Kristy’s Comments (group member since Jan 01, 2012)

Kristy’s comments from the Read 100+ Books in 2012 group.

I'm at 94/100 of my goal for the year. Feeling pretty good about that since I think I was stuck on the exact same page of the same book for the entire month of November!

1. Read the 12th book in a series or of an author.
2. Read a book with a D-E-C-M-B-R in the title or author's name.
Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill
3. Read your favorite holiday story.
4. With the ending of the year, read a book about endings or good-byes.
Bite Me by Christopher Moore

5. Read a book with a red or green cover or title.
6. Read a book about gifts.
7. Read a book you wanted to read this year but never got to read.
8. Read a book about time.
9. Your choice.
Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond By Kim Harrison.
One Shot by Lee Child

Chuck wrote: "Kristy wrote: "My november book count is sitting at 1.25 and holding. Starting to doubt I'm going to make it to 100 books this year."

Same hear Kristy - I'll try for 75 books this year."

I'm proud of myself for making it to 90! I honestly don't even feel like picking up a book right now! My husband had a medical emergency on Friday and has been in the hospital since Friday morning and the little amount of time I've been home, all I've wanted to do is stare at the TV and zone out.

He's going to be fine, though. Just been very stressful around here.

My november book count is sitting at 1.25 and holding. Starting to doubt I'm going to make it to 100 books this year.

1. Read the 11th book of a series or an author.
2. Read a book with a N-O-V-E-M-B-R in the title or author's name.
3. In honor of Veteran's Day or Armistice Day, read a book about WWI.
4. In the US November has Thanksgiving so read a book about something you are thankful for.
5. Read a book about farms.
6. Read a books about mountains.
7. Read a book about England.
by Kate Morton

8. Read a book about a place you would like to live.
9. Your choice.

by Tami Hoag

Sorry I haven't been talking too much about the books I've been reading, I've been on a mission to clear out some of the books on my Kindle. I'm making progress yay!

1. Read the 10th book in a series or the 10th book of an author.
2. Read a book or author with O-C-T-B-E-R in the title or name.
3. In honor of Halloween, read a horror/scary/Halloween book.
3. Read a book about your favorite hobby.
4. Read a book about history or an historical novel.
5. Read a book about night.
You Suck by Christopher Moore
6. Read a book about Canada.
7. Read a book about trains.
8. Read a book with a color in its title.
Dead Is the New Black by Christine DeMaio-Rice
9. Your choice
Only the Strongest Survive by Ian Fox
Zen Queen by Kirsty McManus
Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline by Mariah Jones
Hush by Anne Frasier
Hollywood Secrets by Gemma Halliday

I actually just finished listening to it. It was long, and I got a little tired of the narrators voice towards the end. It was a really well thought out story. I really liked it, but I think if I had read rather than listen to it, I would have loved it.

1. Read the 9th book of a series or the 9th book by an author.
2. Read a book with a S-E-P-T-M-B-R in the title or author's name.
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
3. With the start of school, read a book about your favorite subject in school.
4. In honor of the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere, read a book about fall or autumn.
5. Read a non-fiction book.
Don't shoot! I'm just the Avon Lady by Birdie Jaworski

6. Read a book about a subject you know nothing about.
7. Read a book about a beverage or drink.
hot cocoa cookbook.

8. Read a book about your dream job.
9. Your choice
11-22-63 by Stephen King
The Walk By Lee Goldberg
Blood And Sunlight by Jamie Wasserman
Pet Shop Boys by Kim Harrison
Death has a name By Jerry Hanel

Thanks 50,000 was indeed a lot of words, it didn't seem like it, until last Friday afternoon and I was about 3,000 short.

I'm proud that I did it, I know it will give me more confidence in the future, but this is the roughest rough-draft of anything... ever.

After writing for an entire month, I don't even want to look at it right now, but I do plan to go back and edit, rewrite and add to the story. Maybe one day I'll release it as a free e-book. But it's no where near readable yet!

Thanks for the support and interest everyone! You'll be the first I let read it when it's ready!

This month, I'm just hoping I read more than one book LOL!

Actually, I'll confess, that in August I participated in Camp NaNoWriMo, where the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I finished (barely) but not sure I'll go any further with it.

Finally finished "Heat Rises" tonight. I like the Castle novels despite the fact that they are supposed tone written by a fictional character. I think they are just fun mysteries that usually have me guessing until the end.

Just wanted to do a quick check-in with the group. It's been a crazy month so far, have done almost no reading. Still working on Heat Rises by Richard Castle that I started around the 1st of the month. IT was slow starting but I'm getting more into it now.

Hope everyone is having a good summer!

OK, I haven't even started to think about what I'm going to read this month. so this is all TBA


1. Read a book that is 8th in a series or an author's 8th book.

2. Read a book with an A-U-G-S-T in the title or author's name.

3. Read a book about water.

4. Read a book about flying.

5. Read a book about a vacation or holiday in a place you want to go or have gone to and enjoyed.

6. Read a book about a sport.

7. Read a book that's a thriller.
Heat Rises by Richard Castle

8. Read a book about a kitchen.

9. Your choice.

I LOVED "Never Let me Go". The movie isn't very good though.

Just finished "Broken Irish" by Edward J. Delaney.

WOW. I usually have so many books on my to-read pile that I don't often find myself browsing through the library, but I saw this one while picking up some holds last week and I couldn't help myself.

Amazing is the only description I have for this book. It follows about 6 characters from South Boston (or Southie) all of whom know each other or are entwined in some way.

Not all of the characters are good, but all of them are "broken" in their way. And even if you don't grow to like them (and you won't), you grow to understand their way of thinking, which explains their actions. You won't agree with most of the characters, most of them are downright despicable, but it's such a journey into the mind that I am just blown away by the writing of this book.

5 star read for me.

Chuck wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Finished "No One Belongs Here More Than You" by Miranda July.

If I had quit reading this book halfway through like I almost did, my review of this would have just read "The NutHouse..."

I will, thanks!

Finished "No One Belongs Here More Than You" by Miranda July.

If I had quit reading this book halfway through like I almost did, my review of this would have just read "The NutHouse" because that is where most of these characters belong.

Instead, I will tell you to go straight to the last story "How to tell stories to children" and if you like it, to read the rest.

I've been a big reader of short stories since college and "How to tell stories to children" is the best short I've read since "People like that are the only people here" By Lorrie Moore.

Finsihed "Pink" this morning.

Ava Simpson is a teenage girl. She doesn't know who she is, so it's easy for her to get lost in the people she makes friends with. Ava finds herself bored being an emo-lesbian so she applies to the toughest private school in Australia and gets in.

She changes her looks by stripping the black hair dye from her hair, adding actual color to her wardrobe and flirting with boys.

Pink isn't about a color, or about becoming girly. It's a story of independence of breaking free from a lifestyle Ava was bored with and trying out another one. It's the story of a girl trying to find out who she is among people who are always trying to tell her who to be.

3/5 stars. Was a good quick read for me on a holiday.

So I'm currently working my way through some of the free Kindle e-books I downloaded through a website. I have 11 pages of these on my Kindle (which feels like a LOT), but I've been reading them at the speed of about 1 a day so hopefully I'll have them done soon!