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

Thanks to goodreads, I'm able to make great choices in books for this challenge!!

Slick's Slugs 1-6


✔-- 1a.The Age of Innocence 305 pages
Read 1/29/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Edith shares name with character

✔-- 1b. Divergent 487 pages
Read 1/25/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Same author

✔-- 2. Insurgent 525 pages
Read 2/4/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Same author

✔-- 3. Allegiant 526 pages
Read 2/17/14 ★ ★ ★

Have character named George

✔-- 4. Vanity Fair 867 pages
Read 3/5/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Were Broadway plays

✔-- 5. Look Homeward, Angel 644 pages
Read 3/13/14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Were made into movies

✔-- 6. The Book Thief 552 pages
Read 3/19/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Both New York Times bestsellers

Mickey Mouse's Marchers 7-12

✔-- 7.Middlesex 544 pages
Read 4/4/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Both stories have a big secret that affect the main characters

✔-- 8.The Cider House Rules 587 pages
Read 3/29/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Same author

✔-- 9. A Prayer for Owen Meany 637 pages
Read 4/26/14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My favorite this year

War is part of the plot

✔-- 10. The Invisible Bridge 602 pages
Read 5/2/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

The is in the title

✔-- 11. The Goldfinch 771 pages
Read 5/29/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Setting is in Europe

✔-- 12. A Discovery of Witches 579 pages
Read 6/1/14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Roadrunner's Racers

2nd book in All Souls Trilogy (same author)

✔-- 13. Shadow of Night 584 pages
Read 6/28/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

setting in France

✔-- 14. The Three Musketeers 786 pages
Read 7/6/14 ★ ★ ★

setting in Europe

✔-- 15. You Can't Go Home Again 711 pages
Read 8/4/14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Setting in Europe

✔-- 16. Wolf Hall 532 pages
Read 8/12/14 ★ ★

setting in Europe

✔-- 17.The House at Riverton 599 pages
Read 9/26/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

suffering, as well as questioning life's meaning

✔-- 18. Matterhorn 663 pages
9/4/14 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Buzz Lightyear Bombers

War

✔-- 19. A Game of Thrones 875 pgs
Read 11/10/14 ★ ★ ★ ★

Welcome Mari! I'm glad you are going to join us for this challenge.

Janice wrote: "Welcome Mari! I'm glad you are going to join us for this challenge."

Thank you!! I was a little nervous, due to joining so late. But I've been able to tie the books together that I've read thus far, so now I'm very excited!!!

Hi Mari - welcome to YLTO! I came by to snoop at your list :)
Are you planning on seeing the movie Divergent? I think I might wait until my daughter's Spring Break and see it with her. Have fun with your chunksters.

Marnie wrote: "Hi Mari - welcome to YLTO! I came by to snoop at your list :)
Are you planning on seeing the movie Divergent? I think I might wait until my daughter's Spring Break and see it with her. Have fun wi..."

Hi Marnie! Thanks for saying hello! I've been checking out everyone's chunksters too, to get ideas for completing my list. I do plan on seeing Divergent, that was partly my motive for reading the series. I love movies almost as much as I love reading!

I love going to the movies too. I see you are reading The Book Thief- it was one of my favorite reads of last year- hope you enjoy it.

Marnie wrote: "I love going to the movies too. I see you are reading The Book Thief- it was one of my favorite reads of last year- hope you enjoy it."

I am loving The Book Thief!! I love story-lines that are unpredictable, and this story, I think is beautiful. I see that you've read The Woman in White. I have to say that I feel so lucky to have discovered Wilkie Collins! The mystique in his stories are wonderful. When I like an author, I tend to read more than one of their books. I read Basil by him not long ago too, and enjoyed it as well.

Wow, Mari, I see you read Vanity Fair. I am going to tackle it some day.

How did you feel about Alligent, after reading the other two? I am looking forward to seeing the movie with my daughter. The Book Theif movie is Great, but the book is better! :0)

Cherie wrote: "Wow, Mari, I see you read Vanity Fair. I am going to tackle it some day.

How did you feel about Alligent, after reading the other two? I am looking forward to seeing the movie with my daughter..."

Hi Cherie! I listened to Vanity Fair, and quite frankly, I think I would have enjoyed it more, if I would have read it. The story did not grab me completely until I was half-way through. But once it was at the end, I was fulfilled. His writing was absolutely magnificent at times, you know, when a sentence is used to describe something, or feelings felt by the character.

After the initial shock and anger at the conclusion of Allegiant (view spoiler)[ as the result of Tris dying and leaving Four all alone, I decided that it was a fitting end that tied it all together, especially Tris being Dauntless. (hide spoiler)] I had become a bit bored with the characters and plot(2nd book was my fav). Still kinda peeved though, lol!!

Mari, could you mark your spoiler? Right after Allegiant type :spoiler: replacing :: with <> To end the spoiler type :/spoiler: again replacing :: with the pointy brackets.

Refer to instructions under (some html is ok)

Janice wrote: "Mari, could you mark your spoiler? Right after Allegiant type :spoiler: replacing :: with To end the spoiler type :/spoiler: again replacing :: with the pointy brackets.

Refer to instructions u..."

So sorry Janice!! I'm a bit new to the group. I fixed it, though!!

Thanks so much Mari. No need to apologize. I haven't seen it in this group yet, but some people get upset when spoilers aren't marked. It's best to mark it and then everyone is happy.

I'm one of those who doesn't like to know details before I get there, so I completely understand. Pretty cool to learn how to hide it, too!

I loved The Woman in White so much and am looking forward to reading another of his books. I think The Moonstone will be my next by him probably when I get to my Road Runner section. I will have to check out Basil as well.

Great job on completing Slick's! Have fun with Mickey!

Thanks!! I'm gonna get you Mickey!!

Congratulations on finishing Slick's Slugs. :) It looks like your books were consistent with the four stars. I'm so glad you enjoyed your selections.

Thank you! Thanks to others reviews, I've been able to find some good ones.

Congratulations Mari on finishing Mickey! The Invisible Bridge looks interesting and I am adding it to my TBR.

Art could have been the link between that and The Goldfinch. :)

Have fun with The Roadrunner- meep meep.

Marnie wrote: "Congratulations Mari on finishing Mickey! The Invisible Bridge looks interesting and I am adding it to my TBR.

Art could have been the link between that and The Goldfinch. :)

Have ..."

Thanks Marnie! I'm cruising along... feeling slightly like a coyote!! ;-)