I know that August isn’t over yet, but I’m not far enough along to finish another book by Monday.
Books read in August:
Water for Elephants
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
The Boyfriend List
The Promised World
Drums of Autumn
The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1
Ten Big Ones
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
Sacred Hearts
Daniel X: Watch the Skies
Best Friends Forever
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Eleven
The Lace Reader
Reading challenge progress:
TBR Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (not gonna happen)
Goal: 12 books
Read: 3; 2 in progress
100 Shots of Short – no deadline
Goal: 100 short stories
Read: 81
100+ Reading Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (possible)
Goal: Challenge goal 100 books; personal goal 135 books
Read: 90
Art History Reading Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (maybe)
Goal: 6 books
Read: 2
Classics Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (maybe)
Goal: 6 books
Read: 2; 2 in progress
Everything Austen Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (probable)
Goal: Read 3 books, watch 3 movies
Completed: 1 movie
Harry Potter Challenge – deadline July 31, 2010 (probable)
Goal: Read or listen to all 7 books
Completed: 0; 1 in progress
Outlander Reading Challenge – deadline September 22, 2009 (not gonna happen)
Goal: Read or listen to first six books in the series
Completed: 4; 1 in progress
Random Reading Challenge – deadline July 31, 2010 (probable)
Goal: 12 books
Completed: 0
Read Your Own Books Challenge – deadline December 31, 2009 (not gonna happen)
Goal: 70 books I owned prior to January 1, 2009
Completed: 20
Sookie Stackhouse Challenge – deadline June 30, 2010 (probable)
Goal: All 9 books in the series
Completed: 0
Stephanie Plum Challenge – deadline December 31, 2010 (probable)
Goal: 10 books in the series (the numbered ones I hadn’t read when the challenge started, plus the between-the-numbers ones)
Completed: 1
I think I went a little challenge crazy, don’t you? Oh, well, it’s been fun trying to complete them. My reading plans have taken a real hit in the past few months, with all the ARCs and review copies and blog tours, as well as my need to click over to the library web site every time I read a review I like. I’m going to try to complete as many as I can; we’ll see how successful I’ll be.
Other bookish posts from the past couple of weeks:
~ My favorite classics so far
~ Literary Road Trip: Meghan Nutall Sayres
~ Book Review: Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
~ Found in the pages of Bookmarks Magazine
~ Book Review: Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
~ Book Review: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
~ Book Review: Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson & Ned Rust
~ Literary Road Trip: Author Chris Crutcher
~ Book Review: Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
~ Book Review: The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
~ Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows & Mary Ann Shaffer
Yay, you’ve read a lot in August! I finished just 2… (1 for a challenge — of which I have just 4 btw LOL). Good luck with finishing your huge list of challenges!
.-= Gnoe´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon of August 30th 2009 =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Gnoe – thanks! There are a few that will have to be abandoned, I know. I just went challenge crazy!
Twitter: youvegottaread
says:
I am slowly chipping away at the challenges, but keep signing up for more! I always tell myself that nobody is going to come and shoot me if I don’t finish though. I have decided that I’m not going to do any more ARCs for the rest of the year, after I finish the one I have coming up mid month. I have to get focused!
.-= Sandy´s last blog ..The Best of…Ken Cupples’ Top 10 Books =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Sandy – me, too – I’ve been turning down review copies left and right – I’ve still got eight to get done!
You had an incredibly impressive month for reading in August!
.-= rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Sunday Salon – Review of “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Rhapsody – thanks! It was a good month – I was sucking up every ounce of our summer vacation that I could. Our homeschooling year starts tomorrow, so I will have much less reading time.
Twitter: BethFishReads
says:
Holy moly, you had a great month of reading! Wow.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..Challenge: R.I.P. IV =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Beth – summer break with lots of afternoons at the park and pool with the kids – makes it easy to find lots of time to read!
Oh – you loved The Lace Reader. I haven’t gotten to it yet, so your rating is encouraging.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Thoughts of Joy – I did love it! I wrote my review, but it won’t go up until September 17th for the blog tour.
14 books in one month is a LOT. You are doing so good – a wonderful reading month.
.-= Margot´s last blog ..Favorite Places: Louisville, Kentucky =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Margot – thank you.
You’ve read a lot of books this month. Wow! I am looking forward to your review of The Lace Reader. I just finished it, but I didn’t like it that much.
.-= Andreea´s last blog ..The ABC’s of Me =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Andreea – I actually did like it very much! I haven’t read any other reviews – I’ve tried to avoid them so that I wouldn’t have anything spoiled for me. What did you dislike about it?
It’s hard to believe September is right around the corner. This summer is flying by. I am looking forward to reading your review of The Promised World. I’ll be posting my review on Tuesday for that one. The Lace Reader is a book I’ve been meaning to get to. I’ve heard such great things about it.
I’ve seriously been thinking of dropping out of many of my challenges. I went through this about this time last year and decided to stick it out, but this year, I think I might just drop out anyway. I definitely went crazy signing up for them. LOL
I hope you have a great September, Carrie, and a wonderful week.
.-= Literary Feline´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: A Reading Retrospective (August 2004) & A Big Thank You =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Wendy – I’m curious to see if you liked The Promised World as much as I did. And The Lace Reader is a terrific read – I love books that keep you guessing until the end. Thanks for the well wishes – I hope your week is good as well.
Wow! Looks like you’ve a great reading month!!
.-= Melody´s last blog ..Musing Mondays: Books for Children =-.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Thanks, Melody.