Rhondak101 ROOTing Books and Comics

I want to read books from my shelves, but I also have many bagged and boarded comics that I should have read years ago, usually 4 comic books = 1 story.

Just found this thread. Really cool. I had said on another thread that I wanted to read 10 things from my TBR in March. I am almost there.
1. Leah Moore, John Reppion, and Aaron Campbell, The Trial of Sherlock Holmes (#1-5), Dynamite Comics (Comics TBR)
2. Anthony Boucher, Nine Times Nine (TBR)
3. Anthony Horowitz, The House of Silk (TBR)
4. Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis, The Brut, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#9-12), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
5. Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis,The Vamp, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#13-16), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
6. Matt Wagner, Steven T. Seagle, and Guy Davis, The Scorpion, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#17-20), Vertigo, DC Comics, (Comics TBR)
7. Ian Rankin, A Good Hanging: Inspector Rebus Short Stories (TBR)
8. Tom Arden, Nightdreamers, Doctor Who, Telos Novellas Series (TBR)
9. Dan Abnett and I. N. J. Culbard, The New Deadwardians, Graphic Novel, Vertigo (Comics TBR)
10. Leah Moore, John Reppion, and ------. The Liverpool Demon, Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2, Dynamite Comics (Comics TBR)
11. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, Dr. Death, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#21-24), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
12. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, Night of the Butcher, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#25-28), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
13. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, The Hourman, Sandman Mystery Theatre (#29-32), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
14. Charles Vess and Various Authors, "The Book of Ballads and Sagas" (#1-4), Greenman Press (Comics TBR)
15. Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train (TBR a very long time)
16. Ciaran Carson, Belfast Confetti, (TBR)
17. Alex Landragin, Crossings (TBR)
18. Caitlin R. Kiernan and Joe Bennett, Sandman Presents: Bast (#1-3), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
19. Sharyn McCrumb, The Ballad of Tom Dooley (TBR)
20. Michael Chabon, Summerland (TBR)
21. David Liss and others, Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives, issues 1-5 (Comics TBR)

Welcome and good luck with your goal!

Welcome to the ROOTers. I hope you like it here.

Thanks, MissWatson and connie53!

My goal for this month is more modest in terms of books and pages because the end of the semester is always busy.
Also, I am combining ROOTs with some other challenges.
1. Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson (poetry for BINGO)
2. The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb (state next door for BINGO)
3. Crossings by Alex Landragin (difficult to categorize for BINGO)
4-6. The next 3 Sandman Mystery Theatres from my Comics TBR (Dr. Death completed; two more to read)
7. Moriarty Lives by David Liss, the last installment of the Dynamite Sherlock Holmes series (from Comics TBR)

ROOTs So Far
11. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, Sandman Mystery Theatre, Dr. Death (#21-24) (Comics TBR)
12. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, Sandman Mystery Theatre, Night of the Butcher (#25-28) (Comics TBR)
13. Matt Wagner, Stephen Seagle, and Guy Davis, Sandman Mystery Theatre, The Hourman (#29-32) (Comics TBR)
14. Charles Vess and Various Authors, "The Book of Ballads and Sagas" (#1-4) (Comics TBR)
15. Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train (TBR a very long time)
16. Ciaran Carson, Belfast Confetti, (TBR)
17. Alex Landragin, Crossings (TBR)
18. Caitlin R. Kiernan and Joe Bennett, Sandman Presents: Bast (#1-3), Vertigo, DC Comics (Comics TBR)
19. Sharyn McCrumb, The Ballad of Tom Dooley (TBR)
20. Michael Chabon, Summerland (TBR)
21. David Liss and others, Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives, issues 1-5 (Comics TBR)
22. Gaslit Horror, edited by Hugh Lamb (TBR)
23. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
24. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (TBR)
25. Noir by Robert Coover (TBR)
26. The Aran Islands by J. M. Synge (TBR)
27. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
28. The Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene (TBR)
29. Hild by Nicola Griffith
30. Philippa of Lancaster by Isabel Stilwell

Since I came back to LT in January, started adding books (more 1,700), and joined in the community dialogue on various threads, I have been thinking a lot about my TBR. This morning I found this great article. I am leaving it here for now. Gonna go ponder some of its points and come back when I have more time.

>10 rhondak101book: lovely article, Rhonda. I kind of consider my TBR a security blanket of sorts: all sorts of treasures await me regardless of my situation!

>10 rhondak101book: Thanks for sharing the article, I enjoyed reading it. Happy ROOTing! And yes Cecilturtle it is like a security blanket with treasures awaiting you! That's a great description and no one has to feel guilty about having one or the size of it, or pressured to keep up, its a never ending journey of discovery to just enjoy.

>12 kaida46: >11 Cecilturtle:
As I said above, I have been adding a lot of books to LT recently. Some of them were "the ones that are basically reference books or coffee table type books that a person is not likely to read cover to cover." Knowing I would probably never read the whole book, I would really get stuck thinking about whether to add it to Your Library or the To Read collections Why did I worry? I think this aligns very well with the type of anxiety that TBRs can cause. She is correct. They become mountains in our head.

But on the other hand, I do agree with her about never worrying about the number of ebooks I have... They are not currently a part of my space problem. I can't pull them off the shelf and flip through them wondering when they will get the attention they deserve.

Thanks for your reactions, kaida46 and Cecilturtle

Root 19

ROOTs 20 and 21 completed and posted on ticker. Just passed the halfway mark of my goal. Summerland by Michael Chabon and Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives by David Liss and others.
ALSO: Completed April's ROOTs goal >8 rhondak101book:

Congrats on your progress!

ROOT 22 completed. Gaslit Horror, a collection of short stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many of them aligned with my 26 Short Stories challenge, so that was a plus. (counter updated)
I am planning next month's ROOTs to align with the BFB challenge (which I am about to join), the BingoDog challenge, and May's TIOLI Challenges.

ROOT 23 completed. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew)
This is a very ROOT-y ROOT: A tome I didn't even know I had. I found this and some other Nancy Drews double stacked behind Hardy Boys books. I did not even remember owning them! I think some of my family found them when thrifting a few years ago. This book fits May's TIOLI challenge.
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ROOT #24 Completed The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

ROOT #25 Ticker Updated

ROOT #26 Ticker Updated

You are doing great, Rhonda! Excellent job.

>22 connie53: Thanks, Connie!

ROOT #27 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion (Nancy Drew #36) Carolyn Keene
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Hi, You're making great progress! I have read one Sharon McCrumb and have another sitting on my bookshelf, it was one from the Elizabeth Mac Pherson novels Lovely in Her Bones. The Ballad series sounds interesting though as well, have you read any others from this author?

>25 kaida46: Hi, I have read a lot of Sharyn McCrumb. I read several of her MacPherson novels back in the 1990s. I borrowed them from a friend and now I am not sure which ones I actually read. After finishing The Ballad of Tom Dooley, I decided that I needed to re-read those, so I am starting to look for some used copies.

I have always liked the Ballad series better, so I own most of them and have re-read them. The ones that I still have left to read are The Unquiet Grave, Prayers the Devil Answers, King's Mountain, and The Devil Amongst the Lawyers. I have also read St. Dale, but to like that one you either have to like NASCAR or The Canterbury Tales. (The Canterbury Tales for me.)

You don't have to read the Ballad series in order, but for the first 7 of them, it might be helpful to do so because of the recurring characters. Starting with Tom Dooley, her books are strictly historical, leaving out those modern, recurring characters. Also the reason that I have not rushed to read the last 4.
This may all be more than you want to know....

Thanks for the info! The other one sitting on the shelf is King's Mountain, so its from the Ballad series, (I just checked). I found them a few years ago when I used to haunt the book section of a local thrift store, but I have since banned myself from doing that because my bookshelves are bulging. I am now concentrating on reading what is already there, lol.

>27 kaida46: I am also putting in a big effort to read what I have on the shelves. Doing much better this year than in recent years past.

ROOT #28 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene
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ROOT #29 Hild by Nicola Griffith
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ROOT #30 Philippa of Lancaster by Isabel Stilwell
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ROOT # 31 The Phynodderree: And Other Legends of the Isle of Man by Edward Callow
Review Here
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ROOT #32 As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams by Lady Sarashina
Review Here
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Hi Rhonda, You are doing great with your ROOTing. Almost reached your goal. Very good job!

Thanks, Connie. Joining the challenges have helped me pick things from my shelves.

>21 rhondak101book: This sounds really interesting. We saw The Playboy of the Western World recently and enjoyed it very much. I think I would like to read about Synge's time on the Aran Islands and how it inspired this play.

>36 missizicks: I have found a ROOT, Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor that's about Synge's relationship with an actress at the Abbey Theatre. It is moving up on my reading list. I hope you enjoy The Aran Islands.

ROOT #33 Dead Weight by Batt Humphreys
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