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50 Books in 2017!
« on: January 01, 2017, 07:10:18 PM »
New year, new challenge :) Come and join us!

1. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
2. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2017, 07:35:16 PM »
I'm in.

1. Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots by David Fisher
2. The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2017, 12:52:55 AM »
How does it work, do we list them once we've finished them?

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2017, 12:58:56 AM »
How does it work, do we list them once we've finished them?

There's no standard format, really.

Personally, I list both my finished and unfinished books. I put a percentage after the title of the books I leave unfinished. If there's no percentage after the title, it means I finished the book.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2017, 01:38:33 AM »
Ok cool. I'll give it a go, just to help clear a bit more from my bookshelf!

1. How to stay de-junked forever by Dawna Walter

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2017, 09:40:51 AM »
I'm in! Moving to within a stone's throw of our local public library in a couple of months, so hopefully I can stay on the wagon since I'll have no excuses!

No standard format it appears, so I guess I'll just post what I'm currently reading?

1. Building Construction Before Mechanization - John Fitchen

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2017, 01:23:50 PM »
I'm in  too. The Dressmaker, Rosalie Ham. Great book, once again, the book is much better than the movie.

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100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2017, 01:31:46 PM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2017, 03:48:06 PM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.

About your #3: The Alchemist has been on my list for quite a while, and I never seem to get around to reading it. Perhaps this will be the year, once I'm done with my current batch of library books, and I can either confirm or refute your glowing review ;-)

Also, 3 books already! You must be a pretty prolific reader.

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2017, 07:59:24 PM »

About your #3: The Alchemist has been on my list for quite a while, and I never seem to get around to reading it. Perhaps this will be the year, once I'm done with my current batch of library books, and I can either confirm or refute your glowing review ;-)

Also, 3 books already! You must be a pretty prolific reader.
I read The Alchemist after seeing several favorable reviews of it on this site.  So as I mentioned, I seem to be the only one here who did not like it.  It's not like the book has no redeeming qualities at all, but it just didn't appeal to me.  I'm not into New Age.  Interestingly, some of the reviews compared it to The Little Prince, which I also didn't particularly care for.  An allegorical book with themes along these same lines that I do really like (and in fact is probably my lifetime favorite book) is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.  I highly recommend that one.

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2017, 08:27:07 PM »

About your #3: The Alchemist has been on my list for quite a while, and I never seem to get around to reading it. Perhaps this will be the year, once I'm done with my current batch of library books, and I can either confirm or refute your glowing review ;-)

Also, 3 books already! You must be a pretty prolific reader.
I read The Alchemist after seeing several favorable reviews of it on this site.  So as I mentioned, I seem to be the only one here who did not like it.  It's not like the book has no redeeming qualities at all, but it just didn't appeal to me.  I'm not into New Age.  Interestingly, some of the reviews compared it to The Little Prince, which I also didn't particularly care for.  An allegorical book with themes along these same lines that I do really like (and in fact is probably my lifetime favorite book) is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.  I highly recommend that one.

I didn't like The Alchemist or The Little Prince much, either.

Checking out The Phantom Tollbooth now!

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2017, 09:05:27 PM »
I'll give this a try! Not sure I'll hit 50, but hey, if nothing else maybe I'll get more book reccs =)

Currently re-reading Harry Potter. I'll update as I finish them.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2017, 09:25:28 PM »
1. Building Wealth One House at a Time by John Schaub


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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2017, 09:52:08 PM »
Soooo I was always join these threads, and then completely fail to update them.

But I REALLY WANT to be part of this :-)

So this year, I'm joining the challenge, and I'm setting myself a reminder on my phone to update my list here every week.

1. Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel (excellent so far)

Currently re-reading Harry Potter.

I re-read Harry Potter every year. It never stops being awesome.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2017, 08:53:11 AM »
Currently re-reading Harry Potter.

I re-read Harry Potter every year. It never stops being awesome.

Pretty much every year I reread Harry Potter, the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix, and the Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. Depends on how much reading time I have though. I always read right before bed, but lately I've only been making it a couple pages before needing to fall asleep!

Which reminds me, I've also been reading "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown, and it's really good for getting me to sleep- content is decent but not terribly engaging for me.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2017, 08:56:26 AM »
I'm in! Started in 2016, but just finished:

1) The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2017, 09:23:38 AM »
I'm in! I failed miserably at this last year, but I've made some lifestyle changes that should help. My goal is 52 books this year.

1. Ahsoka by E. K. Johnson (19% done)

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2017, 01:10:15 PM »
I'm going to try but, with the size of the tomes I end up reading, I'm not optimistic about my chances.

Anyway...

1) In Our Image by Stanley Karnow
2) Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by R. Hofstader
3) Tales of the Tides (6 novellas so I'm counting it as 1 book)
4) On Human Nature by X. Wilson
5) The First Tycoon by TJ Stiles
6) Embracing Defeat by B. Dover
7) Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
8) Soldier of Arete by Gene Wolfe
9-13) The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
14)  The Storm before the Storm by Mike Duncan
15)

Sigh, August almost gone and I'm not even halfway!
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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2017, 11:53:29 PM »
I've also been reading "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown, and it's really good for getting me to sleep- content is decent but not terribly engaging for me.

I love the core principles of Essentialism, but found the book itself super repetitive and annoying to read. Which is a tad ironic when you think about it ;-)

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2017, 10:54:16 AM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.
4) 17/01/04 - Spaceman (Mike Massimino): Hubble telescope spacewalking astronaut's memoirs

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2017, 11:00:12 AM »
I'm in! I failed miserably at this last year, but I've made some lifestyle changes that should help. My goal is 52 books this year.

1. Ahsoka by E. K. Johnson (now up to 37%!)
2. Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin (21%)

I tend to be reading a fiction and a nonfiction book at the same time. Then I can alternate when I I feel like it. Posting daily seems to be the best accountability method for me.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2017, 11:11:34 AM »
I'm in! I failed miserably at this last year, but I've made some lifestyle changes that should help. My goal is 52 books this year.

1. Ahsoka by E. K. Johnson (now up to 37%!)
2. Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin (21%)

I tend to be reading a fiction and a nonfiction book at the same time. Then I can alternate when I I feel like it. Posting daily seems to be the best accountability method for me.

I do the same method- 1 fiction, 1 non fiction. Can't do 2 of the same type at the same time though. I just never know what'll make my brain happy though =P

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2017, 10:11:33 AM »
Happy New year everyone,

I'm doing thing differently this year, the challenge is to read at least 50 books in English and 50 in French, streach goal is to have 200 combined. Thus I'll have two lists.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2017, 02:47:54 PM »
I am in too! I haven't started, I will try to start tonight once my daughter is in bed. It's tricky to read these days, my downtime is precious.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2017, 03:37:08 PM »
Count me in. So far this year:

1/1/2017   Garton, Ray           Bestial
1/2/2017   Schow, David J.   Seeing Red
1/2/2017   Hagberg, David   24 Hours
1/3/2017   Hagberg, David   End Game
1/3/2017   Roche, Stephen   Born to Ride
1/4/2017 Garfield, Brian          Tripwire
1/5/2017 Hunter, Stephen       I, Ripper (in progress)
1/5/2017 Ferriss, Tim              Tools of Titans (in progress)

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2017, 04:38:24 PM »
Count me in. So far this year:

1/1/2017   Garton, Ray           Bestial
1/2/2017   Schow, David J.   Seeing Red
1/2/2017   Hagberg, David   24 Hours
1/3/2017   Hagberg, David   End Game
1/3/2017   Roche, Stephen   Born to Ride
1/4/2017 Garfield, Brian          Tripwire
1/5/2017 Hunter, Stephen       I, Ripper (in progress)
1/5/2017 Ferriss, Tim              Tools of Titans (in progress)

Are you a speed reader?

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2017, 04:46:17 PM »
1. How to stay de-junked forever by Dawna Walter (1/1/17)
2. The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey (6/1/17)

Peter Carey is awesome. In fact I'm in awe of all fiction writers and their abilities. They say everyone has a book inside them but mine must be very short, quite boring and probably non-fiction.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2017, 05:59:14 PM »
1.  Jojo Moyes, Paris for One & Other Stories

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« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2017, 06:30:14 PM »
Count me in. So far this year:

1/1/2017   Garton, Ray           Bestial
1/2/2017   Schow, David J.   Seeing Red
1/2/2017   Hagberg, David   24 Hours
1/3/2017   Hagberg, David   End Game
1/3/2017   Roche, Stephen   Born to Ride
1/4/2017 Garfield, Brian          Tripwire
1/5/2017 Hunter, Stephen       I, Ripper (in progress)
1/5/2017 Ferriss, Tim              Tools of Titans (in progress)

Are you a speed reader?

I've always been a fast reader. My normal reading speed has been 120 pages per hour as far back as I can remember.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2017, 07:54:19 PM »
I did 55 last year and want to keep that up so I'm in!

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« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2017, 09:23:16 PM »
1.  Jojo Moyes, Paris for One & Other Stories

2.  Robert J. Wagner with Scott Eyman, I Loved Her in the Movies:  Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #31 on: January 06, 2017, 04:49:27 PM »
I would like to join. I used to read all the time but my husband loves TV so I sit and stare at it with him. Just been to Australia which = a long flight

1)No Place to hide - Susan Lewis
2) And the mountains echoed - Khaled Hosseini

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« Reply #32 on: January 06, 2017, 05:18:18 PM »
I am in. So far I have read

* The 22 day revolution - Marco Borges

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #33 on: January 06, 2017, 06:01:37 PM »
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- 1/5/17
2. Essentialism- 35%
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- 10%

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2017, 06:10:06 PM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.
4) 17/01/04 - Spaceman (Mike Massimino): Hubble telescope spacewalking astronaut's memoirs
5) 17/01/06 - Luna: New Moon (Ian McDonald): sci-fi dystopia played out on the moon in a feudal society (complete with warring great families); ends with a cliffhanger and sequel due out in March

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #35 on: January 07, 2017, 12:50:39 AM »
Number 2 for me: The garden at Forest Hall by Susan Irvine. I have 3 books currently started, I dont know why, living on the wild side I guess.

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #36 on: January 07, 2017, 12:18:35 PM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.
4) 17/01/04 - Spaceman (Mike Massimino): Hubble telescope spacewalking astronaut's memoirs
5) 17/01/06 - Luna: New Moon (Ian McDonald): sci-fi dystopia played out on the moon in a feudal society (complete with warring great families); ends with a cliffhanger and sequel due out in March
6) 17/01/07 - The Art of Sleeping Alone (Sophie Fontanel): French writer's memoir about the years when she gave up relationships/sex.  Not as enlightening (or even as scandalous) as I would have hoped, but occasionally surprisingly humerous.
7) 17/01/07 - On Bullshit (Harry Frankfurt): philosophical treatise on bullshit, the inspiration for James's treatises on assholes (cited above).  At 67 pages, really more of an essay than a book, but published in book form.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2017, 07:01:42 AM »
I'm in! I'll list books as I finish:

1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1/7/17)

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Re: 100 Books in 2017!
« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2017, 09:56:25 AM »
I'm doubling the goal.  Posting books I have finished as I finish them along with a brief review/blurb.

1) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory (Aaron James): philosophical treatise about what it means for someone to be an asshole and how we can deal with them
2) 17/01/01 - Assholes: A Theory of Donald Trump (same author): sequel to the prior book, subject obvious
3) 17/01/02 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho): I may be the only person on this forum who didn't like this book, but it's supposed to be an allegory about following your dreams.  I appreciate that aspect of it, but I find the whole New Age mumbo jumbo to be a bit over the top.
4) 17/01/04 - Spaceman (Mike Massimino): Hubble telescope spacewalking astronaut's memoirs
5) 17/01/06 - Luna: New Moon (Ian McDonald): sci-fi dystopia played out on the moon in a feudal society (complete with warring great families); ends with a cliffhanger and sequel due out in March
6) 17/01/07 - The Art of Sleeping Alone (Sophie Fontanel): French writer's memoir about the years when she gave up relationships/sex.  Not as enlightening (or even as scandalous) as I would have hoped, but occasionally surprisingly humorous.
7) 17/01/07 - On Bullshit (Harry Frankfurt): philosophical treatise on bullshit, the inspiration for James's treatises on assholes (cited above).  At 67 pages, really more of an essay than a book, but published in book form.
8) 17/01/08 - A Deeper Love Inside (Sister Souljah): sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever, Souljah's novel about ghetto life in NYC.  Silly, unrealistic ending, but Winter's younger sister Porsche is a much more interesting and sympathetic main character than Winter.
9) 17/01/08 - Good Morning, Midnight (Lily Brooks-Dalton): if you're a sci fi fan, all I can say is, wow.  You should read this book.  Loneliness and the myriad connections between an astronomer and an astronaut who unexpectedly and inexplicably find themselves to be two of the last people on or off the earth.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2017, 04:23:36 PM »
I'm in!  My 2017 Goodreads goal is 75 books, in which I only count new reads, not re-reads.  Maybe here I'll track everything, including the re-reads, and see what I get up to.

1. Tricky Twenty-Two - Janet Evanovich
2. The Magician's Elephant - Kate DiCamillo
3. Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich

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The Simple Path to Wealth - J. L. Collins
Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2017, 08:47:07 PM »
I would like to join. I used to read all the time but my husband loves TV so I sit and stare at it with him. Just been to Australia which = a long flight

1)No Place to hide - Susan Lewis
2) And the mountains echoed - Khaled Hosseini
3) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - JK Ralings (Bracken_Joys fault!)

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #41 on: January 09, 2017, 09:30:54 AM »
I'm in! I'll list books as I finish:

1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1/7/17)

This has been on my list since two years, how did you find it?

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #42 on: January 09, 2017, 09:36:37 AM »
Almost made it last year.  I'm in again for this year.

So far for 2017:

(1) Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
(2) Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
(3) The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick


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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #43 on: January 09, 2017, 10:05:50 AM »
I'd like to give this a go! My lovely boyfriend gave me a Kindle for Christmas. I had secretly wanted one for ages but felt that I couldn't justify the purchase because I seldom have the time to read. Lo and behold, with the convenience of the Kindle, I have already been reading far more. I mostly just want to read whatever I think I'll enjoy, no lofty goals of covering the most sophisticated literature or anything like that. I also want to read some books that I feel like I should have gotten to when I was much younger but missed for one reason or another, so there may be quite a bit of young adult classics on my list.

1. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - Heidi W. Durrow
2. Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

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« Reply #44 on: January 09, 2017, 01:44:15 PM »
I would like to join. I used to read all the time but my husband loves TV so I sit and stare at it with him. Just been to Australia which = a long flight

1)No Place to hide - Susan Lewis
2) And the mountains echoed - Khaled Hosseini
3) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - JK Ralings (Bracken_Joys fault!)
4) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Ralings (Bracken_Joys fault! - 1 mention of Harry and I am doomed - what do you mean did I cook - no I was Reading Harry Potter!!!)

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #45 on: January 09, 2017, 02:00:38 PM »
1 mention of Harry and I am doomed - what do you mean did I cook - no I was Reading Harry Potter!!!)

I've been thinking about re-reading The Prisoner of Azkaban - always one of my faves!

Haha, sorry for ruining your productivity ;)

And yes, Allsummer, I'm rushing through Chamber of Secrets (LEAST favorite of the series) to try and get to Azkaban- probably my favorite!

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #46 on: January 09, 2017, 02:57:13 PM »

1. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - Heidi W. Durrow
2. Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

Number the Stars was one of my favourite books as a kid :)

What did you think of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky? It's on my list of books I want to check out this year...

I thought Number the Stars was so beautiful on so many levels. It kinda left me wishing I were Danish! ;)

I really enjoyed The Girl Who Fell from the Sky. I didn't find it too earth shattering, but in my opinion it's a worthy read with nice prose. I understand the author was strongly influenced by Nella Larsen, so I may pick up Passing and/or Quicksand later in the year.
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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #47 on: January 09, 2017, 03:36:55 PM »
1 mention of Harry and I am doomed - what do you mean did I cook - no I was Reading Harry Potter!!!)

I've been thinking about re-reading The Prisoner of Azkaban - always one of my faves!

Haha, sorry for ruining your productivity ;)

And yes, Allsummer, I'm rushing through Chamber of Secrets (LEAST favorite of the series) to try and get to Azkaban- probably my favorite!

Agreed - that's my least fave too. I also love The Order of the Phoenix!

You fellow HP fans might like these podcasts - kind of like an in-depth English course studying the 1st 2 novels (so far) - http://storywonk.com/podcasts/dear-mr-potter/

Every year I'm so torn between re-reading books I absolutely LOVE (HP, LOTR, His Dark Materials, etc...) and checking out new books that I am really curious about!

Oh. This link. This is delightful. THANK YOU.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #48 on: January 09, 2017, 04:11:29 PM »
I'm in again. I went through my list last year to see which unfinished series I have underway. NINE of them, only four of which I'm waiting for the next book to be published. I immediately went across the street to the library and picked up the next book in 3 of the remaining series, and put a 4th on hold. I was going to try to read less this year and work on some other projects instead, but there are so many more books to read!!


1. A Kiss of Shadows By Hamilton, Laurell K.

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Re: 50 Books in 2017!
« Reply #49 on: January 09, 2017, 05:53:31 PM »
Joining in again! Made it to 44 books last year, but that included several 1000 page books so I was pretty happy with that total. My "theme" for reading this year is Series. I have quite a few new series I'd like to read, as well as some that I've read a long time ago and would like to go back and reread for various reasons.

On my series list for the year is The Maze Runner series, The Golden Compass series, The Mortal Instruments series, The Dark Artifacts series, finish the Sookie Stackhouse series, the Elmwood Springs series, and some of Philippa Gregory's books. I'll have some individual novels scattered throughout too.

1. Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor by Rosina Harrison
2. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

 

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