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Read the Month Around the World - 2014
Finished July, up to 30/54 now:
July (Swahili)
✓ J – Jamie's America, by Jamie Oliver, finished 7/8 ★★★
✓ U – Cure for the Common Breakup, by Beth Kendrick, finished 7/4 ★★★★
✓ L – author Cleo Coyle – Espresso Shot (Coffeehouse #7), finished 7/6★★★★
✓ A – The Anatomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #1), by Tessa Harris, finished 7/2 ★★★
✓ I – I've Got You Under My Skin, by Mary Higgins Clark, finished 7/2 ★★★.5
I noticed mine was not updated from last month so here is 30/55J - Jim Gaffigan Dad Is Fat
U - Y: The Last Man: Unmanned
L - The Lion and the Rose
A - Alice Munro Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories
I - L.M. Ironside The Sekhmet Bed
Yeah! Finished July. Updated message 95Yearly Read Around the World: 7/12 Complete (Month); 30/55 Complete (Year)
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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare 7/17U:
Her Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn 7/17L:
Number the Stars Lois Lowry 7/18A:
The Snow Deer and Other Stories by K. A. Krisko 7/9I:
When Did Ignorance Become a Point of View? by Scott Adams 7/7
Updated Post #52July: Swahili
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30/55July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
✔J - Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep
✔ U - Jet by Russell Blake
✔ L - Blow Fly-Patricia Cornwell
✔ A - Scared Stiff - Anne Annelise
✔ I - Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride
Books read don't seem to have been updated since the beginning of June. Zara?
I don't see a post here by Zara since early June. I hope everything's ok with her and her family!
Hello! Can I sign up for august to december? I'd really like to!
I've completed 3 so far for JulyCompleted 28/55
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
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L - The Decision by K.A. Applegate
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Ariana wrote: "Hello! Can I sign up for august to december? I'd really like to!"Ariana, our moderator hasn't been on in a while, but this is a group for fun and I'm sure whenever you want to start is fine.
I've finished July :)July: Swahili
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LynnB wrote: "Ariana wrote: "Hello! Can I sign up for august to december? I'd really like to!"Ariana, our moderator hasn't been on in a while, but this is a group for fun and I'm sure whenever you want to star..."
Ok thank you!
Finished this month!July: Swahili
J The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri ★★★☆☆ July 18
U I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith ★★★★★ July 13
L To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ★★★★★ July 23
A Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortazar ★★★☆☆ July 14
I Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann ★★★★☆ July 7
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Hi everybody. I'm still here albeit struggling to keep up with time that persists on moving too fast (or maybe I'm getting too old as I'm now 45 years old. LOL).I'm in the process of updating everything. Please bear with me while I get the updates done.
Ariana it's perfectly fine to start where you want to. I'll work out the number of books you need to read and then add you to the list.
Congratulations to everyone who have completed this month's one already.
June 4/4 (forgot to update, I see) and July 5/5 and in totl 30/55J - Joe Hill - NOS4A2
U - James S.A. Corey - Cibola Burn
N - Seanan McGuire - Sparrow Hill Road
I - Andy Weir - The Martian
J - Jeff VanderMeer - Annihilation
U - Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
L - David Brin - The Uplift War
A - Charles Stross - The Rhesus Chart
I - Steven D. Levitt - Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
I've finished JulyCompleted 30/55
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J - Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
U - Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
L - The Decision by K.A. Applegate
A - Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K Vaughn
I - Indexing by Seanan McGuire
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)J
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August: Japanese (Japan)
H Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
A Adrian, Lara Kiss of Midnight
D Debbie Macomber Falling for Him
U Upon a Winter's Night by Pamela Clare
K Kantra, Virginia The Passion of Patrick MacNeill
I If You Give A Girl A Viscount by Kieran Kramer
Do we have to read the books in the month they represent. For instance, can I start one reading the "August" books? I had drawn the conclusion that we were but wanted to double check.
Jannene wrote: "Do we have to read the books in the month they represent. For instance, can I start one reading the "August" books? I had draw the conclusion that we were but wanted to double check."Hi Jannene yes you read the books in the month they are for.
Finished July! Since I didn't read any books for two and half weeks I wondered if I would.July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)5/5
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30/55July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)
J: James and the Giant Peach DONE
U: Surrender DONE
L: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DONE
A: The Poe Twisted Anthology DONE
I: The Da Vinci Code DONE
July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)5 out 5 - COMPLETED!!!
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Updated post 238 with two books. Currently at: 8 books out of 15
36/55H - She Is Risen - Travis Adams Irish
A - Shiver by Lisa Jackson
D - Mama Does Time by Deborah Sharp
U - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
K - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath
I - The Heist by Daniel Silva
DONE!!! July: Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda etc.)30/55
✓J The Bell Jar
✓U The Maze Runner
✓L Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
✓A The Storyteller
✓I Saving Grace
August: Japanese (Japan)36/55
✓H The Thirteenth Gift
✓A The Unbearable Lightness of Being
✓D A Thousand Splendid Suns
✓U Curveball
✓K Orange Is the New Black
✓I Watership Down
Finished August, which brings me up to 36 for the year:
August (Japanese) - COMPLETED 8/6
✓ H – Once More From the Top (Women of Willow Bay #1), by Nan Reinhardt, finished 8/3 ★★★
✓ A – Flowerbed of State (White House Gardener #1), by Dorothy St. James, finished 8/6 ★★★
✓ D – Death By Sarcasm (Mary Cooper #1), by Dani Amore, finished 8/1 ★★★
✓ U – Book Clubbed (Booktown #8), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/2 ★★★★
✓ K – The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, by Lewis Buzbee, finished 8/4 ★★★
✓ I – Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner #1), by Denise Grover Swank, finished 8/6 ★★★.5
August: Japanese (Japan)6 out 6 - COMPLETED!!
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I've read some of AugustCompleted 34/55
August: Japanese (Japan)
H - Slaves of Socorro by John Flanagan
A - Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
D - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
U - Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang
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I've finished August!36/55 Completed
August: Japanese (Japan)
H - Slaves of Socorro by John Flanagan
A - Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 3 by Gene Luen Yang
D - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
U - Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 1 by Gene Luen Yang
K - The One by Kiera Cass
I - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
August: Japanese - COMPLETEDH - Written in My Own Heart's Blood
A - A Sense of the World
D - Dear John
U - RevolUtion
K - Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
I - Remains of Innocence
36/55
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✔August: Japanese (Japan)
H Dead Until Dark by Charlaine •H•arris
A The Blood Gospel by J•A•mes Rollins
D The Bone Collector by Jeffery •D•eaver
U The Last Templar by Raymond Kho•U•ry
K The Pillars of the Earth by •K•en Follett
I The Coff•I•n Dancer by Jeffery Deaver
Finished August :)August: Japanese (Japan) COMPLETED
H: Hunter by Kathi S. Barton 08/06/14
A: Act of Mercy by Mandy M. Roth 08/04/14
D: Death's Little Angels by Sylver Belle Garcia 08/08/14
U: Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin 08/28/14
K: Krac's Firebrand by S.E. Smith 08/05/14
I: The Island by Jen Minkman 08/29/14
Just updated post 238. I have been able to read six books for August. This is the first time I'm able to spell a word. So, I'm currently at 14 books out of 15.
One more to go for September.
August 6/6, total 36/55:H Peter Watts - Echopraxia
A Octavia E. Butler - Parable of the Talents
D Mark Tufo - Dystance: Winter's Rising
U Ray Bradbury - The Martian Chronicles
K Nancy Kress - Yesterday's Kin
I John Scalzi - Lock In
Maiko wrote: "Updated message 138
✔August: Japanese (Japan)
H Dead Until Dark by Charlaine •H•arris
A The Blood Gospel by J•A•mes Rollins
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How do you do the bonding of the letter in the book title/author?
36/55August: Japanese (Japan)
H:Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsDONE
A:The Time MachineDONE
D:Ender's GameDONE
U:Zombie HalloweenDONE
K:Poseidon: Earth ShakerDONE
I:I'm Not ScaredDONE
August Done!H - We Were Liars
A - A Thousand Splendid Suns
D - The Diary of a Young Girl
U - This Lullaby
K - Eye of the Crow
I - Creature Features
September: Basque - COMPLETED 3 SeptemberI - The Story of AIn't
R - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
A - Help, ThAnks, Wow
I - Lady WIndermere's Fan
L - Legend
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Finished September; brings me up to 41 for the year:
September (Basque) - COMPLETED 9/4
I – The Midnight Show Murders (Billy Blessing #2), by Al Roker, finished 9/2 ★★★.5
R – Sounds of Murder (Pamela Barnes Acoustic Mystery #1), by Patricia Rockwell, finished 9/2 ★★★.5
A – Clam Wake (Bed and Breakfast #29), by Mary Daheim, finished 9/4 ★★★
I – Kenobi, by John Jackson Miller, finished 9/3 ★★★★
L – The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation #11), by Lauren Willig, finished 9/2 ★★★★
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July: Swahili
J - The Wicked and the Just
U - The Night Searchers by Marcia MUller
L - Shoot to ThriLl
A - An Officer and A Spy
I - Imperfect Harmony
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