The Next Best Book Club discussion

My goal is to read 100 books in 2010

Good luck to you Beth! I hope you make it. Do you have it planned out or are you gonna take it as it comes?

I could never stick to a set list of books to read so I'm going to take it as it comes. I had the same goal for 2009 and I'm about to finish my 90th book today. I missed it by 10 books so I'm determined to do it in 2010!

Hehe I missed it by more than that! But I'm hoping to at least read more in '10 than I did in '09.

I'm trying not to feel too bad about not making it but I looked back in my book journal and found that I only read 64 in 2008 so I figure I did make an improvement, lol!

Yeah, I think as long as you keep improving, you really can't ask for much more from yourself.

One goal I have for 2010 is to spend much less time on GR. As much as I enjoy it, it really cuts into my reading time.

I know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem with Facebook. If I had spent less time on FB I would have reached my goal.

I agree with you two...I need to get off from here and facebook. Then maybe I would reach my goals...LOL

You can do it Beth! I should probably also spend less time on GR and facebook, although I hate to admit it.

I get told all the time by my family that all I do is sit on GR and FB. My husband calls me GoodFace, putting together GR and FB. Some people, lol!

Yeah, mine was talking with me about it last night. I told him I realize that it needs to be addressed - and the new year just seems like a good time to do it. You know what they say - kids, marriages and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. I really do believe that and I need to put my actions behind my words.

Good luck Beth, Lisa, Liz, and everyone! You can do it! :)

Thank you, Laura. I know you can do it, too. I'm really going to try cutting down the amount of time I spend on Facebook, which I'm sure David will greatly appreciate! It's almost 10:30am and I haven't been on FB yet today. I'm going to see how long I can wait, lol!

1. Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler

2. The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine

3. The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller

4. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Beth wrote: "4. Little Bee by Chris Cleave"



You finished Little Bee/ What did you think. I found it to be such an unexpected book. Just constantly surprising and incredibly touching.

Hi Monef! I finished Little Bee yesterday and loved it. I got more specific about what I thought in the "What are you reading thread".

5. The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh

6. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

7. The Help by Kathryn Stockett

8. Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel by Beth Hoffman

9. One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

10. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

11. Atonement by Ian McEwan

12. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees

13. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

14. Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato

15. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa

16. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
17. Hate That Cat: A Novel by Sharon Creech

18. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

19. Sufficient Grace: A Novel by Darnell Arnoult

20. The Book of Awesome: Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things by Neil Pasricha

21. Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel
22. My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover If Not Being A Dumb Ass Is the New Black; Or, A Culture-Up Manifesto by Jen Lancaster

23. After Dark by Haruki Murakami

24. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Oooh, how was After Dark?

After Dark was really good. I love Murakami!

25. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo

26. Stardust by Neil Gaiman

27. Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann

28. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

29. Eating Chinese Food Naked by Mei Ng

30. I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali

31. Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
32.The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan

33. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

34. Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

35. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

36. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

37. Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen