2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Looking to read 26 books in 2014! Headed to the bookstore to pick out my first later today.

1. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Tessa wrote: "2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini"

Tessaaa what did you think of it? I'm still only 1/4 of the way through and love the writing so far but it's so sad it can be hard to read.

Hey dear! I actually put it on because I just started it today. But I have read The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns and loved both so I am looking forward to it.

Nice! I'm eager to know what you think of it. I am only three chapters in myself, but I can already tell Khaled Hosseini has done it again. I just posted in the ch. 1-3 discussion - I'm so happy with how active the discussions have been for this month's read! jumping from less than 2000 to 3000 members in 3 weeks probably didn't hurt either.

3. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

4. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

5. Fall of Giants (Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett

6. Winter of the World (Century Trilogy #2) by Ken Follett

7. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

8. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

9. Dune by Frank Herbert

10. The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

11. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

12. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

13. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

14. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

15. A Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

16. Edge of Eternity (Century Trilogy #3) by Ken Follett

17. The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss

Way to go, Tessa! You've read a lot of really long books this year.

What did you think of the The Wise Man's Fear and The Slow Regard of Silent Things?

A tree grows in Brooklyn is one of my favourite books. Did you like it?

Hi Cassandra! I was actually rereading The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear in anticipation of The Slow Regard of Silent Things, as the series is one of my favorites! You should definitely check them out if you're into the fantasy genre at all. Also, yeah, lots of long books this year. So I changed my goal to 20 in 2015 in to account for that habit. Thanks for checking in!!

Cassandra wrote: "Way to go, Tessa! You've read a lot of really long books this year.

What did you think of the The Wise Man's Fear and The Slow Regard of Silent Things?"

Xinlin wrote: "A tree grows in Brooklyn is one of my favourite books. Did you like it?"

I really enjoyed A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- I was on a bit of an historic fiction kick this year and that was one I was really happy I read. Good luck in 2015!