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Jan 2, 2009, 11:04am (top)Message 1: biblioholic29I managed 48 books in the 9 months I gave myself last year, so I'm hoping I'm up for 75 books in 12 months! Jan 2, 2009, 8:54pm (top)Message 2: alcottacreWelcome to the group! Jan 5, 2009, 9:34am (top)Message 3: bibliotecaraHey, biblioholic29! You can do it! I started late last year, too! Since I'm blessed with a good memory for books, I was able to retrace my reading and record most of what I'd read in prior months, thankfully, and barely made the challenge. It's great that you managed 48 books in the time you had! I'll look forward to seeing your progress this year! Welcome back! Hope you find some great stuff to read as you work toward your goal. Jan 10, 2009, 3:58pm (top)Message 6: biblioholic291. Title: Jumble Pie Author: Melanie Lynne Hauser Publisher: N/A Pages: 347 Date Started: 1/7/09 Date Finished: 1/10/09 Genre: Chick Lit Other Information: I was offered an electronic ARC through my blog. For my review, click here I read the PDF version of Jumble Pie as well. I really enjoyed it even though it was not what I normally would have chosen to read. I think I even got teary eyed at one point during the book. Jan 10, 2009, 8:23pm (top)Message 8: dk_phoenixWow... it's good?! I got the electronic ARC as well, but I didn't ever get around to reading it, unfortunately. Still holding onto it... I just have a really hard time reading long documents on the computer. But if it's really good...! Jan 10, 2009, 9:27pm (top)Message 9: biblioholic29It was, I was pleasantly surprised. I read it with the TV on and had absolutely no problem concentrating more on the book than the TV. Jan 28, 2009, 8:38pm (top)Message 10: biblioholic292. Title: The History of Now Author: Daniel Klein Publisher: The Permanent Press Pages: 295 Date Started: 1/26/09 Date Finished: 1/28/09 Genre: Fiction Other Information: Early Reviewer book. Review here. Release date scheduled in March. Message edited by its author, Feb 1, 2009, 10:15pm. Jan 29, 2009, 1:30am (top)Message 11: alcottacre#10: I am awaiting the review with bated breath. I would think that by the time Now had a history it would be Then. Jan 29, 2009, 10:21am (top)Message 12: biblioholic29You're in luck alcottacre, see the link above! I tried to explain part of the reasoning behind the title without getting to in depth. I loved the book! Jan 30, 2009, 3:03am (top)Message 13: alcottacreSounds like a winner! On to the Continent it goes. Feb 1, 2009, 10:14pm (top)Message 14: biblioholic293. Title: The Six Wives of Henry VIII Author: Alison Weir Publisher: Grove Press Pages: 571 Date Started: December 2008 Date Finished: 1/31/09 Genre: Historical Biography Other Information:My "lunchtime" reading book, meaning I read it an average of 4 days a week for 30 minutes at a time. Message edited by its author, Feb 1, 2009, 10:14pm. Feb 7, 2009, 8:45am (top)Message 15: biblioholic294. Title: The Book of Lost Things Author: John Connelly Publisher: Washington Square Press Pages: 470 Date Started: 2/2/09 Date Finished: 2/6/09 Genre: Fantasy Other Information: fun, interesting read Feb 18, 2009, 10:28am (top)Message 16: biblioholic295. Title: Fairy Tales Author: The Brothers Grimm Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 2/6/09 Date Finished: 2/18/09 Genre: Children's Other Information: Read during downtime at work on Project Gutenberg. Feb 18, 2009, 11:32am (top)Message 17: suslynI'm enjoying your format especially the 'other info' bits :) Edited because I figured out the answer to the dumb question I have now erased :) Message edited by its author, Feb 18, 2009, 11:33am. Feb 18, 2009, 12:19pm (top)Message 18: biblioholic29#17: Thanks! I was trying to figure out a new way to not only track what I read, but how much page-wise, how long it took, and when I read. I'm glad other people are finding it enjoyable as well! Feb 18, 2009, 12:28pm (top)Message 19: alcottacre#18: I think it's wonderful how everyone here has their own way of recording their books. Everyone has a method that works well for them, and we all get inspired by looking at other people's methods in case we want to tweak our own. Mar 3, 2009, 6:10pm (top)Message 20: biblioholic296. Title: The Vegetarian Table: North Africa Author: Kitty Morse Publisher: Chronicle Books Pages:159 Date Started: 3/1/09 Date Finished: 3/3/09 Genre: Cookbook Other Information: I was just going to pull out some recipes for a dinner I'm throwing this weekend, but I got pulled in by the history and descriptions. The author is Moroccan and the book is peppered with stories and interesting culinary tidbits. Message edited by its author, Mar 4, 2009, 10:04pm. Mar 4, 2009, 12:31am (top)Message 21: alcottacre#20: Another new cookbook for me to try! Mar 4, 2009, 10:07pm (top)Message 22: biblioholic297. Title: The Lightening Theif Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax Books Pages:375 Date Started: 3/3/09 Date Finished: 3/4/09 Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Other Information: A great way to remind yourself of Greek Mythology! Message edited by its author, Mar 11, 2009, 5:32pm. Mar 11, 2009, 5:33pm (top)Message 23: biblioholic298. Title: The Sea of Monsters Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax Books Pages:279 Date Started: 3/10/09 Date Finished: 3/11/09 Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Other Information: Library book. Message edited by its author, Mar 14, 2009, 7:01pm. Mar 14, 2009, 7:02pm (top)Message 24: biblioholic299. Title: The Titan's Curse Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax Books Pages:312 Date Started: 3/12/09 Date Finished: 3/13/09 Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Other Information: Library book. Message edited by its author, Mar 16, 2009, 8:32pm. Mar 16, 2009, 8:33pm (top)Message 25: biblioholic2910. Title: The Battle of the Labyrinth Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Miramax Books Pages:361 Date Started: 3/14/09 Date Finished: 3/16/09 Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Other Information: Library book. Message edited by its author, Mar 17, 2009, 3:35pm. Mar 17, 2009, 3:37pm (top)Message 26: biblioholic2911. Title: Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Author: E.M. Berens Publisher: N/A Pages:323 Date Started: 3/12/09 Date Finished: 3/17/09 Genre: History/Mythology Other Information: gutenberg.org read during downtime at work. Mar 18, 2009, 1:52pm (top)Message 27: biblioholic2912. Title: The Children of Henry VIII Author: Alison Weir Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 366 Date Started: 2/2/09 Date Finished: 3/18/09 Genre: Historical Biography Other Information: Lunchtime read. My favorite of Weir's Tudor bios I've read so far. Mar 18, 2009, 1:53pm (top)Message 28: lunacat#27 Sounds like one I'll look out for :) Mar 18, 2009, 2:02pm (top)Message 29: biblioholic29I definitely recommend it, I've read her bios of Henry VIII himself and the one about his wives, and they were good, but a bit dry at times. This one focused on just a few years, Edward VI - Elizabeth I's accession. (There's a separate book for her reign) which means most of it is the intrigue of Jane Grey and the Marian persecutions and false pregnancies...it definitely kept my attention! Mar 23, 2009, 3:27pm (top)Message 30: biblioholic2913. Title: Middlemarch Author: George Eliot Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 2/18/09 Date Finished: 3/23/09 Genre: Literature Other Information: gutenberg.org read during downtime Mar 24, 2009, 9:10pm (top)Message 31: biblioholic2914. Title: Darling Jim Author: Christian Moerk Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Pages: 285 Date Started: 3/23/09 Date Finished: 3/24/09 Genre: Fiction Other Information: Early Reviewer book, should be out next month. Read my review Message edited by its author, Mar 31, 2009, 1:25pm. Mar 25, 2009, 2:58pm (top)Message 32: biblioholic2915. Title: The Warden Author: Anthony Trollope Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 3/24/09 Date Finished: 3/25/09 Genre: Literature Other Information: gutenberg.org read during downtime Mar 25, 2009, 11:43pm (top)Message 33: alcottacreI just discovered Trollope last year and have read the first 3 in the Barchester series. Are you going to continue reading more of his? Mar 26, 2009, 8:11am (top)Message 34: biblioholic29Definitely! I really enjoyed the first one, and from what I've heard, it's no where near as good as the others. Mar 29, 2009, 4:39pm (top)Message 35: biblioholic2916. Title: Twilight Author: Stephenie Meyer Publisher: Little Brown Pages: 498 Date Started: 3/24/09 Date Finished: 3/27/09 Genre: YA Fantasy Other Information: After Darling Jim I needed a comfort read and this fit the bill. Apr 6, 2009, 8:30am (top)Message 36: biblioholic2917. Title: Barchester Towers Author: Anthony Trollope Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 3/26/09 Date Finished: 4/6/09 Genre: Literature Other Information: gutenberg.org Apr 7, 2009, 1:31pm (top)Message 37: lunacat#36 Did you enjoy Barchester Towers? Its on my tbr pile but I haven't made the move yet. I think the reason is I'm concerned its quite heavy. How did you find it? Apr 7, 2009, 1:47pm (top)Message 38: biblioholic29Oh, it's really not heavy at all. It's a wonderful book and I found myself chuckling out loud several times. The Warden actually comes before it. You don't have to have read it to understand and enjoy Barchester Towers but it will give you a hint as to some of the heroes' personality traits before you get to BT. It's a short read, a novella really, so you might want to give it a try, learn Trollope's style (quite an easy read) and then move on to BT. Let me know if and when you decide to pick it up! Apr 7, 2009, 3:37pm (top)Message 39: biblioholic2918. Title: A Study in Scarlet Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/7/09 Date Finished: 4/7/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org Though a relative gave me a complete collection of Sherlock Holmes when I was a kid, I never got around to reading any of them. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to reading some more of them. Apr 7, 2009, 3:39pm (top)Message 40: lunacatI've seen The Warden is on gutenburg.org so will use that as my first try of gutenberg!! Don't know when I'll get round to it though. lol Apr 8, 2009, 2:07pm (top)Message 41: biblioholic2919. Title: The Sign of Four Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/8/09 Date Finished: 4/8/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org More Sherlock Holmes! These are great for reading on my downtime at work! Apr 8, 2009, 6:55pm (top)Message 42: biblioholic2920. Title: Internal Affairs Author: Connie Dial Publisher: The Permanent Press Pages: 277 Date Started: 3/28/09 Date Finished: 4/8/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: An ARC from the publisher. Review Message edited by its author, Apr 29, 2009, 8:43am. Apr 15, 2009, 1:23pm (top)Message 43: biblioholic2921. Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/9/09 Date Finished: 4/15/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org Apr 20, 2009, 2:06pm (top)Message 44: biblioholic2922. Title: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/15/09 Date Finished: 4/20/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org Apr 22, 2009, 3:32pm (top)Message 45: biblioholic2923. Title: The Return of Sherlock Holmes Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/20/09 Date Finished: 4/22/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org Apr 22, 2009, 8:57pm (top)Message 46: amwmsw04They are addictive, aren't they?? I need to re-read those books again soon! Apr 23, 2009, 8:52am (top)Message 47: biblioholic29#46: I'm loving them! They're great for distracting me from my boredom at work. And though I occasionally solve the mysteries early, more often than not I'm surprised. Apr 24, 2009, 2:56pm (top)Message 48: biblioholic2924. Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/23/09 Date Finished: 4/24/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org Apr 24, 2009, 5:01pm (top)Message 49: lunacatI can't bring myself to read Hound of the Baskervilles cos the film scared me so much. The only one I have ever managed to read was..........can't remember its name! Something about a spotted band or something. Very good, but I get to involved in books and scare myself too much. Apr 25, 2009, 10:25am (top)Message 50: amwmsw04The Speckled Band! That remains the scariest Sherlock Holmes mystery to me...I think it was because I read it and then went to bed in the dark. And I have a great imagination! I should have read it in the early morning so I'd have time to forget it before bed! Apr 25, 2009, 3:02pm (top)Message 51: biblioholic29Yeah, the Speckled Band right before bed would probably give me nightmares too! I loved The Hound of the Baskervilles but I'm a huge fan of gothic...the Bronte's in particular and Hound really fell into that line. I've only got three more Holmes books to go, but it'll be awhile before I can get to them I think, the next couple weeks at work are going to be busy...and I'm going on vacation next week. Apr 26, 2009, 1:27am (top)Message 52: alcottacreI love both the film (the one with Basil Rathbone) and print versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. If you have not already seen it, I recommend that you try the film version, which although changed from the book, is still very good. Have a wonderful vacation! Apr 26, 2009, 11:50am (top)Message 53: biblioholic2925. Title: The Late, Lamented Molly Marx Author: Sally Koslow Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 303 Date Started: 4/11/09 Date Finished: 4/25/09 Genre: Chick Lit Other Information: Early Reviewer, review! A little less than 1/3 of the way into the year and I'm 1/3 of the way to my goal, wonderfully on target! Message edited by its author, Apr 29, 2009, 8:44am. Apr 26, 2009, 11:51am (top)Message 54: biblioholic29#52: I'll have to keep an eye out for that. Perhaps they'll have it at my library...I refuse to spend money on video rental. Apr 26, 2009, 12:29pm (top)Message 55: lunacatThats it, The Speckled Band. Terrified me. I'm such a wimp. Maybe I will try again one day but.....maybe not. My constitution isn't up to it, and I have a tendency for vivid dreams so reading that kind of thing won't help! Apr 26, 2009, 3:19pm (top)Message 56: amwmsw04Well, lunacat, if you DO decide to try more Sherlock Holmes mysteries in the future, in my opinion that one was the scariest...so any other one you try should be easier on you!! Apr 26, 2009, 8:13pm (top)Message 57: biblioholic29It's true. You might try A Study in Scarlet, it's the first one, when Watson and Holmes first meet, and I really liked it. It's a slightly different style than the rest of the books, divided into two parts, the first of which is the investigation and the second of which you experience the events that led to the crime. (Although, I'm sorry but Doyle's description of the American West is wrong). Most of the other books are actually short stories, some of which are better than others. Some of those that I've enjoyed are The Musgrave Ritual (which is not at all scary) and Five Orange Pips which might be a little scary, depending on what you find scary. Apr 28, 2009, 9:03pm (top)Message 58: biblioholic2926. Title: The Crocodile on the Sandbank Author: Elizabeth Peters Publisher: Warner Books Pages: 262 Date Started: 4/26/09 Date Finished: 4/28/09 Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery Other Information: This is a reread. The Amelia Peabody mysteries are some of my favorite books. They're not great literature, but the characters speak to me and I'm fascinated by Egyptology. Apr 28, 2009, 9:36pm (top)Message 59: WilowRavenLove the Amelia Peabody series - have you read the others biblioholic29? Apr 29, 2009, 4:11am (top)Message 60: alcottacreI love the Peabody series, too! Apr 29, 2009, 8:25am (top)Message 61: biblioholic29I've read them all multiple times. I do a complete reread every couple years. The last one was spring 2007, so it's that time again. To me, they are true comfort reading. The Emerson's feel like my friends, they make me laugh and cry. If ever I was stuck on a desert island and I could only have 3 books, a Peabody would definitely make the cut. Apr 29, 2009, 8:44am (top)Message 62: biblioholic29Added reviews to a couple of my ARCs above. Apr 29, 2009, 1:41pm (top)Message 63: biblioholic2927. Title: The Valley of Fear Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 4/27/09 Date Finished: 4/29/09 Genre: Literature/Mystery Other Information: gutenberg.org May 5, 2009, 9:11pm (top)Message 64: biblioholic2928. Title: Something Borrowed Author: Emily Giffin Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pages: 326 Date Started: 4/30/09 Date Finished: 5/1/09 Genre: Chick Lit Other Information: Read this on my vacation. It was surprisingly....surprising! May 5, 2009, 9:13pm (top)Message 65: biblioholic2929. Title: Something Blue Author: Emily Giffin Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pages: 338 Date Started: 5/1/09 Date Finished: 5/4/09 Genre: Chick Lit Other Information: Also a vacation read, and the sequel to the last. Not really as good as the first, but the antagonist from the last one becomes the protagonist in this one. An interesting choice. May 7, 2009, 7:44pm (top)Message 66: biblioholic2930. Title: The Last Olympian Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney Hyperion Pages: 381 Date Started: 5/6/09 Date Finished: 5/7/09 Genre: YA/Fantasy Other Information: I think this was the best of the series. I laughed out loud many times and cried a few times too. May 7, 2009, 10:46pm (top)Message 67: biblioholic2931. Title: The Demigod Files Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney/Hyperion Pages: 151 Date Started: 5/7/09 Date Finished: 5/7/09 Genre: YA/Fantasy Other Information: Just a fun supplement, some extra short adventures which are fun. May 9, 2009, 4:10am (top)Message 68: alcottacre#66: I am working my way through the Percy Jackson series, too. Looks like I have more good reading ahead of me! May 9, 2009, 7:58am (top)Message 69: biblioholic29#66: I love them. If you choose to read The Demigod Files, read them after The Battle of the Labyrinth and before The Last Olympian. May 9, 2009, 8:04am (top)Message 70: alcottacre#69: I will keep that in mind. Thanks! May 9, 2009, 8:07am (top)Message 71: lunacatI'm looking forward to some of these (one day) coming up on BM or finding them in a 2nd hand bookshop. May 9, 2009, 8:28pm (top)Message 72: biblioholic29I got the first one at a charity booksale and then had to get the rest of them out of the library right away. May 14, 2009, 3:36am (top)Message 73: avatiakhJust catching up on your thread. First comment is that I'm going to have to check out project gutenberg.org Don't you love to discover a new series when the books have actually already been written so you can read them all at once - I had that experience with Ann McCaffrey's Pern books - I read them all in a couple of weeks after reading a review somewhere for Dragonsong. I've read the first two Percy Jackson books and they were a lot of fun. May 14, 2009, 8:27am (top)Message 74: biblioholic29#73: Everyone should check out project gutenberg! It is great to pick up a series when they're all out, or there only one more to go and it's only a month or two away (which is what happened to me with both Percy Jackson and Twilight), but I don't think I would give up the fun and anticipation of waiting for the next Harry Potter for anything! I think it goes both ways, some books you just don't mind waiting for! May 14, 2009, 12:32pm (top)Message 75: biblioholic2932. Title: His Last Bow Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: George H. Doran Co. Pages: 308 Date Started: 5/12/09 Date Finished: 5/14/09 Genre: Brit. Lit./Mystery Other Information: Oddly, the whole book was not available on gutenberg..only the last story, titled "His Last Bow", however, I was able to find a scan of the entire book through google books. One more to go! Jun 8, 2009, 11:01am (top)Message 76: biblioholic29Dear me, it almost looks as though I haven't been reading all month, but it's just been a busy time at work and home! 33. Title: Doctor Thorne Author: Anthony Trollope Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 5/15/09 Date Finished: 6/8/09 Genre: British Literature Other Information: gutenberg.org Jun 10, 2009, 1:43pm (top)Message 77: biblioholic2934. Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth Author: Jules Verne Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 6/8/09 Date Finished: 6/10/09 Genre: Literature/Sci Fi Other Information: gutenberg.org Jun 11, 2009, 5:11pm (top)Message 78: alcottacreSome great recent reads! Jun 11, 2009, 5:11pm (top)Message 79: alcottacreThis message has been deleted by its author. Jun 22, 2009, 3:50pm (top)Message 80: biblioholic2935. Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Author: Jules Verne Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 6/18/09 Date Finished: 6/22/09 Genre: Literature/Sci Fi Other Information: gutenberg.org I've been eschewing reading in favor of a craft project I was doing for a friend, but I finished it yesterday, so I should be back on track with my reading now. Jun 27, 2009, 7:45am (top)Message 81: biblioholic2936. Title: Fearless Fourteen Author: Janet Evanovich Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pages: 334 Date Started: 6/25/09 Date Finished: 6/27/09 Genre: Mystery Other Information: Ah Stephanie Plum....she's not great literature, but she's hilarious and I love her! I'm compulsive enough that I have to collect series all in the same format, so I wait for the Plum books in paperback. Jun 27, 2009, 8:05am (top)Message 82: Carmenere#80 My mother in law just reminded me that I've been working on a cross stich for her for 2 years now. Can you believe she suggested I lay off the book clubs until I finish? I guess I have to bump that project up abit. Jun 27, 2009, 8:56am (top)Message 83: biblioholic29LOL! It's a tough balance to strike! My general routine is get off work at 4 and take a few minutes to tidy the apartment, then read till 6 or 7 and then x-stitch or knit until about 9 (with the TV on). But when I know I'm getting close to the end of a project, the reading goes out the window. Conversely, if I'm getting close to the end of a book, the project goes out the window! This is the project I just finished, for a friend in the Hogwarts Express group:  Jun 27, 2009, 9:40am (top)Message 84: Cait86So cool!! :) Jun 27, 2009, 1:20pm (top)Message 85: biblioholic29Thank you! 37. Title: Broken Angel Author: Sigmund Brouwer Publisher: Water Brook Pages: 243 Date Started: 6/27/09 Date Finished: 6/27/09 Genre: Indefinable Other Information: An ER. Review Message edited by its author, Jun 29, 2009, 3:09pm. Jun 27, 2009, 2:11pm (top)Message 86: lunacat#85 Looking forward to your review of that as I've heard some good and some bad thigns about it. Jun 29, 2009, 3:09pm (top)Message 87: biblioholic29The review is linked! Jun 29, 2009, 7:30pm (top)Message 88: biblioholic2938. Title: One for the Money Author: Janet Evanovich Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pages: 320 Date Started: 6/24/09 Date Finished: 6/29/09 Genre: Mystery Other Information: I'd started this in anticipation of a complete reread before reading Fearless Fourteen, but then I was out without a book and near a bookstore, so... Anyway, figured I may as well finish it. Will probably be rereading a lot over the next month. Summer is usually my time for rereads and chick lit. Jun 30, 2009, 8:03pm (top)Message 89: biblioholic2939. Title: Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! Author: Terry Brooks Publisher: Del Rey Pages: 373 Date Started: 6/7/09 Date Finished: 6/30/09 Genre: Fantasy Other Information: I read this on a friend's recommendation, apparently a new one is coming out. It wasn't bad, but I don't feel a burning desire to read the rest. If I come across them in used bookstores, I'll probably buy and read them. Jul 2, 2009, 9:03am (top)Message 90: dk_phoenixDid you make your own pattern for that project, or did you use one from somewhere??? I love it! I have a friend going off to Oxford in the fall and I wanted to cross-stitch something for her (Harry Potter related, of course), but I can't seem to find decent patterns anywhere... On another note, how long did it take you to finish that??? It looks like... months and months of work... ! Jul 2, 2009, 9:23am (top)Message 91: biblioholic29Thanks! It was my own pattern using some x-stitch software and the scholastic website which has the color images of all the chapter sketches for the American books. This one was huge and took about 440 hours to complete. Unfortunately, the export file from the software makes the printed pattern hard to read and I found the easiest way was to use the pattern directly off the computer at 375% zoom. If you want more info on what I used, drop me a private message on my profile. Jul 2, 2009, 6:58pm (top)Message 92: biblioholic2940. Title: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 309 Date Started: 7/1/09 Date Finished: 7/2/09 Genre: Fantasy/ Children's Other Information: I reread these every summer. I think I start to crave them around now because its when they used to be released. And yes, the next few days will see the rest of the series appear on this thread. :) Jul 4, 2009, 8:31am (top)Message 93: alcottacre#83: As an avid cross stitcher myself, I applaud your effort. Great job!  Jul 6, 2009, 3:16pm (top)Message 94: biblioholic29Thank you very much! 41. Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 341 Date Started: 7/3/09 Date Finished: 7/6/09 Genre: Fantasy/ Children's Other Information: I'm almost embarrassed it took so long to finish this, but I got caught up in Wimbledon finals and family time over the holiday weekend. Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2009, 9:10am. Jul 7, 2009, 7:54am (top)Message 95: CarmenereNice original cross stitch Heather! I'm making progress on my mother-in-laws, I love working on it while enjoying the great weather on the deck. Hope to finish it before snow flies.   Jul 14, 2009, 3:44pm (top)Message 96: biblioholic29Thanks Carmenere! Good luck on yours! 42. Title: Great Expectations Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 7/8/09 Date Finished: 7/14/09 Genre: Classics/Brit Lit Other Information: gutenberg.org This is the first Dickens I've actually enjoyed! I'm trying to read the stuff on the BBC's Top 100 list that I haven't. Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2009, 9:10am. Jul 14, 2009, 9:40pm (top)Message 97: amwmsw04Good for you! I read Great Expectations in junior high for English class and I was still at the stage where a book had to have a happy ending. I remember being upset that the ending was not what I pictured as 'ideal'. I've been wanting to read it again as an adult. I'm sure I'll get so much more out of it. Maybe next year? :) Jul 18, 2009, 8:20pm (top)Message 98: biblioholic2943. Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 435 Date Started: 7/6/09 Date Finished: 7/16/09 Genre: Fantasy/ Children's Other Information: Once again it took me forever! I've just been exhausted getting home and the thought of doing anything more taxing on the brain that zoning out in front of the TV gave me a headache. The good news is I'll finish the next one tonight. Thank goodness for weekends! Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2009, 9:16am. Jul 20, 2009, 9:15am (top)Message 99: biblioholic2944. Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 735 Date Started: 7/17/09 Date Finished: 7/18/09 (okay, technically it was 12:08 AM on 7/19) Genre: Fantasy/Children's Other Information: It took me a very long time to get into the Harry groove this year. I'm not sure why, I guess I had too many other things going on, but it's in full swing now. I should finish Phoenix tonight and hopefully have Half Blood Prince done before I see the movie (with a bunch of fellow LTers) this coming Saturday. Jul 21, 2009, 8:28am (top)Message 100: biblioholic2945. Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 870 Date Started: 7/19/09 Date Finished: 7/20/09 Genre: Fantasy/ Children's Other Information: Flying through them now. Message edited by its author, Jul 22, 2009, 8:15pm. Jul 22, 2009, 8:14pm (top)Message 101: biblioholic2946. Title: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 652 Date Started: 7/21/09 Date Finished: 7/22/09 Genre: Fantasy/Children's Other Information: YAY! Finished it before I see the movie! Jul 27, 2009, 9:27pm (top)Message 102: biblioholic2947. Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 759 Date Started: 7/23/09 Date Finished: 7/26/09 Genre: Fantasy/Children's Other Information: I didn't get any reading done over the weekend as I was at a Hogwarts Express regional meetup to see the movie. Jul 29, 2009, 8:20pm (top)Message 103: biblioholic2948. Title: Finger Lickin Fifteen Author: Janet Evanovich Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Pages: 308 Date Started: 7/29/09 Date Finished: 7/29/09 Genre: Mystery Other Information: Read the entire thing in four hours. Gotta love Stephanie Plum! Aug 5, 2009, 8:42am (top)Message 104: biblioholic2949. Title: Sworn to Silence Author: Linda Castillo Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pages: 321 Date Started: 8/3/09 Date Finished: 8/4/09 Genre: Thriller Other Information: Early Reviewer. Here's the review Message edited by its author, Aug 5, 2009, 10:14am. Aug 5, 2009, 2:51pm (top)Message 105: biblioholic2950. Title: Bleak House Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 7/15/09 Date Finished: 8/5/09 Genre: Classic Brit Lit Other Information: Another gutenberg read. Aug 6, 2009, 8:55am (top)Message 106: biblioholic2951. Title: Jurassic Park Author: Michael Crichton Publisher: Knopf Pages: 400 Date Started: 7/31/09 Date Finished: 8/5/09 Genre: SciFi/Thriller Other Information: Technically, this was a reread, but I haven't read it since 1993, just before the movie came out and since I've seen the movie about a million times, it was almost like reading it for the first time. I forgot just how different the movie and book really are! Aug 6, 2009, 12:06pm (top)Message 107: biblioholic2952. Title: Three Ghost Stories Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 8/5/09 Date Finished: 8/6/09 Genre: Classic Brit Lit Other Information: Another gutenberg read. Aug 9, 2009, 1:31pm (top)Message 108: biblioholic2953. Title: On The Couch Author: Alisa Kwitney Publisher: Avon Pages: 308 Date Started: 8/5/09 Date Finished: 8/9/09 Genre: Chick Lit Other Information: Just wanted a quick, fun read. Aug 9, 2009, 6:37pm (top)Message 109: CarmenereI've never read, nor heard of Three Ghost Stories. Oh my gosh! A Christmas Carol just popped up as the touchstone. Is it indeed A Christmas Carol? Aug 11, 2009, 9:00am (top)Message 110: biblioholic29No, it popped up as the touchstone for me too, but when you hit others, the right one is like the third one down. It's weird. Three Ghost Stories has The Signalman, The Haunted House, and A Murder Trial. It was a good short read and fun. Aug 11, 2009, 9:02am (top)Message 111: biblioholic2954. Title: The Ancient Greeks for Dummies Author: Stephen Batchelor Publisher: Wiley Pages: 332 Date Started: 8/6/09 Date Finished: 8/10/09 Genre: History Other Information: I love the dummies books. I'm trying to read all of the humanities based ones. They're well written, interesting and I retain information from them better than I ever did from a textbook. Aug 11, 2009, 3:25pm (top)Message 112: alcottacre#111: I did not even realize that there were humanities based ones. I will have to check into those. Thanks for the mention. Aug 12, 2009, 6:49pm (top)Message 113: CarmenereI'm putting The ancient greeks for dummies on my wish list too. Aug 13, 2009, 9:05am (top)Message 114: biblioholic29I definitely recommend them. So far I've also read British History for Dummies which was great and I've got Archaeology for Dummies and Mythology for Dummies waiting on my bookshelves. Aug 13, 2009, 9:07am (top)Message 115: biblioholic2955. Title: Loved Me Once Author: Gail Hewitt Publisher: ArbeitenZeit Media Pages: 305 Date Started: 8/11/09 Date Finished: 8/12/09 Genre: Fiction Other Information: Another ER, review. Message edited by its author, Aug 13, 2009, 9:46am. Aug 13, 2009, 9:30am (top)Message 116: CarmenereDid you find those Dummie books to be historically correct? As a confessed Dummie myself I don't want to stupify anyone with my new found (possibly inaccurate) knowledge. Aug 13, 2009, 9:49am (top)Message 117: biblioholic29They're written by experts in their field. Shortly after I read British History for Dummies I took an online quiz on British History and answered every question correctly. I'd say they're definitely accurate. Also, recognizing that they're simply a good jumping off point, each one has a section at the end called "The Part of Tens" where they give ideas for further investigation, books to read, places to visit, people to learn more about, etc. Aug 13, 2009, 10:08am (top)Message 118: CarmenereThanks alot! I'll certainly check them out. Aug 14, 2009, 8:46am (top)Message 119: biblioholic2956. Title: The Time Travelers Wife Author: Audrey Niffenegger Publisher: Harcourt Books Pages: 537 Date Started: 8/12/09 Date Finished: 8/13/09 Genre: Fiction Other Information: I stayed up ridiculously late to finish this and now I'm exhausted. Aug 14, 2009, 9:01am (top)Message 120: CarmenereBut was it worth it? Aug 14, 2009, 10:24am (top)Message 121: biblioholic29Totally and completely worth it! Aug 14, 2009, 3:08pm (top)Message 122: biblioholic2957. Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 8/11/09 Date Finished: 8/14/09 Genre: Classic/Brit Lit Other Information: Gutenberg of course. Aug 19, 2009, 12:00pm (top)Message 123: biblioholic2958. Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 8/17/09 Date Finished: 8/19/09 Genre: Classic/Brit Lit Other Information: gutenberg. This is a book I'd picked up a couple times and could never get through the first chapter, I had some sort of mental block about it. But, I've finally overcome it and actually finished it! Aug 21, 2009, 8:35am (top)Message 124: biblioholic2959. Title: Doctor Who: The Time Traveler's Almanac Author: Steve Tribe Publisher: BBC Books Pages: 191 Date Started: 8/7/09 Date Finished: 8/20/09 Genre: TV Other Information: This book is for giant geeks. I loved it. Message edited by its author, Aug 21, 2009, 1:41pm. Aug 21, 2009, 1:40pm (top)Message 125: biblioholic2960. Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Publisher: N/A Pages: N/A Date Started: 8/19/09 Date Finished: 8/21/09 Genre: Classic/Brit Lit Other Information: gutenberg. Aug 21, 2009, 7:38pm (top)Message 126: CarmenereHeather, I'd really like to know what you thought of Persuasion. I read it about a month ago and would love to compare notes. Here's my review..........http://www.librarything.com/work/1500/ed... Aug 21, 2009, 10:32pm (top)Message 127: compskibookYeah, Bib, did you like Persuasion? I am afraid to ask what you thought about Pride and Prejudice. Aug 22, 2009, 9:52am (top)Message 128: biblioholic29#126: I just read your review and it seems like we have opposite reactions for the same reason. I'm not a Jane Austen fan, I read all these mostly because they're on the top 100 list I'm working my way through at the moment, so I actually liked Persuasion best of all the Austen I've read. Mostly because it's so un-Austen like. To me it was refreshing to have this heroine who was on poor terms with her family, was over 21 and therefore knew herself a bit more and who had managed to live without being obsessed by finding a husband until the right one came along! Aug 22, 2009, 10:05am (top)Message 129: biblioholic2961. Title: The Lost Constitution Author: William Martin Publisher: Forge Pages: 752 Date Started: 8/14/09 Date Finished: 8/21/09 Genre: Mystery/Historical Fiction Other Information: This is a series I discovered a few years ago when I was working at Borders. I was unpacking the shipment and came across the HC of this book. It looked interesting, but seeing that it was the 3rd in a series I ordered and read the other two. Then a bunch of stuff happened, I moved a few times and I just now got around to reading this one! These are fun American historical fiction books mostly taking place in Boston. You get a chapter in contemporary times starring Peter Fallon, rare book dealer, and then a chapter from history about whatever object he's looking for (in this one an annotated first draft of the Constitution). It goes back and forth following Fallon's search and the family who owns said object's fortune through history. They're a lot of fun. Aug 23, 2009, 12:32am (top)Message 130: alcottacre#129: That looks like a series I would like. Thanks for the recommendation! Aug 23, 2009, 5:08pm (top)Message 131: biblioholic2962. Title: A Year of Cats and Dogs Author: Margaret Hawkins Publisher: Permanent Press Pages: 205 Date Started: 8/22/09 Date Finished: 8/22/09 Genre: Literature Other Information: An ARC direct from the publisher. Review Great book! Message edited by its author, Aug 23, 2009, 5:48pm. Aug 24, 2009, 3:37am (top)Message 132: alcottacre#131: I will look for that one. Thanks for the recommendation! Aug 24, 2009, 8:29am (top)Message 133: biblioholic29It will be released in October, small publisher so not necessarily on a Tuesday. It's probably available for preorder on Amazon... Aug 25, 2009, 2:45pm (top)Message 134: biblioholic2963. Title: Mythology for Dummies Author: Christopher and Amy Blackwell Publisher: Wiley Pages: 340 Date Started: 8/22/09 Date Finished: 8/25/09 Genre: Non-Fiction/Humanities Other Information: Super readable and interesting. Aug 25, 2009, 6:11pm (top)Message 135: Carmenere>128 Your point is well taken. In that respect Persuasion is quite different from the other Austen novels. I think that it's probably just the cat and mouse game that Capt. Wentworth and Anne seem to play (unintentionally, I think). I will remember your take on the book the next time I reread it. Message edited by its author, Aug 25, 2009, 6:12pm. Aug 26, 2009, 7:02pm (top)Message 136: biblioholic2964. Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Publisher: Quirk Classics Pages: 317 Date Started: 8/25/09 Date Finished: 8/26/09 Genre: ....ummmmm..... Other Information: Awful, awful, awful. I wrote a review. Sep 11, 2009, 9:33am (top)Message 137: biblioholic2965. Title: Dead Until Dark Author: Charlaine Harris Publisher: Pages: 292 Date Started: 9/7/09 Date Finished: 9/7/09 Genre: Fantasy/Mystery Other Information: Read at the beach. I would have finished more of them but I got sick and came home and slept for 3 days instead. Sep 11, 2009, 5:38pm (top)Message 138: alcottacreHope you are feeling better now! Sep 12, 2009, 8:19pm (top)Message 139: biblioholic29Almost human now, thanks! 66. Title: Doctor Who: A Writer's Tale Author: Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook Publisher: BBC Books Pages: 512 Date Started: 9/10/09 Date Finished: 9/12/09 Genre: Non-Fiction/Geek Other Information: A book for the true geek. It's basically a reprinting of emails between Russell T. Davies, headwriter on the new version of Doctor Who the first 4 years, and Benjamin Cook, a writer for Doctor Who Magazine. It's mostly about the writing process, where the ideas come from, how Davies writes, what influences him; but it's also about the process of making the show in general, the FX shots, rewrites, casting, etc. Basically perfect for me, who obsessively watches every commentary and special feature on every DVD I see! Sep 25, 2009, 1:43pm (top)Message 140: biblioholic2967. Title: Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation Author: Gregory Maguire Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 200 Date Started: 9/23/09 Date Finished: 9/23/09 Genre: Non-Fiction/Criticism Other Information: A gorgeous book full of Sendak's art with commentary by Maguire. Sep 26, 2009, 9:35am (top)Message 141: dk_phoenixThat Doctor Who book sounds fantastic... and maybe a good gift for my father, who has watched Who since its inception... Oct 15, 2009, 8:46am (top)Message 142: biblioholic29#141: Which Doctor Who book? They were both fantastic. 68. Title: Dirty Little Angels Author: Chris Tusa Publisher: ? Pages: 170 Date Started: 10/09 Date Finished: 10/09 Genre: Fiction Other Information: Like others around LT, the author contacted me to see if I would read and review it. I read it a while ago and then forgot about it (there's a review for you). I guess I'll try to get around to writing a review this morning and link it. Review Message edited by its author, Oct 15, 2009, 9:16am. Oct 15, 2009, 8:49am (top)Message 143: biblioholic2969. Title: A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street Author: Milam McGraw Propst Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Pages: 103 Date Started: 10/13/09 Date Finished: 10/14/09 Genre: YA Fiction Other Information: I received the third in the trilogy in the Early Reviewer program, but the publishers also sent the first two, so I'm starting with those. They're short, so it won't take long to get through them. Oct 15, 2009, 9:45am (top)Message 144: clfisha#142. Just delurking to say nice review. I just finished Dirty Little Angels and whilst I had difficulty getting into it at the beginning I ended up really enjoying. I guess because it was so removed from my reality I found it easy to go with flow and accept her actions (plus I love all those rich smiles!) :) Oct 15, 2009, 9:50am (top)Message 145: biblioholic29Thanks clfisha! It's always interesting to me when people like something for the reasons I didn't, or vice versa. It's a great reminder of the differences that make life interesting and of course goes to explain the vast array of art in the world! Oct 16, 2009, 2:26pm (top)Message 146: biblioholic2970. Title: Ociee on her Own Author: Milam McGraw Propst Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Pages: 95 Date Started: 10/15/09 Date Finished: 10/16/09 Genre: YA Fiction Other Information: Second of the ER trilogy. Oct 19, 2009, 8:43am (top)Message 147: biblioholic2971. Title: The Best of Creative Non-Fiction: Vol. 3 Author: edited by Lee Gutkind Publisher: Norton Pages: 227 Date Started: 09/09 Date Finished: 10/18/09 Genre: Non-Fiction Other Information: An ER. Review. Message edited by its author, Oct 19, 2009, 10:43am. Oct 19, 2009, 8:45am (top)Message 148: biblioholic2972. Title: New Moon Author: Stephenie Meyer Publisher: Little Brown Pages: 563 Date Started: 10/18/09 Date Finished: 10/18/09 Genre: YA Fantasy Other Information: There's something about cold, rainy weather that makes me want to turn on some emo and read this series. I actually read Twilight this weekend too, but as I've already read that once this year, I decided not to count it. Oct 20, 2009, 8:52am (top)Message 149: biblioholic2973. Title: The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash Author: Milam McGraw Propst Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Pages: 102 Date Started: 10/19/09 Date Finished: 10/19/09 Genre: YA Fiction Other Information: This is the one I'll actually be reviewing...http://www.librarything.com/profile_revi... Message edited by its author, Oct 20, 2009, 2:46pm. Oct 21, 2009, 8:43am (top)Message 150: biblioholic2974. Title: Eclipse Author: Stephenie Meyer Publisher: Little Brown Pages: 629 Date Started: 10/19/09 Date Finished: 10/20/09 Genre: YA Fantasy Other Information: One more book in the series and one more book to get to 75....hmmmmm...... Oct 23, 2009, 6:17pm (top)Message 151: biblioholic2975. Title: Breaking Dawn Author: Stephenie Meyer Publisher: Little Brown Pages: 754 Date Started: 10/21/09 Date Finished: 10/23/09 Genre: YA Fantasy Other Information: CHALLENGE COMPLETE! Not that I'm going to stop reading or tracking what I read of course! Oct 24, 2009, 6:10am (top)Message 152: alcottacreOct 24, 2009, 3:28pm (top)Message 153: drneutronCongrats! 75. Title: Beer and Philosophy
Author: Stephen Hales (editor) Publisher: Blackwell Pages: 220 Date Started: 10/1/09 Date Finished: 11/6/09 Genre: Philosophy Other Information: I love this book! Debug test: your member name is: |
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