Carla’s Comments (group member since Apr 26, 2010)

Carla’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

13. finished 9/19

14. finished 9/12

basic understanding of islam: if you're not a muslim you're an infidel and the jewish people are dogs and all who are not muslim must be killed - that is the way to allah and paradise and a harem of women. got it.

#8Worst Case
#9 Word Therapy by Brian Bohrer finished 8/11 106 pgs.
#10 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury read 5/3 179 pgs.
#11 The Glades, e-book, by Clinton Campbell read 8/4 42 pgs.
#12 The Penny by Joyce Meyer started 8/8 and finished 8/23 243 pgs.

depends on the book. if it's a tough read - not a real page turner, then i need quiet to focus. however, i learned from my grandmother to be able to read with the t.v on and family around. that woman could multi-task! i do prefer to read in bed, though, so it's usually quiet.

i really like the "left behind" series.
also, stephen king's "gunslinger/watchtower" series is good.
if you like fantasy, piers anthony has a good one although i can't remember the name of the series the first book in it is "on a pale horse". it is really good.

#7 The Jesus Chronicles: Mark's Story - A Novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.

read during june and july. i give 4 out of 5 stars. it wasn't bad, it just wasn't the page turner like the "left behind" series had been - except toward the end. it really picked up during the latter half. i was a little surprised by the ending. now i'm looking forward to my next book.

Michael wrote: "I've lapped 50 books and currently have read 112 so far this year."

WOW! i WISH i had that kind of time to read. i started the challenge in march, so i'm actually going to go for 50 in a year - not necessarily calendar year. i'm going march to march. should i complete 50 by january 1, well bonus for me. good job though to you and congratulations.

Frances wrote: "The Da Vinci Code. I have absolutely no desire."

i'm with you on that one, Frances. i have my reasons which i will not state here. just like i have no desire to read the harry potter series. no thank you. and before any one wants to call me a "book snob", it's not that at all....i just have no desire.

i'm with gala...it depends on the book. i do try to keep my hardbacks, especially if it is part of a collection - stephen king, jackie collins, clive barker, etc. - or if it's a book that REALLY inspired me. but since i've discovered used bookstores, i L-O-V-E being able to trade in my books for credit.
this year though, since i recently joined this group, i want to keep ALL the books i read for this challenge and then take a photo of the stack to put in my scrapbook....then i'll review the stack to see if i'm interested in selling, trading in or swapping.

since i can't find my ORIGINAL topic to continue adding to, i guess i need to start over. here it goes:
#1-3 (Yes, i am counting this as 3 books, since each one in this collection was complete)
#4 (actually this one was the first book i read in 2010)
#5 finished June 3, 2010
#6 Read May 2010. boy, i guess i need to get a fire lit under my butt if i'm going to complete this challenge.

after seeing him on oprah and his interview with diane sawyer, i KNEW i just HAD to have this book! i absolutely L-O-V-E-D it! i literally drained my yellow hi-lighter on this one. there were SO many good things to take away and remember and i wanted to put a lot of his insight into practice and be able to pass a lot of the nuggets off to my son. i'm glad that you enjoyed it.

#7 May 21, 2010

i have to say that i'm with jane as far as the harry potter series goes. it just doesn't appeal to me. i haven't tried reading the hobbit or the lord of the rings series yet...would like to. i'm enjoying the twilight series - even though it's not that difficult as far as the writing goes. i have, however, drawn the line at actually SEEING the movies. i'm not going there. i just picked up twilight to see what all the hub bub was about on facebook...and it sucked me in. i haven't quite picked up on why so many people are anti-bella fans.

Sarah wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Dear all in the 50 books/year group,
I'm excited about joining this group, even though it is already May. I'd like to add the books I've already read but can't seem to figure out h..."

thank you for the information. i wasn't sure how to do that myself. wow! you really DO learn something new every day!

that's a tough one....for me, it's a four-way tie: And The Angels Were Silent by Max Lucado and Six Hours One Friday by Max Lucado and No Wonder They Call Him The Savior by Max Lucado and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. i truly LOVED each one of them and am HIGHLY recommending them to anyone and everyone!

now you both have my curiosity piqued....i'm going to have to definitely pick that book up and read it....clowns don't disturb me - too terribly much; storm drains - now that may be a different story.

no need to be haters out there...like you both (donna and harold) i was simply stating my opinion, which i believe is STILL allowed in this wonderful country of ours that our brave men and women (both past and present) have been willing to fight and sometimes lay down ones life for.

M.J. wrote: "I won't bother reading Ann Coulter because I have a hunch that I'd get more out of Twilight. I tried to read Miley Cyrus' autobiography, but I didn't make it past the first chapter."

i L-O-V-E ann coulter...she's definitely NOT a quick read....perhaps the reason they may not appeal to you is 1)she's an EXTREME conservative and 2)she probably talks over your head. i will admit that she does use a lot of big words, but she does do her fact checking and her research. she ROCKS!

6) New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

1) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
2) And the Angels Were Silent by Max Lucado
3) Six Hours One Friday by Max Lucado
4) No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado