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Sarah's 2011 Reading Challenge
I've also thought about reading City of Bones within the next month or so!
Gitte wrote: "I've also thought about reading City of Bones within the next month or so!"I keep hearing great things about this series, so I'm anxious to check it out! Maybe we could do a buddy read :-)
Jo wrote: "There are some great books on there! Good luck!!"Thanks Jo! Good luck with your challenge too :-)
Sarah wrote: "Gitte wrote: "I've also thought about reading City of Bones within the next month or so!"I keep hearing great things about this series, so I'm anxious to check it out! Maybe we could do a buddy..."
would love to :-)
Some fantastic books here, Sarah. I'm inspired to make my own list!
This is my first time actually making a list/reading schedule, so I'm a little nervous about my ability to stick with it. Hopefully the knowledge that it's posted here for all to see will keep me accountable ;-)
Sarah wrote: "This is my first time actually making a list/reading schedule, so I'm a little nervous about my ability to stick with it. Hopefully the knowledge that it's posted here for all to see will keep me a..."I've never made a list like this before either, but there are so many wonderful books on my shelves and in my book piles, that thought it might keep me more focused this coming year. Who knows??? :0)
Sarah - GREAT books on your list. I've read the Zookeepers Wife and Rebecca (march); The Story of Edgar Sawtelle; and White Oleander. I have quite a few TBRs in common with you too: In Cold Blood and Dracula(that I have on one of my challenges), Alias Grace, and The Women. Looks like a great reading year for you.
Just finished my first book of the new year - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (3.75*)! It was a fun, fast-paced story. Great way to start off a new year of reading :-)
Sarah wrote: "Just finished my first book of the new year - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (3.75*)! It was a fun, fast-paced story. Great way to start off a new year of reading :-)"Glad you enjoyed your first of the year, Sarah! What will you read next? I loved Chocolat.
Thanks! Right now I'm reading Graceling and The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox. I just started Chocolat this morning, so I'm only about 20 pages in.
Just finished Chocolat - great story! Hoping to finish Graceling today and get started on Wild Swans this weekend.
Hi Sarah, pleased you've made a good start on your reading challenge. Keep up the good reading.Amanda
Did you ever see the movie, Sarah???? I'm supposed to be reading Chocolat for one of my December BIO's (guilty pleasure). I did see the movie (loved it) and was wondering how that would affect my opinion of the book. I hope to start Graceling as soon as I finish up my Steinbeck novels....4 down, 2 to go....hopefully I'll be ready by Monday.
No, I never saw the movie. Maybe I'll see if the library has a copy of it.I'm loving Graceling so far. Can't wait to discuss it with you!
Sarah wrote: "No, I never saw the movie. Maybe I'll see if the library has a copy of it.I'm loving Graceling so far. Can't wait to discuss it with you!"
I really enjoyed Graceling too!
Finished Graceling earlier this week - gave it 4.5*! Just finished Linger this morning and gave it 4*. I liked it better than Shiver. The story seemed to progress faster in this book. Can't wait for the third book - Forever!Now I'm going to start Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. I'm ready for something serious after all the YA I've read this month.
Can't wait to see what you think of Wild Swans.
Oh I loved The Awakening...... Chopin and Wharton really knew how to shake things up in their world.In Cold Blood was really good....
The Glass Castle was good too, you tend to get really irritated at the parents though.
Great list!
Kat - I'm really excited about The Awakening. I read a short story by Chopin in a lit class a couple years ago called "The Story of an Hour" and I knew I must read more of her.
Finally finished Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China and I gave it 4.5*! Amazing - extremely sad and horrifying because it's true but definitley amazing! I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a thought-provoking and meaningful nonfiction book. I learned so much about Communist China from this book, but it read like a novel because it was told from a personal point of view.
Haha - it only took me til Feb. 4 to complete it! Fortunately my Feb. reads are shorter!
Sarah wrote: "Finally finished Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China and I gave it 4.5*! Amazing - extremely sad and horrifying because it's true but definitley amazing! I would recommend this book to..."It's a pretty impressive read!
Just finished Room by Emma Donoghue and gave it 3 stars.I had a hard time reading it from a five year-old's perspective, but I ended up liking it well enough despite the narration.
I just finished Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper and I absolutely loved it! I was not aware of the great mystery about William Shakespeare's marital status before reading this book. After finishing the book I googled Shakespeare and found that the plot of the book was based on factual people and events, which makes it all the more intriguing.
Finished Beautiful Child yesterday. It was required reading for one of my classes. Great but heart-wrenching read!
Just finished reading the ARC of Paoby Kerry Young. Here's a link to my review if you're interested:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
Just finished off my last February challenge book - American Wife. It was great, gave it 4*! Going to start My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler tonight. Looks like it will be pretty funny ;-)
I'm reading American Wife later this year too so I am really glad to hear you liked it so much!
Just finished My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler. I didn't like it :-(
You are doing great on your list!!!! I keep reading books not on my list!!!!
Bad moderator! *wags finger disapprovingly* ;-)Jk - looks to me like you're pluggin' away. 27 books already this year?! Sheesh!
Finished The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson yesterday. I loved it - gave it 4.5*!
You're doing so well with your list, Sarah. I think I'm going to be falling behind if I'm not careful!
I finished reading my First Reads win last night - Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers. It was a fast read and pretty enjoyable, but the ending kind out of fizzled out a little.
Sarah wrote: "Finished Graceling earlier this week - gave it 4.5*! Just finished Linger this morning and gave it 4*. I liked it better than Shiver. The story seemed to progress fast..."I loved Shiver and Linger! - I can't wait for Forever either- there's so many possibilities left open on what may happen!!
Sarah wrote: "Just finished Rebecca today. Amazing book - I gave it 5*!"
My friends reading it at the moment she said it's good too - I think I will add that to my list of books to read for my reading challenge this year too!
Wow, I'm falling way behind on my challenge. I just finished The Sherlockian by Graham Moore yesterday for my local book club. I found it very entertaining, although I probably would have enjoyed it more if I were at all familiar with Sherlock Holmes.
fantastic, Sarah. keep going, I'm sure you will get through them with your determination!
Thanks for the encouragement Marilyn :-)
I feel the same about my challenge, Sarah, but I'm sure we'll manage....she says, optimistically! :0)
24. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - 4.5*I highly reccommend all of her books to anyone who loves historical fiction!
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JAN:
1.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare2.
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater3.
Chocolat by Joanne Harris4.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang5.
Graceling by Kristin CashoreFEB:
1.
Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper2.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros3.
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld4.
Beautiful Child by Torey Hayden5.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMAR:
1.The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
2.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier3.
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton4.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson5.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea HandlerAPR:
1.
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran2.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy3.
The Gates by John Connolly4.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt5.
The Sherlockian by Graham MooreMAY:
1.Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
2.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote3.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll4.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessJUNE:
1.
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb2.Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund
3.A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith
4.
The Glass Castle by Jeanette WallsJULY:
1.The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wrobleski
2.Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen
3.1776 by David McCullough
4.Columbine by Dave Cullen
5.
The 19th Wife by David EbershoffAUG:
1.
Katherine by Anya Seton2.The Awakening by Kate Chopin
3.The Women by T.C. Boyle
4.
Annie's Ghosts by Steve Luxenberg5.
Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine DelorsSEPT:
1.
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson2.White Oleander by Janet Fitch
3.The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee
4.Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
OCT:
1.The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
2.Dracula by Bram Stoker
3.whichever Outlander book I need to read next
4.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot5.
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierNOV:
1.Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
2.The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
3.The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
4.Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly
5.This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
DEC:
1.A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
2.True Colors by Kristin Hannah
3.A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
4.The Lives They Left Behind by Darby Penney
Alternates:
1.
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead2.The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
3.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak