Ruth’s Comments (group member since Feb 09, 2012)

Ruth’s comments from the The Dusty Bookshelf group.

ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I have Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur & the Legends of the Round Table on my Dusty Shelves. Mayhaps, I should pull it out?"

I have it on my shelves too but daunted by th..."

I've also read some commentary regarding the edition I have in particular. I'm wondering if I should pick up the Norton Edition, but it's $25!

I think maybe I'm just making excuses. LOL

Hello! I'm Ruth, I'm 39 and I have two kids and a husband to take care of. I read a couple of books at a time - one with my eyes and one with my ears. I travel a bit during the week as a private music teacher.

I love reading and the earliest recollections to books I have are linked to Nancy Drew. I also remember my mother making me get into the adult books section at the library pretty young. One of the first books I remember reading there is Rebecca because it is my mother's favorite book ever.

I also started a group on Goodreads titled "Agatha Christie Challenge" as a part of my effort to read her entire collected works. If you're interested, check it out, but most of us have our own challenges to meet here!

I have Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur & the Legends of the Round Table on my Dusty Shelves. Mayhaps, I should pull it out?

Kayci wrote: "I shall conquer The Mists of Avalon.

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One of my favorite books of all time. I read this my freshman year of college.

April wrote: "Orla wrote: "@April

The sad thing is that I own copies of nearly half the books I haven't read and I still haven't read them."

Honestly...those are the ones I neglect the most...because something..."

April wrote: "Orla wrote: "@April

The sad thing is that I own copies of nearly half the books I haven't read and I still haven't read them."

Honestly...those are the ones I neglect the most...because something..."

Exactly! That's how I've completed The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset so quickly, because I borrowed them through the LendMe tech on my Nook from friends all around the country. I'm reading the final installment, "Mockingjay" and so I've had to put aside A Storm of Swords which is soooo long, it desperately calls for undivided attention.

Dalynn wrote: "I changed my goal to 26 instead of 52.

My goal for the year is 52 books, but not all of those will be dusty. I did say from the beginning that at least half of those should be from the stock of bo..."

I might do Simarillion audio-style some day, but not on my priorities list.

I've limited myself because I'm a crazy-busy person, and I have a large overall reading goal for the year, but I want to make sure I've read at least a few books that have been collecting dust for years!

1. David Copperfield
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth, I think it's high-time I devote some time to reading more than just A Christmas Carol/The Chimes/The Cricket on the Hearth. Maybe next year, I'll get to Bleak House.
2. Stardust
I have read some Neil Gaiman and I think I'd really like to get this one off the shelf this year.
3. Possession
I have had both this and Still Life on my TBR pile longer than I can remember.