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¶ 3rd Progress Report - Peter Carey's *Parrot and Olivier in America*; Agatha Christie's *The Mysterious Affair at Styles*
tqd
12 yrs ago
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Well, FINALLY finished Peter Carey's "Parrot and Olivier in America". I was disappointed, usually I rather like Carey, and the plot sounded fun, and it was well written, but I completely failed to be captivated. Even up …
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The Sixteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#16), April to June 2011
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2nd progress report - Franzen's *Freedom*; Magr's *Never the Bride*; Carey/Gaiman's *Neverwhere*
tqd
12 yrs ago
Whoops, been busy (autumn school holidays down under), so forgot to post here.
I have finished reading:
* Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom", and I did not like it
* Paul Magr's "Never the Bride", and I did like it
* M…
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The Sixteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#16), April to June 2011
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1st progress report - Paul McDermott's *The Girl Who Swallowed Bees*
tqd
12 yrs ago
A quick read to start the challenge! I read Paul McDermott's "The Girl Who Swallowed Bees".
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8552961
Counts towards my "bookcrossed by others" category.
Currently reading: Jona…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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¶ 16th and Final Progress Report - Kate de Goldi's *The 10 PM Question*
tqd
13 yrs ago
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Yet to write a review, but I finished Kate de Goldi's "The 10 PM Question", which is the last book for my challenge. It counts as a bookcrossed-by-others book.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8114670
It was an …
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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15th Progress Report - J.M. Coetzee's *Summertime*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished Coetzee's "Summertime", can't say it was a great read. Counts towards my "bookcrossed by others" category, and here's the review: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7514529
(One more to go! Currently not rea…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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14th progress report - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*
tqd
13 yrs ago
My final entry in my "1001" list! I just finished "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I really enjoyed this book, with its bite-sized mysteries, all solved by Holmes while us readers (and Dr Wa…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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13th Progress Report - Jane Austen's *Persuasion*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished "Persuasion" by Jane Austen. A favourite of mine, this was a re-read, and will count towards my "1001" category. (No link, it's a personal copy.)
Have moved on to "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Ar…
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The Sixteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#16), April to June 2011
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SIY16 Goals
tqd
13 yrs ago
I'm in! I'll stick with the same goals as for this quarter, I've enjoyed myself, even if I'm going to have to get my act into gear to make it!
My goals are: 20 books, of which 5 will be "1001" books and 5 will be book…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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12th Progress Report - Raymond Chandler's *Farewell, My Lovely*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Phew! I haven't forgotten my challenge, I've just been totally distracted by books that don't fit my challenge! Naughty reader!
But back on track with: "Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler. The second Philip Marl…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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11th progress report - Michael Cunningham's *The Hours*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Just finished Michael Cunningham's "The Hours" and my review is here: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1486945
What a great book! This could count towards either my "1001" category, or my "bookcrossed by others" ca…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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10th progress report - Iain Pears' *An Instance of the Fingerpost*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished Iain Pears' excellent "An Instance of the Fingerpost", which proved to be a very satisfying read. (Library book, will count towards my "other" category.)
Also read Neil Gaiman's "Preludes and Nocturnes", whic…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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9th Progress Report - Kathryn Stockett's "The Help"
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, and thought it was a fine read. Recommended! (Library book, counts towards my "other" category.)
And quickly knocked off the graphic novel "The Middleman: The Doomsday Armagedd…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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8th Progress Report - Kate Grenville's *The Idea of Perfection*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished "The Idea of Perfection" by Kate Grenville, and it was an excellent read. (Counts towards my "Other" category.)
Currently reading "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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7th Progress Report - Michelle de Kretser's *The Lost Dog* plus others
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished "The Lost Dog" by Michelle de Kretser, and reviewed it. http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6585547
Counts towards my "bookcrossed by other" category.
Also read the dreadfully silly (and not always in a go…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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6th Progress Report - Jennifer Donnelly's *Revolution*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Well, "Revolution" by Jennifer Donnelly ended up being an excellent read, I stayed up late to finish it last night because I couldn't sleep without knowing how it was going to end. This one counts towards my "other" cate…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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5th Progress Report - Andrea Levy's *The Long Song*
tqd
13 yrs ago
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8460671
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It counts towards my "other" category.
Moving on to "Revolution" by Jennifer Donnelly.
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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4th Progress Report - J.K. Rowling's *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Just finished reading "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" to Mr Bear, who wants to move straight onto "Goblet of Fire". (Yay!)
This one counts towards my "other" category. And I'm still reading "The Long Song" …
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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3rd Progress Report - Uwe Timm's *The Invention of Curried Sausage*
tqd
13 yrs ago
Finished "The Invention of Curried Sausage" by Uwe Timm, and it was a good read.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8292140
That will count towards my "1001" category.
Now moving onto "The Long Song" by Andrea …
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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2nd Progress Report - Eva Hornung's *Dog Boy*
tqd
13 yrs ago
I finished "Dog Boy" by Eva Hornung just now. I'm not quite sure I liked this book, although it was definitely interesting. Counts towards my "other" category.
Moving onto "The Invention of Curried Sausage" by Uwe Tim…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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1st progress report - Ruth Park's *Missus*
tqd
13 yrs ago
My first read for 2011 is Ruth Park's "Missus", which will count towards my "bookcrossed by others" category.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7737435
A great read, I'm really glad I stumbled across this bookcro…
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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And thanks for running this again!
tqd
13 yrs ago
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Nice to see you back, mrsgaskell, I'm glad you're feeling better! And thanks to Nu-Knees for all her work on previous SIY challenges (and future work on #15!), and Ibis3, as always.
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The Fifteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY #15), January to March 2011 – Open to All!
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My goals for SIY 15
tqd
13 yrs ago
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Yay! As usual, I've been planning and tweaking my goals since about mid-November. Especially since I finished so early in #14! How wrong was I!
I'm going to aim for:
* 20 books
- 5 of which will be "1001" books
-…
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An Open Invitation for All to Join the Fourteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#14), October to December 2010
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RE: RE: Anthony Trollope's *The Warden* et al
tqd
13 yrs ago
I highly recommend the five other novels in the Barsetshire Chronicles if you haven't read them already.I am *planning* on reading the whole series. I've previously read "Barchester Towers…
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An Open Invitation for All to Join the Fourteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#14), October to December 2010
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OMG! I think I've finished!
tqd
13 yrs ago
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That was most unexpected! But I think those last few books got me over the line! And it's not even *December*!!!
I think I underestimated how many books I'd be reading this quarter when I set my goals! :}
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An Open Invitation for All to Join the Fourteenth Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (SIY#14), October to December 2010
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¶ 12th progress report - Anthony Trollope's *The Warden* et al
tqd
13 yrs ago
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Have had some time off work sick this week (stupid tonsils), so here's what I've been reading in my sick bed:
Finished Anthony Trollope's "The Warden", which I thought was excellent. (Counts towards my "other" categor…