Bev’s Comments (group member since Nov 24, 2012)

Bev’s comments from the Mount TBR 2013 Reading Challenge group.

C. wrote: "Julia, thanks for responding to my observation! Is Jane Austen a compelling author in our age? We hear much about her. Believe it or not, I visited her museum in Bath, England!

Bev, I appreciat..."

Of course...there are lots of mountains out there to conquer!

Yay, Carolyn!

Continuing my sprint to the half-way mark:

#43 The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers

Trying hard to race to the half-point by July:

#42 Break Any Woman Down by Dana Johnson

#41 Murder Within Murder by Frances & Richard Lockridge

Quick, light read!

Jemidar wrote: "This was made into an excellent movie starring Micheal York back in the 70s, I think. I've yet to tackle the book though because I think my reaction will be similar to yours, thus it's been sittin..."

I could see it making a much better movie...at least you'd actually get to see the guys sailing the boat. :-) I've had this on my list for a long time....just got my hands on it in the last 2-4 years.

C. wrote: "How many of you have encountered that low pages don't always equal rapid reading? I'm so close to cresting my mountain but present material, "Street Of Riches" by very local Gabrielle Roy takes so..."

I've had a few low page numbered books that seemed to take way longer than necessary. But then, my overall reading speed seems to have disintegrated this year. Not scaling the heights as rapidly as usual....

Got me an even 40!

The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers

Conquered another bit of the mountain!

#39 Murder on Safari by Elspeth Huxley

#38 The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

#37 Miss Silver Deals With Death by Patricia Wentworth (actually finished 5/28/13)

#36 The Curse of the Bronze Lamp by Carter Dickson

Christine wrote: "Bev, how many pages should a 'book' have to count in this challenge? I have some books that are anything from 50 to around the 150 page mark, that I'd like to get off my TBR pile.

Thanks in advance"

I've placed no limit on the page count. If it has been produced as a book (and not a short story), then it counts. Adult, Young Adult, Children's....doesn't matter. It's all about getting those books shifted off the TBR stacks...so if it's stone-sized or boulder-sized, it's all good.

A stop for Death at Crane's Court by Eilis Dillon (#35)

I took a side-path through a library book and an ARC, finally made it through

#34 Sleep No More by Margaret Erskine

Good looking list!

Hi, Megi! So glad to have you join us. Good luck with Pike's Peak this year...and it sounds like you've got a good-looking mountain ready for next year.

The air's starting to get thin...I'm beginning to think the birds are talking to me:

#33 The Talking Sparrow Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet

#32 Inland Passage by George Harmon Coxe A nice little boating mystery.

Tim wrote: "I finished my 12th book, The Forever War. So, I've now met the challenge.

1. Beauty Queens
2. Among Others
3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
4. A Princess of Mars
5. Distrust That Particular Flavor
..."

Yay, Tim!