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January 2023 PIFM (Pick It For Me)
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for you, which is also on my TBR.
Jackie, I am selecting for you:
I have this book on my TBR so I look forward to seeing what you think of it.
Sorry I'm too late, only just realised I needed to decide what to read next month - this month has been 'oh ****, I haven't done nearly enough this year'
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Thank you so much Jen, much appreciated. Not the best shelf, but 4 from here would be appreciated. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Now to see if I can get my head round a 12+4 list - I'm normally so organised these are done in October, but the year has just flown so quickly!
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Thank you, I'll do the picks now so I don't forget those! Beth, for you I pick
XOR AX, AX - intrigued by the title
The Nun's Tale - in case you need a blue cover
Joy D wrote: "Jackie, I am selecting for you:I have this book on my TBR so I look forward to seeing what you think of it."
Joy, this is perfect! I went to an independent bookstore and bought this a couple of weeks ago and I am anxious to get started on it in January. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Desley, I am choosing these for you for January.
classic
series
added to my tbr
also added to my tbr
Jennifer wrote: "In for five, please! PIFM""
Here are my picks for you Jennifer. Hope these are just the beginning of great reads in 2023🎉
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Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Thank you, I'll do the picks now so I don't forget those! Beth, for you I pick
XOR AX, AX - intrigued by the title
The Nun's Tale - in case you need a blue cover"
Thanks Desley. I can always use an extra cover color and I have put off continuing the series so this will motivate me to read the others in the series.
Denise wrote: "Joy here are my picks for you:
"Thanks, Denise!
Jackie wrote: "Desley, I am choosing these for you for January. classic series added to my tbr[book..."
Thanks Jackie - sorry for adding to your TBR!!
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Thank you, I'll do the picks now so I don't forget those! Beth, for you I pick
XOR AX, AX - intrigued by the title
The Nun's Tale ..."
Hope you enjoy!
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Desley, I am choosing these for you for January. classic series added ..."I think I may have given up on being able to "control" how much I add!!!
Jennifer wrote: "Martha, I'm picking for you, which is also on my TBR."Thanks, Jennifer! I've been wanting to read this for awhile.
Denise, these are my picks for you ... I enjoyed both.
Martha wrote: "Denise, these are my picks for you ... I enjoyed both. "Thanks Martha!
Sorry to be late - Jennifer, could you please pick three for me? Thanks!https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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because I was living in Daytona and in a bar about a mile away from the speedway when Dale had his accident, and
because it sounds like spring and summer, and that is appealing right now and
because that title is intriguing. Enjoy!
Finished
, 4 stars. A very engaging and entertaining historical novel. The story jumps effortlessly from past to present. It is full of mystery and self discovery. I was drawn more to the story in the past than the present. Thank you for picking this one Martha.
Tried starting my first Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer, struggled through the first story then realised I didn't have the inclination to start the second. As it's a classic, I've put it to one side and will try again in classics month
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Ironically, if I had to choose an all-time favorite author it would probably be John Galsworthy, who, when he was young (and obviously well before he won the Nobel Prize for literature), was roommates or shipmates or something with Joseph Conrad and they became good friends. So my favorite author and one I simply cannot read lived together and knew each other well.
That's interesting Jennifer - I was talking to a friend yesterday about classics, we'd both like to read more, but find some hard going, that might explain it.
Finished #1 for January, Earnhardt Nation: The Full-Throttle Saga of NASCAR's First Family
and really enjoyed it. Mostly about Dale Sr and I learned a lot about him - and I knew quite a bit on him and Jr before reading this. Excellent for any NASCAR fan.
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I think the conflict is the label -- classics. Classics are supposed to have "stood the test of time" and "be worthy of reading." What they really are in another sense are "books that happen to still be in print," and while their author may have had a big effect on literature (Truman Capote) or life (Harriett Beecher Stowe or Upton Sinclair) at the time they wrote, now they're just books. And as just books, some we will like, and some we won't -- just like every other book we pick up.
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and..."You're already in trouble with me today, young man. Putting five stars on books I think I might be interested in when you KNOW my TBR is vulnerable. THE NERVE.
Finished
, gave it 4 stars. Skipping Christmas is a novel idea that I may have to do one day. This was a witty story that kept me entertained from beginning to end. I enjoyed the characters Luther and Nora, but some of the neighbors were a little aggressive. Thanks Martha for another good pick!
Finished
. A wonderfully written novella. 4 stars. Also read
which was not on my original list but had to finish this 10th and final book in the series.
Jennifer wrote: "Same here. There are some classics authors I really like and will read all day long -- Anthony Trollope, Galsworthy, Jane Austen, Somerset Maugham, Edith Wharton, Fitzgerald, Dumas (pere or fils, e..."Thanks Jennifer, that helps me not feel quite as bad, and happy to do my version of classics, which is things like Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton!
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Finished my first pick
, loving this medieval mystery series!
Finished my 3rd of 3 for January:
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson - 4.5* - My Review
It was a great month, thanks, Denise!
Finished
. Won on GR. Nice start to a promising new science fiction thriller series.
Finishing #2 for January today, Little Poison: Paul Runyan, Sam Snead, and a Long-Shot Upset at the 1938 PGA Championship. More biography of Runyan than the golf tourney in the title - but that’s a good thing as I learned a lot about him.
I only managed two of my choices (well, plus 30 pages of one I've already discussed!), but both were 4 star reads. The Executioner
Elevator Pitch
A few days late, but finished #3, Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time. 4 stars - very good for a fun read about minor league baseball - the work done by interns, not the game itself.
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For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for January, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
January pairs:
Jennifer picks 1 for Martha
Beth picks 5 for Jennifer
Jackie picks 4 for Desley
Joy picks 1 for Jackie
Denise picks 3 for Joy
Martha picks 2 for Denise
Desley picks 2 for Beth