What is distracting you from your Chunkster right now? (a.k.a. what else are you reading?)

[Andrea]

Kristi, this came out great and I love the flooring!

[Kristi]

Thanks! We are really loving it! It feels so much cleaner, now Trav can't wait to get the rest of the basement floor done!! I love a motivated man! Maybe over the Thanksgiving break?

The only issue with the "Den" (other room in the basement") is we have a whole wall of brick to remove...tough work, plus a fireplace insert to replace! But I think the Library floor is sufficient motivation for him though, so I may get my new floor completed sooner than I thought!! Yay!

[Sera]

Kristi, the new room looks great! I could get very comfortable on that couch, reading a chunkster :)

Andrea, I still have to read The Invisible Bridge, too. I continue to be overcommitted with The Brothers K, Infinite Jest and now Bleak House, but I will continue to catch up. I guess what is distracting me from my chunksters is other chunksters - ha ha ha.

[Andrea]

Can you keep the brick? I love exposed brick and it it is not pretty brick you could paint it a nice clean white pr anything really!

Sera I read BK for 2 hours yesterday!

[Kristi]

nah, the brick is ugly and it's right where I would put a TV...it must go. It's all good though, it's gonna look beautiful with a new paint job and a new wood burning stove insert...and new floor...and a bit of tile...and...

Yeah, I'm a little in love with this renovation...lol.

[Andrea]

Your poor hubby..hehehe

[Sera]

Sera I read BK for 2 hours yesterday!"

Yes! Way to go!

[Kristi]

Andrea wrote: "Your poor hubby..hehehe"

Was that an evil laugh I detected?? :0

[Andrea]

Yup!!!!

[Ginny]

I want a nice library in my house now! So I will probably show the picture to my husband ( who works masonry/construction) and he will feel pressured and then tell me I can't go to this group anymore.... kidding, of course. We've been married for a little over a year; I brought two teenage girls and a cat and a dog into his bachelor house (that he lived quite comfortably in by himself for over 10 years) and he has done a lot of work making this place our home (we have helped too). Still can't help having a little library envy though, sigh...

[Andrea]

Make a small reading nook if you can't have a full library. Get a couple of small shelves and a cozy chair and create a little reading spot!

[Kristi]

Andrea wrote: "Make a small reading nook if you can't have a full library. Get a couple of small shelves and a cozy chair and create a little reading spot!"

Yep, that's what I had before...I've been waiting and planning my little renovation for 2 years now. I just had a cushy chair and a couple bookcases and a cup of tea...it was comfy!

[Stephanie]

Hello all, I am getting distracted by my job...and, when my job overwhelms me I turn to fluff books...I've read too many to name this year and I really like to read Les Misérables and I'd like to finish Infinite Jest. Ugh.

[ayanami]

Stephanie, I totally know what you mean about reading fluff when you're busy with work.. I've been doing the same. I'm just too exhausted from my job to be able to have the mental energy to tackle a harder book.

[Sera]

To finish everything that I am currently reading by year's end, I won't be able to get to The Invisible Bridge until January. I am happy to hear that everyone is enjoying it. I look forward to reading it, albeit a bit late :)

[Andrea]

I'm so far behind with my reading, like many of you I'm in work overload and it has to come before fun.

[Suzanne]

Been crazy busy here with house stuff, holidays, and writing. I've been working on a novel and am hoping to finish the draft by the end of the year. Getting so close!

I miss reading here though. I thought of you guys when I saw the Kindle Daily Deal this morning and wanted to share:

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell for $1.99. :)

Hope you guys are doing well! (What a wonderful reading space, Kristi!! *jealous!*)

[Stephanie]

girl a wrote: "Stephanie, I totally know what you mean about reading fluff when you're busy with work.. I've been doing the same. I'm just too exhausted from my job to be able to have the mental energy to tackle ..."

what books have you been reading? i'll show you my list if you show me yours!? :D

[Becky]

Ugh this move is killing. We should be all settled in our house by mid-Jan then I can read my little heart out! I miss my books!

[Andrea]

Suzanne, congrats on your writing!

Becky, good luck on your house!

[Sera]

Happy New Year!

I need to finish up Bleak House before our next Chunkster read :) I'll also be reading The Invisible Bridge sometime this month. Even though I missed the group read, I'll head back to the threads and chime in once I get there.

[Andrea]

I have 80 pages left in BK, I'm hoping to finish it tomorrow!

I have several other books going right now including



and I'm giving one last try to

[Becky]

I hope you do Sera, I am personally still heavy with the Invisible Bridge.

[JoLene]

I just joined the group so I'm not participating in any group read, but I am reading my own chunksters: A Storm of Swords as well as Code Name Verity.
I am also getting ready to listen to: The Secret Keeper which will be my first foray into audio books.

[Sera]

Becky wrote: "I hope you do Sera, I am personally still heavy with the Invisible Bridge."

I am so glad to hear that!

So my reading plan has changed. After Bleak House, Les Mis is on tap. Invisible Bridge is up after Bring Up the Bodies.

I'll see you in the threads :)

[Andrea]

Welcome JoLene! You picked a good time to join as we will be starting new books soon. One is almost done and the other we have started nominations for. Feel free to jump in and let us know if you have any questions.

[Kristi]

I've been reading a bunch of books that I'm loving!

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1
The Moonstone
Nefertiti
The Forgotten Garden
The King's Spy

If I can only finish one of them!

[Izzy]

Alice in wonderland read it as a child and it is just as good as I remember strange,funny and wierd.

[Loretta]

Kristi wrote: "Here's what's been distracting me from my reading; we've been re-modeling our basement! after much planning, excitment and hard work...my Library is done (except baseboards)! Here's a photo tour....."

Love the re-model!

I should post pictures f my shelves sometime...

[Kristi]

Yep..it's pretty awesome, we actually just finished the TV room this weekend and had our new couches delivered today..I'll have to post those pics soon. I LOVE the new TV room and Library! Can't wait to do the rest of the house, but at the same time I need a break to just enjoy the ones I've re-done.

I'd love to see your shelves!!

[Andrea]

Other chunksters are distracting me from the current chunksters. It's like a never-ending circle. Big books everywhere!

[Zulfiya]

Andrea wrote: "Other chunksters are distracting me from the current chunksters. It's like a never-ending circle. Big books everywhere!

Andrea, would like to do a buddy-read? is sitting on my shelf and beckoning me:-) How far are you in the novel?

[Andrea]

Andrea, would like to do a buddy-read?

Absolutely! I am only about 200 pages in, so considering the length of the novel, I am pretty much in the beginning. I need some buddy motivation to offer this book as much attention as it deserves.

[Zulfiya]

If you are willing to be patient and give me some catch-up time I am more than willing to be tempted;-) I will start tonight:-)

[Becky]

Pooh can I hop into that buddy read? I've had that book for a year now...

[Zulfiya]

Becky, it will make me feel much better because I have not even read a page. Andrea is ahead of me, so it is easier to play catch-up together:-)

[Becky]

Hooray! I'll start tonight as well. Have I mentioned that this is seriously the best group ever? I love the readers here!

[Kristi]

want me to post a thread for yall?

[Andrea]

I will certainly wait. It's not like I don't have anything else to read at the moment :P. I will probably flip through the beginning again to refresh my memory!

[Michelle]

Ooh, that book sounds good. If I can get a hold of it soon, I'd be interested in reading it as well!

[Andrea]

Kristi wrote: "want me to post a thread for yall?"

Considering that we are having so many interested participants, I think it would be a great idea if we get a thread for discussion. Thank you!

[Kristi]

Andrea wrote: "Kristi wrote: "want me to post a thread for yall?"

Considering that we are having so many interested participants, I think it would be a great idea if we get a thread for discussion. Thank you!"

Your thread is up in the Side-reads section. Enjoy! I'm tempted to join in too, but I have too many books going as it is!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Alana]

My reading stack got so big recently that I've just been hurrying through a lot of short books so I feel more accomplished ("short" to me is anything less than 300 pages). I'm so used to reading super long ones that those books go by and I'm surprised that I've finished them so fast.