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End-of-Year Cramathon
Managed to get a few chapters done in
today, thank goodness. I’ve got a long work day tomorrow, but besides that I’d like to focus on getting more of this book read.
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I now have only House of Leaves and a few graphic novels left. I may actually complete this by 12/31.
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today, thank goodness. I’ve got a long work day tomorrow, but besides that I’d like to focus on getting more of th..."I adore the cover art! How are you liking this so far?
I finished Tinfoil Butterfly just now. It was really good too! A scary story about a woman stuck out in the middle of nowhere. I started reading Dragons of the Dwarven Depths by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. So far I'm on page 23. It's great to be visiting Krynn again. 😁🐲
So now I have finished all of my New books which is good as they are due on Thursday! Tinfoil Butterfly was the last one.
I don't have the second book in the trilogy but I have the third here so I'll have to order it from the library system. The library I went to only had the first and the third ones on the shelf.
I hope you enjoy reading The Graveyard Book, Stacie! It's a great adventure story! ⚰👻⚰
I finished Dragons of the Dwarven Depths. I had great fun reading this long superb story that fits in between the books of the DragonLance Chronicles.
I read through the rest of
today. Now I really gotta focus on
but it’s been hard because I keep wanting to play Sims.
Juli wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Managed to get a few chapters done in today, thank goodness. I’ve got a long work day tomorrow, but besides that I’d like to focus on get..."I’m liking it so far. I really like the world and I like the characters, but it seems too early to judge more than that yet.
I started reading Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke.
Well I finished the Christmas Caramel Murder and found it pretty disappointing as a murder mystery.
I'm going to start Ararat by Christopher Golden. At the moment I'm at 191 books. I'd like to make it to 200 by the end of the year. That would be double my reading challenge of 100 books. I joined the site in March I think so I did not have a full year here yet.
Made it to page 152 in
. I doubt I’m going to read the sequel right after. The subject matter is heavy so I can’t read it for long periods, and I don’t want to put pressure on myself to rush through this and the sequel by the end of the year, though I’d still like to finish this one before 2020. I might pick an audiobook or something yet in between.
Decided to set Girls of Paper and Fire aside for now. I’m not in the right mood for it, but maybe some other time.I’ve technically reached my goal of reading 70 books this year regardless, but maybe I’ll figure out what else I could pick up to close out the year.
Well I just finished Ararat! 🏔⛏ Creepy story set on the mountain! A snowy mountain too..
Juli wrote: "Karina wrote: "I haven't gotten a lot of reading done over my weekend away, but I did finish No Exit before I left on my trip and finished We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union this morn..."What is time!? I wish I had more of it!
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But I did finish listening to
this morning.I finished reading
and started reading
.I'm halfway through
.
I think I’m gonna wrap things up with
I finished
. I started it in audio (read by the author- I love his narration and the mandolin intro to the chapters!) but I hadn't charged my headphones all the way so I finished it in print when they died.
I'm reading:Medical Mysteries Six Deadly Cases by Diane Dincin Buchman
And
Thunder of Time by James F. David
I'm glad you finished the Graveyard Book, Stacie! 😀
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At this point, I have only House of Leaves left. If I get this read quickly, I might try to fulfill my last casual goal of reading more books in German. I need three more for this to complete all my concrete and loose reading goals for 2019.
I have finished:Medical Mysteries
And I have read 156 (of 363 pages) of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream .... edited by Christopher Golden. This will probably be the last Christmas book I read.
Reached 14% in
today. I've got the movie waiting and I should have this one done before the end of the year.
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today. I've got the movie waiting and I should have this one done before the end of the year."Arrival was such a crazy movie. I hope the story has more explanation. lol.
I finished Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand last night (it took me a day to read just about, I can always count on her books to be a quick read)Just started Watchmen
last night, need to finish one of my library books, this seems like a quick read and then I will move onto on more TBR book which will complete my TBR goal for 2019. I don't think I'll be able to get to the other 2 books I was hoping to read by the end of the year, but I will try!
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and I have just enough time to listen to it this year! Started it yesterday.I'm about 10% through
and I still need to read
.I read about 70 pages of
last night so I'm on page 292 or 65% through and I still need to read
.I have some NetGalley comics and a cookbook I would really love to get to this year as well. No work Sat or Sun, work Mon then 2 of my nephews are sleeping over Mon to Tues, no NYE party, then NY get-together at my parent's house on the 1st. So not a whole lot of time to read 4 books + comics. lol. But I'll try!! I've met my Goodreads goal and completed my Alphabet Challenges and my Read Your Shelves Challenge. Mainly just want to complete those 2 series in 2019! Anything else is gravy.
Elyse wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Reached 14% in today. I've got the movie waiting and I should have this one done before the end of the year."Arrival was such a ..."
I haven’t seen the movie yet but I’ve been meaning to pick this up almost all year.
Read
. Super tiny but I haven't had time for anything else. I wasn't impressed with it so I'm glad it was from the library.
I'm almost done with Hark! The Herald Angels Scream. I'm on page 326 or 88 percent done. I'd finish it now but I'm falling asleep. I had a very busy day and did lots of walking too. I'll finish it tomorrow morning.
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I finished two books...Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
And
The Hidden Beast by Christopher Pike
Plus I got to page 88 on Thunder of Time by James F David. I got sidetracked by watching a musical otherwise I would have have read more...
Made it to 26% in Stories of Your Life and Others. Hopefully I can finish tomorrow.
Listened to two hours of
and 45 minutes of
. I was gifted a bunch of Sims content for Christmas so I've fallen down that particular rabbit hole (I've got everything available now!) - and loving every minute :)
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I also read 70 or so pages of House of Leaves. I really want to finish that one but it's slow going. There is so much to digest on each page.
Goal-wise, I'm done with everything (including my goal to read more German books) except House of Leaves, which I had pledged to read in 2019. I also wanted to read one book out loud (must be more than a children's book). Last year I read a poetry anthology to my dogs and they loved it ;) ... I didn't get around to that yet but I did read Twas the Night Before Christmas to them and my husband on Christmas Eve. That sort of counts toward my goal ;) though it is short like a children's book.
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yesterday and started reading
this morning.I'll probably finish listening to
today (75% through) as I've got some errands to run and work I brought home in anticipation of the storm coming tomorrow. I might be able to squeeze in one more short audiobook as well.I'm about 50% through
and can't put it down!
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I also read 70..."
House of Leaves is a biggun and takes time to digest! Or so I've heard. lol. I haven't read it yet but I picked it up at a book sale this year!
This morning I read and finished:Tales of the Great White by Jocelyn Heaney
And I just started reading:
God Save the Queen by Kate Locke
I'm still reading Thunder of Time too... I'm hoping to finish the Queen book today as it's short and fat.
I finished
. I've had the audio set forever, but had only listened to the first three (my favorite books in the series). I was a bit disappointed in Kenneth Branagh- I love him as an actor and director, but he was lackluster as a narrator, at least in this book.
Finished Stories of Your Life and Others and just barely watched the movie, so I think that wraps up my reading for this year.
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and read
and finish reading
. TOTALLY doable. lol.I finished listening to
this morning and am listening to
while working. It's only 4.5 hours long so I'll probably listen to another short audiobook as well.
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. Cute series. I'll probably continue it at some point. And see the movie.I started listening to
. A little daunting to start a 9-hour audiobook with a day and a half left in the year but I have more work to do so we'll see where I get!
I'm starting The Queen is Dead by Kate Locke. This is the second book in the trilogy. Oh the trilogy is called The Immortal Empire.
Just finished Watchmen
all I need is to read my last TBR book, Vacationland by John Hodgman which I am hoping I will finish and if not, I will read The Little Prince and reach my Read Your Shelves goal.
I just finished:The Queen is Dead
and I'm going to start on the last book of the trilogy, Long Live the Queen..
I hope to reach 200 books by the end of the year. I'm almost there. I just need to read 2 more. So probably this last book in the trilogy plus a short book, maybe a novella at around 100 pages or so. So I'm feel good I'm going to make it to 200 books, which is double my Goodreads goal.
I just read:Marvel Monsters Unleashed The Gruesome Gorgilla!
This book was a lot more fun than I thought it would be, especially since I really don't like superheroes too much..
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