SUMMER 2020 READING CHALLENGE

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I might actually give The BFG a re-read and then watch the movie.
My library has the printed book, audiobook, and DVD. I'll see if I can can get it done by the end of August. I should be able to. My library limits holds to 5 items. I just picked up my holds today and filled up my 5 immediately after but I should have some openings soon and BFG is short.
Thanks for the suggestion. My library doesn't have any of the other books as Audiobooks and I'm just not interested in re-reading The House of Thunder again right now.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Thanks for the 1982 suggestions Rachel :-) You exceed all expectations of seasonal reading challenges!"

You’re welcome, Dustin. :D

[Christine]

I finished
a real page turner!

[Rachel]

Christine wrote: "I finished
a real page turner!"

Thanks for the update, Christine! :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I've just finished WATCHING YOU and have started THE GIRLS IN THE GARDEN, both by Lisa Jewell


Are any of us reading the same Lisa Jewell Book?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I still intend to read Stephen King's If It Bleeds in August. I've also still got The Roundhouse by Louise Erdrich and Little Fires Everywhere by Celest Ng lined up for August reading.

[Rachel]

Let me know if/when you start reading and - I might join you for one or both books.

Look forward to hearing what everyone thinks of - I have one novella left to read.

I’ve been meaning to try Lisa Jewell-just not sure when or which book I want to start with.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Rachel wrote: "Let me know if/when you start reading and - I might join you for one or both books.

Look forward to hearing what ev..."

I'm planning to start THE ROUNDHOUSE this first week in August. I have an audio book to help me, so I'll get through it pretty quickly.

Do you have the book?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Janet wrote: "Going to start Round House by Erdrich tonight. Christine, I'm excited that you liked it."

Did you finish The Round House Janet?

I think it's funny that we're all reading the same Louise Erdrich novel, yet we all chose different Lisa Jewell novels.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Let me know if/when you start reading and - I might join you for one or both books.

Look forward to ..."

I do now. ( I borrow ebooks from the library) :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

When do you think you'll start reading The Round House?

[Janet]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "

How are you liking The Round House? I'm still planning to read that book, but I haven't gotten to it yet. ..."

Dustin, I absolutely LOVED . I had only read one Louise Erdrich previously ( , which I wasn't excited about. will be my first Butler (when I get to it).

Am currently reading for my bookclub. Heading up this afternoon to S. Dakota to babysit for a week...will search my audiobooks for one that will fit another prompt.

SO EXCITED to hear the theater might open soon!!!!!

[Janet]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I still intend to read Stephen King's If It Bleeds in August. I've also still got The Roundhouse by Louise Erdrich and Little Fires Everywhere by Celest Ng lined up for August reading.
[bookcover:I..."

Little Fires Everywhere is GOOD! Enjoy

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Thanks Janet.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle sounds interesting. Maybe I'll read it sometime.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "When do you think you'll start reading The Round House?"

I’m almost finished with the thriller I’m reading so whenever you’re ready, I’m good. :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

This week for sure. I'll give you a head start since I'm using audio book and will likely speed through it (hoping it's interesting!).

Post here when you start and I'll catch up to you!

I started Stephen Kings newest short story collection today!

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "This week for sure. I'll give you a head start since I'm using audio book and will likely speed through it (hoping it's interesting!).

Post here when you start and I'll catch up to you!

I started..."

Sounds like a plan. :D

[Rachel]

Glad to hear more good things about Little Fires Everywhere- I really liked her debut Everything I Never Told You

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

The task I haven't heard mentioned much is the Water Word Task. Is anyone reading a book with one of the following words in the title -
POOL, LAKE, SEA, BAY, OCEAN ?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'm speeding through If It Bleeds. I'm just finishing the title story, the third of four short stories. So far, I've enjoyed all the stories. I just have to finish the final story which is called RAT.

[Rachel]

Thanks for the updates, Dustin! :D


Starting tonight.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'll probably finish If It Bleeds and then catch up to you with The Round House. Thanks for letting me know :-)

[Danell]

I listened to The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich and read If It Bleeds by King. Both books were great! King can weave a great story, loved them all.

[Rachel]

Danell wrote: "I listened to The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich and read If It Bleeds by King. Both books were great! King can weave a great story, loved them all."

Thanks for the update, Danell! :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I've finished reading If It Bleeds and started reading The Round House

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I've finished reading If It Bleeds and started reading The Round House
"

Thanks for the update, Dustin! :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Getting near the end of The Round House now.

[Rachel]

Finished The Round House. I think Louise Erdrich is a talented storyteller. I liked that the story was a blend of many things-mystery/coming of age/history/culture . I thought the characters were well drawn and that the story was compelling. Look forward to reading more of her books.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Getting near the end of The Round House now."

Can’t wait to hear what you think of it. :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I will likely finish The Round House later today. Probably 4 stars from me. I've to got to process it all and write a review. When I was looking at Louise's books, not many were readily available audiobooks. I did purchase a used copy of The Last Report . . . but I probably won't get that one read this month.

[Rachel]

Just an FYI
Louise Erdrich owns an independent book store called Birchbark Books & Native Arts. :D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I think Danell mentioned Birchbark and I didn't know what she was talking about.
I wasn't intending to give Round House 5 stars, but since I found so many interesting passages in the book and used my max GR alotted characters in my review, I felt like I had to give the book 5 stars.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Ready to read Little Fires Everywhere?

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I think Danell mentioned Birchbark and I didn't know what she was talking about.
I wasn't intending to give Round House 5 stars, but since I found so many interesting passages in the book and used..."

I’m not sure if Danell mentioned the store but she did read The Birchbark House for the challenge. :)

Glad you enjoyed The Round House. :)

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Ready to read Little Fires Everywhere?"

Ready when you are. 😎

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I can start Little Fires Everywhere this weekend! (I just realized that sounds bad - we have forest fires going in my country - very smoky lately. Smokey the Bear is not happy)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I was so confused about Birchbark. You are very observant. I didn't realize Erdrich had a book by that title. I thought Danell read The Round House and I was wondering how her auto correct turned The Round House into The Birchbark House - that seened strange. Then you mentioned Birchbark Bookstore and I thought, Oh that's what Danell was talking about.
This has all been very enlightening.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I can start Little Fires Everywhere this weekend! (I just realized that sounds bad - we have forest fires going in my country - very smoky lately. Smokey the Bear is not happy)"

This weekend works. Hope the fires get under control soon. Are they close to you? Stay safe! :)

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I was so confused about Birchbark. You are very observant. I didn't realize Erdrich had a book by that title. I thought Danell read The Round House and I was wondering how her auto correct turned T..."

I had never heard of that book until Danell read it. She said it was good and I added it to my tbr mountain:D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Just smoke in my immediate area. Every evening this week, thr sun has been filtered red through the smoke. Creating an eerie and somewhat appropriate apocalyptic atmosphere.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

You are a fast reader Rachel! You finished The Round House before me and I had the help of audio book.
I'll start Little Fires Everywhere today.
(the novel, not actual fires)

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "You are a fast reader Rachel! You finished The Round House before me and I had the help of audio book.
I'll start Little Fires Everywhere today.
(the novel, not actual fires)"

I don’t think of myself as a fast reader but I guess it depends on the book. I’ll start tonight.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'll likely finish Little Fires Everywhere by Sunday Evening. It's quite good and unexpected. The novel seems to live up to it's much acclaim.

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I'll likely finish Little Fires Everywhere by Sunday Evening. It's quite good and unexpected. The novel seems to live up to it's much acclaim."

You flew through this one! Glad you enjoyed it :D

I’m really liking the audiobook. :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Yes, last weekend I had some free time to devote to Little Fires Everywhere and really enjoyed the book. I still need to write my review - hopefully this weekend. I'm getting behind on my book reviews because I've actually been working regular hours.
I liked Little Fires Everywhere so much that I'm now planning on reading the author's first book. That always seems to happen with these reading challenges. I've been introduced to so many great authors and I end up continuing with more of their work.

We still have over one week of Summer Reading! Enjoy!

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Yes, last weekend I had some free time to devote to Little Fires Everywhere and really enjoyed the book. I still need to write my review - hopefully this weekend. I'm getting behind on my book revi..."

I really liked her debut novel-look forward to hearing what you think of it. I think it helped to know that although there is a mystery element to the story, the focus is on the family (and their
relationships with each other). Hope you like it. :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

It might be a few weeks before I can get a copy of Everything I Never Told You from the library - I plan to make it a priority. I can only put 5 holds on my card at a time and I get both Audio and Print forms of each book I read. Maybe it will fit into the Fall Reading Challenge somehow. Sometimes it just works out that way :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Congratulations Kids! We have had the most comments in this Summer 2020 Thread than any other seasonal reading thread since 2018!
Keep this up. We have over a week left of Summer Reading Fun. Lets give 2017 a run for the money!

[Rachel]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Congratulations Kids! We have had the most comments in this Summer 2020 Thread than any other seasonal reading thread since 2018!
Keep this up. We have over a week left of Summer Reading Fun. Lets ..."

:D

[Rachel]

I finished If It Bleeds this was a liked it, didn’t love it book for me with the exception of “The Life of Chuck” - I loved what he did with that story. Glad most have really enjoyed this one :)

Also finished - I don’t think it’s going to be for everyone but I had a lot of fun listening to the audiobook. It works for a few things but since one of those things may be considered a slight spoiler, I’ll just say friendship plays an important role in the story.