Kelli’s Comments (group member since Jun 29, 2011)

Kelli’s comments from the Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library group.

Reading a western right now. I received an advanced reader's copy of Larry McMurtry's Last Kind Words Saloon. A couple of the main characters are Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday so of course I'm constantly picturing Val Kilmer while I'm reading it even though it takes place prior to their epic Tombstone clash.

I've never read McMurtry before. The story seems a little choppy but I wonder if it is because it is an ARC. Has anyone else read him? I know he wrote Lonesome Dove.

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I'll have to try it some time... but then I still haven't read any John Green. :)

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I watched the movie and really enjoyed it. I really think Jennifer Lawrence's performance was great! But I say that about every movie she is in. :)

I'm slowly reading the book now. Of course, if I had read it first I wouldn't have liked the movie that much.

And Melanie, after I watched HBO's VEEP I have been determined to start using POTUS more when I speak or discuss about our presidents. So glad you used it! :)

I know Megan has recently read a biography on John Quincy Adams that the library purchased in 2013. She said it was great if you're looking for more presidential bios.

Cheryll, I'm the same right now. I've only read one book since the new year started. I just got the second title in the Young Adult Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series called Hollow City. I really enjoyed the first book so hopefully I'll be able to read this in a timely fashion. :)

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I just finished Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier... the last book in her Ruby Red trilogy. The trilogy is a fast-paced, time traveling story filled with some teen romance. I found it entertaining.

I finally have caught the reading bug again. Might be due to the fact that I signed up for the Goodreads challenge to read 50 books this year. I hope I make it!

I'm reading the latest in the Ethan Gage series, The Barbed Crown, by William Deitrich. It has started off slowly compared to the others but I think his spying assignments from Sir Sydney Smith and Napoleon are about to clash... again. This double agent's adventures are always funny and entertaining to read.

2012 took us on a road trip across the U.S. while 2013's reading challenge took us on a trip through the ages. So for this year’s challenge, I thought it would be fun to travel again but this time focus on the entire world.

Here are the basic ground rules:

1) Read enough books to complete as many options as you can listed below
2) The same book can be used on more than one option
3) Both fiction and nonfiction count
4) Only books that are finished in 2014 count
5) If 1 book takes place in different countries, it all counts

Option 1: European Vacation-- Travel through 30 European Countries. Here's a list to help.

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Armenia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Bulgaria
10. Croatia
11. Cyprus
12. Czech Republic
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Georgia
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Ireland
23. Italy
24. Latvia
25. Liechtenstein
26. Lithuania
27. Luxembourg
28. Macedonia
29. Malta
30. Moldova
31. Monaco
32. Montenegro
33. Netherlands
34. Norway
35. Poland
36. Portugal
37. Romania
38. San Marino
39. Serbia
40. Slovakia
41. Slovenia
42. Spain
43. Sweden
44. Switzerland
45. Ukraine
46. United Kingdom
47. Vatican City

Option 2: New World Traveler-- Visit 15 countries located in North, Central, and South America. Here's a list to help you.

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Argentina
3. Bahamas
4. Barbados
5. Belize
6. Bolivia
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. Chile
10. Columbia
11. Costa Rica
12. Cuba
13. Dominica
14. Dominican Republic
15. El Salvador
16. Equador
17. Grenada
18. Guatemala
19. Guyana
20. Haiti
21. Honduras
22. Jamaica
23. Mexico
24. Nicaragua
25. Panama
26. Paraguay
27. Peru
28. Saint Kitts and Nevis
29. Saint Lucia
30. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
31. Suriname
32. Trinidad and Tobago
33. United States
34. Uraguay
35. Venezuela

Option 3: Globe Trekker-- Visit every continent

1. North America
2. South America
3. Europe
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Australia
7. Antarctica

Option 4: Marco Polo-- Visit 30 of these exotic locales. Here's a list to help you.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Botswana
Brunei
Burkina
Burma (Myanmar)
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Djibouti
East Timor
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Okay I admit that I didn't get very far on this challenge. I'm too lazy to really go back through, but if I finished anything it was Option 1. I hope you all had better luck than I did. :)

Welcome! This ongoing discussion is your place to share what you are reading and what you think about it! It's fun to see what other people are reading in the community... plus you might discover a new book to read!

Welcome! This ongoing discussion is your place to share what you are reading and what you think about it!

I just finished Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and loved it! It is a quick magical read where you are transported to a beautiful realm that exists on the Hempstock farm in Sussex England. The troubled main character discovers that the world is not as it seems and is pulled into a situation too strange and terrifying for any child to have to deal with. Great book! Highly recommend.

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I remember reading this in my 8th grade English class. I should revisit it for next month's discussion.

If you missed the discussion, you can still get some great information from this video Lissa prepared...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_iCAW...

The Book Thief movie will be released in theaters November 15th!

Yay! I'll be at the discussion on the 22nd too!