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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.

Sign in and update your progress here!

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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WednesdayNext · 17/11/2013 20:31

  1. Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" and other selected poems.

  2. Heather Huffman "Jailbird" - enjoyed the storyline, but the end was predictable.

  3. Diane Chamberlain "Breaking the Silence" - the story didn't grip me, but the psychiatric history in the novel fascinated me and it's something I definitely want to read more about.

I'm currently working my way through the oldest books on my kindle!!

Next is "Immemorial" by D.L.Christopher

AnneWentworth · 17/11/2013 20:50

Megsmum - congratulations.

Bibliomania- oh my goodness, that is a pretty incredible feat. Well done.

I have forgotten who read Rumi's poems but I would like to read them actually, slightly fascinated with Rumi and Sufism in general.

DuchessofMalfi · 17/11/2013 21:22

94 - Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. Really enjoyable. Kept me turning the pages. Excellent twist at the end.

dappledawn · 17/11/2013 23:44

Yes funambulist (well-spotted) - that is the source of my username - GMH is one of my poetic heroes Smile

funambulist · 17/11/2013 23:58

dappledawn one of mine too. Smile

AbsduCroissant · 18/11/2013 11:45
  1. Freakonomics - really, REALLY interesting.

I'm now on number 50 (squee!) Transatlantic by Colum McCan (really good so far).

My next aim is to just finish all the library books I have out. I think I have about 7 at the moment.

AnneWentworth · 18/11/2013 17:41

Absducroissant - congrats

juneybean · 19/11/2013 10:39
  1. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
CoteDAzur · 19/11/2013 11:16

Abs - That book has a sequel you might like to read called Super-Freakonomics.

CoteDAzur · 19/11/2013 11:20
  1. Doctor Sleep - Stephen King

One of the most eagerly-awaited sequels of all time (in certain circles Wink), Doctor Sleep is about Danny the little boy in The Shining. It starts off really slowly and frankly made me think SK has lost his touch a bit, but then gets going and gets very good. It would make a fantastic movie, too.

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InLoveWithDavidTennant · 19/11/2013 14:39

apologies for not updating. had surgery 3 weeks ago and still recovering. anyhoo... ive been relaxing, watching boxsets and reading so im quite happy Grin

  1. the secrets of crickley hall - james herbert
  2. please forgive me - melissa hill
  3. city of fallen angels (tmi #4) - cassandra clare (she so should have just left the first 3 as a trilogy, then started a new set) so dissapointing
  4. city of lost souls (tmi #5) - cassanda clare. worse than book #4

just about to start...

  1. a vintage affair - isabel wolff
MrsCosmopilite · 19/11/2013 16:41
  1. Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde. Loved every page of it!!

Meg glad you liked This Thing of Darkness - it was recommended to me a while ago by a new friend. Have you read any Stuart Clark? I read a few of his earlier this year, and am waiting for the third in the trilogy from my library now. They're quite heavily science-based, but gripping.

AbsduCroissant · 19/11/2013 16:54

Cote: Super Freakonomics is one of the library books I have out. can't wait!

InLoveWithDavidTennant · 20/11/2013 21:07

  1. a vintage affair - isabel wolff. loved loved loved this book. couldnt put it down and read it in less than a day.

  2. i heart new york - lindsey kelk. book #1 in the i heart series. ive heard good and bad things about this series so cant wait to see which side im on

juneybean · 20/11/2013 22:23
  1. Matched by Ally Condie

InLove I just couldn't get on with Cassandra Clare, I think I stopped at the third book.

greenhill · 21/11/2013 12:06

52 The Night Watch - Sarah Waters. Possibly my book of the year. She is such a great storyteller and I felt really involved with all of her characters. An excellent read set during WWII, I definitely recommend it.

I'm still plodding through The One Hundred Year Old Man...it is taking me months, I rarely give up on a book, but I'm seriously thinking of abandoning it.

PerksOfBeingNorthern · 21/11/2013 19:03
  1. James Herbert - Fluke
  2. Alex Gerliss - The Best Of Our Spies
  3. Jonas Jonasson - 100 Year Old Man…
  4. Linda Green - The Mummyfesto

Going to spend rest of year re-reading some old friends - and lurking on this thread for some Christmas Buys Grin

WednesdayNext · 21/11/2013 19:38
  1. D.L.Christopher "Immemorial". Really enjoyed this one, but the end was a bit odd. I'd have liked some more resolution to some of the issues.
tumbletumble · 22/11/2013 14:59

Congratulations to everyone who has reached 50 or 100!

  1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. I've heard mixed reviews of this but it is definitely my kind of thing. Really enjoyed it.
DuchessofMalfi · 22/11/2013 21:22

95 - Room by Emma Donoghue. Did not enjoy it at all.

MrsMaryCooper · 23/11/2013 18:41
  1. Life after Life - Kate Atkinson. Really liked it.
juneybean · 23/11/2013 22:43
  1. Crossed by Ally Condie
DuchessofMalfi · 24/11/2013 18:25

96 - The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin. Really enjoyed this little novella. just 139 pages long - far too short. Now I want to watch the film again.

MegBusset · 24/11/2013 18:31
  1. Men And The Matterhorn - Gaston Rebuffat

A great mountaineering book (out of print but got a copy from the library which had date stamps back to 1974!). The story of the first & notable subsequent ascents, with lovely photos and drawings.

  1. War Horse - Michael Morpugo

A quick read for train journey to London, very well written I thought, simple but effective.