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51: A collection
- What are you reading for this category?Just finished Misspelled
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short Stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
It's a collection of fantasy stories dealing with spells gone wrong
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I used to jump around in short story books, but now that I read exclusively on my phone I find it simpler just to read it in order. I'd rather jump around though.
What are you reading for this category? Couldn't Keep it to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional InstitutionWhat type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? - short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? It is a collection of stories written by women who are/were being held in a correctional facility in Connecticut.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? - I am reading them in order
I'm reading Different SeasonsIt's a collection of four novellas by Stephen King.
I'm not sure if there is a linked theme between them, but it seems they are each tied to a different season of the year. I do know two of them do not fall into his stereotyped "horror" classification. The Body and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption are the basis for the movies "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption" respectively.
What are you reading for this category?"The Seeds of Time" by John Wyndham
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It is a short story collections.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
The back of the book says that the theme of all the stories is "I wonder what would happen if..."
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read all of the stories in order.
- What are you reading for this category?Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar - Cheryl Strayed
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
A collection of advice essays from Strayed's time as anonymous agony aunt 'Sugar'
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Love and life, I guess?
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I plan to read in order
What are you reading for this category?Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories. Ghost stories.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Ghost stories.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I always read in order.
What are you reading for this category?The Splendid Outcast: Beryl Markham's African Stories
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Well, most of the stories have something to do with horses and they all relate to some true incident in Beryl Markham's life. Most of the stories are set in Africa as well.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read in order--one story a day for 8 days.
What are you reading for this category?Horrors! 365 Scary Stories
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories. Very very short stories. Only a page or two long. I guess the idea is to read one each night before going to sleep. Since I can't always do that, my plan is to read 2 each night before I go to bed on the days when I do read before sleeping.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
They're all stories meant to be chilling or unsettling, meant to creep you out and scare you
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'm going to read in order.
What are you reading for this category?Short stories
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
None, unless 'be glad you aren't Russian' could be considered it.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read The Nose first as that was the one I actually wanted to read and then I read the others in order of interest.
Haha you made me laugh so much with your "be glad you aren't Russian" ;)
I read "It Starts Like This" for this challenge. It's a collection of poetry, my first one actually. I enjoyed some of the poems but some I really did not care for and it wasn't my style. I gave it 3 stars.
Alexandra, progress posts were created to tell people what we're reading and answer the question of the first post. To talk about your star rating and what you thought about it, please have a look if a topic already exists for this specific book, and if not, create one. :)
- What are you reading for this category?Like Peter, I am reading Different Seasons by Stephen King
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Novellas, four of them.
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
I had to look that up for this question. It seems that the answer is 'they are all not in the horror genre'. Thus the 'different' is used in the title to tell the read that it won't be King's normal fare.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'm going in order.... this time.
What are you reading for this category?In a German Pension: 13 Stories by Katherine Mansfield
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? It contains 13 short stories.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? Yes, most of the stories portray the interactions among pension residents on a German town.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? In order.
- What are you reading for this category?Burning Bright by Ron Rash
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a collection of short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
All the stories are all set in southern Appalachian, where the author comes from. The time period varies from the civil war to contemporary.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read them in order
- What are you reading for this category?Lidless Eyes by Shruti Das
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
A collection of poems
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Her poetry is very gentle, viocing humanitarian concerns, feminist issues and climate change.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
Jumping back and forth
When it Happens to You collection of short stories about betrayal, love, loss and family dynamics. The main story was about a couple whose marriage is in trouble. The others are about other people who come into contact with this couple. Told from different views but are all interconnected. I enjoyed it. Loved the writing.
What are you reading for this category?Two for me: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
The Refugees is a short story collection; A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is an essay collection
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
The Refugees does: most tales are from the perspective of Vietnamese refugees in the US
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'll read both in order.
Flying Lessons
It's a collection of short stories all with the protagonists from middle school.
I plan on reading the stories in order and in between other novels.
What are you reading for this category?Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Essays
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Feminism
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read it in order.
- What are you reading for this category? Hakkas sadama kell neli üksteist by Andris Jakubāns- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? yes, the life of normal people :)
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? I read it in order.
- What are you reading for this category?The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a collection of short stories, with the same characters from what I gather.
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
These are stories of young men during the Vietnam war, told by a veteran who lived through it.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'm planning on reading straight through
What are you reading for this category?Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Yes, norse mythology :-)
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'll be reading every story from start to finish
What are you reading for this category?Children of the new world by Alexander Weinstein
What type of collection is it?
Short stories
Does this collection over a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Yes, how technology impacts on the future
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read them straight through.
- What are you reading for this category?For the Health of the Land: Previously Unpublished Essays And Other Writings by Aldo Leopold
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a collection of unpublished essays and writings.
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Leopold was a conservationist, and this is a book about (like the title says) the health of the land.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I will read this in order.
-What are you reading for this category? Home by Uvi Poznansky- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Poems
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? A Tribute
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? In order
- What are you reading for this category?My Flower Leaf Flower Leaf: Japanese haiku translated into English, retaining 5-7-5 syllables- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? It is a collection of Haiku
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?The subject is flowers, each Haiku was about a different type of flower and had an accompanying picture.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? I did read it in order, as I would probably any collection. I don't seem to ever jump around, always start to finish.
What are you reading for this category?Summer Days and Summer Nights compiled by Stephanie Perkins
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a short story anthology
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
YA summer romance
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I just read it in order. That helped me push through the boring ones to get to the good ones. If I had left the boring ones until last, I'd never finish.
What are you reading for this category?I am reading an ARC of The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories by Penelope Lively.
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Not sure yet but maybe human relationships, in general.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I'm reading straight through, in order.
What are you reading for this category? Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
A play (verse drama).
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Based on Norwegian folklore and Ibsen’s own imaginative inventions, the play relates the roguish life of the world-wandering Peer, who finds wealth and fame — but never happiness — although he is redeemed by love in the end.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
Yes, it must be red in order.
- What are you reading for this category?The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short Stories!
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
No, it's just a compilation of short stories ranging from human morals to hungry cars.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read it in order, however, I wish someone had pointed out the good stories to me beforehand. Some of them really did nothing for me but make me bored.
What are you reading for this category?Metro Winds by Isobelle Carmody
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It is a short story.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Not really. A few of the stories share themes, such as grief and mother/child relationships, but they aren't a running theme through all stories
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read all of them in order.
- What are you reading for this category?The Purple Swamp Hen by Penelope Lively
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short Stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Not totally. They are mostly set in England and deal with families and relationships, but there is a lot of variation within this!
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read it cover to cover, but there are a few I will come back to
- What are you reading for this category?
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? Hair
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? I'm in order kind of gal
What are you reading for this category?Sketchy, Doubtful, Incomplete Jottings by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a short collection of musings by Goethe.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Mostly art & philosophy.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read it all in one go while I was making pancakes for the Spider. It was very short!
What are you reading for this category?Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
What type of collection is it?
It's a short story collection.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
The stories are all fantasy about kisses.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I will be reading them in order.
What are you reading for this category?Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Essays
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Emigrating to America from Iran - the extended family as they have reached senior citizen stage
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read them in order, and this is the second book.
- What are you reading for this category?Zero Hour by Pittacus Lore
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Novellas
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
They are novellas in the world of The Lorien legacies (I am Number Four), they give some more background about things that happen in between books or with other characters during the books.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read them in order
- What are you reading for this category? Flying Lessons
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short Stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? These short stories were written for the We Need Diverse Books campaign whose goal is to put more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all students.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? I jumped back and forth in this collection.
- What are you reading for this category? The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? I assume since the author is Agatha Christie that it is mystery. The first short story was so far.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? In order
What are you reading for this category?Zombies Vs. Unicorns
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
One group is team zombie. The other is team unicorn. They all write stories about it.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
In order
What are you reading for this category?I just finished Prom Nights from Hell
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's a collection of short stories.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Yes, it does, prom night appears in all the stories. (Mostly only briefly, though.)
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I read them in order. (Until reading this question it didn't even cross my mind not to, to be perfectly honest.)
What are you reading for this category?Zombies Vs. Unicorns
What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
short stories
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Zombies and unicorns
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
in order
- What are you reading for this category?Ouija Board Stories: Terrifying Eyewitness Accounts Of REAL Life Ouija Board Experiences: Would You Dare Play? by Roger P. Mills
- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Paranormal/scary stories
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
In order
- What are you reading for this category? The American Lover- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? It seems to have a lot of sexual themes. That's all I know so far lol
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? In order
- What are you reading for this category? The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: Poems by Joy Harjo- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Poems
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? Not sure yet - Native American experience?
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? In order
- What are you reading for this category? Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
Short stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
It is a collection that spans Chekhov's writing career and so traces his development as a writer. Also, it is about life in Russia during his life.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I plan on reading them in order. There are 30 stories so I will probably read one a day, as well.
What are you reading for this category?Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories
<>b>What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)?
It's short stories written by authors who are sharing their experiences with bullying.
Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it?
Oh, I guess I jumped ahead with my answer above. It's about bullying.
Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth?
I will read it in order. I find it more confusing sometimes to jump back and forth since I can easily lose track of which ones I haven't read yet.
- What are you reading for this category? Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs- What type of collection is it (short stories, poems, essays, etc.)? Short Stories
- Does this collection cover a theme/subject, and if so, what is it? Exactly what it says.
- Do you plan on reading all the elements of this collection in order, or jumping back and forth? I read them in order.
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