New thread for 2019.
I surfed on my Ipad too much in 2018. I'd like to read more this year.
I surfed on my Ipad too much in 2018. I'd like to read more this year.
That's a good goal!I surfed on my Ipad too much in 2018. I'd like to read more this year.
Your Abby is so lovely!! and what a poser! It's so difficult to get a good picNew thread for 2019.
I surfed on my Ipad too much in 2018. I'd like to read more this year.
I just set up my challenge, as well. My 2018 was 100 books, and I actually read 249 books. OOPS! I didn't realize, when I set the bar so low, that re-reads count, so I was going by how many books I could reasonably afford! I upped to 150 this year, and maybe went way low again, but I'm hoping to be out and about more.I set up a reading challenge at the beginning of 2018 on Goodreads: 16 books. I'm very happy that I surpassed it by 2. I have now just set up my 2019 reading challenge. First book of the year: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.
I am perfectly certain that I'm following you, but you aren't showing up on my friend's list there! HOW ODD!I also am on Goodreads. If anyone wants to follow me send me a PM so I can send u my username.
You can read e-books on your IPad, right?I surfed on my Ipad too much in 2018. I'd like to read more this year.
I read that one a couple months ago. I really enjoyed it, however, considering the subject, it wasn't a light, easy read.First book of the year: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.
I've been reading more historical novels myself, but I can only take Harlequins in small doses.Lately I've discovered historical inspirational romances from Harlequin...as you know I love romance novels and been reading them since I was 9? 10?.
You should send me a list of titles you need. I can see if ive got them in the book shop. I've been wanting to read hers for years. I like harlequins because they are short and to the point...when sorrow has inflicted it's pain I tend to move to reading easier fluff type novels.I just set up my challenge, as well. My 2018 was 100 books, and I actually read 249 books. OOPS! I didn't realize, when I set the bar so low, that re-reads count, so I was going by how many books I could reasonably afford! I upped to 150 this year, and maybe went way low again, but I'm hoping to be out and about more.
I am perfectly certain that I'm following you, but you aren't showing up on my friend's list there! HOW ODD!
Still working my way through Maeve Binchy. I'm reading "Chestnut Street" right now. I have three more of her books on my table, and two more to order. I really love Maeve Binchy. There is just something about her prose. And the way she makes ordinary people living ordinary lives with ordinary joys and sorrows into an extraordinary tale.
Not sure if this was really my favourite, but it's the only one I gave 5 stars.What was your FAVOURITE fiction that you read in 2018?
I only read a handful of non-fiction, so not too many to choose from. I guess my favourite was Becoming by Michelle Obama. However, it wasn't perfect, and I preferred the beginning, and her younger life, to the end part once they were in the White House.And what was your FAVOURITE non-fiction that you read in 2018?
Yeah, I do that too. My library e-book wishlist is currently at 625 books!This is a dangerous thread to follow...as I keep adding books/authors y'all mentioned to my to-read list that is already too long!
Thanks. The picture in my sig is an old one. The older she gets the less she wants to pose.Your Abby is so lovely!! and what a poser! It's so difficult to get a good pic
of my girls.
I can, but I like the feel of a real book.You can read e-books on your IPad, right?
I don't read much non-fiction histories, but I do enjoy historical novels, especially when the author has done their research on the era.I don't get into fiction much, preferring histories instead.
True, real books feel, well, real. But you can't increase the font size in a real book, or brighten the background, two things that "older" eyes appreciate.I can, but I like the feel of a real book.
Just looked it up, and it sounds good. So one more added to my "to read" list.I’m currently reading The Forgotten Garden (fiction) by Kate Morton, a recommendation by a friend.
Have you ever read any of the work by Stephen E. Ambrose? I know it isn't new, but there is 'Undaunted Courage', about the Lewis and Clark expedition, or 'Nothing Like it in the World', about the building of the transcontinental railroad.I really haven't read much since buying my home a few years ago. So this year I set up a goodreads low challenge of 12. So one a month! I did not know this thread existed so I intend to follow for recommendations. I like Historical fiction, Non-fiction historical accounts of survival (books about voyages, exploration, extreme environments etc) and fiction dealing with enduring friendships. I also like non-fiction if it is science, animal or history related.
No I haven't! I've mostly read about naval voyages and early arctic expeditions but I'm real interested in reading 'Nothing Like it in the World' great suggestion thank you!Have you ever read any of the work by Stephen E. Ambrose? I know it isn't new, but there is 'Undaunted Courage', about the Lewis and Clark expedition, or 'Nothing Like it in the World', about the building of the transcontinental railroad.
Glad you found our books and reading thread. Here's the link to the 2018 one, if you want to scan through it for recommendations.I did not know this thread existed so I intend to follow for recommendations.
I've been reading novels set in WWI & WWII lately. Here's some I've read:I like Historical fiction,
You're welcome.No I haven't! I've mostly read about naval voyages and early arctic expeditions but I'm real interested in reading 'Nothing Like it in the World' great suggestion thank you!