Bookwomjules' 100 Books in 2013 Challenge

Good luck to everyone!

And to you too!

Welcome aboard for 2013!

Good luck to you too, looking forward t your 2013 reads!

1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon My Review

Great review!

Thanks!

2) Whitethorn Woods - Maeve Binchy My Review

3) Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe My Review

Not a bad read for this one.

Another good review. I read Things Fall Apart with my son when he was studying it at school, more than ten years ago, so my memories of the details are fairly scanty. But what I do remember is being deeply affected by this book and by the main character. I seem to recall that it was a fairly depressing story too. However, the fact that I still remember how it made me feel, rather than its plot as such, means that it must have been a powerful book.

Oh, count me in with the praise of Things Fall Apart, I loved how Okonkwo wasn't a particularly "lovable" character, but was just himself.

I just gave in and bought Things Fall Apart after the raft of good reviews, can't wait to get to it now.

10 - It shows good writing and characterization in my opinion, on the authors part when a character can have that affect on you - even years later. It's good you still have such strong memories on how it made you feel - I think it''s one of the points of the book, the author influencing the reader emotions on the stories and it's characters.

11 - I agree, which is part of what make me appreciate his character more - and I think a lot of other readers would like that as well.

12 - Nice. If you get a chance to read it, make sure you share your thoughts here.

Books 4 and 5

4) The Beginning of Spring - Penelope Fitzgerald My Review

5) The Sometimes Lake - Sandy Bonny My Review

I thought I had read more by Fitzgerald, but I have only read The Bookshop which I was a bit ambivalent about. So on the basis of your review, I don't expect to be chasing another one up soon.

However, even though your review of The Sometimes Lake was not entirely positive, it has me intrigued so I have wishlisted it!

15 - I enjoyed the bookshop, and it's what lead me to enjoy her work so much. The plot of her books don't amaze me as a best read ever, but I love her writing style.

It's good to see you wished it, its CanLit, and although it didn't work for me, I hope it does for you. It's a piece of CanLit that doesn't seem to have much popularity - as with a lot of others. So, glad to see people wishlist it.

6) Away - Jane Urquhart My Review

7) February - Lisa Moore My Review

Books 8 & 9

8) The Purchase - Linda Spalding My Review

9) Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese My Review

I liked reading your reviews of the above two books, but I think I can manage to keep them off the TBR list for now.

Books 10 & 11

10) The City & the city - China Mieville My Review

11) On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan My Review

Judy - Thanks. Must try harder to add books to your pile, mwaha. ;)

Luckily, I have read both of the above so you will still have to try harder :o)

Sorry you didn't like The City and The City more! It was a favourite of mine when I read it a few years ago. I didn't feel that the twin cities needed explaining though, I liked just being dumped in the middle of that world.

12) Between the Acts - Virginia Woolf My Review

13) Out for Blood - Alyxandra Harvey My Review

14) Two Solitudes - Hugh MacLennan My Review

And 14 books marks the end of my January 2013. Not bad so far, so I should have no problem reaching 100 books this year!

15) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov My Review

16) The Age of Hope - David Bergen My Review

17) The Color of Tea - Hannah Tunnicliffe My Review

I'm really enjoying your reviews!

Thanks Judy!

18) Divergent - Veronica Roth My Review

- I was surprised on how much I got into the book. Now waiting on a hold list for book 2 at the library!

19) Time and Again - Jack Finney My Review

1/5 of the way there!

20) The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin My Review

That's a nice mini-milestone! Congratulations!

Thanks!

Let's hope the next book is a bit better for you than the previous two!

21) Lady Oracle - Margaret Atwood My Review

22) Heat Wave - Richard Castle My Review

20 - Thanks - both the next two books I read were better. I seem to be in a bit of a reading rut.

I loved the meta nature of Heat Wave best - the dedication to Kate, the author description of Castle, the blurbs from big name thriller writers, perfect! Somewhere on YouTube there's a clip of Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic reading the sex scene from Heat Wave - here's a clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y82j_X8JMFQ

43- Interesting. I did picture Nathan Fillion while reading the book. I'll likely try reading the others at some point.

And it's March - how did that happen?

Book number 23:

Sophia's Secret - Susanna Kearsley (also known as the Winter Sea) - My Review

Book #24

Club Dead - Charlaine Harris My Review

The link to your review seems to be broken, it just keeps on sending me back to this page!

All fixed! Thanks Wookiebedner!

Thanks for fixing the link. Nice review, although I'm not a fan of the first book, so I doubt I'll be reading on anyhow.

49 - They're good but not great - but I've enjoyed reading them. They're kind of filling in the gap of Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series for me. And they're nothing like the show, which is also a good thing.

25) The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan - My Review

26) Insurgent - Veronica Roth My Review

Ah, I liked The Earth Hums in B Flat more then you did (although it's been a while since I read it). I rather enjoyed Divergent but not enough that I'm keen to read on.

I just checked and I gave The Earth Hums in B Flat a solid five stars when I read it! I seem to remember really enjoying young Gwenni's character. And like wookie, I didn't think highly enough of Divergent to chase up the rest of the series. But you never know . .

52 and 53 - I seem to be one of the few who didn't enjoy The Earth Hums in B Flat or Gwenni. Divergent and Insurgent are two books that have surprised me on how much I enjoy them. They're not great or buy worthy, but I do enjoy a good mindless read now and then.

I enjoyed parts of Divergent (the romance suckered me in, in particular), but I thought the whole faction thing was a bit silly and clunky. And considering the factions were the entire point of the book, well...

That was exactly what I thought about it wookie. I just didn't get the factions. I thought it was silly.

55 and 56 - They explain about the Factions more in the second book. I was the opposite, the factions make me want to read more.

27) Dance of the Happy Shades - Alice Munro My Review

28) The Fort - Bernard Cornwell My Review

29) The Lighthouse - Alison Moore My Review

30) The Informationist: A Thriller - Taylor Stevens My Review

I have The Lighthouse waiting on my reader. It still sounds interesting even though you weren't too thrilled with it. I will get to it eventually.

61 - I think part of my dislike for it was my mood too. I hope you get to read it soon and enjoy it more than I did.

31 - The South - Colm Tóibín My Review

32 - Song of Kosovo - Chris Gudgeon My Review

33 - River of Stars - Guy Gavriel Kay My Review

34 - The Other Sister - Lola Lemire Tostevin - My Review

Sounds like one to miss.

Judy - Yes, this one was. But it was a random pull of the library shelves. So it was risk to begin with.

35 - Four Dragons - Diana Dru Botsford My Review

36 - Tales From Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry My Review

37 - King Leary - Paul Quarrington My Review

I hope your next book suits you better!

Same here! This month has be in a big reading rut. Even the books waiting to be review have failed to impress me. Off to find that great read!

38) Winter Well: Speculative Fiction About Older Women - Edited by Kay T. Holt My Review

39) The Perfect Circle - Pascale Quiviger My Review

Almost found a good one. I have to say Winter Well does sound interesting.

40) Gold Mountain Blues - Ling Zhang My Review

41) Quentins - Maeve Binchy My Review

42) Forgotten Country - Catherine Chung My Review

43) The Black Cloister - Melanie Dobson My Review My Review

44) The Girl Who Fell From the Sky - Heidi Durrow My Review

45) Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke My Review

46) Heidi - Joanne Spryi My Review

47) Secrets - SGA 20 - Jo Graham and Melissa Scott - My Review

48) The Inheritors: Stargate Atlantis - Jo Graham, Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold - My Review

49) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan My Review

Book 50 (Still in May Reviews) at the half way point!

50) Fishducky's Fables - Fran Fischer - My Review

51) The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery My Review

52) The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - Anaya Mathis My Review

Congratulations on passing the halfway mark! Have to agree with you about Mr Penumbra, it had some good elements and ideas, but didn't quite gel.

88 - Thanks Wookiebender! Hopefully the second half will go by fast too. For Mr. Penumbra, it really seems to be hit or miss with it for those who like it or not.

53) The Painted Girls - Cathy Marie Buchanan My Review

54) The Blondes - Emily Schultz My Review

55) The Turncoat - Donna Thorland - My Review

56) The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin My Review

57) The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng My Review

58) Ink: Paper Gods 1 - Amanda Sun My Review

59) The Memory Man - Lisa Appignanesi My Review

60) Eight Girls Taking Pictures - Whitney Otto My Review

61) Gold Digger - Vicky Delany My Review

62) The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle My Review

63) Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris My Review

64) Skeleton Women - Mingmei Yip My Review

65) The Nine Fold Heaven - Mingmei Yip My Review

66) April Morning - Howard Fast My Review

67) Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show - Frank Delaney My Review

68) Wildcatter- Dave Duncan My Review

69) Wild Geese - Martha Ostenso My Review

70) Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris - My Review

71) Emma - Jane Austen My Review

72) Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle My Review

Yes, Emma isn't my favourite Jane Austen either, although I usually put that down to the fact that I had to study it at high school. I had a good teacher, but it does rather kill the fun of books sometimes.

109 - So far my least favourite Jane Austen has been Mansfield Park I've restarted and attempted to finish that one about 3 times now. I just can't get into that one. I also studied it in college, but we watched the movie (even though it as a literature class) instead. And the movie is vastly different than the book.

73) Away From Everywhere - Chad Pelley My Review

I'm not a big Mansfield Park fan either. Fanny Price is too boring!

I am a big Sookie fan, too, though. And I like the background on your blog.

Mansfield Park is the last Jane Austen I have to read. I own it, but am in no hurry to pick it up, people rarely rave about it. :)

112 - Thanks Jfetting. Sookie and her book have become a big favourite of mine. I agree 100% about Fanny!

113 - It's good to see I'm not the only one who feels that way about the book

74) Open Secrets -Alice Munro My Review

75) Forgotten Garden - My Review

76) A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle My Review

77) Under the Sun - Justin Kerr-Smiley My Review

78) Moebius Squared - Jo Graham and Melissa Scott My Review

79) The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gailman My Review

80) The Kissing Man - George Elliott My Review

81) A Brewing Storm - Richard Castle My Review

82) A Raging Storm - Richard Castle My Review

83) A Bloody Storm - Richard Castle My Review

84) Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gaile Parkin My Review

85) The Diviners - Margaret Laurence My Review

86) A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry My Review

87) The Soldier's Song - Alan Monaghan My Review

88) The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky My Review

89) Norwegian Wood Haruki Murakami My Review

90) Sweetness in the Belly - Camilla Gibb My Review

91) Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong My Review

92) The Second Life of Samuel Tyne - Esi Edugyan My Review

93) The Best Place on Earth - Ayelet Tsabari My Review

94) The Truth About Delilah Blue - Tish Cohen My Review

95) Missing - Frances Itani My Review

96) Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth - Jane O'Connor My Review

97) Surprise Island Gertrude Chandler Warner My Review

98) And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie My Review

99) Minister Without Portfolio - Michael Winter My Review

FINISHED! Completed book 100 last week, October 6th! Whoot!

100) The Woman Upstairs - Claire Messud My Review

Congrats on reaching 100!

Yay! You did it! Shame you didn't much like the 100th book though. I have it on my bedside table at the moment. Perhaps I'll leave it for later . .

Congrats on your 100th book!

- 141 Thanks! It's a shame I didn't like it, but reaching 100 books is a great feat. If you do read it, I hope to see your thoughts on the book

- 142 Thanks!