mumto2 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, Dicentra said: My lack of reading organization/planning is a weird anomaly. I think I might be old-school and would do better with some sort of paper planner/journal for reading. Any favourites to recommend? And did you all know that Frixion makes erasable highlighters?? Genius. I seem to do best with a journal that is just plain old lined paper one as I never fill out the fancier versions that my best friend kept giving for years.......finely I think she noticed what I actually use!😂. I used to use pencil but I now write with Frixion.........two colors as I have done my set up with red the past few years. Simple page headers........I make lists for challenges leaving plenty of space for each completed book. I usually get three years to a notebook. I travel with my book so I also have pages with a few important life notes like everyone’s library card numbers! Oh my to the erasable highlighter. I might order one for my kids as they hate to mark textbooks....... 46 minutes ago, Dicentra said: If anyone has author suggestions for Nordic Noir, I'd love to hear them! I ❤️ Nordic Noir and have read quite a bit. My library recently bought a series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir so I am looking forward to trying that author. Some favorites .......... Ragnar Jonasson has written two good series set in Iceland. I just read Whiteout last week which is number 5 in the Dark Iceland/ Ari Thor series https://www.goodreads.com/series/144035-siglufj-r-ur which is probably my favorite Nordic Detective. The other series is great but a bit darker than most. The Department Q series is seriously great. I am working my way through slowly but enjoying them. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10822858-the-keeper-of-lost-causes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iXdW811Mae&rank=1 Some others that I have enjoyed are......Nesbo is a fail for me but super popular https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6861265.Arnaldur_Indri_ason https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12073100-the-ice-princess https://www.goodreads.com/series/51610-konrad-sejer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Lady Florida. said: First, good thoughts for your daughter's surgery. Did I miss a posted schedule or proposed schedule? Should I have started reading it? I knew we would be reading it this year and I thought I was keeping up on the threads but maybe it was posted last year? The plan is to start the first week in February and many wanted to take it slowly since have so many other books want to read. The schedule settled upon is three chapters a week. I have the Penguin Classic Version so page number are based from it. If reading on Kindle or a different version, page number will most likely be different. Chapters / Pages 01 – 03 / 7 - 32 04 – 06 / 33 - 61 07 – 09 / 62 - 88 10 – 12 / 89 -111 13 – 15 / 112 – 147 16 – 18 / 148 – 186 19 – 21 / 187 - 211 22 – 24 / 212 – 235 25 – 27 / 236 - 266 28 – 30 / 267 - 299 31 – 33 / 300 – 358 34 – 36 / 359 – 412 37 – 39 / 413 – 435 40 – 42 / 456 -484 43 – 45 / 485 – 524 46 – 48 / 525 – 557 49 – 51 / 558 – 581 52 – 54 / 582 – 620 55 – 57 / 621 - 652 58 – 60 / 653 - 677 61 – 63 / 678 – 704 64 – 66 / 705 – 732 67 – 69 / 733 - 760 70 – 72 / 761 – 773 73 – 75 / 774 - 820 76 – 78 / 821 - 860 79 – 80 / 861 - 895 81 – 83 / 896 – 931 84 – 86 / 932 – 962 87 – 89 / 963 - 986 90 – 92 / 987 - 1012 93 – 95 / 1013 – 1039 96 – 98 / 1040 – 1056 99 – 101 / 1069 - 1090 102 – 104 / 1091 - 1115 105 – 107 / 1116 – 1150 108 – 110 / 1151 – 1173 111 – 113 / 1174 – 1206 114 - 116 / 1207 – 1229 117 / 1230 – 1243 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 @Robin MI am planning to do a 21 book chain this year but am actually going to have to force my first pairing which normally just happens...... 1. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini 2. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler #3 will have big in it, a couple of options 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Granny_Weatherwax said: Good afternoon, fellow readers~ I am quarantining in preparation for my daughter's surgery next week and moving in with her and her family to help her recover so I've been playing in my bullet journal and drawing bookshelves, reading lists, bingo cards, and generally having a good time of it. I took the dog for a three mile walk to the public library to pick up a book. I had put a hold on The Count of Monte Cristo and it's in already. I can only check it out three times and, after looking through the proposed schedules, I may just have to break with the no spend reading challenge and buy a copy. Unless I can get it on Kindle. I've never read a chunky ebook. What editions is everyone thinking about using? Is there something I should be on the lookout for? -- DS's Wheel of Time reading progress - he has finished the prequel and Book 1. Prayer and good thoughts winging your way for you and your daughter and a quick recovery. I have the Penguin Classics edition which Kathy mentioned. I looked through several online and this one sounded like the best readable one for me. What were your son's thoughts about Book 1? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Alte Veste Academy said: I am currently reading Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson and just today I received The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune, which I hope is going to provide some nice escapism this weekend. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about House in the Cerulean Sea! 3 hours ago, Seasider too said: Thanks for this! My first Nora was the Year One trilogy, and I understand that’s perhaps not a great exemplar of her full catalog. I’ll give her another try. Yeah, the Year One Trilogy really wasn't one of her best trilogies although I enjoyed it, it was more dark and stranger than a lot of her books. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Kareni said: I can't imagine how eight children could possibly get in the way of reading! I'm another longtime fan of Nora Roberts; I've been reading her books since the early ... eighties. Some places to begin ~ Classic Romance - Which One First? Nora Roberts Recommendations The Best Nora Roberts Books: 7 Books To Get You Started | Book Riot Where to Start With Nora Roberts Books - A Love So True Best Nora Roberts Books | POPSUGAR Entertainment Regards, Kareni These lists....... I probably should just start a Nora Roberts 10 category. 😂. I have already been dipping into this author for rereads. I doubt many of these have made it past me but they all sound good and since I read them when they were released it’s been years for most! Thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Granny_Weatherwax said: I have tried two ways to journal my reading. For two years, I created a list in a blank lined journal.. I wrote the title, the author and a quick rating. Then I got all fancy and purchased a legit book journal that requires quite a bit of info: author, title, publisher, # of pages, genre, why I read it, who will I recommend it to, quotes, start and end dates, etc and etc. It's too much for me and it's only partially filled in. It holds info for 100 books (I'm on 96); as soon as it's filled, I'm going back to the standard blank journal I do track on Goodreads so I can see my progress for the Reading challenge and the end of year review. I like having the paper copy too. Thanks, GW! 🙂 1 hour ago, mumto2 said: I seem to do best with a journal that is just plain old lined paper one as I never fill out the fancier versions that my best friend kept giving for years.......finely I think she noticed what I actually use!😂. I used to use pencil but I now write with Frixion.........two colors as I have done my set up with red the past few years. Simple page headers........I make lists for challenges leaving plenty of space for each completed book. I usually get three years to a notebook. I travel with my book so I also have pages with a few important life notes like everyone’s library card numbers! Oh my to the erasable highlighter. I might order one for my kids as they hate to mark textbooks....... I ❤️ Nordic Noir and have read quite a bit. My library recently bought a series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir so I am looking forward to trying that author. Some favorites .......... Ragnar Jonasson has written two good series set in Iceland. I just read Whiteout last week which is number 5 in the Dark Iceland/ Ari Thor series https://www.goodreads.com/series/144035-siglufj-r-ur which is probably my favorite Nordic Detective. The other series is great but a bit darker than most. The Department Q series is seriously great. I am working my way through slowly but enjoying them. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10822858-the-keeper-of-lost-causes?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iXdW811Mae&rank=1 Some others that I have enjoyed are......Nesbo is a fail for me but super popular https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6861265.Arnaldur_Indri_ason https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12073100-the-ice-princess https://www.goodreads.com/series/51610-konrad-sejer Thanks, mum! 🙂 I think I've said it before - we must have very similar reading tastes! I was looking at the Jonasson books and might start on those next. While I'd love to read everything in the original language, Icelandic seems REALLY daunting. I may have to stick with translations. 🙂 And the Afdeling Q series looks really good, too! 1 hour ago, Robin M said: The plan is to start the first week in February and many wanted to take it slowly since have so many other books want to read. The schedule settled upon is three chapters a week. I have the Penguin Classic Version so page number are based from it. If reading on Kindle or a different version, page number will most likely be different. Chapters / Pages 01 – 03 / 7 - 32 04 – 06 / 33 - 61 07 – 09 / 62 - 88 10 – 12 / 89 -111 13 – 15 / 112 – 147 16 – 18 / 148 – 186 19 – 21 / 187 - 211 22 – 24 / 212 – 235 25 – 27 / 236 - 266 28 – 30 / 267 - 299 31 – 33 / 300 – 358 34 – 36 / 359 – 412 37 – 39 / 413 – 435 40 – 42 / 456 -484 43 – 45 / 485 – 524 46 – 48 / 525 – 557 49 – 51 / 558 – 581 52 – 54 / 582 – 620 55 – 57 / 621 - 652 58 – 60 / 653 - 677 61 – 63 / 678 – 704 64 – 66 / 705 – 732 67 – 69 / 733 - 760 70 – 72 / 761 – 773 73 – 75 / 774 - 820 76 – 78 / 821 - 860 79 – 80 / 861 - 895 81 – 83 / 896 – 931 84 – 86 / 932 – 962 87 – 89 / 963 - 986 90 – 92 / 987 - 1012 93 – 95 / 1013 – 1039 96 – 98 / 1040 – 1056 99 – 101 / 1069 - 1090 102 – 104 / 1091 - 1115 105 – 107 / 1116 – 1150 108 – 110 / 1151 – 1173 111 – 113 / 1174 – 1206 114 - 116 / 1207 – 1229 117 / 1230 – 1243 I may try to join in on this read along but after my spectacular fails with the SWB books and the Tolkien books last year, you probably won't want to place any bets on my finishing. 😉 Thank you for all you do, Robin! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Alte Veste Academy said: I made a post in the very first Book a Week 2020 thread saying I was finally going to do this...and then all hell broke loose in the second week of January. 🙃 2020 was rotten here before it was the in thing for 2020 to be rotten. I hope 2021 is a better year for you. 2 hours ago, Alte Veste Academy said: I've got to go back and read all the posts from this week, I found that the quickest way for me to get behind in these threads is to not post until I read the whole thread first. I have good intentions of posting after I catch up but then I don't catch up so I don't post. Then another week and another and another goes by and I get more and more behind. This year I'm just going to post. I'll plan to go back and read the thread but if I don't get to it, at least I'll have posted. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Robin M said: The plan is to start the first week in February and many wanted to take it slowly since have so many other books want to read. The schedule settled upon is three chapters a week. Thanks, @Robin M I look forward to our readalong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 *raises hand* First time poster in the BaW threads..... I am currently reading: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, while re-reading New York by Edward Rutherford alongside, and in a different vein The Year 1000 by Valerie Hansen (a recommendation from somewhere on these boards) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 https://lithub.com/on-the-heartbreaking-difficulty-of-getting-rid-of-books/?fbclid=IwAR2V3n7J-7-KzbjEXgfgFIuXaesQp8HuZ7UIdgKxIiU6SJB_2igRrkxX5o8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 13 hours ago, Robin M said: Web wonderings this morning: Guardian's 2021 in books: what to look forward to this year This is amazing! Thank you! White Tiger is coming to Netflix January 22, so I guess I need to finally read the copy I bought years ago. I'll have to look over the list later for more items of interest. 6 hours ago, Lady Florida. said: I hope 2021 is a better year for you. I found that the quickest way for me to get behind in these threads is to not post until I read the whole thread first. I have good intentions of posting after I catch up but then I don't catch up so I don't post. Then another week and another and another goes by and I get more and more behind. This year I'm just going to post. I'll plan to go back and read the thread but if I don't get to it, at least I'll have posted. This is a great idea, and thank you so much. So far, so good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Lots of Kindle books on sale today! Biography/Memoir Not sure about this one Autobiography/Memoir Not sure about this one either Self-Help 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Week two is live - please continue conversation in new thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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