Lyn (Readinghearts)’s Comments (group member since Apr 07, 2009)

Lyn (Readinghearts)’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

CluckingBell wrote: "I'm hoping to read The Count of Monte Cristo—which would constitute my entire Round 2 for Wheel of Bookshelves! If that doesn't pan out, I'd also like to reread The Plague."

The Count is on my list of the top 10 best books I have ever read. May I suggest the Penguin Classics edition. It is by far the best translation out there.

So, I took a quick look and interestingly, I have read most of the books on the first page of the list. Of the ones that I have not read, but own, all our massive books. Just my luck. Not that I have to read books I already have....

For my choices I am considering:

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Mrs. Dalloway
A Passage to India
Beloved

of course I could always finish Wuthering Heights, which I tried to read a few years ago. We'll see.

Marina is our picker for February 2018 and she has picked Canon as our shelf.

I have to admit, I had to look up the definition of canon as I was curious what exactly would be considered as such. The Oxford Dictionary online site defines Canon (in a bookish sense) as:
A collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine.

In addition, the sub definitions are :

a. The works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine

b. The list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality.

From looking at the GR shelf, I think that 2b is the definition that fits the most. At any rate, take a gander at the list and see what strikes your fancy.

Still getting off the ground on Round 1, but sign me up for Round 2

So my goal for Round 2 = 2956

D.G. wrote: "Finished #2!"

You go girl!

Roxanne Smith wrote: "Hi guys, I am new to this group. Hoping that being part of this community will help me to keep my reading momentum. I only started the group yesterday and I am trying to play catch up, but I am sti..."

Welcome to the group. Roxanne. Our head mod, Tien, is brilliant at coming up with games to play to help us choose what books to read next. In the past we have done Scattergories, Twister, Bingo, and several others. For 2018, our main game is Wheel of Books. The general instructions can be found in the general instrucions thread. And many of your questions may be answered in that thread.

Remember, though, all games and challenges are strictly voluntary, but they are a lot of fun, so we look forward to having you participate.

If you have other questions that you need answered, feel free to post a question in that thread, or PM me or one of the other mods

Bea wrote: "I haven't started mine yet, but I have 3 from the library on my desk."

Same here, Bea . I'm hoping to start one of them soon.

Sandy wrote: "Dee wrote: "got to admit i'm kind of jealous of people who have goals of like 2-3k pages ;)"

yep. I keep whining to my husband that 11,000+ pages is impossible - and he keeps pointing out that by ..."

I agree with the "by the math" comment. If you think about it, we are all reading the same percentage of our normal. in fact, I would bet that my measly 2500 pages is probably harder for me to complete than the higher number of pages that you power readers do. Both Dee and Tien know that I am always in awe of the number of books they read. Although, the more books you have to read, the harder they are to fit into other challenges, I guess. Good luck to us all

Tien wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Believe it or not, my first spin was Bankrupt. Since I haven't read anything yet, what do I do?

Spin 1: Bankrupt - lost 10% of pages read
Spin 2:"

lol... just leave it..."

What a great time to get bankrupt!

Believe it or not, my first spin was Bankrupt. Since I haven't read anything yet, what do I do?

Spin 1: Bankrupt - lost 10% of pages read
Spin 2: Traveling Road Trip - Turtles All the Way Down 290 T=290

Finally slowing down long enough to sign up for this.

Total pages read: 23,288

Goal for Round 1: 11% = 2,598
Goal for Round 2: 12% = 2956
Goal for Round 3: TBA
Goal for Round 4: TBA

This is an easy one. The questions for this month are:

1. What was the best book that you read in 2017 and why?

2. What was the most disappointing book that you read in 2017 and why?

3. Did you do the Goodreads reading challenge for 2017 and if so, how close did you come to your goal?

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

Let's start the year out right by posting about the books from the Read in 2017 shelf.

Remeber, to be eligible to be the shelf picker for March, you must post a Review in this thread

Enjoy your books and Happy Reading!

So - I looked at my list of books slated for January and am happy to say that I found almost every one of them on the Read in 2017 shelf, and that is just because I quit looking. Here is a sample of the ones that I have to read:

The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
Before Evil by Alex Kava
The Party by Elizabeth Day
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Klela is our shelf picker for January and she picked a very interesting shelf, Read in 2017. To quote her, "What better way to say goodbye to the old year and say hello to the new one?". I love this idea and am not sure what to expect from this shelf, but I'm sure that there will be something there for everyone.

LaurLa wrote: "BTW, I just wanted to say that you guys do the mos interesting challenges!!!"

They are great, aren't they. Tien is the most creative, and yet diabolical, challenge creator I know!

Lusie wrote: "Hi Lagullande! I've landed on your property. Can you please pick 3 books for me from my shelf?"

Hey Lusie! Lagullande is away right now, so I get to pick for you. Here are the books that I picked:

In the Barren Ground
The Obsession
Alias Grace

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Here is my Lost list for 2018:

The Poisonwood Bible (I actually started this one in 2017, but didn't get very far.)
The Language of Threads
[b..."

I always love hearing that the books on my list were good reads for others. It makes me look forward to them even more. I have been letting the Patterson and Davidson series languish for too long, and have been anticipating His Majesties Dragon for a long time.

Here is my Lost list for 2018:

The Poisonwood Bible (I actually started this one in 2017, but didn't get very far.)
The Language of Threads
I Am the Messenger
Déjà Dead
Dark Tort
His Majesty's Dragon
The Geometry of Sisters
Just Take My Heart
A Reliable Wife
The 5th Horseman

Charlene wrote: "I'm back for the 2018 challenge!

1. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 12/4/11
2. The Contortionist's Handbook 12/4/11
3. [book:Like Water for Chocola..."

You have some great books on your list, Charlene. I highly recommend Helter Skelter and Never Let Me Go. Sophie's Choice is good, also.