Babs' 51 States Challenge

[Babs]

Hi! I'd like to join in if I may! I'm doing this along-side the 'Round the world in 80 books' challenge too.

Start date: 31.10.15
Total so far: 2/51

1.ALABAMA
2.ALASKA
3.ARIZONA
4.ARKANSAS
5.CALIFORNIA - The Portable Veblen: A Novel by Elizabeth McKenzie (31.10.15)
6.COLORADO
7.CONNECTICUT
8.DELAWARE
9.FLORIDA
10.GEORGIA
11.HAWAII
12.IDAHO
13.ILLINOIS
14.INDIANA
15.IOWA - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald (5.12.15)
16.KANSAS
17.KENTUCKY
18.LOUISIANA
19.MAINE
20.MARYLAND
21.MASSACHUSETTS
22.MICHIGAN
23.MINNESOTA
24.MISSISSIPPI
25.MISSOURI
26.MONTANA
27.NEBRASKA
28.NEVADA
29.NEW HAMPSHIRE
30.NEW JERSEY
31.NEW MEXICO
32.NEW YORK - My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (02.11.15)
33.NORTH CAROLINA
34.NORTH DAKOTA
35.OHIO
36.OKLAHOMA
37.OREGON
38.PENNSYLVANIA
39.RHODE ISLAND
40.SOUTH CAROLINA
41.SOUTH DAKOTA
42.TENNESSEE
43.TEXAS
44.UTAH
45.VERMONT
46.VIRGINIA
47.WASHINGTON
48.WEST VIRGINIA
49.WISCONSIN
50.WYOMING
51. WASHINGTON DC

[Tania]

Have a great trip

[Babs]

Thanks Tania :) I'm really enjoying the "Around the World" challenge, so hoping this (and adding in the UK one too!) will guide me to read more new stuff.

[Tania]

I'm doing all 3 as well though I have let the UK one laps a little as only 3 more books for the USA but am stock pilling books for the world.

[Babs]

Any excuse to stockpile books is a good one! :)

[Tania]

Have to say I have been reading books that are out of my comfort zone and really enjoying them and when I went back to my ‘normal reading?’ found them to be lacking a little. So this is doing me good. As to the stack of books it is clocking 3ft now and am banning myself from charity shops for a while.

[Babs]

2nd book read -My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout which I received via NetGalley. It's a great little book. Very thought provoking. I'd definitely recommend picking up a copy when it's released next year.

[Ian, Moderator]

Enjoy the trip Babs...only 49 to go.

[Ellie]

I've got the Lucy Barton book via Netgalley as well. Glad to hear its a good read.

[Babs]

Ellie wrote: "I've got the Lucy Barton book via Netgalley as well. Glad to hear its a good read."

Yes I really enjoyed it. I find some Netgalley titles are a bit hit and miss, so I'm requesting fewer these days in the hope that the quality is better!

[Ellie]

I wish I had your self control! I just keep requesting and requesting! :/

[Babs]

Ellie wrote: "I wish I had your self control! I just keep requesting and requesting! :/"

I know. It's so tempting! I have SO MANY books waiting to be read though!! :)

[Babs]

3. Iowa
A lovely little book about books and biblophiles set in Iowa.

[Ellie]

Loved Lucy Barton as well and I have Broken Wheel to read from Netgalley. Good to hear that's another decent read.

[Babs]

Let me know what you think of it, Ellie!