SuziQ's 2010 Challenge

[Suziqoregon]

Looks like I might break 100 this year, but I've got a lot of chunksters planned for next year, so 75 will be a valid goal.

Very glad to be continuing with this group for another year!!

[Michelegg]

What chunksters have you got planned?

[Merri]

Inquiring minds want to know! LOL

[Michelegg]

Yes, exactly Merri. We might want to read them too.

[Suziqoregon]

Well - these are on the want to list. The only absolute definites are the first two, but I'd like to knock off a couple beyond that if I can.

That's going to seriously reduce my # of books for 2010.


East of Eden (600+ pages) which I've never read but will be reading for a group discussion.

Re-reading Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd (912 pages) - it's been years and I want to read that one again and then read another by him - London (1152 pages)

Jacob's Ladder by Donald McCaig (528 pages)

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (600+ pages)

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (900? pages)

Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati (642 pages)

[Karol]

Wow! That is quite an impressively ambitious list!

The largest book I plan to read next year is Stephen King's "Under the Dome". Not quite like the literary epics you've picked out, but hopefully it will be engaging and entertaining enough for me to make it through the 1000+ pages.

[Michelegg]

Suzi you've definitely got some awesome chunksters on the list. I've got Under the Dome on mine and Echo in the Bone by Gabaldon but I think that's all the Big Ole Books I'll be reading this year. So glad to be reading with you again this year.

[Joy]

Oooh! The Historian is on my TBR list for 2010 too! Wow, you really do some big ones in there! Me too! Anna Karenina and War and Peace! LOL...we'll see if I make it around to the Historian! Happy New Year and good luck with your challenge!

[Michelegg]

The historian is awesome. Hope you both get to that one.

[Suziqoregon]

#1 - Snow Angels by James Thompson

4 stars - 1st in a planned new mystery series set in Finland

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link.

Now I'm going to re-read the entire series with the audio versions.

[Stacie]

Suziqoregon wrote: "#2 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link.

Now I'm going to re-read the e..."

*Sigh*... I love these books! I usually wind up re-reading them (or listening to the audio version) once a year or so because they are so much fun. They have become one of my favorite comfort reads :)

(now I want to drop everything and read them again, LOL!)

[Suziqoregon]

#3 - [image error] Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks

My blog post about this book is at this link

[Suziqoregon]

#4 - The Unit by Ninni Hollmqvist

4.5 stars

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Michelegg]

This one is on my TBR shelf. Gonna have to read it sooner I guess!

[Susan]

Suziqoregon wrote: "#4 - The Unit by Ninni Hollmqvist

4.5 stars

My blog post about this book is at this link."

I read this last year and also thought it an excellent book. I read your blog post and agree with your thoughts. In addition to scary, I found it very poignant, as the characters seemed very real.

[Suziqoregon]

#5 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#6 - Genesis by Bernard Beckett


My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Michael]

Kay wrote: "Wow! That is quite an impressively ambitious list!

The largest book I plan to read next year is Stephen King's "Under the Dome". Not quite like the literary epics you've picked out, but hopefull..."

I read it last year and it's quite the tome. A huge book, but one I really enjoyed.

[Suziqoregon]

#7 - Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#8 - by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#9 - The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Andrea, Moderator]

Suziqoregon, Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks looks pretty good, I think I will check it out.

[Suziqoregon]

Andrea - it is good! Hope you like it.

[Suziqoregon]

#10 - The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Joy]

Suziqoregon wrote: "#10 - The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

My blog post about this book is at this link."

I have this one in my TBR shelf right now, was hoping to get to it this year! =) I started it when I was in college but was so busy I couldn't finish, but that was so long ago, I'll start at the beginning again. =)

[Suziqoregon]

#11 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#12 - The Maze Runner by James Dashner

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#13 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Joy]

Suziqoregon wrote: "#13 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link."

I have been having the hankering to "hang out" with the Harry Potter gang lately myself....I may re-read one or two of these again this year, just because...=)

[Andrea, Moderator]

I have a couple to go as well. I think the last one I read was the third book...

[Suziqoregon]

#14 - [image error] Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#15 - Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#16 - Without Fail by Lee Child

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#17 - Lullaby Town by Robert Crais

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#18 - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#19 - Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#20 - Blood Orange Brewing by Susan Wittig Albert

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#21 - Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Karol]

Suziqoregon wrote: "#16 - Without Fail by Lee Child

My blog post about this book is at this link."

SuzieQ, I really enjoyed reading your blog post about this book. I have read a couple of books by Lincoln Child and was looking for more at my library, when I saw a few books by Lee Child. I was intrigued by the covers and descriptions - so now its great to see that someone I know really likes this series. Since I tend to like things like law and order/espionage and spy stories/just plain old mysteries, it sounds that I would really like them too.

[Julie]

I added The Unit to my to read list. It sounds interesting.

[Suziqoregon]

Kay - I think you'll really enjoy the Lee Child books!!

Julie - The Unit was very interesting - disturbing, but interesting.

[Suziqoregon]

#22 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#23 - Secondhand Smoke by Karen E. Olson

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#24 - Lifeguard by James Patterson and Andrew Gross

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#25 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#26 - Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#27 - The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill

My blog post about this book is at this link.

[Suziqoregon]

#28 - Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap

[Suziqoregon]

#29 - Splintered Bones by Carolyn Haines

My blog post about this book is at this link.