Aussie Readers discussion

Is there anything better than to read a book? Well yes there is – you can read a book about a book, or books, or bookshops, or authors, or the pleasure and processes of reading, or collecting, or being addicted to books...

So this month we are immersing ourselves in all things BOOK!



Your task is to read between 3 and 5 books (more if you are inclined) Select your books from any of these Goodreads lists and LINK them in the challenge thread:

List 1. Books about Books

List 2. Best Books about Loving Books

List 3. Stories for Book Lovers

Tell us the title of the book you’re going to read, what list it is from, and the number on the list where the book appears; and then when you are finished also give us a bookie quote that caught your eye from each of your chosen books.

e.g.
Ten Years in the Tub: A Decade Soaking in Great Books by Nick Hornby - #521 on ‘Books about books’ list
Quote: “When I'm arguing with St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, I'm going to tell him to ignore the Books Read column, and focus on the Books Bought instead. "This is *really* who I am," I'll tell him.”

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - #3 on ‘Best books about loving books’ list
Quote: ‘That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you to another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive - all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment’



Settle back, relax and enjoy!

Here is my list:


The Rhyme's Library by Kristy Tate
#407 books about books - 3★’s

Quote: Blair Rhyme has gone into a small second hand book store called Den of leaves and describes what she sees...The books on the shelves were piled on top of each of other, creating mini towers reminding her of the game, Jenga, and Blair wondered if a tower would collapse if she removed a book. Dusty reading material filled every cranny of the room...


Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
#967 Stories for Booklovers - 3★’s
Quote: “The first purpose of a librarian is to preserve and defend our books. Sometimes, that means dying for them - or making someone else die for them. Tota est scientia.”


The Bookshop That Floated Away by Sarah Henshaw
#121 Best books - about loving books - 2★’s
Quote: One of the rules of the floating canal boat bookshop "...Please don't fart. This bookshop is very small and quite poorly ventilated. I've thrown perpetrators out before now..."

On the ball Sally:)

Yep - and the boss is in a meeting :)

LOL! Keep looking then;)

I will TRY! Lol: Here's my list:
Books about books: #1 & #36
Stories For Book Lovers: #17
The first 2 on my brand spanking new Kindle Fire, which I just got today. Yeehaaa!

My list:

1. Dying Words by C.A. Larmer - List #1 - Book #740. 5★s

2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - List #3 - Book #250. 5★s

3. Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood - List #3 - Book #834. 4★s

I have found two more, but will see how I go with these first:)

Kiera wrote: "I will TRY! Lol: Here's my list:
, and "

What lists are they from Kiera, and book #s? :)

Brenda wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I will TRY! Lol: Here's my list:
, and "

What lists are they..."

I have to find the fault in our stars again. I've lost it!!

Brenda wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I will TRY! Lol: Here's my list:
, and "

What lists are they..."

Fixed!

I will try for


The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger #23 on Best Books about Loving Books
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro #129 on Stories for Booklovers
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare #216 on Stories for Booklovers

1. The Fault in Our Stars #36 on List 1

2. The Help #32 on List 1 READ

3. The Kitchen House #738 on List 3

Well done everyone! Such a lot of great books there for us all:)

Kiera wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I will TRY! Lol: Here's my list:
, and "

What..."

Good on you:)

Great idea... here are my picks:

1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - #40 on the "Books about Books" list.

2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - #4 on the "Best Books About Loving Books" list.

3. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - #4 on the "Stories For Book Lovers" list.

4. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - #17 on the "Stories For Book Lovers" list.

5. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - #20 on the "Stories For Book Lovers" list.

Michelle wrote: "Great idea... here are my picks:


1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - #40 on the "Books about Books" list.

2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - #4 on the "Best Books A..."

Excellent list Michelle:) And great to see you are brand new and joining us as well!!! Would you be able to edit your post (bottom right hand corner "edit") and link each book for us. In the top right hand corner of your comment box, it says "add book/author" - click on that and follow the prompts to get your book links:) Then we can all check out your books.

Brenda wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Great idea... here are my picks:


1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - #40 on the "Books about Books" list.

2. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - #4 on ..."

Hi Brenda, sorry about that. Hopefully the links are in now. I can't wait to start, I've been wanting to read these books for a while now.

Well done Michelle and thanks! You have some really good books on your list :)

Thanks Brenda :)

I'm still working on October 's!

That's OK Rita (and Nicky) it's still over 10 days away, then 30 days of the month....see how you go if you would like to try!

I'm going to give this one a try as a challenge to complete..I'll come back with a list

Larissa wrote: "The books I am going to read for the book challenge is:
1.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. LIST: Books about books, No. 1

2.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. LIST: Stories for ..."

Hi Larissa, great to have you join us:) Your list looks great, but would you be able to edit your post (bottom right hand corner "edit") and link each book for us. In the top right hand corner of your comment box, it says "add book/author" - click on that and follow the prompts to get your book links:) Then we can all check out your books. Thanks!

I'm going to start with three (from my owned tbr) and see how I go:

1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury List 2 #12

2. The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde List 1 #51

3. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George List 3 #444

If I have time I'd also like to read A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (List 2 #40) but it's VERY BIG!

I wanted to include First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen but can't find it on the lists. Has anyone seen it?

Aaah, I only just wondered this morning when you'll be posting November, Brenda -you made me very happy lol :D

My options are

List 1:
#280 Paper Towns by John Green -Read 23/11

List 2:
#77 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte -Read 1/12

List 3:
#252 The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard -Read 25/11

Phrynne wrote: "I wanted to include First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen but can't find it on the lists. Has anyone seen it?"

List #1, book #722 https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...

Not there Brenda:(

Phrynne wrote: "Not there Brenda:("

Well that's weird! It's now #604 Phrynne!

I am in.

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Not there Brenda:("

Well that's weird! It's now #604 Phrynne!"

Got it this time. Thanks Brenda:)

Good :)

1. First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett List 1 #604 2 stars
2. Original Sin by P.D. James List 1 #199 4 stars
3. The Archived by Victoria Schwab List 3 #506 5 stars
4. The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman4 stars

To make the selections for this month easier all three picks are from my TBR pile.

1.) The Book Thief, #1 on ‘Best Books About Loving Books’ list
2.) The Eyre Affair, #8 on ‘Books about books’ list
3.) The Fault in Our Stars, #36 on ‘Books about books’ list

Visible wrote: "To make the selections for this month easier all three picks are from my TBR pile.

1.) The Book Thief, #1 on ‘Best Books About Loving Books’ list
2.) The Eyre Affair, #8 ..."

Three really, really good books Visible!

I have picked mine from books I already have to try to reduce the TBR pile

List 1
#21 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
#40 The Collected Works of A .J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

List 2
#177 Heidi by Johanna Spyri

List 3
#167 Peony In Love by Lisa See
#332 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Great lists everyone!

Ok some of them are on my TBR but none owned. I will see if I can get any of them :)

Good luck!!

I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)

Phrynne wrote: "I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)"

I'm lucky enough to own mine, both kindle and paperback:)

My highest priority at the moment is to keep working to reduce my TBR list. So I was relieved to see that there were sufficient titles on the three lists which would meet the challenge. My goal is to read at least three from:
Fahrenheit 451 #2 on List 1
84, Charing Cross Road #11 on List 2
The Forgotten Garden #40 on List 3
The Elegance of the Hedgehog #151 on List 3
The Giver #401 on List 3

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)"

I'm lucky enough to own mine, both kindle and paperback:)"

Out of five books I wanted the library had three, one was reasonably priced in Kindle and another was only available at great expense as a real book. So I changed that one for something I had on my shelf. That makes me feel happy:)

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)"

I'm lucky enough to own mine, both kindle and paperback:)"

Out of five books I wanted the library had three, one was reas..."

Oh well done! That sounds like a perfect result:)

the lists are all quite similar aren't they...

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)"

I'm lucky enough to own mine, both kindle and paperback:)"

you must have a huge library Brenda :)

I certainly do Anna!!! I'm going to be VERY old by the time I get through them all!

Larissa wrote: "Hi,
I have to pull out of the November challenge because I have a massive novel I have to read for school and I don't know if I will finish it in time for November. I'll make sure that I participat..."

No problems Larissa :) Good luck with the novel for school...

My Books

Inkheart Books about books #7

The Neverending Story books about books #9

The Distant Hours Best books about loving books 167

84 Charing Cross Road Books about books #10

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I'm hoping the library has some of mine:)"

I'm lucky enough to own mine, both kindle and paperback:)"

Out of five books I wanted the library had three, one was reas..."

I hope you've remembered I've got First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen to give you at the book swap!