mrstreme's 75 in 2010, part 2

Welcome to my second thread. You can find the old one here.

Let the reading begin!

1) The Outcast by Sadie Jones (review)
2) The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews (review)
3) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (review)
4) The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville (review)
5) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (review)
6) Where the God of Love Hangs Out by Amy Bloom (review)
7) Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (review)
8) Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian (review)
9) Marketing 2.0: Bridging the Gap between Seller and Buyer through Social Media Marketing by Bernie Borges (no review)
10) The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran (review)
11) The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (review)
12) In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin (review)
13) Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (review)
14) The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli (review)
15) Solar by Ian McEwan (review)
16) Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (no review but wrote Examiner article)
17) The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells (review)
18) Grease Town by Ann Towell (review)
19) The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees (DNF)
20) The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (review and Examiner article)
21) Remember Me by Trezza Azzopardi (review)
22) Molly Fox's Birthday by Deirdre Madden (review)
23) The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison (review)
24) Tinkers by Paul Harding - 3 stars - I haven't written my review yet. This is the first time I've not been able to review a book; I just haven't sorted out my feelings about it. It may never get written, but if it does, I will let you know!
25) The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (review)
26) Groundswell by Charlene Li - 4 stars - an excellent social media book if you want to understand the sense of community in social technologies
27) Open Leadership by Charlene Li - 4 stars - wow, if every leader could embrace Li's recommendations, corporate America would never be the same. Transparency, open communication, faster decision processes - I am passing this book on to my VP Monday!
28) The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer (review)
29) A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron -A cute story about a dog who continues to be reincarnated into a puppy, and has great adventures and sources of companionship. A Dog's Purpose is funny and humorous - told completely from the dog's perspective. This is a great book for dog lovers, and suitable for kids in middle and high school.
30) The Quickening by Michelle Hoover (review)
31) When We Were Romans - IOU a review
32) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (review)
33) The Accidental by Ali Smith (review)
34) Small Wars by Sadie Jones (review)
35) The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (review)
36) The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey (review)
37) Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead (review)
38) The News Where You Are by Catherine O'Flynn (review)
39) A Death in the Family by James Agee (review)
40) 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - no formal review but an adorable gem of a book. Helene was an absolute tart - very abrupt and informal - while Frank was proper and poised. Their letters back and forth showed their mutual love of books. Highly recommended
41) Away by Amy Bloom (review)
42) The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
43) The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian (review)
44) Adam and Eve by Sena Jeter Naslund (review)
45) A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor (review)
46) Trespass by Rose Tremain (review)
47) The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (review)
48) Regeneration by Pat Barker (review)
49) Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips (review)
50) Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (review)
51) Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak (review)
53) The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (review)
54) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (review)
55) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (review)

Also, since I am moving things around, I have also moved my Book Blog to Wordpress. I hope you'll come by and check it out!

http://mrstreme.wordpress.com

Thanks!
Jill =)

Found you (and your blog) again!

#2 I did, and I like it!

48) Regeneration by Pat Barker (review)

#5: I have had the Regeneration trilogy in the BlackHole forever. One of these days I will get to read it. Your review of the first book just makes me want to read it all the more, Jill.

You could read it as a TIOLI read this month, Stasia. Maybe I'll try to join you.

#7: Unfortunately I do not own it yet, Luci, and the local library does not carry it.

>8 alcottacre:: WHAT?! I'm shocked, that one's a classic Stasia. Ah, well ... wish I had a copy to send your way but I think I did get mine from the library.

#9: I know! It kills me that the library does not have it. I have had it on my PBS wishlist for a while now, but no luck yet.

49) Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips (review)

#11: I finished the book, but I did not care overmuch for it either. I was surprised that I did not like it more, given the number of good reviews of it. I guess you and I can be in the minority together, Jill :)

At least I'm in good company! =)

I also could not finish the book, I didn't even bother to skim to the end. Your review is spot on. I didn't care about any of the characters. Usually I want to see how the whole thing ends, but this book I stopped and never thought of again. There seems to be no middle ground here on this book. It is definitely a love or hate book.

Thanks, sydamy, for stopping by! I couldn't agree with you more.

50) Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (review)

I had the same feelings about Sarah's Key. In fact there was a French film made from this book and the part about Julia's romance was left out. I had the same reaction about the end of the book.

Was the movie good?

Yes! it was- it might find its way to North America- I saw it at the Toronto film festival in Sept.

Some nice reviews, Jill! (And, yay! no adding to my obese wishlist!)

I *almost* picked up Regeneration today from the shelves, but thought I wanted a nicer gentler read this weekend. It's made it to the short shortlist though! :)

51) Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak (review)

I enjoy Zusak's books. Thanks for the great review, Jill!

52) The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert (review)

#23: I already have that one in the BlackHole. One of these days I will track down a copy.

#21: I love Zusak's books! I read Getting the Girl this year as well and didn't realize he had two other books to go along with it. I could find Fighting Ruben Wolfe fairly easy, but The Underdog proved more difficult. Is it out of print? I found one on Ebay and a few others on rare/out of print websites.

Just curious if you knew anything about it... love your reviews!

#25 - Yikes, I haven't looked for either book! It must be out of print if you can't find it. =(

53) The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (review)

Being an Australian author, you might have more luck with the Australian websites. Just choosing Abbey's (because they're my favourite bookshop in the city):

http://www.abbeys.com.au/book/underdog-book-9781862917606.do

Looks like it's in stock, AU$14.99. Not sure what postage they'd charge, I've never had to have anything posted by them.

Booko (great site for Australian book buyers!) lists a few other sites that have it, if you want to shop around: http://www.booko.com.au/books/isbn/9781862917606 (but BEWARE, that postage cost is for Australia, it'll probably be different/more for posting overseas).

And clicking through to the Gleebooks link (another fabulous bookshop in Sydney), it reminds me that you won't have to pay GST on books, so it might be slightly cheaper. (Might. I don't claim to know the first thing about buying books from Australia, unless you're in Australia!)

Hi There.

Your reviews, as always, are great.

How are you doing now that the holiday time is here?

#26: Nice review, Jill! Thumbs up from me.

Thanks, Tania, for the scoop on the book shops! Will give them a gander!

Hi, Linda, thanks for stopping by! I am not ready for Christmas. But I shall not stress about it! =)

And thanks, Stasia, for the thumb!

The thumb is well-deserved :)

54) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (review)

*This is a two-fold first. The first time I have ever read P&P, and the first book I have ever read on an eReader.

#32: Congratulations, Jill!

55) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (review)

Jill, are you signing up for the 2011 group? It can be found here: http://www.librarything.com/groups/75booksin20111#forums

I do hope you will be back again! I love reading your reviews.