Task 15.8

[Tami]

15.8. Bethany’s Task: Each participant should choose 3 books he/she wants to read, each over 300 pages. They will list the three books in a post on this thread. Then the next person to post on the thread gets to pick which of the three books will be read.

[Tami]

Example on how this will work:

Tami Posted:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
The Hunger Games
Pride and Prejudice

Next person posts:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Catching Fire
Sense and Sensibility
I choose The Hunger Games for Tami.

[Michelle]

The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory

I pick Pride and Prejudice for Tami (if I'm actually picking for you... lol)

[Merc]

I pick the Ender's Game for Michelle.

1. On Such a Full Sea
2.The Madman's Daughter
3. The Grapes of Wrath (reread)

[Bethany]

I pick Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee for Nullifidian

1. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
2. Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
3. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

I'm looking for fun books (i.e. not all that literary) that don't fit into my studies/other book groups

[Rebecca]

I pick going postal for Bethany

My three:
1. Wrecked by Charlotte Roche
2. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
3. Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding

[R]

I pick The Grapes of Wrath for Rebecca

1: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2: Water for Elephants
3: The City of Marvels

[Megan]

I pick the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for Rutger. Loved this book and flew through it even though it is long.

1. The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
2. Killjoy
3. The Wednesday Sisters

[Ben]

I pick The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild for Megan. It sounds very interesting and I have added it to my list.

1. Who Owns the Future?
2. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
3. This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

[Kayla]

I pick This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl for Benjamin.

1. Every Day by David Levithan
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Blankets by Craig Thompson

[Danielle]

For Kayla - Every Day


1. The Casual Vacancy
2. Some Are Sicker Than Others
3. The Thirteenth Tale

[Nicki]

I pick Some Are Sicker Than Others for Danielle.

Schindler's List
Prozac Nation
Molokai'i

[Kelly]

For Nicki: Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin
3. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

[Diana]

I pick The Book Thief for Kelly

1. Brave New World
2. Divergent
3. American Psycho

[Allison]

I pick Divergent for Diana. It was a fun quick read!

1. A Most Peculiar Circumstance by Jen Turano
2. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
3. Prodigy by Marie Lu

[Daisy]

I pick Prodigy for Allison!

1. The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
2. How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days by Laura Lee Guhrke
3. The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

[Pixie]

I pick The Kiss of Deception for Daisy. (For real sounds awesome.)

1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
3. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

[Adrianna]

I Pick American Gods for Leah. :)

1. My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomsom
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaleed Hosseini
3. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

[Holly]

I pick A Thousand Splendid Suns for Adrianna.

1. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
2. Defending Jacob by William Landay
3. One Breathe Away by Heather Gudenkauf

I'm using the Goodreads app on a smart phone and couldn't figure out how to the link the book titles. Sorry!

[Martha]

I pick Dark Places for Holly!

1. A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin
2.The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins
3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

[Jana at ThatArtsyReaderGirl.com]

I pick Middlesex for Martha!

1. Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson
2. Fool Me Twice by Mandy Hubbard
3. Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson

[Melissa]

I pick Unleashing Mr. Darcy for Jana

1. Drums of Autumnby Diana Gabaldon
2. Between Shades of Gray byRuta Sepetys
3. Thorn in My Heart byLiz Curtis Higgs

[Laventeli]

I pick Between Shades of Gray for Melissa

1.Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
2.Kun kyyhkyset katosivat by Sofi Oksanen
3.The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre

[Mickslibrarian]

I pick Notes from a Small Island for Laventeli

1. The Finisher by David Baldacci
2. In the Shadows by Kiersten White
3. To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

[Jasmine]

1. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
3. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

I choose The Finisher for Mickslibrarian.

[Emily]

I choose Life After Life for Jasmine!

1. Columbine
2. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
3. Not a Drop to Drink

[Nireesha]

I choose "The coldest girl in Coldtown" for Emily.

1. Divergent
2. the fault in our stars
3. the hobbit

[Samantha]

I choose The Hobbit for Nireesha.

1.Tess of the d'Urbervilles
2. The Picture of Dorian Gray
3. The Time Traveler's Wife

[David]

Picture of Dorian Gray!!! I love that book!
Which series should I continue? I like rereads.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Alloy of Law (Brandon Sanderson)

[LIZ]

I choose Alloy of Law for David it sounds awesome! tell me how the series is!

1. Generation Kill
2. A Short History of Nearly Everything
3. On the Other Hand: The Little Anthology of Big Questions

[Melissa]

Since no one has picked on for you and the challenge is going to end I will pick one for you, I choose A Short History if Nearly Everything.

[Tami]

Oh, I wasn't thinking about the last person. Thanks Melissa.