You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Tell us what books you just brought home from the library.

Soooo - how many books a week do you read, Kimberly? :)

Not that many maybe 5-7. A lot of the ones I get turn out to be duds, or I cant get into them. Others I get for my mom, brother or Darren to read before/and or after me.

I requested The Dressmaker and Ghost Story for my libray. Picked them up today. Just started The Dressmaker. That'll make a violet read for my Rainbow.

Judy wrote: "I picked up The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants. Every once in a while I get a hankering to read one of these kinds of books that explain how nature works at a deeper level. Fascinat..."

Ah, good one, Judy. My grandson was telling me that they were studying ants in his 2nd grade class at school last week. I put it on my TBR list.

I picked up these holds:


and grabbed off the 7 day loan shelf!

I just picked up Lost in Shangri-la, The Road to Andorra, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, King Solomon's Mines, and The Coroner's Lunch in order to finish my around-the-world challenge. Needless to say I am going to be reading for awhile!
Happy birthday Janice! My mom and I hope you have a wonderful day! :)

Thanks for the birthday wishes Amanda & Judy. It's been a rather interesting day so far. I'm headed to a Christmas Party this evening and that will be a great way to end the day. :)

Amanda, I hope you enjoy The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind...I really did, although I cheated and skipped over the scientific part, which meant nothing to me...haha

Yay Happy Birthday Janice. Enjoy the Christmas Party. Just do what my mum and my brother do (she's the 10th, he's the 12th) and just reclaim it as your own party.

Jkmays wrote: "Amanda, I hope you enjoy The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind...I really did, although I cheated and skipped over the scientific part, which meant nothing to me...haha"

I am enjoying it, almost halfway through, just getting into the scientific part. So far it's very interesting, I love books about different cultures.

Rusalka wrote: "Yay Happy Birthday Janice. Enjoy the Christmas Party. Just do what my mum and my brother do (she's the 10th, he's the 12th) and just reclaim it as your own party."

Thanks. It was fun. I laughed so hard I wondered if I'd damaged my insides. Tonight, my daughter-in-law and grandkids are taking me to a movie for my birthday. It will even be more "my night".

I have a friend whose birthday is the 12th. We're going to do a joint celebration on the 14th (she's just had oral surgery so we decided to hold off till she could chew). So the b-day celebrations are spread out. I'll be singing "The 12 days of birthdays"

Belated Happy Birthday, Janice. Glad you had fun!

Kimberly wrote: "I picked up these holds:
[bookcover:Midnight and ..."

So many good books in there. How's the 7 day loan book coming along?

Happy Belated Birthday Janice!!!

Thanks for the b-day wishes. :)

I picked up this hold:

I borrowed an e-copy of from the library on my Blackberry. I really like Lincoln's writing!

I hit up the library today and picked up this hold:

and grabbed these ones off the shelf:

Went to the library today and I got:

I picked up these holds:


and grabbed these off the shelves:

Kimberly wrote: "Went to the library today and I got:
's stuff so am thinking this might be similar. Let us know what you think of The Ice Limit

Shannon wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Went to the library today and I got:
[bookcover:The Legend of Broken|13584314..."

Will do Shannon!

Judy wrote: "I am curious as to what you think of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children when you read it, Kimberly."

I hope I like it, I've had it on hold for about 5 months. I think I'll be reading it next week :)

I picked up these holds:



And I picked up these off the shelves:
Some of them are for my AtW challenge :)

Picked these up today:

These books are a departure from your usual book, Kimberly. Challenges are great for that. I love the cover on God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation.

I picked up the following holds: Hearse and Buggy Murder is Binding Pies and Prejudice Gone Girl The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Got these today: and . I just noticed - these could be the beginning of a Spine thingie. LOL!

I picked up these last night. for my Let's make fruitcake read.
and the last two are for the Feb Toppler, maybe.

Cherie wrote: "Got these today: and . I just noticed - these could be the beginning of a Spine thingie. LOL!"

It took me a little while to get into Everything Beautiful, and there are some slow parts, but I thought it was worth it. When I sat back and considered the whole story, it was very moving. There are parts that are written so beautifully that you want them to stay in your mind.

I loved From Baghdhad!

I've been afraid to open this topic, and I was right, it's too dangerous! There are too many interesting books that I'll have to add to my tbr :)

I picked up these holds yesterday:

Judy, I was looking today to see if The Serpent's Tale was available on audiobook. If it is, it's not available in Canada. I do want to finish that series!

Kimberly, is the second book about love, lust, and faking it for the Feb Toppler?

jaxnsmom wrote: "I loved From Baghdhad!

I've been afraid to open this topic, and I was right, it's too dangerous! There are too many interesting books that I'll have to add to my tbr :)"

I was looking through the books from the library, and I noticed that the Baghdad book I got was instead of . I don't know if I requested the wrong one, or if they substituted it. Now, I am waiting for From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava again. I want to read the 1st one before I read the 2nd one.

Janice wrote: "Kimberly, is the second book about love, lust, and faking it for the Feb Toppler?"

Nope :) I don't think I'll be joining the toppler this time.

That's too bad. If you find yourself reading something during that week that fits any of the tasks, you could still count it. (I was going to say fake it in honour of the book you borrowed from the library.)

Cherie wrote: "jaxnsmom wrote: "I loved From Baghdhad!

I've been afraid to open this topic, and I was right, it's too dangerous! There are too many interesting books that I'll have to add to my tbr :)"

I was l..."

Oh, I want to read these, too. Have to figure out when I can fit it in is all. I keep adding and adding to my TBR list since joining this group!

Kimberly wrote: "Janice wrote: "Kimberly, is the second book about love, lust, and faking it for the Feb Toppler?"

Nope :) I don't think I'll be joining the toppler this time."

Oh, Kimberly! We'll miss you. It's a week long, see if you can fit some reading in.

And I was so overwhelmed visiting my library after two whole months (and paying a fine of $3) that I forgot about the alphabet challenge as well as the toppler. So I was stupid enough to get . Do any of these fit the toppler? I hope they do, I won't be going to the library anytime soon now.

Oh TJanet! It is a never ending battle to get all those books off of our TBR shelves. The less you fight it, the better off you are. The list just keeps growing and growing, and growing........

Pragya, I really enjoyedThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake -- I'd love to know what you think of it if/when you get through with it (lol)!

Janice wrote: "Judy, I was looking today to see if The Serpent's Tale was available on audiobook. If it is, it's not available in Canada. I do want to finish that series!"

I have it. I can send it to you :)

Pragya - The Difference Between You and Me will definitely fit, probably for several tasks.

GR acting funny, not letting me use the add book/author feature.

Ann wrote: "Pragya, I really enjoyedThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake -- I'd love to know what you think of it if/when you get through with it (lol)!"

Ann, I have heard good things about it and am hoping to like it.

Thanks Jmom and Judy, those two books go on my toppler list then. :)

I bought The Art of Fielding for $.50 of the for sale rack.

Great buy, Roz!

Thanks, even if I don't like it, it's only $.50.

jaxnsmom wrote: "Janice wrote: "Judy, I was looking today to see if The Serpent's Tale was available on audiobook. If it is, it's not available in Canada. I do want to finish that series!"

I have it. I can send..."

Thanks for the offer, J'mom. I found out the hard way that the postage rates can be higher than the book. I will read it in ebook or paperback format.