A-Z Bookworm Challenge

lala1974

Hi Everyone,

Swinstie - Well done for persevering with JA, you might find yourself using sentences of about 30 words when only 3 are required!

As for flying through my list, I'm sure I'll slow up. I just seem to have to opportunity to read more lately when the kids are in bed and OH is glued to footie :rotfl:


jwill - welcome, jump aboard! You've given me hope in finding a Z book, is Stefan Zweig worth a look at? :j


Finished Tess Gerritson and just started Shaun Hutsons "Unmarked Graves". Its marked as a horror to beat all horrors! Might be leaving the landing light on for a few nights and jumping onto the bed from about 6ft away!

Happy reading all,

Lala x

Sweet_Pea_2

Hi all,

I finished Agatha Raisin and the curious curate, I love Agatha, there is a bit of her in me I think, (although I'm much younger )

I have finished today The mystery of the 39 cufflinks by James Anderson, I really loved this book!

Am moving on to The Supper Club by Sophie King, I know my alaphabet is out of sync but I need to take it back to the library on Thursday, when I can get my C and D books. Although my William James book, The varieties of religious experience, has arrived from Amazon, but the text is a bit small and it looks a bit of a tome, and I'm having a bigger text, chick lit type moment!

Lala you are flying through the alphabet, perhaps you could read 2 of each letter! This thread is subconsciously giving me an excuse to ignore the mending pile that has been sitting there for a few weeks looking at me, so I can read instead. You are brave, I am not keen on horror books, I do like Stephen King though, but end up having to have all the lights on and OH things I am going mad!

jwil

The Stefan Zweig book was very good, so yes it's worth a read (very short too!). Not the most cheery book I've ever read though.

I spent some time the other day going through my books to see what I had. I've got one for every letter of the alphabet except for X. So I shall list them and post them on here. I then went hunting on amazon to see if I could find any X authors and I have now, so I just have to see if there's anything there I fancy reading.

lala1974

Hi folks :wave:

I've finished the Shaun Hutson book (Unmarked Graves) :eek:.
Really SCARY! I found myself trying to shout a warning to the characters in the blooming book! Highly recommended if you want to scare yourselves witless!!

Next up is Greg Isles - True Evil. Sounds like a horror but it appears to be more of a thriller judging by the synopsis. Its also the size of War and Peace so will take me a while I think. DD has got singing later (another phase :cool:) that gives me a chance to read while I'm waiting for her. Think I might have a reputation of being a bit unsociable amongst parents when I wait anywhere for the kids because I stick my nose straight into a book. Oh dear!

Wow Sweetpea the title of the William James book tells me that it will need some concentration! I'd love to know a bit more about it. I'll work on an excuse for you to continue to avoid your mending pile.

Jwil well done having all the books you need for the challenge (bar one)! Do you have your Q and U books?

Happy reading

Lala x

jwil

lala1974 wrote: »

Jwil well done having all the books you need for the challenge (bar one)! Do you have your Q and U books?

Happy reading

Lala x

Yes, I do. I'll type out my books here now and cross them off as I finish them.

I like hearing about what every one else is reading, it gives me inspiration for new reads.

jwil

Ok, here is my A-Z list. I'll add the X one when I decide what it will be.

Some of these books are ones which have been in my 'to be read' pile for years, but I haven't got round to reading them. I tried to choose those where possible to encourage me to read them.

A. Kate Atkinson - One Good Turn
B. Harry Bowling - That Summer in Eagle Street
C. Justin Cartwright - The Promise of Happiness
D. Will Davenport - The Painter
E. Charles Elton - Mr Toppit
F. Fannie Flagg - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe
G. George Gissing - The Odd Women
H. Joanne Harris - Holy Fools
I. Kazuo Ishiguro - A Pale View of Hills
[STRIKE]J. Erica James - The Holiday[/STRIKE]
K. Jonathan Kellerman - The Murder Book
L. Carlo Levi - Christ Stopped at Eboli
M. Sandar Marai - Embers
N. Audrey Niffenegger - Her Fearful Symmetry
O. Denis O'Connor - Paw Tracks in the Moonlight
P. David Pownall - The White Cutter
Q. Raymond Queneau - Exercises in Style
R. Phillip Roth - The Human Stain
S. Marcus Sedgwick - The Book of Dead Days
T. Sue Townsend - Number 10
U. Alison Uttley - The Country Child
V. Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of Champions
W. Jeanette Winterson - Sexing the Cherry
X. TBC
Y. Marguerite Yourcenar - Memoirs of Hadrian
[STRIKE]Z. Stefan Zweig - Amok and Other Stories[/STRIKE].

lala1974

Quick list update, I'll be calling at the library tomorrow to pick up J and K.

[STRIKE]
"A" Ahern, Celia - Book of Tomorrow
"B"Battison, Patti - Love to Death
"B" Brandreth, Giles - Oliver Wilde and the Ring of Death (back up book I couldn't put down!)
"C" Corbett, Judy - Envy
"D" Davis, Will - Dream Machine
"E" Elton, Ben - Pastmortem
"F" Ferris, Joshua - Then we came to an end
"G" Gerritsen, Tess - Girl Missing
"H" Hutson, Shaun - Unmarked graves
[/STRIKE]"I" Isles, Gregg - True Evil. Loving this book!!

Hope you're all well and enjoying your books!

Lala x

jwil

[STRIKE] A. Kate Atkinson - One Good Turn[/STRIKE]
B. Harry Bowling - That Summer in Eagle Street
C. Justin Cartwright - The Promise of Happiness
D. Will Davenport - The Painter
E. Charles Elton - Mr Toppit
F. Fannie Flagg - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe
G. George Gissing - The Odd Women
H. Joanne Harris - Holy Fools
I. Kazuo Ishiguro - A Pale View of Hills
[STRIKE]J. Erica James - The Holiday[/STRIKE]
K. Jonathan Kellerman - The Murder Book
L. Carlo Levi - Christ Stopped at Eboli
M. Sandar Marai - Embers
N. Audrey Niffenegger - Her Fearful Symmetry
O. Denis O'Connor - Paw Tracks in the Moonlight
P. David Pownall - The White Cutter
Q. Raymond Queneau - Exercises in Style
R. Phillip Roth - The Human Stain
S. Marcus Sedgwick - The Book of Dead Days
T. Sue Townsend - Number 10
U. Alison Uttley - The Country Child
V. Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of Champions
W. Jeanette Winterson - Sexing the Cherry
X. TBC
Y. Marguerite Yourcenar - Memoirs of Hadrian
[STRIKE]Z. Stefan Zweig - Amok and Other Stories[/STRIKE].

Finished my A book - quite enjoyed it, though it took me a while to get into. Started on my B book. I thought it was autobiography but it's fiction. It's ok, but not really my thing. I'll finish it though!

clodagh_trubble

Good to see everyone carrying on with this, I'm really enjoying it and think I will carry on each year as it makes me pick varied authors. My list so far is:

A [STRIKE]Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson[/STRIKE]
B [STRIKE]The 39 Steps - John Buchan[/STRIKE]
C [STRIKE]The Big Four - Agatha Christie[/STRIKE]
D The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas
E Dracula in Love - Karen Essex
F [STRIKE]One Week in December - Sebastian Faulks[/STRIKE]
G Long Time Coming - Robert Goddard
H Spring - William Horwood
I The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
J Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome
K The Beginners Guide to Acting English - Shappi Khorsandi
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Have chosen some of my books and will add the rest as and when, have picked some that I feel I ought to have read, and others that are a treat to me.

Still reading The Count of Monet Cristo, when I picked it off the Big Read list I didn't know it's over 1100 pages long:rotfl:, and it took me a while to get into it but am quite enjoying it now, but will still take me a good week or more from now to finish.

keggie

Didn't know that this challenge was around until I read about it in someone's diary - sorry can't remember who it belonged to. I would love to join in. My reading for fun is somewhat limited as I'm reading for my MA. With Easter coming up I should get chance to catch up though. I have butterfly ideas about how to sort my list. I fancy reading some of those books that I feel are a should read before I die type like a Dickens, together with some children's books to keep me in touch as I'm a teacher and I will probably count some of the less heavy MA texts. My ideas so far are:

Atkinson Kate, Started Early, Took my Dog - just read
Boaler Jo, The Elephant in the Classroom - ongoing text
C
Dickens, ?
E

Will have to give this much more thought...