Monday, November 15, 2010

What should I read before end of year?


Friends,

I need your help, so please vote in my poll and leave a comment if you have a huge 'read it now Marce' giving me motivation statement :-)  I am not including pictures as I am hoping the votes are for something you have read already so you know the book.

I joined the Book Bloggers Recommendation Challenge over at Reading with Tequila - Jennifer's blog and there is no way I will be completing it.  The issue is either I haven't chose well or as I am thinking the choices are just not my cup of tea.  And silly me, new to the challenge world then chose Level III - 15 books.



  1. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins completed

  2. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee  completed

  3. Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk completed

  4. Salem's Lot - Stephen King

  5. The Husband - Dean Koontz  DNF

  6. Uglies - Scott Westerfeld completed

  7. 11 Minutes - Paulo Coelho

  8. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris

  9. Bitter is the New Black - Jen Lancaster

  10. Push – Sapphire completed

  11. Blindness - Jose Saramago

  12. The Prisoner's Wife - Asha Bandele completed

  13. Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher completed

  14. The Wednesday Letters - Jason F. Wright completed, favourite for challenge

  15. Hate List - Jennifer Brown
Possible Contenders - when I started these were the contenders but I really doubt it now

The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon


So, I am not saying I will never read these books but they will get read when I am in the mood, which can be next year or the year after, lol

PLEASE HELP

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

17 comments:

  1. The Widows Season - Laura Brodie. Excellent reading.

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  2. Dead Until Dark will probably be a very quick read, but definitely note that it's not a literary read! :) I really liked The Shadow of the Wind -- slow in some spots, but really beautiful!

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  3. Salem's Lot would be my pick but you might want something that is a faster read in which case - Charlaine Harris.

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  4. I haven't read any of those that you haven't, so I can't help.

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  5. Coffee Book Chick - I am assuming Dead Until Dark may win actually, I have already decided if I do read it I won't continue the series, lol

    Cat - I do want to read Stephen King but unsure if this should be my 2nd taste, I read The Girl that loved Tom Gordon, uggh, definitely not a good choice.

    Bermudaonion - Thanks anyway :-) I wonder what will win.

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  6. I haven't read many of these books, but I loved, loved, loved Blindness by Jose Saramago. It can be a bit confusing when you first start it (none of the characters have names) but once it gets going, it is phenomenal.

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  7. Actually, the only one I've read is on your alternate list--Shadow of the Wind. I absoluely loved that book, but if you're looking for a quick read, then that's probably not the way to go. I've read some Charlaine Harris before--If you're looking for quick, then go for that one.

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  8. I heard Blindness was good somewhere, so thanks for reminding me to bump it up my list:)

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  9. I'm sorry but I haven't read any that are on your list. However, I did go visit B&N to check on the synopsis of the books you haven't read yet and if it were me, I would go with Bitter is the New Black. Hope I didn't steer you wrong.

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  10. Dead until Dark was great and very fast. Blindness was also good, but a much slower read. I just read The Other Boleyn Girl and LOVED it! It's very long - over 600 pages - but it went by quickly.

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  11. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris! I want to start this series, but I have so many books that I want to read first. I think it will be a fun book and a quick read. :)

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  12. Blindness for sure! I'm a huge fan of Saramago, but it's not a light read. It was easy for me to get into, but not the easiest read - I had to concentrate on it. Hate List was also very good, and a much easier read, although nowhere near the literary depth of Blindness.

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  13. I am very VERY partial to the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I have read all of em and I also watch the series. I love these books, some are better than others, which happens with series, but well worth it. My heart just races for Eric mama mia book #4 has a shower scene to die for....

    I have got to write down some of these books they sound fantastic!!!

    Paula
    Tomes Devotee

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  14. BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK! Hilarious. really it is. Very good choice!

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  15. The Other Bolyen Girl is my favorite book by this author (I have read just a few of them). Have read any of the other books you have left to read so I can't be of much help.

    I am going to look at The Prisoner's Wife, sounds interesting.

    It's okay not to finish, as long as you are enjoying reading... that's most important.

    Have a great weekend!

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  16. The only one you have read that I have, is Hate List. It's YA, so pretty fast read. It's a little predictable, not a bad read, but not a must read for me. If I have a teenage kid, or if I am teenager, I may feel differently. My review:

    http://mentalfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-review-hate-list-novel-by-jennifer.html

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  17. Well, I just finished The Shadow of the Wind last week and LOVED it . One of my faves this year.

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