Reading 1001 discussion

BOTM JUNE
Randomizer: Old Masters: A Comedy by Thomas Bernhard
Popular Vote: Group Portrait with Lady Heinrich Böll


TBR Takedown: #18 starting June 1st
2nd Quarter, April through June The Children's Book host Amanda Dawn


Annual Read:
The man Without Qualities, Vol. 1: A Sort of Introduction- The Like of It Now Happens
The Man Without Qualities: Volume II
The Man Without Qualities: Vol 3

Your Group Admins:
Diane Zwang (Cafe Mom): a busy lady, too, she helps out where she can
Book Worm: in charge of the participation points, Randomizer (the lady that throws the dice), etc. Also runs a blog. Busy lady
Kristel: BOTM, general housekeeping and fill in where needed

Thank you to Diane Z for posting our BOTM discussion threads.

I don't own either BOTM, this time, so I'm focusing on the June TBR book (The Sound of Waves, by Mishima) and the other List books I own or have checked out from the library. I would like to finish Tartt's The Goldfinch and Rushdie's Fury, and might try to get back to Don Quixote. My List stack has a few other options too, but my guess is that that is about all I will get to in June. Kitten season is getting up to full speed, and my kennels are filling up, so I'll be a bit distracted with raising kittens for the next few weeks at least. [I have 4 now (2 almost ready to find homes though) and am hoping to get in 4 new ones very soon. The latest pair of kiddos are Jeanette and Julien, named after the Une Vie characters.]

Plans for the month:

1) TBR: The house of the Spirits
2) Botm: group portrait with lady
3) randomiser (WLs): belle du seigneur, and Indian summer
4) hard copy books I own that I'll hopefully bring to my parent's home with me travel laws permitting : a fine balance, 120 days of sodom, song of solomon
5) and some random audios: under fire, the absentee, the heather blazing

You're welcome Kristel:)

I am reading The Metamorphosis. I have had my own personal nightmare with cockroaches so my husband recommended this one. I had not read it before.

Happy reading

Zeejane wrote: "I'm going to get to my first randomizer book this month, and listen to July's People. My library hold of Casino Royale also just came through, after a month's wait, so tha..."

Zeejane I really enjoyed July's People, I hope you do too.

I will read both the BOTMs, and my TBR Cakes and Ale. I will probably also read a Random book, most likely Petals of Blood and a book for the Scary Bingo square; The Green Man. I am going to try and read two Saramago’s: The Double and Blindness. Only The Double is on the List though.
By the way: Old Masters, A Comedy is not making me laugh out loud...it is a very bitter, brutal, sarcastic comedy so far but I am only a quarter into it.

Diane wrote: "You're welcome Kristel:)

I am reading The Metamorphosis. I have had my own personal nightmare with cockroaches so my husband recommended this one. I had not read it before.

Happy reading"

After this, you need to read The Passion According to G.H.. I get shivers just thinking about it. Like you, I have an irrational fear of cockroaches.

Gail wrote: "I will read both the BOTMs, and my TBR Cakes and Ale. I will probably also read a Random book, most likely Petals of Blood and a book for the Scary Bingo square; The Green Man. I am going to try an..."

Didn't make me laugh either. I found it exactly the opposite.