Mount TBR 2020 discussion

DID IT!

Completed Reading:
Pike's Peak(view spoiler)[
1. The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary (finished 1/15)
2. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (finished 1/23)
3. The Tall Stranger by D. E. Stevenson (finished 2/10) —reread
4. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (re-read, finished 4/5)
5. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (Finished 4/10)
6. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Finished 4/10 - read with kids)
7. Words Words Words by David Crystal (finished 4/18)
8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (finished 4/19 - read with kids)
9. As You Like It by William Shakespeare (finished 4/30)
10. The Honorable Marksley by Sherry Lynn Ferguson (re-read finished 5/1)
11. Quiet Meg by Sherry Lynn Ferguson (re-read finished 5/2)
12. The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon (re-read finished (5/6) (hide spoiler)]
Mont Blanc(view spoiler)[
13. Thriving Despite A Difficult Marriage by Charles Misja (finished 5/11)
14. The Trumpet of the Swan (finished 6/9)
15. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (finished 6/13)
16. The World Split Open (finished 6/18)
17. Cotillion - (reread 6/24)
18. Devil's Cub - (reread 6/25)
19. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (finished 7/13)
20. An Abundant Life: The Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown (finished 7/30)
21. Things You Save in a Fire - (finished 10/22)
22. An American Marriage - (finished 11/6)
23. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - finished 11/7
24. Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders - abandoned 11/13 (hide spoiler)]
Mt. Vancouver
25. Norse Mythology - finished 11/23
26. Death Comes for the Archbishop - finished 11/30
27. The God Who Weeps - finished 12/2
28. The Railway Children - finished 12/3
29. The Outsiders - finished 12/8
30. The Girl in the Tower - finished 12/8
31. Everything on a Waffle - finished 12/9
32. The Death of Ivan Ilyich - finished 12/13
33. Wait For Marcy - finished 12/14
34. Lost and Found - finished 12/17
35. Arabella - finished 12/30
36. Her Royal Spyness - finished 12/31

25. Norse Mythology - finished 11/23

I listened to this on audiobook and enjoyed Gaiman's narration very much. My first real introduction to Norse mythology and since I'm not a big movie watcher it was fun to get the backstory on Thor and Loki from the Marvel movies.

I didn't finish my two books last week, but I am really close on a couple of them, so if I finish 3-4 books this week (including this one) I still think I will be reasonably on track. My latest mood has been to read a little of many books every day which leads to an uneven log of finish dates.

Congrats on scaling Mount Blanc!

Thank you!

26. Death Comes for the Archbishop - finished 11/30

Read this as part of a book club I'm in. It was slow and sometimes not what I was in the mood for, but I have always admired Willa Cather's writing and I loved the setting. It's a quiet book. I will definitely read this again.

I am *so close* to finishing 2-3 books, so even though I technically have 10 more books, I expect to finish 3 more books this week which should get me back to my 2 books / week trend.

27. The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life - finished 12/2

I've had this book FOREVER so I'm really happy to finally finish it. I found myself underlining quite a bit so I expect I will keep it around.

Hoping to finish another book tomorrow!

28. The Railway Children - 12/3

I loved reading old fashioned children's books when I was little and I would have loved this one, too. Very sweet.

Cruising along...

29. The Outsiders - finished 12/8

I can see why this one is so famous. It was really good.

30. The Girl in the Tower - finished 12/8

Finally had enough time to just sit and finish this one. I liked this a lot better than the first book!

31. Everything on a Waffle - finished 12/9

I've had this one on my shelf for over 10 years. It was charming and I'll definitely keep it for my kids to read.

32. The Death of Ivan Ilyich - finished 12/13

This was a quick and interesting read.

33. Wait For Marcy - finished 12/14

Cute little vintage teenage coming-of-age / romance.

superawesomekt wrote: "34. Wait For Marcy - finished 12/14

Cute little vintage teenage coming-of-age / romance."

Hmmm -- not book #33?

Leslie wrote:
Hmmm -- not book #33?"

Thanks for catching that! Fixed!

34. Lost and Found - finished 12/17

My friend recommended this to me and I've had the audiobook for some time. Not my usual genre, but Orson Scott Card is a great storyteller. I enjoyed this.

35. Arabella - finished 12/30

I lent this book to my sister-in-law and then re-read it when she got it back to me.

36. Her Royal Spyness - finished 12/31 (audiobook)

This was a silly little murder mystery, but the audible narration was good.