You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

I'd be up for that. It would be lovely to see the town, Betts Book Store (where they specialize in King's books), and the mansion, of course.

Me, too! I would love it!

Bet we could get that autographed book!

I have to quit checking ya'lls posts! I have about 100 pages left in my book, and I need to get to the library by 5pm. Off for now.

Just when you think you've finished reading the posts, there are updates. Enjoy your last 100 pages j'mom!

jaxnsmom wrote: "I have to quit checking ya'lls posts! I have about 100 pages left in my book, and I need to get to the library by 5pm. Off for now."

Same here!

Final report

Nonfiction:
316 pages - Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
285 pages - Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
601 total pages = 1 treat = 250 free pages and 101 pages left

Witch's Brew:
272 pages - Midnight in Austenland - October challenge
222 pages - Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death - Rainbow, green
195 pages - The Awakening - Rainbow, indigo
3 treats earned = 750 free pages

1000 total free pages = 2 treats = 500 free pages = 1 treat = 250 free pages = 250 pages leftover

Summary:
Treats = 7
Witches Brew = 3

Total books read = 5
Total pages read/listened to = 1290 pages
Total Free pages = 1750 pages

Oh, should I count this as a trick? I started Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life, but gave up because I ran out of time. One of the things in the title is 'Abandon a Project' and I abandonded my project of reading the book. HaHa!

Another book I abandoned was Unclutter Your Life in One Week (really belongs in the fiction section!). It actually had the nerve to say,
"People who read also typically have problems with overflowing bookshelves. You can't stop at just one book."
OK, I can't argue with that part - it's too true, but then -
"You cannot keep more books than you have space on your bookshelves to store. If you have more books than shelf space, you will always have books cluttering up your living space."
And what the hell's the matter with that?!?!
One solution was to use more audio and e-books. But then there are other ideas that are just too inflammatory to put on paper, well, computer screen. The woman obviously has issues that she needs to deal with, first and foremost this problem with books!

Uncluttering in one week won't happen during Toppler week. Cluttering is more likely!

I don't like "that lady"! Too judgmental and obviously not a reader!

Not liking that lady too.

There's something about an "uncluttered" person that is scary. :)

Well, duh! "You can't stop at just one book." That is like saying, "You don't really need to breathe. It's all in your imagination. " She is trying to sell a book, but readers don't need too many. Well, her book could easily hit the trash heap!! Housekeeping done! Shelves cleared! : )

@Judy: look at all the joy she is missing by not playing in her bookshelves and golphering and squirreling. Something traumatic must have happened to her as s child.

@Jaxnsmom: sounds to me like you have a trick there...abandon a project! perfect! lol. :)

Congratulations on a fantastic week! You rock, Jaxnsmom! : )

Thank you for your encouragement and support during the toppler! You are amazing!! : )

Good going, Sex Goddess!

Connie wrote: "She is trying to sell a book, but readers don't need too many. Well, her book could easily hit the trash heap!! Housekeeping done! Shelves cleared! : )"

LOL!

Pfffft @ the Unclutter Lady. She'd have kittens if she knew I just sneaked in another bag of books and hid them under my coat to avoid detection.

I love my piles of books around the house, they make me happy so ner ner ner.