AbielleRose Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 The more the merrier! I was thinking last night, maybe after we've all finished reading our next book (To Kill a Mockingbird) Perhaps we could pick a time and all use the Chat feature on here to talk about it? What would you guys think about something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 That sounds like a good idea, just needs careful planning with all the different time zones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I'll be up for it if I'm around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yeah sounds like a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I have finally gone through the whole list! So far I've read 29 books from the list and I've added 106 books to my TBR list. I'm so grateful that I found this thread because it opened me up to so many great books. Thanks! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 So glad you've found so many, bookworm! Its great having you here. Using the Chat for a 'live' discussion on To Kill a Mockinbird sounds like a good idea. The only real 'problem' is the time differences. What days and times work best for you all? I was thinking that we could have 2 seperate chats 'scheduled' so that there is a better chance of people participating who want to. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Thanks, Abby! =) I love the idea for the To Kill a Mockingbird chat! It doesn't matter to me when we do it. Just let me know what you all decide and I'll do my best to be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm guessing weekends would be better, and thinking about the different timezones, I would think either Friday or Saturday late(ish) in the evening in the UK/Europe would be better, as it would be afternoon in US and the following morning in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) I'm guessing weekends would be better, and thinking about the different timezones, I would think either Friday or Saturday late(ish) in the evening in the UK/Europe would be better, as it would be afternoon in US and the following morning in Australia. Would a Saturday at 9:30pm UK time (3:30 US Central Standard Time) (6:30am the following day Sydney, Australia time) be alright? I know it's really early, Kylie or we could do something like 1:30pm UK time (7:30 am US Central Standard Time) (10:30pm Sydney, Australia Time same day). Edited August 15, 2010 by CaliLily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) Sorry, but I won't be getting up at 6.30 on a weekend to join in the chat! LOL. I sleep in till about 10 on weekends. Being that I'm kind of the odd one out, why don't you arrange it for whatever time suits most people and I'll just see if I can fit in with it? I have a lot of stuff coming up in the next month or so, so I wouldn't like to commit to a time and then have to bow out. I plan on starting my re-read today, but because I'm reading it alongside another book, I'll probably be reading slowly to begin with. Here's a link to the thread for To Kill a Mockingbird. I should warn anyone who has not read the entire book to avoid this thread because it contains spoilers! Edited August 16, 2010 by Kylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Sorry, but I won't be getting up at 6.30 on a weekend to join in the chat! LOL. I sleep in till about 10 on weekends. Can't say that I blame you! I just started reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower, then I'm going to start re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Darn time zones! When things get closer we can all talk more about a specific time then, perhaps it'll end up working out. I don't mind getting up early to join in (I'm always up early anyway) so just let me know what works best for all of you who are interested! 'm really excited about this one. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all time favorite books. We read it in school and it was one of the books that seemed to reach past the teenage 'I'm too cool for English class' and really grab most of our class. Plus Atticus is an awesome name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Abby, I wouldn't mind getting up early either. I rarely sleep past 7am on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I'm happy with either suggestion for time of chat although I'd more likely be available on a Sunday than a Saturday. Started To Kill A Mockingbird but have only just got back from a very long day at work - only had 20 minutes of my break to read and too tired to concentrate on it now, so will pick it up again tomorrow when I get a short day at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Finished To Kill a Mockingbird, and very much enjoyed it - 5/5 from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I've finished To Kill A Mockingbird today. Enjoyed it a lot, but totally not what I was expecting - serves me right for preconceived ideas based on clips of films (not even the whole film ) - and a 4/5 from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Help! On the list is a book called The Gospel According to Judy Bloom and I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've tried amazon, Barnes and Noble and Google, but nothing comes up. All that comes up on google are links to RGC lists. Does anyone know anything about this book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Help! On the list is a book called The Gospel According to Judy Bloom and I can't seem to find it anywhere. I've tried amazon, Barnes and Noble and Google, but nothing comes up. All that comes up on google are links to RGC lists. Does anyone know anything about this book? There are a couple of books I'm struggling to find, and this is one of them. I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn't actually a book Rory has read, but a reference to the books of Judy Blume, and how they are such an established element of teenage girls education in terms of growing into a woman (particularly in the US) that there an almost religious reverence surrounding them, hence "The Gospel According to" reference in this listing. I could be completely wrong, but it's the only thing I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 There are a couple of books I'm struggling to find, and this is one of them. I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn't actually a book Rory has read, but a reference to the books of Judy Blume, and how they are such an established element of teenage girls education in terms of growing into a woman (particularly in the US) that there an almost religious reverence surrounding them, hence "The Gospel According to" reference in this listing. I could be completely wrong, but it's the only thing I can think of. I remember there being a book that was about letters written to Judy Blume. I had presumed this was called The Gospel according to Judy Blume, but have just searched and it's actually called Letters to Judy.So you may well be right Chesil, it makes sense anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) Oh just though, before I forget new ratings Alice in Wonderland 4/5 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 5/5 I still can't find my copy of To Kill a Mockingbird, I really do not know what I have done with it. I may clear out my bookshelves this weekend (I've been meaning to for a while) then I might find it! Is it just me or does the list here have more books on it? Edited August 29, 2010 by Lucybird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) There are a couple of books I'm struggling to find, and this is one of them. I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn't actually a book Rory has read, but a reference to the books of Judy Blume, and how they are such an established element of teenage girls education in terms of growing into a woman (particularly in the US) that there an almost religious reverence surrounding them, hence "The Gospel According to" reference in this listing. I could be completely wrong, but it's the only thing I can think of. chesil, after searching further I think you may be right. Well, at least that's one last book to find. =) Is it just me or does the list here have more books on it? Lucy, there's definitely more books on that list. I know Rory made mention that she had read all the books from Oprah's Book Club and I believe they are all posted on that list. I also caught the Nancy Drew series on that list and I know that’s not on the list that’s posted here. Here's the Oprah list in case anyone is interested. 1996 The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard 1997 The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb 1998 Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts Midwives by Chris Bohjalian What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman Paradise by Toni Morrison 1999 A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke Tara Road by Maeve Binchy Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes White Oleander by Janet Fitch The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Jewel by Bret Lott 2000 House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz Open House by Elizabeth Berg The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver While I Was Gone by Sue Miller The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende Gap Creek by Robert Morgan 2001 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Cane River by Lalita Tademy Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates 2002 Sula by Toni Morrison Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald 2003 Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton East of Eden by John Steinbeck 2004 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 2005 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Light in August by William Faulkner The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 2006 Night by Elie Wiesel 2007 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier Edited August 31, 2010 by bookworm44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 chesil, after searching further I think you may be right. Well, at least that's one last book to find. =) Lucy, there's definitely more books on that list. I know Rory made mention that she had read all the books from Oprah's Book Club and I believe they are all posted on that list. I also caught the Nancy Drew series on that list and I know that’s not on the list that’s posted here. It doesn't have Middlesex, or The Complete Polysylabbic Spree, or Wicked on it though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I read To Kill a Mockingbird and loved it 5/5 a brilliant brilliant read and cannot wait to read more of the books on this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 ^ Happy to hear you liked it so much! It was indeed a great novel and I'm really embarrassed that it took me so long to actually pick up the novel and read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 same here! my friend has been going on about it for years saying I should read it, and now my mum has knicked it off me to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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