Morphy's Mightly Monthly Reads for 2014

January (1001 Fantasy) - Magician's Guild by Trudi Canavan - 8/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/167618
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/162247

February (111 Science Fiction) - The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester - 8/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/168681
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/167598

March (50 Mystery) - A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly - 7/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/170968
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/170086

April (111 Nonfiction) - Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie - (still reading, slowly)
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/171599

May (1001 Fantasy) - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien - 7/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/172825

June (111 Science Fiction) - Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 7/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/175247
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/174236

July (50 Mystery) - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - 7/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/177196
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/176125

August (111 Nonfiction) - Collapse by Jared Diamond - (still reading, slowly)
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/178692

September (1001 Fantasy) - The Prestige by Christopher Priest - 7/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/179914
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/179599

October (111 Science Fiction) - Old Man's War by John Scalzi - 8/10 stars
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/181221
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/180577

November (50 Mystery) - Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/182518
NO SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/182029

December (111 Nonfiction) - An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks
SPOILER: http://www.librarything.com/topic/183384

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They are in order first by date order of when we made the lists, then alphabetical order by author's last name. If you have a reason to switch books within lists, let me know. I won't most likely won't be changing the list order though (fantasy, science fiction, mystery, nonfiction) unless it's within the same four month period.

Maybe by Oct I'll have actually acquired a copy of Old Man's War (which I've been wanting to read for several years now) and be able to join in that one. If not, just May & July for me, since I don't currently and likely will not get copies of any of the others. The joys of having a library with a tiny English selection! heh.

Nimh, Little Brother, Collapse, and Prestige have been on my list for ages. Not sure I'll be in on all of them, but will shoot for a couple at least.

I should be able to do at least five of them.

I don't want to reread The magician's guild, but perhaps I remember enough to chat along. Old man's war has been on my TBR for a long time, so I'll definitely want to talk along with that one. I'm just not sure if it will stay on my TBR until October...

I'm in the UK and I managed to get Old Man's War for kindle for £1.19 yesterday. Thought I'd pass it along in case that helps anyone out.

I'm looking forward to discussing a number of these books, though I'm not sure if I'll be able to get hold of the non-fiction titles.

Won't help me any (I don't do ebooks), but maybe some others can take advantage.

Woot! Looking forward to this next year.

I just purchased for the months of March, May, July and October. Kindle for all but the Mrs. Frisby one, that I purchased new so I could pass it on to some of my great-nieces or nephews. Heh, just found out I could add the audio for Old Man's War for a few extra dollars, so, another audio for my commute! Yay!

I already have and am looking forward to rereading the months of April and November.

The month of September has been in my TBR pile for several years.

So, seven months of happy group reading. Thank you, Morphy! :)

I have 6 of them. I think I got Old Mans War as part of the humble bundle last year, so that is overdue a read!

And here we go!

February link up!

Thanks again for doing this, Morphy.
I'm definitely joining in on some of these. :o)

Thank you, Morphy! You are starred.

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Oooh, having had a bumpy start with Bester, there's a bundle here I'll happily read along with!

I'll be starting The Stars My Destination later on today.

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I just looked up my ratings of the monthly reads and I'm pretty impressed with the selection so far. Of the books I've completed, they've gotten either 7 or 8 stars.

The ones I haven't completed are simply because they are non-fiction that I am still working on... slowly. I'm 4/5 of the way through Collapse and about 1/2 way done with Agatha Christie: Autobiography.

I've really enjoyed the ones I've taken part in. Although this month I'm finding it hard to get started. Not the book's fault, just life.

>19 Morphidae: You're farther than I am in Collapse. I'm about 3/5 through. But I like it!