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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from. I love being a part of this and I hope you do too. As part of this weekly meme Book Journey loves to encourage you all to go and visit the others participating in this meme. 

Crayons: A Study

One crayon.

Pack of 8.

Best colors.

Odd colors.

Well used.

Crayon box, 1983.

My Book-ish Bucket List

My Book-ish Bucket List

1. Drive a bookmobile around and give away books.
2. Go on book pilgrimages.
3. Visit beautiful independent bookstores in the world.
4. Visit beautiful libraries in the world.
5. Read all 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.
6. Read all the best books for grownups, too.
7. Live in a book-ish place.
8. Work for a publisher and promote books at librarian conferences.
9. Attend author parties.
10. Write a book.
11?

Any of these sound good to you? Want to join me for any? Do you have any other great book-ish ideas on your bucket list that I should borrow?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

                 

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Phyllis Rose (almost) randomly selects a shelf in her library with the goal of reading...more Add another title to my list of favorite Books About Books. Phyllis Rose (almost) randomly selects a shelf in her library with the goal of reading (almost) every book on it. Thankfully, she doesn’t choose a completely random shelf; wouldn’t it be awful if she chose a shelf composed of a single, terrible author?! Thankfully, she doesn’t assign herself to read every book on the shelf; wouldn’t it be awful if she had to read every book of an author rather than choosing a sizable sample?! Her experiment is a nice combination of randomness and choice and all ends well. Rose drifts where the books take her and continues off the path each time, taking us, her readers, on a lovely walk through book countries few of us have ever and will never visit. Yes, a great read for those of us who love Books About Books. (less)             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position Black Lake: A Novel Lane, Johanna          isbn 0316228834 isbn13 9780316228831 asin num pages 224 pp avg rating 3.25 num ratings 8 date pub May 20, 2014 date pub edition May 20, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Lane is a masterful dancer. She leads off with a chapter in which it is clear that things in the lives of the Campbell family are a mess. Then she lea...more Lane is a masterful dancer. She leads off with a chapter in which it is clear that things in the lives of the Campbell family are a mess. Then she leads us back, to slowly explore how things fell apart, giving each character time to step to the front of the stage and tell her tale. It is a beautiful dance of a book. (less)              notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 1 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Divorce Papers Rieger, Susan isbn 0804137447 isbn13 9780804137447 asin num pages 480 pp avg rating 3.40 num ratings 180 date pub Mar 18, 2014 date pub edition Mar 18, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Rieger tells the story of a messy divorce through the e-mails, letters, and legal documents sent back and forth between clients and lawyers and their...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 1 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position Emil and the Detectives Kästner, Erich isbn 0099413124 isbn13 9780099413127 asin num pages unknown avg rating 3.88 num ratings 3,034 date pub 1929 date pub edition Apr 05, 2001 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Emil is off to visit family in Berlin. On the train, he has his money stolen. But the thief underestimates the boy from whom he has snatched the money...more      notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Paperback [edit]         checkbox position Family Life Sharma, Akhil isbn 0393060055 isbn13 9780393060058 asin num pages 224 pp avg rating 3.84 num ratings 19 date pub Apr 07, 2014 date pub edition Apr 07, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] The Mishras can envision nothing better than America from their hovel in India. Somehow, the family makes its way to America, but the real America tur...more The Mishras can envision nothing better than America from their hovel in India. Somehow, the family makes its way to America, but the real America turns out to be very different from their dreams. And there is no turning back; instead the family must find a way to make a good face for the struggles and tragedies that America brings. It’s a beautifully told story, with characters so real that I am pretty sure I’ve met them. (less)             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 Gurwitch, Annabelle          isbn 0399166181 isbn13 9780399166181 asin num pages 256 pp avg rating 3.48 num ratings 33 date pub Mar 06, 2014 date pub edition Mar 06, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Fifty. You can say all you want how fifty is the new forty, but the truth is there: fifty. Fifty brings with it all the things that fifty has always...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Moon Sisters Walsh, Therese          isbn 0307461602 isbn13 9780307461605 asin num pages 336 pp avg rating 4.11 num ratings 119 date pub Mar 04, 2014 date pub edition Mar 04, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Their mother is dead and Olivia knows she must head out to the setting of her mother's longtime work-in-progress story, and, of course, her sisterJazz...more Their mother is dead and Olivia knows she must head out to the setting of her mother's longtime work-in-progress story, and, of course, her sisterJazz must come, too. There's a tattooed man and a drinking dad and a few other damaged people the two equally damaged sisters meet along the way. It makes for a satisfying story, I think. (less)              notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Red-Hot Chili Cook-Off Brown, Carolyn isbn 1402287038 isbn13 9781402287039 asin num pages 320 pp avg rating 3.90 num ratings 10 date pub Jan 01, 2014 date pub edition Apr 01, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars[ 3 of 5 stars ]4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] It's not a brand-new story (think Fannie Flagg) but it is a story worth hearing again. Man cheats on wife. Wife seeks revenge. Great setting (c'mon, w...more It's not a brand-new story (think Fannie Flagg) but it is a story worth hearing again. Man cheats on wife. Wife seeks revenge. Great setting (c'mon, who doesn't love a Texas tale?!) and fun characters. Yes, take this one along on your next long plane ride. You won't regret it. (less)             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Paperback [edit]         checkbox position The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go to Sleep Claflin, Willy isbn isbn13 9781939160676 asin num pages unknown avg rating 3.13 num ratings 23 date pub Jan 06, 2014 date pub edition Jan 06, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars[ 3 of 5 stars ]4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Good, old-fashioned, country storytelling that is really hard to find anymore. There is something, even in this day of Internet and gaming and social...more Good, old-fashioned, country storytelling that is really hard to find anymore. There is something, even in this day of Internet and gaming and social media that is still very compelling about storytelling. So try this one. It's good. (less)              notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format ebook [edit]         checkbox position Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject (with the Help of 50,000 Strangers) Jones, Daniel          isbn 0062211161 isbn13 9780062211163 asin num pages 213 pp avg rating 3.30 num ratings 47 date pub Feb 04, 2014 date pub edition Feb 04, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars[ 3 of 5 stars ]4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Expected too much from this one. Go into it expecting a few odd stories and a couple of insights into modern love and you will walk away satisfied, I...more Expected too much from this one. Go into it expecting a few odd stories and a couple of insights into modern love and you will walk away satisfied, I think. (less)        notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Burgess Boys Strout, Elizabeth isbn 1400067685 isbn13 9781400067688 asin num pages 320 pp avg rating 3.52 num ratings 19,552 date pub Jan 01, 2013 date pub edition Mar 26, 2013 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] I almost gave up on Burgess Boys. I was a third of the way in and I wasn’t feeling that I-can’t-stop-turning-the-pages feeling like I did when I read...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position Orfeo Powers, Richard isbn 0393240827 isbn13 9780393240825 asin num pages 369 pp avg rating 3.89 num ratings 294 date pub Jan 20, 2014 date pub edition Jan 20, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] I love Richard Powers. I don’t know a thing about music or genetics or anything else Richard Powers often writes about. It doesn’t matter. I love his...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Crane Wife Ness, Patrick isbn 0857868713 isbn13 9780857868718 asin num pages 320 pp avg rating 3.57 num ratings 1,101 date pub Apr 04, 2013 date pub edition Apr 04, 2013 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars[ 3 of 5 stars ]4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] I liked it at first. In the middle, a little less. By the end, I was annoyed and bewildered. (That’s the honest-to-goodness truth. You can stop reading...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 2 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Mar 15, 2014 [edit] Mar 15, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Audio CD [edit]         checkbox position The Seeing Stone (Arthur Trilogy, #1) Crossley-Holland, Kevin isbn 0752844296 isbn13 9780752844299 asin num pages 338 pp avg rating 3.62 num ratings 2,461 date pub 2000 date pub edition 2004 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit]         I’ve read to the end of the first book of a trilogy and I want to read on. This doesn’t happen to me very often. Usually, book one is enough. Often, m...more    notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Paperback [edit]         checkbox position Frog Music Donoghue, Emma          isbn 031632468X isbn13 9780316324687 asin num pages 416 pp avg rating 3.55 num ratings 110 date pub Mar 01, 2014 date pub edition Apr 01, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Be prepared. Donoghue is going to take you into the real world of misfits of the San Francisco of 1876. It isn’t ruffles and lace. Before you close th...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everything Else Beha, Christopher R.         isbn 0802118844 isbn13 9780802118844 asin num pages 256 pp avg rating 3.37 num ratings 244 date pub May 06, 2009 date pub edition May 06, 2009 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Beha has had much illness in his young life. Beha has had much loss in his young life. When he lost his job and moved him, he decided to challenge hims...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position The Frangipani Hotel: Fiction Kupersmith, Violet isbn 0812993314 isbn13 9780812993318 asin num pages 256 pp avg rating 3.76 num ratings 49 date pub Apr 01, 2014 date pub edition Apr 01, 2014 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book, but it wasn’t what I got. And I’m glad. I like to be pleasantly surprised. Frangipani Hotel is a plea...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position My Year with Eleanor Hancock, Noelle isbn 0061875031 isbn13 9780061875038 asin num pages 304 pp avg rating 3.79 num ratings 2,003 date pub 2011 date pub edition Jun 07, 2011 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit]         Noelle is full of fears. She is afraid of all the usual things, like heights and public speaking. And she has many, many other fears, big and small...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]         checkbox position Orphan Train Kline, Christina Baker         isbn 0061950726 isbn13 9780061950728 asin num pages 294 pp avg rating 4.09 num ratings 28,053 date pub Jan 01, 2013 date pub edition Apr 02, 2013 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit]         There are a few easy ways to tell if a person loves a story. Sometimes the reader will want to read the book again. Sometimes the reader will tell oth...more There are a few easy ways to tell if a person loves a story. Sometimes the reader will want to read the book again. Sometimes the reader will tell others about the story. Sometimes the reader will head online or to the library to find other books by the same author or on the same subject. Sometimes the reader will pass the book on to others. I wanted to do all these things with this book. If you like historical fiction, if you like to read stories with strong emotional content, if you like characters who stay with you, then read this book.(less)             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 1 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Paperback [edit]         checkbox position I Am Not Esther Beale, Fleur isbn 0786816732 isbn13 9780786816736 asin num pages 256 pp avg rating 3.79 num ratings 902 date pub Mar 02, 2012 date pub edition Jul 01, 2004 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Is she Esther? Her new family tells her she is. Or is she Kirby? That’s the name and the identity she has grown up with. Who is she, really...more Is she Esther? Her new family tells her she is. Or is she Kirby? That’s the name and the identity she has grown up with. Who is she, really? Kirby’s mother disappears and Kirby is sent to live with her uncle and his family. The family is part of a dogmatic fundamentalist religious group. Men make all decisions. There are no tvs, no movies, and no books. Women must marry at sixteen and must dress in clothing that conceals. Rules, rules, rules. But there are also the consolations of strong, supportive family ties and of prayer. Kirby is confused. She desperately wants to leave; at the same time, she desperately loves this new family. And where is her mother? A well-written, thoughtful book with a serious look at the difficulties and strengths of following the dictates of a group. (less)             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Paperback [edit]          checkbox position Burial Rites Kent, Hannah          isbn 0316243914 isbn13 9780316243919 asin num pages 322 pp avg rating 4.03 num ratings 9,514 date pub Apr 15, 2013 date pub edition Sep 10, 2013 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Agnes is condemned to death in Iceland. Until she is to be put to death by the state, she is assigned to live with a family in a remote part of the co...more     notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]          checkbox position How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times Clark, Roy Peter isbn 0316204358 isbn13 9780316204354 asin num pages 272 pp avg rating 3.71 num ratings 93 date pub Aug 27, 2013 date pub edition Aug 27, 2013 my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars[ 4 of 5 stars ]5 of 5 stars shelves read [edit] Blogger? Twitter-er? Short-short fiction writer? Read this book.             notes None [edit] recommender none comments 0 votes 0 # times read 1 date started not set [edit] date read Feb 16, 2014 [edit] Feb 16, 2014 date purchased (add) owned purchase location (add) condition (add) format Hardcover [edit]

What are you reading today?!




It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from. I love being a part of this and I hope you do too. As part of this weekly meme Book Journey loves to encourage you all to go and visit the others participating in this meme.