Books Galore challenge - 2015

[Robin P]

I've been updating my original post as I finish books, hopefully that won't get too hard when we have a lot more pages, I started around June 1st and am on book 6 so not bad.

[Emily]

This is really cool! I'll be doing my research and entering my list sometime this week!

[Candy]

I am still compiling my list but I like this challenge. It is calling attention to many books that I have wanted to read over the years but with new books coming out all of the time I have lost track of. A very interesting challenge!
Here is the beginning of my list:
1954 – Twenty-one Stories by Graham Greene (pub. In 1954)
1955 – Avalon, a novel by Anya Seton (first pub. In 1955)
1956 – Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday (first pub. In 1956)
1957 – Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (first pub. In 1957)
1958 – Candy by Terry Southern (first pub. In 1958)
1959 – The Breaking Point: stories by Dauphne du Maurier (first pub. In 1959) Little, Brown & Co.
1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (first pub. In 1960) (I have a paperback of this)
1961 – One Hand Clapping by Anthony Burgess (first pub. In 1961) (also wrote “A Clockwork Orange”
1962 – The Prize by Irving Wallace (pub. In 1962) (movie starred Paul Newman)
1963 – The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (pub. In 1963)
1964 – The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier (first pub. End of 1963)

[Emily]

So i might change some of these depending on how they are. But i'm excited to actually get through a number of the books on my list instead of finding other things to read! This will be a good challenge. Cheers to the next year of reading :)

(july 24, 2014 - July 24, 2015)

1991: Me: Stories of My Life - Audrey Hepburn
1992: Einsteins Dreams - Alan Lightman
1993: Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
1994: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
1995: The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
1996: Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
1997: Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
1998: Three to Get Deadly - Janet Evanovich
1999: Four to Score - Janet Evanovich
2000: Sellevision - Augusten Burroughs
2001: The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd (Finished 9/18/14)
2002: Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
2003: The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown
2004: My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult
2005: The Memory Keepers Daughter - Kim Edwards
2006: Looking for Alaska - John Green
2007: Heart Shaped Box: Joe Hill
2008: Paper Towns - John Green
2009: The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
2010: The Fall - Guillermo Del Toro (Finished 8/6/14)
2011: The Night Eternal : Guillermo Del Toro (Finished 9/9/14)
2012: The Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
2013: The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (Finished 7/27/14)
2014: The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith (Finished 9/1/14)

[Zara's Retreat]

welcome everybody. I've yet to start mine so you're all ahead of me already. lol great work.

[Linda "The Book Lady"]

1953—Fahrenheit 451---Ray Bradbury--1
1954—The Sound of Waves—Yukio Mishma--2
1955—Night—Elie Wiesel--3
1956—Andersonville—MacKinley Kantor
1957—4:50 from Paddington—Agatha Christie--4
1958—Time of Wonder—Robert McCloskey--5
1959--Haunting of Hill House—Shirley Jackson
1960—To Kill a Mockingbird—Harper Lee
1961—Prime of Miss Jean Brodie—Muriel Spark
1962—Travels With Charley—Jon Steinbeck
1963--The Pastures of heaven—John Steinbeck
1964—Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—Ron Dahl--6
1965—Dune—Frank Herbert
1966—Cat who read backwards—Lilian E. Braun
1967—Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler--7
1968—The Last Unicorn—Peter Beagle
1969—Sounder-William H. Armstrong
1970 –84 Charing Cross Road—Helene Hanff--8
1971—Winds of War—Herman Wouk
1972—The Terminal Man—Michel Crichton
1973—The Princess Bride—William Goldman--9
1974—Gather Together in My Name—Maya Angelou--10
1975—Walking the Bible—Bruce Fielder
1976—The Deep—Peter Benchley
1977—The Shining—Stephen King--11
1978—Listening Woman—Tony Hillerman
1979—If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler—Calvino--12
1980—Lion of Ireland—Morgan Llewellyn
1981—Nisa—Marjorie Shostak--13
1982—Shindler’s List—Thomas Keneally
1983 –Winter’s Tale—Mark Helprin--14
1984—Love Medicine—Louise Eldrich
1985—Handmaiden’s Tale—Margaret Atwood
1986—Redwall-Brain Jacques--15
1987—A Yellow Raft in Blue Water—Michael Doris
1988—The Alcemist—Paulo Caelho
1989—Remains of the Day—Kazuo Isiguro
1990--Phantom—Susan Kay--16
1991—Outlander—Diana Gabaldon--17
1992—Songs of the Humpback Whale—Jodi Picoult
1993--The Giver--Lois Lowry--18
1994—Sword of Truth—Gilbert Morris
1995--Fields of Glory--Gilbert
1996—Drums of Change—Janette Oke--19
1997—Midwives—Chris Bohjalain--20
1998—The Poisonwood Bible—Barbara Kingsolver
1999—Mary Poppins, She Wrote—Valerie Lawson
2000—Eat, Pray, Love—Elizabeth Gilbert
2001—The Eyre Affair—Jasper Fforde
2002—Call the Midwife—Jennifer Worth
2003—Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country—Louise
Erdrich
2004—Fully Human Fully Divine—Michael Casey
2005—The Book Thief—Marcus Zusak--21
2006—Sold—Patricia McCormick--22
2007—Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society—Mary Ann Shaffer
2008—8 Sandpiper Way—Debbie Macomber
2009--A Conservationist Manifesto—Scott Russell Sanders
2010—The Last Stand—Nathaniel Philbrick
2011—In the Garden pf Beasts—Erik Larson
2012—A Street Cat named Bob—James Bowen
2013—Doctor Sleep—Stephen King
2014--The Invention of Wings—Sue Monk Kidd

I updated this I added two I just started reading but will finish before the week is out so I'm 20/60

[Lindy-Lane]

have read 5 more and edited my original posts #66 & #67 (page #2) of this thread. this brings my total read to 16. only 42 more to go. :)

[Zara's Retreat]

congratulations everybody.

[Han]

This week I seriously begin to read the books from the challenge. I will read them in chronological order. The first book is from 1959: 100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda.

I discuss it all week on by blog Infinitesimal Thoughts (Pablo Neruda week). Friday I conclude with a review of the book. I will discuss all books on the list that way (not all for a week :-).

A word of warning: This is an adult liberated blog, and those who feel offended by that should not go to the website at all. If you are a minor, there are a lot of other interesting sites. The link is http://hanvanmeegeren.blogspot.nl/

[Candy]

I am having so much fun putting together my list that I am just now starting to read one of the books. I am starting with the first on my list - Twenty-one Stories by Graham Greene. I found a copy of his complete stories at Barnes & Noble so that made it an easy choice. So far I like the stories but they are quite strange. I like his writing style very much.

[Zara's Retreat]

Candy wrote: "I am having so much fun putting together my list that I am just now starting to read one of the books. I am starting with the first on my list - Twenty-one Stories by Graham Greene. I found a copy ..."

Glad to know that you're enjoying this challenge.

[Robin P]

I am jumping around in time as whims take me and updating my list at post #86. I have started many conversations when people ask me what I am reading and I describe the challenge. I've swapped out a couple when they weren't available or I just couldn't get into them. My favorite so far is Driftless. I am recommending it to everyone.

[Marie (UK)]

I am in - trying to choose books i can get without spending money, going to leave the rest and see what fits the 21st century books should not be hard to find

✔1957 The Scapegoat 12/07/2015
✔1958 The Guide by R. K. Narayan Summary & Study Guide (O)
✔1959 The Plague 20/01/2015
✔1960 Rabbit, Run 18/11/2015
✔1961 Travels with Charley: In Search of America 26/04/2015
✔1962 We Have Always Lived in the Castle 11/01/2015
✔1963 The Collector 29/05/2015
✔1964 The Man 10/11/2015
✔1965 Hotel 13/11/2015
1966
1967
✔1968 Setting Free the Bears 02/05/2015
1969
1970
✔1971 Farewell Waltz 09/01/2015
1972
1973
✔1974 Decades 16/06/2015
✔1975 Mrs. Kimble (scribd) 04/06/2015
✔The Easter Parade1976 10/01/2016
1977
1978
1979
✔1980 Morgan's Passing (available on kindle) 30/11/2015
✔1981 Bliss 28/04/2015
1982 The Assault (available on kindle)
✔1983 The Violin of Auschwitz 12/01/2015
1984
✔ 1985 Paradise Postponed 22/04/2015
✔1986 The Lost Language of Cranes 12/01/2015
✔1987 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (L) OR Moon Tiger (OD)
✔1988
✔1989 [[book:A History of the World in 10½ Chapters|218964] 06/08/2015
✔1990 A History of the World in 10½ Chapters 06/08/2015
✔1991 Sophie's World 09/01/2015
✔1992 Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe 04/05/2015
✔1993 The Virgin Suicides 15/02/2015
✔1994 The Alienist 16/10/2015
✔1995 Behind the Scenes at the Museum 24/08/2015
✔1996 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (S) 08/02/2015
✔1997 What's So Amazing about Grace? 13/01/2015
✔1998 I Know This Much Is True 31/03/2015
✔1999 Mummy's Legs [book 12/04/2015
✔2000 [book:The Ashgrove|21736657]
✔2001 The Corrections (O) 17/04/2015
✔2002 Dead Air
✔2003 Yoga For People Who Can't Be Bothered To Do It
✔2004The Body of Jonah Boyd 11/02/2015
✔2005 Me & Emma 07/02/2015
✔2006 Thirty-Three Teeth 07/08/2015
✔2007 That Summer Affair 04/04/2015
✔2008 The Memory of Water 25/06/2015
✔2009 Let The Great World Spin 07/02/2015
✔2010 Juliet 02/01/2015
✔2011 A Life In A Moment 25/04/2015
✔2012 Crushed Mexican Spiders 12/01/2015
✔2013 Local Souls 14/01/2015
✔2014 What Was Promised 27/01/2015
✔2015 Brailling For Wile June 2015

[Linda "The Book Lady"]

Just going through my list. I realized I need to update my read books

*1953—Fahrenheit 451-done 1
*1954—The Sound of Waves—done 2
*1955—Night—done 3
1956—Andersonville—MacKinley Kantor
*1957—4:50 from Paddington—done 4
*1958—Time of Wonder—done 5
1959--Haunting of Hill House—Shirley Jackson
*1960—To Kill a Mockingbird—Harper Lee done 6
1961—Prime of Miss Jean Brodie—Muriel Spark
1962—Travels With Charley—Jon Steinbeck
1963--The Pastures of heaven—John Steinbeck
*1964—Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—done 7
1965—Dune—Frank Herbert
1966—Cat who read backwards—Lilian E. Braun
*1967—Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler--done 8
1968—The Last Unicorn—Peter Beagle
1969—Sounder-William H. Armstrong
*1970–84 Charing Cross Road—done 9
1971—Winds of War—Herman Wouk
1972—The Terminal Man—Michel Crichton
*1973—The Princess Bride—William Goldman--done 10
*1974—Gather Together in My Name—done 11
1975—Walking the Bible—Bruce Fielder
1976—The Deep—Peter Benchley
*1977—The Shining—done 12
*1978—Listening Woman—done 13
*1979—If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler—done 14
1980—Lion of Ireland—Morgan Llewellyn
*1981—Nisa—done 15
1982—Shindler’s List—Thomas Keneally
*1983 –Winter’s Tale—done 16
1984—Love Medicine—Louise Eldrich
1985—Handmaiden’s Tale—Margaret Atwood
*1986—Redwall-done 17
1987—A Yellow Raft in Blue Water—Michael Doris
1988—The Alcemist—Paulo Caelho
1989—Remains of the Day—Kazuo Isiguro
*1990--Phantom—done 18
1991—Outlander—Diana Gabaldon reading
1992—Songs of the Humpback Whale—Jodi Picoult
*1993--The Giver--Lois--done 19
1994—Sword of Truth—Gilbert Morris
1995--Fields of Glory--Gilbert
*1996—Drums of Change—done 20
*1997—Midwives—done 21
1998—The Poisonwood Bible—Barbara Kingsolver
1999—Mary Poppins, She Wrote—Valerie Lawson
2000—Eat, Pray, Love—Elizabeth Gilbert
*2001—The Eyre Affair—done 22
2002—Call the Midwife—Jennifer Worth
2003—Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country—Louise
Erdrich
2004—Fully Human Fully Divine—Michael Casey
*2005—The Book Thief—done 23
*2006—Sold—done 24
*2007—Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society—Mary Ann Shaffer --done 25
2008—8 Sandpiper Way—Debbie Macomber
2009--A Conservationist Manifesto—Scott Russell Sanders
2010—The Last Stand—Nathaniel Philbrick
2011—In the Garden of Beasts—Erik Larson
2012—A Street Cat named Bob—James Bowen
2013—Doctor Sleep—Stephen King
2014--The Invention of Wings—Sue Monk Kidd


Finished 25 of 60 books

[Robin P]

I read 17 since June 1, which is a good start as I have a total of 3 years to finish. For 2015 I am doing a Bingo challenge for another group with various book categories and also the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge (there is a group on GR for that) and I am planning to have some books count for all 3.

[Zara's Retreat]

Robin wrote: "I read 17 since June 1, which is a good start as I have a total of 3 years to finish. For 2015 I am doing a Bingo challenge for another group with various book categories and also the Book Riot Rea..."

Great progress Robin.

[Lindy-Lane]

25/58 read: updated my posts #66 & #67 on pg #2 of this thread.

[Lindy-Lane]

another update: 31/58 read.

original posts #66 & #67 on pg #2 of this thread.

[Zara's Retreat]

Well done Lindy-Lane. You're really working well through your list.

[Linda "The Book Lady"]

1953—Fahrenheit 451---Ray Bradbury--1
1954—The Sound of Waves—Yukio Mishma--2
1955—Night—Elie Wiesel--3
1956—Andersonville—MacKinley Kantor
1957—4:50 from Paddington—Agatha Christie--4
1958—Time of Wonder—Robert McCloskey--5
1959--Haunting of Hill House—Shirley Jackson
1960—To Kill a Mockingbird—Harper Lee
1961—Prime of Miss Jean Brodie—Muriel Spark
1962—Travels With Charley—Jon Steinbeck--23
1963--The Pastures of heaven—John Steinbeck
1964—Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—Ron Dahl--6
1965—Dune—Frank Herbert
1966—Cat who read backwards—Lilian E. Braun
1967—Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler--7
1968—The Last Unicorn—Peter Beagle
1969—Sounder-William H. Armstrong
1970 –84 Charing Cross Road—Helene Hanff--8
1971—Winds of War—Herman Wouk
1972—The Terminal Man—Michel Crichton
1973—The Princess Bride—William Goldman--9
1974—Gather Together in My Name—Maya Angelou--10
1975—Walking the Bible—Bruce Fielder
1976—The Deep—Peter Benchley
1977—The Shining—Stephen King--11
1978—Listening Woman—Tony Hillerman--24
1979—If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler—Calvino--12
1980—Lion of Ireland—Morgan Llewellyn
1981—Nisa—Marjorie Shostak--13
1982—Shindler’s List—Thomas Keneally
1983 –Winter’s Tale—Mark Helprin--14
1984—Love Medicine—Louise Eldrich
1986—Redwall-Brain Jacques--15
1987—A Yellow Raft in Blue Water—Michael Doris
1988—The Alcemist—Paulo Caelho
1989—Remains of the Day—Kazuo Isiguro
1990--Phantom—Susan Kay--16
1991—Outlander—Diana Gabaldon--17
1992—Songs of the Humpback Whale—Jodi Picoult
1993--The Giver--Lois Lowry--18
1994—Sword of Truth—Gilbert Morris
1995--Fields of Glory--Gilbert
1996—Drums of Change—Janette Oke--19
1997—Midwives—Chris Bohjalain--20
1998—The Poisonwood Bible—Barbara Kingsolver --25
1999—Mary Poppins, She Wrote—Valerie Lawson
2000—Eat, Pray, Love—Elizabeth Gilbert
2001—The Eyre Affair—Jasper Fforde--26
2002—Call the Midwife—Jennifer Worth
2003—Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country—Louise
Erdrich
2004—Fully Human Fully Divine—Michael Casey
2005—The Book Thief—Marcus Zusak--21
2006—Sold—Patricia McCormick--22
2007—Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society—Mary Ann Shaffer --28
2008—8 Sandpiper Way—Debbie Macomber--29
2009--A Conservationist Manifesto—Scott Russell Sanders
2010—The Last Stand—Nathaniel Philbrick
2011—In the Garden pf Beasts—Erik Larson
2012—A Street Cat named Bob—James Bowen
2013—Doctor Sleep—Stephen King--30
2014--The Invention of Wings—Sue Monk Kidd
30 out of 60 done

[Linda "The Book Lady"]

I forgot to add To Kill a Mockingbird 31

[Robin P]

I am now at 38 of 65 and I have about half the time left, so I'm on track.

[Zara's Retreat]

Well done Linda and Robin

[Kelly]

So, I guess I need to put together my list and start in earnest in the new year!

[Zara's Retreat]

Kelly wrote: "So, I guess I need to put together my list and start in earnest in the new year!"

2016 is a new year and a new beginning. You can start afresh.

[Lindy-Lane]

anyone else still working on this? updated my original post #'s 66 & 67 on page #2 of this thread. 48/59 read to date.

[Kelly]

I still need to put my list together, but I applaud your progress! I still get notifications when you update.