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James's 30 Books Reading Challenge (DID IT!)
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James
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Dec 12, 2013 03:31PM
Since I complete my goal of reading 20 books in 2013, I decided to add ten more books for the 2014 Reading challenge. I can't wait for New Year's Day to start, so I can start this challenge.
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Awesome James! Can't wait to see what books you read (:
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K Rowling
6. Rebecca by Daphne DuMarier7. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
10. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
12. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling
14. Leven Thumps and the Eye of the Want by Obert Skye
I want to read Rebecca and The Wind in the Willows. What did you think of them?
Camille wrote: "I want to read Rebecca and The Wind in the Willows. What did you think of them?"Rebecca is a alright mystery novel, but is it very slowed paced at times. The Wind and the Willows is a very simple and fun book to read.
19. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
20. Cold Sassy Tree by Olivia Ann Burns
21. Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth by Max Mccoy
Did you enjoy the fault in our stars? And have you read any of his other books?
Ian wrote: "Did you enjoy the fault in our stars? And have you read any of his other books?"I did enjoy The Fault in Our Stars a lot and I have not read any other books from John Green.
22. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
How did you like A Game of Thrones and Clockwork Angel? I've been considering reading these.
Brianna wrote: "How did you like A Game of Thrones and Clockwork Angel? I've been considering reading these."I like A Game of Thrones a lot Brianna and if you love fantasy books, I would recommend you that to you easily. Also, I do like Clockwork Angel as well, but the love triangles for me weren't that good, but I love the fact that this book is set up in the Victorian era. I hope that these questions help you out Brianna.
Thank you so much. That really helped. I think I may start A Game of Thrones after I finish American Psycho. I may put Clockwork Angel off a little while.
Brianna wrote: "Thank you so much. That really helped. I think I may start A Game of Thrones after I finish American Psycho. I may put Clockwork Angel off a little while."Your welcome Brianna and I hope you enjoying reading A Game of Thrones after reading American Pyscho.
I hope so too. American Psycho is very disturbing.
Brianna wrote: "I hope so too. American Psycho is very disturbing."I've only seen the movie and a particular moment towards the end freaked me out. Good luck with the book.
Adriana wrote: "Brianna wrote: "I hope so too. American Psycho is very disturbing."I've only seen the movie and a particular moment towards the end freaked me out. Good luck with the book."
I just finished it a little while ago. The end of the book was very, very disturbing. I wonder how Bret Easton Ellis even came up with this character
23. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
24. Travels with Charley: in Search of America by John Steinback
25. City of the Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
30. A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Congratulations on meeting your reading goal, James! Are there any books you've read that jump out at you as being favorites?
James, I just read Holes and Gone. Interested in what you thought about them. Looks like we read similar books. Maze Runner is on my to read list. Saving the series for next year, just bought it and hope it's worth the hype Congrats on meeting your goal.
Cassandra wrote: "Congratulations on meeting your reading goal, James! Are there any books you've read that jump out at you as being favorites?"The books that jumped out to being my favorites books of this year Cassandra are Dune, Fahrenheit 451, Cinder, A Hitchhiker's Guide to a Galaxy, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
June wrote: "James, I just read Holes and Gone. Interested in what you thought about them. Looks like we read similar books. Maze Runner is on my to read list. Saving the series for next year, just bought it an..."I enjoyed reading Holes a lot since it was a major page turner and I love the fact that book contains the history of Stanley's grandfather and the history's about the town where Stanley camps at. On Gone, I enjoyed the surprise twists that this dystopian had to offer, but I found Sam, the main character too be too goody- two shoes.
Also, I enjoyed The Maze runner series a lot, except for the last book, since I found it disappointing when it came to many things that happen in the story and thank you June for commenting on my challenge log this year.
Hi James, definitely agree with Holes, read it in one day and the interweaving stories were good. Maze Runner : I've found some trilogy books start great and then fizzle. Not sure if it's the rush to publish or trying to force an ending. I'm conflicted with the trilogy format, want to hold off especially as it is the new marketing wave but then I have some series I want to finish up. If the pattern holds I'll go back to stand alone books.
Congrats on meeting your goal! I think I am going to take your lead and add 10 books to my 25 books 2014 goal....can I read 35 in 2015?
Carolyn wrote: "Congrats on meeting your goal! I think I am going to take your lead and add 10 books to my 25 books 2014 goal....can I read 35 in 2015?"I think you can Carolyn if you find very good page turning novels that you can do pretty quickly and choose books that are somewhat short. I hope this advice helps you out Carolyn.
