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At the moment, I haven't made a choice; I would have liked to read The Hunger Games for this theme, but it looks like the library's waiting list is too long to make that a possibility.I'll keep The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie in mind for this month; it's on my to-read list, and I'm not sure I own anything that qualifies.
I think I've made my choice; after browsing my "To Read Because I Own" shelf for a while, it occurred to me that a while back, I bought half the
Guardians of Ga'Hoole
series for a few cents at the library, so I think I'll read The Capture by Kathryn Lasky this month. I seem to recall enjoying her contributions to the
Royal Diaries
series, so hopefully I'll enjoy this one, too, and won't find it too terribly childish.
I think I will choose The Bird Catcher. I just discovered it today on the list you linked to Amara, so thank you. It looks like a good book.
I just discovered it today on the list you linked to Amara, so thank you.Great! Glad someone found it useful! :)
Thank you for the list; I have chosen An Instance of the Fingerpostby Iain Pears as I really enjoyed Stone's Fall
Hello. I've just joined & introduced myself. I'm a bit new to all this. I've got to go & pick a bird covered book but if anyone was looking for one, I read a book once by Dan Koeppel (not sure if that's the correct spelling) called "To See Every Bird on Earth". It is really the story of a father/son relationship told thru the context of Dan's father's obsession with bird watching. It sounds odd, I know, but it's a great read. So is Sean Dooleys "The Big Twitch" - although it to is about bird watching, I can't guarantee it has a bird on the cover. I bought them for my own birdwatching Dad years ago.To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession
Big Twitch: One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time-A True Story about Birdwatching
Jennie wrote: "Thank you for the list; I have chosen 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' by Iain Pears as I really enjoyed 'Stones Fall'"That's a great book!!
I have chosen - from the bookshalf - The Broken Shore by Peter Temple. He's an Australian crime writer. My partner has all his books. Knew I'd find a bird on a cover somewhere in this house!! Here goes.The Broken Shore
I'm going to check out The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I'm currently 16 of 16 on the hold list at Seattle Public Libraries. I don't know. It looks really good from the teaser pages ... I may have to break down and go buy it.
Then again, I just bought The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession for my partner and ... it's just sitting there on the shelf ... so sad. I could read that one too. Anyone read either of these and can recommend one over the other?
I'd go with "The Big Year". Having read about the obsessive big lister bird watchers & the extremes they go to get sightings & the politics of whether a sighing is a sighting - well, I reckon that sounds like a good read.
Thanks Cate. I find it really difficult to pick a book at first so I'll probably read a little of both to begin with and then go with what grabs me the most. Working on finishing the book I was reading when I joined this group yesterday before getting started. Only thing that might get in the way of "The Big Year" is that I've seen the movie and tend to skip things when that happens. Hmph! How's "Broken Shore" going?
got to get onto that one. just had to finish nicci French and see who did it. so will jump into mine tonight.
I decided to be a theme rebel this month. :)I read Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week by Joel Osteen.
I'm going to write a short review in the Theme Rebel section.
I look forward to reading it, Sandy. :)I'm a bit ashamed to say I've fallen behind on both my reading and my writing this month. I've got a lot of books (and the corresponding reviews) to catch up on, and I'm about 15k words behind on Camp NaNo. Unfortunately for my books, NaNo's going to have to take precedent. But I'll definitely get my "Bird Cover" done before the end of the month; it's relatively short--probably only 150-300 pages--so it should only take two or three hours.
Hello everyone, I just joined this group and I can't wait to get started. I love the fact that we get to choose our own titles based on a theme. I know it's late in the month, but the book I've chosen to read is Other People's Children: A Novelby Joanna Trollope. Talk to ya soon!
Nice to meet you, Cindy, and I'm thrilled you like the idea behind the group. ;)(And it is getting pretty late in the month, isn't it? I still haven't started reading mine--I've been chipping away at House of Leaves for a while now, which is taking a lot longer to get through than I expected!)
i may have to speed read hunger games and then get started on mockingjay
Amy wrote: "I'm going to check out The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. I'm currently 16 of 16 on the hold list at Seattle Public Libraries. I don't know. It looks really good from the teaser pages ... I may have to..."did you read this in the end, Amy? I really enjoyed this book when I read it a few years ago.
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House of Leaves (other topics)
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