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December 2010 Moms
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**Summer Reading Challenge Check In**
OhSewCrafty
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I apologize - Monday completely got away from me! One of these days, when my life settles down maybe I'll remember to post on the right day! 
If
you'd like to pledge a number of books to read, feel free - its not
required. This is all for fun. 
I'll update the list each Monday and,
if you all want, can keep a running list of what we're all reading so
we can share book recommendations or ask for reviews.
(Current reads are in parenthesis)
AmberLoryn - 4 out of 5 (The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest)
canthardlywait - 2 out of 5 (Baby Proof by Emily Giffin)
cc605 - 0 out of 10 (An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon)
chick7806 - 0 out of 10 (The Road by Cormac McCarthy & Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)
chornback - 4 out of 7 (Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch)
cupcakes710
- 2 out of 5 (Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo)
EarstoYou - 13 out of 25 (Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn)
EMO-mamma - 3 out of 15 (Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro)
enjoylife - 2
out of 10
EVM1216 - 3 out of 5 (A Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child)
Five Months to Plan - 5 out of 10 (Learning by Karen kingsbury)
flgirl79 - 11 out of 10 (Escape by Barbara Delinsky) Challenge Complete! 
FromBtoZ - 13 out of 25 (The Woods by Harlan Coben)
GavsMomAlready
- 3 out of 20 (Sima's Undergarments For Women by Ilana Stanger-Ross)
heyitsme - 4 out of 10 (Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert and Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Iderea - 4
out of 10
janneanne1127 - 3 out of 4
jessrenee11 - 1 out of 15 (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)
jillybean800 - 3 out of 10 (Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese)
jkjacq71 - 5 out of 5 - Challenge Complete!
jpf29 - 6 out of 10
JSG1211 - 0 out of 4
KatieGator
Kellog+1 - 10 out of 10 (The Mammoth Hunters by Jean Auel and The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly) Challenge Complete!
kj07 - 2 out of 3 (Brick Road by Monica Ali)
LaLaaaa - 1 book (Crave by J.R. Ward)
lillerj
lulu3061 - 2 out of 15 (Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese)
lvmcc - 3 out of 5
Madison830 - 2 out of 8
mamaholmes2010 - 1 out of 5 (Feeding the Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth)
MamaPajama2010 - 4 out of 7
manda2814 - 3 out of 5 (The Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Diet by Jim Arnosky)
mands629 - 6
out of 3 - (Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins) Challenge Complete!
melissa4252008
- 4 out of 5 (The Book Thief by Markus Zusak)
missliz01 - 2 out of 10
mlbnyy2 - 0 out of 5 (Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch)
Mrs. K in TX - 1 out of 4 (Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and Wicked by Gregory Maguire)
MrsTechie - 2 out of 15 (Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh)
Nicole0012 (Freedom by Jonathan Franzen)
OhSewCrafty - 0 out of 10 (Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)
pitterpatter129 - 1 out of 2 (The Signal by Ron Carlson)
plumerialost - 8 out of 15
RyeCatcher - 2 out of 5 (Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris)
SapphireKat18 - 4 out of 6 (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)
scrh2010 - 1
out of 10 (The 6th Target by James Patterson)
Serendipity117 - 3 out of 10 (A Storm of Sword by George R.R. Martin)
SmilingMrsF - 0 out of 4
smithpaint (A Morning's Refrain by Tracie Peterson)
sroszc - 2
out of 5 (Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo)
stephy1221 - 4 out of 5
thatgirl85 - 3 out of 10 (Bush Hat, Black Tie by Howard R. Simpson)
welshgirl (Tuppence to Spend by Lilian Harry)
yaeger16 - 0 out of 5 (Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult)
Here are the links from week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7 and week 8 if you're wondering what everyone has read in the past.
Question of the week: Where do you prefer to get your books from and why? The library, big box store, used book store, borrowed from friends, electronically, etc.
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Re: **Summer Reading Challenge Check In**
I just finished number 3! Cabinet of Curiousities was awesome, although I felt that the way the bad guy was eliminated left a bit to be desired. I've moved on to "Still Life with Crows" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
We get most of our books from stores, both new and used. I wish I could use the library, but our libraries in the area are awful. In fact the one closest to our house told us that because of a law passed in 1969 we are unable to access their books without paying a considerable fee. So we said no thanks to that.
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Don't worry about missing Monday - you're life sounds so crazy right now I think the book check-in is probably pretty low on the list!
Anyway, I finished Henrietta - it was good if anyone is looking for a non-fiction, science/human interest book.
I'm now reading "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro (3 of 15 - since I stopped pumping I don't think I'm going to make it!)
Question of the week: Where do you prefer to get your books from and why? The library, big box store, used book store, borrowed from friends, electronically, etc.
I prefer my Kindle now but otherwise I like library books (I hate spending $ on a book I don't end up loving).
I'm glad you liked Cabinet, but yes, the end is a little strange. loved Still Life as well, but its creepy as hell!!
I am jealous that you're reading all of these amazing books! Mine are all packed up for the move!
ETA: What is this about paying for library books?! That is crazy!
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With the few extra days, I finished Magic Hour, so I'm at 6 out of 10!
Question: I get 98% of my books from the library. Sometimes it skeeves me out, but I am such a book "slore" that I couldn't afford it any other way
I think I've missed every single posting of the check-in since it started, so I'll just jump in here if that's ok.
I just finished Tina Fey's "Bossy Pants". I think she's hilarious and fantastic, so of course I loved the book. Last night I started "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard.
As far as the Question of the Week, I'm kind of a special snowflake. I vastly prefer having a 'real' book in front of me that I can own and keep. However, I've been reading so much more since I bought my Kindle. Even with a baby, I've read more in the past 8 months than the previous year before that. So since it's what is getting me to read more, it's my fave.
Well...I love to get books from the library but lately I've been downloading to my Kindle. It's just so easy...sigh! I really do prefer paper books but I'm lazy, lol.
kj07 - 3 out of 3 (Game of Thrones by George RR Martin)
I finished my challenge and it's not even August! Go me!
Brick Road was very uneven for me. Parts flew by and in other parts I just wanted to put the book down and move on. I'm glad I finished it though, I don't like giving up on a book.
And now since I've read 3 new-to-me books that have been sitting in my house for over 6 months, I am finally letting myself go back and re-read Game of Thrones. The HBO series was fabulous and it's been quite a treat to re-read and place all the nuances and smaller story-points within what HBO used for the TV series. I love Peter Dinklage and was so excited to hear that he'd been cast as Tyrion Lannister. He's the only character from the TV show who's voice I heard in my head while I'm re-reading the book.
Question of the week: I don't have an e-reader so I guess I prefer hard copies. I used to like borrowing books. Between my mother and several friends, we used to only buy a book or two a year but be able to read 9-10 new books. Unfortunately I don't have many reading friends like that where I live now. With the budget cuts to our city, it's hard to find library that is open on the weekend. So I now prefer big box and used book stores. I definitely prefer paperback or trade paperback to hardcover though. Easier to transport.
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I knocked out two more books, A Storm of Swords and Water for Elephants, while I was camping and over the weekend putting me at 5 out of 10. Right now I'm reading Kiss at Your Own Risk by Stephanie Rowe.
Lately, I've been getting books on my nook because well, that's what it is for. I really miss having a real book in my hands though. Don't get me wrong, I love my nook. It's super convienient, light weight and I can even play on the internet with it but nothing compares to a real book. I miss going to the library and just wandering up and down the aisles wondering what I'm going to find. I miss having to ask the librarian if they have a plastic grocery bag I can have because I just checked out more books than I can carry. Most of all I miss the accomplished feeling you have when you finish a book, snap it closed and toss it on the table. Sigh.
Still reading the Book Thief.
I love Borders. I am really sad they are liquidating. I don't know where I will get my books now.
We're just keeping track of how many books we've read this summer?
Hmmm.... I'm a really fast reader but I'll try to figure out how many I've read. Off to count....
Okay, I've read at least 11 so far. (maybe more but I only counted ones I'm confident were started after the end of my school year on June 18th.)
I guess I'll make my total summer goal 20 since I have 4 more to read by August 9th. I have a road trip and a flight before I head back to school the week of August 18th so that should give me more time for reading!
Currently reading Outlander and an Eloisa James book- I like to have a book on each floor! Outlander is long so I may be over reaching with my goal but we'll see!
QOTW: I like to go to the used bookstore or Target for my favorite authors since I know I will reread them! I currently have a bunch checked out of the library and will decide whether to buy them late based on how much I like them.
stephy1221 - 4 out of 5
I have "The last time they met" by Anita Shreve on my dining room table but haven't started it.
I usually get mine from friends or the library... sometimes both through a friend who always takes too many books out of the library at once and alwas tosses a few my way.
Our library online ordering system is good. You can get on the list for books I believe a month before they are released and you can pick up and return at any library in the state that uses the online system.
You'll love it! I couldn't put it down!