SPRING 2016 READING CHALLENGE

[Rachel]

I've started Little Bee and like the story so far.

I'm on pg 86 of the ebook

(view spoiler)[ little bat man broke my fricking heart when he jumped in his father's grave to save him (hide spoiler)]

Also why do you think Little Bee did this (view spoiler)[ why didn't she wake up the other 2 women at the farm before she left? Did she just panic? Would the other women get sent back to the detention center? Would they be deported? (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Some quotes that have stood out to me so far:

"It can disguise itself as power or property, and there is nothing more serious when you are a girl who has neither"


"A scar means, I survived"

"However long the moon disappears, someday it must shine again"

Little Bee

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Have you read Little Bee before? My favorite part was something about Batman ha ha :-)

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Have you read Little Bee before? My favorite part was something about Batman ha ha :-)"

This is my first time reading it :)

[Josh]

I just finished The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I was surprised to say that if definitely fits into the missing person challenge... in a weird way... and if I explain it it will end up being spoilers for the book. It was quite good. The book is about Blue (a girl). Blue's family are psychics that tell her if she kisses her true love, he will die. The town is on a Ley Line, corpse road... and its hard to explain. Thats the most im going to go into.

5)
6)

Deciding what I am going to read next. Once I know I'll let you guys know.

[Christine]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Happy May! :-)
Please consider reading Little Bee with us this month
"

I am starting it this weekend.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I will start it tomorrow. I have an audiobook so I should be able to get pretty far into this book over the weekend :-)

[Rachel]

Josh wrote: "I just finished The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I was surprised to say that if definitely fits into the missing person challenge... in a weird way... and if I explain it it will end up being s..."

Thanks for the update, Josh! I've heard good things about that series-have heard it's very different. Glad you liked it :D

[Rachel]

Glad you are both starting Little Bee soon-look forward to discussing it :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Currently Reading Little Bee :-)

[Danell]

I listened to , which works for 5a.

[Rachel]

Danell wrote: "I listened to , which works for 5a."

Thanks for the update, Danell! :D

[Danell]

I finished reading , which works for #6. Great book, talented writer!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Danell wrote: "I finished reading , which works for #6. Great book, talented writer!"

I am still reading that one slowly. Might have to return it to the library and check it out again :-)

[Rachel]

Danell wrote: "I finished reading , which works for #6. Great book, talented writer!"

Thanks for the update, Danell! :D

[Danell]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Danell wrote: "I finished reading , which works for #6. Great book, talented writer!"

I am still reading that one slowly. Might have to return it to the library..."

I hope you get a chance to finish it Dustin, great book, but life gets in the way of reading sometimes. Still like "Josie and Jack" the best, but felt this was a great book as well.

[Christine]

I just finished reading Little Bee. This was my second time through it. I also liked that quote "A scar mean, I survived". Charlie is the character that makes me cry. The scene at his father's grave side is so sad.

[Christine]

Where is everybody? Its been very quiet here.

Its the end of the challenge and I am making the mad dash to finish it. Just read One Day. It starts in the 80s. Its a love story of sorts. So much better than the movie.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'm still lurking in the shadows :-) FYI I will be offline 5/26 - 6/6.

[Rachel]

Christine wrote: "Where is everybody? Its been very quiet here.

Its the end of the challenge and I am making the mad dash to finish it. Just read One Day. It starts in the 80s. Its a love story of s..."

Thanks for the update, Christine! I've been around - I have an addiction to goodreads :)

I have one more book to read for the challenge but can't decide which one to read-I'm in a bit of a reading slump :/

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I'm still lurking in the shadows :-) FYI I will be offline 5/26 - 6/6."

Are you visiting your family in Utah?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Yes. That's the only time I go offline :-) I am organizing 2 family reunions Memorial Day Weekend and at one of them I am planning for 350 people to attend.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Yes. That's the only time I go offline :-) I am organizing 2 family reunions Memorial Day Weekend and at one of them I am planning for 350 people to attend."

Have a good time! Safe trip :)

[Danell]

Ditto on what Rachel said Dustin!

Between work, work and more work, throw in birthdays and graduation parties, I have just been busy listening to audio's.....while I work!

Hope everyone is having a delightful spring!!

[Christine]

It has been a busy spring, traveling with my husband for fun business travel. One more trip and then it will be a quiet summer. Hopefully a time for reading in quiet places in my garden. I hope we all get some down time this summer.

Dustin, have fun at your family reunions. You are so lucky to have such a big family!

Rachel, a reading slump? because you don't feel like reading or having trouble finding what you want to read? It happens either way.

[Rachel]

Christine wrote: "It has been a busy spring, traveling with my husband for fun business travel. One more trip and then it will be a quiet summer. Hopefully a time for reading in quiet places in my garden. I hope we ..."

A little bit of both-I haven't been real happy with many of the books I've picked up this year (with some exceptions :)

Reading in a garden sounds perfect :)

I know I say this every year but I can't believe it's almost summer!

[Christine]

I know! The older I get the faster time flies. I hope it's because life is good and I'm having fun

[Jenn]

I hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend next week! Tomorrow I'm off to a concert then next weekend my family reunion and Monday I reserve for reading :)

[Danell]

Reading slumps suck!! I worried my friends one time due to the fact that I didn't read anything for two months! Last reading slump was two weeks, the thought of listening to an audio while driving was not appealing. Hope your slump is over soon!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I am still working on this one.

The last book to finish for the Spring Reading Challenge:

[Rachel]

Christine wrote: "I know! The older I get the faster time flies. I hope it's because life is good and I'm having fun"

I like this reason :)

[Rachel]

Jenn wrote: "I hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend next week! Tomorrow I'm off to a concert then next weekend my family reunion and Monday I reserve for reading :)"

Have fun Jenn! :)

[Rachel]

Danell wrote: "Reading slumps suck!! I worried my friends one time due to the fact that I didn't read anything for two months! Last reading slump was two weeks, the thought of listening to an audio while driving ..."

Thanks, Danell! :)

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I am still working on this one.

The last book to finish for the Spring Reading Challenge:"

Thanks for the update, Dustin! :)
I'm on my last book too.

[Rachel]

I know it's a little early but hope you all enjoy the holiday weekend! :D

The summer challenge will be posted soon :)

[Josh]

I am currently reading the last book I have for the Challenge and I am going to finish it before the challenge is over!!! I am reading The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater It of course fits IRS

[Rachel]

Josh wrote: "I am currently reading the last book I have for the Challenge and I am going to finish it before the challenge is over!!! I am reading The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater It of c..."

Thanks for the update, Josh! :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone :-)

FYI: I will be offline May 26 - June 6. Rest assured that I am most likely alive and well. I will return on June 7th.

[Danell]

Hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day!!

Looking forward to the Summer challenge!

[Christine]

Sounds like everyone is already looking forward to Memorial Day Weekend. Have fun and travel safe to those who are on the road!

[Rachel]

Finished Alone-thought it was good but not great.
It's set in Boston.

[Robert]

Whoop, just in time I found this group and this awesome challenge. I didn't know how many books I would have fitting into it, as the challenge will end soon, but with only the minimum of 3 I managed to read 6 in this period (which sometimes can be a challenge as I'm a slow reader, but kinda have a readingspurt now). Anyhoo, 6 books and the challenge results are:
IRS: in 2 booktitles
House: in 1 book
Afrika: tiny part in 1 book
Massachusetts: failed this one
Drowning: 1 book
Saved from drowning: 2 books
Set in '80's (partly: 1 book
Missing person: 4 books (yes I was surprised myself)
Classic: 1 that I know of, maybe others are modern classics

Without knowing I was participating I can say, awesome challenge. Summer's gonna be good.

[Rachel]

Robert wrote: "Whoop, just in time I found this group and this awesome challenge. I didn't know how many books I would have fitting into it, as the challenge will end soon, but with only the minimum of 3 I manage..."

Welcome, Robert! :D
Glad you liked the spring challenge. The summer challenge will be posted soon.

[Christine]

Welcome Robert!

Nothing like waiting to the last minute to get all my books done. I cheated a little bit with the last one but it led to the most wonderful discovery. I decided I wasn't going to finish the last book I had selected, one published in the 80s, so I decided I would read one of my kids picture books and that would count. I went down to my basement where I have all their stuff stored for when they have children of their own and started looking for Love You Forever. I didn't find it at first but I did find a box of cookbooks that I thought I had accidentally donated when we moved from Salt Lake City two and half years ago. I was so sad because these were old favorites and gifts my mom had given me. I am so happy to have found these treasures!!!!! I did find the book I was looking for Love You Forever and if you have read it, you know I had a big boohoo this afternoon.

Over the weekend I finished Cell which counts for a book set in MA. Stephen King can make the ordinary objects sinister. Also Nightmares! for a book by an author named Jason. Jason Segel has added author to his list of talents. I think I'm done with the spring challenge.

[Rachel]

Christine wrote: "Welcome Robert!

Nothing like waiting to the last minute to get all my books done. I cheated a little bit with the last one but it led to the most wonderful discovery. I decided I wasn't going to ..."

Thanks for the update, Christine! :D
So glad you found the cookbooks from your mom :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Welcome Robert! See you in the Summer Reading Challenge Thread.