bethany725 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) To Be Read - Already Own India: One Man's Personal Journey Round the Subcontinent - Sanjeev Bhaskar Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Perfect Strangers - Robyn Sisman Two Rivers - T. Greenwood The Forbidden Daughter - Shobhan Bantwal The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly The House at Riverton - Kate Morton To Be Read - Must Buy The Outcast - Sadie Jones The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde The Mom Squad - Christine Weiser (recm'd by Gyre) Cathy Glass books ----Hidden, Damaged, and Cut (recm'd by Lexie) Blood Ties - Sam Hayes (recm'd by Lexie) The Girl Next Door - Elizabeth Noble The Importance of Being Married - Gemma Townley Who's That Girl? - Alexandra Potter Shadow - Karin Alvtegen Black Boxes - Caroline Smailes My Favourite Poison - Anna Blundy If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things - Jon McGregor A Great and Terrible Beauty (1st book of The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) - Libba Bray Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse series - Charlaine Harris The Sister Diaries - Karen Quinn Sisters of the Quilt (Trilogy) - Cindy Woodsmall (1st book: "When the Heart Cries") Schooled - Anisha Lakhani Practically Perfect - Katie Fforde The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari (rec'd by Charm) Badlands / Play Dead - Richard Montanari (has 2 different titles) Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King The Book of Unholy Mischief - Elle Newmark Girl Friday / Dune Road - Jane Green Cause for Alarm - Erica Spindler (rec'd by Charm.. LexiePiper rec'd author also) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - Mark Haddon The Fixer Upper - Mary Kay Andrews Rumours - Anna Godbersen Envy - Anna Godbersen The Cradle Snatcher - Tess Stimson How to Break Your Own Heart - Maggie Alderson A Vintage Affair - Isabel Wolff The Adultery Club - Tess Stimson The Queen of the South - Arturo Perez-Reverte The Case of the Imaginary Detective - Karen Joy Fowler Bringing Home the Birkin... - Michael Tonello The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella Columbine - Dave Cullen Anne of the Island - LM Montgomery Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah American Wife - Curtis Sittinfeld Prep - Curtis Sittinfeld A Lifetime Burning - Linda Gillard Authors to Check Out: Melissa Hill (already read The Last to Know) Alice Hoffman Look up: The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton The Haunted Bookshop - Christopher Morley Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets - David Simon The Dressmaker - Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck The Hacienda - Lisa St Aubin Du Teran Testimony - Anita Shreve Hannah's Gift: Lessons From A Life Fully Lived - Maria Housden The Crazy Ladies of Pearl Street - Trevanian The Girls of Riyadh - Rajaa Alsanea The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber Resources: www.gutenberg.org http://book-bot.com/ www.online-literature.com *check out Richard & Judy's Summer Reading List Edited August 19, 2009 by bethany725 Edited lists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) I'm tracking the books I've read in 2009... I stole shamelessly from the suggestions and discussions of books/authors on this board, so I'm very grateful to you all! Currently reading The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler Up Next Not sure yet.. Completed (44) Eclipse (Book 3 of Twilight Series) - Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn (Book 4 of Twilight Series) - Stephenie Meyer Drowning Ruth - Christina Schwarz Q&A - Vikas Swarup Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Things I Want My Daughters to Know - Elizabeth Noble The Book Thief - Markus Zusak The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve Life Support - Tess Gerritsen Living Dangerously - Katie Fforde Swimming Pool Sunday - Madeleine Wickham The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger Stately Pursuits - Katie Fforde Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris The Ivy Chronicles - Karen Quinn The Skin Gods - Richard Montanari Broken Angels - Richard Montanari Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket We Need to Talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver Ring - Koji Suzuki Wife in the Fast Lane - Karen Quinn Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris Matilda - Roald Dahl Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult The Luxe - Anna Godbersen The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie Special Delivery - Zoe Barnes Handle with Care - Jodi Picoult Anne of Avonlea - LM Montgomery Wedding Season - Katie Fforde Testimony - Anita Shreve The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield Not What You Think - Melissa Hill The House at Riverton - Kate Morton Blue Diary - Alice Hoffman Attempted Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga The Great Train Robbery - Michael Crichton Edited September 2, 2009 by bethany725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I loved The Book Thief! I hope you enjoy it as much. I've also heard great things about The Haunted Bookshop. If you're into ebooks, this one can be found at Project Gutenberg. I downloaded it from there myself but I'll probably wait until I get a hard copy to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Awesome! .. How does Project G work? I'm ashamed.. I should know, but I don't. I'm a huge library fan so never had a need until now to look into it. Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 It's pretty simple. They have many thousands of books available for free download (they're all books that are in the public domain so it's all legal). It's a very handy source for old texts, and especially classics. A lot of the books are available in different formats and some are available as audio books as well. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Awesome.. I'll definitely check this out. Thanks for the help, Kylie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Finished the Twilight series today! Yey! Now I can finally read the forum threads w/out fear of something being given away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Oh what are you reading next? Can't wait til you read 'The Rosary Girls' to hear your thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Not positive what is next.. I may actually try this book books of diff genres at one time thing, for a change! I have Cecelia Ahern's "A Place Called Home" on my bookshelf, and was thinking of trying that along with either "Wuthering Heights" or "Jane Eyre." I scanned the small book section at our have-it-all store today, but the selection wasn't fabulous and I didn't find a single book that's on my TBR list. Ah, well.. I am going to go to a bookstore maybe this weekend and see if I can have more success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I just wanted to dance too - Sorry I hate it when bookshops have NOTHING you want! Its such a nuisance. Happend to me the other day. I'm currently reading nothing as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 I just wanted to dance too - Sorry I hate it when bookshops have NOTHING you want! Its such a nuisance. Happend to me the other day. I'm currently reading nothing as a result. Dance all you want! ESPECIALLY on my bookshelf thread.. I think the more dancing, happy people, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 What about actually dancing on your BOOKSHELF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 What about actually dancing on your BOOKSHELF? Dance lightly, and I'll welcome it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 LMAO And gosh you reply quickly!!! :exc: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 Must be the ADD in me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Picked Drowning Ruth (Christina Schwarz) as my next fiction read, since it was on my shelf and sounds really good!: "....In the winter of 1919, a young mother named Mathilda Neumann drowns beneath the ice of a rural Wisconsin lake. The shock of her death dramatically changes the lives of her daughter, troubled sister, and husband....Told in the voices of several of the main characters and skipping back and forth in time, the narrative gradually and tantalizingly reveals the dark family secrets and the unsettling discoveries that lead to the truth of what actually happened the night of the drowning....Schwarz certainly succeeds at keeping the reade engrossed." -Francine Prose, US Weekly I'm on page 24 and it's really good so far -- the story starts quickly and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next! Lots of narrative shifts (1st person to 3rd person) and it moves back in forth in time a bit, but it's not hard to follow, so seems nicely done so far! It was published in 2000, is Schwarz's debut novel, and was selected as part of Oprah's Book Club.. just as a little bit of background on its acknowledgments. I'm also going to try to pick a classic to read along with it.. Will hopefully start the classic soon also! (Still going for either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Finished Drowning Ruth today.. and am very glad I chose this one to takes notes on! Lots of shifts between past and present, as well as narrator shifts, so the notes helped me keep track and were a good reference guide when I was getting bogged down and confused during all the swapping. A good book... probably not one I'll keep around to re-read (like I do that anyway, HA!) but a good book. Some parts moved a tad slow for me.. the book actually has some good twists and surprises, it's just that they are revealed and unwound veeerrry slowly for my liking. Best thing about the book for me: the descriptions are amazing. Schwarz seems really adept at describing actions perfectly in a way that I thought "I know exactly what that feels like... I've felt that 100 times, but never would have been able to explain it." I'd recommend it to readers, but would also suggest reading it in large chunks at a time, mainly to keep easy track of the shifts between past and present/narratives/etc. I had some pretty large breaks b/t reading due to travel and volunteer work, and the book doesn't seem to be a great candidate for the "stop and start" reading method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger I also have this in my TBR pile. Roxi just made me move it up the list... Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden Have you seen the movie? It's one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. Amazing for that alone. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy I loved Anna Karenina. And hated Anna! It's weird, but everything in this book makes sense. No matter what you question, which 'why?' you ask, it's logical and reasonable. Also scary, as the ending, too, is logical and reasonable, and makes sense. Let me know when you've read this! The House of Mirth - Edith Wharton One of my absolute favourite books ever. Breaks your heart, though, so stock up on Kleenex. Sea Glass - Anita Shreve I read this years ago. Its not bad. *laughs* Sorry, not much of a praise, but I seriously can't remember much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Woo hoo!! I love comments on my TBR list.. I'm forever indebted to this board and it's members for inspiring me to actually keep up with my TBR list, so I always welcome comments! I also have this in my TBR pile. Roxi just made me move it up the list... Have you seen the movie? It's one of the most visually beautiful movies I've ever seen. Amazing for that alone. I loved Anna Karenina. And hated Anna! It's weird, but everything in this book makes sense. No matter what you question, which 'why?' you ask, it's logical and reasonable. Also scary, as the ending, too, is logical and reasonable, and makes sense. Let me know when you've read this! One of my absolute favourite books ever. Breaks your heart, though, so stock up on Kleenex. I read this years ago. Its not bad. *laughs* Sorry, not much of a praise, but I seriously can't remember much. TTW - She sure does love that book, doesn't she?? She really does make me want to read it. And I hear such great things about "The Graveyard Book" around here, that it makes me want to rush out and get that one, too! MoaG - never seen the movie. I'm a big believe in reading the book first and watching the movie second, but from the feedback on this movie, I think swapping the order around could actually be acceptable! HofMirth - Oh dear Gawd.. I'm going to cry my eyes out. Raja's going to think I've gone crazy again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Woo hoo!! I love comments on my TBR list.. I'm forever indebted to this board and it's members for inspiring me to actually keep up with my TBR list, so I always welcome comments! I don't have a TBR list here, but I do have one on my blog, and I'm always welcoming comments too. So happy to give ones, too! TTW - She sure does love that book, doesn't she?? She practically invented a dance about how much she loves that book. *laughs* I'm just afraid after her praise I'm expecting something impossibly brilliant, and thus setting myself up for disappointment. MoaG - never seen the movie. I'm a big believe in reading the book first and watching the movie second, but from the feedback on this movie, I think swapping the order around could actually be acceptable! I've long ago let go of my demand for the movie and the book to be a perfect match. I guess I'm willing to sacrifice accuracy for a good story, and allow the movie to change things from the book it's based on. I loved what the movie Syriana got out of See No Evil, for example. It's not about the book, just based on it. And personally I think people in general should allow for more artistic freedom. The movie is not the book, it's based on it. Sometimes more loosely than others. Sorry. Rant over. HofMirth - Oh dear Gawd.. I'm going to cry my eyes out. Raja's going to think I've gone crazy again.... Hahahaa... you'll cry. I did. Then again, I cry watching the Lion King, despite the fact I've seen it enough times to accurately re-enact the movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 *gasp!* Talking about me! *unsurprised* I've now read 350/500 ish pages of The Time Traveller's Wife, and will probably finish it tonight. It's gotten very fast and very heavy. I'm really not sure where its going, but the tone changes as much as the characters throughout. Hmmmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 *gasp!* Talking about me! *unsurprised* Now you know how I feel most of the time. *cracks up* I need food. Keep us posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Then again, I cry watching the Lion King, despite the fact I've seen it enough times to accurately re-enact the movie! I know the entire script off by heart. I even have Lion King bed covers for when theres no boys about and I don't have to look mature Sorry Beth, I'm going off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I know the entire script off by heart. I even have Lion King bed covers for when theres no boys about and I don't have to look mature Sorry Beth, I'm going off topic. Hey, ii and I dragged you into this by talking about you! You are welcome to go off - topic on my Bookshelf as much as you want.. as long as you dance while doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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