TEAM Bookworms Exploring - Through The Decades

[D.L.]

Awesome job everyone!!

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

Ooo!! It is on my list to read! How is it so far?
I have been wanting to read it for forever, but it never seems like the right time haha.

[Susan, Games & Events]

Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

Ooo!! It is on my list to read! How..."

It's really good! Liking it better than 1984 :)

[Jennifer]

Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

Ooo!! It is on my list to read! How..."

I, personally, like Bradbury despite his sometimes long sentences. However, I don't know if I would want to read Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 in the same week like Susan. :)

If you enjoy his novels, I recommend reading some of his short story collections like The Martian Chronicles or I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories.

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

Ooo!! It is on my..."

I agree...not sure why I took both books on! Finished Farenheit 451 though!

[Jennifer]

Susan wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

..."

At least you seem to be knocking some good ones off your TBR list. :)

Go Team! Go!

[Jennifer]

Moving this post again:

Here is what I have so far (this post will be updated):

Days left: today (ends 11:59 P.M. July 27th)
Books completed/ planned: 53/56
Prompts completed/ total:
Single: 7/8
Double: 8/9
Triple: 7/8
Bonus:

SINGLES
Historical fiction: Phantom of the Opera
Historical non-fiction: How Proust Can Change Your Life (Denise)
Memoir: Batyr Nursen (Charlotte)
Time Travel: The Time Traveller's Wife (Jennifer)
Timepiece on cover: Murder Past Due (D.L.)
Book read when younger: Sabrina the Teenage Witch (D.L.)
Set in 2 or more time periods: Good Dirt (Whitney)
Book published in the year you were born: Eye of the Needle (Susan)

DOUBLES
Set in a future decade: Mostly Harmless (Denise)
Set in a future decade: Divergent (Jennifer)
Older adult main character: The Murder on the Orient Express (Charlotte)
Older adult main character: A Man Called Ove (Jennifer)Day or month in title: April Fools (D.L.)
Day or month in title: The Saturday Night Supper Club (Jennifer)
Unit of time in title: Mary Anne Saves the Day (Jennifer)
Unit of time in title: The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight (Jennifer)
Year or date in title: 1984 (Susan)
Year or date in title: 1700 Scenes from London (Jennifer)
Published or set in 1900s: The Girl Proposition (Jennifer)
Published or set in 1900s: Wizard of Oz (Susan)
Published or set in 1910s: Peter Pan (Susan)
Published or set in 1910s: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1920s: The Shore Road Mystery (D.L.)
Published or set in 1920s: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1930s: The Book Thief (Charlotte)
Published or set in 1930s: Darling Dahlias And The Cucumber Tree (Theresa)

TRIPLES
Published or set in 1940s: Trixie Belden #1 The Secret of the Mansion (Jennifer)
Published or set in 1940s: The Razor's Edge (Whitney)
Published or set in 1940s: The Razor's Edge (Denise)
Published or set in 1950s: The Joy Luck Club (Susan)
Published or set in 1950s: Fahrenheit 451 (Susan)
Published or set in 1950s: Old Yeller (Whitney)
Published or set in 1960s: The Outsiders (Jennifer)
Published or set in 1960s: Hitch-22 (Denise)
Published or set in 1960s: A Wrinkle in Time (Susan)
Published or set in 1970s: Daisy Jones & The Six (Theresa)
Published or set in 1970s: Kindred (Whitney)
Published or set in 1970s: The Villa (Whitney)

Published or set in 1980s: Silver Sparrow (Theresa)
Published or set in 1980s: Saturday Night (D.L.)
Published or set in 1980s: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (Jennifer)

Published or set in 1990s: Parable of the Sower (Whitney)
Published or set in 1990s: Showdown at the Mall (D.L.)
Published or set in 1990s: Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic (Whitney)
Published or set in 2000s: Raven Black (Susan)
Published or set in 2000s: Best Friends and Drama Queens (DL)
Published or set in 2000s: Brothers in Arms (DL)
Published or set in 2010s: Wayward Son (Whitney)
Published or set in 2010s: The Light Between Oceans (Susan)
Published or set in 2010s: Ducks, Newburyport (Denise)

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "Susan wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read th..."

Yes! I'll update the spreadsheet this evening. I can't get to it from work.

[Jennifer]

Susan wrote: "Yes! I'll update the spreadsheet this evening. I can't get to it from work."

No problem! I did go through the spreadsheet about an hour ago and made sure everything is coherent between the three. I also moved things around on the "Planning" tab so that the completed books are at the end and the TBR/currently reading books are at the front and grouped by person. I fixed the word wrap problem Denise was having.

[Charlotte]

Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "I'm about half way through Fahrenheit 451 .... listening to it today in my down time. Can't believe it's taken me this long to read this classic!"

Ooo!! It is on my..."

Thanks for the suggestion!!

[Charlotte]

Jennifer wrote: "Moving this post again:

Here is what I have so far (this post will be updated):

Days left: 4 (ends 11:59 P.M. July 27th)
Books completed/ planned: 25/51
Prompts completed/ total:
Single: 3/8
Dou..."

Thanks for the update!! Are the only prompts left (unclaimed) Unit of time in title and historical fiction or am I mistaken?

[Jennifer]

Charlotte wrote: "Thanks for the update!! Are the only prompts left (unclaimed) Unit of time in title and historical fiction or am I mistaken?"

That is correct. I updated the post on page 3 of the forum, but I did not transfer it, like I have been with the full list.

[D.L.]

I will be done with another 1 (or maybe 2!) of my books today :)

[Denise]

I am on track according to my schedule, I will wrap up and post Hitch-22 tonight and prob both others by Friday

[Jennifer]

I think this is my favorite quote from one of the books I've read, so far:

"His insane neighbor begins to look threatening. '[That cat's] probably full of disgusting diseases and rabies and all sorts of things!' Ove looks at the cat. Looks at [his neighbor]. Nods. 'And so are you, most likely. But we don’t throw stones at you because of it.'"
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

Has anyone else come across some good quotes while reading?

[Whitney]

Finished Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic. Added to tracking spreadsheet. :)

[D.L.]

I finished Showdown at the Mall, which I read for the 90s prompt. It's fewer pages than the book (One True Thing) I planned on reading, but I really needed something lighter today.

ETA: Added it to the tracking sheet.

[Denise]

Finished Hitch-22 on schedule and posted to spreadsheet

[Charlotte]

Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks for the update!! Are the only prompts left (unclaimed) Unit of time in title and historical fiction or am I mistaken?"

That is correct. I updated the post on page 3 of the..."

Ok! Thanks!

[Charlotte]

Jennifer wrote: "I think this is my favorite quote from one of the books I've read, so far:

"His insane neighbor begins to look threatening. '[That cat's] probably full of disgusting diseases and rabies and all s..."

I love that one!
I have found a few quotes, my two favorites are both from The Mysterious Affair at Styles:
"Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master."
"You cannot mix up sentiment and reason."

[Charlotte]

Currently I am ahead of schedule to finishing, so I may be able to read an extra book if I have time!

[Charlotte]

I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added The Phantom of the Opera to the spreadsheet, since I will have time to read it. The only spot it fit was historical fiction (single), so I placed it there unfortuntately.
Not like that's a bad thing, but I wished it fit somewhere were we could get more points, but it's still better than no points haha :D

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "I think this is my favorite quote from one of the books I've read, so far:

"His insane neighbor begins to look threatening. '[That cat's] probably full of disgusting diseases and rabies and all s..."

I loved A Man Called Ove. I need to start writing down favorite quotes. I know I've came across ones, but never write them down...

[Susan, Games & Events]

Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added The Phantom of the Opera to..."

I agree! Any points are better than no points! Hoping we can get some bonus points as well! I'm going to finish 1984 today and I started The Joy Luck Club last night.

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added [book:The Phantom of the ..."

Great job!!
How is 1984? I've been wanting to read it ;-)
Happy reading!!

[Susan, Games & Events]

Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added [book:The P..."

It's pretty good, but I'm having a hard time getting through it. Some parts are boring.

[Jennifer]

Denise wrote: "Finished Hitch-22 on schedule and posted to spreadsheet"

Super! That gave us a triple!

[Jennifer]

Whitney wrote: "Finished Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic. Added to tracking spreadsheet. :)"

Good work! That gave us another triple!

[Jennifer]

D.L. wrote: "I finished Showdown at the Mall, which I read for the 90s prompt. It's fewer pages than the book (One True Thing) I planned on reading, but I really needed something lighter today..."

Great! That completes a third triple today!

[Jennifer]

Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added [book:The Phantom of the ..."

I think Orwell's Animal Farm is a little easier than 1984, but the ending had me in tears.

I love the Joy Luck Club, so I would be interested to hear how you like that.

[Jennifer]

Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added The Phantom of the Opera to..."

That is absolutely fine. That leaves us with unit of time in the title, and then we move on to books published/taking place in the 2020s. :)

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added [book:The P..."

I really enjoyed Animal Farm. Liking The Joy Luck Club so far :)

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I added [book:The Phantom of the ..."

I completed 1984!

[D.L.]

I love The Joy Luck Club!! :)

[Charlotte]

Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Susan wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "I finished Murder on the Orient Express so I will be starting The Murder of Roger Ackroyd later today,
In addition, I..."

Yeah, I have heard that some parts can be boring, but some people I know absolutely love it. I feel like it is a very hit or miss for most people.

[Jennifer]

I added The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight to pick up the unit of time. If anyone finishes their reading, they should work on 2020 bonus books. :)

[Whitney]

I finished Kindred. Added to tracking spreadsheet.

Started The Razor’s Edge and Old Yeller tonight. Turns out Old Yeller is longer than I was expecting. The Goodreads page for the ISBN I'm reading is showing 100 pages, but in reality, it's about 180 pages. I should still be able to finish it since it's a quick read.

Still reading The Villa and Good Dirt.

I'm on track to finish all of my books by the end of the readathon.

[Susan, Games & Events]

D.L. wrote: "I love The Joy Luck Club!! :)"

I'm loving it!

[Susan, Games & Events]

Finsished The Joy Luck Club. Gotta get through Eye of the Needle next. I'm already 25% in. My sister is coming to visit this weekend, so that's going to slow me down. However I amazed myself in this readathon by finishing more prompts than originally planned. Great job to everyone!

[Charlotte]

Good job!! I hope that you have a good visit with your sister :D

[Jennifer]

Whitney wrote: "I finished Kindred. Added to tracking spreadsheet.

Started The Razor’s Edge and Old Yeller tonight. Turns out Old Yeller is longer than I was ..."

I thought 100 pages was a little low for Old Yeller.

[Jennifer]

Bleh. I thought I would like The Time Traveler's Wife, but it is 500 pages of boring.

[Susan, Games & Events]

Jennifer wrote: "Bleh. I thought I would like The Time Traveler's Wife, but it is 500 pages of boring."

Bummer! I liked The Time Traveler's Wife.

[Jennifer]

Susan wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Bleh. I thought I would like The Time Traveler's Wife, but it is 500 pages of boring."

Bummer! I liked The Time Traveler's Wife."

I do feel the author did a good job telling the story while jumping through time. I just felt there were a lot of things, like the pool room scene, that were long and did not move the story forward.

[Whitney]

Jennifer wrote: "I thought 100 pages was a little low for Old Yeller."

That's what I though, too. But, I was being cautiously optimistic because of the page discrepancy with the BSC book. That's what I get for not actually opening the ebook until I was ready to start it. Oh well.

[Susan, Games & Events]

I finished a "non prompt" book today, Hope Rides Again, I added it to the spreadsheet under pub in 2010s but feel free to move it else where. I wanted to get credit since I've been reading it on the side this last week.

[Jennifer]

Susan wrote: "I finished a "non prompt" book today, Hope Rides Again, I added it to the spreadsheet under pub in 2010s but feel free to move it else where. I wanted to get credit since I've been ..."

I will probably leave it there and move another book if needed since it has a high page count. :)

[Denise]

I finished the books I committed to. I added them to "completed" on the spreadsheet. I don't know where to put Ducks, Newburyport, it was supposed to go under 2010's but that topic is filled already

I put it for now under non-prompt but it didn't give us any points

I can finish something else ing anyone can't do a prompt, otherwise I will start a book from the 2020's

[Charlotte]

Finished The Murder of Roger Ackroyd last night! Will be starting Phantom of the Opera today :D

[D.L.]

Denise wrote: "I finished the books I committed to. I added them to "completed" on the spreadsheet. I don't know where to put Ducks, Newburyport, it was supposed to go under 2010's but that topic ..."

By any chance, do you have any books that might work for a 1980's prompt? I am running behind schedule with my books. No worries, if you don't.