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Feb 01, 2015 05:41AM
I am going BIG with my reading goal this year. I also want to try to read some different genres this year....see if there is anything else out there that I like. I mainly have been a Mystery book reader. I prefer a book to an e-reader.
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I started the year with "One Plus One" by JoJo Moyes. I had not read anything by her before and really enjoyed it. I will definitely read some other books by her.
I read "One More Thing" by BJ Novak; "Parenting Illustrated with Crappy Pictures" by Amy Dusik, and "Sh*t My Dad says" by Justin Halprin. All were good, but just not my cup of tea.
"Looking for Alaska" by John Green was amazing. I can't wait to read more books by John Green.
Carol wrote: "I started the year with "One Plus One" by JoJo Moyes. I had not read anything by her before and really enjoyed it. I will definitely read some other books by her."One of my fav books from last year! Glad you enjoyed it as well:)
Carol wrote: ""Looking for Alaska" by John Green was amazing. I can't wait to read more books by John Green."I loved Looking for Alaska!
Welcome to the group, Carol! Kudos to you for being so ambitious with your reading goal. Are there any books that you're looking forward to this year?
I have also read "The Great Gatsby" which I am pretty sure I read in High School and I read "MacBeth" which I read in college. I read "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge" by Michael Punke. My interest in this story is mainly because it is being made into a movie to be released later this year. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Hugh Glass. I read this book in a day. I could not put it down. Excellent story.
Cassandra wrote: "Welcome to the group, Carol! Kudos to you for being so ambitious with your reading goal. Are there any books that you're looking forward to this year?"Where do I start? Some of my reading challenge selections are: The Goldfinch, Pride and Prejudice, Unbroken, Catcher in the Rye, The Girl on the Train, Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore...to name a few.
That's great, Carol. Several of those are on my list of books I hope to read this year, and I read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore last year. It was a fun read - I hope you like it!
I am still working through my challenge list. I have read 15 books so far, as of last evening. I have 6 more waiting for me to read, plus 3 more coming from the library. I will be on bed rest for about 6 weeks due to a chronic health problem. I need to keep myself occupied. So an interesting supply of books will be part of the answer.
I have now read 19 books for this year, having finished 6 in the last 10 days. I just finished "Leaving Time" by Jodi Picoult, which was very good. I had not read anything by her before. I passed this book on to my daughter...I hope she enjoys it as much as I did.
I am currently working on a couple of classics. The Wind in the Willows and To Kill a Mockingbird. I am enjoying them both.
Those are both wonderful books. I'm glad you are enjoying them.
Carol wrote: "I have now read 19 books for this year, having finished 6 in the last 10 days. I just finished "Leaving Time" by Jodi Picoult, which was very good. I had not read anything by her before. I passe..."I loved Leaving Time, and it was my first Picoult book too but will not be my last. Good job on your reading!
Last week, I read Heartburn by Nora Ephron. I, first of all, loved the Book itself...it was a book from 1984 and had all the library cards and stamps in it. My copy was checked out for the first time on 2-8-84. Next, I really enjoyed this book. It was fun and quite humorous at times. Poor Rachel. Lots of bad luck but I guess a happy ending. I highly recommend it.
I have read 28 books so far this year, large in part to my being off work for medical reasons. I recently finished "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry". I had heard mixed reviews on it, but I absolutely loved it ! Once I started, I could not put it down. Highly recommend this one!I also read "Three Wishes" by Liane Moriarty, which I also loved. Her books are addictive....I love her style of writing. Another book I highly recommend.
Carol wrote: "I have read 28 books so far this year, large in part to my being off work for medical reasons. I recently finished "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry". I had heard mixed reviews on it, but I absolute..."The Storied Life was my favorite book from last year - loved the writing!
