2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

We are halfway done with Week 27! It's a good week to choose a short book and have some time to catch-up or have side-reads.

This discussion thread is solely for your progress. (Book discussions go in individual threads.)


What did you read this week?

Did you enjoy the book?

How long was your book?

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?

What did you read this week? The Shell Game

Did you enjoy the book? Yes.

How long was your book? 29 pages (per Amazon)

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? Between work, kids and life in general its very hard for me to read a book in a day anymore.

What did you read this week? Tempting the Beast

Did you enjoy the book? Yes 4 star

How long was your book? 284 pages per Goodreads

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? Yes, some authors I almost always read their books quickly, but I'm generally a quick reader and it usually doesn't take me more than 2-3 days for a book.

What did you read this week? Stargirl

Did you enjoy the book? Yes, the main topic (being different) was really interesting and I liked how the author deals with it. I liked the characters too.

How long was your book? 186p according Goodreads.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? Not often, but I usually read Pratchett's books in a day, I can't put them down.

What did you read this week? Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien

Did you enjoy the book? I enjoyed Farmer Giles better than Smith of Wootton Major. I just thought that Farmer Giles fit better in the Tolkien mind-set than eating a "star" and being able to get into the faery realm...give me the dragons any day!

How long was your book? 156 pages

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? I don't typically read authors based on how long or short their work is. So finding a book I could read in a day was not the easiest task on the planet because some days I can read a whole book and some days I only get to read 10 pages...

What did you read this week?
The Strange Library

Did you enjoy the book?
Very much.

How long was your book?
96 pages according to Goodreads

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
I don't usually have time to read a book in a day, even if it's very compelling.

What did you read this week? The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Did you enjoy the book? Loved it. Favorite book of the year so far. Here is my review.

How long was your book? 181 pages.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? Not usually. I'm not that fast a reader. Unless the book is under 200 pages, I'm probably not going to read it in a day, no matter how compelling it is.

What did you read this week? The Outsider by Albert Camus

Did you enjoy the book? Yes, I really enjoyed it. You can see my review here.

How long was your book? 111 pages.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? There are authors whose books I could read in a day just because they're compelling but I don't do it often. Usually I read in a day short stories or books under 100 pages.

What did you read this week?

The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America by Joseph Bruchac

Did you enjoy the book?

Yes, I love legend and myth!

How long was your book?

128 pages

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?

Sometimes I can read longer books by Harlan Coben in a day because they pull me in!

What did you read this week?
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger

Did you enjoy the book?
Yes, very much!

How long was your book?
304 pages, this wasn't my original book for this category but I started it one Saturday morning and just couldn't put it down!

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
Denise Grover Swank and Kelly Oram both have books that I have been able to finish in a day due to them being such great reads.

I have just joined this group ... but began this year using this exact reading challenge. I have not gone in order, but thought perhaps I could post what I read for each weekly category, if that is ok ... and for the ones I've not read yet, I'll read them during the proper week.

For this week's challenge, I read: I Could Chew on That by Francesco Marciuliano.

I enjoyed it very much, because the ideas were so exactly like my own dogs (one of which we lost just a few weeks ago).

This book was only 112 pages, so an easy in a day read.

I often read a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book in a day (I am over 60, but return to my childhood frequently, especially after doing some much heavier reading.) I really love Robin Jones Gunn, and often read her books in a day.

Welcome Joy! Yes, you can add the books you already read when the categories are available. If it's a well known book, use the search fonction first, there's probably already a topic for it (in the right week), so you don't need to create a new one and can join the discussion.

What did you read this week?
I've read The Blue Fox by Sjón

Did you enjoy the book?
Yes, it was a nice book. Nothing impressive, but still, it was nice.

How long was your book?
I don't really now, somehwere around 100 pages. Very short, and with very short chapters.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
Yes, Joseph Delaney. But I've read all of his work I could found, so...

What did you read this week?
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Did you enjoy the book?
I most have since I read in a day. But think about it afterwards, I don't really know if I believe the story.

How long was your book?
I read the Danish version which is 317 pages. It wasn't my original choice for this topic, but it turned out to be a very easy and quick read.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
Maybe not in a day but I tend to read books by some of the Danish and Swedish crime authors pretty quickly.

What did you read this week? 84, Charing Cross Road

Did you enjoy the book? Yes, loved it. You can see my review here.

How long was your book? 97 pages.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
If I read a book in a day it has more to do with the story (as opposed to the author) and the fact that I have nothing else going on that day!

What did you read this week?
Angela and Diabola

Did you enjoy the book?
Yes :D

How long was your book?
163 pages

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling?
Not as much anymore. I am finding it harder to sit down and focus on a book for a long stretch of time. Every once in a while I will come across a book I can't put down, but they are becoming harder to come by.

What did you read this week? Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Did you enjoy the book? I did, it was a nice, easy read with an interesting concept.

How long was your book? 352 pages.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? The last three Harry Potter books I read (mostly in bed) the day they were released. Literally could not put them down - I had to do everything one-handed. It was good training for when I had a baby!

What did you read this week? Quidditch Through the Ages

Did you enjoy the book? Yes, it was quite funny.

How long was your book? 103 pages with pretty big font.

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? The Harry Potter books the first time I read them!

Quidditch Through the Ages sounds pretty good ... my son-in-law to be played Quidditch for his college last year ... I am sorry I never got to go see it.

What did you read this week?
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

Did you enjoy the book? It was ok

How long was your book? 104 pages

Are there some authors you usually read in a day because their books are compelling? I am a very slow reader, so it doesn't matter if the book is compelling, I can't finish them in a day even if I would want to do it.