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Monday, June 13, 2011

Hard choices: a library list

I am once again in the position of having too many library books and not enough time to finish them all before they are due! I actually have 73 books checked out right now, but a good number of those are for Mike and the kids.

I've been reading
Dreamfever: The Fever SeriesDreamfever: The Fever Series for what seems like forever. I really do like it but it's not drawing me back in when I put it down.

Then last time I was there I saw this one, that Ti had recommended and am about 100 pages into it. The story is really lovely, but I find the writing awfully clunky.

The Violets of March: A NovelThe Violets of March: A Novel

Then I'm still hanging onto this one, trying to decide if I even want to finish it:
LiarLiar

I've seen a lot about this one around, and since letting my kids roam out of sight is something I need to work on, I really want to be sure to get it read:
Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)

This one is due back on Wednesday with no renewals. I think I need to accept that I will not get around to it and add myself back to the end of the list:

Chasing FireChasing Fire

This one is interesting, but so so slow for me. It's very science based about the way the individual ingredients are processed. I can still renew it again, thankfully.

Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America EatsTwinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats

This next one was on a couple blogs and since I really do love a good memoir in another country, I picked it up:
Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on EarthRadio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth

And this one was also on several blogs as well. I think it's the chicken that does it for me:

Home to Woefield: A NovelHome to Woefield: A Novel

The next one I picked up solely for the beach aspect. This is the time of the year I miss living within a few hours of the ocean:
Beach Trip: A NovelBeach Trip: A Novel


This one I've seen everywhere, and the cover is spookily compelling. I've never read Melissa Marr, so hopefully I can get around to it:
GraveminderGraveminder

Then we have this one, which I was not at all interested in, until I realized it was essays and not one continuous book. I can not renew it:

Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a MockingbirdScout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird

Then I grabbed this on impulse without really reading the description. It sounds as if the author and I will be on opposing sides of opinion and I don't know if I have it in me to extend the benefit of the doubt:

Welcome to Lizard Motel: Children, Stories, and the Mystery of Making Things UpWelcome to Lizard Motel: Children, Stories, and the Mystery of Making Things Up

This one makes me think of my best friend Shawna. I have never read Hoffman and I have no idea what the book is about, or even if Shawna really likes Hoffman. I just knew it made me think of her so I grabbed it:

The Red GardenThe Red Garden

I read 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson a couple years ago, so of course I had to pick this one up. I just hope I can remember the first one well enough:

The Last Little Blue EnvelopeThe Last Little Blue Envelope

Because everyone seems to love it:

A Discovery of Witches: A NovelA Discovery of Witches: A Novel

There is a blogger who thinks the guy in this is the ideal YA hero. I can't remember what blog it is, but I had to pick it up to see if I agree. A chapter in and I'm not sure I want to finish, I'm finding the writing to be overly juvenile. yes, I know it's YA, no excuse:

Sloppy Firsts: A Jessica Darling NovelSloppy Firsts: A Jessica Darling Novel

And last, because it's been on my list for years and I saw it available in large print. I can't even remember why it's only list:
A Little Love Story: A NovelA Little Love Story: A Novel

So what do I read first? Is it worth trying to read Chasing Fire quick? I can return it late with no fines on a Sunday or Wednesday, but there IS someone waiting for it after me. Do I abandon all of them and read this one, as Trish tells me I should?
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A NovelExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

(that one isn't a library book, for the record!)

What great books do you have checked out right now? What is your library's limit? Mine doesn't have a limit on books! It can get dangerous.


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12 comments:

  1. I don't know if my library has a limit, because I only take a few at a time. You need to read Home to Woefield!

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  2. I have checked out Sloppy Firsts numerous times and NEVER been able to get past a chapter.

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  3. Don't know if there is a limit but I have these checked out:

    Backseat Saints. Joshilyn Jackson. audio
    Very Valentine. Adriana Trigiani. audio
    Stealing Budha's Dinner. Birch Minh Nguyen
    The Giants House. Elizabeth Mc Cracken
    The Weird Sisters. Eleanor Brown. audio
    The Lake of Dreams. Kim Edwards. Book Group

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  4. I wish "Free Range Kids" would have been around when my kids were little. I was always a never wreck if they so much as rode their bikes around the block--even when they were 12! Frankly, I'm still not that good about it!

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  5. 73???? I think there's a 12-step program for that ;-)
    Seriously though, I don't think my library has a limit, but I've never gone above 25.

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  6. no limit is dangerous!
    you don't sound excited about any of them..even the last one that keeps getting recommended to you!
    i'd chuck them all and get one that YOU have been dying to read...no one else..just you!
    dianam167@sbcglobal.net

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  7. Chasing Fire it is a great book, i recommend you to finish it, you won`t regret.

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  8. My library doesn't have a limit either, but right now I just have 2 checked out for myself and maybe 4 for Rocketgirl.

    Of yours, I really want to read Graveminder!!! It looks so so so good.

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  9. If you can't decide which to read first, close your eyes and grab one.

    The most interesting book that I have checked out right now is a book of house plans dated in the 1980's. No plans of building in the near future, but I keep looking for the perfect floor plan.

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  10. I have a ton checked out from the library as well so don't feel bad. I want to hear your thoughts on Graveminder so I hope that you get the chance to read it. These all sound great...how do you choose?

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  11. I have to admit that I'm just jealous that you have so many choices!

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  12. looks like a great list! thanks for sharing :)

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