July Readathon Progress

[Margie]

Renee wrote: "The Vor Game! Great stuff!

I finally got a copy of The Summer Before the War from my local library. So far it's terrific."

I loved that book. Enjoy!

[Allison, Quest Hound]

Renee wrote: "The Vor Game! Great stuff!"

It was a lot of fun, Renee!

[Deborah]

I Heard the Owl Call My Name completed

[Margie]

Finished The Daughter of Time. This is a classic but not my cup of tea. The english history was a bit tedious and confusing. On to Sleeping Giants

[Deborah]

I'm sorry you found it tedious and confusing - it's one of my favourite books of all time.

[Margie]

Deborah wrote: "I'm sorry you found it tedious and confusing - it's one of my favourite books of all time."

You're definitely not alone - many people love it and say it's their favorite Josephine Tey. But it just wasn't the book for me.

[Deborah]

Ah well....at least it was short! I am so steeped in history - especially English because that's where I grew up - that it's easily navigated by me. I am sure if the story was not familiar to someone it could easily be confusing. The most interesting thing about it currently is the context of the huge amount so recently discovered about Richard III side by side with Tey writing about him from a revisionist perspective before historians began doing so. (Which had it's roots in another historian from turn of the 19th century - where she got her information). So I love it as much as a historical document as a story and it was single-handedly responsible for turning me into a Riccardian around the age of 10-12. Regardless of how you found the novel, you may find the recent developments around the discovery of Richard's body in a car park fascinating as an archaeological event. Certainly he has gone from most hated king of England to, if not most popular then most interesting king in just a short time.

[Cindy (BKind2Books)]

Finished Constant Fear, now on to Vision in White and The Mummy

[Beth]

Finished The Philosopher Kings which was a pretty interesting followup to The Just City. I will work on a review soon.

[Sam F]

Just finished a great non-fiction read by Emily Carr called Klee Wyck. Wonderful insight into the painter's fascination with totem poles, indigenous culture and her experiences on the west coast of Canada.

Am in the middle of The Princess Bride and Cat's Cradle which I hope I'll finish in time!

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Finished Northanger Abbey

[Deborah]

finished The Red Thread

[Jenn]

Finished League of Dragons - great ending to the series! :)

Started Azkhantian Tales, as a random pick from books that I've had on my kindle to read for ages.

[Sam F]

Finished Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi - an incredible book giving insights into the actions and treatment of prisoners suspected of war crimes in the early 2000s.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I finished The Summer Before the War (It was quite good.) and now I'm about halfway through The Black Tulip by Alexander Dumas. A surprisingly exciting book given that it's about a guy in the Netherlands who grows tulips.

[Kathryn]

Finished Borrowing Trouble and debating between the 2 books, I have left, One Lavender Ribbon or The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice, Not quite sure which one to start reading before this readathon is over.

[Deborah]

Oh Dumas is a wonderful writer - I read The Black Tulip years ago and it certainly was an exciting story!

[Deborah]

finished Chocolates for Breakfast

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Reminder- Readathon ends at 11 :59 tonight, your local time!

[Jenn]

Finished Azkhantian Tales and The Fairy Tale Trap.

Started Miles to Go, but I'm unlikely to finish it before midnight.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Not sure what I'll read until midnight. I might go ahead and finish The Black Tulip.

[Deborah]

Mine ended 12 hours ago........it's Tuesday lunchtime here.

Final book completed Siegfried Sassoon

[Margie]

I only read three books but that's probably three more than I would have read without the readathon pulling me back to my reading in spare minutes. It's been fun to check in and see what everyone was reading.

[Allison, Quest Hound]

I managed 4.5 books for the readathon. The last book is a real chunkster (River God), so I feel good about at least getting through half of it. Plus, It's really good so it feels like it's going fast. I know I haven't finished it yet, but I'd recommend it to historical fiction fans.

[Cindy (BKind2Books)]

Finished:
Biting the Moon
Home to Big Stone Gap
Constant Fear
Vision in White
The Dead and the Gone

Started but did not finish (during Readathon):
The Mummy - 115 pages done
I Am the Cheese - 48 pages done

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Congratulations, Everyone! This was a fun and successful readathon. I love that this group is so supportive of each other.

[Veronique]

Considering real life took over (and I haven't read a thing since Saturday morning - serious withdrawal symptoms - shall be free to read again tomorrow - yippee), I'm very happy with my 5 books and 1 comic :0)

The Family From One End Street 3* old style children story
A Natural History of Dragons 3.5* combines Victorian-like culture with Fantasy (hence dragons but these are secondary)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4* excellent comic memoir dealing with LGBT and other issues
Zorro 3* 'historical' novel
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction 5* a must for any book lover
Mr. Perfect 3* easy funny thriller romance

[sonya]

I've read 18 of fifty books thus far

[sonya]

Mindy did you finish the pillars of the earth? I'm on pg 268

[Mindy]

Yes I finished a while ago. Loved it!

[sonya]

It's slow going for me