Challenge: 50 Books discussion
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Suzanne's 2009 50 book Challenge
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6.Cutting for Stone7. A Year in the World
8. Light a Penny Candle
9. The Guernsey Literary &Potato Peel Societ
10. American Wife
20.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (A FAVORITE)21.The House of Mondavi The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
22.Girls of Riyadh
[23.book:Austenland|248483] would NOT recommend
27.The Echo Maker A Novel28. Thirteen Reasons Why
29. Invitation to Provence (do not recommend)
30. Girls Like Us
31.The Last Lecture32.Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
33.Off Season
34.My Life as a Fake NOT recommended didn't even finish
35.The Collectors36.Leonardo's Swans
37.Bel Canto
38. Eat, Pray, Love
39.
the Blood of Flowers
40.The Angel's GameI would not recommend this book. Confusing, slow, a great disappoint after The Shadow of the Wind.
41. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
42.
A Long Way Down
The idea for this story was better than the execution. Disappointing. The unending use of the "F" word diminished what was being said..I just got tired of it.
43.
Luncheon of the Boating Party.
Story of the painting by Renoir. the story is too long! I enjoyed learning about the site, the concept and the people in the painting. Much of the story took place in Paris; knowing the city made the historical references interesting. But the author tried to be too "artsy" in her descriptions.
Just wondering if you considered numbering the books as you list them. It makes it a lot easier to keep up with how far along you are in the challenge.
44.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
I suppose I can't count this as part of the 50 because there was NO WAY I could continue reading this book.
48. Trans-Sister RadioA story about genetic dyphoria...transsexuals..in this case from man to woman...surprisingly good story, easy read, and well-written
49. The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
Not my favorite Gail Tsukiyama novel. Lots Japanese culture and historical elements but reading was slow and tedious.
50. I made it to 50!!!!
The Olive Farm was yet another story of restoring an old farm house in the countryside of France. It was OK for an escape.
51. Handle with Care
Not my favorite Jodi Picoult novel...too much like My Sister's Keeper.
Challenge: 50 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Handle with Care (other topics)The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France (other topics)
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (other topics)
Trans-Sister Radio (other topics)
The Camel Club (other topics)
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2. Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis
3. The Whole World Over-do not recommend
4. Body Surfing
5. Dewey, the library cat-for cat lovers