Sheila’s Comments (group member since Jan 01, 2015)

Sheila’s comments from the Read 100+ Books in 2015 group.

I cannot believe summer has ended. The days are getting colder here and shorter. I hate it getting dark so early now. I've been doing a lot of reading. Hope you are also. Now onto October.

1. Read a book by an author whose last name starts with H.
2. Read a spooky book in honor of Halloween.
3. Since it is still Banned Book Week, read a banned book.
4. Read a book you didn't read in high school but probably should have.
5. Read a book with a piece of jewelry in the title.
6. Since the World Series and playoffs will be occurring this month, read a book about baseball.
7. Read a book by an author whose name is a color.
8. Read a play.
9. Your choice.

Wow! I just finished The Outsiders. What a fantastic book. It's hard to believe she was only 16 when she wrote it. It's a book that will stay with me a long, long time.

Well, I took my niece's recommendation and read THE WESTING GAME by Ellen Raskin. I loved it. It was an interesting mystery and well thought out. I did not figure it out until the end when Turtle was reasoning it out.

Rachel wrote: "-P.D. James 9-21-15
I always tend to be cautious when attempting to read a "sequel" to a literary classic that I really love because many times they fai..."

I had looked at the P.D. James book. Thanks for your thoughts on it. Now I'll probably put it lower on my list.

Rachel wrote: "Sheila wrote: "Rachel wrote: "-Beverly Lewis 8-24-15
This is the fourth book in a great series about family ties and faith among the Amish community of Gobbler's Knob..."

Thanks. Some of them I have heard of. I look forward to reading more of them.

Rachel wrote: "-Betty Hechtman 9-4-15
I honestly had no idea this book was part of a series until I started reading it, but other than a few clues that the chara..."

I have read some of hers. I like them.

My list for September.

5/9, 20 books

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with G.
2. Read a book about art.
3. Read a book set in autumn.
4. Football's starting so read a book about football.
5. With the new TV season starting this month, read a book about a subject you know nothing about--Americanah by Chimamnda Ngozi Adichie--finished 9/22/15.
6. Read a children's classic--The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin--finished 9/29/15.
7. Read a book that you have had on your bookshelves a long, long time--Marry Me Not by Lass Small (28 years)--finished 9/1/15.
8. With the growing season coming to an end, read a book with a fruit or vegetable in the title--A Peach of a Pair by Kim Boykin--finished 9/6/15.
9. Your choice--Death Fricassee by Tawdra Kandle--finished 9/6/15.

Bonus:
Ding Dong! Is She Dead? by Alathia Paris Morgan--finished 9/9/15
A Jade's Trick by Lilly Black--finished 9/13/15
Lass for the Vikings by Circe Ridley--finished 9/14/15
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and A Corpse by Harper Lin--finished 9/19/15
Fresh by Alyse Zaftig--finished 9/19/15
Tea, Tiramasu, and a Tough Guy by Harper Lin--finished 9/20/15
Bear Marked by Eve Hunter--finished 9/24/15
Little Owl's Night by Dirya Srinivasan--finished 9/26/15
Max the Brave by Ed Vere--finished 9/26/15
Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney--finished 9/26/15
One Moonlit Night by Gaelen Foley--finished 9/26/15
True Blue: Tainted Love--finished 9/26/15
Death by Poison by Alathia Paris Morgan--finished 9/27/15
Tall, Hard, and Trouble by Cerise DeLand--finished 9/29/15
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton--finished 9/30/15

I cannot believe summer is almost over. I'm still behind on my reading goals but finding lots to read. My mom's moving so I have to clean my house to get some of her furniture and I'm discovering books I have had for years. Now I'm reading them. So on to September's themes.

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with G.
2. Read a book about art.
3. Read a book set in autumn.
4. Football's starting so read a book about football.
5. With the new TV season starting this month, read a book about a subject you know nothing about.
6. Read a children's classic.
7. Read a book that you have had on your bookshelves a long, long time.
8. With the growing season coming to an end, read a book with a fruit or vegetable in the title.
9. Your choice.

Rachel wrote: "-Beverly Lewis 8-24-15
This is the fourth book in a great series about family ties and faith among the Amish community of Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania. It is well wri..."

Sounds like a good series. Are there any Amish series you recommend?

My August books are:

5/9, 17 books

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with F--Hell Bent by Emma Fawkes--finished 8/29/15.
2. Read a book set in the summer--A Week at the Lake by Wendy Wax--finished 8/19/15.
3. Read a book that won an award.
4. Read a book written that was written before the author turned 21.
5. Read a classic mystery.
6. Read a book set in school--Public School Superhero by James Patterson and Chris Tebbets--finished 8/3/15.
7. Read a book set in a place where you have taken a vacation--Goons and Roses by Donna Joy Usher--finished 8/1/15.
8. Read a memoir.
9. Your choice--Tess' Tale by Donna Joy Usher--finished 8/1/15.

Bonus:
Beta read finished 8/2/15
Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt--finished 8/5/15
Beyond the Cut by Sarah Castille--finished 8/7/15
The Trailsman: Arizona Ambushers--finished 8/12/15
The Antidote by Lisabet Sarai--finished 8/21/15
Beta read finished 8/21/15
Exposure by Lisabet Sarai--finished 8/22/5
Her Beguiling Butler--Cerise DeLand--finished 8/22/15
A Mansion, A Drag Queen, and A Ghost by CC Dragon--finished 8/24/15
Bear Trapped by Eve Hunter--finished 8/27/15
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews--finished 8/29/15
Beauty and the Beastmaster by Carol Devine--finished 8/30/15

Wow! August already. I did a bit of reading in July but I hope to do more in August but I'm not sure since I'll be going to Authors After Dark this month. Not much reading gets done an author/reader convention. My 10-year old niece has been checking to see how many books I've read so she can read more than me. She's winning as of last Saturday but I did get a few more in this week.

So now for August's challenge:

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with F.
2. Read a book set in the summer.
3. Read a book that won an award.
4. Read a book written that was written before the author turned 21.
5. Read a classic mystery.
6. Read a book set in school.
7. Read a book set in a place where you have taken a vacation.
8. Read a memoir.
9. Your choice.

Rachel wrote: "July:
1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with E. N/A
2. In honor of Independence Day, read a book about independence. [Can I count the end of the Russian Communist Revolution as indepe..."

Yes, you can.

I just finished reading The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevan. What a wonderful book! It is a short quick read but it has so much in it. I loved it. It tells the story of a widowed bookseller who sees no reason to be alive after the death of his wife. He reminds of the old guy in Disney's Up but he's not an old man. Events happen in his life that soften him and makes him reevaluate what is important.

Chuck wrote: "We began out summer camping trip about a week ago. Enjoying the Great Outdoors. Currently in the Sawtootj Montains located in southern Idaho.

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with E...."

Have fun camping.

So my reads for July (and I actually have them in a pile.)

5/9, 16 books

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with E--The Dark Servants by A. C. Ellas--finished 7/12/15.
2. In honor of Independence Day, read a book about independence.
3. In honor of Canada Day, read a book set in Canada--Sweetland by Michael Crummey--finished 7/24/15
4. In honor of Bastille Day, read a book set in France--Murder in Aix by Susan Kiernan-Lewis--finished 7/6/15.
5. Read a book that was translated from its original language--Skylight by Jose Saramago--finished 7/29/15.
6. Read a book about medicine--Being Mortal by Atul Gawande--finished 7/3/15.
7. Read a play.
8. Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize.
9. Your choice--An Indecent Proposition by Stephanie Julian--finished 7/1/15.

BONUS:
Magic at the Roxy by Diane Wylie--finished 7/6/15
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevan--finished 7/14/15
A Winter's Love by Madeline L'Engle--finished 7/18/15
Paladin's Prize by Gaelen Foley--finished 7/18/15
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge--finished 7/21/15
Bridget on Treasure Island by J R Luxor--finished 7/25/15
The Advocate's Geocache by Teresa Burrell--finished 7/26/15
Not Always a Saint by Mary Jo Putney--finished 7/28/15
Body in the Library by Agatha Christie--finished 7/31/15
Cocoa and Chanel by Donna Joy Usher--finished 7/31/15

Can you believe the year is half over? I spent part of June in Disney World so no reading there. I'm working on my Goodreads challenge and I am behind but I'll work on getting where I want to be (maybe.) So for July's challenge.

1. Read a book whose author's last name starts with E.
2. In honor of Independence Day, read a book about independence.
3. In honor of Canada Day, read a book set in Canada
4. In honor of Bastille Day, read a book set in France.
5. Read a book that was translated from its original language.
6. Read a book about medicine.
7. Read a play.
8. Read a book that won the Pulitzer Prize.
9. Your choice.

Chuck wrote: "Finished reading "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley - Just started "The Silver Star" by Jeanette Walls.

"It is 1970 in a small town in California. “Bean” Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is..."

How did you like The Silver Star? I read The Glass Castle by her. It was very good. I had the opportunity to meet her. A very articulate woman.

Rachel wrote: "-Michael Phillips and Judith Pella 6-24-15
This was a well-written and truly interesting historical subtly Christian novel, which is part of a series set in Rus..."

These sound different. Also sound good.

Chuck wrote: "Sheila wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Finished "The 100-year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared." 6/5 stars - Nope, not a typo, one of my favorite reads this year.

Now reading "Slaughterhou..."

That it is.

Chuck wrote: "Finished "The 100-year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared." 6/5 stars - Nope, not a typo, one of my favorite reads this year.

Now reading "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut.

"..."
I'm interested in how you like Slaughterhouse Five. It was not one I enjoyed very much.