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Jazzy wrote: "I will soon be finished with all 72 hours of Stephen Fry reading me all of Sherlock Holmes - 2435 pages! Imagine how many points it is if i had a point for each book as there are a tremendous amoun..."That's amazing! I think I'll try this audiobook! I've set myself a challenge of reading more books that are longer than 200 pages. I'm almost done with the first volume of Les Misérables (it ends with Cosette's part), so I feel really accomplished. I feel a bit guilty for taking three book points for this book, but hey - it's not my fault it was printed that way :D I have to admit, the manga book I read before is quite distracting - I keep forgetting about reading it and then wonder how I know how things are going to happen before they happen, because it wasn't like that in the movie.
I'm getting a lot of books this week. My parents gave me The Bone Clocks for graduation. I've already read it but it's definitely one of the books I want on my shelves. I also received the prize for this challenge and I absolutely love it! Superb choices! The Giver has been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long and now I'll finally be able to read it as soon as I have some time! Thank you so much! My order from Amazon arrived today as well, so I have another book in French to read: Rendez-vous dans le noir
The Giver is a smashing book. They made a film which was a butchery of the book, and not only was was nothing like I'd imagined it, but seemed just a load of old tosh and put me right off. The book is another story! The tale is not original, but it is very well done. It also reads very fast as I remember. Happy Graduation! x
The Giver is an excellent book! The Bone Clocks in one that has been in my To Read pile for too long, though I'm getting close to finally reading it now.
Jazzy wrote: "I will soon be finished with all 72 hours of Stephen Fry reading me all of Sherlock Holmes - 2435 pages! Imagine how many points it is if i had a point for each book as there are a tremendous amoun..."I'd love to listen to that! It sounds incredibly interesting. Unfortunately it seems at least on Audible the version that's available for me is only a 61 hour version. If I can't find the complete version somewhere I guess 61 hours isn't that bad, I'd definitely be using an audible credit to purchase it though! It's nearly 60 dollars!
Kyle wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "I will soon be finished with all 72 hours of Stephen Fry reading me all of Sherlock Holmes - 2435 pages! Imagine how many points it is if i had a point for each book as there are a tr..."I'm using the youtube link Jazzy added a couple of posts back, so I'd definitely save the money! (Or if you're more adventurous, forum.mobilism.org has it in mp3 but you need an account for that)
the three linked audiobooks on youtube are probably the best. Just remember where you are - or bookmark it on the page. I have less than 200 pages to go! Mion I saw you read some manga by Kaori Yuki, I loved her Angel Sanctuary
I started reading Caraval, but straight away (by page 12!) it smacked so much of United States middle class in its style and language that I'm taking it back to the charity shop. UGH! Quite a disappointment, and a sad waste of £1.99. I won't be adding it to the spreadsheet or my read books though. I did read to page 24, but it became so loathsome that I had to give it up. This book was supposed to be a fantasy. It looked promising, with a map that hinted it might be Italian in nature, but the Americanisms in the writing were far too blatant.
So...I'm so sorely tempted to buy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stane - a Scot's version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It looks brilliant. Here is someone reading from Chaipter Ane, The Laddie Wha Lived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHSoG...
You can get the book on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harry-Potter...
Mr and Mrs Dursley, o nummer fower, Privet Loan, were prood tae say that they were gey normal, thank ye awfie muckle. They were the lest fowk ye wid jalouse wid be taigled up wi onythin unco or ferlie, because they jist widnae hae onythin tae dae wi joukery packery like yon.
There are other books translated into Scots - I have my eye on this one as well https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chairlie-Cho...
When Mr Wullie Wonka invites five bairns ben intae his warld-famous chocolate factory, some o them turn oot tae be spoilt wee bampots.
For Chairlie Baffie, the tour o Wonka's chocolate works is the adventure o a lifetime. Has Violet Boakregarde bitten aff mair than she can chaw? Will Mike Teeveeheid finally end up on TV? Will Chairlie go UP AND OOT in Wullie Wonka s Muckle Gless Lift?
Just finished
and plan to start
both of which were recommended by Cindee.
Currently listening to How to American: A Narcissistic Memoir Disguised as an Immigrant Story after I saw the interview with Desus and Mero on youtube. I highly recommend it as an audiobook because it is almost like a six hour stand up routine and it's very funny and entertaining. You also get some ad-libbed parts in it as the author is reacting to things he wrote in the book. It's so interesting listening to an audiobook that's just spontaneous and not as strict and "professional" as many other audiobooks. It's so candid and getting some personality in it from the author himself! I suddenly got on a Goosebumps urge so since I'm home for some family matters I've dug up all my old Goosebumps books to read some of them! I should check out one of R.L. Stine's adult books.
Jazzy wrote: "So...I'm so sorely tempted to buy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stane - a Scot's version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It looks brilliant. Here is someone reading from Chaipter ..."I love the Scots translations. I know nothing Scottish but dang it if I don't love Scottish slang, insults, and cuss words.
Kyle wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "So...I'm so sorely tempted to buy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stane - a Scot's version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It looks brilliant. Here is someone reading ..."It's very similar to the dialect used where I live, known as Geordie, so easy enough to understand. Your use of the words 'dang' and 'cuss' made me giggle. I immediately thought of an old prospector from the mining days of the American west. However I gather you are neither old, nor a prospector!
PS they aren't actually Scots translations as such as they aren't written in Scots Gaelic, but in a dialect.
Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed insect?
I'm reading too many books at once. This is the list of books I'm currently reading:Troonide mäng, esimene raamat
Rendez-vous dans le noir
Hüljatud
Chasing Eveline
An Intimate History of Humanity
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection
At times, I feel like I should have sticked to reading one book at at time, but I'm thoroughly enjoying myself for the time being. I may have to add a new edition of Les Misérables in Estonian, because someone has added all the books under "different editions" (the book was printed as three books in Estonian, so strictly speaking, they're not really different editions) and it will list the book as a reread for me.
Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed insect?"
Oh yes, that's a wild one!
Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed insect?"
Oh yes, that's a wild ..."
I have always wondered on whether the story was representative of artists, bohemians, Jews, etc or a mixture of all of them.
To AllIt is so wonderful to see so many books being tracked towards this challenge! We have 33 participants, and over 300 books have been read/reading. That's awesome!!!
The Sweet Shop is so colorful and delicious! We have readers tasting WATERMELON WAFER WORD WHIP all the way up to BLUEBERRY BUBBLEGUM BOOK BURST! YUMMY
We've done our second random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:
Syndi
Kristina 55114244
Keep on reading and enjoying the deliciousness of summer reading!!
Mion wrote: "I also received the prize for this challenge and I absolutely love it! Superb choices! The Giver has been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long and now I'll finally be able to read it as soon as I have some time! Thank you so much! "I'm so happy to hear you've received the prize! The Giver is a wonderful book, and I agree with Jazzy, the book is way better than the movie. The Giver is the most popular, but it's part of a series too, and I enjoyed all the books!
Reading too many books at once is a wonderful problem to have isn't it. I admit that I get confused sometimes, because I have books in different formats/different locations, and sometimes I can't remember where to find the book that I'd already started. I've resorted to using a spreadsheet, with a column for where the book is (ie audio-Audible, library, kindle etc)
Happy reading!
Jazzy wrote: "Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed insect?"
Oh yes, that's a wild ..."
I have always wondered on whether the story was representative of artists, bohemians, Jews, etc or a mixture of all of them."
I don't know about that, it could just as easily be a story about me on some days/life stages, and I am none of those particular things (though plenty of others)... ;)
Anne ✨ wrote: "We've done our second random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:Syndi
Kristina 55114244"
Congrats! :)
I've just finished Heartless. I thought I was doing quite well with my reading but some of you.. oh my god! How do you even have time to read so many books?! I'm impressed!
Anne ✨ wrote: "Mion wrote: "I also received the prize for this challenge and I absolutely love it! Superb choices! The Giver has been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long and now I'll finally be able to read ..."Congratulations Mion!
However The Giver is not a series, but there are 'companion books' written decades later. But Goodreads is rubbish as it is always wanting to lump everything together and congeal it like porridge in a bowl.
Just add milk!
Hope you enjoyed your holiday Anne :D
Chloe wrote: "I've just finished Heartless. I thought I was doing quite well with my reading but some of you.. oh my god! How do you even have time to read so many books?! I'm impressed!"We carry books in our pockets :)
Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed inse..."
Ah, but Kafka was all of those things :)
Jazzy wrote: "Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Amber wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed inse..."
Ah, but Kafka was all of those things :)"
And there's the beauty of it, it can apply to us all!
Chloe wrote: "I've just finished Heartless. I thought I was doing quite well with my reading but some of you.. oh my god! How do you even have time to read so many books?! I'm impressed!"Ha, I hear ya! I thought I was a pretty extensive reader until I joined Goodreads lol
(My phone tried to auto-correct that to joining Hogwarts... Hogwarts. Goodreads. It really is a fine distinction.)
Chloe wrote: "I've just finished Heartless. I thought I was doing quite well with my reading but some of you.. oh my god! How do you even have time to read so many books?! I'm impressed!"Yeah! There are people that read tons of books in a short period of time! I look at the GoogleSheets and I'm impressed by all the books!
At the end of the challenge we should add up and see how many pages everyone in total read over the summer.
yeah but the pages are far different sizes depending on the books. Some books are chocka with blank pages as well!
Jazzy wrote: "Currently reading The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaCould you just imagine, waking up to discover you are some multi-limbed insect?"
Sounds interesting! I think I'll read it next :)
And some books are comic books or graphic novels and if you don't take time to appreciate the artwork, I imagine you'd get a bunch of pages because less text and more pictures.
Well if that was the case then books like that shouldn't have been allowed but I think since all books were allowed for the event it still counts.
Syndi wrote: "Sounds interesting! I think I'll read it next :) "It's great, it's a little novella so will read very fast. :)
Kyle wrote: "Well if that was the case then books like that shouldn't have been allowed but I think since all books were allowed for the event it still counts."Yup. I think it really just comes down to the person. I like comic books and mangas but I also pay a lot of attention to the drawings whereas some of my friends just read the text and leaf through the volumes. In any case, it makes it hard to judge if the amount of pages read is in relation to the content. I'd like to see how many words I read throughout the challenge but I don't know if there's a website that lists word counts of all books (although I guess some estimates can be made).
Jazzy wrote: "Syndi wrote: "Sounds interesting! I think I'll read it next :) "It's great, it's a little novella so will read very fast. :)"
If you liked The Metamorphosis then I think people would also like The Glass Bead Game. It is another good look into understanding one's purpose in life as well as the apathy and have slightly similar motifs.
Mion wrote: "Kyle wrote: "Well if that was the case then books like that shouldn't have been allowed but I think since all books were allowed for the event it still counts."Yup. I think it really just comes d..."
I always used this program whenever in my class I had to read books by the word counts and not pages http://wordcounters.com/index.jsp
It's pretty up to date but of course I don't know how accurate it was. When I did a course on book binding and book making for school there was this old school way we had to count words on a page and you just multiplied it by pages. You can estimate that a book has about 300 words per page and then you multiply it by pages. Or you take a sentence's amount of words and multiply it by the lines and then get the average by the amount of paragraphs and use that to multiply (I think that was the correct way). I'm glad I don't live in those old days of having to write on type writers or writing academic papers by hand where I had to care about counting that.
Kyle wrote: "Jazzy wrote: "Syndi wrote: "Sounds interesting! I think I'll read it next :) "It's great, it's a little novella so will read very fast. :)"
If you liked The Metamorphosis then I think people would also like The Glass Bead Game. It is another good look into understanding one's purpose in life as well as the apathy and have slightly similar motifs."
The Glass Bead Game is one of my all-time favorites!
I owe a great deal of my this year's reading to this group's challenges. I recently checked my totals and on page count, I am only 600 pages short of last year's total pages read! I will definitely exceed that number, as I've got so many more books planned for this year.I really want to read The Travelling Cat Chronicles but I'm waiting for a good moment, since I only have it as an ebook. The weather here has been so rainy and thundery, perfect for cups of tea and hardcovers/paperbacks. What books do you all intend to read once you finish the one you're currently reading?
That sounds like a good book, Mion! I joined an Australian book club here and have discovered a lot of Aussie authors so I've read more books this month than usual, just finished On the Beach and I have found a place to get all Nevil Shute's books. I also read all day long...all...day ....l..o..n..g and finished The Talented Mr Ripley. i didn't know it was written in 1956 AND by the same author who wrote Strangers on a Train - Patricia Highsmith. I've never actually seen the film (The Talented Mr. Ripley), but from the trailers had assumed the book had been written much later.Nevil Shute's books
https://www.fadedpage.com/csearch.php...
Mion wrote: "What books do you all intend to read once you finish the one you're currently reading?"The ones I have waiting to be read next are House of Many Ways, Norse Mythology, and then probably The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. And currently reading Dark Lord of Derkholm... as well as The Time Hunters, for bedtime story with my kiddos :)
Mion wrote: "I owe a great deal of my this year's reading to this group's challenges. I recently checked my totals and on page count, I am only 600 pages short of last year's total pages read! I will definitely..."Just finished The Last Mile and continue on to The Fix. I'm planning to finish the Amos Decker series by David Baldacii, then go back to Poirot..if I'm not distracted by other books hahaha
Mion wrote: "I owe a great deal of my this year's reading to this group's challenges. I recently checked my totals and on page count, I am only 600 pages short of last year's total pages read! I will definitely..."Just finished A Pocketful of Crows and now I have started a new book called David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcom Gladwell whilst also trying to finish two other books that I've put on pause....
To AllCan you believe that over 450 books have been read in this challenge so far?! WOW!
The Sweet Shop is so colorful and delicious! We have readers tasting WATERMELON WAFER WORD WHIP all the way up to SUMMER STRAWBERRY SERIES SCONE! At this rate, our talented flavour creator, Jazzy, will have to dream up a couple more yummy levels to keep you all striving higher!
We've done our third random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:
Ann
Kyle
Keep on enjoying the deliciousness of summer reading!!
Anne ✨ wrote: "We've done our third random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:Ann
Kyle"
Congrats! :)
Finished reading the Daughter of the Pirate King, and I am going to be buying the sequel. I found certainly found it easier than usual to compose a letter, as you at least have a starting point.
I've just finished reading
.I started and finished it today - what an amazing book! I can't write anything profound about the writing style or the quality, but the storyline just had me. Such a tear jerker, definitely one I'll be thinking about for a while.
To all!Congratulations to super reader, Ann, for being the first to reach LIME LOLLAPALOOZA LITERARY LOVE! Such yumminess :)
We have a full month remaining for our challenge, so let's keep up the momentum everyone! Challenge yourself to read more!
We've done our fourth random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:
Teena
Cindee
Anne ✨ wrote: "To all!Congratulations to super reader, Ann, for being the first to reach LIME LOLLAPALOOZA LITERARY LOVE! Such yumminess :)
We have a full month remaining for our challenge, so let's keep up the momentum everyone! Challenge yourself to read more!
We've done our fourth random drawing (1 entry / book read + bonus entries for icebreaker participation). Our newest winners of a nominal bookish prize are:
Teena
Cindee"
Congratulations all around ;)
I'm on holiday at the moment so reading more than usual which is great! Unfortunately I can't access the spreadsheet so there will be a lot of admin to do when I get back!
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PS Stephen Fry is a master of accents and expressiveness. He makes each individual character so plainly different that you cannot forget who said what!