Michelle’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2021)

Michelle’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Reading around the world and taking my time. Books posted below.

North America
1. Sourdough USA, San Francisco Bay Area 2022
3. Moon of the Crusted Snow Canada 2022




Latin America
13. The House of the Spirits Chile 2022
19. Solito Mexico/Central America 2023
20. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Brazil/Patagonia/Chile, 2023



the Caribbean
12. Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy Cuba 2022




Europe
2. High Fidelity England, London 2022
6. One Italian Summer Italy, Positano 2022
11. The Paris Diversion France, Paris 2022
16. I Must Betray You Romania, 2023
17. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison Germany, Colditz 2023
27. The Keeper of Hidden Books Poland, 2024
28. The Hunter Ireland, Ardnakelty 2024

Africa
10. The Lioness Tanzania, Africa 2022
15. Things Fall Apart Nigeria, Africa 2022
24. The Colors of All the Cattle Botswana, Africa 2024



the Middle East
7. Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History Iran, 2022
21. The Stationery Shop Iran, 2023



Asia
4. Jade Dragon Mountain, Ancient China 2022
8. The White Mirror, Ancient Tibet 2022
9. Memoirs of a Geisha, Japan 2022
14. Geisha, a Life, Japan 2022
18. A Gentleman in Moscow Russia, 2023
23. The Women Vietnam, 2024
26. The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra Russia, 2024



Oceania/Australia
5. The Light Between Oceans, Australia 2022
22. What Alice Forgot Australia, 2023
25. Homecoming Australia, 2024



Antarctica
29. Wild Dark Shore Antartica, 2025

I'll just see how far I can go.

1. Alabama The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
2. Alaska Camp Zero
3. Arizona Pretend I'm Dead
4. Arkansas
5. California Sourdough
6. Colorado Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"
7. Connecticut Goodnight Nobody
8. Delaware
9. Florida The Orchid Thief
10.GeorgiaThe Homewreckers
11. Idaho My Heart Is a Chainsaw
12. Hawaii The Codebreaker's Secret
13. Illinois The Shining Girls
14. Indiana A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
15. Iowa Shoeless Joe
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky The Book Woman's Daughter
18. Louisiana The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road
19. Maine Happy Place
20. Maryland
21. Massachusetts We Ride Upon Sticks
22. Michigan The Secret of Snow
23. Minnesota The Current
24. Mississippi James
25. Missouri Fly Girl: A Memoir
26. MontanaDie Trying
27. Nebraska The Homesman: A Novel
28. Nevada Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
29. New Hampshire Mad Honey
30. New Jersey Lights Out in Lincolnwood
31. New Mexico A Hard Day for a Hangover
32. New York The Cartographers
33. North Carolina The Santa Suit
34. North Dakota The Night Watchman
35. Ohio When the Sky Fell on Splendor
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon The Book of Cold Cases
38. PennsylvaniaThe Hidden One
39. Rhode Island The Wedding People
40. South Carolina Other Birds
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee Run Rose Run
43. Texas The Lifeguards
44. Utah
45. Vermont The Golden Spoon
46. Virginia All the Sinners Bleed
47. Washington The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie
48. West Virginia The Lost Story
49. Wisconsin Bewilderment
50. Wyoming The Cold Dish

Washington D.C. Upgrade

I LIKE BIG BOOKS AND I CANNOT LIE!

I'm not going to make a list, I'm just going to see how many I read this year that fall into this category and list them here.

I'm going to see how many of these I can knock off this year in my normal reading.

Read 25/26 challenges.

1. A book you received as a gift.

2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire. Go Tell It on the Mountain 11/11/22

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries The Last Chance Library 2/21/22

4. A book from Moderator Recommends https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Run Rose Run4/2/22

5. A new release. Sea of Tranquility 4/24/22

6. A lesser known book written by any author. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert 3/14/22

7. A book with a two word title. Bloody Rose 1/13/22

8. A book with a different culture than yours.Jade Dragon Mountain 1/23/22

9. A book about someone who is dead.Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy 3//31/22

10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read.Love Looks Pretty on You 4/9/22

11. Read two books by one author, name author. Lee Child Killing Floor and Die Trying

12. Book set in a fictional town.The Cartographers 4/17/22

13. A light hearted or fun book. Sourdough 1/17/22

14. A book about betrayal.The Light Between Oceans 2/27/22

15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name.
ie: J.K. Rowling A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 1/2/22

16. A book you own but haven’t read yet.The Current2/4/22

17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list. Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy 6/20/22

18. A highly anticipated book. Cloud Cuckoo Land 11/14/22

19. A book you picked up at the library. All the Little Hopes 10/27/22

20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb.52 Ways to Walk: The New Science and Timeless Joy of How, When, Where, and Why 3/16/22

21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z*We Are Inevitable3/10/22

Here is a list of books that start with x, (who knew?)
https://www.listchallenges.com/books-...

22. A book from a series. The White Mirror From the Li Du series 5/5/22

23. A book with a number in the title.Mickey 7 3/10/22

24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V) The Santa Suit, North Carolina 2/25/22

25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls1/5/22

26. A book with an Orange cover. High Fidelity 1/15/22

I don't think I've read any of your selections Emily. Which means once you start reviewing books, I'll be adding tons of new ones to my TBR. Can't wait! Good Luck!

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Good luck, I also like lists"

Don't pretend Desley. You are a creator of lists. You've added plenty to the mental TBR.

Emily wrote: "You are welcome to check what I’ve read and my endless TBR lists as well! 🐾"

Thanks Emily and I'm definitely going to check them out.

Lots of room for progress on the President's Challenge but I'm giving myself a decade so no worries.

American Presidents Challenge

1. George Washington 1. The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon completed 3/16/20 2. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy 3/31/22
2. John AdamsFirst Family: Abigail and John Adams completed 8/6/20
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William H. Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Fillmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham LincolnTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln completed 9/25/20
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: All Volumes Volumes 1 & 2 only completed 10/11/22
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore RooseveltThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt completed 11/15/21
27. William H. Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge: Authorized, Expanded, and Annotated Edition completed 12/30/21
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S. Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard M. Nixon
38. Gerald R. Ford
39. Jimmy Carter
40. Ronald ReaganAn American Life completed 4/28/22
41. George H. W. Bush
42. Bill Clinton
43. George W. Bush
44. Barack ObamaA Promised Land completed 2/17/21
45. Donald TrumpThe Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir completed 4/6/21
46. Joe Biden

Ann_R wrote: "Enjoy your reading in 2022, Michelle."

Thanks Ann :)

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "I hope your plan works for you Michelle"

Thanks! Read what you want always seems to be my best plan Desley so I think I can make it work.

I find I enjoy reading most when I float naturally from book to book. Letting one book lead me to another. That's what this year's challenge is. Read as I want not as led by challenges or dictated by my hold list. Hopefully, that will lead to more relaxed and enjoyable reading.

I read 138 books and 17070 pages last year. So my only goal for this year's challenge is to read 125 books and/or 20,000 pages whichever comes first. I'm going to participate in other challenges and I will post my ongoing President's Challenge on this thread but no pressure to achieve multiple goals just 125 books or 20,000 pages. I'll report the books and make commentary as I go.

I am a sucker for lists of books. The best of, the greatest, read before you die, book lust, books found in a book about books, just any list has me tallying the score of how many I have read and looking up books that I haven't. This also means I have a never ending TBR running through my head of books I NEED to read. So this year's challenge is to check a few books off that list.

You may recognize the lists these come from. They may come from your list. One of the reasons I enjoy Goodreads is getting to take a peek at other people's reading lists. Feel free to check off what you've read and what you haven't. Pat yourself on the back if you know you added to the list.

Michelle's 2022 12 + 4 List
1. Jade Dragon Mountain complete 1/23/22 5 stars
2. High Fidelity complete 1/15/22 4 stars
3. Moon of the Crusted Snowcomplete 2/11/22 5 stars
4. North and South complete 7/6/22 4 stars
5. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev complete 1/28/22 4 stars.
6. A Suitable Boy
7. Memoirs of a Geisha complete 5/21/22 4 stars.
8. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynastycomplete 5/24/22 5 stars.
9. Firekeeper's Daughter complete 3/12/22 4.5 stars
10. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
11. Go Tell It on the Mountaincomplete 11/11/22 4.5 stars
12. Things Fall Apartcomplete 9/8/22 4 stars

Alternates:
13. The Last Picture Show complete 11/30/22 3 stars
14. Shoeless Joe complete 9/3/22 5 stars
15. The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant complete 9/11/22 4 stars
16. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everythingcomplete 11/8/22 4 stars

Just reading what you like is an even better plan :D

So great how it reads from a kids perspective. Your siblings always got away with more stuff than you.

Great challenges! I can't wait to follow your progress.

A well thought out plan as usual Bill. I can't wait to see your reviews.

Love the 40th birthday challenge. You're a brave one! Best of luck!

Some great books on your list for 2022. Best of luck!

There may be no rules but it sounds like a solid plan. Best of luck!