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Ask 10 friends to suggest one book, and read them all
The books recommended are:
Empty Cradles (Tree)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Pat)
Rachel's Holiday (Angela not me)
American Dirt (Lucy)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (cousin Amanda)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Rich)
Frazzles (Rachel V)
Brave New World (Ray P)
The Heart's Invisible Furies (Judy)
The five people you meet in heaven (Sharon T)
Empty Cradles (Tree)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Pat)
Rachel's Holiday (Angela not me)
American Dirt (Lucy)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (cousin Amanda)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Rich)
Frazzles (Rachel V)
Brave New World (Ray P)
The Heart's Invisible Furies (Judy)
The five people you meet in heaven (Sharon T)
SO, the books I've had suggested to me, listed under the suggesters' initials and removing any I've already read, include:
HC:
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Stasiland - Anna Funder
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
SP:
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
God knows - Joseph Heller
CD:
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
ID:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
WA:
Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
Jazz - Toni Morrison
Sula - Toni Morrison
Ghana Must Go - Taiye Selasi
ADM:
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived - Ralph Helfer
RS:
1984 - George Orwell
Tamil Tigress - Naiomi de Soysa
CW:
All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr,
The Thousand autumns of Jacob de Zoet - David Mitchell
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
Redeployment - Phil Klay
No man's land - Eula Biss,
The still point of the turning works - Emily Rapp,
In looking - Lia Purpura
The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
Tinkers - Paul Harding
RB:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azir Nafisi
HC:
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Stasiland - Anna Funder
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
SP:
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
God knows - Joseph Heller
CD:
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
ID:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
WA:
Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
Jazz - Toni Morrison
Sula - Toni Morrison
Ghana Must Go - Taiye Selasi
ADM:
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived - Ralph Helfer
RS:
1984 - George Orwell
Tamil Tigress - Naiomi de Soysa
CW:
All the light we cannot see - Anthony Doerr,
The Thousand autumns of Jacob de Zoet - David Mitchell
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
Redeployment - Phil Klay
No man's land - Eula Biss,
The still point of the turning works - Emily Rapp,
In looking - Lia Purpura
The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
Tinkers - Paul Harding
RB:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azir Nafisi
Cauleen - Secrecy,
3 Done -
1. For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions of a Player - Victoria Coren
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green
13. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
1. For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions of a Player - Victoria Coren
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green
13. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
lori done
emma done
emma done
Just started book 13. random choice from the local bookshop!
1. For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions of a Player - Victoria Coren
2.Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class - Owen Jones
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
4. Dancing on Broken Glass - Ka Hancock
5. An evil cradling - Brian Keenan
6. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green
8. The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
9. Cider with Rosie - Laurie Lee (As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning)
10.The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
Extended list as I got more than 10 suggestions - I changed this challenge from the suggested 20, as i really didn't think I'd get 20, seems I was wrong...
11. The Vorrh - Brian Catling
12. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
13. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
14. The Innocent Killer - Michael Griesbach
15. Hangover Square - Patrick Hamilton
16. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Catherine Webb
2.Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class - Owen Jones
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
4. Dancing on Broken Glass - Ka Hancock
5. An evil cradling - Brian Keenan
6. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
7. Looking for Alaska - John Green
8. The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
9. Cider with Rosie - Laurie Lee (As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning)
10.The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
Extended list as I got more than 10 suggestions - I changed this challenge from the suggested 20, as i really didn't think I'd get 20, seems I was wrong...
11. The Vorrh - Brian Catling
12. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
13. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
14. The Innocent Killer - Michael Griesbach
15. Hangover Square - Patrick Hamilton
16. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Catherine Webb
1. Game of Thrones
2. Welcome to Nightvale
3. Stasiland
4. Lean In
5. Judy Nunn
6. The Girl on the Train
7. Tuesday's with Morrie
8. Six Four
9. The Girl with all the Gifts - MR Carey
10. Wonder - RJ Palacio
2. Welcome to Nightvale
3. Stasiland
4. Lean In
5. Judy Nunn
6. The Girl on the Train
7. Tuesday's with Morrie
8. Six Four
9. The Girl with all the Gifts - MR Carey
10. Wonder - RJ Palacio
#3 the sword of shannara
Book suggestion and status progress
1. Ilse - Oorlogswinter by Jan Terlouw
2. Ditta - Tintenblut by Cornelia Funke
3. Aulia - any of Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Scott
5. Meutia
6. Tekstidinegari
7. Ridwan
8. Arlina
9. Anindya
10. Fatimah - Ayahku Bukan Pembohong by Tere Liye
Additional
- Satya - Ink by Amanda Sun
1. Ilse - Oorlogswinter by Jan Terlouw
2. Ditta - Tintenblut by Cornelia Funke
3. Aulia - any of Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Scott
5. Meutia
6. Tekstidinegari
7. Ridwan
8. Arlina
9. Anindya
10. Fatimah - Ayahku Bukan Pembohong by Tere Liye
Additional
- Satya - Ink by Amanda Sun
Aimee Hunt - The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
For this challenge, I will ask 10 friends whom I know fond of reading, or I am just curious what kind of book they would suggest! I will also ask them the reason they suggest that book for me, and review those books right after I finished reading them. Everything (as well as the progress of the other activities on my list) will be documented on my blog.
Friends to ask
1. Ilse
2. Ditta
3. Aulia
4. Scott
5. Meutia
6. Tekstidinegari
7. Ridwan
8. Arlina
9. Irza
10. Fatimah
Friends to ask
1. Ilse
2. Ditta
3. Aulia
4. Scott
5. Meutia
6. Tekstidinegari
7. Ridwan
8. Arlina
9. Irza
10. Fatimah
Bob, Evan, Kevin, Brent, Paul, Dad, Lisa, Serena, Kimbra, Cathy
Chmura - Dochodzenie
2. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Suggested by Bart.
Book two (Ricky) - The first game of thrones book
#2 the ocean at the end of the lane
#1 the bone season
1. You're Fine by Gina Tron. Suggested by Wido.
# James -
# Oggy -
# Jack -
# Minty -
# R.F- Siddhartha - Herman Hesse [done]
# Gwid- Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
# ?
# Oggy -
# Jack -
# Minty -
# R.F- Siddhartha - Herman Hesse [done]
# Gwid- Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
# ?
Book one- Tilly - Before I go to sleep
The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan (Book 1 in The Wheel of Time series)
The Princess Bride, by S. Morgenstern
Hounded, by Kevin Hearne
Necroscope, by Brian Lumley
Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
A Game of Thrones, by George RR Martin
Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger
Sybil, by Flora Rheta Schreiber
The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd
The Rosie Project
Cryptonomicon
Attachments
Råta av Siri Pettersen
The Eyre Affair
Matched-trilogien, bok 1
The Martian
The Beekeeper's Apprentice av Laurie R King
Cat's Cradle av Vonnegut
The Avenger's Handbook
The Casual Vacancy av Rowling
øya av Victoria Hislop
The Long Earth.
The Eyre Affair
Matched-trilogien, bok 1
The Martian
The Beekeeper's Apprentice av Laurie R King
Cat's Cradle av Vonnegut
The Avenger's Handbook
The Casual Vacancy av Rowling
øya av Victoria Hislop
The Long Earth.
Book 4: Extremely loud and incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Book 5: The Loop by Nicholas Evans
Book 5: The Loop by Nicholas Evans
1. Anniversaries: Uwe Johnston (Kat)
2. A Lesson Before Dying: Ernest Gaines (Caroline)
3. La reine Margot: Alexandre Dumas (Constance)
4. Tenth of December: George Saunders (Remi and Lalle)
5. Not Untrue and Not Unking: Ed O'Loughlin (Marie)
6. Going Bovine: Libba Bray (Emily)
7. Super Sad True Love Story: G. Steynghart (Manu)
8. Quatuor: Vikram Seth (Laurence)
9. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: Anthony Marra (Liz)
10. Lanark: Alasdair Gray (John)
2. A Lesson Before Dying: Ernest Gaines (Caroline)
3. La reine Margot: Alexandre Dumas (Constance)
4. Tenth of December: George Saunders (Remi and Lalle)
5. Not Untrue and Not Unking: Ed O'Loughlin (Marie)
6. Going Bovine: Libba Bray (Emily)
7. Super Sad True Love Story: G. Steynghart (Manu)
8. Quatuor: Vikram Seth (Laurence)
9. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: Anthony Marra (Liz)
10. Lanark: Alasdair Gray (John)
1. Mom = The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
1. Alexa: LotR // 2. Colin: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men // 3. Melissa: The Little Prince // 4. Hannah: Still Alice // 5. VJ: Where I'm Calling From // 6. Sean: Watchmen // 7. David: The Master and Margarita // 8. Kiyun: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime // 9. Alex: She's Come Undone // 10. Taylor: 1984
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
The song of Achillees -- DONE
Rachel Caine (book 1 - morganville) -- DONE
Inferno - Dan Brown
Brave New World --DONE
44 Scotland Street --DONE
1st GOT book
To kill a mockingbird
Dad......
Casual Vacancy
The song of Achillees -- DONE
Rachel Caine (book 1 - morganville) -- DONE
Inferno - Dan Brown
Brave New World --DONE
44 Scotland Street --DONE
1st GOT book
To kill a mockingbird
Dad......
Casual Vacancy
Jamel's comic book--Princeless
Blood, Bones and Butter
An Abundance of Katharines
Book #1: Rachel: Heaven is for Real. by Todd Burpo
Anouk van E.: Boven Is Het Stil - Gerbrand Bakker
Pim: Het Oneindige Verhaal - Michael Ende
Pim: Het Oneindige Verhaal - Michael Ende
Eating Animals
1. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (Mina)
2. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (Cassie)
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Izoah)
4. Looking for Alaska by John Green (Naudia)
5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Katie)
6. Perks of Being a WallFlower by Stephen Chbosky (Raghav)
7. Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (Brian)
8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Ambika)
9. Thud by Terry Pratchett (Surya)
10. The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick (Ashkon)
2. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (Cassie)
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Izoah)
4. Looking for Alaska by John Green (Naudia)
5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Katie)
6. Perks of Being a WallFlower by Stephen Chbosky (Raghav)
7. Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (Brian)
8. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Ambika)
9. Thud by Terry Pratchett (Surya)
10. The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick (Ashkon)
10) A Discovery of Witches- Deborah Harkness
Can't wait to read the next two in the trilogy. The book's partially set in Oxford as well, which has made me want to explore the city more.
So, that's my 10 done. I've got another 50 or so recommendations as well, so will be trying new authors for a while yet!
Can't wait to read the next two in the trilogy. The book's partially set in Oxford as well, which has made me want to explore the city more.
So, that's my 10 done. I've got another 50 or so recommendations as well, so will be trying new authors for a while yet!
8) Shantaram- Gregory David Roberts
A novel based on a true story of life in the Bombay underworld. Including arms smuggling in Afghanistan, drugs, murders, arson, prostitution, slum dwelling, but also a celebration of India and its people.
Couldn't even tell you if I liked the book or not! It was a tough read in parts and flowed beautifully in others. It was definitely enlightening.
9) The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins.
Not sure how I've managed to avoid this until now! Not the world's greatest literary fiction, but it swept me up. Read the whole of the first book in one sitting (and as a result I'm shattered!!). Can't wait to read the next two.
A novel based on a true story of life in the Bombay underworld. Including arms smuggling in Afghanistan, drugs, murders, arson, prostitution, slum dwelling, but also a celebration of India and its people.
Couldn't even tell you if I liked the book or not! It was a tough read in parts and flowed beautifully in others. It was definitely enlightening.
9) The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins.
Not sure how I've managed to avoid this until now! Not the world's greatest literary fiction, but it swept me up. Read the whole of the first book in one sitting (and as a result I'm shattered!!). Can't wait to read the next two.
Tipping Point
7) The Storyteller- Jodi Picoult
I like Jodi Picoult's writing anyway and chose this book, honestly, because it was one of the few on the list that the library had in!!
That said, I really enjoyed this. Picoult always tackles difficult subjects in a thought provoking way, and this story of Nazi war crimes was no exception. Well written and sensitively handled.
I like Jodi Picoult's writing anyway and chose this book, honestly, because it was one of the few on the list that the library had in!!
That said, I really enjoyed this. Picoult always tackles difficult subjects in a thought provoking way, and this story of Nazi war crimes was no exception. Well written and sensitively handled.
6) The Island- Victoria Hislop
Enjoyed this. Tells a story around the history of the Spinalonga leper colony in Crete. I hadn't realised before I picked the book up that I'd been to the nearby town a few years ago on holiday and taken a day trip across to the island.
Enjoyed this. Tells a story around the history of the Spinalonga leper colony in Crete. I hadn't realised before I picked the book up that I'd been to the nearby town a few years ago on holiday and taken a day trip across to the island.
5) Skallagrigg- William Horwood
LOVED IT!!!! Wow. Thought provoking, engaging, entertaining. Read this book.
LOVED IT!!!! Wow. Thought provoking, engaging, entertaining. Read this book.
Snøbarna - vilde
Øya - thao
The undomestic goddess - nina
To kill a mockingbird - Mickey
*The fault in our stars - Maiken
* Cathing Fire - Joe
Øya - thao
The undomestic goddess - nina
To kill a mockingbird - Mickey
*The fault in our stars - Maiken
* Cathing Fire - Joe
4) I Capture the Castle- Dodie Smith
read 1.The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (MC)
read 2. The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak (HD)
3. The Messenger - Marcus Zusak (SJ)
read 4. Dear John - Nicholas Sparks (LM)
5. Maximum Ride - James Patterson (EC)
read 6. Between - Jessica Warman (LC)
7. A Spot Of Bother - Mark Haddon (NC)
read 8. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (CM)
9. The Eyes Of The Amaryllis - Natalie Babbitt (KC)
read10. The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum (MCon)
read 2. The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak (HD)
3. The Messenger - Marcus Zusak (SJ)
read 4. Dear John - Nicholas Sparks (LM)
5. Maximum Ride - James Patterson (EC)
read 6. Between - Jessica Warman (LC)
7. A Spot Of Bother - Mark Haddon (NC)
read 8. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (CM)
9. The Eyes Of The Amaryllis - Natalie Babbitt (KC)
read10. The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum (MCon)
3) Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - Phoebe (Done)
Molecules of Murder by John Emsley - Alistair (Done)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - Hannah
Guns, Germs and Steel by Gerard Diamond - Jen
Molecules of Murder by John Emsley - Alistair (Done)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - Hannah
Guns, Germs and Steel by Gerard Diamond - Jen
Starting to collect this into one place today. Lots of facebook posts from a variety of people, so time to get organised!!
So, read two recommendations already:
1) Me Before You- JoJo Moyes (made me cry!)
2) The hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared- Jonas Jonasson (old little book, with a wicked sense of humour)
Full list to follow!
So, read two recommendations already:
1) Me Before You- JoJo Moyes (made me cry!)
2) The hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared- Jonas Jonasson (old little book, with a wicked sense of humour)
Full list to follow!
8/10 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Caroline)
9/10 Northern Lights (Jess)
9/10 Northern Lights (Jess)
Book 3: Anna Gavaldas "Tillsammans är man mindre ensam"
7/10
(7) Deceived - recommended by Hev
(7) Deceived - recommended by Hev
1. The Age of Innocent by Edith Whartib (rec by KB)
Marco: Per Petterson - Paarden stelen
Caz: James Frey - A Million Little Pieces
Kees: Vikram Seth - An Equal Music
Cees: Richard Adams - Watership Down
Marjolein: Jasper Fforde - Shades of Grey
Cees: Richard Adams - Watership Down
Marjolein: Jasper Fforde - Shades of Grey
Kees: Vikram Seth - An Equal Music
2/10
To Say Nothing of the Dog
The Tao of Pooh
To Say Nothing of the Dog
The Tao of Pooh
1) Katzentisch – Michael Ondaatje
Asked friends to suggest books!
Book 1 - The Heroine's Journey by Maureen Murdoch
Book 2 - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Book 3 - The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Book 4 - Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Book 5 - Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
Book 6 - Game of Thrones by George R. R Martin
Book 7 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
Book 8 - War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Book 9 - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Book 10 - Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids all in a row by Christopher Golden
Book 2 - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Book 3 - The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Book 4 - Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Book 5 - Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
Book 6 - Game of Thrones by George R. R Martin
Book 7 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
Book 8 - War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Book 9 - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Book 10 - Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids all in a row by Christopher Golden
6/10 The Crying Tree (Tom)
Pablo - Carlos Ruiz gevangene van de hemel
5/10 Flowers in the Attic - Alison
Jules says: The hunger games
4/10 The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (Dave)
Good Omens - Enjoyed this a lot, as I thought I would because it is a Terry Pratchett collaboration.
Heroine's Journey - Very hard work, thought-provoking in parts but I didn't really enjoy this one!
Heroine's Journey - Very hard work, thought-provoking in parts but I didn't really enjoy this one!
1. The Help - Kathryn Stockett (Johanna) (READ)
2. Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern (Fredi)
3. 1984 - George Orwell (Dani)
4. The Rain Before it Falls - Jonathan Coe (Tamara)
5. Van Gogh's Letters to his Brother Theo - Castaneda (Andrei)
6. Three Comrades - Erich Maria Remarch (Laurynas)
7. Den Vidunderliga Kärlekens Historia - Carl-Johan Vallgren (Pappa)
8. A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Laura)
9. The Time traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (Chinny)
10.
2. Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern (Fredi)
3. 1984 - George Orwell (Dani)
4. The Rain Before it Falls - Jonathan Coe (Tamara)
5. Van Gogh's Letters to his Brother Theo - Castaneda (Andrei)
6. Three Comrades - Erich Maria Remarch (Laurynas)
7. Den Vidunderliga Kärlekens Historia - Carl-Johan Vallgren (Pappa)
8. A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Laura)
9. The Time traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (Chinny)
10.
Finished second book (series) - The twilight saga!
Lucky by Alice Sebold - What a horrible story but written with such grace. Good book!
Memoirs Of a Geisha - What a fascinating book, I loved it!!!!
3/10
-My Sister's Keeper (Lydia)
-Starter for Ten (Dan)
-The Lovely Bones (Kirstie)
-My Sister's Keeper (Lydia)
-Starter for Ten (Dan)
-The Lovely Bones (Kirstie)
Time Travellers Wife - good book, bit confusing but really good.
2. The Lovely Bones (recommended by Kirst), started
1/10 (Starter for Ten, recommended by Dan)
Finished book number 1 - Wuthering Heights
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