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Participating:Angie
Ella's Gran
Kathleen
Sweetp-1
p.d.r
Angie's BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/20147/10
Began: 19 December 2013
Finish: Aim to complete by 28 February 2014
Read a book...
6. ...from your 'real' bookshelf (Patient Bookcase Dwellers) The Elegance of the Hedgehog
7. ...from the BLK bookshelf The Color of Tea
8. ...from the 'Books by our NZ Author Members' thread Tizzie
NB: Subject to change!
Okay, I'll give this a go so sign me up please Angie.BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/2014
7/10
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. ...from your 'real' bookshelf (Patient Bookcase Dwellers) Lottery
7. ...from the BLK bookshelf Dinner at Rose's
8.
9.
10.
and still thinking ...
1. ...you received as a gift (actually is a borrow) Devil's Brood2. ...in the first ten of your 'To-Read' shelf sorted by date added (Languishing Literature)The Warrior's Princess
3. ...by a NZ author The Luminaries
5.
6. ...from your 'real' bookshelf (Patient Bookcase Dwellers)Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
7.
8.
9. ...nominated for the 2013 Goodreads Awards and 10. ...that you just want to read! and 4. ...recommended to you by a friend or BLK group member
Made a couple of changes. Summer is almost over and I still have a few to go!
Kathleen wrote: "As always (almost), I'm in!BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/2014
0/10
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift - The Amulet of Samarkand - given to me by my son for Christmas..."
Nos. 4 & 8 have hit my TBR shelf. Seeing To the Is-Land there reminded me I never finished the series by reading the 3rd volume. I see the library has all 3 in one book, so that's got to my TBR shelf as well :)
Kathleen wrote: "As always (almost), I'm in!BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/2014
0/10
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift - The Amulet of Samarkand - given to me by my son for Christmas..."
Nos. 4 & 8 have hit my TBR shelf. Seeing To the Is-Land there reminded me I never finished the series by reading the 3rd volume. I see the library has all 3 in one book, so that's got to my TBR shelf as well :)
Sweetp-1 wrote: "1. ...you received as a gift (actually is a borrow) Devil's Brood2. ...in the first ten of your 'To-Read' shelf sorted by date added (Languishing Literature)[book:The Warrior's Prin..."
I've looked at #6 on your list a few times, but it's git several 1 & 2 star ratings that kind of put me off. I will be interested to see what you think of it Sweetp.
Angie wrote: "Angie's BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/20140/10
Began: 19 December 2013
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift The Luminaries
2. ...in the first ten of your 'To-Read' s..."
Just the title, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, is intriguing. Reading the blurb sounds like it could be a good story, but I notice it has varied star ratings. I'll be interested to see what you think when you read it.
Ella's Gran wrote: "Angie wrote: "Angie's BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/20140/10
Began: 19 December 2013
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift The Luminaries
2. ...in the first ten of yo..."
Think that's why it is a Patient Bookcase Dweller! Will certainly let you know :)
Kathleen wrote: "Ella's Gran wrote: "...Seeing To the Is-Land there reminded me I never finished the series by reading the 3rd volume. I see the library has all 3 in one book, so that's got to my TBR shelf as well ..."Mmmm you have a very valid point there Kathleen. I recall the struggle through Angel at my Table and finding it much easier to follow and appreciate on TV. She can be quite difficult to read sometimes (got to be in the mood)so 3 shorter burst over the year might be better.[g]
Kathleen wrote: "Sweetp-1 wrote: "...Hyperbole and a half .."Love the title! Have just gone to the book and the top reviews are great, so I've added it to my list."
She has a massively huge and popular blog http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.... you could probably have a look there and see if it is your sort of thing you find funny/inspiring.
(I dont know if you spend as much time on the internet as I do but) its possible you've seen some of the internet memes that have originated from her stuff - like "CLEAN ALL THE THINGS!" (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co....)
For example
http://memegenerator.net/X-All-The-Th...
READ ALL THE BOOKS!!
Because I have so much reviewing to do and a novel to finish this is hard but so far this summer I've managed to - as well as reading my one bk a day - Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift
Terry Pratchett's 'Raising Steam'
2. ...in the first ten of your 'To-Read' shelf
sorted by date added (Languishing Literature)
Don't have one, books never languish! So will give you the old favourites I reread regularly as comforts 'The Secret Garden'
3. ...by a NZ author
Lanarch - Owen Marshall
4. ...recommended to you by a friend or BLK group member
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
5. ...from your local library
A Murder at Rosamund's Gate
6. ...from your 'real' bookshelf (Patient Bookcase Dwellers)
The Skull Mantra
7. ...from the BLK bookshelf
Can't find one to read yet.
8. ...from the 'Books by our NZ Author Members' thread
Can I count all that editing I've had to do for Tizzie?
9. ...nominated for the 2013 Goodreads Awards
Don't like any of them!
10. ...that you just want to read!
Reread all of Kerry Greenwood Phryne Fisher novels.
So I've read all these plus my usual one a day or two days. Can I have a star for my reading chart, please miss!
P.d.r. wrote: "Because I have so much reviewing to do and a novel to finish this is hard but so far this summer I've managed to - as well as reading my one bk a day - Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gi..."
You most certainly can! I'll make sure it's a sparkly gold one :)
You do very well to read a book every day (or two). My average is one and a half books per week - more in the school holidays and less during term time.
Oh good. I like gold stars.It's very hard to find the time to write about the books I read. I never get half of them down on my lists here. I need a secretary.
Writing the next novel is the priority but I have monthly deadlines to fill and the farmlet to run. So no time.
Oops I have been completely sidetracked reading the Wool/Shift/Dust books by Hugh Howey.
The summer hasn't even started if you go by the weather. I go by the schools!What do you think of Wool et al? I've been meaning to try.
I am really enjoying them but post-ap/dysptopian is my main genre of choice. I'm on the third instalment now and liking it a little bit less but I think that is because I often find 3rd books try to 'explain' everything and I actually prefer sometimes for there to be unanswered questions particularly in these types of book. Wool 1 is very short so it is a good taster to see if you like the premise/writing style without too much commitment. It's not a perfectly executed premise but very engaging.
How is everyone going? I havent got as far as I would like..might be a summer/autumn challenge!
Not doing to good at this end with any of my challenges Sweet-p. :) So much and so little time - or more correctly bitten off more than I can chew.Promise I'll do better next month, but yep my summer challenge will be running headlong into autumn I'm afraid.
7/10 is a pretty good outcome for me. It has been a very long time since I completed a challenge. The remaining three books should hopefully find a spot in my Autumn challenge.
I barely made it over half way with this one :(Never mind, I'll see where the left over titles can fit in to the Autumn challenge!
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The Blessings of Stefan (other topics)Prodigal Summer (other topics)
The Luminaries (other topics)
The Luminaries (other topics)
Devil's Brood (other topics)
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Suggested time frame: 6-8 weeks
Complete as much or as little of the challenge as you like. You want to enjoy your reading after all!
BLK Summer Reading Challenge 2013/2014
0/10
Read a book...
1. ...you received as a gift
2. ...in the first ten of your 'To-Read' shelf sorted by date added (Languishing Literature)
3. ...by a NZ author
4. ...recommended to you by a friend or BLK group member
5. ...from your local library
6. ...from your 'real' bookshelf (Patient Bookcase Dwellers)
7. ...from the BLK bookshelf
8. ...from the 'Books by our NZ Author Members' thread
9. ...nominated for the 2013 Goodreads Awards
10. ...that you just want to read!
Enjoy!