The County Library discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
Reading Challenges
>
2018 October Reading Challenge
would marley and me by john grogan or dewey by vicki Myron count as animal books even though both have people in the story?
Well, dang. I just finished The fourteenth goldfish. It sounds like it's about animals, a goldfish, but it's not. I think I will read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I've never read any of the Narnia series and at 65+ years of age, don't you think it's about time I did?
Debbie wrote: "I've never read any of the Narnia series and at 65+ years of age, don't you think it's about time I did?"Yes. Yes, I do.
Mod
Debbie - You should give it a try, there's lots of talking animals in that one.
Greg - I agree with your agreement.
I'll be reading Meg by Steve Alten. Technically, it's an extinct animal and the story is entirely fanciful (if you like violent fantasies), but it's still an animal.
Debbie wrote: "Well, dang. I just finished The fourteenth goldfish. It sounds like it's about animals, a goldfish, but it's not. I think I will read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by [author:C..."Yes! You really need to read the Narnia books. I think you will really enjoy them.
Debbie wrote: "Well, dang. I just finished The fourteenth goldfish. It sounds like it's about animals, a goldfish, but it's not. I think I will read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by [author:C..."my mom had the original covers of those book from her childhood
Debbie wrote: "Well, dang. I just finished The fourteenth goldfish. It sounds like it's about animals, a goldfish, but it's not. I think I will read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by [author:C..."my mom had the original covers of those book from her childhood
Debbie wrote: “Well, dang. I just finished The fourteenth goldfish. It sounds like it’s about animals, a goldfish, but it’s not. I think I will read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by [author:C…”Definitely!
I'm hoping to read And the Ocean Was Our Sky for this challenge. And I agree about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I need to take time to re-read that series. (Hey, let's do a re-read your favorite book challenge!)
Becky wrote: "(Hey, let's do a re-read your favorite book challenge!)"That would be a very long challenge for me...too many favorites!
I vote for Watership Down. Although if you want something that is a fairly quick read, you can't beat Wind in the Willows.
Greg wrote: "Becky wrote: "(Hey, let's do a re-read your favorite book challenge!)"That would be a very long challenge for me...too many favorites!"
A very long challenge for me since so many of my favorites are HUGE either as books or as series.
I’m thinking of dedicating 2019 to re-reading my favorites.
Audrey wrote: "I’m thinking of dedicating 2019 to re-reading my favorites."That sounds fun!
I finished this challenge. (Read most of the book on the 4th, which I thought was challenge-appropriate). I read Meg by Steve Alten.My review of the book is essentially the same as my review of the movie:
This was an awesome shark book. It was not an awesome other kind of book. It was an awesome shark book.
I just finished reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH to my girls. I'd never read it. It wasn't really what I was expecting but it was fun.
Britt, Book Habitue wrote: "I just finished reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH to my girls. I'd never read it. It wasn't really what I was expecting but it was fun."I saw it first as the movie "The Rats of NIMH" and really enjoyed it. Then I learned it was a book and read it and enjoyed it.
I have finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. It was delightful! Now I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. I listened to the audio book which was narrated by Michael York. He was wonderful!
Debbie wrote: “I have finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. It was delightful! Now I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. I listened to the au…”Nice! I looked for audiobooks of Narnia some years ago, but they only had abridged ones that totally hacked the stories.
I read The Goodbye Witch, a cozy mystery. There's a macaw, two mice and a dog that are witch's familiars and can talk. There are also two cats and two more dogs in the story.
Mod
Audrey wrote: "Debbie wrote: “I have finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. It was delightful! Now I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. I lis..."The library has it through Overdrive and it said it was the full unabridged version or I'd have not gone that way.
Elizabeth wrote: "Fun fact about the The Secret of NIMH movie. They originally recorded everyone saying Mrs. Frisby, but were worried that the company that owned Frisbee would sue, so they recut the audio so it soun..."That was back before companies learned the power of unintended advertising in film and TV. Legally, it wouldn't have held up because the standard of "if they might be confused for..." was still considered. Of course, whether it held up was irrelevant. You can file a suit for anything and the party being sued still has to pay lawyers to answer the suit.
I haven’t figured out how to use Overdrive for audiobooks. What are you supposed to listen to them on?
Audrey wrote: "I haven’t figured out how to use Overdrive for audiobooks. What are you supposed to listen to them on?"If I'm at work, I often just listen to them on my computer from the site without downloading. Otherwise, I just download them to to my phone and listen to them on that -- all within the Overdrive app.
Audrey wrote: "I haven’t figured out how to use Overdrive for audiobooks. What are you supposed to listen to them on?"I use a couple different apps on my phone. The overdrive app is pretty cool, itself, letting you search the library's content, directly, and easily download the books. Then, from within the app, you can listen to downloaded books. It has cool features like speed control.
If you have a different app you like to use to listen (I use one called Listen Audiobook Player) it can also play the files. In the overdrive settings you can see the download location for the overdrive books, and point your app to that place to read the files. It does take a little more tech savvy to do, but the overdrive app has most of the features I like, anyway.
I don’t have a smartphone, so that limits the options.
Audrey wrote: "I don’t have a smartphone, so that limits the options."Indeed. There are other options, however. For instance, you can download the books to the computer application, and listen there. You can also burn audio books onto CDRs, or CDRWs and listen on a standard CD player.
I've read 20 books this month...you'd think there would be an animal in at least one....but no. Not yet.
I read "Short Investigations" by Clair Poulson, includes bulls, horses, and a dog.I also read "Sleeping Secrets" by G.G. Vandagriff. There's a dog in it and I read "Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do" and it has monkeys.
Mod
Audrey,
You can use a tablet, smart phone or a computer. With a computer you can either just listen to your audiobook while streaming, or download it and listen to it. If you go with the download option, there will be some software you'll need to install with your computer. If you use a tablet or smart phone, you'll have to download the Overdrive App. You can then download the eAudiobook directly to the app and listen there. If you get stuck you can visit any Salt Lake County Library with your device and ask a librarian for help.
Hope that's helpful.
Mod
Mod
You're halfway through, maybe one of the next books you'll read will have one! (Also 20 books is amazing!!!)
I bought an iPod Touch specifically for listening to audio books. Some ebook readers (as opposed to tablets on which you can use an app to read ebooks) have a sound component allowing you to listen to audio books. On your computer, you can listen with the Overdrive applicaton.
I do have a tablet; I think it has Overdrive. And a plain old laptop.
Mod
If you want you can take your device into your local library and talk to the librarians they can help you get set up and going on it.
Audrey wrote: "I do have a tablet; I think it has Overdrive. And a plain old laptop."Either of those will work. The app on either is fairly intuitive. Personally, I would lean towards the tablet. I highly recommend getting a set of bluetooth headphones, in whichever style you prefer, and connecting them up to the tablet. That way you don't have to carry the tablet around wherever you go. As long as it's close, you have a good book in your ears!
I can't stand headphones so I got a small waterproof bluetooth speaker. I have hearing aids which are bluetooth, but I found I don't like the sound playing right in my ears so I don't use that feature. But Greg is right. Not having to pack around the tablet is a real benefit because you get some real mobility. You can even set the tablet close by, but go around your yard doing gardening and still listen to your books! Plus, if your tablet is a tad low on battery, you can leave it wherever it needs to get plugged in, but you can still move around.
Mod
I read Pet Sematary, but that turned out to be less about animals than I expected it to be. I might have to do another quick paperback with animals in it before the end of the month.
bwahahaha I wasn't sure I'd make the challenge happen this month, but I managed it after all! I finally read Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible which features one of my favorite pop culture cats.... Salem! Who was wonderful!
Tanya wrote: "I read Pet Sematary, but that turned out to be less about animals than I expected it to be. I might have to do another quick paperback with animals in it before the end of the month."A truly excellent book is The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, a Newbery winner so it's a pretty fast read. A story about a little girl and a gorilla that is based on a true story.
Mod
There are animals in it right? Like, don't they come back from the dead and terrorize people? Because that counts.
Elizabeth wrote: "Tanya wrote: "I read Pet Sematary, but that turned out to be less about animals than I expected it to be. I might have to do another quick paperback with animals in it before the end of the month."..."HAHA!! I agree, Elizabeth. Even if they are dead, they still count. I have to agree with Debbie, also. The One and Only Ivan is a must read! :)
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
The County Library
Books mentioned in this topic
The Old Man and the Sea (other topics)Because of Winn-Dixie (other topics)
The Old Man and the Sea (other topics)
Miss Pickerell on the Moon (other topics)
Next of Kin (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Ernest Hemingway (other topics)Katherine Applegate (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
C.S. Lewis (other topics)
More...
Let us know what you've read in the comments below.
Good luck!