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My 100 books for this year are:
1. Home A Novel
2. The Prophet of Yonwood (audio-book)
3. The Story of My Life (audio-book)
4. Eragon
5. Eldest
6. Brisingr
Wow! I was sick and had a good excuse to neglect my responsibilities and "just read," otherwise I couldn't have gotten through those Paolini books!
nice,i should get sick too,so i can miss those exams and read!!!i wonder how much the common cold could do and for how long....??
My 100 books update. These were shorter/easier, but I still enjoyed them.
7. Uglies
8. Pretties
9. A Girl from Yamhill
10. Before the Dawn
My books for the past few weeks...
11. Howl's Moving Castle
12. Inkdeath
13. The Diamond of Darkhold (audio-book)
14. Specials
I really enjoyed the first three although Specials was a bit of a disappointment.
Yay, you enjoyed Howls Moving Castle then?! There's a couple of sequels too which are magnificent (would be, they're written by the unstoppable Diana Wynne Jones) but Howl is a personal favourite of mine.
Thanks, Beth
Fiona, I really did enjoy Howls Moving Castle. It's a fun story. Thanks for the recommendation.
So far I've read 4 this month and 6 last month so I need to read 6 more this month if I want to get on track.
Beth said: "I need to read 6 more this month"
That's doable, especially if you choose something light or YA like I've been reading.
I think I can do it. I do have a few YAs that are on my TBR list. I'm actually really into YA. I never really was until I joined GR but now I love it.
Me 2 Beth! And the way they are writing YA these days, I can see lots of books doing an easy crossover.
I think nowadays, since Harry Potter and His Dark Materials they are taking children's and YA books as more serious and that they aren't just silly books kiddies read before they move onto the proper stuff.]I hat the stigma people put on YA. You know, like they aren't proper books...
I think you're right Laura and Fiona..YA is being taken more seriously. I mean, look at The Book Thief! It's nice to know that (some) people recognize YA as being legitimate literature.
I have to agree. I love a lot of YA books. Book Thief was awesome so was the book of lost things. Harry Potter (I only read the first one) is great. I could go on.....
And right now I'm looking so forward to reading Coraline and The Graveyard Book. I've only read the first Harry Potter too but I bought my husband a set of the six HP paperbacks for Xmas and once he's done with them I'm going to grab them. I also have Twilight sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read. I just have to find out what all the hype's about!
Twilight was okay. I think it was too much hype. I was expecting more i think if the hype wasn't so big I would have liked it more. I think Harry Potter is much better. I am planning on reading the rest of the Harry potter books this year.
Oh yeah Beth Twilight isn't in the same league with HP, BT and the rest. I would put it in the "fluffy beach read" category, but it does keep the pp. turning, and that is what reading is all about, so you have to give it that.
Ok, I'll read Twiligt when I'm in the mood for a light book. I definitely have times when I need fluff!
Beth wrote: "And right now I'm looking so forward to reading Coraline and The Graveyard Book..."
Me, too! I just got Coraline from the library, but I'm trying to make myself finish My Own Two Feet A Memoir first. Hopefully I can start it Friday, then I can finish it over the weekend. I'm guessing I won't want to put it down.
Laura wrote: "Oh yeah Beth Twilight isn't in the same league with HP..."
I have to agree, Emilee and Laura, Harry Potter is much better that Twilight!
I will have to read The Book Thief soon, I have an audio copy on my Zen all ready to go.
The Book Thief is one of my absoulute favorites! I tired to get Coraline from the library last night but of course all the copies were out! I saw a commercial for the movie and it looks like it's good! Of course I want to read the book before seeing the movie!
I'm thinking about re-reading HP again this year. Not sure if I'll get to it (too many books already on my to-read list!) but maybe.The Graveyard book sounds really good so I'm thinking about reading that one as well at some point. One of my friends has it so I can probably borrow it from him.
My reading update...
15. The Friendship Crisis Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You're Not a Kid Anymore Nonfiction, not that exciting.
16. My Own Two Feet A Memoir Liked this one.
17. Coraline Loved this one, a new favorite!!!
18. Shadow of the Hegemon This one is also really good.
19. The Good Earth Audio-book (Rereads count right?) An old favorite.
What I've been reading...
20. Tarzan of the Apes Audio-book
21. Shadow Puppets Good.
22. Searoad A bit over my head?
23. Alphabet of Thorn Excellent!
Now off to read more exciting books!
More reading update...
24. The Book Thief good, (audio-book)
25. The Graveyard Book fun
26. The Crown Conspiracy quick read, good
27. The Historian slow, easygoing pace, a bit long (audio-book)
28. Freckles also a bit slow, but good
29. I, Robot I loved it. I've never seen the movie.
30. Fablehaven Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary Also good, now I have to wait for the next one in the series.
Fiona wrote: "I think nowadays, since Harry Potter and His Dark Materials they are taking children's and YA books as more serious and that they aren't just silly books kiddies read before they move onto the prop..."
I've read Young Adult books since I was in grade school (I was born in 1958). I absolutely love them, and once dreamed of writing YA books. They have a different perspective than adult books, but can be equally as serious and as well-written.
Actually, if you think about it, most of Charles Dicken's books have children in them. Great Expectations could easily be classified as YA.
What I've been reading....
31. Shadow of the Giant
32. In Search of Heaven
33. Raising Good Kids
34. A Beautiful Mind
35. Little Britches Father and I Were Ranchers
36. Rascal
37. Punished by Rewards The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes
38. Unconditional Parenting Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
39. Death of a Witch
My favorites out of this group of books were Shadow of the Giant and Little Britches.
My reading update... These include some I read on vacation.
40. The Mysterious Benedict Society
41. Mrs. Mike
42. A Tale of Two Cities
43. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
44. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
45. Castle in the Air
46. The Accidental Time Machine
47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
48. Daughter of the Forest
49. Take Charge of Your Child's Sleep The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens
50. Everlost
51. Dune
52. Aunt Dimity's Death
My favorite one of this group was Mrs. Mike.
My reading update...
53. A Thomas Jefferson Education Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century
54. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
55. Lord of the Flies (audiobook)
56. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (audiobook)
57. Gathering Blue Loved this one!
58. East of Eden
What I've read...
59. Kirinyaga A Fable of Utopia Loved it!
60. Her Royal Spyness
61. Tortilla Flat
62. Cannery Row
63. Parable of the Sower (audiobook)
What I've been reading....
64. The Left Hand of Darkness
65. Messenger
66. Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
67. Mistborn The Final Empire (audiobook- but because of technichal difficulties, I did a bit of dead-tree reading, too.)
68. A Short History of Nearly Everything (audiobook)
69. Sweet Thursday
70. The Hunger Games
There were lots of good books in this batch. I especially liked Mistborn and Hunger Games.
Another reading update...
71. The Well of Ascension
72. The Moonstone
73. The Martian Chronicles
74. The Grapes of Wrath
75. The Moorchild
76. Sense and Sensibility
77. The Actor and the Housewife A Novel
78. The Hero of Ages
These books were all really good, except for The Actor and the Housewife A Novel which was disappointing because I usually love Shannon Hale's books.
My reading has slowed down a bit the last month or so, but now that I'm all moved in to my new house I should have a bit more reading time.
What I've been reading...
79. Jane Eyre
80. Riddle-Master
81. The Secret School
82. Brave New World
83. Dracula
84. The War of the Worlds
85. Gregor the Overlander
86. Dragonseed
87. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
88. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
89. Unseen Academicals
90. Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Lots of really good books! I love Terry Pratchett of course, and The Secret School was a pleasant surprise, and I'm loving the Gregor the Overlander series.
Hopefully I will finish my 100- if the holidays don't get too busy.
BethYou are a prodigious reader!
I am a new author and have just come out with a new book. I dont know if it is the type of book you would enjoy, but I think you would.
Would you be so kind as to read it (if you think the subject is something you would be interested in)and give me your opinion...Better yet, write a review on Amazon and Goodreads.
My name is Len Goodman and I am a member of Goodreads.
If you pass, I fully understand and thank you for your consideration.
Regards
Len
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