Bev Learned Her Martian Lesson & Is Headed to Everest Again

[Bev]

So...apparently my middle-aged self can't climb like I used to. It's looking highly unlikely that I will plant that flag on Olympus in 2017 and I'm coming back down to Earth in 2018 and setting a goal of 100 books again. If I make it, I'll pack the spaceship for another run up the Martian peak...

If you'd like to join me on the trek up Mount Everest, just open a new topic and name your climb. See you in 2018!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review)]

Maybe this year you will climb further than you thought :D Good luck with the reading journey!

[Bev]

Hilary S wrote: "Maybe this year you will climb further than you thought :D Good luck with the reading journey!"

I sure hope so...but I'm slowing down this last quarter and it's looking doubtful.

Thanks!

[Jessica]

Good luck! Hopefully you knock em out of the park :D

[Bev]

Jessica wrote: "Good luck! Hopefully you knock em out of the park :D"

:-D

[Natália]

Good luck, Bev! I'm sure you'll make it mich farther than you thought in 2018!

[Bev]

Natália wrote: "Good luck, Bev! I'm sure you'll make it mich farther than you thought in 2018!"

thanks, Natália. I'm still hoping to make Olympus in 2017--but I'm gonna have to sprint the rest of the way....and I'm getting tired way up here. :-)

[Meg]

See you on the top in Everest in 2018, Bev! Maybe we'll both be so prolific that we'll actually meet on top of Olympus by the time the year ends. =)

[Bev]

Meg wrote: "See you on the top in Everest in 2018, Bev! Maybe we'll both be so prolific that we'll actually meet on top of Olympus by the time the year ends. =)"

I sure hope so. I want to get to the top of Olympus just once...

[Bev]

First step in the journey!

1. The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham [on TBR since at least 2011]

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2. A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh [on TBR since 1/5/13]

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3. Bartholomew the Beaver by Ruth Dixon [on TBR since 3/24/17]

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4. Search for Spock: A Star Trek Book of Exploration by Robb Perlman [on TBR since 11/23/17]

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5. World's Best Science Fictino: 1966 by Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, eds [on TBR since 10/4/14]

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6. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay [on TBR since 3/5/15]

[Bev]

7. Partners in Wonder by Harlan Ellison (and others) [on TBR since 9/12/15]

[Bev]

8. The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books by Martin Edwards (12/28/17)

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9. Red Warning by Virgil Markham [on TBR since 7/27/17]

[Bev]

10. The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction Eighth Series edited by Anthony Boucher [on TBR since 7/21/16]

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11. Act One, Scene One--Murder by A. H. Richardson [on TBR since 7/21/17]

[Bev]

12. The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ripper Legacy" by David Stuart Davies [on TBR since 10/19/17]

And...a flag planted on top of Pike's Peak!

[Jessika]

Yay, first mountain down! Go, Bev, go!

[Bev]

13. Lament for a Lady Laird by Margot Arnold [on TBR since 11/7/13]

[Leslie]

Bev wrote: "13. Lament for a Lady Laird by Margot Arnold [on TBR since 11/7/13]"

Oh, I haven't read any of those in a while -- I did like Penny & Toby. I should pick up that series again...

[Bev]

Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "13. Lament for a Lady Laird by Margot Arnold [on TBR since 11/7/13]"

Oh, I haven't read any of those in a while -- I did like Penny & Toby. I should pick up that series again..."

They are a fun detective duo.

[Bev]

14. The Pink Camellia by Temple Bailey [on TBR since 1/3/15]

[Bev]

15. The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver by Thornton W. Burgess [on TBR since 3/24/17]

[Bev]

16. Avalanche by Kay Boyle [on TBR since 5/31/13]

How appropriate that I read a book set in the shadow of Mount Blanc while toiling away up its slopes!

[Bev]

17. Another Woman's House by Mignon G. Eberhart [on TBR since 10/17/15]

[Bev]

18. Star Wreck 6: Geek Space Nine by Leah Rewolinski [on TBR since 7/2/16]

[Bev]

19. Beverly Gray's Secret by Clair Blank [on TBR since 3/24/17]

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20. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey [on TBR since some time before 2011--younger Bev forgot to log the precise bought date]

[Bev]

21. The Stately Home Murder by Catherine Aird [on TBR since 10/5/17]

[Bev]

Dlyn wrote: "Wow, you're doing great!"

thanks! I'm trying to stay on target.

[Bev]

22. With Blood & Kisses by Richard Shattuck [on TBR since 12/25/14]

[Bev]

23. Odor of Violets by Baynard Kendrick [on TBR since 10/9/15]

[Bev]

24. Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas [on TBR since 1/2/16]

And...a flag planted on Mount Blanc!

[Leslie]

Bev wrote: "24. Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas [on TBR since 1/2/16]

And...a flag planted on Mount Blanc!"

I was just discussing Fred Vargas elsewhere - I will have to move her The Chalk Circle Man higher in my TBR.

And congrats on topping Mt. Blanc!

[Bev]

Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "24. Dog Will Have His Day by Fred Vargas [on TBR since 1/2/16]

And...a flag planted on Mount Blanc!"

I was just discussing Fred Vargas elsewhere - I will have to move her [book:The Ch..."

Yes, The Chalk Circle Man was really good. She does have some interesting writing quirks, but once you're used to them her books are quite absorbing.

[Bev]

25. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain [on TBR since 5/25/17]

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26. Green for a Grave by Manning Lee Stokes [on TBR since 5/31/16]

[Bev]

27. Payoff for the Banker by Frances & Richard Lockridge [on TBR since 12/25/16]

[Bev]

28. About the Murder of Geraldine Foster by Anthony Abbot [on TBR since 1/10/13]

[Bev]

29. The Sign of the Book by John Dunning [on TBR since 1/19/17]

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30. Scotland Yard Photo Crimes by Henry Black [on TBR since 12/31/16}

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31. Murder Out of Turn by Frances & Richard Lockridge [on TBR since 12/25/16]

[Bev]

32. Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner [on TBR since 7/21/16]

[Bev]

33. The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson & Lloyd Osbourne [on TBR since 3/13/13]

[Leslie]

Bev wrote: "33. The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson & Lloyd Osbourne [on TBR since 3/13/13]"

I thought that was very funny! I hope you enjoyed it too.

[Bev]

Leslie wrote: "Bev wrote: "33. The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson & Lloyd Osbourne [on TBR since 3/13/13]"

I thought that was very funny! I hope you enjoyed it too."

Leslie--it was. I really enjoyed it.