Book A Week in 2009 Week 14

[Robin M]

Good morning! It is the start of another book week. We are on Week 14 of our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks. It is time to start book # 15. (If you haven't already.) :)

 

To recap the rules:

 

 

 

1. Read an average of a book a week - 52 books in 52 weeks
   
2. Re-reading a book counts--as long as you first read it before 2009
   
3. 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.

 

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Did you know this month is poetry month? Of course you did. I found a great site that lists all the poets and poems called Poem Hunter. Check it out and consider adding a book of poetry to your repertoire.

 

I am currently reading a psychological thriller called 14 by J.T. Ellison. Another one of my new to me author reads. I finished The Mystery of Grace by Charles DeLint but haven't had time to write a review yet. I had set a deadline of Easter to finish the first draft of my latest WIP that I started during National Novel Write Month. I am happy to say I just completed it. Happy Dance! The review for DeLint's book should be up in the next couple days.

 

What are you all reading this week!

[Sojourner]

I've been clearing the light stuff off my shelves the past few weeks as have been over busy and when I do grab a moment to read I wanted to escape. This week will be reading One Woman Against the Reich by Helmut W. Ziefle, hopefully uplifting even though intense.

 

Week 14: Index to Murder by Jo Dereske

Week 13: Jane Austen in Scarsdale by Paula Marantz Cohen

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

[coffeefreak]

Good morning! It is the start of another book week. We are on Week 14 of our quest to read 52 books in 52 weeks. It is time to start book # 15. (If you haven't already.) :)

 

 

What are you all reading this week!

 

YOU'RE KILLING ME! I thought we were on Book 14 :scared:

 

OK, so I'm about 4 weeks behind, but I have a STACK of books I'm trying to get through. I've been knee deep in life. SIGH. I really wish I had more time to read.

 

Oh Wait! I finished a book last night!

 

Plum Lovin by, you guessed it, Janet Evonavich. :lol:

 

Now I'm reading . . . . .Drum roll please . . . .

 

Plum Lucky! by, Janet Evonavich. :lol:

 

I really do have a list of non fluff I want to get to! It's just so easy to read fluff when you're running around crazy. Here's the list of unfinished/unstarted books I have to get to:

 

Good and Angry by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaffer McCauley

For the Family's Sake by Susan Schaffer McCauley

sTori Telling by Tori Spelling

I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can by Tom Bergeron

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Escape by Carolyn Jessop

and finally, I've always wanted to read all of Jane Austin's books.

 

Sigh, I'll get there . . .Someday:D

 

Blessings!

Dorinda

[eaglei]

Finished book #17 which I read orally for our family reading - "Unusual Prophecies Being Fulfilled" (Book Six), by Perry Stone.

 

Had hoped to finish "An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw, but haven't yet - been overwhelmed with other things.

 

I DID finish three Bil Keane collections of "The Family Circus" but I won't count those.:D

[Rose in BC]

I am reading Kids Parents & Power Struggles by Mary Kurcinka (after my kids more or less told me I was a push over). I am enjoying it so far.

 

Also, Living a Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney.

[KidsHappen]

Just finished How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia, currently working on Web of Conspiracy by James Broderick & Darren Miller. 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

Week 13: Deep Survival

Week 14: How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia

 

I have 14 books in que and a few on hold at the library as well. I also have a list of to read some day. I keep a stack of dog training, emergency preparedness, and gardening books by the desk to refer to as well and of course, I am constantly pouring through curriculum. I have no idea how I am going to get through them all in a reasonable amount of time but I am trying.

Edited April 9, 2009 by KidsHappen

[Jenn in Mo]

I've finished, but not posted Miracles of the American Revolution, Kiss by Dekker, and Hood.

 

Right now, I'm reading Margin, Teach Your Child How to Think, and Queen Lucia. One of these will be finished this week and added to the list.

[Zoraida]

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

Week 13: The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Week 14: Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai

 

Blessings

 

Zoraida

[Amie]

Well, I am behind, but I do have a few going at once right now. My current read is Welcoming Your Second Baby by Vicki Lansky. It is such a little booklet, I probably shouldn't count it. But it was a gift (so I feel I ought to read it), and I was busy having a baby last week--so that is my excuse. ;) Besides, it can make up for some of the long books I'm reading, right?.

[Jenny in Florida]

This week, I finished books number 15 and 16: One Nation Under Dog and The Jesuit and the Skull. The dog book was a quick, fun, fluffy (pun intended) read. I heard the author interviewed on the radio and ran right out to buy it. The other one was dense, especially on audiobook, which made it difficult to flip back and check on names and dates.

 

14. The Lady Elizabeth

13. Innocent Traitor12. The Book Thief

11. Q & A

10. The Virgin Blue

9. Larklight

8. Assassination Vacation

7. Before and After You Get Your Puppy

6. Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads

5. Sense and Sensibility

4. Sister Carrie

3. Joy in the Morning

2. In Cold Blood

1. Bel Canto

 

I'm currently re-reading Mansfield Park (Austen), which I haven't read in years.

[Robin M]

Rose said "I am reading Kids Parents & Power Struggles by Mary Kurcinka (after my kids more or less told me I was a push over). I am enjoying it so far."

 

 

I've read Kurcinka's book a couple times. It is excellent and very helpful. Glad you are enjoying it.

[Guest Virginia Dawn]

I recently finished:

 

The Calder Game- Blue Balliet

The Case of the Constant Suicides- John Dickson Carr

 

I am currently reading:

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana- Umberto Eco

[Rosie_0801]

I've almost finished The House of Spirits. It's pretty stupid really, so I'm not sure why I'm still reading it.

 

Rosie

[6packofun]

I just finished The Terror, a novel about the mysterious, ill-fated arctic expediction of Sir John Franklin. I like that the author filled in the blanks of this historical event with such rich details and that it was suspenseful with some creepy moments! A bit of the supernatural. It made me want to read more on the actual 1845 expedition (of which not much is known).

 

I have no idea how many books I've read so far...the last one was Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and I loved it. The Terror was good, too, but the ending was not super for me. I've been reading some really long books, as well, so I'm probably behind for the year. LOL

 

:lurk5: I put this here because my 2.5yo wanted me to. LOL

[Kristiana]

I just finished #13 A Morbid Taste for Bones (the first Bro. Cadfael mystery and I really liked it!) and #14 A Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walsh about the 1665/66 plague in Eyam, England. I think I liked it better than Year of Wonders which had the same setting. That one was very depressing to me, plus the ending was so...I don't know, like a soap opera?! :tongue_smilie:

 

I don't know what I'm reading next. I really need to get caught up on housecleaning! I'm in the middle of several heavier books, but I'm in the mood for fluff right now.

[Nakia]

I am reading the last book in Thalassa Ali's Paradise trilogy called Companions of Paradise. I have loved this series, and I am going to hate to see it end.

 

Thanks again for the recommendation, Rosie!!

[linders]

...except the boards, of course. I will be in withdrawal the 10 days or so that we have no computer.

[Rosie_0801]

I am reading the last book in Thalassa Ali's Paradise trilogy called Companions of Paradise. I have loved this series, and I am going to hate to see it end.

 

Thanks again for the recommendation, Rosie!!

 

I know! I wanted a fourth book!

 

Glad you're enjoying!

 

:)

Rosie

[SFP]

Last books read:

 

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye. A.S. Byatt

The Romance of a Shop. Amy Levy

Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor. Brad Gooch

The Tricking of Freya. Christina Sunley

Lulu in Marrakech. Diane Johnson

The Warden. Anthony Trollope

[Robin M]

I am passing on a special award to all of you dedicated 52 books challenge readers. Please check it out at the 52 books blog or my blog. (links below) Kay - this goes to you as well since you created the challenge.

 

Thank you!

[SherryTX]

I didn't see this until now - I take it it is okay to join in late as long as we list out our books read so far and read enough to get caught up?

[Rose in BC]

When I saw Kids, Parents & Power Struggles I recognized the author's name and decided to check it out. I have really enjoyed it because it seems to present some concrete, doable suggestions that seem reasonable.

 

I have already used some of the information I've gleaned and have had a few minor miracles that last couple of days (parenting miracles that is).

[Robin M]

I didn't see this until now - I take it it is okay to join in late as long as we list out our books read so far and read enough to get caught up?

 

 

Yes, definitely. Welcome to the challenge.

[Granny_Weatherwax]

I would like to join in as well. I heard about his challenge on another board and thought it was a great idea.

I need to think back to all of the books I have read this year so this list will not be complete. DS and I are reading a lot of the same books and having discussions for Reading so some of the books will appear to be a little juvenile. I also try to pre-read books my DD wants to read so I will include those as well.

 

1. Here, There Be Dragons

2. The Candy Shop War

3. New Moon

4. Eclipse

5. Breaking Dawn

6. The Contest

7. The Climb

8. The Summit

9. The Deep

10. The Discovery

11. The Danger

12. My Sister's Keeper (Jodi P.)

13. Nineteen Minutes (Jodi P.)

14. Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti (The Farrels)

15. Willy's Trunk (Lamplighter)

[JennW in SoCal]

Last week I read Maria Tallchief's autobiography, Maria Tallchief, America's Prima Ballerina. I've read many autobiographies by Balanchine ballerinas, and they are all fascinating.

 

I also read The Reader as I was curious about it after the Academy Awards. Don't know if I'll watch the movie or not, even though I love Kate Winslet.

 

Barnes and Noble had a table of 3 books for the price of 2, and I couldn't help myself so I have a few titles to choose from this week!

[SherryTX]

Here is what I have read this year so far for 2009, that are most recent that I can remember off the top of my head:

 

1. The Well Trained Mind by Susan Bauer

2. Danny, Champion of The World, by Roald Dahl - liked the book, but not so much the message

3. Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark -suspense

4. Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden

 

Okay, I have read more than the above, but have to go through my stack of books I haven't bothered to put away that are on my bedroom dresser to remember them all.

I am almost finished with Six Pillars of Self Esteem (one more chapter to go!), more than halfway through Objectivism In One Lesson by Andrew Bernstein..there are a few others, but I am setting them to the side so I can finish these two above, hopefully this week, so I can justify taking The Passion of Ayn Rand out at the library as soon as it is available. I am also just counting books I started in 2009. Alas, I have a really bad habit of reading a book half way or more through and then needing a break. Case in point: Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan, Voltaire, the Exile Years, and Capitalist Manifesto.

[Robin M]

I would like to join in as well. I heard about his challenge on another board and thought it was a great idea.

I need to think back to all of the books I have read this year so this list will not be complete. DS and I are reading a lot of the same books and having discussions for Reading so some of the books will appear to be a little juvenile. I also try to pre-read books my DD wants to read so I will include those as well.

 

1. Here, There Be Dragons

2. The Candy Shop War

3. New Moon

4. Eclipse

5. Breaking Dawn

6. The Contest

7. The Climb

8. The Summit

9. The Deep

10. The Discovery

11. The Danger

12. My Sister's Keeper (Jodi P.)

13. Nineteen Minutes (Jodi P.)

14. Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti (The Farrels)

15. Willy's Trunk (Lamplighter)

 

Welcome to the challenge as well. Glad to have you.

[PinkInTheBlue]

Hmm...I did not know about the poetry but I'm afraid I will not be participating in that recognition. :) I am not a lover of poetry, unfortunately.

 

I don't keep up with it every week so let me see if I can list my books for 2009

 

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer

Treasure Island

Pride and Prejudice

Throne of Jade

The Hound of the Baskervilles

His Majesty's Dragon

Black Powder War

All 8 of the Southern Vampires books (thank you to whoever recommended them)

All 4 of the Twilight books (I reread the first 3 before buying the 4th)

Grave Sight

Grave Surprise

Mysterious Affair at Styles

 

Currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo (first time read)

Edited April 12, 2009 by PinkInTheBlue
he's the Count of Monte Cristo, not Crisco! LOL

[prairiegirl]

I FINALLY finished Mrs. Dalloway. Even though I really like Virginia Woolf's way with words, I still have no idea what this book was about. I mean, I know that it was about a dinner party but what was the purpose of writing this story?

 

I also finished A Cross-Centered Life by C.J.Mahaney. Exellent book!

 

Now I am reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

[SherryTX]

Hmm...I did not know about the poetry but I'm afraid I will not be participating in that recognition. :) I am not a lover of poetry, unfortunately.

 

...

 

Currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo (first time read)

 

How do you like it so far? I just purchased a copy a few months ago, and haven't had a chance to get into it just yet.

[Robin M]

My Review of "The Mystery of Grace" is posted up on 52 Books blog now. I've started James LePore's "A World I Never Made." For a teaser about the book, look here.

 

If you would like to post reviews on the 52 books blog, email me and I will set you up as a contributor. We have quite a few set up as contributors now - check the sight to see if you're name is already listed.

 

Tomorrow is a new book week!

[Frontier Mom]

My list is on my blog linked in siggy.

 

Thanks for doing this. It's fun!!

 

Currently I am reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."

[Sparkle]

Welcome, Sherry!

 

My list so far (recent reads bolded)

1. Nine Days a Queen

2. Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist

3. Driving Over Lemons

4. Father Arseny: A Cloud of Witnesses

5. Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future

6. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II and the way we cooked

7. Vanity Fair

8. Spiritual Counsels of Father John of Kronstadt

9. Les Miserables

10. Macy's, Gimbels and Me by Bernice Fitz-Gibbon

11. The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop

12. The Scarlet Letter

13. Our Hearts' True Home, Virginia Nieuwsma, ed.

14. Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris

15. Model Behavior by Jay McInerny

16. Readings in Christianity, compiled by Robert E. Van Voorst

17. Married to a Catholic Priest by Mary Vincent Dally

18. Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Robert B. Cialdini

19. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

20. Gold Rush: A Literary Exploration by various authors

21. Navajo Silver: A Brief History of Navajo Silversmithing by Arthur Woodward

22. Baghdad-by-the-Bay by Herb Caen

23. Encore Provence by Peter Mayle

24. Finding My Way by Borghild Dahl (love this book, great autobiography by blind author)

25. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (re-read, very enjoyable)

26. The Suez Canal by Gail Stewart

27. Unseen Warfare - classical spiritual work (reading now)

28. A Concise History of Bolivia by Herbert Klein (reading now)