Cyndy’s Comments (group member since Jun 27, 2015)

Cyndy’s comments from the 2017 Reading Challenge group.

I have a Kindle Fire. The Goodreads app on it has 3 bars on the upper left that access a menu. Groups is on that menu.

It's been a long time since I read this book, but I remember really liking it - I had trouble putting it down.

Teresa wrote: "I think it is for a book that has been on the list at any time, otherwise it would be too restrictive."

That's the theory I am going with, after all, it doesn't say current.

Thomas wrote: "I'll keep recommending Swedish classics :) Karin Boye's Kallocain is a must-read. I hold it up among the dystopia classics like 1984, Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451. It's really good."

I would have picked this if it was available on Kindle. So I will continue to lurk / look...

I loved it too. I read it for the 2015 challenge as recommended by a friend.

Another of the quirky little mystery novels in the #1 Ladies Detective series. If you have liked the others in the series, you will like this one. Mma Ramotswe goes on holiday.

The author lives in South Carolina like I do. A Task Force soldier has gone rogue and the Sec of State is trying to negotiate aid from Qatar for the Greek monetary crisis. What could possibly go wrong when Pike Logan and his team go looking for the rogue soldier? Recommended for anyone that likes Seal / Delta force type novels.

I really liked the movie. There were differences between the book and the movie. The neat thing about the differences is they worked; the book was really good and the movie was really good. This is one of those cases where I wish I had read the book first, but I recommend both. The book is sort of an epistolary, lots of emails along with journal entries and interviews - so it may not be for everyone.
This could fit several different categories:
- author from GB
- settings in GB and the Yemen
- debut novel

This is the second in a series about Adam Drake. They can be read independently, but I think there are spoilers in this book for what happens in the first. Terrorists with a plan to blow up a dam in the Bend, Oregon area. Recommended for individuals that like terrorist thriller type novels.
Locations: Cancun, Tijuana, and Bend, Oregon.
Author: USA

Tier two: 52/52 - Complete! Oct 12th
Read a book that takes place on each continent, or is written by an author from that continent (fiction or non-fiction)

1. North America Oath To Defend by Scott Matthews
2. South America The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
3. Africa The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
4. Antarctica Antarctica: Penguins, Whales and Happiness by Anna Huddleston
5. Europe The Dinner by Herman Koch
6. Asia The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
7. Australia The Rosie Project by Grame Simsion
8. A banned or challenged book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
9. An award winning book (Pulitzer, Hugo, Man Booker, etc.) One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
10. Memoir/Autobiography/Biography The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
11. A dead author's last book The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son by Pat Conroy
12. A book with LGBT matter or character(s) Mislaid by Nell Zink
13. A book your favorite author loves Light of the World by James Lee Burke
14. A retold fairytale The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker
15. A Young Adult book Running for Water and Sky by Sandra Kring
16. A history book (fiction or non-fiction) Flight of the Sparrow: A Novel of Early America by Amy Belding Brown
17. A book where you have seen the movie, but not read the book Salmon Fishing In The Yemen by Paul Torday
18. A book from the NYT Bestseller list The Last Mile by David Baldacci
19. A book with the point of view of an immigrant Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire
20. A controversial book Liberty's Last Stand by Stephen Coonts
21. The first book you see when you walk into a library or bookstore Ghosts of War by Brad Taylor
22. A classic The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
23. A debut novel FALLING INTO GRACE: A True Story of Marines, Sabotage, and Redemption by Michael Dietrich
24. Published this year (2016) The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
25. Based entirely on the cover P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
26. Own but never read House Reckoning by Mike Lawson
27. A book by an author you never read before The Life We Bury by Allan Eskens
28. A book recommended to you by a friendly librarian Girl in Translation by Jenn Kwok
29. A book by a Nobel Prize winner The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
30. Mythology (not just Greek) Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 and Tales from the Odyssey, Part 2 by Mary Pope Osborne
31. A book written by someone born the same year as you The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
32. Dystopia The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
33. Reread of a favorite book Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes
34. A book about books The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katerina Bivald
35. Book published the year you graduated high school Meridian by Alice Walker
36. A book a child/teen/someone younger than you loves Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
37. A book about/set by the sea The Art of War by Stephen Coonts
38. A book with two authors Mrs. Mike by Benedict & Nancy Freedman
39. Author from your own state, province, or country The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor resident of South Carolina
40. A book about a trip (road, cruise, around the world) Time to Run by John Gilstrap
41. A book with the name of a person in the title Maud's Line by Margaret Verble
42. Science Fiction The Martian by Andy Weir
43. Fantasy 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino
44. Wild card Partners: A Rogue Lawyer Short Story by John Grisham
45. Wild card Shadow Tag by Raymond Khoury & Steve Berry
46. Wild card Foreign Agent by Brad Thor
47. Wild card Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
48. Wild card Friendly Fire by John Gilstrap
49. Wild card Bucky F*cking Dent by David Duchovny
50. Wild card The Innocents by Ace Atkins
51. Wild card The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
52. Wild card Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley

Also read:
53. Witness to a Trial: A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler by John Grisham
54. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
55. Nick of Time by John Gilstrap
56. House Rivals by Mike Larsen
57. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
58. Divas Do Tell by Virginia Brown
59. The Target by Brad Taylor
60. Flamingo Sunset by Jonathan London
61. Order to Kill by Kyle Mills
62. Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith
63. The Whistler by John Grisham
64. No Man's Land by David Baldacci
65. Dark Trojan by Scott Matthews
66. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
67. No Way Back by Andrew Gross
68. Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross
69. I Am a Jayhawk by Jennifer Bennett
70. One Mile Under by Andrew Gross
71. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

I haven't read the play, but I really liked the movie.

Thanks for the hints about libraries. Sorry if I was obtuse, but I wasn't looking for library options - just wanted to whine about the prices of older Kindle versions. I still buy hardbacks when I find them cheaper than ebooks, but I really like the fact that Amazon mostly keeps track of what I buy and tells me when I accidently try to buy a book twice. ;-)

I like our list better as well. I have been looking through my Kindle bargains to see what categories they can fill and it's looking good. I just can't see buying a book in a genre that I would normally avoid! As I was looking through the list today, I was wondering how #8 and #20 are different. It seemed everything I was checking that might be controversial was also banned or challenged somewhere. I am having a little trouble finding choices for the year I graduated high school, but I'll keep looking! It's another price issue - I can't see paying $10 for a Kindle version that's been in print for 39 years!

Hi, I'm Cyndy. I'm from the Midwest, but currently living in South Carolina for work. I have always loved to read, mostly spy type thrillers and mysteries. I remember sitting and reading the used Childcraft encyclopedias when I was in sixth and seventh grade - I guess I was desperate for reading material. I can't remember when I found the group, but was already reading for the challenge. I finished the challenge and am looking forward to next year.

I think I'll go for the full list - and I will wait until Jan 1 to start reading. :-) I saw that pop sugar posted their 2016 reading list. I didn't count, but I thought it looked shorter. I may follow it as well, but it has some of the categories that we dropped. I also noticed in the comments on the 2015 pop sugar list that they (some) are taking 2 years to finish the 2015 list - just an idea for some that were interested and found completion in one year to be a struggle.

person's name
trip
month
author from state/country

DONE! This is my last book in the challenge! Originally published in German - 2014. This is the fifth in The Hangman's Daughter series. These are historical mysteries (late 1600's). While I don't read much historical fiction, I do like a good mystery / thriller. Since I bought the first book in the series, The Hangman's Daughter, I have been on the lookout for each new book in the series. They have not disappointed. Highly recommended. This book would also fit over 500 pages, mystery, non-human character, and published in current year (English version).

book a friend recommended
Pulitzer prize winning novel
book originally written in a different language

I like the idea for options. But I was thinking of a little twist. How about 52 categories and a few opt outs? For example, if there are 3 or 4 categories that you just can't see yourself enjoying, choose an opt out and read something you know you will like? I would see it as a list of 56, for example, 52 like last year and 4 options. Mark #23 as opt-out # 1 and list that book as #53.

I really don't keep any order in my to be read list, so I picked one that wasn't in my top 10. I'm not even sure I have a top 10 to be read, maybe I could come up with a top three and stick with it! I remember seeing this movie years ago, but it really didn't stick with me. I enjoyed the book, and if you're interested in the power of mutually assured destruction - this is a book to read.