Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Woohoo! We are all on the ball this month! Thanks, Lahni & Lyn M for their prompt responses.

Lyn has picked Recommendations for August.

I see a lot (and I mean, a LOT) of very popular books here... though there are 2 obscure ones near the top of the first page (???)

Have you recommended any of these books to your friends? Which book/s have been recommended to you... if you've not read it yet, I think it's time ;)

Those two obscure ones look very suspicious to me.

I see what you are looking at, Coralee and Tien. That is a bit suspicious.....

Don't you sometimes wish that you could see who put the books on the shelves?

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "I see what you are looking at, Coralee and Tien. That is a bit suspicious.....

Don't you sometimes wish that you could see who put the books on the shelves?"

You can actually, if you click on the bit that says "shelved x times as recommendations" if will give you a list.

Sarah wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "I see what you are looking at, Coralee and Tien. That is a bit suspicious.....

Don't you sometimes wish that you could see who put the books on the shelves?"

You can ..."

I did not know that, Sarah. That is good to know.

Great shelf, Lyn!

Here are some I'll be considering....

D.G. wrote: "Great shelf, Lyn!

Here are some I'll be considering....
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I know, lots to choose from, huh?

Here is my modest list to choose from:


Scruples
Graceling
Sharp Objects
All the Light We Cannot See
The Light Between Oceans
Stardust
The Angel's Game
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

D.G. wrote: "Great shelf, Lyn!

Here are some I'll be considering....
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So after looking at your list there are a couple others that I might add to mine, but MY recommendation to you would be Life After Life. I thought that book was really interesting.

At this stage I am saying

American Gods
The Handmaid's Tale

because I don't think I will get to them this month, but it really depends on what I get through this month. I seem to have read a lot on the list, and I am trying to not read anything I don't already own at the moment.

Of course, it depends what I can pick up at the library book sales next weekend, TWO DAYS of sales from one of our favourites, so hopefully we will pick up a few good books :D

Amanda wrote: "At this stage I am saying

American Gods
The Handmaid's Tale

because I don't think I will get to them this month, but it really depends on what I get through this month. ..."

I love the library sales, Amanda

I'm not sure what I will read, but these are on my lists for challenges:

The Elephant Tree
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Bell Jar
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Oryx and Crake
The Invention of Wings
Me Talk Pretty One Day

I'm eyeing The Secret History... I think I tried to read it a long time ago but gave up (can't remember why) so I'm keen to give it another go; anyone up for a read along in August? lol

I seem to read better with read along (World Without End the only one I've failed to date :p)

Hey! I'm new, but I'm already considering what I could read for next month. Like Amanda, I'm trying very hard not to read anything I don't own at the moment, as I already have around 400 books in my TBR pile (owned physical books and ebooks)!

I'm considering those:



Plus, if I ever decide to buy some:



...OK, I see most of them are on my wishlist, but I still own some and I might try those.

Tien wrote: "I'm eyeing The Secret History... I think I tried to read it a long time ago but gave up (can't remember why) so I'm keen to give it another go; anyone up for a read along in August? lol

I seem to..."

I just finished The Secret History as one of my POTS books, so I'd be glad to join in on the discussion if I can keep clear on where you are in your reading so I don't give things away. I think it's a book that can benefit from discussion.

Tien wrote: "I'm eyeing The Secret History... I think I tried to read it a long time ago but gave up (can't remember why) so I'm keen to give it another go; anyone up for a read along in August? lol

I seem to..."

I REALLY want to read that book, but don't have time for huge ones right now, although I might be persuaded.....

I might finally Pride and Prejudice. I love the movie adaptions and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I've never read the original.

I could also finish The Magicians which I stopped reading because I got mad at the main character.

If I have time, I'll read The Bell Jar.

Not sure which of these I'll try -- certainly not all, since I'm involved in two buddy reads at the moment. But they give me a good place to start. It's a friendly shelf, doesn't require me stretching at all.

Paper Towns
Delirium
Fangirl
And the Mountains Echoed
Quiet
The Martian
Dark Places
Girl of Fire and Thorns
City of Ember

The Martian is awesome. I'm so excited for the movie!

I'm going to jump back on here...

Will read at least one of these two:

It

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I'm considering and

I will definitely read
The Rosie Project and The Invention of Wings

I might read
The Fall and Pale Fire

Code Name Verity this one was recommended enthusiastically by a local used book salesperson
We Were Liars & All the Light We Cannot See have been on my list for awhile so good time to try and fit them in.

Debi wrote: "Code Name Verity this one was recommended enthusiastically by a local used book salesperson
We Were Liars & All the Light We Cannot See have been on ..."

I kinda think I won't be getting to All The Light We Cannot See as I am #360 in the holds cue at the Library!

Woah #360!

I dont think you'd get to read it this year!

I think I'm going to try for Ender's Game and Insurgent since they are on my current list of Reader's Pursuit.