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

I read The House of Mirth as a Buddy Read for this challenge. Given that I had a child's birthday, a trip to Disneyland and a migraine all during this week I was just glad to get this one book completed!

I finished it yesterday, February 10th. Link to my review here:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

and to our Buddy Reads discussion thread here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

The only badge this qualifies for is the Buddy Buddy one but that's okay by me!

THis week I read:
Agnes Grey. 272p. Finished 10.4.12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 248p. Finished 8.2.12
Northanger Abbey. 251 p. Finished 5.2.12
I claim the Godfather!

If I were less flakey, I could have gotten the Heard it All badge by listening to a long library book during exercise. Oh well.

I don't know if fun is the right word, but I feel satisfied and proud, and wiser/ more enlightened. And eight books lighter. (Two were library books.)

Wilbur:
Swallows and Amazons 352 pp,
The Glass Slipper 224 pp.

Godfather:
The Best of Eric Frank Russell 336 pp
Winesburg, Ohio - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80... 180 pp
Time for the Stars http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93... 188 pp

Buddy Buddy:
The Martian Chronicles 222 pp, with Anna Marie

Time Traveler:
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15... 220 pp, pub. 1790
The Water Babies 256 pp, pub. 1863
The 13 Clocks 124 pp, pub. 1950

One for the Ages:
Tao Te Ching 162 pp, pub. 6th century BC

Wow, Cheryl!

Judy wrote: "Almeta, no need to re-post. I've copied yours here. :-)..."

Thanks Judy.

I did indeed finish .Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Since I had another day, I also read The Turn of the Screw. This won't qualify for any additional badges, but I was able to move another Classic from my TBR shelf.

Great Toppler!!!

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "I don't know if fun is the right word, but I feel satisfied and p..."

Cheryl, You need to count the Buddy Read of The Water Babies with Debra and I as well!

Steinbeck Rules!

Okay, finished two Buddy Reads with Judy:

Of Mice and Men 107 pages read 2/5/12 and
Travels With Charley: In Search of America 214 pages read 2/6/12 - 2/10/12

Both were fantastic reads, but my favorite was definitely the travelogue, Travels With Charley: In Search of America. Steinbeck was in top form mixing environmental and social issues along with his spectacular wit and humor.

Thanks Judy, it's always great reading with you!

That's true, Almeta, I did get actually two Buddy Buddies, if we count multiples. I guess, in a way, I got more than one Godfather, too.

But I wanted unique books for each badge, so that's how I counted them. It's just the way I roll. ;)

Congrats Mikki, and everyone!

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "If I were less flakey, I could have gotten the Heard it All badge by listening to a long library book during exercise. Oh well.

I don't know if fun is the right word, but I feel satisfied and p..."

My gosh, Cheryl, are you seeing double now? I'd be dizzy. Congratulations!

One Buddy Read with Janice. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 325 pages (tho I listened to it). Does that still count? 2/05/2012-2/07/2012.

I did it! I finished reading the last book at 7:00 and still had time to go to my son's and watch Breaking Dawn with my granddaughter.

I earned the godfather award with:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - eBook edition, 325 pages, read from Feb 1 - 5th.

Trent's Last Case: The Woman in Black - eBook edition, 232 pages, read from Feb 5 - 9th.

Contempt - Kindle edition, 272 pages, read from Feb 9 - 11th.

Yeah!

I read 4 books but qualify for nothing in particular. The books were great.

The Canterville Ghost kindle edition, read 2/5

The Red House Mystery Kindle edition, read 2/8

The Yellow Wallpaper Kindle edition read 2/8

The Enchanted April Kindle edition, read 2/11

Only downside is that I didn't remove any books from my physical bookshelves. Next time!

I am finally done and this is my final report : ) I guess I should mention this is for Robin Sue*ScoobyDoo*

The Buddy Buddy-

Jane Eyre 576 pages Read 2/5-2/11 read with Amber and Jenna.

The Wilbur

The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real 44 pages
Cinderella 32 pages
The Christmas Angel 128 pages
Aesop's Fables 304 pages

Total of 508 pages

The Time Traveller

18th Century- A Modest Proposal 1729
19th Century- Civil War HospitalSketches
1863
20th Century- The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her ... Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy 1903

The Godfather

Finished Little Women that was previously started before 2/5

Finished A Garland for Girls that was previously started before 2/5

Read cover to cover Esmerelda 48 pages

Read cover to cover The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts 144 pages

The I Can't Believe I Read the Whole Thing

Roughing It

ETA: I forgot to mention if I had fun lol Yes, I did have fun. I read a lot of classics that I probably would have just left on the TBR longer. I have added a few : ( to my TBR but hopefully they won't sit there long. Thanks Judy for hosting and all the encouragement you offered this week.

Judy wrote: "Good job! I knew you could do it and you weren't even up to midnight to do it. You also earn a Buddy Buddy for the read with Anne."

I didn't think I qualified for it since I started it before Feb 5th.

Hehehe!

You can use the name DebraT for my reporting. I read 7 books this week!

The Water Babies
The Moonstone
Robinson Crusoe
The Hunger, and Other Stories
A Christmas Carol
The Turn of the Screw

Buddy Buddy - The Water Babies with Almeta.

Time Traveler - Robinson Crusoe (1719), A Christmas Carol (1843), The Hunger and Other Stories (1957)

Wilbur - Water Babies (384 pages) and Robinson Crusoe (368 pages)

Godfather - read 7 classics.

I Can't Believe I Read the Whole Thing - The Moonstone (528 pages).

Hooray for me!

I only read five.

Whoo Hoo, Debra!

Almeta wrote: "I only read five.

Whoo Hoo, Debra!"

ONLY? You did great!

Everyone did so great - I'm impressed that people who work and/or have kids can get so much quality reading done!

I am so impressed with you all. You inspire me to read more!

My schedule was tight this week, and so I only read one. I had hoped to do more.

The Martian Chronicles 181 pages, read 2/6-2/9

Buddy Read - I read this with Cheryl

I'd definitely like to participate in more buddy reads after doing this!

You can call me Anna Marie *Teal* (my favorite color)

Judy, I'm so sorry that I didn't get a chance to post this last night. I only had time to read one book but it was so worth it! Thanks so much for this challenge! I don't know when I would have got around to reading this book otherwise. It's my #1 favorite and I gave it 5 stars!

410 pages - read 2/6-2/11

Buddy read with Almeta

Judy wrote: "Alison wrote: "THis week I read:
Agnes Grey. 272p. Finished 10.4.12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 248p. Finished 8.2.12
Northanger Abbey. 251 p. Finis..."

I feel very virtuous reading classics. Having a kindle has definetly made me read more classics, because they are free.

Alison wrote: "I feel very virtuous reading classics. Having a kindle has definetly made me read more classics, because they are free."

I agree. I have a few more classics on my kindle app waiting to be read.

I read Of Mice and Men Started and Finished Feb 6, 103 pages.

Applying for The Buddy Buddy - read with Judy and Mikki.

I had fun, absolutely! :)

Judy wrote: "Pragya, here are your awards. :-)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7..."

Thank you, Judy! :)

Sorry I'm so late with this, it was my brother's 30th on Sunday so got a little distracted...anyway my books are:

How Green Was My Valley - started 04/02/12, finished 08/02/12 with 438 pages
The Theban Plays: King Oedipus / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone - started and finished 09/02/12 with 168 pages (published 401 BC)
The Day of the Triffids - started 09/02/12, finished 11/02/12 with 233 pages

So I'm going for the Godfather and One for the Ages awards :-)

Am back from my trip away - had a wonderful time:)

During Toppler February I read:

The Little White Horse: Collector's Edition by Elizabeth Goudge
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

and

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I was going for the Wilber :)

I will post when I get time to go on my laptop

So, here are the books I read and the badges they were for:
The Time Traveller
The Great Gatsby originally published 1925
140 pages
The Black Tulip originally published 1850 288 pages
Moll Flanders originally published 1722 384 pages

Buddy Buddy
The Black Tulip with Judy

The Godfather
Moll Flanders 384 pages
The Great Gatsby 140 pages
The Picture of Dorian Gray previously started 224 pages

Thanks :-) Not sure I could do another classics toppler for a while. I found it hard going at times, but so glad I have some under my belt now. Really enjoyed my first buddy reads experience though!