decor: A Sunset Design Guide (Kerrie L. Kelly)

■ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Amy Chua; memoir, parenting)

■ Macbeth (William Shakespeare)

■ The Other Side of the Island (Allegra Goodman; fiction)

■ A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich; fiction)

■ Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson; fiction)

Edited August 14, 2011 by Mental multivitamin

[Mom-ninja.]

I read about half of Plantation Mistress and I've tossed it aside. I was so bored. How many times and ways can one say that women were second class citizens? I hate not finishing a book, but ugh, I just couldn't slug through it anymore.

 

I'm listening to Botany of Desire and I'm loving it. Maybe I'm a nerd, but it's fascinating. I know more about Johnny Appleseed than I did before. I'm glad I randomly picked this from my library.

[NanceXToo]

I haven't been posting to this thread lately, but I have been continuing to do the challenge and to post on the 52books blog.

 

I'm doing this challenge with my 10 year old daughter- she and I are reading a book aloud together each week. Here's what we've read so far:

 

1. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

2. Skellig, by David Almond

3. Ida B and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan

4. The Gawgon and The Boy, by Lloyd Alexander

5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

6. The Girl With The Silver Eyes, by Willo Davis Roberts

7. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt

8. Sounder, by William H. Armstrong

9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl

10. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (kind of an adapted, shorter version, not the original)

11. All-of-A-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor

12. The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman

13. Surviving The Applewhites, by Stephanie S. Tolan

14. The People in Pineapple Place, by Anne Lindbergh

15. The Prisoner of Pineapple Place, by Anne Lindbergh

16. By The Shores of Silver Lake, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling (audiobook)

18. The Safe Zone, A Kid's Guide To Personal Safety, by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell

19. Harriet Tubman, Call To Freedom, by Judy Carlson

20. The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

21. The Return of the Indian, by Lynne Reid Banks

22. The Secret of the Indian, by Lynne Reid Banks

23. Robinson Crusoe, Retold/Scholastic Books Edition

24. Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson

25. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

26. Frindle, by Andrew Clements

27. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

28. In Search of a Homeland, The Story of the Aeneid, by Penelope Lively

29. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli

30. The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, retold by John Yeoman

31. Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

32. Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater

33. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne (will prob start tomorrow, still finishing up Mr. Popper's Penguins).

[Mommyfaithe]

I just finished 2 Ted Dekker novels....Obsessed and Thr3e. They were good in th Ted Dekker-y way...lol. I also finally finished The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton...my new favorite author:D.

 

I am also reading The Hobbit to my boys.

 

Faithe

[Mommyfaithe]

I haven't been posting to this thread lately, but I have been continuing to do the challenge and to post on the 52books blog.

 

I'm doing this challenge with my 10 year old daughter- she and I are reading a book aloud together each week. Here's what we've read so far:

 

1. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

2. Skellig, by David Almond

3. Ida B and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan

4. The Gawgon and The Boy, by Lloyd Alexander

5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

6. The Girl With The Silver Eyes, by Willo Davis Roberts

7. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt

8. Sounder, by William H. Armstrong

9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl

10. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (kind of an adapted, shorter version, not the original)

11. All-of-A-Kind Family, by Sydney Taylor

12. The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman

13. Surviving The Applewhites, by Stephanie S. Tolan

14. The People in Pineapple Place, by Anne Lindbergh

15. The Prisoner of Pineapple Place, by Anne Lindbergh

16. By The Shores of Silver Lake, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling (audiobook)

18. The Safe Zone, A Kid's Guide To Personal Safety, by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell

19. Harriet Tubman, Call To Freedom, by Judy Carlson

20. The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

21. The Return of the Indian, by Lynne Reid Banks

22. The Secret of the Indian, by Lynne Reid Banks

23. Robinson Crusoe, Retold/Scholastic Books Edition

24. Ben and Me, by Robert Lawson

25. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

26. Frindle, by Andrew Clements

27. James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

28. In Search of a Homeland, The Story of the Aeneid, by Penelope Lively

29. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli

30. The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, retold by John Yeoman

31. Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

32. Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater

33. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne (will prob start tomorrow, still finishing up Mr. Popper's Penguins).

 

Love your list! I have read many of these with my older kids and now again with my youngers. I have been doing the challenge with my kids too...but haven't read quite as many as a book per week. We are more like one every two weeks. I enjoy them as much as they do!

 

Faithe

[NanceXToo]

Above, I posted all the books my daughter and I have read together. Here are the ones I've read on my own. I haven't managed a book a week, but I'm reading as much as I can- and some of the books I've read are very long- a few were over 1,000 pages!

 

1. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes

2. The Virgin's Lover, by Phillipa Gregory

3. The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

4. Mary, Bloody Mary, by Carolyn Meyer

5. Beware, Princess Elizabeth, by Carolyn Meyer

6. Doomed Queen Anne, by Carolyn Meyer

7. Zipporah, Wife of Moses, by Marek Halter

8. At First Sight, by Nicholas Sparks

9. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

10. Lover Unleashed, by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood series)

11. Free Range Kids, How To Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts With Worry), by Lenore Skenazy

12. The Fifth Sacred Thing, by Starhawk

13. The Law of Nines, by Terry Goodkind

14. Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs

15. A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin

16. A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin

17. Hit List, by Laurel K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series)

18. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett

19. Blessings, by Anna Quindlen

20. A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin

 

I will start A Feast For Crows, by George R.R. Martin tomorrow.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

Still on Week 31 book Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History. Also started Malpertuis by Jean Ray last week. Hopefully will get a little catching up done this week. Don't know.

[Stacia]

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[nd293]

I am still reading The Liberated Bride by A.B. Yehoshua. While I'm enjoying it, it is quite different to what I normally read, and I am finding it slow going. The main threads of the plot concern the Israeli protagonist's efforts to understand the reasons behind his son's divorce, and his academic relationship with one of his students, an independent-minded newly-wed Arabic woman. The story meanders all over the place, though - the main professor's relationship with his wife, a visit from his sister-in-law, an ill colleague and the death of his son's ex-father-in-law all form detailed interludes within the main plot. I somehow feel that it should be boring, but the writing (and translating) are so beautifully done, that the story meanders peacefully along. It doesn't lend itself to the sort of interupted reading time I get, though - a few pages here and there between building train tracks and instruction in decimals!

 

I am also still listening to The Three Musketeers, but I've been lazy for the past week, and have opted for bedtime TV rather than bedtime listening.

[Negin]

■ Sarah's Key (Tatiana de Rosay)

Fiction. This fictionalized account of the Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv might have been a worthy addition to Holocaust literature had it not been so badly (awfully, terribly) written. Not only is the resolution of the book's central mystery and horror apparent by the middle of the third chapter, but the compelling story of Sarah and her family is sandwiched between dull, predictable bits about a middle-aged American journalist growing weary of her cheating French husband. Not recommended.

 

Thank you for this. I had been going back and forth on this for some time. I remember picking it up in Costco last year and I kept putting it back down. It had been on my amazon wish list for some time also. I've finally decided against it. :)

 

I read about half of Plantation Mistress and I've tossed it aside. I was so bored. How many times and ways can one say that women were second class citizens? I hate not finishing a book, but ugh, I just couldn't slug through it anymore.

 

I hear you ... I was disappointed in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I gave up on it the other day.

[luvnlattes]

I hear you ... I was disappointed in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I gave up on it the other day.

 

I'm so sad :(. I know I've raved about that book on here. Sorry to hear that you didn't like it.

 

I finished Grooming the Next Generation for Success by Dani Johnson. I started this book back in June but I didn't care for the author at all. She is a life coach or success coach or something and I felt like I was listening to one of her seminars...maybe I was! I could envision her shouting out to me trying to get me excited enough to start clapping or something which drove me crazy. I set it aside until last week when I decided to finally finish it. I had about 50 pages to go. For some reason these last pages didn't bother me as much and I did think they had some good information. Overall, I don't think I would recommend it.

 

The other book I read was Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva. He has a new book out got great reviews. The library wait list for that book is LONG so I thought I'd try one of his older books. It was just okay.

 

This week I'm reading Glass Castle by Jennifer Walls based on some conversations I had seen here at the boards.

[Mom-ninja.]

but I've been lazy for the past week, and have opted for bedtime TV rather than bedtime listening.

 

Sometimes you just need to take a break and be lazy. :)

[Angel]

I had a little mini vacation at my parents this weekend and finished "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie" by Alan Bradley. I liked it! It took me a little bit to get into Flavia's way of speaking to herself and her point of view, at first it felt a bit jumbled and unconnected, but then it clicked and I really enjoyed it. Just my kind of mystery, not too much of anything :D I have two mystery loving friends that I can't wait to pass it on to.

 

I think that puts me at 32 books.

[Sparkle]

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks - don't kick me out of the group ;)

 

I've been having trouble getting through some books too. I started Cuba on My Mind but I'm not sure whether I'll keep reading it or not. I also started In the Company of Others by Jan Karon, and ugh, I just couldn't get into it. I loved her other books and waited forever to get a copy of this, but it is just so boring and confusing. I can't keep the characters straight. I felt a little better after I went to amazon and saw all the reviews agreeing with my impression of it. So, I'm tossing it out.

 

I read Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews, and that was enjoyable. Some of the characters were a little over-the-top crazy, but it was a good read. I also finished Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity finally, and I read Do You Think I'm Beautiful? by Angela Thomas - parts of which were great and parts of which drove me crazy. Oh, and I also read The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith, which was another book I waited ages for, and this one did not disappoint. Another terrific book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective series.

 

Right now I'm about half-way into Slow Death by Rubber Duck: the Secret Danger of Everyday Things by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie; and a few chapters into Three Men in a Boat, to Say Nothing of the Dog! by Jerome K. Jerome, which is hilarious. Also still reading Blessed John the Wonder Worker and hope to finish it this week.

[Sparkle]

Above, I posted all the books my daughter and I have read together. Here are the ones I've read on my own. I haven't managed a book a week, but I'm reading as much as I can- and some of the books I've read are very long- a few were over 1,000 pages!

 

1. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes

2. The Virgin's Lover, by Phillipa Gregory

3. The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

4. Mary, Bloody Mary, by Carolyn Meyer

5. Beware, Princess Elizabeth, by Carolyn Meyer

6. Doomed Queen Anne, by Carolyn Meyer

7. Zipporah, Wife of Moses, by Marek Halter

8. At First Sight, by Nicholas Sparks

9. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

10. Lover Unleashed, by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood series)

11. Free Range Kids, How To Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts With Worry), by Lenore Skenazy

12. The Fifth Sacred Thing, by Starhawk

13. The Law of Nines, by Terry Goodkind

14. Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs

15. A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin

16. A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin

17. Hit List, by Laurel K. Hamilton (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series)

18. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett

19. Blessings, by Anna Quindlen

20. A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin

 

I will start A Feast For Crows, by George R.R. Martin tomorrow.

 

Nance, if you liked the Carolyn Meyer books, you might like Duchessina: a Novel of Catherine de Medici by her, too. I read it earlier this year with ds (along with Mary and Elizabeth) and it was my favorite.

[Negin]

I'm so sad. I know I've raved about that book on here. Sorry to hear that you didn't like it.

Kelli, good heavens, no :grouphug:, I would never hold you or anyone here responsible :lol:. You weren't the only one who recommended it. And even if you were, it was my decision to read it. :) I think that it's possible that I read it during an icky week. Cervical cancer is not a very cheerful subject matter. I love getting recommendations and reading your posts and others' here. Tastes are different. Books are so subjective. It's no big deal if we can't always love the same books. :)

 

Daniel Silva

I've never read any of his books, but was telling dh that perhaps I should. Dh's friend has the same name :D.

 

This week I'm reading Glass Castle by Jennifer Walls based on some conversations I had seen here at the boards.

Her two books are very painful. Not my all-time favorites, but I liked them a lot.

 

Yvette, dh and I love Charles Dickens, and although I haven't yet read Little Dorritt (dh has read almost all of them), I really like your siggy quote. :)

[Sparkle]

Yvette, dh and I love Charles Dickens, and although I haven't yet read Little Dorritt (dh has read almost all of them), I really like your siggy quote. :)

 

Confession: I haven't read Little Dorrit yet either; I just saw the quote recently and liked it, so I borrowed it. I do enjoy Dickens though, and Little Dorrit is on my future to-read list.

[Robin M]

I just finished 2 Ted Dekker novels....Obsessed and Thr3e. They were good in th Ted Dekker-y way...lol. Faithe

 

Thr3e was the first book I read by Dekker which started my reading affair with him. So chilling. Glad you liked it.

 

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks - don't kick me out of the group ;) .

 

You are safe!

 

 

Just realized I didn't post what I was reading. I gave up on Dr. Zhivago. Just wasn't in the the mood for it so will go back to it at some point. Discovered an urban fantasy/paranormal semi horror books by Laurell K. Hamilton and read the first two books in the Anita Blake Vampire hunter series: Guilty Pleasures and The Laughing Corpse. And today I started reading State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. Withholding judgement for the moment until I get into it and see if it holds my attention. Have also been researching curriculum and going through all the books I bought last year for James to read but never did. Thinking I'm going to have to preread a few in order to mention them so it will get him interested.

[Negin]

Little Dorrit is on my future to-read list.

Mine too :). I hope to read all the ones I haven't read. But this probably won't happen for a long while. We have several of the BBC movies and love them. To us, he was the best storyteller of all time.

[Storm Bay]

Well, the kids & I listened to all of Inkheart and just over half of Inkspell so I finished the second one by reading it (they're going to listen to the rest, and I have to say that Brendon Fraser is very good at reading aloud.) I'm not sure if this counts or not. It's a very, very busy summer.

[Guest]

Gosh, this is the time of year that I really lag in my reading. I haven't posted in a few weeks, either. I've recently finished:

 

Revolution in World Missions by K.P. Yohannan

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

and I'm currently reading Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas (second time picking this up this year)

[Stacia]

Hey, has anyone read World War Z? I've had 2 friends recommend it to me in the past week or so & I'm curious for additional reviews....

[Robin M]

 

Link to week 34 - please continue conversation in new thread

[NanceXToo]

Nance, if you liked the Carolyn Meyer books, you might like Duchessina: a Novel of Catherine de Medici by her, too. I read it earlier this year with ds (along with Mary and Elizabeth) and it was my favorite.

 

Just saw this, wanted to say thanks for the recommendation! I will have to check it out!

 

I am currently reading A Feast For Crows but put it aside for a quickie read that came in from interlibrary loan that I'd forgotten I'd even ordered- I think zennjenn recommended it but not sure! It's called Darkfever and is the first in a series by Karen Marie Moning. It was recommended to me because I like stuff by J.R. Ward, Anita Blake, and the Sookie Stackhouse books. :D I read more than half of it yesterday, will finish it today, will order the next in the series and go back to A Feast For Crows.

 

I've got the Duchessina book on my "list" though. Thanks again! :D

 

(And Mommyfaithe, thanks for your comment on the list of stuff I'm reading with my daughter. I don't post about it regularly because I know most people are just doing and discussing adult books). :)