All About Books discussion

While many of you think that 330 books in one year was an amazing achievement. I plan in 2014 to try and slow down my reading and try to enjoy the books a lot more.

In order to do this, I will no longer try and juggle books and read more than once at a time. I enjoy books more when I am pacing myself and reading them one at a time.

Anyways here is my list:

I agree, Alannah :) I too am trying this approach, although I'm not sure I can only read one at once because of the different formats.

But as to racing through books? I'm with you all the way! Good luck!!!

(This is no way belittles the amazing achievements some readers make, of course. We all approach things differently, I think. It's horses for courses.)

Awesome Alannah! Good luck. ^_^

Thank you Jean and Amber.

1. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

2. Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock

3. I Should Know That: Great Britain: Everything You (and the Prime Minister) Really Should Know About GB by Emma Marriott

I am an inveterate book juggler Alannah but I think I'm too long in the tooth to change now!
Commenting and reading comments on GR has really helped me value what I'm reading more.....it's being able to share the pleasure with other bibliophiles...

It's never too late to change if that's what you want to do, Tweedledum! I've tried so many new things since joining Goodreads. Not only books either...

Sorry Alannah - will get off your thread now :D

Jean wrote: "It's never too late to change if that's what you want to do, Tweedledum! I've tried so many new things since joining Goodreads. Not only books either...

Sorry Alannah - will get off your thread no..."

Honestly! It is not a problem!

4. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Alannah wrote: "4. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn"

I've heard good things about that - did you like it?

Leslie, To be honest I found it quite disturbing. Didn't really like it but I do think it is one of the book that spilts its audience.

I am beginning to feel that despite her good reviews, Gillian Flynn is not an author that I will like. Oh well...

Leslie wrote: "I am beginning to feel that despite her good reviews, Gillian Flynn is not an author that I will like. Oh well..."

I enjoyed Gone Girl but to be honest I wouldn't pick it up again after reading Sharp Objects. But then again I'm really curious to try Dark Places.

5. Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver
6. Behind the Locked Door by Lisa Procter

7. Raven: A Delirium Short Story (Ebook) (Delirium #2.5) by Lauren Oliver

8. For Nick by Taylor Dean

9. The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother by Philippa Gregory

10. Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
11. The French Revolution, 1789-1799 by Peter McPhee
12. The Debate on the French Revolution (Issues in Historiography) by Peter J. Davies
13. The French Revolution by George Rudé
14. The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle
15. The Crowd in the French Revolution by George Rudé
16. French Society in Revolution, 1789-1799 by David Andress
17. Reinterpreting The French Revolution: A Global Historical Perspective by Bailey Stone
18. The French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre

Alannah, as usual you've started "alla grande"!!!

LauraT wrote: "Alannah, as usual you've started "alla grande"!!!"

Yes I was thinking that, although not in Italian!

;-)

19. The French Revolution, 1789-1804: Liberty, Authority and the Search for Stability by Nigel Aston

20. Asylum by Patrick McGrath

21. To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Alannah wrote: "21. To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf"

Did you like it?

I loved it Laura. Really captured my attention, I thought the writing was so poetic.

so glad you liked the Woolf :)

22. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (reread)

Alannah wrote: "22. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (reread)"

Did you enjoy this second time around?

Shirley wrote: "Alannah wrote: "22. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (reread)"

Did you enjoy this second time around?"

I think that was actually the third time but yes I did. I got a lot more out of the storyline than I did when I first listened to it.

23. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

24. Walking to Lose Weight [A 12 Week Walking Workout Plan] - The Exact Plan for Losing Weight One Step at a Time by Susan J Campbell

25. Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

26. Queen Victoria's Children by John Van der Kiste

27. The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan

28. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot

29. The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser
30. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

Alannah wrote: "29. The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser
30. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde"

That is another fun play (the Oscar Wilde)! I would love it if you would post how you think it compared to The Importance of Being Earnest in the Plays thread...

Leslie wrote: "Alannah wrote: "29. The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser
30. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde"

That is another fun play (the Oscar Wilde)! I would love it if you would post how you think it c..."

Will do Leslie.

31. Angel City (The Angelus Trilogy, #2) by Jon Steele
32. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

Alannah wrote: "31. Angel City (The Angelus Trilogy, #2) by Jon Steele
32. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell"

Did you like this last one Alannah? I read it last year and appreciate it quite

33. Forever & Always by Jasinda Wilder

LauraT wrote: "Alannah wrote: "31. Angel City (The Angelus Trilogy, #2) by Jon Steele
32. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell"

Did you like this last one Alannah? I read it last year and appr..."

Yeah, I did, thought it was really interesting.

34. 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Alannah wrote: "34. 11/22/63 by Stephen King"

I liked also this one!

LauraT wrote: "Alannah wrote: "34. 11/22/63 by Stephen King"

I liked also this one!"

I loved this, especially the ending.

Are you still trying to read slowly, Alannah. I'm just wondering... Your reading rate seems phenomenal to me!

Jean wrote: "Are you still trying to read slowly, Alannah. I'm just wondering... Your reading rate seems phenomenal to me!"

No, I think that went out the window weeks ago, haha.