Mac's 36 in '16

[CMG (Mac)]

Hello, I'm Mac. Wrapping up my first year of participation and met (and exceeded :) my goal of 35). Happy Holidays and looking forward to a great new year!

[Cassandra]

Good luck with your new goal! I hope you can beat your personal record. :)

[CMG (Mac)]

Thanks Cassandra! Going to take a little time this week and come up with some "must reads" for this year.

[Megan]

Congrats on topping your 2015 goal, and good luck with this year!

[CMG (Mac)]

CMac wrote: "Thanks Cassandra! Going to take a little time this week and come up with some "must reads" for this year."
Going to try to finish, The Fall of Giants and read The Tea Rose, Skippy Dies, Little Life, People in the Trees and Pines and then for the most part read book club picks and whatever the library has available. Going to be a great year!

[Megan]

I read the Tea Rose years ago - so good but a packed book. I felt wrung out once I finally finished it - great book hangover!

[Jackie B. -]

Book clubs are fantastic for inspiring you to read outside your comfort zone. I love them.

Good luck with your challenge, CMac!

[CMG (Mac)]

1. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett.

[CMG (Mac)]

oops forgot I finished one other I started in December.The Baker Street Letters

[Megan]

Congrats on finishing your first books in 2016! I loved Fall of Giants! What did you think?

[CMG (Mac)]

Thank you. I loved Fall of Giants! I think I'll try the other two but after a break.

[Jackie B. -]

Yeah-- that's a lot of time committed to Follett; those aren't short books. Congrats!

[CMG (Mac)]

3. Andrew's Brain Doctorow
4. Champion Lu

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5. Snobs by J Fellowes

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6. Me Before You by J. Moyes. This was a good one!

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7. The New Countess by F. Weldon

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8. Healthy Aging by Weil

[Jackie B. -]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Me Before You! That's on my TBR shortlist-- but for some reason I haven't gotten to it yet...

[CMG (Mac)]

9. The Weird Sisters by E Brown
10.Pretty Girls by K Slaughter

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11. The Ballad of Tom Dooley The Ballad of Tom Dooley

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12. Room by E. Donoghue. Fascinating!

[Cassandra]

Great job! You're basically 1/3 of the way through. :)

[CMG (Mac)]

Thanks Cassandra!

[CMG (Mac)]

13. The Fortune Hunter

I also read about 75% of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing but I'm not counting it since I didn't finish.

[CMG (Mac)]

14. Miracle at Augusta by J Patterson. Finally got a book finished. I have lots of "currently reading" going on.

[CMG (Mac)]

15. Troy by Geras

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16. World Without End by Follett
17. The Lean Body Promise: Burn Away Fat and Release the Leaner, Stronger Body Inside You by Labrada

[CMG (Mac)]

18. The Hole in the MiddleThe Hole In The Middle by Hilton

19. Silently and Very Fast by Valente

[CMG (Mac)]

20. Edge of Eternity by Follett.

[CMG (Mac)]

CMac wrote: "CMac wrote: "Thanks Cassandra! Going to take a little time this week and come up with some "must reads" for this year."
Going to try to finish, The Fall of Giants and read The Tea Rose, Skippy Dies..."

Didn't realize A Little Life was the same author asThe People in the Trees . I just started A Little Life but slightly wish I'd read People in the Trees first.

[CMG (Mac)]

Jackie B. wrote: "Yeah-- that's a lot of time committed to Follett; those aren't short books. Congrats!"

Just finished the full series! I liked it plus learned a lot!

[CMG (Mac)]

Megan wrote: "I read the Tea Rose years ago - so good but a packed book. I felt wrung out once I finally finished it - great book hangover!"

I started The Tea Rose but haven't finished it yet. It is good but not captivating me. I just posted a finished book and I have 220 days left to get it read!!

[CMG (Mac)]

21. The Nightingale by Hannah
22. The Rosie Project by Simsion
23. Triptych by Slaughter

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24. Three Wishes by Moriarty

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25. The Rumor by Hilderbrand

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26. A Game of Thrones by Martin. Finally finished!

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27. SomeoneAlice McDermott Countdown to goal is ON!

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28. Bet Your Bottom Dollar by Karin Gillespie
29. The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
Gave up on An Independent Wife - awful.

[CMG (Mac)]

30. Schroder by Amity Gaige
Into the 30's - think I'll make my goal!

[CMG (Mac)]

31, What it Was by George Pelecanos

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32. Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

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33. Across The Wide And Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary Of Hattie Campbell by Kristiana Gregory

34. Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne

2 2 go!

[CMG (Mac)]

35. Lucky Us by Amy Bloom

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36. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! I'll post my final number once the year's done. Maybe I'll get to 50!

Next year's goal = 52!

[CMG (Mac)]

Woowhee! I past 50 and 'm already done with book 52 for 2016. Next year, I'm going for the 50-100 group (goal of 52). Very excited.

[Jackie B. -]

CONGRATS!!! This is super exciting!
What have been your favorite books this year?

[CMG (Mac)]

Jackie B. wrote: "CONGRATS!!! This is super exciting!
What have been your favorite books this year?"
Thank you! Yes, I'm excited. Me Before You and Follett Ken's Century Trilogy except the last one was a little bit editorial/politically biased.

[CMG (Mac)]

I'm over 60 now so with more than a month to go in 2016, I might double my goal. It's been a good year for reading :)!

[Cassandra]

Congratulations, Mac! I hope next year's reading is just as good. :)

[CMG (Mac)]

Finished Cloud Atlas by Mitchell yesterday! I really enjoyed it so I view it as a great way to end a good year. Doubled my number goal - yay 200%!