Recommended By Reading Challengers - 2014

[Cosmic]

Chloé wrote: "Now completed my third book, , I liked it. I liked the depressed teenager, who doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. But I'm still not sure how much..."

I think if you mean you felt confused like a teenager. I thought the book was strange. Like did Holden ever answer the question where do the ducks go when the lagoon freezes over in central park? So why did he make a big deal over it? He mentions it in at least three places and maybe more than that, but I don't remember him coming to a conclusion.
But I hope you treated your self to the music on the carousel. Remember when you listen to it that it was playing fast so that the people sounded like Mickey mouse. Also consider that it took Salinger 10 years to write this book. So either you didn't really read it as well as you thought or Salinger had a better attention span. I hope you will check out my discussion https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Sometimes the world is just as confusing to live in for adults as teenagers.

[Lorelei]

A Thousand Splendid Suns puts me at 1/10 for this challenge. Great book! Thanks for updating me!

[Chloé]

Cosmic wrote: "Chloé wrote: "Now completed my third book, , I liked it. I liked the depressed teenager, who doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. But I'm still not..."
No it didn't make me confuse, it made me depressed. It just remembered me how I used to hate everybody, hate humanity when I was a teen. At the same time, I wanted to be done with this book, and felt the impulse to finish it. I didn't mean it wasn't a good book, like I said, it is a good book, what I mean when I say I didn't enjoy it, is it was a painful read, because it's was partly annoying, frustrating, boring and depressing. I felt the same exact feeling than the character. I felt as bored and depress as he was.

Like being in a bad relationship, you don't want to break it, but it makes you feel horrible.

[Jayne]

completed 1/12
Dark Eden: A Novel- done - 28/1/14

[Megan]

Finished my first selection - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. I love this author and the beautiful characters, descriptions, and story really shine. However, the overall story was a bit more disjointed than Hosseini's other books. Still an thoroughly enjoyable read! Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

1/10

[Adriana]

Updated everyone.

[Adriana]

Lorelei wrote: "A Thousand Splendid Suns puts me at 1/10 for this challenge. Great book! Thanks for updating me!"

I originally put you for 7. I changed it for you.

[Melissa]

Okay I am 1 for 6 on this challenge.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore


I had no idea what this book was about but I ended up liking it.

[Erika]

4/8

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

This was amazing! I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

[Mave]

1/20 The Fault in Our Stars, John Green ***** 01/18/14
2/20 The Princess Bride, William Goldman, 01/12/14 ***
3/20The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, 01/29/14 ****

[Maiko]

Wow, I like this...
I'd like to participate in this. Sign me up for 10, please

(1/10)
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

✓ 1.And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
4. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
6. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
7. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
8. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
9. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

[Karena]

I have 2/10 atm.

[Alissa]

I've completed 3/5. I'm thinking at this rate, you should probably bump me up to 10 books!

1. Joyland 1/1/14
2. And the Mountains Echoed 1/4/14
3. The Fault in Our Stars 1/24/14

[Lynn]

I'm 4 of 10 for this challenge. I didn't report And the Mountains Echoed (finished 01/05/14). Yesterday I finished Fall of Giants and didn't realize it was on this list until I saw Maiko's post above. I'd like to up my goal to 15.

[Ashley]

Add me for seven. Just figured out this challenge and I currently have 7 of the books on the list.

[Chloé]

Still some editing for the list to do:
Life of Pi is there 2 times at #6 and #187.
1984 is there 2 times at #9 and #274.

One Shot(Jack Reacher #9 ) should be changed for Killing Floor(Jack Reacher #1)

Heir of Stone(The Cloudmages Book 3) and Mage of Clouds(The Cloudmages, book2) should be removed, because they're not first of a series and Holder of Lightning(The Cloudmages book 1) is already there.

[Adriana]

Updated everyone.
Welcome Maiko and Ashley!

Thanks Chloe. Will change (:

[Ari]

Update: finished 1/10


- done 2/4

Great book. It had some very touching moments. 4 out of 5 stars.

[Jodi]

I have my third one down with The Night Circus

[Chloé]

Adriana wrote: "Updated everyone.
Welcome Maiko and Ashley!

Thanks Chloe. Will change (:"
You're welcome :)

[Ashlee]

2/8 with just finishing The Lovely Bones

[Ashlee]

update on my listopia:

1. The Book Thief
2. The Lovely Bones
3. The Good Father
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain
5. The Knife of Never Letting Go
6. Secret Daughter
7. 11/22/63
8. The Kite Runner

[Adriana]

Updated everyone!

[Maiko]

I just found out that there were 2 more books from the list that are in my immediate TBR list. Could you put me down for 12 instead? Thanks in advance

✓ 1.And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
4. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
6. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
7. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
8. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
9. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
10. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
11. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
12. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

[Adriana]

No problem Maiko!

[Lianne]

Yay, I finished the first one! Just in time before watching the second movie. The two are not comparable at all, but both are good.

1/12

1. The Hobbit, *****

[Adriana]

Awesome Lianne!

[Jeff]

Is it too late to be added to the challenge and to add books to the shelf to pick from?

[Cosmic]

How do you add a book to the list?

[Erika]

5/8 as of today!

Rebecca

This was so delightfully twisty.

[Chloé]

Cosmic wrote: "How do you add a book to the list?"

At the top of the list you have all votes, next to it you have add a book to the list click on that.

Limit yourself to 5 books, make sure the book you add is the first of a series (By example do not add Harry Potter 4, but Harry Potter one instead). Make sure the book isn't already in the list to avoid duplicated books.

You can vote on as many books you like in the list (vote for this book button below the book cover).

[Jeff]

I will go for 12 if its not to late.

[Natalie]

Finished my first book:

1. Code Name Verity - 2/1

Also updated in post #17

[Jayne]

Completed 2/12
2. Cloud Atlas- done - 6/2/12
I rated this as a 3 overall because some of it I loved but some was a real struggle get through.

[Adriana]

Jconnon wrote: "Is it too late to be added to the challenge and to add books to the shelf to pick from?"

Nope

[Adriana]

Welcome Lisa and Jconnon!

Thanks Chloe (:

[Jodi]

I edited message #8 to include The Ocean at the End of the Lane

[Marina]

Just finished my second book, The Hunger Games. It was pretty good indeed, I'm glad for the suggestion!

[Debbie]

ok not sure if I have done this right. used link and went to list. voted on 9 books. so now I read these 9 books through the year. have I git it right ??

[Chloé]

Oh not exactly. You vote on book you've read and you want to recommend. If you've read them and hate them, then you shouldn't vote. If you haven't read them yet, you shouldn't vote for now, but could after you read them if you love them. The book you choose to read for the challenge, you just post them on the forum.
Something like:

Goal 0/9 book
1. Title of the book
2. Title of the book
and so on.

Or you can just post the title as you finished them and maybe write a little something about you're appreciation, so Adriana knows to adjust your progress on the first page goals list.

[Lynn]

Just finished my 5th book for this challenge -Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Great book and I never would have read it on my own. Can you increase my goal to 15 books please?

[Adriana]

Debbie wrote: "ok not sure if I have done this right. used link and went to list. voted on 9 books. so now I read these 9 books through the year. have I git it right ??"

Adding to Chloe ~ the list is to see what books you would like to read that group members have recommended. So you like the ones you've already read and enjoyed but you set a goal and read all the books you want that you haven't read.

[Dana]

Just finished Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman- number 18 on the list. Not my cup of tea, but glad I took a shot at it. Brings me to 2 of 8 of my goal.

[Helena]

Deedee wrote: "Finished #2 from the list:


Longbourn (2013) by Jo Baker (Hardcover, 352 pages)
Finished: 01/27/14
#181 on January 27, 2014

See: Post..."

How did you make it so you could reference your full list post by clicking that?

[Helena]

I am now done 3/20 for this particular challenge. You can see my list here: Recommended by 2014 Reading Challengers

[Kathryn]

I just finished my third for this challenge - It Takes A Village by Christine Stinson and I really enjoyed it - 4 stars from me. My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ari]

Update! Finished my 2nd book.



I loved this book. It was so devastatingly sad, but beautiful at the same time. I hope the film does it justice.

Can you pleAse increase my books to 16.

Completed 2/16

[Canadian Dragon]

I like this challenge idea, but I was hoping to clarify. Do we decide on how many of the list we want to read from the listopia link at the top?

If so please put me for 5

[Adriana]

Yes, Tasha. I added you!

[Canadian Dragon]

Recommended by Reading Challenges 2014

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1 ✔2 ✔, 3 4 ✔5 ✔