Challenge: 50 Books discussion

1. The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn - about the author's search for what happened to 6 of his relatives during the Holocaust. I really liked it.
2. 1Q84 (Books 1-3): I didn't expect to like this book but I did. It's by a Japanese author and written in the Magical Realism style. It's the kind of book that it would be good to take a class on. (audio book)
3. Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman. This is one of Lippman's stand alone novels. Pretty good but not fantastic. (audio book)

PS: Do audio books count?

They sure do, Roberta! Anything counts!

Thanks

I probably would not have made it to 50 last year if not for the audio books I listened to while falling asleep!

Roberta wrote: "1. The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn - about the author's search for what happened to 6 of his relatives during the Holocaust. I really liked it ..."

I've had this book on my shelf at home for several years. I'll need to move it up the TBR pile. Thanks Roberta.

4. Uncertain Voyage by Dorothy Gilman - Okay. I like the Mrs. Pollifax books better.
5. Back Roads by Tawni French - One of Oprah's picks - pretty good

6. You Don't Want to Know
7. Children of the Street by Kwei Quartery

8. Cosi Fan Tutti: An Aurelio Zen Mystery
9. The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Man in the World

10. Coffin Scarcely Used by Colin Watson - not great

11. Away by Amy Bloom - dull, audio book That's two duds in a row! I need something good to read!

Oh, no, Roberta says that Amy Bloom's Away is dull--I just picked it up from the library! I'll give it a shot, but my expectations are not great.

Rose

You might like it. I couldn't connect with the characters.

12. Istanbul Passage - pretty good

13. Hooked for Life: Memoirs of a Crochet Zealot by Mary Beth Temple - I love to crochet and thus enjoyed this collection of essays about it.
14. Ghost at Work by Carolyn G. Hart - light reading but very enjoyable. I want to read more of her books.
15. Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman - again light reading but very enjoyable. I've read most of her books and find them entertaining.

15. Kaleidoscope by Dorothy Gilman - again light reading but very enjoyable. I've read most of her books and find myself very drawn to them. I think her Mrs. Pollifax books are kind of Nancy Drew type stories for grown-up girls. :)

16. The Night Ferry by Michael Robotham - great. I want to read more of his books.

17. The King's Speech - It goes deeper than the movie and I liked it.

18. Incident at Badyama by Dorothy Gilman I love her books.
19. Delivered from Distraction by Dr. Ned Hallowell - about ADHD
20. The Last Noel by Heather Graham light reading - mystery

21. Escape from Sobibor by Richard Rashke I love reading this kind of WW II book. It's about Jews who escaped from the Sobibor Concentration Camp in Eastern Poland.

22. Killer Party
23. Death of a Witch by M.C. Beaton - I like her books.

24. Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferreraris (sp)
25. Death of an Irish Consul

26. Blood Diamonds - The movie is very loosely based on this book. Not that I have any or am planning to buy any, but I hope to never purchase a diamond after reading this book.

27. The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes This author defines chick lit. The book is sort of a mystery but also a chick lit type of story. The author is Irish and I really like her books. If you're interested, start with Rachel's Holiday.

28. Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
29. The Perfect Paragon by M.C. Beaton (finished)

30. A Thousand Hills by Stephen Kinzer - about the recent history of Rwanda and its leader Paul Kagame. Very interesting.

31. Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indritason - a mystery set in Iceland. I think this is my new favorite mystery series.

32. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris -2nd to last in the Sookie Stackhouse series
33. The Complaints by Ian Rankin - Rankin is one of my favorite mystery authors.
34. Kingdom of Strangers by Zoe Ferraris - I've read all three books in this series and wish there were more.

35. Shattered by Michael Robotham

36. Suspect by Michael Robotham - good
37. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson - good

38. Bangkok Haunts
39. The Art of Fielding
40. Cocaine Blues
41. The Laughing Policeman
42. Deeds of the Disturber

Wow! I'm almost there.

43. The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters I love listening to the Elizabeth Peters books because the narrator, Barbara Rosenblatt, is so great.

44. Mission Flats by William Landry I read this because I liked his book Defending Jacob so much. This one was pretty good too.

45. Dark Places by Gillian Flinn I enjoyed it.

46. If This Isn't Nice, What Is? by Kurt Vonnegut - a collection of his commencement speeches
47. The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin - okay but very dated - I didn't get most of the references.

48. Where There's Smoke by Ed McBain
49. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters

only 1 to go!

50. Death in Paradise
51. I Have Lived a 1000 Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust - Really powerful. I highly recommend it.

I did it! But of course, I'll keep reading.

good job on your goal!

Alison wrote: "good job on your goal!"

Thanks.

52. My Lobotomy by Howard Dully - powerful

53. The Lovers by Joh Connolly