Carol’s Comments (group member since Feb 27, 2013)

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

#100 Trial By Fire 4/5 paperback
Last day of the year and had to spend most o the day reading but was able to get my 100th book finished.

Dec
88- Backfire 3/5 paperback
89- The Sugar Queen 3/5 lib audio
90- Taking The Fifth 3/5 paperback
91- Killing Floor 3/5 paperback
92- The Recessionistas 3/5 lib audio
93- Portrait in Death #16 4/5 lib ebook
94- Holiday in Death #7 4/5 lib ebook
95- four sparks fall 3/5 ebook
96- A Week in Winter 4/5 lib audio
97- Women Float 2/5 ebook
98- Life After Life 4/5 lib ebook
99- White Cargo 3/5 paperback

I changed my goal from 50 to 100 when i hit 50 mid june- I am at 84 by mid November just finishing Anna Karenina and in the middle of Fall of Giants - not sure if i will make up the remaining 16. but i have to say reading some of these more complex novels has made some of the fast reads not as satisfying as they once were.

November

83- Lady Macbeth 3/5 lib audio
84- Anna Karenina 3/5 ebook-- finally finished 5 months later
85- Then Came Heaven 1.5/5 paperback
86- The 6th Target 3/5 paperback
87- Fall of Giants 4.5/5 lib audio

Children Of The Atom by Wilmar Shiras had a similar impact on me as a teen - it opened a "what if" world to me and a self perception that i had not experienced prior.
more recently i read the The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Polan that changed my perspective on how certain plant have changed our world.
and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand which while I feel we should help people in real need I find that society's entitlement perspective has tainted what is need.

October
74- Gardens of Water 3.5/5 lib audio
75- American Gods 3/5 lib ebook

Three quarters way toward goal.... - I might be able to do this.....
76- A is for Alibi 3/5 lib audio
77- When You Reach Me 4/5 lib audio
78- Fifty Shades Freed 3/5 lib ebook
79- Ask Again Later 3/5 lib audio
80- Conspiracy in Death 3/5 lib ebook
81- Sundays at Tiffany's 3/5 lib audio
82- Son Of Stone 1.5/5 lib ebook

Sept #67-73
67- The Cat Who Said Cheese lib audio 3/5
68- The Silent Girl lib Ebook 4/5
69- Going Organic Can Kill You lib ebook 3/5
70- The Thousand: A Novel lib audio 3/5
71- The Passage started as audio changed to ebook 3.5/5
72 Ice Land 3/5 lib audio
73- B is for Burglar 3/5 lib audio

Beth wrote: "WOW nice goal of 100, Ayn Rand is no small potatoes! I am going for 75."

thanks- it helps that i can "read" while driving/working outside-- it is amazing how listening to a book make things i used to dread (such as driving around) more enjoyable and sometimes even something to look forward to.
100 might be more difficult than i thought though i hit 50 early june and thought that i would have no problem reading another 50 but i have not been keeping pace so we will see- i may find myself the last week of the year holed up with my kindle just reading --- i guess there are worse ways to spend a week ;-)

Tima wrote: "Wow you've totally whooped your goal this year! Way to go! *cheers*"

thanks Tima

August 63-66
63- The Aviator's Wife library audio 4/5
64- The Girl Who Chased the Moon library audio 4/5
65- Cloud Atlas library ebook 4/5
66- Split SecondK&M #1 library ebook 3/5

ongoing Anna Karenina (ebook)
ongoing The Passage Audio ( too long for one library lending session had to put it back on hold)

JULY #55-62

55- Voyager(-Outlander Series #3) paperback 5/5-- this is my favorite series.
56- Gone Girl library ebook 4.5/5
57- The Tavern on Maple Street library audio 4/5
58- The Dangerous Days of Daniel XDaniel X #1 library audio 2.5/5
59- Step on a Crack library audio 4/5
60- Split Second library ebook 4/5
61- Notorious Nineteen library ebook 4/5
62- Halfway to the Grave library audio 3/5

ongoing Anna Karenina

June 48-54
48- First Family K&M #4 paperback 4/5
49- C is for Corpse lib audio 3/5
50- Castle #3 Heat Riseslib kindle 4/5
****** WOO HOO !! hit my 50 book mark before the midpoint of the year!!! So I will change my goal to 100 this year....

51- The Wyndham Legacy paperback 2/5
52-A Possible Life lib audio 2/5
53 - Cross lib audio 3/5
54- Mrs Queen takes the Train lib audio 4/5

I know I read another book since there is a 7 day break between the Wyndham Legacy and Voyager ( and I would not have read one historical romance after another)... but I cannot for the life of me figure it out -- must not have made much of an impression on me ;-)

May 39-47
39- Atlas Shrugged by Anyn Rand lib audio 5/5 WOW!
40- Artemis Fowl lib audio 3/5
41-Annie's Rainbow lib ebook 2.5/5
42- Castle Series #4 Frozen Heat lib ebook 4/5
43- Last Light lib audio 3/5
44- Case Histories lib ebook 4/5
45- Hunting GroundA&O #2 lib audio 3/5
46- Fifty Shades Darker#2 lib ebook 3/5
47-Honeymoon paperback 2.5/5

also started West and East as audio but without reading the first in the series this just seemed like just a description of battles.

Apr #31-38
31- Death Masks "Dresden files #5" lib ebook 3/5
32- Blood Rites"Dresden files #6" lib ebook 4/5
33- Matched lib audio 2/5
34- 50 Shades of Grey lib ebook 4/5
35- Love Lies Bleeding "China Bayles Series" paperback 3/5
36- Linger lib audio 2/5
37- The Book Thief lib ebook 4/5
38- Harvest Of Murder paperback 2/5
ongoing Atlas Shrugged audio -- ( this is one long a** story 62 hours and I can only check it out for 3 weeks at a time and i usually only get about an hour of audio time a day if I'm lucky)

James wrote: "I've read 21 books so far with 11 of those being young adult and 10 adult. That keeps me on pace for reading 40 adult books this year. Its been helpful reading three books at once (one hard copy ..."

I too usually have an audio book and a physical (whether on my e-reader or actual paperback) I find my audio books keep me sane while driving and running around town. It allows me to relax instead of worrying about all the things i have to do. I will sometimes also have 1 non fiction book sitting off to the side that i ready periodically. I am at 28+ already this year...
I read Time Travelers Wife a few years ago and it is one of my favorites. i have even considered rereading and i never reread-- just too many books on my to read list.

I like the China Bayles Series by Susan Wittig Albert.but I like mysteries and plants/gardening so its a nice mix.
Also jd robbIn Death series
both are fast reads but i thoroughly enjoy the characters and the writing style.

Mar #23-30
23- Bone CrossedMercy Thompson #4 lib Ebook 4/5
24- Death Match lib audio 2/5
25- Rapture in Deathlib ebook 3/5
26- Those in Peril paperback 3/5
27- Objects of My Affection lib audio 4/5
28- Pushing Up Daisies paperback 4/5
29- Life of Pi lib ebook 4/5
30- Silver Borne"Mercy Thompson #5) lib audio 4/5

Started Atlas Shrugged on audio but ran out of time on my library lend.... to be continued when it becomes avail again....

Feb #11-22
11- lib audio 4/5
12- lib ebook 4/5
13- lib audio 3/5
14- paperback 4/5
15- scarpetta lib audio 2/5
Then I got my China Bayles fix
16- lib hardback 4/5
17 lib hardback 2/5
18- lib hardback 4/5
19 lib hardback 4/5
20-Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track paperback 2/5
21 lib audio 4/5
22- lib audio 3/5

Jan #1-10
1- Sing You Home paperback 3/5
2-Match Me If You Can audio 3/5
3-Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History audio 3/5
4-Off Season paperback 2/5
5-The Rope Walk: A Novel audio 3/5
6- Awake: A Fairytale Ebook 3/5
7-Skeleton Canyon (Joanna Brady, #5) ebook 4/5
8- Iron Kissedaudio 4/5
9-Strings Attached audio 3/5
10- The Barefoot Executive: The Ultimate Guide for Being Your Own Boss & Achieving Financial Freedom audio 2/5

Hi I'm Carol and I enjoy books/stories.... I "read" in several formats- books (usually paperback- hardbacks are too heavy to carry around), Audio Books and Kindle/ebook- I usually have 1-2 of each format going at a time. I prefer fiction as I find most nf not as enjoyable. I was able to get through almost 90 books last year. This year i plan to focus on finishing out some author series and spend some time on classics that i have never read.