Recommended By Reading Challengers - 2014

[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

3/8

:)

[Adriana]

Great job Ashlee!

[Pat]

Updated message 39 completed 1/5

[Ashley]

Finished my first book. Divergent

1/7

[Adriana]

Updated you Pat and Ashley!

[Jeri]

Update - I've read 2/20 now. Just finished The Fault in Our Stars.

Awesome book, trying not to tear up too much at work though!

[Adriana]

Tfios can do that to you Jeri (:
Updated you!

[Chloé]

Tanks for the recommandation. I finished and I love it! Though now my eyes are in pain. I recommend it as well.
It's my fourth.

[Ari]

Hi Adriana,

Can you please increase my books to 16.




1. The Book Thief
2. And the Mountains Echoed Completed 2/4/14
3. The Fault in Our Stars Completed 2/8/14
4. The Night Circus
5. Fahrenheit 451
6. The Thirteenth Tale
7. The Time Traveler's Wife
8. Thirteen Reasons Why
9. Still Alice
10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
11. The Immortal Rules
12. The Good Father
13. The Awakening
14. Looking for Alaska
15. The Constant Princess
16. Me Before You

: 2/16

[Maiko]

Finish my second book


2/12

✓ And the Mountains Echoed
✓ The Golem and the Jinni

[Chloé]

That challenge makes me what to read as much 1,2,3 votes books I can, in hope of loving them and raising them on the list. Hoping to helps people discover great books with not as much publicity then others! If I finish that challenge, I think I will keep pushing through the list.

What about you? Do you tend to chose top list books or bottom ones?

[Alissa]

Chloé wrote: "That challenge makes me what to read as much 1,2,3 votes books I can, in hope of loving them and raising them on the list. Hoping to helps people discover great book with not as much publicity then..."

I've been trying to do a mix. Catch up on reading some of the favorites and give some of the lower rated books some love. There a quite a few great books with only a few votes that I hope others explore as they are really awesome. I originally signed up for only 5 books but have increased it - All of these challenges really make me want to read more!

[Chloé]

Alissa wrote: "Chloé wrote: "That challenge makes me what to read as much 1,2,3 votes books I can, in hope of loving them and raising them on the list. Hoping to helps people discover great book with not as much ..."

Yeah, right? I just finished Tell the Wolves I'm Home. I didn't hear of it, so I wouldn't have read it otherwise, and I really enjoyed it. I think, it might be my favorite read so far this year. I've planed to read some of the top list books, but I think I will add more of the bottom list one to my tbr.

[Canadian Dragon]

Question how do you guys write to each other with what the first person said at the top? Is it cut and paste - lol lots of learning to do I am new to this site

[Adriana]

Tasha wrote: "Question how do you guys write to each other with what the first person said at the top? Is it cut and paste - lol lots of learning to do I am new to this site"

Click the reply button on the right hand corner of their post (:

[Canadian Dragon]

Oh thanks - that seems easy enough lol

[Canadian Dragon]

Must not be on mobile- thanks

[Kathryn]

I've just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger taking me up to 4/18 for this challenge. I loved it - 4.5 stars from me. A compelling read, the author is very imaginative to come up with such a strange situation and she is very clever to make it feel so real and true to life!

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join in on this one . I'll choose 6:

[Deedee]

Helena wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Finished #2 from the list:


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


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

Hi! I learned how to from another group. Here's the link to the very clear directions:

How to Hyperlink

basically, it is:
(no spaces when you do it -- I need to put spaces in so you can see it)
< a h r e f =
keep the space between the a and the h
then: right click on the (some html is ok) phrase (upper right corner on Comment line)
then: after the = do a ctrl-v
then:>How to Hyperlink
>
where the phrase "How to Hyperlink" is whatever you choose to put in it.
after the last character of your chosen phrase, put:
< / a >
(no spaces when you do it -- I need to put spaces in so you can see it)

Hope that helps! :0)

[Adriana]

Kathryn wrote: "I've just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger taking me up to 4/18 for this challenge. I loved it - 4.5 stars from me. A compelling read, the aut..."

Updated you (:

[Alison]

Adriana- Add 4 books for me. I looked at the list again and I am actually reading books for other challenges that fit into this one! So double score!! So Im 4/7 now.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone
Safe Haven
Dead until Dark
finished Les Miserables (started in 2013)

[Kathryn]

Kathryn wrote: "I've just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger taking me up to 4/18 for this challenge. I loved it - 4.5 stars from me. A compelling read, the aut..."

Adriana, I finished another book for this challenge just after I posted this message! I'd forgotten Me Before You was on this list and I finished it last night (just before midnight!)! So I'm now at 5/18 for this challenge.

And thank you to everyone who recommended Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - I loved it - it made me cry - 5 stars.

[Jodi]

Alison wrote: "Adriana- Add 4 books for me. I looked at the list again and I am actually reading books for other challenges that fit into this one! So double score!! So Im 4/7 now.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers..."

Way to go Alison!

[Alison]

thanks jodi. i read these in january but didnt know they were on the list. i had others planned for this challenge, but once i looked at the list again i decided to double up on some challenges.

[Kathryn]

Alison wrote: "thanks jodi. i read these in january but didnt know they were on the list. i had others planned for this challenge, but once i looked at the list again i decided to double up on some challenges."

You're not alone, Alison - I also keep realising that books I plan to read for one challenge fit into other challenges, which means I keep increasing my goals as well!!

[Karina]

2/8, so far!

1. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
2. Catch-22

[Adriana]

Kathryn wrote: "Alison wrote: "thanks jodi. i read these in january but didnt know they were on the list. i had others planned for this challenge, but once i looked at the list again i decided to double up on some..."

I have to remember to do the same for each of my books read. Unfortunately, I have only done one for a yearly challenge. I need to focus and actually do the ones I set out to do. Glad you enjoyed Me Before You so much!

[Maiko]

3/12


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

[Adriana]

Updated you Maiko!

[Megan]

Just completed my 2nd selection - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I loved the writing in this book, and the honesty of confronting death from a terminal cancer patient's perspective! The characters were well-thought out and complex. There were just a few teen angsty moments that detracted from the plot. Overall, one of my favorite reads of the year and highly recommend! 4.5 stars

2/10

[❦Dawn❦]

I have completed 4/10

1. Hate List by Jennifer Brown
2.✓ How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
3. ✓ Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
4.✓ The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
5.✓ Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
6. Matched by Ally Condie7.
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10.

[Maiko]

❖ 4/12


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

Oh, and while I'm at it, could you please increase my target from 12 to 14 with these books?

☐ Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
☐ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Thanks in advance

[Jeri]

Update: I've got 3/20 now. Just finished The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

[Lynn]

Hi Adriana.....Was looking for some books to add to my to-read list and I noticed Catch-22 is on our list twice...position 11 and position 154.

Could you increase my target to 15 books for this challenge please? I'm currently 5 of 15. Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to join in for 10 :)


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[Terrie]

I read 1 of 3 so far:
Gone Girl

[Maiko]

I'm just going to go ahead and put my increased target here (from message 337)

❖ 5/14 (Update pending)

✔ And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
☐ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
☐ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
☐ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
☐ A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
✔ Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
☐ The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
☐ Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
☐ The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
✔ The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
✔ The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
☐ The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
✔ Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
☐ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

[Lynn]

Just finished Blindness by José Saramago and it was a great read. I'd never even heard of it before this challenge....so thank you! I'm 6/15 for the challenge.

[Jodi]

Lynn wrote: "Just finished Blindness by José Saramago and it was a great read. I'd never even heard of it before this challenge....so thank you! I'm 6/15 for the challenge."

Lynn, I loved Blindness. I don't know if you are aware but there is a sequel called Seeing

[Lynn]

Jodi wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Just finished Blindness by José Saramago and it was a great read. I'd never even heard of it before this challenge....so thank you! I'm 6/15 for the cha..."

I will definitely read it.....I just need time to get over this one.....whew!

[Lilac]

Lynn wrote: "Jodi wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Just finished Blindness by José Saramago and it was a great read. I'd never even heard of it before this challenge....so thank you! I'm 6/1..."


It is an intense book! I loved it. Well, I was horrified by all the death and catastrophe and stuff, but impressed that the author still managed to give hope to the characters.

[Jodi]

Hi Adriana,

I finished Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Put me down for 5 completed please.

[Susan]

I'd like to be added to this challenge please. I'm going to go for 8. Thanks!

[Maiko]

Finished my sixth..

❖ 6/14

✔ And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
✔ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
✔ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
☐ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
☐ A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
✔ Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
☐ The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
☐ Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
☐ The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
✔ The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
✔ The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
☐ The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
✔ Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
☐ The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

[Kelli]

Is it too late to join? I have actually already read 7 from this list, but I have lots of these on my TBR list. I will start small and add 5 more to make it 7/12. :)

[Maiko]

Finished my seventh...

❖ 7/14
List at message 349

[Helena]

Deedee wrote: "Helena wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Finished #2 from the list:


Longbourn (2013) by Jo Baker (Hardcover, 352 pages)
Finished: 01/27/14
#181 ..."

It did! Thanks!

[Karena]

Update 4/10

[Canadian Dragon]

finished one