tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post6920355789479180871..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: 2012 TBR Pile Challenge and Finishing the Series ChallengeMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-24130650443559672662011-11-23T17:05:05.795-05:002011-11-23T17:05:05.795-05:00Melanie - I have read all the rest of the Susan Co...Melanie - I have read all the rest of the Susan Cooper series and can't wait to read the final one!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-46071400683734987382011-11-21T21:42:47.031-05:002011-11-21T21:42:47.031-05:00I have to say i read Cloud Atlas this year and rea...I have to say i read Cloud Atlas this year and really loved it. Dirk Gently is fun, as is The Scarlet Pimpernel. Have you read the rest of the Susan Cooper series? I loved the first 3 books but haven't finished them yet.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215448457283751470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60667399657799524672011-11-21T18:32:18.472-05:002011-11-21T18:32:18.472-05:00Good luck on this challenge. Would love to know wh...Good luck on this challenge. Would love to know which will be hits.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-4784271461649368322011-11-21T16:20:24.102-05:002011-11-21T16:20:24.102-05:00Brenna - I'm intimidated by that one as well, ...Brenna - I'm intimidated by that one as well, but I'm excited about it too. <br /><br />Kate - I've heard very little about Scarlet Pimpernel. For some reason it's just like the Three Musketeers in my mind.<br /><br />Allie - I've heard very mixed reactions, but I think I've enjoyed Dickens more than you have in the past, so we'll see.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-54526004803609213432011-11-19T18:06:03.080-05:002011-11-19T18:06:03.080-05:00Great picks! I'm actually not that familiar wi...Great picks! I'm actually not that familiar with most of your picks. I haven't read that Salinger title either, but it is one my TBR list. The only one I have a definite opinion on is Bleak House. I REALLY didn't care for it, but then again, I'm not the biggest fan of Dickens.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-10151841890350604032011-11-18T11:07:27.270-05:002011-11-18T11:07:27.270-05:00Loved the Scarlet Pimpernel - Sink me!
Would love...Loved the Scarlet Pimpernel - Sink me!<br /><br />Would <i>love</i> to get my hands on Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day!Kate Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342220424771084070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-24814039316386725732011-11-17T13:37:02.966-05:002011-11-17T13:37:02.966-05:00Good luck with this one! That's quite an impre...Good luck with this one! That's quite an impressive TBR list. (I am so scared of Bleak House.)Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-76787300255090531102011-11-17T11:13:52.874-05:002011-11-17T11:13:52.874-05:00JReiss - I've held off on that one for so long...JReiss - I've held off on that one for so long because I'd heard that, but I just want to finish the trilogy. <br /><br />Adam - Yes, I'm definitely reading Seymour too, my copy has them published together. I'll probably update the list to show the complete title.<br /><br />Greg Zimmerman - That's good to hear. I love Russo's work, but limit myself to one of his books a year. I've been looking forward to this one for a long time.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-36687760063863858282011-11-17T10:57:20.361-05:002011-11-17T10:57:20.361-05:00Oh, man - I would soooo move Nobody's Fool off...Oh, man - I would soooo move Nobody's Fool off the Alternates list! It's incredibly, incredibly good!Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-28952782411599843862011-11-17T10:56:16.775-05:002011-11-17T10:56:16.775-05:00Woo hoo! Glad you're joining us!
I love the S...Woo hoo! Glad you're joining us!<br /><br />I love the Salinger, obviously (are you also going to be reading Seymour: An Introduction, or have you read that one already? They're usually published as companion novellas...) and I see a lot of The Scarlet Pimpernel on these lists this year - I should have added that, as it's sitting on my shelf (with Cloud Atlas), of course. <br /><br />Eats, Shoots & Leaves is great too! Fun for grammar buffs. :)Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-35479749953535030042011-11-17T07:27:53.423-05:002011-11-17T07:27:53.423-05:00You will be disappointed with That Hideous Strengt...You will be disappointed with That Hideous Strength. It's like the last season of Gilmore Girls; the series is better if you pretend it doesn't exist.JReisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373212399938249270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-78667499702258510042011-11-17T07:26:44.865-05:002011-11-17T07:26:44.865-05:00Alex - Thanks for the tips. I just swapped Travels...Alex - Thanks for the tips. I just swapped Travels With MY Aunt out for another Graham Greene before I made my list official. I'd rather read something great, than something just ok. <br /><br />Sandy - Somehow I hadn't even heard of that one! I'll have to check it out.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-35741559977433493382011-11-17T06:43:02.386-05:002011-11-17T06:43:02.386-05:00I'm all for these types of challenges, but I m...I'm all for these types of challenges, but I must support my best bud James (Ready When You Are, C.B.) with his TBR Dare. I guess we could incorporate both! With James, you just read your own books from Jan through Apr. This is what set up my excellent reading year in 2011.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-63732956846373515372011-11-17T06:17:23.983-05:002011-11-17T06:17:23.983-05:00- Read Travels With My Aunt this year and thought ...- Read Travels With My Aunt this year and thought it was... ok. <br />- Cloud Atlas and Miss Pettigrew are great (just ignore the political incorrectness of the latter). <br />- Also want to read Scarlet Pimpernel and then watch the TV series.<br />- Also have Eats, Shoots.. in the TBRAlex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.com