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

Lists! I love lists and can't resist this thread! ;)


2016:TBR Challenge: Read 'em or Sweep 'em

Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier (^^Started & abandoned ~ Jan-Feb)
The Mercy of Thin Air
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Child Thief
A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
The Casual Vacancy (own) currently reading
Painter of Silence
The Archer's Tale
No Graves As Yet
Gothic Tales (own)

**UPDATED 9/1: Most of the above books were culled after I decided I either did not want to finish or didn't even have the desire to get started. I have 2 left that I do want to still read so I'll be getting to them before the end of the year. I'm still looking forward to the 2 left on my list though!

I see a couple books crossed off in January. How is February going?

I loved The History of Love! Still makes me sigh.

You didn't like it, Tasha? I loved it. It was sad but I liked the language. I agree with Suzanne. It still makes me sigh when I think about it.

Everybody has different tastes, which is good because it makes a variety of different kinds of books. Gilead was one I couldn't stomache. In fact, I don't think I even bothered to finish it!

I didn't like either History of Love or Gilead. I think they're both books you either really like them or don't.

Do you still want to do Lonesome Dove in October?

I'm reading my last challenge book for the year. Once I finish, I'll have completed my Read or Sweep 'Em TBR challenge!

Well done Tasha! :D

Thanks, Peggy. I love moving those older books off my shelves!

It does feel good! I was just thinking today that it is actually quite insane that I have books on my shelves that I bought years ago and never read. Or that I buy new books, but instead of reading them, put them on a real or digital shelf for months or years. First world problems...

Very true. I have the same problem which is why I started this personal challenge. I like to declutter things and this is a way to do it with those long-standing books!

Good luck with your tbr challenge, Tasha! I saw you decided not to finish the Iceman book. Novels dealing with the Prehistoric time period are also tough ones for me. I have problems getting into the story.

it wasn't written in an engaging way. a bit disappointing.

Suzanne wrote: "Everybody has different tastes, which is good because it makes a variety of different kinds of books. Gilead was one I couldn't stomache. In fact, I don't think I even bothered to fini..."

I have Gilead on my Geo challenge list. I'll let you know. LOL...

I wasn't a fan of that one. I'll be curious to see what you think of it, Cherie.

You did good on this challenge!

Thanks!