Member: BethanyG

Hi Beth, I would like to challenge you to read The Book With No Name by Anonymous. I read it earlier this year; it's an amusing fantasy thriller, and I hope you enjoy it.
Can I ask you to chose again for me please, as I read On Chesil Beach just a couple of months ago (I must have forgotten to update LT - sorry). If you look in my "to read" collection those are definitely unread. Thanks, Helen.

posted by hashford at 5:34 am (EST) on Dec 4, 2012

Is it mean to challenge you to read Lord of the Rings! Am happy choose another but I do love these books and we are usually similar
Louise

posted by louiseog at 10:50 am (EST) on Nov 25, 2012

Hi Beth. Thanks for your challenge - I've heard so many good things about Marley and Me, and it's been on my tbr for years, so it will be good to finally get to it. My challenge to you is Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, by David Simon. I picked this because its one of my personal favourites...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Ruth x

posted by Book_Junkie at 10:50 am (EST) on Nov 20, 2012

Thanks Beth!

posted by madeleinescott at 5:21 am (EST) on Nov 20, 2012

Thanks Beth :)

posted by arkgirl1 at 4:45 pm (EST) on Nov 19, 2012

Hi Beth, Can I challenge you to read The Museum of Abandoned Secrets by Oksana Zabuzhko please.
Love Shona xx

posted by arkgirl1 at 8:08 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2012

Hi Beth, my challenge for you is A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin. I loved it! Hope you enjoy it, too. x

posted by VanessaCW at 5:07 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2012

Hi Beth

My 2013 challenge is Bright Young Things by Scarlett Thomas. Happy reading :)

Sam

posted by SmithSJ01 at 12:11 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2012

Hi Beth

My challenge to you for this year is Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon, the first in the Commissario Brunetti series. I notice that you have quite in that series, but none apparently read. I love it, finding it (much more character and setting driven than many crime series, and more satisfying as I read through the series, and hope that by helping kickstart it, you might too (or at least decide one way or the other!).

Cheer, Will

posted by Willoyd at 10:09 am (EST) on Nov 18, 2012

Hi Beth

I'd like to challenge you to read Meeting Point by Roisin McAuley.

Madeleinex

posted by madeleinescott at 9:52 am (EST) on Nov 15, 2012

Can I recommend Tim Ellis to you? he writes a series (amongst others) called Parish and Richards. We seem to have similar reading taste and I think you would enjoy them - along with good story lines they are very funny as well!

posted by v4758 at 6:37 am (EST) on Nov 10, 2012

Hi Beth,
I challenge you to read The American Boy - I'm trying to choose more books that I haven't read yet either this year so I can read it too.

Enjoy,
Cheryl xx

posted by crispychez at 3:14 pm (EST) on Nov 15, 2011

My challenge to you is: Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast (Radio 4 Book of the Week) Charlie Connnolly and as you are sitting next to me this will come as no suprise xx

posted by louiseog at 4:03 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2011

Hi Beth, my challenge for you is 'The Pornographer's Poem' by Michael Turner. Be interesting to compare our thoughts on it. :)

posted by SmithSJ01 at 10:48 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Thanks Beth - great one, and I still have it (in fact, I only bought it at the back end of August)!

Will

posted by Willoyd at 3:44 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth

Sorry to be a nuisance, but I've been a bit caught out by having recently had a biggish clearout, which has led to a few books being left on LibraryThing, but which I don't actually have copies of. I'm afraid Slumdog Millionaire/Q and A is one of them. Could I ask you to choose another book for me please (if you are going through our 'common books', I think they're all OK now)?

In the meantime, my challenge to you is Sara Wheeler's "Magnetic North". I haven't read it myself yet, but I have really enjoyed her other travel books, including the one on Antarctica.

Regards, Will

posted by Willoyd at 2:37 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth

I've been meaning to read this for ages, thank you!

Madeleine

posted by madeleinescott at 11:58 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth, If you haven't read it could I challenge you to read To Kill a Mockingbird in 2012, love Shona x

posted by arkgirl1 at 8:04 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth

I'd like to challenge you to read Set in Stone by Robert Goddard.

Hope you like it.

Madeleine

posted by madeleinescott at 7:50 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth, my challenge for you is Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo by Julia Stuart. It's a fun read, which I enjoyed very much. Hope you enjoy it, too! xx

posted by VanessaCW at 7:50 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth, can I challenge you to read Life Sentences by Laura Lippman?

posted by hashford at 7:35 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2011

Hi Beth,

My challenge to you is 'Un Lun Dun' by China Mieville. Hope you enjoy it.

Tess
xxx

posted by Teresa40 at 5:02 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2011

Hi Beth, sorry for the delay in challenging you. My challenge to you is December - Elizebeth H Winthrop.

Thank you for my challenge
Nicola x

posted by nixy1 at 4:26 pm (EST) on Nov 27, 2010

Hi Beth

My challenge to you is Transgressions by Sarah Dunant. I have this on my tbre pile so will be interested to see what you think of it.

posted by valeriejt at 6:12 am (EST) on Nov 22, 2010

Beth, I think you've read the one I challenged you to so how's about 'Split Second' by Alex Kava. Sam x

posted by SmithSJ01 at 1:42 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2010

Thanks for my challenge, Beth. My copy happens to be a huge trade paperback! Another tome to add to my challenge pile. LOL. xx

posted by VanessaCW at 3:42 am (EST) on Nov 9, 2010

Thanks for the challenge Beth! I've only read one book by Joanne Harris, but I thought it was fab, so I'm looking forward to reading this one.

posted by Book_Junkie at 4:33 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2010

Thank you thank you thank you thank you!

posted by louiseog at 4:10 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2010

Thank you Beth! It's about time I got stuck into that set! I have loved some of the other Scandinavian writers (Mankell, Larsson, Theorin, Hoeg), so don't quite know I've ever got around to these ones - just the prompt I needed!

Will

posted by Willoyd at 1:19 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2010

Hi Beth

I see we have a few books in common, I haven't loaded many of mine yet so it'll be interesting to see how many we do have in common when I have loaded tham on.

The book I'm picking for your challenge is The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, I hope you enjoy.

Ceri x

posted by welshy72 at 4:33 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2010

Hi Beth, I would like to challenge you to read The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It's one I have had on mount tbr for a long time, and I really want to read it myself!
love Helen

posted by hashford at 9:29 am (EST) on Nov 3, 2010

Hi. My challenge to you is The Road Home by Rose Tremain. Hope you enjoy it, Beth.

posted by CarolineCC at 4:18 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2010

Hi Beth, my challenge for you is Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. I have this on my TBR pile, so will be interested to know what you think. xx

posted by VanessaCW at 2:42 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2010

Hello, my challenge to you is "Family Tree" by Carole Cadwalladr, I loved it!

posted by louiseog at 8:16 am (EST) on Nov 2, 2010

Hi Beth,
I'm challenging you to read Wideacre by Philippa Gregory. As you probably know it is the first book in a trilogy - I still have the final one to read. Hope you enjoy it.

Cheryl

posted by crispychez at 8:16 am (EST) on Nov 2, 2010

Hi Beth, I'd like to challenge you to read Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin and I'll try to read the next one as well!
love Shona x

posted by arkgirl1 at 5:29 am (EST) on Nov 2, 2010

Hi Beth

My challenge to you for this year is "The Water Road" by Paul Gogarty. It is one of my favourite non-fiction reads of the past few years, so I couldn't resist it when I saw it on your list. Hope you get at least as much out of it as I did.

Will

posted by Willoyd at 5:30 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2010

Hi Beth,

For the 2011 challenge, I've picked The Princess Bride by William Goldman for you to read. I have it on my tbr, and have been wanting to read it for ages, so hopefully it will encourage me to read it as well!

Hope you enjoy it!

Ruth
xx

posted by Book_Junkie at 3:51 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2010

Hi Beth, I'm challenging you to read Summer School by Domenica de Rosa. I read it last year and thought it was great.

Nicola x

posted by nicx27 at 3:14 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2010

Thanks Beth, I actually started reading Cloud Atlas about 4 years ago and put it down, so I intend to finish (or start it again...) next year.

My challenge to you is Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres. It took me about 100 pages to get into, but then I really got into it, so you might have to persist a bit with it I'm afraid. Worth it though!

Michaela
x

posted by Fluffyblue at 3:35 pm (EST) on Nov 29, 2009

Hi Beth,

For the 2010 reading challenge I would like you to read 'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides. I read this a few years ago and it's always stuck in my memory. It's a very unique story and one I enjoyed very much. Hope that's ok.

Tess
xxx

posted by Teresa40 at 4:43 am (EST) on Nov 17, 2009

HI Bethany
Thanks for the challenge, I'd like to challenge you to read The Evil Seed by Joanne Harris as I have this and would like to hear how you think her 1st book shepes up, liz x

posted by seanat at 12:15 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

Hi Beth,
My challenge for you is The Empire of the Sun. I'm not normally a big fan of war fiction but I did love this book. Hope you enjoy.

cheryl

posted by crispychez at 5:12 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

Hi Beth

Can you read Natural Flights of the Human Mind by Clare Morrall for the 2010 challenge. Hope you like it.

Caroline
xx

posted by CarolineCC at 8:29 am (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

You have quite a number of reads I've enjoyed, but two series stand out of which you have a number of books, but don't seem to have got going with yet: Donna Leon and Patrick O'Brian. A toss up which one to suggest, but am going for Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander".

posted by Willoyd at 3:40 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Beth, I would like to challenge you to read The Telling by Jo Baker. It's on my TBR pile. Hope you enjoy it! Vanessa

posted by VanessaCW at 12:03 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Beth,

For the 2010 challenge, I have picked No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy for you to read. I enjoyed this book, and I hope you do too. (There is also a great movie adaptation of this book).

Ruth
xx

posted by Book_Junkie at 5:10 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2009

Hi Beth, I'd like to challenge you to read The House of Lost Souls by F.G. Cottam. It's a book I think you will enjoy; also I bought it in York (on the 3 for £5 deal) and am feeling guilty about not reading!.

Love, Helen

posted by hashford at 5:50 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Hi Beth, for the 2010 reading challenge would you read 'Bag of Bones' by Stephen King. Sam :)

posted by SmithSJ01 at 11:48 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2009

Hi Beth,
I have just uploaded a cover for Waterproof by Chris Crowther, if you would like to use it.
Cheers!
Paul.

posted by Tanks at 6:27 am (EST) on Apr 19, 2009

Hi Beth,
I would like to challenge you to read Anna Karenina for the 2009 book challenge! Happy Reading
Michelle

posted by rosie_m at 2:35 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2009

Hi Beth,
My challenge for you is East of Eden - t was one of my favurite reads the year I read it - hope you enjoy.

Cheryl

posted by crispychez at 6:32 am (EST) on Dec 26, 2008

hi beth
i'd like to challenge you to read A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon as his other book was great, liz x

posted by seanat at 7:42 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2008

Hi Beth,
I challenge you to read The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. I read this quite a few years ago and loved it. I hope you enjoy it!
Becky x

posted by Becky1234 at 9:53 am (EST) on Dec 7, 2008

Hi Beth

My challenge to you is for you to read "Emma" by Jane Austen. I've not read it yet, although I have read and enjoyed Pride and Prejudice. Looking forward to comparing notes...

Michaela

posted by Fluffyblue at 10:57 am (EST) on Dec 2, 2008

Thanks for your challenge Beth - I had had this one languishing on my tbr for some time, so it's about time I read it...looks like a good read!

Ruth
xx

posted by Book_Junkie at 6:12 pm (EST) on Nov 30, 2008

Hi Beth, for the reading challenge, please will you read Brick Lane, by Monica Ali. This one is on my tbr as well, so I hope you enjoy it!

Ruth
xx

posted by Book_Junkie at 2:52 pm (EST) on Nov 30, 2008

Hi Beth, thanks for your challenge. I look forward to reading it. I challenge you to read The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie. Hope you enjoy it!

posted by VanessaCW at 8:55 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2008

Hi Beth, for your 2009 Reading Challenge will you read 'Black Swan Green' by David Mitchell and I'll most likely read it along with you. Sam xx

posted by SmithSJ01 at 7:27 am (EST) on Nov 30, 2008

I'm challenging you to read Down Under by Bill Bryson because I'm currently reading Notes on a Small Island

Vicky

posted by vick_stitch at 3:40 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008

Beth

I challenge you to read Hidden Talents-Erica James When I read this one I thoughly enjoyed it!

Hope that's ok

BL

posted by BusyLizzy at 1:56 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Hi Beth
i have chosen for your 2008 Reading Challenge :-
Precious Time - Erica James

Hope this is ok?
Nicola

posted by nixy1 at 6:25 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2008

Hi Beth, for the 2008 Reading Challenge please would you read 'Cell' by Stephen King. I read this last year and really liked it, Stephen King back on form. Be interesting to see what you think of it.

posted by Teresa40 at 11:22 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2008