Sue R 2019 Reading Challenge

[Sue]

1. Trim the TBR
2. Expanding our PBT Horizons

[Sue]

Trim the TBR


1. Catch-22
2. MirrorMask
3. Stardust
4. The Quiet American
5. Nights at the Circus
6. Frankenstein in Baghdad
7. All We Ever Wanted
8. The Question of Red
9. Last Train to Istanbul
10. The Great Passage
11. Still Waters
* 12. The House by the River
13. Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
14. Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
15. The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
* 16. Everything Changes
* 17. Skeletons at the Feast
18. The City of Falling Angels
* 19. A Ladder to the Sky
20. Iodine
21. Anil's Ghost
22. Among the Missing
* 23. Circe
* 24. The World According to Garp
25. The Monk of Mokha
26. The Razor's Edge
27. Alias Grace
28. The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
29. Orange Is the New Black
*30. Behind the Scenes at the Museum
31. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
32. The Woman in the Window
33. Kindred
* 34. The Portable Veblen
35. The Noise of Time
36. The Flight Attendant


Expanding our PBT Horizons:

January: Iraq - A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal
February: Portugal - The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores
March: South Korea - The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
April: ItalyDances with Luigi: A Grandson's Search for His Italian Roots
May: Brazil Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink
June: Greece: The Song of Achilles
July: Syria The Map of Salt and Stars
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

[Amy]

Love your number 19!

[Magdalena]

I was planning on putting Stardust and Kindred on my list, would it be okay if I lined up the numbers so there was a possibility we could do a buddy read?

[Sue]

Amy wrote: "Love your number 19!"

Now here's hoping 19 gets picked!

[Sue]

Magdalena wrote: "I was planning on putting Stardust and Kindred on my list, would it be okay if I lined up the numbers so there was a possibility we could do a buddy read?"

Yes that would be wonderful!

[Theresa]

We both have Last Train to Istanbul!

Great list.

[Sue]

Theresa wrote: "We both have Last Train to Istanbul!

Great list."

I'm really looking forward to reading these (or a 1/3 of these).

[Magdalena]

Sue wrote: "Magdalena wrote: "I was planning on putting Stardust and Kindred on my list, would it be okay if I lined up the numbers so there was a possibility we could do a buddy read?"

Yes that would be wond..."

Great, I'm really looking forward to those two!

[Barbara M]

I just read Mirrormask and enjoyed it very much. I also just finished the group read for Circe. I thought Kindred was wonderful and Alias Grace is one I read this year too. You've got a good list! I hope you get to these too.

[Sue]

Barbara wrote: "I just read Mirrormask and enjoyed it very much. I also just finished the group read for Circe. I thought Kindred was wonderful and Alias Grace is one I read this year too. You've got a good list! ..."

Thanks Barbara! It's good to know I'm heading for some great reads!

[NancyJ]

Hi, I noticed there are 4 or 5 people reading Woman in the Window. #32 was a safe spot for everyone, if you're interested.

[Sue]

Yes - I'm happy to move Woman in the Window to 32.

[Theresa]

I moved Last Train to Istanbul from 11 to 9 to increase our odds slightly of maybe getting it picked.

[Sue]

Oh good! Looking forward to that one - hoping it gets picked.

[Sue]

I've decided to abandon the Pop Sugar Challenge for this year. I'm just not going to be able to read that many books this year.

[Joanne]

Sue wrote: "I've decided to abandon the Pop Sugar Challenge for this year. I'm just not going to be able to read that many books this year."

I abandoned it too-It was the amount of books, it was some of the challenges were a little too "weird" for my taste. I would like to find another group to join-I have been skulking around some but just have not found the right fir for me yet. Hopefully by next year. Do you belong to any other groups here on GR?

[Sue]

Yes, I love "Everyone Has Read This But Me" and "21st Century Literature" - both very active groups here on GR.

Both of those groups are low-key, no pressure, participate when you can/want. And I've found some really good books I wouldn't have picked up otherwise.

[Joanne]

Sue wrote: "Yes, I love "Everyone Has Read This But Me" and "21st Century Literature" - both very active groups here on GR.

Both of those groups are low-key, no pressure, participate when you can/want. And I'..."

Thanks for the info-I will check them both out!