Laytonwoman3rd's ROOT'em out and READ'em Project 2014
CharlasROOT - 2014 Read Our Own Tomes
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1laytonwoman3rd
Here is my 2014 ticker for ROOT Reading. I am sticking with 35 as my goal. In 2013, I made it to 39, and I'd be thrilled with 40 or more, but we'll see. As I intend to concentrate on American authors this year, and I have an enormous supply of unread works by Americans on my shelves, it is possible I may surprise myself.
I am changing my criteria slightly for this challenge this year. In the past I counted any book that had been on my shelf for at least a year, unread. I will continue with that, but will add that any book I read and remove from my library will also count toward this total, no matter how long I've had it. The ultimate goal for me is to buy fewer books, and eliminate some of my backlog of TBR's. But if I can actually reduce the number of books in the house too, that's an extra bonus.
I am changing my criteria slightly for this challenge this year. In the past I counted any book that had been on my shelf for at least a year, unread. I will continue with that, but will add that any book I read and remove from my library will also count toward this total, no matter how long I've had it. The ultimate goal for me is to buy fewer books, and eliminate some of my backlog of TBR's. But if I can actually reduce the number of books in the house too, that's an extra bonus.
3rainpebble
Hi Linda. Good luck with your challenge. Let's ROCK those ROOTs!~!
5rabbitprincess
Welcome back and good luck! :)
6laytonwoman3rd
>4 wildbill: Well, you've found my 75 Book Challenge thread, and my American Authors Challenge thread; I also hang out sometimes in the Virago Group, but I'm not sure that's your kind of reading! You're welcome to stop in and see for yourself, though...there's no "NO BOYS ALLOWED" sign on the door.
>Thanks, Rabbit!
>Thanks, Rabbit!
7laytonwoman3rd
Finished my first 2014 ROOT... Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather. The link is to my 75 Book Challenge thread, where I make comments on my reading.
8laytonwoman3rd
My second ROOT for the year is also a Willa Cather novel, My Antonia. Again, I link to my thread, not to the book page here. I've updated my own ticker. I don't fiddle with the main group ticker.
11jennyifer24
My Antonia is on my list too. My sister warned me off of it after I bought it, so we'll see :-) What did you think of it?
12laytonwoman3rd
I loved My Antonia...couldn't believe I'd waited so long to read her. I'm doing the American Authors Challenge in the 75 Book Challenge Group, and Cather was the author for January. I'd read a couple of hers before. I really enjoyed Death Comes for the Archbishop too.
14laytonwoman3rd
I haven't kept this thread up to date very well. I've now read a total of 7 ROOTS. In addition to the two Cathers, these:
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Mosquitoes by William Faulkner
Flags in the Dust by William Faulkner
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott (This one is going to the library book sale)
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Mosquitoes by William Faulkner
Flags in the Dust by William Faulkner
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Robert B. Parker's Bull River by Robert Knott (This one is going to the library book sale)
15MissWatson
That's great progress with your reading!
17laytonwoman3rd
No. 8: The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp
21laytonwoman3rd
No. 11 Mozart and Leadbelly by Ernest J. Gaines
No. 12 Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Not thrilled with this one, and will donate it to the library sale.
No. 12 Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson Not thrilled with this one, and will donate it to the library sale.
22jennyifer24
Oh, Bill Bryson is a favorite of mine. I've always enjoyed his humor.
23laytonwoman3rd
No. 13. Heartstones by Ruth Rendell
24laytonwoman3rd
No. 14. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
25connie53
I have a few of Mrs. Morrisons books on the shelves too. But they don't seem to call that loud.
26laytonwoman3rd
This one was very good, Connie. Here's what I said about it on my thread.
27laytonwoman3rd
No. 15 The Reserve by Russell Banks
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No. 16. Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
32laytonwoman3rd
No. 19. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
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No. 20. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
No. 21. The Bloodiest Day The Battle of Antietam, by Ronald H. Bailey and the editors of Time-Life Books
No. 21. The Bloodiest Day The Battle of Antietam, by Ronald H. Bailey and the editors of Time-Life Books
35laytonwoman3rd
>34 Tess_W: "Like" isn't the word I'd use, but I found Birdsong brilliant, powerful, and very difficult to set aside, despite being harrowing to read. It made me understand the whole "lost generation" phenomenon.
36Tess_W
Oh wow, I'm glad you "received" it well...for lack of a better word! It took me months to read because I thought it was soooooooooooo boring! I can not even think of reading another by the same author!
39laytonwoman3rd
No. 26. Madman's Drum by Lynd Ward
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No. 27. William Faulkner and the Tangible Past by Thomas S. Hines
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No. 28. From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell
44Tess_W
Always wanted to read Go Tell It on the Mountain!