WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU GOING TO TACKLE FOR THE READATHON?

[Francie]

I plan on reading:

by Anthony Doerr

by Elizabeth Gilbert

And finishing:

by Geraldine Brooks

[Teri]

I love Geraldine Brooks and have not read that one.

Geraldine Brooks

[Teri]

I'm very anxious to read it. I have to admit the cover images of the books are what attracted me to the books. They seem sinister and warped. My kind of book. :-)

Francie wrote: "Teri, I love The Hangman's Daughter. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

by Oliver Pötzsch"

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Glad to have you all

[Samanta]

Hello, Karen!

Be sure to put the citation for the book you are mentioning at the end of your post, below the text. It makes it better visible for other members. It should look like this:

I think for this Saturday's readathon I am going to read Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell. It will be the first book I have read by this author, so we'll see how it goes.

by Sarah Vowell

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Samanta for helping out our readathoners.

[Glynn]

Don't have a lot of time today to read but I will attempt to get through more of the 2 books I am currently reading which are:
by David I. Kertzer and by Tim Weiner

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yes, my goal too - but remember you will have to reread Weiner's book if you get ahead. I always reread the chapters of a book we are discussing multiple times.

Tim Weiner

[Karen]

Well, I am already thinking ahead to this Saturday's readathon . These are to help complete a couple of challenges I have been working on this year. I plan on reading:

by Héctor Pérez-Brignoli(no photo)

by Kurt Vonnegut

[CandyBeans]

Karen, you picked one of my favorites: Slaughterhouse-Five. I hope you enjoy it!

I will also be working on two challenge books on Saturday. Plus I have bonus fiction book if I need a break. My books are cited below.

by Edward W. Said

by Tom Swiss

by Neil Gaiman

by Kurt Vonnegut

[Karen]

CandyBeans wrote: "Karen, you picked one of my favorites: Slaughterhouse-Five. I hope you enjoy it!

I will also be working on two challenge books on Saturday. Plus I have bonus fiction book if I need a b..."

I am really looking forward to reading it. I have also wanted to read books by Edward Said. Maybe I'll get to him next year. Good luck with the readathon!

Edward W. Said

[Vicki, Assisting Moderator - Ancient Roman History]

I'm getting by Sam Byers (no photo) from the library on Friday. Hope it's not too long to finish in a day.

[Teri]

I'm hoping to finish The Hangman's Daughter and start/finish Christmas Bells. Both Historical Fiction books.

by Oliver Pötzsch
by Jennifer Chiaverini

[CandyBeans]

Karen wrote: "I am really looking forward to reading it. I have also wanted to read books by Edward Said. Maybe I'll get to him next year. Good luck with the readathon!"

Thanks! You too.

I'm really enjoying Orientalism. It's a scholarly work, so it's heavy reading, but completely worth it. I'm struck by its persistent relevance and recommend whether your a student of history or of modern politics. (Though I suspect most of us here are both).

by Edward W. Said

[Jill H.]

I am going to start "Fooling Houdini' which is about the scams, questions, mysteries, and all things magic based on the author's experiences. Another of my obscure finds that looks fascinating.

by Alex Stone

[Francie]

I'm going to finish reading "Soldat". It is the autobiographical story of a German soldier's experiences during WWII. Very interesting so far.

by Siegfried Knappe (no photo)

[Donna]

I'm on a mystery kick. I'll finish "The Cuckoo's Calling" and start "Payment in Blood."

by Robert Galbraith

by Elizabeth George

[Jill H.]

@Francie.......I read that book and found it fascinating. It is always good to remember that there are two sides to every war and we often don't read a lot about the common German soldiers' memories of that terrible event.

[Kristen]

I'm so glad it's readathon time again. I need to catch up with the group in the Nixon group read, and I hope to finish Faust, which I've been working on for a while.

by Tim Weiner

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Francie]

Jill wrote: "@Francie.......I read that book and found it fascinating. It is always good to remember that there are two sides to every war and we often don't read a lot about the common German soldiers' memorie..."

I agree. I never realized that some of the common German soldiers didn't think of themselves as Nazis, just soldiers.

[Karen]

Francie wrote: "I'm going to finish reading "Soldat". It is the autobiographical story of a German soldier's experiences during WWII. Very interesting so far.


I read "Soldat" years ago, after I read "The Forgotten Soldier". Both of these books are reminiscent of "All Quiet on the Western Front", definitely worthwhile reads. Thank you for mentioning them, I need to reread them.

by Siegfried Knappe (no photo)
by Guy Sajer (no photo)
by Erich Maria Remarque

[Rebecca]

Forgive me for adding this belatedly, but the book I will continue reading during the Dec 5 Marathon is
Jerusalem: The Biography
by Simon Sebag Montefiore

[Michele]

Late on this!

Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty
by Dan Jones

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Happy to have all of you - I think folks are thinking about Christmas (smile)

[Michele]

For April 23, 2016, I plan on working on this book:
by Jean Manco (no photo).

If I finish, then will start on this one:
by Joel Levy (no photo).

Much will depend on how much time I get to read. Planning some tree and bush trimming.