tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post1195886823958557404..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: TBR Pile ChallengeJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-43740716850247872822016-01-13T10:20:09.953-07:002016-01-13T10:20:09.953-07:00Thanks for the Bel Canto link, Lucy. Since it pro...Thanks for the Bel Canto link, Lucy. Since it probably has spoilers, I will save it. I really like to be surprised!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-85298068162925715302016-01-12T21:53:02.191-07:002016-01-12T21:53:02.191-07:00I was interested to learn that a new opera of Bel ...I was interested to learn that a new opera of Bel Canto has just premiered. This review probably has spoilers so you can save it for later if you wish: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/arts/music/review-bel-canto-opera-arrives-at-an-unsettling-time.html<br />Nice list! Most of Rutherford's books are on my TBR because I start them and then get distracted and don't get back to finish them, even though his writing never disappoints. So I appreciate this nudge myself to read Paris (and Russia and London, and all the rest!).Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187517182328614133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-44716852295267923122016-01-07T12:38:45.295-07:002016-01-07T12:38:45.295-07:00This is a nice eclectic list. Yes, please let us k...This is a nice eclectic list. Yes, please let us know what your reward is! I have no self-discipline; I need my challenges to come from external sources otherwise I would just go straight for the reward! <br />I have read 6 books from your list: definite favorites were Bel Canto and Bring Up the Bodies. I am assuming you already read Wolf Hall…Bring Up the Bodies is possibly even better. I find it amazing how Mantel makes history exciting. There is a scene in Bring Up the Bodies where Cromwell is basically bargaining with Anne Boleyn and even though the reader knows the outcome, I found the back and forth absolutely riveting. <br />Hosseini is not a favorite of mine, but I have read both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns and I think if you enjoy his style then you will definitely like A Thousand Splendid Suns. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-92150331015754194272016-01-07T10:14:43.270-07:002016-01-07T10:14:43.270-07:00Your blog is where I first learned about Blonde, a...Your blog is where I first learned about Blonde, and I remember you really liked it. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-61950649574101941372016-01-06T06:56:31.958-07:002016-01-06T06:56:31.958-07:00Good luck with your own challenge - I think I will...Good luck with your own challenge - I think I will miss Adam's Checkpoints which helped me focus on my list. On the other hand I don't like listing books in advance.<br /><br />I've read five of the books on your list. I thought The Forgotten Garden was disappointing compared to her other books. It annoyed me that it was in part a re-working of The Secret Garden. <br /><br />But you have treats in store with The Perfect Summer, Bring Up the Bodies, Blonde, and The French Lieutenant's Woman. I also have A Thousand Splendid Suns in my TBR piles.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-45771037563293269372016-01-05T13:37:49.673-07:002016-01-05T13:37:49.673-07:00Well, this will be my first Morton, so at least it...Well, this will be my first Morton, so at least it will be fresh for me.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-28681311620049157712016-01-05T10:51:36.452-07:002016-01-05T10:51:36.452-07:00I also find some great books on my bookshelves tha...I also find some great books on my bookshelves that I forgot that I owned or nearly forgot I owned. <br /><br />Good luck with the challenge.<br /><br />May 2016 be a great reading year.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-24172013459581083242016-01-05T07:48:28.645-07:002016-01-05T07:48:28.645-07:00I miss the TBR Pile Challenge too (and I failed to...I miss the TBR Pile Challenge too (and I failed to finish my list this year). I've read only four books on you list, and my favorite by far was Bel Canto -- I've heard it was adapted into an opera in Chicago. The Forgotten Garden was okay -- I get the feeling Morton's books are just variations on the same thing. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-1781494887178981432016-01-04T19:17:23.067-07:002016-01-04T19:17:23.067-07:00How fun to set your own challenge! Have you decide...How fun to set your own challenge! Have you decided on your rewards yet? <br /><br />My challenge this year to get my TBR number from 230 down to 100. I don't think I'll make it, unless I find a lot of books aren't worth finishing - but I'm going to try.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-54303154872348363962016-01-04T16:43:19.793-07:002016-01-04T16:43:19.793-07:00It's not so much a project as a conscious effo...It's not so much a project as a conscious effort to read about WWI.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-79017009803866276042016-01-04T16:36:07.469-07:002016-01-04T16:36:07.469-07:00I set my own TBR list/challenge last year and it w...I set my own TBR list/challenge last year and it worked pretty well for me; hope yours works for you this year, too. It's a great list of books. I can't wait to hear what you think about them. But I have to admit, I'm partial to the last book on your list. I have a little bookish crush on Sebastian St. Cyr and have read all of C.S. Harris' novels with him in it. :) Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-36848972205031810722016-01-04T16:23:27.411-07:002016-01-04T16:23:27.411-07:00You are very ambitious, my friend! The French Lieu...You are very ambitious, my friend! The French Lieutenant's Woman and Bel Canto are two of my all-time favorite books. I'm a big C.S. Harris fan, as you know. What is your WWI reading project?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450024004497790504noreply@blogger.com