Robin M Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I forgot today was Thursday and you know what that means. Today is Week 12 in our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks and starting on book # 13. To recap the rules: Read an average of a book a week - 52 books in 52 weeks Re-reading a book counts--as long as you first read it before 2009 School related books don't count (unless you want them to. You may post your reviews, thoughts, reactions to the books you've read here or on the 52 Books in 52 Weeks Blog. You can actually join in anytime and this past week we have had two new folks join us. Welcome to Sarah aka Loupelou and Jennifer aka jenL. ******************************************* I started reading War and Peace last Sunday and am halfway through the book. Guess what? I am really enjoying it too! Can't for the life of me even think about what I'm going to read next. How are you progressing and what book are you reading this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I read "Nourishing Traditions" because everyone else on here seems to have and I felt uncool ;) I started Anna Karenina but sent her back to the library. It's not the sort of book one can enjoy if only able to read a page or three at a time while breastfeeding. She'll have to wait until I have more than 4 minutes reading time in each sitting. I've just started reading The Jungle Effect. Why did no one tell me, before I got hooked on this homeschooling idea, that there was such things as FOOD PSYCHOLOGISTS and NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGISTS?!!!!!!!!!!! Don't ya hate it when there are so many cool things to do you have to invent a theory of reincarnation so you don't feel bad about missing out? That could just be me... Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiana Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think I missed last week. I finished The Door in the Wall as book 11. I'm now reading A Morbid Taste for Bones and Deconstructing Penguins. I've been reading easy books lately, but as I'm coming out of the winter funk, maybe I'll buckle down and get to some more thought-provoking reads here soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 "Summer" by Karen Kingsbury. I have really gotten used to that author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 This week I'll be reading The Book of Negros by Lawrence Hill. He's a Canadian author. Recently the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) discussed this book and four others as a book every Canadian should read. I have started and to coin a cliche, it is riveting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow, Margaret!! That is quite the list! I'm not keeping pace with you, that is for certain, but I'm up to book 12. Let's see. This last week I read another Janet Evanovich novel and listened to Northanger Abbey. I'd forgotten just how funny Northanger Abbey is, and I think a lot of the humor came through because of the narrator who had a great sense of timing and used some great voices for the different characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm working on two, however. So, it'll all come out in the wash next week. Here's what I've read so far: Bel Canto In Cold Blood Joy in the Morning Sister Carrie Sense and Sensibility Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads Before and After You Get Your Puppy Assassination Vacation Larklight The Virgin Blue Q & A The Book Thief Innocent Traitor I'm currently reading The Lady Elizabeth and listening to The Jesuit and the Skull. I'm loving The Lady Elizabeth, but I have a hunch I might like The Jesuit better if I were either reading it on paper or there were a different narrator. This guy's kind of monotonous in his delivery. At least I'm doing better with my vow about not re-reading so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoraida Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Week 1: The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch Week 2: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Week 3: The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch Week 4: The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie Week 5: The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Week 6: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Week 7: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie Week 8: Paper Towns by John Green Week 9: Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen Week 10: Saville: David Storey Week 11: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald Week 12: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald Blessings Zoraida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Finished book #15 - Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson. I had never heard of her or the title - but I could not put the book down once I started it. While I could not relate to the main character's VERY *uppercrust* lifestyle, the definitely Christian theme will, at some point - and maybe several times over - make you ponder your own life in relation to Jesus' teachings. Worth taking the time to read, IMHO . . . Currently reading, and almost finished with Tom Brokaw's sequel to The Greatest Generation - entitled The Greatest Generation Speaks. About WWII vets in their own words and the words of their spouses, children and grandchildren - a very momentous and patriotic time in our history - and well worth reading and remembering their sacrifice for our freedom. When I finish this, I plan to read Brokaw's third and last sequel, An Album of Memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 This week will be reading Three Men In A Boat by Jerome Week 12: Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff Week 11: Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family by Stephen J. Dubner Week 10: Body in the Bouillon by Katherine Hall Page Week 9: Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah Week 8: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester Week 7: The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff Week 6: Shelf Life by Suzanne Stempek Shea Week 5: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Week 4: Mosaic by Amy Grant Week 3: The Faith Club by Idilby, Oliver and Warner Week 2:The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page Week 1: Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 This week I'll be reading The Book of Negros by Lawrence Hill. He's a Canadian author. Recently the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) discussed this book and four others as a book every Canadian should read. I have started and to coin a cliche, it is riveting. Oh, oh, oh! Don't miss out on Somebody Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill. It is amazing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Oh fun! Can I join you ladies? Right now, I'm reading A Confederacy of Dunces. I'm joining a RL book club as well that a mom friend of mine has been twisting my arm to join. I can't think of the name of the book they're reading right now, but that's next on my list. A few days ago I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. That was such a beautiful book! I highly recommend it if you enjoy Asian literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I finished The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. It was a convoluted story. At times I didn't know where he was going with this or why but he tied it all up in the end but he sure took the scenic route. Once I figured out where he was going, I enjoyed the ride. :001_smile: Next is Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Oh, oh, oh! Don't miss out on Somebody Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill. It is amazing!!! I will definitely read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFP Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Same book, different titles where the Lawrence Hill is concerned. Since I last checked in: Jesus, Interrrupted. Bart Ehrman Sputnik Caledonia. Andrew Crumey The Fall of Hyperion. Dan Simmons I See You Everywhere. Julie Glass American Lion. Jon Meacham The Children's Bach. Helen Garner The Post-Office Girl. Stefan Zweig I should finish my 25th book of the year this weekend. If I can keep up the pace, I should make it through 100 books by the end of the year--haven't done that since 2001. Edited March 28, 2009 by SFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Running list: The Bell at Sealey Head Alphabet of Thorn Od Magic In the Forests of Serre Coffe, Tea, and Me The Tower at Stony Wood Music of the Dolphin My Blue Castle The Eye of the Heron Fools Run Learning to Bow Mansfield Park What Shamu Taught Me About Love and Marriage Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolour I finished Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, to my surprise. I nearly returned it to the library over and over again. Too many dead animals. Too many people descriptions. Interesting enough in spots to keep me reading. The watercolour book was beautiful and excellent. Sigh. -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I know. I can think of some things I wish I'd known about earlier, too, anthropolgy being one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staci in FL Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I started a blog where I'm reviewing my 52 books in 52 weeks. Check it out if you need some suggestions. http://somecivilthoughts.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just finished The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley. I am currently working on Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. List so far: 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 I have 13 books in que and a few on hold at the library as well. I have no idea how I am going to get through them all in a reasonable amount of time but I am trying. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) :001_smile: Edited April 1, 2009 by jenL double posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I just started Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter. It's a kids' series that I kept running into so my curiosity got the best of me! It's actually pretty decent! :D ps -- Thanks for the welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.