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50 Book Challenge 2013 -The Sequel!

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CardiffUniversityNetballTeam · 16/06/2013 11:05

Morning all,

As the old thread here is nearly full, I have created a shiny new one for your delight and delectation.

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I'm Cardiff and I've nearly finished book 16, so I'm very behind as to be in track we should be approaching 25 by now. Where is everyone else up to?

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CoteDAzur · 20/08/2013 18:10
  1. Delirium - Lauren Oliver

I should have known better than read (1) a YA book, (2) written by a woman (3) who is much younger than me.

Now on to Anna Karenina for our book club...

AnonYonimousBird · 20/08/2013 17:57
  1. Wonder
  2. The Age of Innocence
  3. Reconstructing Amelia
minsmum · 20/08/2013 13:53

48 Anthem for a Doomed Youth - Carola Dunn

WednesdayNext · 19/08/2013 20:00

Finished book 38 "The Good Father" by Noah Hawley. I loved it. It was brilliant.

Still deciding on 39. It'll be one of these:

  • "The Falling Sky" by Pippa Goldschmidt
  • "The earth hums in B flat" by Mari Strachan
  • "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
  • "Big Brother" by Lionel Shriver

Any suggestions?

minsmum · 19/08/2013 19:20

47 Sheer Folly - Carola Dunn

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CardiffUniversityNetballTeam · 18/08/2013 17:38
  1. Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard. A mystery set in England, Ireland and Belgium written by one of my favourite authors.
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SummerHoliDidi · 18/08/2013 17:35
  1. Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent.
juneybean · 18/08/2013 15:07
  1. The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes

Definitely recommend!

minsmum · 18/08/2013 09:32

45 Ths black Ship - Carola Dunn
46 Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble - M.C. Beaton

DuchessofMalfi · 18/08/2013 09:10

Book 71 The Visible World by Mark Slouka.

MrsCosmopilite · 17/08/2013 20:23

Kingmaker's daughter was very interesting. Philippa Gregory has written about the sequence events already from a different perspective so it was interesting to see an author reassessing her work from someone else's viewpoint.

Now on #40 - Armour where in he trusted by Mary Webb and #41 The Queen's sorrow by Susanna Dunn.

Popped into the library earlier to pick up some reserved books and they had a book sale so I've come back home very well-equipped with reading materials.

Incidentally, I wonder if anyone can help me identify a book I read some five or more years ago? I started a thread here.

hackmum · 17/08/2013 12:12

Thanks Meg - will definitely buy it now. I normally buy stuff on Kindle but the only version they've got is an abridged version of the whole trilogy. I wanted to be sure before I went out and bought the print edition!

tumbletumble · 17/08/2013 11:00

I love One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - glad you enjoyed it.

My no. 30 was Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. Brilliant!

CircassianLeyla · 16/08/2013 22:30

Oh Perks that Tahmina Anam book is on my shelf. Well I have two I think they are related in some way. What did you think?

  1. One day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. I really enjoyed it (thanks to all who gave me ideas on my Russia thread - Cote springs to mind). Although some reading afterwards suggests my copy wasn't the best translation. I thought it was great anyway. It is a focus on one day in the life of a gulag prisoner in Soviet Russia and the hardships but the small joys that the day brings.

Not sure what is next. I have a couple of short book club reads, plus lots of uni stuff and just books talking to me from the shelf.

WednesdayNext · 16/08/2013 22:27

That's a shame Duchess, I thought that sounded quite good.

Starting book 38: "The Good Father" by Noah Hawley

MegBusset · 16/08/2013 20:50
  1. Martian Time-Slip - Philip K Dick
  2. The Witches - Roald Dahl
  3. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
  4. The Worst Journey In The World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
  5. James And The Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
  6. The Children's Hospital - Chris Adrian
  7. Ring Of Bright Water - Gavin Maxwell
  8. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
  9. The White Queen - Philippa Gregory. I ran out of books on holiday so had to borrow one from my mum. It was either this or some ghastly-looking Marian Keyes thingy. This was ok as a holiday read, took no time or brainpower, she's certainly no Hilary Mantel though.
MegBusset · 16/08/2013 20:48

...other are great too :)

MegBusset · 16/08/2013 20:47

Hackmum I loved it but then I have read it about a squillion times :)

The follow-ups The Rocks Remain and Raven Seek Thy Br

hackmum · 16/08/2013 17:44

Meg, how did you get on with Ring of Bright Water? I'm thinking of reading it soon, as I recently read and enjoyed his book about the Marsh Arabs.

SummerHoliDidi · 16/08/2013 16:04
  1. Bastien by Tianna Xanna (sp?)
MegBusset · 16/08/2013 15:29
  1. Martian Time-Slip - Philip K Dick
  2. The Witches - Roald Dahl
  3. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
  4. The Worst Journey In The World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
  5. James And The Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
  6. The Children's Hospital - Chris Adrian
  7. Ring Of Bright Water - Gavin Maxwell
  8. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline. As recommended by Cote. I did really enjoy this as a holiday read, rather daft plotwise but good retro fun.
PerksOfBeingNorthern · 15/08/2013 14:43
  1. Nancy C Johnson - Her Last Letter
  2. Abbie Clements - Vivien's Heavenly Ice Cream Shop
  3. Roald Dahl - Danny The Champion Of The World
  4. Nora Roberts- The Return of Rafe MacKade
  5. Nora Roberts - The Pride of Jared MacKade
  6. Elizabeth Noble- Between A Mother And Her Child
  7. Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr Fox
  8. Roald Dahl - The Magic Finger
  9. Shane Dunphy - The Girl Who Wouldn't Smile
  10. Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age
  11. Jodi Taylor - Just One Damned Thing After Another
  12. Mark Green - The Travel Auction
  13. Kate Frost - The Butterfly Storm
greenhill · 15/08/2013 14:05
  1. Gentleman's Relish - Patrick Gale. Excellent collection of short stories.
DuchessofMalfi · 15/08/2013 08:14

Wednesday - I wasn't that keen on The Fault In Our Stars. It is very Young Adult and I read it almost straight after another and better book about living with cancer. Not my favourite but I didn't hate it, just don't think it was as good as it's made out to be.