brewergirl's ROOT list for 2015
Talk 2015 ROOT Challenge - (Read Our Own Tomes)
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1brewergirl
Also see my thread in the 75 Books Challenge for 2015 group
January ... 5 books ... see message 6
February ... 3 books ... see message 10
March ... 1 book ... see message 12
April ... 3 books ... see message 15
May ... 0 books ... see message 16
June ... 1 book ... see message 18
July ... 5 books ... see message 19
August ... 4 books ... see message 20
September ... 6 books ... see message 22
October ... 1 book ... see message 24
November ... 1 book ... see message 25
3rabbitprincess
Welcome back and good luck! Starring your 75ers thread to follow along :)
6brewergirl
January progress
#1: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham ... Really good historical fiction aimed at young readers that I got through SantaThing. Reminded me of Johnny Tremain.
#2: In Falling Snow by Mary-Rose MacColl ... Another SantaThing book. Interesting story about an Australian woman's time as nurse in WWI France.
#3: Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Design, and the Internet of Things by David Rose ... Heard him talk at Boston Book Festival last fall. About incorporating technology into everyday objects rather than relying on screens (phones, computers, etc.).
#4: Euphoria by Lily King ... I liked her Father of the Rain and also heard her at the Boston Book Festival. Very good.
#5: Nothing Left Sacred by Daniel Diehl ... Got this through Early Reviewers. Historical fiction about the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII.
#1: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham ... Really good historical fiction aimed at young readers that I got through SantaThing. Reminded me of Johnny Tremain.
#2: In Falling Snow by Mary-Rose MacColl ... Another SantaThing book. Interesting story about an Australian woman's time as nurse in WWI France.
#3: Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Design, and the Internet of Things by David Rose ... Heard him talk at Boston Book Festival last fall. About incorporating technology into everyday objects rather than relying on screens (phones, computers, etc.).
#4: Euphoria by Lily King ... I liked her Father of the Rain and also heard her at the Boston Book Festival. Very good.
#5: Nothing Left Sacred by Daniel Diehl ... Got this through Early Reviewers. Historical fiction about the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII.
10brewergirl
February progress
#6: The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron ... Latest in the Mike Bowditch series. Very good.
#7: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy ... Good read. Werewolves, politics, thriller, sort-of-dystopian ... all rolled into one.
#8: The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, The Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley ... Nice biography of Edward VII.
#6: The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron ... Latest in the Mike Bowditch series. Very good.
#7: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy ... Good read. Werewolves, politics, thriller, sort-of-dystopian ... all rolled into one.
#8: The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, The Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley ... Nice biography of Edward VII.
11avanders
>10 brewergirl: hmm, #7 sounds interesting... :)
14avanders
>12 brewergirl: I've heard lots of good things about her books... one of these days I'll check one out!
15brewergirl
April progress
#10: Revival by Stephen King ... Not one of my favorites of his, but a good read.
#11: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton ... A SantaThing present. Great mystery spanning 3 generations.
#12: A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas ... Interesting memoir by woman whose husband suffered traumatic brain injury.
#10: Revival by Stephen King ... Not one of my favorites of his, but a good read.
#11: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton ... A SantaThing present. Great mystery spanning 3 generations.
#12: A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas ... Interesting memoir by woman whose husband suffered traumatic brain injury.
16brewergirl
May progress
Looks like I didn't read any ROOTS this month. On to June!
Looks like I didn't read any ROOTS this month. On to June!
19brewergirl
July progress
#14: Last Queen of Hawaii: Liliuokalani by Hazel Hutchins Wilson ... This book has been on the family shelves my entire life, but I don't think I ever read it. It is a juvenile/young adult biography of Liluokalani, which I read after finishing Unfamiliar Fishes.
#15: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe ... Another memoir by a son about spending time with is dying mother. They discussed various books during chemo treatments. The focus is more on the memoir than the individual books.
#16: The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather ... I didn't enjoy this as much as O Pioneers or My Antonia. I got bogged down about three-quarters of the way through.
#17: The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs by Nick Trout ... I have a non-fiction book by Nick Trout and so wanted to try his fiction. It was a good read.
#18: Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress by Olympia Snowe ... Interesting read written by Maine's former moderate Republican U.S. Senator ... truly a dying breed. Part memoir, part history lesson, part suggestions for how to change Congress.
#14: Last Queen of Hawaii: Liliuokalani by Hazel Hutchins Wilson ... This book has been on the family shelves my entire life, but I don't think I ever read it. It is a juvenile/young adult biography of Liluokalani, which I read after finishing Unfamiliar Fishes.
#15: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe ... Another memoir by a son about spending time with is dying mother. They discussed various books during chemo treatments. The focus is more on the memoir than the individual books.
#16: The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather ... I didn't enjoy this as much as O Pioneers or My Antonia. I got bogged down about three-quarters of the way through.
#17: The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs by Nick Trout ... I have a non-fiction book by Nick Trout and so wanted to try his fiction. It was a good read.
#18: Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress by Olympia Snowe ... Interesting read written by Maine's former moderate Republican U.S. Senator ... truly a dying breed. Part memoir, part history lesson, part suggestions for how to change Congress.
20brewergirl
August Progress
#19: Southern Cross the Dog by Bill Cheng ... I'm not sure what to say about this one. It tells the story of people in the years following the 1927 Mississippi flood.
#20: The Case of the Not-So-Nice-Nurse: A Nancy Clue and Cherry Aimless Mystery by Mabel Maney ... A lesbian spoof of Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames mysteries.
#21: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy ... I have a copy of this but listened to it on audio. A fun read.
#22: Lamentation by C. J. Sansom ... Another excellent entry in the Matthew Shardlake series ... this one near the end of Henry VIII's reign.
#19: Southern Cross the Dog by Bill Cheng ... I'm not sure what to say about this one. It tells the story of people in the years following the 1927 Mississippi flood.
#20: The Case of the Not-So-Nice-Nurse: A Nancy Clue and Cherry Aimless Mystery by Mabel Maney ... A lesbian spoof of Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames mysteries.
#21: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy ... I have a copy of this but listened to it on audio. A fun read.
#22: Lamentation by C. J. Sansom ... Another excellent entry in the Matthew Shardlake series ... this one near the end of Henry VIII's reign.
22brewergirl
September progress
#23: The Professor's House by Willa Cather ... Not one of my favorites of hers but still very good.
#24: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl ... Interesting mix of autobiography and psychology.
#25: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett ... Listened to this on a hike on audiobook. I've seen a few parts of the movie but never the whole thing ... so I didn't know the plot line.
#26: Eat that frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy ... Some good advice, but not sure it will cure my procrastination completely!
#27: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton ... Finally got around to reading this. A great portrait of society and the perils of stepping out of line.
#28: Lord of the Flies by William Golding ... Never read this in school. Listened to an audiobook version read by the author.
#23: The Professor's House by Willa Cather ... Not one of my favorites of hers but still very good.
#24: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl ... Interesting mix of autobiography and psychology.
#25: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett ... Listened to this on a hike on audiobook. I've seen a few parts of the movie but never the whole thing ... so I didn't know the plot line.
#26: Eat that frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy ... Some good advice, but not sure it will cure my procrastination completely!
#27: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton ... Finally got around to reading this. A great portrait of society and the perils of stepping out of line.
#28: Lord of the Flies by William Golding ... Never read this in school. Listened to an audiobook version read by the author.
24brewergirl
October progress
#29: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown ... Read this for book group. Took me a while to get through it.
#29: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown ... Read this for book group. Took me a while to get through it.
27MissWatson
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