tbr-reading-challenge discussion

So I failed miserably with my last challenge, but that does not scare me off from attempting a new one.

So for 2014 I plan to read:

Dan Brown - Inferno Read January 2014
Jan Guillou - Mellem rødt og sort Read February 2014
Bill Bryson - A Walk in the Woods Read January 2014
Elizabeth George - Careless in Red Read January 2014
Ben Elton - Two Brothers Read January 2014
George R. R. Martin - A Feast for Crows Read April 2014
Ken Follett - A Dangerous Fortune Read February 2014
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers Read March 2014
Robert Galbraith (JKR) - The Cuckoo's Calling Read February 2014
Helen Fielding - Mad About the Boy Read May 2014
Detection Club (Agatha Christie and more) - The Floating Admiral Read February 2014
Leif Davidsen - Min broders vogter Read March 2014

read off to a good start - :-)

Off to a flying start, now done 2/12 books and only halfway through january :)

Uhh - if you have not read please do! such a great read - though nothing like what I've read by Elton before it is by no means disappointing - we must never forget what went on in Germany in the years leading up to WWII (and offcourse during as well)

Just realised I don't actually have 12 books on my list up there after ticking off this one: .

So added The Floating Admiral to my 2014 tbr-list, and will figure out which book to do for the last one asap :-)

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It was nice to get the end of the story of the Lauritzen brothers and their families. But must say it was a bit disappointing in it's portrayal of the pre-war years in Germany - especially after reading Ben Eltons 'Two Brothers' so recently.

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Very clever idea! And makes a good read as well :-)

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Always trust Ken Follett for a great read :-)

Done :-)

Very good read. Probably wouldn't have guessed JKR wrote it, so it's pretty obvious someone gave her secret away...

I'm thinking that when I finish these books I'll probably chose six more - it's a good way to focus my reading - and it's pretty obvious that I will finish these way before the end of the year at my current pace...

was another great read featuring among other things the Spanish Civil War and pre-WWII Russia

Dickens is always good for great character descriptions - a long book but a good read :-)

Finished off - hope the 6th book will be out soon, as I now only have the 5th left to read...

Have now done 11/12 books that I planned to read for 2014 when I made my list back in January. The only one missing is Mad About the Boy, and I'm still waiting for that to be ready from the library.

Therefore I decided to choose another 6 books, making my total TBR challenge for 2014 into an 18 books challenge. The next 6 books I chose are:

Elizabeth George - This Body of Death Read June 2014
George R.R. Martin - A Dance with Dragons Read August 2014
Ken Follett - A Place Called Freedom Read June 2014
Charles Dickens - Bleak House Read June 2014
John Irving - A Son of the Circus Read May 2014
Kirsten Hammann - En dråbe i havet Read July 2014

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John Irving is always a guarantee for a great read - and this one did not disappoint me - long though it was

Finally got a copy of from the library - fun read, though I do find Bridget slightly annoying... So now it's time to read those final books on my list :-)

Bleak House finished - as always the character descriptions are amazing

As always Ken Follett delivers a great read!

Am annoyed with Thomas Lynley after this one - but the plot itself was a good read

Made it through En dråbe i havet (a fast read actually). It's been on my tbr-list since getting it for my birthday from a friend a couple of years back. I've had this feeling that it wouldn't be my thing, unfortunately I was right :-(

Well, done with which means I'm also done with this year (extended) challenge - will definately be back in 2015 to make another one :-)