September 2008 Summation
Here is an abstract of my literary doings in September.
Books Read
When We Were Romans, by Matthew Kneale - 9/2/2008
The Willoughbys, by Lois Lowry - 9/3/2008
The Lost Diary of Don Juan, by Douglas Carlton Abrams - 9/8/2008
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier - 9/10/2008
Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan - 9/11/2008
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee - 9/14/2008
Run, by Ann Prachett - 9/15/2008
Midwife of the Blue Ridge, by Christine Blevins - 9/17/2008
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen - 9/19/2008
Reasons To Be Pretty, by Neil LaButte - 9/19/2008
The Boy Next Door, by Meg Cabot - 9/20/2008
Shimmering Images, by Lisa Dale Norton - 9/22/2008
The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau - 9/25/2008
College Girl, by Patricia Weitz - 9/27/2008
September Total = 14
Year-to-Date Total =63
Three five-star books this month (and I read them right in a row): Rebecca, Amsterdam, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Lots of excellent four-star reads this month too: The Willoughbys, Run, Midwife of the Blue Ridge, Shimmering Images, and The City of Ember. My pick of the month has to be Rebecca.
Book Club
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier - Meeting: 9/25/2008
Everyone loved our selection for this month, Rebecca. We had an extensive discussion ranging from the missing first name of the second Mrs. de Winter to the Electra complex that plays out. The overall consensus was: new (to us) favorite.
The selection for next month is Bleak House, by Charles Dickens.
Challenges
Lit Flicks Challenge - 3/5 [ends 2/28/2009]
R.I.P. III - 1/4 [ends 10/31/2008]
The Wind-Up Book Chronicles Challenge - 0/4 [ends 11/15/2008]
The Classics Challenge 2008 - 1/6 [ends 12/31/2008]
Book Awards II Challenge - 3/10 [ends 6/1/2009]
The Pulitzer Project - 7/91 [perpetual]
The Newbery Project - 12/87 (+7 Honor books) [perpetual]
Miscellany
- The Lit Flicks Challenge is coming along. You can still sign-up!
- I created a new Blue Leaf: Run, by Ann Patchett. All of the Blue Leafs available for download can be found here.
- I signed up to participate in the 24-hour Read-a-Thon, hosted by Dewey. It will take place on October 18, 2008.
- I hosted several blog tours this month: The River, by Moonlight, by Camille Marchetta; Asking for Murder, by Robert Isleib; The Lost Diary of Don Juan, by Douglas Carlton Abrams; and Midwife of the Blue Ridge, by Christine Blevins.
- I submitted an entry in this month’s Bookworm Carnival.
- And, as always, I participated in Booking Through Thursday.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog this month!
8 comments
You go girl!!
Do you write about your book club book here or elsewhere? I ask because I would LOVE to have the chance to *have* to read Bleak House, and only requiring it so I could contribute to a discussion would do it! Le me know!!
Bluestocking - Thanks!
Anne - I haven’t ever done much more than the summary above about my book club. However, I think it’s a lovely idea to have some discussion here on the blog. I’ll plan on hosting a discussion here on October 23, 2008. (Is that enough motivation?)
Wow - you read some great ones this month!
And I’m impressed with your choice of Bleak House. Personally, I loved it (when I read it years ago) but I haven’t heard of many people who read it by choice.
If I recall, that’s the book where I learned the meaning of “spontaneous combustion” (it COULD have been another Dickens book though).
Good lord. You read a lot.
You’re quite busy! I’m impressed you can keep up with all those challenges. I’m having trouble with just one, the new classics challenge (2/6 — I have to the end of the year).
I read three of the books on your list for September and have some others on my TBR.
I took the day off of the film festival today and did a bit of catch up on my blog. I nominated you for an award.
Heather - I, as yet, have no idea what Bleak House is about, but your spontaneous combustion comment has me intrigued.
Blake - This month is a personal record for me, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I went on a two week vacation.
Nicole - I do have trouble keeping up with some of my challenges, but I have a lot of books that will double count. I’m hopeful I can complete them all.
Teddy - It appears that we have very similar tastes. ;) Thanks for the award!
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