Rebecca's Rampage Part 2

[Rebecca]

I plan to read about 50 books in 2016 from various genres.

Classics
Gone with the Wind
Wuthering Heights

Mystery
Career of Evil
A Trick of the Light
The Secret of Chimneys
Death Comes As the End

Epistolary
Between Friends
Letters from Skye

Romance
Nights in Rodanthe
The Convenient Marriage


Foodie books
Cinnamon and Gunpowder


Humour
Eve's Diary
A few by PG Wodehouse

Fantasy
Assassin's Apprentice
A Game of Thrones

Chic Lit
The Charm Bracelet
Cocktails for Three

Historical Fiction
A Fall of Marigolds
The Perfume Collector
Chateau of Secrets

Medical
The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year
The Gilded Hour

Bookish Books
Wonderland Creek
The Little Paris Bookshop
Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society
The Shadow of the Wind

Indian
Mrs Funnybones
Serious Men
The Hungry Tide
Malgudi Days
The Mango Season

Cosy Reads
A Man Called Ove
Village School
Big Stone Gap


About Friendship
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
The Last Time I Saw You

Thriller
Sands of Time
The Day of the Jackal

My Favourite Authors

Debbie Macomber
16 Lighthouse Road
The Inn at Rose Harbor

L M Montgomery
Emily of New Moon
Magic for Marigold

Daphne du Maurier
The House on the Strand

Kate Morton
The House at Riverton

Plays
Medea

Poetry
Various

Memoir
Under the Tuscan Sun

Books everyone except me have read
The Alchemist
The Rosie Project

Non fiction
Rain in the Mountains: Notes from the Himalayas

Trying long forgotten authors
John Grisham The Pelican Brief

Malayalam
Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi translation from Oriya

This list is just to guide me.
May change the list as and when I like and will read those not in the list if I fancy anything that mind blogging.

[Vimal]

Good list. I have read only Day of the Jackal from that list.
And I intend to read atleast 10 Wodehouses next year :)

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Hi Rebecca!
Having read The Convenient Marriage I can safely say it ought to be shelved under humor; although there are some angles which form the basis of the story, but it's not a conventional romance. But well worth the read :)

And Death comes at the end is also pretty decent.

[Rebecca]

Vimal wrote: "Good list. I have read only Day of the Jackal from that list.
And I intend to read atleast 10 Wodehouses next year :)"

Not " I " we . Considered your rating for The Day of the Jackal before adding it

[Rebecca]

Nix wrote: "Hi Rebecca!
Having read The Convenient Marriage I can safely say it ought to be shelved under humor; although there are some angles which form the basis of the story, but it's not a co..."

I simply loved the wit in Friday's Child. Glad to hear that The convenient marriage has the same. I have read so many Agatha Christie in my teenage years and have forgotten most of the titles. So I am not sure whether this will be a reread. But even when I forget the circumstances of the mystery I always remember the murderer which spoils the whole fun.

[Vimal]

Haha, I took the we for granted since it was in ur list. We'll make a good plan of it in the PGW thread.
Good to know. I liked Forsyth's emotionless, journalistic narration and the thrill of the second half. I hope you like it too.
I might read Game of thrones next year too. Long time pending.

[Srividya]

I have read exactly 9 books from your list! Am not counting the Agatha Christies as I am not sure. :)

Lovely list. Can't wait to see your reviews for all these books or others that you end up reading. Happy reading! :)

[Ahtims]

All the best, Rebecca. Once I settle down , I shall go through your list in detail, nick a few titles. :-P

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

The day of the jackal and man called ove is on my tbr. Will keep an eye on when you start, might join if am not reading anything else at that time.:)

[Rebecca]

Oh......sure Manju. Would love to have a buddy read with you.

[Rebecca]

Syl waiting for your comments.

[Rebecca]

Sri which are the ones you've read from the above list. ?

[Srividya]

Oh the number has increased now - I mean those of the books that I have read from your list! :D

I have read

A man called Ove
The Alchemist
Sands of Time
The Rosie Project
Under the Tuscan Sun
16 Lighthouse Road
The Day of the Jackal
Malgudi Days
Assassin's Apprentice
A Game of Thrones
Nights in the Rodanthe
Wuthering Heights
Gone with the Wind

:D :D

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Rebecca: There is very little that Vidya is yet to read. *runs away*:P

[Srividya]

Hahahahahahaha! There's still a LOT left for me to read, although considering that I live in a finite time span, of which I have spent a lot not reading much, I honestly wish your words were true!! :P :P

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Yeah I know you are yet to read War and Peace.:P

[Srividya]

And Anna Karenina!! :P :P

Sorry Rebecca for taking over your thread and filling it with foolish discussions..Blame it on my buddy okay? *runs away* :P :P

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

I have read Anna! *proud look* :P

Bye Rebecca before you kick me out of here.;)

[Srividya]

I know you have, you gloater you!! :P :P 2016 shall see me finish both these Tolstoys in the first half, else I shall......ahem I will read it in the second half! :P :P

Don't kick me out Rebecca, you know you love me! :P

[Ahtims]

Rebecca, in transit from kerala to Manipal. You may have to wait for my "valuable" ;-) comments for a day or so, as I have to reach department as soon as I land in Manipal :-S

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

I know you will say the same thing next year.:P;)

[Srividya]

Shhhhh...buddy don't let out trade secrets like that! I am yet to get that copyrighted! :P :P

[Srividya]

Hey Syl, how was Munnar? :D

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Srividya wrote: "Shhhhh...buddy don't let out trade secrets like that! I am yet to get that copyrighted! :P :P"

ROFL:D:D

[Ahtims]

it was a place called Kantaloor 3 hours away from Munnar. Was superb and rustic. Something like a farm stay in a glorified manner.
Sorry, Rebecca for diverting your thread from its literary pursuits. :-P

[Srividya]

Sounds lovely, Syl! Hmm I need to make a trip to Kerala and visit places other than Guruvayoor! :P

Rebecca - I am an unapologetic spammer, so I won't say I am sorry for spamming here. Just praying and hoping that neither you nor the mods kick me out! :P :P

[Rebecca]

I love the spamming here. At least it gives some life here.

[Rebecca]

@Syl waiting for your valuable comments.

[Ahtims]

classics - both read, both good

[Ahtims]

mystery - 1 in the3,4 - read, good
epistolary, romance avoiding
foodie - adding both to tbr

[Girish, The Good cop]

nice long list! all the best :) looking at the PGW club, thinking of adding a new challenge for me to complete!!

[Ahtims]

Shall comment upon the rest when I reach home. Difficult to do so with App.

[Ahtims]

Continuing with my observations,
Humor - Eve's diary in my TBR. Am a veteran Wodehouser :P
Fantasy- read and loved both
Chicklit - not read those , and not interested in TBRing
Historical - none in my TBR
Medical - added both to TBR. Thank you :)
Bookish books - one was already TBRd, added the other two
India - except Hungry tide (which I shall read someday) read and liked all 4, especially serious men
Cozy - Ove in my TBR, not interested in other 2
Friendship - TBRd angry housewives, have read the first few in the Fannie Flagg series. They are just passable
I don't like Debbie MacComber much (ssoorrrryyy)
LMM - have read Emily, liked it then. Not planning to read the other
Giving Daphne a pass, but would like to read Kate Morton - already in my TBR list
Plays, Poetry - above my head
Tuscan sun - in my TBR already
I too haven't read Alchemist (can't stand Coehlo), Rosie Project is good, provided you don't have too much expectations out of it
Rain in the Mountains - a bit slow-paced, but highly readable

Herein I complete my summary :P

[Srividya]

@Manu - Your previous comment should have been directed at Syl not me! There's little that SHE hasn't read...She deserves that title, NOT me! :P :P

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Vidya: Nope that comment belong solely to you. Syl has everything on her tbr.:P

[Ahtims]

Srividya wrote: "@Manu - Your previous comment should have been directed at Syl not me! There's little that SHE hasn't read...She deserves that title, NOT me! :P :P"

tere munh ghee shakkar
(don't know whether its apt here, but I just LOVE to use this saying :P)

[Srividya]

Awww Manu, she has also read quite a few!!! :( :P

Arre Syl, absolutely perfect! I shall keep giving you more such titles! You are a Goddess in reading, at least for me; I don't care if others agree or not! :P ;)

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

You both have read as many books as you have on your tbr but now am in mood to tease you only.:P:P so she is safe for now.:P

Btw you didn't reply to me on your bookshelf pic.*pouts* I left a message for you there.:P

[Srividya]

Tease me all you want, I am quite enjoying it! :P :P

[Rebecca]

Thanks Syl for that detailed summary. I added rain in the mountains after reading your review.

[Rebecca]

Syl and Sri you gals are my inspiration. ..!

[Rebecca]

Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power

My Rating 4/5

I would surely like to know the public reaction when this book was published. It is somewhat unusual more so for an author like L M Alcott who authored the Little women which those who have read it know to be prim and proper ,maybe a little preachy too. This one was just the opposite and it brought so much excitement and suspense that I started anxiously waiting for my morning walks when I could listen to this on audio from Librivox. Hats off to the author for such a variety in her writing. And a word of appreciation for the reader Elizabeth Klett. Her voice with only slight nuances brings the various characters to life.

[Rebecca]

My Man Jeeves

My rating 3/5

A good humorous collection of stories. But I loved those with Jeeves and Bertie better than the others

[Ahtims]

Behind mask in my TBR now. I too will listen to the librivox version.

Reg. PGW, I love his novels better.

[Srividya]

Behind a mask in my TBR as well and I will opt for hearing it as well! :D

[Rebecca]

@ Syl coming to thimk of it Wodehouse novels are funnier than his stories.

[Rebecca]

Behind a mask is a small one. I think it can be classified as a novella.

[Srividya]

Yeah, I just saw that it was 120 pages. That's good as my concentration won't waver much while listening. I am doing a combined reading and hearing of Les Miserables and it is pretty good. Although, I will admit that I am reading more than listening as the prose is so captivating and melodic! :D

[Rebecca]

If the book is very good I stop istening and start reading. It happened with Three men in a boat and Jane Eyre too. Only reading helps me savour the prose. I am planning to listen to Wuthering heights this year. Let's see how it turns out.

[Vimal]

That's true. There is a huge gulf between listening and reading when it comes to savoring prose. I experienced it with Wodehouse