April 2012 TBR Challenge - Sign Up Thread

[Becky, Moddess]

Chris, haven't you read The Killer Angels?

[Chris]

Becky wrote: "Chris, haven't you read The Killer Angels?"

No, I've had it on my TBR forever though. I read one of his son's books, and I've nominated this one a few times here. But it never won.

[Becky, Moddess]

Ohhh, I see. OK. I knew that I added that to my TBR because you mentioned it, just couldn't remember if you read it or not. LOL

[Chris]

I have the whole trilogy in a trade paperback boxed set. It's really pretty sitting on my shelf.

And I saw a new audio of Killer Angels at the library the other day.

[Patricia]

Here is my list so far:

1. Roses of Winter
2. Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
3. Of Good and Evil
4. Careful What You Wish For... (The Wishes Chronicles, #1) Romantic Suspense
5. Jack Absolute
6. Half Upon a Time
7. The Book Thief
8. The List
9. A Long Long Way
10. Ross Poldark

[LemonLinda]

Changed the bonus reads to

Becky's TBRs - The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
Jackie's TBRs - Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer

and so I tweaked the others a bit to put in the ones I had used for bonus. It should be OK now.

[April]

20. Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren
19. The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell
18. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
17. Unsinkable by Daniel Butler
16. The Garden Intrigue by Lauren Willig
15. One Day by David Nicholls
14. Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne by Ben Hills
13. Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty & the Beast by Robin McKinley
12. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
11. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
10. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
9. The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan
8. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
7. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
6. Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands
5. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
4. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
3. Diana : Story of a Princess by Tim Clayton
2. South of Broad by Pat Conroy
1. Emma by Jane Austen

Bonus HF books:
Jackie- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Becky- The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I think I will wait to post my list because I am not sure which ones I will or will not get to right now. I try to incorperate books from my other challenges into this challenge when they fit the tasks. This one is pretty easy to do.

[Jackie]

Wow, you guys are listing books from my TBR that I forgot I even had. LOL

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Can we steal books we have off each other's lists :)

[Becky, Moddess]

I don't see why not.

[April]

Jackie wrote: "Wow, you guys are listing books from my TBR that I forgot I even had. LOL"

What's really great is I had both of your books on my currently owned and better read before I buy more mental list!

[Kathy]

1. Lost December
2. Those Who Save Us HF
3. The Hunger Games
4. The Haunting of Maddy Clare
5. By the Light of the Silvery MoonHF
6. Grave Goods HF
7. The Serpent's Tale HF
8. The Mayflower & the Pilgrims' New World HF
9. Distant Waves HF
10. Patriot Hearts: A Novel of the Founding Mothers HF
11. The Good Thief
12. Ancestors of Avalon
13. The Morganville Vampires: Volume 1
14.The Witch's DaughterHF
15. On Viney's Mountain
16.The Last Boleyn HF
17.When It Rains It F-N Pours......: A Transformation of a Minority Woman from the Ghetto Streets of New York
18. A Discovery of Witches
19. The Twilight Saga
20. The Winthrop Woman HF

Becky's Bonus: The Queen's Fool
Jacki's Bonus: The Constant Princess

[Laura]

Great looking challenge, HF Queens!

[Diane S ☔]

20. The Betrayal of Trust
19. Restoration
18. Sarah Thornhill
17. Gillespie and I
16. The Orphanmaster
15. ]Trapeze
14. Abdication
13. The Lifeboat: A Novel
12. The Naming of Eliza Quinn
11. Forgotten Country
10. In Sunlight, in a Beautiful Garden
9. Wolf Totem
8. The Boiling Season: A Novel]
7. The Spinoza Problem: A Novel
6. The Solitary House
5 The House of Velvet and Glass
4. Perla
3. The Fever Tree
2. The Gods of Gotham
1. The Little Shadows
Jackie's Bonus Gilead
Becky's Bonus [book:Moloka'i|32731

Made a few changes and these should be final.

[[deleted user]]

I am so doing this!!! My other question is this, I understand we have until March 31 11:59 to have our list done. Is there any way I can do it now and keep changing it (incase I read one of those on the list during March) until that specific date?

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

You can change your unread books on April 15th. That's the only time we can change them.

[Becky, Moddess]

Ashley (and all)... You can change your list as much as you want until March 31st at 11:59pm EST. After that it's locked in, and you can only change your list of 20 on April 15th.

You can change the 2 HF bonus books at any time.

[Holly]

20 The Lifeboat: A Novel by Charlotte Rogan
19 A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel by Suzanne Joinson
18 Learn Me Good by John Pearson
17 The Whip by Katherine Kondazian
16 The Book of Madness and Cures
Jackie and Becky's TBR 100 point books
15 Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus by Victoria Grosseck 20 extra points HF Author
14 Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
13 All That I Am: A Novel by Anna Funder
12 Helen Keller in Love: A Novel
11 The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
10 Yesterday's Tomorrow by Catherine West
9 Don Juan in Hankey, PA
8 Sweet Bird of Prey by Janice Pettit-Brundage
7 The Solitary House by Lynn Shepherd
6 Fiji by Lance Morcan
5 My Reading Life by Pat Conroy
3 Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
2 The Woman at the Light: A Novel by Joanna Brady
1 One of Ours by Willa Cather

Becky's TBR The Alchemist's Daughter by Katherine McMahon
Jackie's TBR Dragonwyck by Anya Seton]

[SplkdancerReviews]

I'm excited for the chance to clear out my TBR (if only a bit... as every time I get on Goodreads it grows...)

My list:
20. London by Edward Rutherfurd (HF)
19. North and South by John Jakes (HF)
18. The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara (HF)
17. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (HF)
16. When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins
15. Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds (HF)
14. Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly
13. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
12. 1776 by David McCullough (HF)
11. The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes (HF)
10. For One More Day by Mitch Albom
9. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
8. The Siege of Washington: The Untold Story of the Twelve Days That Shook the Union by John Lockwood (HF)
7. 1861: The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart (HF)
6. Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life by Jillian Michaels
5. The Experience Economy, Updated Edition by B. Joseph Pine II
4. Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average by Joseph T. Hallinan
3. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
2. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
1. A Hand to Guide Me by Denzel Washington

[Evan]

This sounds good, might help me get back into the habit of reading again and I do need to get a few books off my TBR list.

Like others have said, I'll probably have to do quite a bit of editing before it starts because I do tend to flit around between subjects quite a lot.

One question - if I've part-read a book before, but then left it and returned it to TBR, is that okay to include?

Going to make a start on my list now :)

[Evan]

Just to make it clear re: my question above - of course if I did include a book that applied to, I would be reading from the start

[Evan]

There are a few books on here that I've read a few pages of previously – obviously I would start from the beginning, but if they're not allowed, I'll swap them out.

20. Lionheart – Sharon Penman (HF)
19. Frozen in Time – Nikki Nichols
18. Madeleine – Kate McCann
17. The Queen's Pawn – Christy English (HF)
16. The Psychopath Test – Jon Ronson
15. The Red Queen – Philippa Gregory (HF)
14. A Stolen Life – Jaycee Dugard
13. And The Band Played On – Christopher Ward
12. From A Clear Blue Sky – Timothy Knatchbull
11. Witness – Carol Ann Lee
10. Dissolution – C. J. Sansom (HF)
9. Shadow of The Titanic – Andrew Wilson
8. The Music Room – William Fiennes
7. Bred of Heaven – Jasper Rees
6. That Woman – Anne Sebba
5. Bloody April – Peter Hart
4. Slaying The Badger – Richard Moore
3. From First To Last – Charlie Spedding
2. Racing Through The Dark – David Millar
1. The Death of Marco Pantani – Matt Rendell

Becky's TBR: Madame Tussaud – Michelle Moran
Jackie's TBR: The Other Queen – Philippa Gregory

[Becky, Moddess]

That's fine, Carole.

[Margaret]

Here is my list

20. The Winter Sea
19. The Poisonwood Bible
18. The Historian
17. Song of the Nile
16. Hanging by a Thread
15. The Dragon's Harp by Rachael Pruitt - but it isn't on GR's, what do I do about that> I purchased it for by Kobo - also available on Kindle
14. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel
13. The Reincarnationist
12. Empress of the Seven Hills
11. The Curse of the Pharaohs
10. The Swimming Pool
9. No One Is Here Except All of Us
8. The Alchemyst
7. The Remains
6. The Map of Time
5. Fiji
4. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
3. A Voice in the Wind
2. Mini Shopaholic
1. The Clan of the Cave Bear

Becky's TBR - Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Jackie's TBR - Lake in the Clouds

[Becky, Moddess]

Edited list - Had to rearrange some things. :)

20. The Case of the Missing Marquess
19. The Wind Through the Keyhole (Dark Tower #4.5)
18. Timeless (Parasol Protectorate #5)
17. The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4)
16. Elantris
15. TBD: April real-life bookclub pick - Inserted
14. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4)
13. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5)
12. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus - Switched from Earth Abides for the Featured Author read
11. Roadwork
10. The Children of Men
9. True Grit
8. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
7. Mistress of Rome
6. Heart of Darkness - Switched from Ready Player One since I plan to start that one in March and it won't count for the challenge.
5. Nefertiti
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
3. The Things They Carried
2. Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter #1)
1. The Night Eternal (Strain 3#) - Moved

Bonus
Becky's TBR: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Jackie's TBR: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Removed from list:
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

[Becky, Moddess]

Margaret, if you have the information, I (or another librarian) can add the book to Goodreads. However, we'd still need to verify the page/word count somehow, and as far as I know, Kindle books don't generally have page counts. Is that information available anywhere?

[Chris]

Do you want us to repost our list if/when we make changes to it? Or edit the original post?

[Becky, Moddess]

You can just edit. I reposted mine because well... I'm weird.

[Chris]

OK, cool. That's what I was going to do, but then I wondered. Heh...

[jb]

I have my list written down and am working on tweaking it....so many books to chose from. Plus I am trying to keep a majority as HF.

[Butterflycager]

This is a great challenge idea! I will work on my list and post it later.

[Holly]

Those of us in this challenge are certainly optimistic! I'm enjoying reading about what others are reading (whether or not we get all books listed actually read.)

[LemonLinda]

Edited my challenge books once again as I went to a book event this weekend, met Anna Jean Mayhew, bought her book and had to bump it up on my TBR schedule. She was so excited about her book and thus I got really excited about it as well. The book is The Dry Grass of August.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

My List
20. The White Queen
19. The Red Queen
18. The Lady of Rivers
17.The Dressmaker (edited 3/6/12)
16. I Walk In Dread
15. Cloaked
14. Pretty Little Liars
13) Flawless(PLL 2)
12) Perfect(PLL 3)
11) The Witch of Blackbird Pond
10) Roam
9) Lone Wolf
8) Fried Green Tomatoes
7) Fortune's Fool
6) One Good Knight
5) Third Watch
4) A Painted House
3) The Long Winter
2) War Horse
1) Zlata's Diary

Jackie's List: The Kitchen God's Wife
Becky's List: The Woman in Black

[Debbie]

LemonLinda wrote: "Edited my challenge books once again as I went to a book event this weekend, met Anna Jean Mayhew, bought her book and had to bump it up on my TBR schedule. She was so excited abou..."

i just read this book for one of my face-2-face book clubs. i loved it and most of the clubbers enjoyed it too. it reminded me of a cross between "Secret Life of Bees" and the "Help". i really miss some of the characters now that i have finished the book. Did the author talk about the sequel she is writing? if so, how far along is she? any release date? i cannot wait for more of the Jubee! Enjoy!

(would you consider it historic fiction? if so i can use it as my yellow cover for the current challenge)

[LemonLinda]

Should be. The synopsis says it is set in 1954 which definitely. Makes the 50 year benchmark for HF.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

It's 50 years now? I thought it was still 30 years.

[Becky, Moddess]

LOL... It's been 50 for quite a while now!

[Lois]

Sounds like a good challenge! Just wondering, though - is it okay to include books that I'm reading for other challenges (not all of which are on Goodreads)?

[Becky, Moddess]

That's fine, Lois. As long as the book is added to your Goodreads To-Read list and the books are read in April.

[Debbie]

LemonLinda wrote: "Should be. The synopsis says it is set in 1954 which definitely. Makes the 50 year benchmark for HF."

thanks for the input - it didn't have any real historic person or historic event in it so i am not sure if it is hf

[Rachel]

This sounds interesting & fun! Count me in. :)

[Kassie]

Love this challenge! I have so many books "to read" between those accumulating on my Kindle and those still sitting around from bookstore sales. My (tentative) list is as follows:

EDITED AS OF 3/26/12:

20. The Lady of the Rivers HF
19. Catching Fire
18. The Virgin's Lover HF
17. Mockingjay
16. The Darkest Kiss
15. The Countess HF
14. The Yellow House HF
13. The Darkest Pleasure
12. Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure HF
11. Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons
10. The Companion of Lady Holmeshire HF
9. The Queen of the Damned
8. The Affair of the Poisons: Murder, Infanticide, and Satanism at the Court of Louis XIV
7. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
6. The Communist Manifesto
5. The Lady of Bolton Hill HF
4. Spying in High Heels
3. The Tale of the Body Thief
2. A Ship Made Of Paper
1. Catch-22

Bonus Books:
Jackie-
Becky-

[Cynthia]

I would love to participate, but I don't think I could get through my list. In any event, I hope you all enjoy it. Now if you had a WRITING challenge, that would be more up my street.

Have a wonderful April!

[Becky, Moddess]

Cynthia, you can still participate! Read as much or as little as you like - there's no minimum requirement. :)

[Cynthia]

In that case, I'll give it a whirl. Now I need to read the rules again:)

Best, Cynthia

[Carla]

signing up

20 Lord John And The Brotherhood Of The Blade
19 Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
18 The Kingdom of Ohio
17 Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman
16 Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
15 With God in Russia
14 The Neverending Story
13 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
12 Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
11 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself
10 The Last Templar
9 Up Country
8 The Serpent's Shadow
7 Queen By Right
6 A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
5 Dimanche and other stories
4 The Last Days of Socrates
3 The Best Alternate History Stories Of The 20th Century
2 The Girl in the Red Coat
1 Becoming Jane Eyre

[Holly P]

TENTATIVE LIST


20. The King's Agent
19. The Sumerton Women
18. Voyager
17. Alias Grace
16. The Last Boleyn
15. The Flower Reader
14. The Queen's Pleasure
13. The Last Queen
12. The Red Tent
11. The Gilded Chamber: A Novel of Queen Esther
10. The Linnet Bird
9. The Canterbury Papers
8. Death Comes for the Archbishop
7. Independence Day
6. Catch-22
5. A Royal Affair George III and His Scandalous Siblings
4. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
3. What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
2. A Long Way Gone
1. Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful

Jackie's TBR Bonus: The Historian
Becky's TBR Bonus: Katherine

[Ellen]

Holly wrote: "Tentative April challenge. Will have to edit.
20 The Lifeboat: A Novel by Charlotte Rogan
19 A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel by Suzanne Joinson
18 [book:..."

Holly, A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway is only 181 pages according to Amazon (pgs not listed on GoodReads). I wanted to read for current challenge as it was written in my birth year. If you find out differently, please let me know.