Ann’s Comments (group member since Dec 20, 2013)

Ann’s comments from the CPL's Book a Week Challenge group.

I've only finished 3 books this month, but two were new to me books that I really enjoyed: Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Suntanto, and Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond.

I am still listening to HP and the Order of the Phoenix, and have only now reached the part where they visit Mr. Weasley at St. Mongo's. I am currently reading False Witness by Karin Slaughter, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (my first time), and Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (next months book for the mystery book club- I've read it before and love the whole series).

I'm 23 books behind on my reading goal for this year. I don't think I'm going to make it. And I should probably rethink my goal for next year. Sigh

I finished reading Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb yesterday, and am listening to HP and the Order in my car (2 weeks in and I'm only on disc 4- not a long commute). I started Four Aunties and a Wedding yesterday (and kept falling asleep- no reflection on the book- just me). Next up- either False Witness by Karin Slaughter, Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers, or Journey to the Center of the Earth by Verne (the first two are book club books, the Verne is for the challenge).
Monsterfest is at Central on Sunday, stop by and say Hi, I'll be there all day.

I am currently reading Dial A for Aunties (it is a hoot). Next up is A Court of Thorns and Roses (for Banned Books Week), and then Desperation in Death (when it ever gets here- not that I'm impatient of anything).

I seem to be reading a lot of cozies with a similar setting, theme, plot.. Fixing up houses, restoring houses, flipping houses....
I also want to read A Court of Thorn and Roses, in honor of Banned Books Week, coming up next month.

My book collecting is way ahead of my book reading (and learning about the special edition of Red, White, and Royal Blue is not helping). I collect other editions, but not in an order. I have a UK edition of HP#1, but I also have French editions of The Hobbit and Hound of the Baskervilles. I would love to get the HP edition with Hogwarts on the spines, but I have so far resisted. I'd like to get them all in paperback (the hard covers take up way too much space).

I'm currently reading Dead in the Doorway by Diane Kelly. Next up will probably be Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah Maas, my banned book for this quarter.
I, too, started reading through Christie's Poirot novels, and made it up to Poirot's Christmas when I ran out of steam (or got sidetracked by Regency romances- I don't remember). I'll probably start again where I left off.
I read so many cozies, and they frequently have the same setting, or plot, or time period, that I will forget which mystery goes with which series.

This past week I have read the most recent two Donna Andrews' books: The Twelve Jays of Christmas and Round Up the Usual Peacocks. I'm not sure what to read next.

I've finished One Second After by William Forstchen, and am cureently reading Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater. Next up is Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (published the year I graduated from HS). Can't wait for FantaSci. :)

Over the long weekend I finished two books: Murder at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers and Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott.

Currently, I'm reading The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer, and enjoying it. Next up is One Second After by William Forstchen, I'm curious about how it turns out.

According to GoodReads friendly reminder, I am 14 books behind. I blame Emma (curse you, Jane Austen!). I'm not sure if I can catch up, I've got books to read for both book clubs, and I try to do as many of the challenges as I can (which I enjoy doing).

I would like to say thank you for running this program. I love the book recs, and the challenges, and reading what people are reading and what they liked and didn't like.

And I never have to read Emma again. :)

Ouch, I hope you feel better soon.

I am currently rereading Gende rQueer by Maia Kobabe. Not sure what to read next. So many books, so little time.

I am currently reading An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn. Not sure what to read next.

I am currently reading The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee. Next up will probably be Still Life by Louise Penny, or Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner. I've got to get back on track with the book clubs (Emma took way too long to read).

You know my obsession with all things Middle Earth, and while I agree with you about the Hobbit movies as adaptations, I enjoy watching them. 1) I am obsessed with New Zealand (and mountains), and 2) there are parts of each movie not in the book that I love (can we say war pig?).

That said, my favorite subject of adaptation is... Sherlock Holmes. There are so many to choose from: Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr. (my only complaint is I want more), The Young Sherlock Holmes (I saw it recently and thought it held up well). So many actors have played him. There's a Holmes for everybody.

My not favorite adaptation is Angels and Demons. And while I enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, I didn't think much of Angels and Demons. At some point, he lost me. Probably in the rare book archive of death.

I am still reading Emma (I at last am into Volume 3!), as well as A Study in Scarlet, and have started rereading Get a Life, Chloe Brown. I, too, have 7 library books to read (and a few to turn back in).

Next up for book club readings are Still Life by Louise Penny and Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner.

I am still reading Emma. I decided to take a break from it, and read The Crocodile on the Sandbank, and finished it in 2 days (if you haven't read it, you really should- this book is indeed laugh out loud funny). I am also rereading A Study in Scarlet, for next month's mystery book club. After that, I think I will read down the mountain of books to be read (and get caught up on the books I have checked out from the library).

I have read both The Illiad and The Odysssey for classes. My opinions in college were different than in high school, so I might have to reread them, see if my opinions have changed more. Having read them both made me appreciate Circe more, knowing the background story.

I'm currently reading several books for the library: I've started Emma, for the online book club, I've also started Death on the Nile, for the Mystery Book Club. And I have a third book, Slay by Brittney Morris for the library's, recommended for the Read Across America challenge.

I am currently reading Pride, Prejudice, and Peril by Katie Oliver; and listening to Promises in Death; with The Fellowship of the Ring, and Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber checked out on Hoopla. I've also go Emma by Jane Austen and Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie to read next.

The two books I would definitely recommend are While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams and The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal, both awesome books.
I also really enjoyed rereading The Duke Heist and The Perks of Loving a Wallflower both by Erica Ridley, fun books if you don't mind some heat.
Next up is Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, and The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh.

I definitely reread. It's been a while, but at one point I could read the entire Lord of the Rings in a weekend (but only if I had no other commitments). I usually try to reread the series before I read the new book, but some of the series have gotten so long that is no longer possible to start at the beginning to reread the entire series. J.D. Robb's in Death series is up to number 54. On the other hand, Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series is actually a series of series, so I can pick and choose what to read.