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**Winter Reading Challenge - 2014**
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Haha! And by the time you're my age you might be reading it too;)
Janine wrote: "Here is my list after many changes already1b. Old TBR -
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver2. Aussie NR - [bookcover:Let Her Go..."
Love the Meg Cabot series - its a fun read
Have my list more or less together:1a.Buddy Read with Julie
2.New winter release:Lethal Sky by Greg Barron or Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
3.Miles Frnklin winner: 2014 winner All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld
4.YA book:
5. Real: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain and Fake:
6. Winter cover: One Cold Night by Katia Lief
7. National Tree Day: from the library
8. Literature Map: Lee Child - Daniel Silva - The English Assassin
9.Aussie book with summery cover:
10. Naughty and Nice: Murder/Mystery:
11. Long term TBR: Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman
12. Long,long term TBR: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Would The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin be classified as Romance? I have noticed some reviewers class it as such and wondered if I co..."There is a lovely romance in the book it is one of the stories of AJ's storied life. I think it would fit into the criteria of 'nice'.
Sharon wrote: "Here is my list:1.(b) Old TBR: House for all Seasons by Jenn J. McLeod
2.New release -Aussie author: [book:Let Her Go|2..."
Great list
Here's my list at last.1. Resilience
2. TBA
3. Poor Fellow My Country
5. Girl of Shadows
6. Winter Garden
8. Fav. Author 1: A.J. Jacobs
Lit. Map Author 1: Pseudonymous Bosch - The Name of This Book Is Secret currently reading
Fav. Author 2: Mary Kay Andrews
Lit. Map Author 2: Dorothea Benton Frank - The Christmas Pearl
9. The Sound of One Hand Clapping
10. Naughty - The Stain;
11. TBA
12. TBA
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...And here's mine....Winter Reading Challenge 2014
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2. New Release Aussie Author:
3. Miles Franklin Winner:
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Fake:
6. Winter:
7. Nat Tree Day Aussie Author: Lifeline/Used:
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9. Warm Summery Cover Aussie Author:
10. Naughty:
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11. TBR:
12. TBR:
#1
*Subject to change ;-)
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1. Buddy Read
Stardust by Neil Gaiman with Liam2nd Buddy Read
Cicada by Moira McKinnon with Sharon2. New Release Aussie author -
When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett 26/8/143. Miles Franklin Winner (1984) -
Shallows by Tim Winton4. International Childrens - YA -
Coraline by Neil Gaiman5. Real & Fake - (a) Non-Fiction -
Black Market Baby: An Adopted Woman's Journey by Renee Clarke(b) Fiction -
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman6. Winter cover or word in title -
The Winter Sea by Di Morrissey7. National Tree Day - Aussie author - ebook
Behind the Sun by Deborah Challinor8. Literature Map - Karin Slaughter = Tess Gerritsen
Harvest9. Warm summery cover - Aussie author -
Wattle Creek by Fiona McCallum10. Naughty & Nice - (a) Murder etc!
Kiss Of Death by P.D. Martin(b) Romance etc!
Nobody But Him by Victoria Purman11. TBR -
Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler12. TBR -
The Wrecker by Clive Cussler (it's #1 on my TBR list, so it's been there a LONG time!)All subject to change as per usual!
Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Would The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin be classified as Romance? I have noticed some reviewers class it as such and w..."Thanks Sally, I have "locked it in" ;)
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Winter Reading Challenge 2014
1. Buddy read with Carolyn....Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox
2. New Release Aussie Author: TBA
3. Miles Frankl..."
Nice list Julie!
Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "...And here's mine....Winter Reading Challenge 2014
1. Buddy read with Carolyn....Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox
2. New Release Aussie Author: TBA
..."
Thanks Brenda, you have some good choices too, I look forward to hearing about Cicada as it's a fav choice of mine too for the near future.
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Winter Reading Challenge 2014
1. Buddy read with Carolyn....Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox
2. New Release Auss..."
Thanks Julie! And I'm sure both Sharon and I will review it when we're done:) I'm looking forward to it!
Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With Elaine – The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
Possible buddy read with Katrina – TBA - may also be one of the other challenge books I am reading.
And I will also do 1b (time permitting!)
1b. Choose a book which has been on your TBR for a very long time - and finally get it READ!
I can't decide between The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer, so will see which I feel like when I get around to it!
2. Choose a New Release by an Aussie author which is published in June, July or August 2014
Hoping to read Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty if my library gets it in time and I get a copy in time to finish!!
3. Miles Franklin winner announced 26th June - read any one of the winners from previous years or wait until the 2014 winner is announced, and read it! OR Read a title authored by Miles Franklin herself!
All That I Am by Anna Funder
4. It's International Children's Day on June 1st - choose a Young Adult book to read
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
5. Real and Fake - (a) Read a Non-Fiction PLUS (b) a Fiction book (any choices)
a) Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona, Countess of Carnarvon
b) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
6. Choose a book which has a cover depicting Winter or has a Winter word in the title
The Sins of the Father – Jeffrey Archer7. With National Tree Day on July 27th, BORROW a book from the library or a friend, or read an ebook - no purchases for this one! It MUST be an Aussie author as well:)
Far Horizon by Tony Park
8. Choose a favourite author, head to the Literature Map and pick the closest!
I'm undecided about this one as well. It will be either:
Maeve Binchy → Alexander McCall Smith – The Right Attitude to Rain, or
Diane Setterfield → Geraldine Brooks - March
9. Find a book written by an Aussie author showing a warm, summery cover - this will make you cozy!
Will probably be
My Brother-But-One by T.M. Clark10. Naughty and Nice - (a) Read a murder/suspense/thriller/mystery book PLUS (b) a romance/chick lit/comedy book
Naughty - Joyland by Stephen King
Nice – Probably The Captain's Daughter by Leah Fleming
11. Lower the long suffering TBR - TBA
12. Lower the still long suffering TBR - TBA
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Brenda wrote: "Great list Kathryn!"Thanks, Brenda! I am very indecisive this time - can't make up my mind about one or another!! Am looking forward to seeing what you and Sharon think of Cicada as well as that's on my TBR.
Great list Kathryn, lots of coin tosses there! So hard to choose isn't it?
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Great list Kathryn, lots of coin tosses there! So hard to choose isn't it?"Too hard, Julie!!! You should have seen the list before I pared it down! And in the end, the choices I haven't yet made will probably be made for me by what's most accessible at the library!
Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems I might have gremlins in the house :)
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Oops! Perhaps it's under the bed Sharon;)
Kathryn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Great list Kathryn, lots of coin tosses there! So hard to choose isn't it?"Too hard, Julie!!! You should have seen the list before I pared it down! And in the end, the choices I..."
Lol...nothing like a bit of pot luck sometimes, many a pleasant surprise can be had that way :)
Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems I might have gremlins in the house :)"It's the Fairies Sharon!! I have started marking my list now for the same reason. I keep forgetting if it's a kindle copy, an iBook, a real book, TBR, or a borrowed book and on which device App arrggh!! So now when I make my own list I write beside each entry which one of the above it is....this also helps remind me who I need to thank!
...lol, and if all of that fails to turn up the errant book, then it means my sister has it!!
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems I might have gremlins in the h..."I found it!! After searching high and low I found It was hanging out out with the crime books :) That's a great tip, Julie I will it it in mind for the future :)
Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems I might have g..."Hangin' out with the crime books! Hmmmm...Can't wait to hear its review!
Lol.
Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems I might have g..."Do you think it was picking up bad habits while it was associating with the crime books? Or do you think there was a more sinister purpose - like plotting a conspiracy?? Just don't let your books contact Sally's discontent books or then you might both be in trouble!!
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems..."Haha :)
Kathryn wrote: "Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems..."Lol looks like trouble ahead, Kathryn ;)
Kathryn wrote: "Sharon wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Added Cicada to my list. If only I could find it on my bookshelf. That's the second book I haven't been able to find this week it seems..."Discontent books :~# woah!
Books can be very, very tricky - don't turn your back on them for one minute or they'll be up to mischief - like hiding!
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I was just thinking - look what you've started Sally! lol
Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With Elaine – The Cuckoo's Ca..."</i>
Wow!!! Great list Kathryn. I would highly recommend [book:March if you need any help deciding. And A Thousand Splendid Suns is my favourite Khaled Hosseini book. Haven't read the last one though. I have some bad news about Big Little Lies though. I looked it up at work today and as yet there isn't an Aussie release date for it. It comes out on the 29th July in the US but I couldn't find it in our system at work.It should have been there if it was being released in August. So not sure what's happening with that one. I'll keep looking for it though and keep you posted.
Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With Elaine – [book..."
Oh no!! It's a bit rude that the States get an Aussie author released over there before we do - shouldn't there be some kind of restrictions to prevent that??!
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1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With..."
Depends who her publisher is Kathryn - if she publishes in the US (as some AA do) they'll get it first....
Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With Elaine – [book..."
Oh, and thanks for recommending [book:March|13529] - I want to read it, but am a bit wary - the last Geraldine Brooks I read was Year of Wonders, and look what happened with that about 30 pages from the end!! I'm hoping this one has a consistent storyline :-/
And I'm looking forward to A Thousand Splendid Suns. I have read And the Mountains Echoed and enjoyed it.
Kathryn wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it together…
With..."
Well yes you would think so. I think the same happened with The Husband's Secret. That was the reason I initially thought she was an American author. Not sure why that would happen. It's sad that an Aussie author is published in another country first. I need to find out more about how it all works. It's like when customers come in looking to order an Aussie book and we have to order it in from our overseas suppliers 'cause it's not available here!!! Go figure.
Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it..."
Her website has something flashing up that says the Australian release date is July 29, 2014...
Brenda wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a book and read it..."
It still seems unfair - they should offer it to us first!!
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1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a b..."
I do agree!
Kathryn wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Still some to be decided, but here's what I have so far:1a. Buddy Reads - Choose an AR friend who has similar tastes to you, pick a b..."
That's strange. I wonder then why it's not showing up at all on our Title page at work? It definitely should be there. I might ask my boss about it on Tuesday.
Kathryn and Elaine, you're doing the same buddy read as Christy and me so there should be plenty of conversation about it!Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maeve Binchy in and wasn't surprised to see that I'd read all of the authors around her. And I also tried something different with it - I typed in Patrick White so that I would know in future who to give a wide berth to!
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Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maeve Binchy in and wasn't surprised..."
I love the literature map, but have never thought to do that! What a great idea;)
Valerie wrote: "Kathryn and Elaine, you're doing the same buddy read as Christy and me so there should be plenty of conversation about it!Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maeve Binchy in and wasn't surprised..."
Ha,ha. That's clever Valerie. I love using the Literature Map and yes we can definitely chat about the buddy read without any spoilers of course. Kathryn and I usually PM each other when we want to chat about the book and also try not to give anything away to each other as we tend to read at a slightly different pace. It's a lot of fun.
Valerie wrote: "Kathryn and Elaine, you're doing the same buddy read as Christy and me so there should be plenty of conversation about it!Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maeve Binchy in and wasn't surprised..."
I was reluctant to suggest The Cuckoo's Calling for a buddy read - I wasn't sure whether it will have much that can be discussed if it's just a detective story - not all books make good buddy reads, even if they are fun books to read, if they don't have a lot of substance to them. However The Casual Vacancy did have a lot to it, and would have made for good discussion, so hopefully The Cuckoo's Calling has more to it than I'm anticipating!
Kathryn wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Kathryn and Elaine, you're doing the same buddy read as Christy and me so there should be plenty of conversation about it!Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maeve Binchy in and ..."
You may be right Kathryn but if it's a good one then there should be something we can find to talk about. I know when I was reading the Lisa Gardner book I would have loved to exchange notes with someone on that. Or just to share with someone how fantastic it was!!! I'm sure we'll find something to chat about...we always do!! I'm assuming we'll be doing that one in July, is that right?
Plus don't forget we read that Jackie Kennedy one together and that was pretty bad!!! Surely this one can't be worse?
Elaine wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Kathryn and Elaine, you're doing the same buddy read as Christy and me so there should be plenty of conversation about it!Wasn't the Literature map fun? I put Maev..."
Yes - does that suit you, Elaine? And let's hope we're discussing how wonderful it is, and not commiserating over how awful it is! Although there's stuff to say about either. But it seems to be the middle of the road, nice, ordinary books that don't generate much discussion, so hopefully this avoids that.
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You did well! You and I read so much the same:)