Cover to Cover Challenge discussion
Pat's beginning list
Pat wrote: "Thanks Afsana - when I'm fully awake and functioning I will follow the directions."
no worries. There is some amazing tickers and I enjoy seeing it ove across
thats pretty Is that a running man showing hw far you've got?
Pat wrote: "Afsana wrote: "thats pretty Is that a running man showing hw far you've got?"
Yup. I have finished 6 books and I hope it is a running woman:)"
it is -clearer now that you changed the flowers. The flowers were pretty
i have changed the look of mine a few times maybe time for another change
Pat wrote: "Well, maybe I will make it. #10I just finished DAY AFTER NIGHT by Anita Diamant a story of four women who survived the holocaust and were placed at Atlit - an internment camp for "illegal" Jewi..."
I highly recommend The Red Tent, it is a phenomenal read :)
I am going to list all my January books here and delete all the individual e-mails:1. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
2. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
3. Got the Look by James Grippando
4. Wish you Were Here by Stewart O'Nan
5. Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockman
6. Relentless: A Novel by Dean Koontz
7. Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Charles Shields
8. Paris Times eight: Finding myself in the city of dreams. By Deidre Kelly
#9 THE KING OF LIES by John Hart
# 10. DAY AFTER NIGHT by Anita Diamant
# 11. NIGHT by Elie Wiesel
#12. THE HARD WAY by Lee Childs
#13 THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant
#14 DYING FOR MERCY by Mary Jane Clark
So far in February I have read:15. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
16. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
#17 MY ANTONIA by Willa CatherThis is the BIG READ selection for my community and a good opportunity to read an old classic.
#18 MY LIFE IN FRANCE by Julia ChildShe literally jumps off the pages with her unique and quirky approach to cooking and to life. Tres Bien!
#20 U IS FOR UNDERTOW by Sue GraftonI hadn't read Grafton for awhile and Kinsey and her geriatric friends are still interesting. Sometimes it feels a little like a time warp - 1988 with her index cards and Polk Directory. Just think what she could do with an internet connection!
# 21 SECRETS OF EDEN by Chris BohjalianDomestic violence,a crisis of faith, belief in angels, teenage rebellion, - all woven together in a tale of duplicity,guilt and retribution.
#22 GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Addison AllenCharming
#23 THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette WallsIt is hard to know what to say about this book. The Walls are the poster family for dysfunctional - alcoholism, mental illness, eating out of dumpsters, rats in the sugar bowl. Yet, the story of all of these horrors is told in a compelling and straight-forward way. The acknowledgements include a thank you to her parents who haven't a clue how to parent or be responsible.
Since I am at the beach (windy thou it is) here's my count for February.
Third Degree#27 I think I read this before because parts of it seemed familiar but couldn't remember all of so it was like reading a new book. It was the second book about a doctor and his unfaithful wife. lol
Making Toast: A Family Story#32 This is a memoir by Roger Rosenblatt of how his family is dealing with the death of his adult daughter Amy, who was a wife, mother of three young children and a physician.
Roger and his wife, Ginny, move in with their son-in-law and help to raise their grandchildren. One review stated that this is a telling of how grandparents are made over into parents, how people die out of order and how times goes backward. The title comes from one of his responsibilities... making toast for his grandchildren.
#33 Well it's all there - Dillon & Sherlock, the crazed teenage bank robber & killer, telepathy and paranormal experiences, computer research,family tragedy and lives lost and gained. A fast-paced thriller (as the critics often say).
#34 Someone recommended another of Enger's books - Peace Like A River, but they didn't have it at the library when I looked, so I took this one out but didn't think I would like it. Yet I did...wonderful characters - an aging train robber and a one-book author - and their adventures throughout the west.
#35 This is historical fiction about Queen Elizabeth - the daughter of Henry the 8th and Anne Boleyn and her kind and compassionate governess Kat.
#36 411 pages
Historical fiction 1870's - women's sufferage movement---Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, Anthony Comstock - his crusade to clean up America and Victoria Woodhull - first woman to run for president. I picked this book up because I had just attended a one-woman show on Susan B. Anthony so I was in that sort of mind set. It wasn't a wonderful read but I just kept plugging away and finally finished it. I had never heard of Woodhull or Comstock but they did in fact exist. Although when I saw photos of them they didn't look anything like I had pictured them while reading!
#38 311 Pages
A thoroughly enjoyable book - characters are well developed and believable. This one is told from the perspective of 11 year old Rueben Land. There is murder and mayhem, miracles and magic, love and compassion.
#39 457 pages one of a three book trilogy starring Izzy McNeil - the red-headed lawyer, daughter, fiancee, sleuth, etc. etc. A pretty fast read and I will probably try the others in this trilogy
#40 590 pages
Another one that is part of a trilogy. Translated from Swedish, this novel is part intrigue and mystery, part social commentary, a family history, oppression of women, quirky and in some instances deranged characters. It is set in Sweden and there is plenty of coffee drinking!
Locked In by Marcia Muller#43 281 pages
An ok read - another Sharon McCone Mystery with a lot of characters. I have read others in this series so some of the characters were familiar but I didn't find it a very compelling story.
#44 394 pages
Yipee......only 100 more to go to meet the goal!
#46 294 pages
Good, light reading - not sure I liked all the back and forth in time.
bookcover:The Girl Who Played with Fire|5060378]The Girl Who Played with Fire
#47 724 pages
This is the second in the trilogy by Stieg Larsson
and Salander and Blomkvist continue to intrigue and surprise. She (Salander) is such a prickly character and as her story continues to unfold I found myself in her corner.
Now I have to read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest!
I have slowed down some on the reading as I have been quite busy and traveling for work.
Gone, But Not Forgotten#49 376 pages
Martin is pure evil...debasing women and Betsy fights the good fight. I'm never sure how authors think up the horrible things one human being can do to another.
Gripping is probably a good way to describe the book.
Deliver Us From Evil#52 406 pages
Baldacci never disappoints.
I do, however, seem to be slowing down some. Need to pick up the pace to stay on target.
The Gardeners Color Palette: Paint Your Garden with 100 Extraordinary Flower Choices#53 236 pages
This book is filled with spectacular photographs of flowers by color family, including the "glacier blue Himalayan blue poppy. I want to see one for real. Part of the reason I am "behind my times" in reading is that I have been out playing in the dirt - getting all the flower beds spiffed up and planting some annuals.
#54 382 pages
#55 370
A "sweet" read - perfect patio reading. I am always pleased when male authors capture the essence of free spirited young girls. Flavia is a chemist and crime fighter and one brave soul.
#56 388 pagesSHATTERED by Karen Robards
For the first time since I began the challenge, I am behind where I should be at the end of the month. Drats! I am so impressed that some have already read over 100 books.
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What is a ticker? It's a cute little visual way to track your progress. For example:
How to:
1. Go to www.tickerfactory.com
2. Click the link of the type of ticker that most closely matches what you're counting (Most likely you'll want to click Objects/Actions under Crafs/Hobbies)
3. Enter your data:
- Choose a Password/PIN - pick something you'll remember
- Object/Actions/Stuff - What you're measuring -- in this case, books.
- Your current cumulative value - 0 if you're just starting
- Your target - The number you want to get to
- Message - A note, like "Books Read in 2010"
Click Next
4. Pick a background (and there are over 100). Click Next after you found one you like.
5. Pick the little thing that was going to mark your progress. (There are a bunch of these, too.) Click Next
6. You can change the size here if you'd like.
7. Copy & paste the entire HTML code. It'll look something like this:
a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/counter/..."
img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/...
(... with a couple of additional < and > signs, which I removed so that you'd see the code & not my ticker)
8. Start a new post & paste in the code.
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To make changes:
1. Click your ticker at the top of your post
2. click Edit/Update Data & Style
3. Enter your PIN, change the current cumulative value & click Next
You can revise the style if you want, but really you're done, if all you wanted to do is update the number.(less