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

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

nsfancy wrote: "I am looking at -
The Shadow of the Wind
Daughter of Fortune (I have yet to read any of hers)
The Phantom of the Opera (finally)

I wanted to list Balt..."</i>

For Coelho, I recommend [book:The Zahir

Lynne wrote: "Okay I FINALLY got to the library yesterday and here is what I picked up for World Lit:

Dubliners by James Joyce (which also counts as short stories, yay!)
[book:Hotel o..."

What Dominick Dunne did you get? I thought you had read them all. Lol

Ya, he seems to really be able to capture the flavor of the time.

Sam wrote: "Lahni wrote: "Sam wrote: "I'm going to start The Grapes of Wrath sometime this weekend, it's been on my shelf far too long so it's about time I gave it a go."

One of me all time favorites. I ga..."
Sam, Steinbeck is one of my faves, and Grapes of Wrath is one of his best.

Dee wrote: "there is actually a danielle steel that I read as a teen which taught me about it (whoever said you didn't learn anything from romances!) - I think it was Silent Honor"

I read that one, too, Dee and thought it was great. I have actually been to Manzanar to get a feel for where they were and all.

Great pic, Lauren.

Here are mine choices:

The Book Thief
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Frozen Assets
The Shadow of the Wind

Congrats, Lauren.

I was going to ask that, too, LynnB.

That is Kismet, lol.

Short stories for May mid month challenge

It appears that May is National Short Story Month (most possibly in the US) though it's not quite official; it is being run by some blogs. I wish that I found out sooner so I could've included in the monthly challenge however we can still participate by:

Reading some short stories... One book of short stories for 31 points (for the 31 days in May) BUT for the Really Overly Ambitious Reader: 31 points PER story - read 31 stories from today until 31 May 2011 (so that's a GINORMOUS total of 961 points!!)

Note: For the ROAR-er challengers, the usual rule of mid-month of starting the book within 7 days is over-ruled, in this case only. An average of 2 short stories per day, achievable? C'mon, you know you want to ;)

I will be reading from these books"

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files
Ford County StoriesAll Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories
Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener

From Tales of the South Pacific:

1. The South Pacific 5/15/2011
2. Coral Sea 5/16/2011
3. Mutiny 5/17/2011
4. An Officer and a Gentleman 5/18/2011
5. The Cave 5/19/2011
6. The Milk Run 5/20/2011
7. Alligator 5/21/2011
8. Our Heroine 5/22/2011
9. Dry Rot 5/23/2011
10. Fo' Dolla' 5/24/2011
11.Passion 5/25/2011
12.A Boar's Teeth 5/26/2011
13.Wine for the Mess at Segi 5/26/2011
14.The Airstrip at Kondora 5/27/2011
15.Those Who Fraternize 5/27/2011
16.The Strike 5/28/2011
17.Frisco 5/29/2011
18.The Landing at Kuralei 5/30/2011
19.The Cemetery at Hoga Point. 5/30/2011

From Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files:

20.A Restoration of Faith 5/17/2011
21.Vignette 5/18/2011
2.It's My Birthday, Too 5/19/2011
23.Heorot 5/20/2011
24.Day Off 5/21/2011
25.The Warrior 5/22/2011
26.Last Call 5/23/2011
27.Love Hurts 5/24/2011
28.Aftermath 5/25/2011

29.Power Study by Maria V. Snyder 5/31/2011

30. ?
31. ?

I am definitely going for the max. How hard can it be to read two short stories per day? (famous last words, lol)

Same Here, Karen. I like the new way of reporting, can we all use it? I will be back to update this post after I figure mine out.

Ingrid wrote: "I plan to read one of these books:
1776
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
[book:The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America|21996..."

Wow, it seems like a lot of us are reading The Devil in the White City this month. It will be interesting to see what we all think.

Lahni wrote: "Lyn- I say use it and claim the wide points. The book only needs to be on the shelf. Not shelved correctly. And it is on the shelf. :)"

Ya, but then I will have to listen to Lynne give me hell lol. She loves to pick on me. I think she forgets that I AM the big sister, not her.

Lahni wrote: "This is the list I have chosen to read from:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chains
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Glass Castle

I know that G..."

Dang - I am reading The Shadow of the Wind this month with another group. Now I am torn between using it because it is on the list, or not using it because I know that it has nothing to do with American History, lol. I could use those wide points for the ROAR challenge.

As Dee said above, the answer I got from the Feedback group was that they are "re-evaluating the genre hierarchies." So for now, things are weird, lol.

I'm really good at ignoring what I don't want to see. :) Besides, aren't you supposed to be at work?

Lynne wrote: "Lyn M wrote: "Lynne wrote: "Okay, I FINALLY got to the library and here is my list for May (I believe I have listed them in the order in which they occured historically):

[book:The Physick Book ..."

No wonder you are on line during work, lol :)

So - if I don't quote, I get to kill you????

Delicious Dee Challenge Addict wrote: "basically, click on the link that says popular shelves and it will still load the top ones...its a genre where you see two categories on that first list (show on the book profile page) - clear as m..."

Just a last note, as per messages 9 and 10 above, I have asked the Goodreads Feedback group to look into this and hope to hear from them soon.