50 book challenge....

Not doing so well! I just barely completed #32 last week. Tara road by Maeve Binchy. It was a good book and I will put it in my list of books to review, it also met a requirement of my Oprah Book Club list as well. I am really close to a finish on #33, Nora Robert's Summer Pleasures, I only have about 55 more pages left to read. I started the first book of the Sweet Magnolia's Trilogy this week when I finished Tara Road. However I have not had a chance to really get into it, I read a page here and there in between life going on around me.

I also have started Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, and I am enjoying this one immensly! I have wanted to read that one for a LONG time, and am finally doing so. It is really good! I have not picked up Moby Dick in some time, I just have not been in the mood to read it.

You know? I am disappointed in myself for not completing my challenge for the year, I started off strong, but then petered out. I think I spend way too much time ont he computer. I am a big SIMS 2 addict, and my hubby just bought me the Pets expansion pack so I have been playing on it for the past week. I need to make new "rules" for next year, to only use the computer two days a week, unless I am using it for homeowrk. I also spend so much time surfing the net...Too much time. If i had limited my time on the computer I am sure I would have been able to finish my goal. Next year I was going to try to up my challnege to 65 but I don't think I should. I don't know. We shall see.

Well, I am off to try to finish this Nora Roberts book before bed.

two mini challenges...

Becky at Becky's Book Reviews is hosting two mini challenges, and I am going ot unofficially do on eof them. I am not signing up on her page, but I will write here What I am going to read. I am reading two Jane Austen's for this, I am going to read Mansfield Park and Emma. I have all of 2008 to finish these. Jane Austens books are on my TBR pile for 2008 anyway, so Iam thinking I will read all her works, since I have her complete works in one huge volume.

Series Challenge rewrite

Ok...I think I am going rewrite my list for the series challenge...

Anne of Green Gables:
#'s 2-5

Sweet Magnolia Trilogy
#'s 1-3

Cedar cove series:
#'s5-7

Mitford Series:
5-9

Earth's Children
#1

First North American Series
#'s 1-2

Ok, this is it then...I will read these 17 books for the series challenge.

My list of series.

Ok, I posted my list of books I want to read for the series challenge on my side bar, basically I am going to read the Mitford series books 1-9, and Anne of Green Gables 1-8, and the three books in the Sweet Magnolia's Trilogy. I was gonna throw in the Cedar Cove series, but nah. I think I'm good with what I got. I noticed that some of the other participants are only reading one or two books from a series here or there, but I thought what the heck, I may as well jump in with both feet, and knock out entire series. I have actually read Mitford series 1-5, Anne of Green Gables, the entire thing, but a long time ago, but the Sweet Magnolias trilogy is new.

A challenge for me!

I did it! I signed up for the "series book challenge". It doesn't start until December first, and I am super excited about this... Lets see...so many series I wanted to read next year...actually thought about making it a theme for the year. I think I will go with...hmmm...oh who knows? I will have over 1 month to think about it! Or I can work on all of them.

Mitford Series
Anne of Green Gables series
Ceder Cove series
First North American series
Earth Children's Series

These are ones I really want to either re read or get into, or they have added books to the series awhile ago, and I want to get the new books and start the series over and include the new books. So much to read!!! I'm excited!

Themed Reading Challenge

To do, or not to do? I have sat and looked at the link to this challenge for a few minutes. I thought of different things that could be considered themes...Classics, Water, Native American Fiction. I really want to join. The thing is this year I joined the Summer Reading Challenge and blew it!

I don't know that challenges are for me. I am sort of a "pick up what I'm in the mood to read at the time" sort of girl, and I don't know how people with several challenges going at once do it! While I want to, I'm afraid! It's not that demanding of a challenge, either, where the summer one was short, only two months given, but this one you have basically 6 months! January through June. I am so tempted! Plus you are only required to pick 4 books, even though you can pick more. Maybe if I didn't go overboard and try to read a bunch like I did with my last challenge. I still have time to think about it! So, we shall see.

And another one finished!

I just finished reading book number 31 for my 50 book challenge about two minutes ago. It was "Power of a Woman" by Barbara Taylor Bradford. A great read for anyone who likes this genre. It was a fast read. I was actually supposed to be reading Tara Road and this one simultaneously, however, I found myself continuing to gravitate to "Power" more than "Tara Road", hence I finished it much quicker.

You know? Lately I have been drawn towards classics....I've pulled out several that I have in my stacks, but have not read yet. "Tom Jones", "Moby Dick" (which I am in the middle of) "Robinson Crusoe" which I completely forgot I even owned. A few Jane Austen's (ok, I have her complete works in one HUGE volume) "Wuthering Heights" "Portrait of a Lady", and some others as well which I don't remember off the top of my head. I have always wanted to get more into the classics, however I have just always been more drawn to more contemporary reading styles. I have a few more I want to buy, which are on my to buy list: "Don Quixote," "Picture of Dorian Gray" I just want to get more into the many oldies but goodies that are out there. I want to read those who took a stand and wrote first to pave the way for many of the writers today.

Anyway. Enough said. I mostly wanted to write about finishing "Power of a Woman." I will write a proper review later,right now I am off to hang out with Tom Jones.