Aussie Readers discussion

Melissa wrote: "Brenda wrote: "**snap** Michael;)"

Lol, Brenda, we are all just beating you too it."

Haha!!! I'm redundant;)

Brenda wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Brenda wrote: "**snap** Michael;)"

Lol, Brenda, we are all just beating you too it."

Haha!!! I'm redundant;)"

Sigh, I realized too late that I made a silly "Too/To" error.

LOL! Never mind Melissa;)

LOL!!! Not really;)

I like this one! Another great choice Brenda, I'll have to have a look at my 'to read' shelf and see what fits I'll go for categories one, three and four!

Glad you like it Deborah :)

Travel is my middle name, so I'm definitely in!

My list:

The Fishermen (based in Nigeria and shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize) - Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.

Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story (Coming of Age) - Travel to a Different Genre: Read a book from a genre you haven't explored before/for a long time.

Bundu (situated between South Africa and Mozambique) - Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title, such as the name of a country, state, city, town, etc.

This sounds like fun. Thanks!

I've been out of action lately with a nasty eye infection. My usual 2-3 books a week has been reduced to 2-3 chapters! So I'm struggling to make the deadline for the September Australian Author Challenge. I've decided to take on the October challenge using only those books which are already to hand and fit the set criteria:

1). Geographical Setting: Read a book set in a different country than your own.
Corrag by Susan Fletcher, set in Scotland

4). Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title:
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

5).Reader’s Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Martian by Andy Weir, which takes the concept of travel to a whole new dimension!

Nicky wrote: "how do I link?"

Nicky, see messages #37 and 38 above.

OK - here are my picks:
1) Geographical Setting:
Tamar by Mal Peet - Set in the Netherlands


4) Title: Read a book with a PLACE NAME in the title
The Beast's Garden by Kate Forsyth

5)Reader’s Choice:
Palace of Tears by Julian Leatherdale

I'm in.

Geographical Setting:
The Case of the Missing Servant - Tarquin Hall

The Case of the Missing Servant

Travel to a Different Genre: Romance Diana Gabaldon
(May have to change this one to a shorter one)

Outlander

Cover Hunt (or Reader's Choice) - Thomas Keneally
-- See the little boat in the back?????
A Commonwealth of Thieves: The Improbable Birth of Australia

Changing Geographical Setting from India to Norman England
New book out by Paul Kingsnorth set in Norman England written in his own language. (Not that hard to read though; kind of a modern/Old/Middle English mix.)


The Wake: A Novel

I'd only probably only read 3 but keeping my options open :)

1). Geographical Setting: Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee in South Africe -Read 06/10

2). Travel to a Different Genre: I’m not sure? Feel free to check my shelf & suggest a genre/book to me :)

3). Cover Hunt: –cars -Read 02/10

4). Title: Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie -Read 12/10

5).Reader’s Choice: Wild Lands by Nicole Alexander -Read 26/10

4/3 as at 26th Oct

Tien wrote: "I'd only probably only read 3 but keeping my options open :)

1). Geographical Setting: She’s Not There by P.J. Parrish in the US

2). Travel to a Different Genre: I’m..."

The train is definitely there Tien;)

I'm in
1. Geographical Setting The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies set in Ceylon
3. Cover Hunt Leap of Faith by Fiona McCallum
4. Place Name in Title It Started With Paris by Cathy Kelly
5. Reader's Choice Motive by Jonathan Kellerman

Good choices Janine!

My list:

3. Cover - Mode of transport - ( aeroplane) The Homestead Girls by Fiona McArthur

4. Title - Place Name: Secrets Of Whitewater Creek by Sarah Barrie

5 Readers choice: Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry

Nice one Sharon!

Thanks Brenda :)

I have chosen three to read for this challenge:

1) Geographical Setting:
Euphoria by Lily King

2) Cover Hunt:
The Swiss Spy by Alex Gerlis

3) Title:
Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

I am in

1. Fires of Alexandria

4. Murder on the Ballarat Train

5. Gemma's Bluff

Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

1) Death Masks by Jim Butcher, set in Chicago.

2) The Martian by Andy Weir. I never read science fiction so this will be a first for me!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. The cover on my copy is an airport. Is this acceptable?

Merryn wrote: "Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. The cover on my copy is an airport. Is this acceptable? ..."

Merryn I'm sorry but there's no picture of a plane on there for it to pass that part of the criteria:( Can you choose another? Thanks!

Brenda wrote: "The train is definitely there Tien;)"

Thanks, Brenda... it is blurred out so I wasn't sure if it counted. :)

It is, but you can see it's a train:)

Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. The cover on my copy is an airpo..."

There is! My edition is this cover https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435611... :)

Merryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. The cover on my c..."

Ahh..lol!!! You should have put the cover pic in your post... I clicked on your link and there wasn't any sign of it there! lol

Perfect then:)

Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. Th..."

Sorry!! I will remember that for next time :) Glad I can do this one now I've been wanting to read it for a while :)

Merryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Merryn wrote: "Ok, I have chosen! Only three for me though as there is no way I'll be able to read 5 books in a month!

3) The Kind Worth Killing by Pe..."

Don't be sorry Merryn...it's OK. If you remember when linking; to get the exact edition you are reading, put in the ISBN when you do your search - that way you will always have the copy that's in your hand:)

Question: Is Jonathon Swift's classic Gulliver's Travels eligible in anything other than #5 Reader's Choice?

It's the ABC's Book Club classic selection for their Oct 4 program, which makes it appealing. It does have "travel" in the title, and it's a fantasy, so I can fit it in under unusual genres.

However, I was thinking of using John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America for much the same reasons. I don't usually read travelogues either.

Also, is there a thread for the ABC's Book Club?

To your last question Patty - yes! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Let me check the other out and get back to you:)

Depends on your copy of course, but one I just saw had a sailing ship on the cover - so COVER. Also travel to different country would fit too...lots there Patty!

Brenda wrote: "Depends on your copy of course, but one I just saw had a sailing ship on the cover - so COVER. Also travel to different country would fit too...lots there Patty!"

Mine is an e-book with the old cover with the original title
"Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World", so I reckon that can count as a place - lots of places.

Okay, that's one decision. :)

How do I update my list when I have completed reading a book and written a review?

Hi Brenda, must the books for the Oct. reading challenge be chosen from goodread or can I chose a relevant title off the dusty shelves of books I bought on inpulse over time with the intention of reading and never found the time?

Vivian wrote: "Hi Brenda, must the books for the Oct. reading challenge be chosen from goodread or can I chose a relevant title off the dusty shelves of books I bought on inpulse over time with the intention of r..."

From anywhere you like Vivian:) It'll be listed somewhere here and if it's not I can add it for you. But it doesn't need to be on your Goodreads TBR if that's what you're asking;)

Sharon wrote: "How do I update my list when I have completed reading a book and written a review?"

Hi Sharon:) go back to your original list and click on "edit" down in the bottom corner. You can then rate the book read, strike it out; adjust it that way:)

For information on how to do those things, click here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and you'll find the help you need:)

Any further questions, don't hesitate!

Sharon wrote: "How do I update my list when I have completed reading a book and written a review?"

I go back to my list and edit it. I usually cross through the title then add my star rating.

Vivian wrote: "Hi Brenda, must the books for the Oct. reading challenge be chosen from goodread or can I chose a relevant title off the dusty shelves of books I bought on inpulse over time with the intention of r..."

For this challenge you can choose your books from anywhere:)

Just added that I had read and rated the book. Was unable to strike through ....hope that's ok.

Sharon wrote: "Just added that I had read and rated the book. Was unable to strike through ....hope that's ok."

Sharon this challenge hasn't started yet. It starts October 1st. So the one you've read doesn't qualify now:)

Oops. Will have to change my list!!

Sharon wrote: "Oops. Will have to change my list!!"

I do that all the time - change my list that is - very rarely do all the books I pick make the final total :)

Sharon wrote: "Oops. Will have to change my list!!"

So you will :) Never mind, another lovely book to read!

Brenda wrote: "Vivian wrote: "Hi Brenda, must the books for the Oct. reading challenge be chosen from goodread or can I chose a relevant title off the dusty shelves of books I bought on inpulse over time with the..."

Thanks Brenda.Was asking since I haven't figured out Kindle or other ways of downloading a book to read yet so thought it might be easier to start off with books already in hand.

Vivian wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Vivian wrote: "Hi Brenda, must the books for the Oct. reading challenge be chosen from goodread or can I chose a relevant title off the dusty shelves of books I bought on inpulse ove..."

Definitely:) Enjoy!

My list:
1: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen by Paul Torday
2: Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina (Steampunk)
3: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
4: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
5: The Mystery of the Milton Manuscript: A Novel by Barry Libin

I'm going back to a book read as a teenager in The Secret Garden. That's half a century ago. Long time since I've read any H.G. Wells too. Looking forward to them.

I would love to join in this month. Will add my books when I'm on the computer.

You're very welcome Melanie:)

Hi there! I'm gonna do this too! I've been a member if this group for a while and haven't done anything but I just got this and this sound interesting and like fun! Count me in!

Will join but currently on holidays and will post books later.