#Pages4Progress Summer Reading Challenge discussion

Share your book recommendations for other summer readers!

That's a great point! I'm adding it to my summer reading list. Thank you so much for reading for #Pages4Progress!

Ohh definitely let us know how that book is! Have you watched the series? I wonder how similar they are.

I'm reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith. It's good, but her first novel - I read her On Beauty first and it was gorgeously written. Highly recommend.

Just finished Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House and am also reading The C List: Chemotherapy, Clinics and Cupcakes: How I Survived Colon Cancerand The Boleyn King

I belong to a group trying to read 100 books this year, as well as several of the challenge groups, so I've got lots of books planned! Just in July, I'm hoping to read The Seamstress 656 pgs, Styxx 836 pgs and Forever Amber 972 pgs. I think I can earn a few bucks for Pages4Progress. What a great charity!

Currently reading The Girls Of Atomic City, women who worked on the Manhattan Project. Really gives a feel for what their lives were like, from the secrecy to the constant mud at Oak Ridge, and the sacrifices everyone made.

Just finished The Truth is a cave in the Black Mountains, by Neil Gaiman. Interesting, with paintings on every page. Based on a Scottish legend.

Recommendations:

Quirky humor--read The Rosie Project.

Gosh, I wish I've seen this #pages4progress sooner
So far this week I have read
753 pages
595 pages
328 pages
561 pages
330 pages
All good reads!
And since I read almost all the time, then I'm happy that I'm contributing to this :)

This is such a great thing to do!

and Erin, I absolutely LOVED Styxx! What did you think of it?

Erin wrote: "I belong to a group trying to read 100 books this year, as well as several of the challenge groups, so I've got lots of books planned! Just in July, I'm hoping to read [book:The Seamstress|2391128..."

I've already read 90 books this year,so I really wish I'd known about this project sooner!!

Just found out about this, wish I'd known sooner! Right now I'm reading Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers and The Weekend Novelist. After these it'll be The Kane Chronicles Series by Rick Riordan (3 books). I gotta finish them anyways to return them to the library, so why not put the pagecounts to good use?

1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Таис Афинская by Ivan Yefremov
3. Living statues by Sergej Golovachov
4. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
5. Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant

Thanks for inviting me to the group, Erin! What a wonderful idea.

I hope I'm doing this correctly. May I use this post to track my progress as we work towards our goal?

I will also post each time I finish a book--the title, author, date finished, and a star rating.

I'm so excited to be part of the group! Thanks again for the invitation!

jingles wrote: "Thanks for inviting me to the group, Erin! What a wonderful idea.

I hope I'm doing this correctly. May I use this post to track my progress as we work towards our goal?

I will also post each ti..."

Actually, you post your pages here, on the #Pages4Project website: http://worlded.org/pages4progress/

This group is just to recommend books and talk about what everyone engaged in the project is reading.

Thanks for reading and keep up the hard work!

Wow I really wish I had known about this before today! I read all the time and am so happy that I can put it towards something really great :)

This month I am currently reading:
1. The Stand which is over 1100 pages so I am so happy to contribute this one!
2. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie which is quirky and funny, great intro to mysteries for me because I am not really a mystery person
3. Just started Shadowmagic on audiobook this morning, it seems good from what I can tell so far. The audiobook is available free here: http://podiobooks.com/title/shadowmagic/ if anyone is interested :)
4. Death Note: Black Edition, Volume 1 I have seen the anime a couple of times and have been wanting to read the comics for a long time, so far really enjoyable.

I just finished Storm Front on audiobook this morning so I was able to donate 45 pages (I estimated, hope that is ok!).

Finally, before the end of the month I plan to get to:
1. Sea of Shadows
2. Hush, Hush
and hopefully a few more :)

Like Kelsi said, I wish I had known about this charity sooner. I've read 175 books his year and wish I could claim those pages. Oh well better late than never.

This morning I started Drive Me Wild - Christine Warren (295 pages)
And I've been listening to The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg (416 pages but only 83 today)

I don't know if you are allowed to count pages for the whole year though...I think it just started at the beginning of the month.

Teresa wrote: "Erin wrote: "I belong to a group trying to read 100 books this year, as well as several of the challenge groups, so I've got lots of books planned! Just in July, I'm hoping to read The Seams..."</i>

I'm just getting ready to read it, but I loved Acheron so much, I'm really looking forward to Styxx!

I've also found a new science fiction/fantasy with the cutest gargoyle, [book:Black Wings by Christina Henry. I think the third one is just out. Interesting characters without cheesy, helpless girls!

Just finished I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.

Barbara, I enjoyed The Ice Princess very much!

I'm reading I Capture the Castle at the moment.

I read I Capture the Castle when I was young and I loved it, it's still one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it Annalie :)

Today I'm working on Runaway 493 pages.
Oops I'm actually reading Tongue In Chic today, 389 pages. Runaway is next weeks book.

Annalie wrote: "Barbara, I enjoyed The Ice Princess very much!"

I'm listening to the audio book and liking it very much.

Just finished reading The C List: Chemotherapy, Clinics and Cupcakes: How I Survived Colon Cancer,am listening to If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer, and reading That Nightand The Boleyn King.

I wish I'd heard about this sooner as well! I'm reading The Silkworm and listening to The Outsiders both which I'm really enjoying. :)

I am finishing 10% Happier by Dan Harris as well as Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros. Then, I'll figure out what to read next!

I'm just about finished with Night Falls on the Wicked 336 pages and I'll move onto His Carnal Need 278 pages.

I just finished Where'd You Go, Bernadette & The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend and started Kiss of the Spider Woman, as well as Galveston.

I have somewhat eclectic tastes.

Where'd You Go Bernadette? Was a fun read.

Next up for me: Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear. I love her Maisie Dobbs series.

Today I'm reading Back to You

Kelsi wrote: "I don't know if you are allowed to count pages for the whole year though...I think it just started at the beginning of the month."

You're right, Kelsi, you can only log the pages you've read since the campaign started, on June 30th. We're so glad you're reading! Keep up the good work.

Kelsi wrote: "Wow I really wish I had known about this before today! I read all the time and am so happy that I can put it towards something really great :)

This month I am currently reading:
1. [book:The Stand..."

You're more than welcome to log pages from audio books! After you finish listening to one, just find out how many pages the print book is and use that as your log amount.

Molly wrote: "Kelsi wrote: "Wow I really wish I had known about this before today! I read all the time and am so happy that I can put it towards something really great :)

This month I am currently reading:
1. [..."

Ok great! Thanks very much Molly :)

Just finished E. T., The Extra Terrestrial: In His Adventure On Earth By William Kotswinkle.

Epicness.

Araceli wrote: "Orange Is the New Black

In honor of #pages4progress, I'm reading Orange is the New Black to learn more about life in correctional facilities.

To quote the Department of Education'..."
I love this book, and I love the show too! Tastee and Pousee are my girls!

Alissa wrote: "Ohh definitely let us know how that book is! Have you watched the series? I wonder how similar they are.

I'm reading White Teeth by Zadie Smith. It's good, but her first novel - I read her On Beau..."

I would honestly say that the show is better than the book because of its amazing dialogue. That said - the book is much more informative about women's prisons, and it presents statistics that make one realize how completely ridiculous it is that we are funding our prison system so much more than education.

Storm wrote: "Just found out about this, wish I'd known sooner! Right now I'm reading Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers and The Weekend Novelist. After these it'll be The Ka..."

Are you a 6th or 7th grade teacher by any chance? I teach middle school, but I didn't know about the 101 Questions and Answers book. Sounds very cool! I don't love the Rick Riordan books, but I know some of my students are hooked.

Jennifer wrote: "Storm wrote: "Just found out about this, wish I'd known sooner! Right now I'm reading Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers and The Weekend Novelist. After these i..."

Not a teacher at all, just a love for Ancient Egypt that leads me to pick up any book I can find on the topic XD There's another 101 on Ancient Egypt by the same author. Investigating Ancient Egypt: Fresh Perspectives on Egyptian Culture in 101 Questions and Answers. I wanna pick up that one at some point as well.

So far I've read:

June - 5630 Pages

The Lost Wife by *Alyson Richman, 5 Stars, Read: 6/2/2014, Pages: 352
Blindsighted by *Karin Slaughter, 4.5 Stars, Read: 6/4/2014, Pages: 418
1022 Evergreen Place by *Debbie Macomber, 3.5 Stars, Read: 6/5/2014, Pages: 368
Allegiant by *Veronica Roth, 1 Star, Read: 6/8/2014, Pages: 526
The Book Thief by *Markus Zusak, 5 Stars, Read: 6/9/2014, Pages: 552
The Lincoln Lawyer by *Michael Connelly, 4.5 Stars, Read: 6/10/2014, Pages: 544
Fangirl by *Rainbow Rowell, 3.5 Stars, Read: 6/11/2014, Pages: 438
Rose Harbor in Bloom by *Debbie Macomber, 3.5 Stars, Read: 6/12/2014, Pages: 336
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson, 5 Stars, Read: 6/12/2014, Pages: 192
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, 1 Star, Read: 6/13/2014, Pages: 218
Mrs. Hemingway by *Naomi Wood, 2 Stars, Read: 6/18/2014, Pages: 336
Fast Women by *Jennifer Crusie, 3.5 Stars, Read: 6/20/2014, Pages: 448
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, 4 Stars, Read: 6/21/2014, Pages: 220





July - 3156 Pages

Under the Dome by *Stephen King, 4 Stars, Read: 7/1/2014, Pages: 1074
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling, 2.5 Stars, Read: 7/4/2014, Pages: 505
Second Star To The Right by *Mary Alice Monroe, 4.5 Stars, Read: 7/6/2014, Pages: 387
Hannibal by Thomas Harris, 1 Star, Read: 7/11/2014, Pages: 546
The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson, 2 Stars, Read: 7/13/2014, Pages: 325
Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans by *Joanne DeMaio, 4 Stars, Read: 7/14/2014, Pages: 319

Today I'm reading Bite Marks

Anne (Booklady) wrote: "So far I've read:

June - 5630 Pages

The Lost Wife by *Alyson Richman, 5 Stars, Read: 6/2/2014, Pages: 352
Blindsighted by *[author:Karin Slaughter|1..."

Hi Anne,

That's an impressive reading list! Don't forget to log your pages at http://www.worlded.org/pages4progress/ if you haven't already!

Keep up the good work!

Starting All Our Yesterdays today.

Hello all, happy to be a part of the #pages4progress project.

Just finished reading Natchez Burning by Greg Iles. Not an easy read by any stretch but would highly recommend.

Also reading How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk and still ploughing my way through The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Loved both of her other books and desperately wanted to like this one but I seem to be in the camp of unimpressed. Someone tell me it gets better?!

So happy to be part of #pages4progress.
I just finished reading, and logging in, the entire Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini ( Eragon; Inheritance; Eldest; Brisingr )!
I'm really fond of YA, so the books I read aren't that long but I do read a lot. My next project is Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and then probably more books about dragons.

Finishing up Nevada Barr's newest Anna Pigeon novel, Destroyer Angel.

Lots of stuff ... I've read Prayer by Philip Kerr, Always Watching by Chevy Stevens and Black Horizon by James Grippando. I'm currently reading Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and The Target by David Baldacci.

I've been reading Special Forces by Aleksandr Voinov this summer for #pages4progress. The books are very long and therefore very suitable for this cause. It also ignites my passion for history and knowledge of wars.

Currently in the middle of A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin! I hope to devour the last 650ish pages soon and begin a new book!

robopocalypse. just started it.

I just finished "The Blackhouse" by Peter May, and I'm starting "Dream Student" by J.J. DiBenedetto :)

Just finished Quicksand by Iris Johanson. Now reading Blood on the Arch by Robert Randisi

My name is Jamie. I have a challenge of reading 24 books this year. Right now I'm reading postmortem by Patricia Cornwell and Still Alice by Lisa Genova.
I do recommend still Alice.