Last Read in 2014

[Janice, Moderator]

This was such a great question in Goodreads Feedback group, I had to bring it here.

What do you think will be your last read in 2014?


For me, it could be Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve, as I scramble to get my challenge book read.

[Roz]

Good question. I'm hoping my last read will be Killing Floor to finish off my a section of my chunkster challenge. Here's to hoping.

[Dawn]

This question is too hard, I don't know what I'm going to finish this year with.

I'm thinking maybe The War That Ended Peace: The Road To 1914 or Us Conductors but it could be something completely different.

[Almeta]

I suspect it will be Ready Player One; want to conclude with one with a highly rated reputation.

[Cherie]

I think it might be this one that I picked up tonight. The Gargoyle.

[Cherie]

Dawn wrote: "This question is too hard, I don't know what I'm going to finish this year with.

I'm thinking maybe The War That Ended Peace: The Road To 1914 or Us Conductors but..."


They had a display at the library tonight that showed the differences between 1914 and 2014 in pictures and statistics. It was interesting. $650.00 for a car.

[Peggy]

I think I will use the last days of the year to catch up on some Netgalley reads. It will most likely be The Orphan Sky or Saltwater Cowboys

[Sarah]

Good question Janice! I suspect it will be my current read (and chunkster) Swan Song - I have about 200 pages left to the end. I'd like to read another book if I get chance to fit one in though. I had been planning on reading The Daylight War as it would have been a nice treat but as it's a series book I'm holding off to score an extra 5 points ;-) I might go for something short and easy, perhaps Stardust, if I can squeeze another one in.

[Lisa]

I think mine will probably be My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories which I am planning on reading over Christmas. Depending on how quickly I get through it, I might be able to squeeze another book in but I have no idea what it will be yet.

[Esther]

I expect it to be The Blade Itself., ending the year with a chunkster that is a 1st in a series. A good transition...

[Almeta]

Esther wrote: "I expect it to be The Blade Itself., ending the year with a chunkster that is a 1st in a series. A good transition..."

Like the symmetry in that. :D

Just one more series for me to start. I had it on my TBR but did not shelve as a series.

[Kazen]

Good question... but I have no idea! I just know that I'm planning to read several books before then, especially because I have a looong flight home. ^^;;

[Almeta]

Cherie wrote: "I think it might be this one that I picked up tonight. The Gargoyle."

I've had this one shelved for 3 years and not gotten around to it. Will look forward to your thoughts about it.

[Travis]

I don't even know what I'll be reading tomorrow. I suppose my last book will be the result of my usual eenie meenie selecting

[Pragya]

Probably Lolita if I happen to get to it.

[Dawn]

Well, it looks like I didn't finish either of the books I said I would.

My last book of the year is The Coffee Trader instead.

[Stephanie]

Looks like Delusion in Death by JD Robb will be my last read for 2014 :-)

[jaxnsmom]

Almeta wrote: "I suspect it will be Ready Player One; want to conclude with one with a highly rated reputation."

Oh, I hope you're going to listen to it! Wil Wheaton does a fantastic job narrating - I wouldn't have liked it nearly as much without him! It would be worth delaying to get hold of the audiobook.

[jaxnsmom]

I'm listening to Shadow of Night, but am only on disc 7 of 20, no possible way to finish by midnight.

Around 3 am I finished Death on a Platter, so that's my last book for the year. It'll get me a little closer to finishing a challenge in another group.

[Roz]

I was wrong about my last read. I finished Killing Floor and had time to sneak in a short one. The Sense of an Ending. Just 150 pages.

[Janice, Moderator]

My last read was The Devil's Star. I had thought it would be my original pick for the monthly challenge, Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve, but I swapped it out for another book.

[Lisa]

I was also wrong about my last read. I predicted that I would finish with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories but I got through it far quicker than I expected so I was able to squeeze in two more books, both of which were less than 160 pages. The last of those was The Orange Girl which was a very nice little book. I gave it 4 stars.

[Almeta]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Almeta wrote: "I suspect it will be Ready Player One; want to conclude with one with a highly rated reputation."

Oh, I hope you're going to listen to it! Wil Wheaton does a fantastic job narrating - I wouldn't have liked it nearly as much without him! It would be worth delaying to get hold of the audiobook. ..."

I did listen to Wil Wheaton. I agree that his narration made all of the difference. As a Table Top Gamer, he could put enthusiasm in describing every game invented since the Pong Cocktail Table!☻

[Gavin]

My last book of 2014 was Poirot Investigates.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I am reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union and was over the new year. But my last finished book was Gone Girl

[Mariab]

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How was it? (Gone Girl)