Carmenere's ROOTS are showing.......and they're getting pulled out!

KeskusteluROOT - 2013 Read Our Own Tomes

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Carmenere's ROOTS are showing.......and they're getting pulled out!

Tämä viestiketju on "uinuva" —viimeisin viesti on vanhempi kuin 90 päivää. Ryhmä "virkoaa", kun lähetät vastauksen.

1Carmenere
joulukuu 9, 2012, 7:57 pm



I'm back for my second year of working on reducing the amount of TBR's on my bookshelves.
My goal for 2013 is 26. 26 because I'll be attempting to read my author's in alpha order and plying through the alphabet, at least once, sounds very doable.

2Carmenere
Muokkaaja: joulukuu 12, 2012, 6:19 am


3Carmenere
Muokkaaja: joulukuu 9, 2012, 8:23 pm

Planned ROOTS for January

Speak Anderson, Laurie Halse
A Theft Bellow, Saul
The Stranger Camus, Albert

4fuzzi
joulukuu 9, 2012, 8:18 pm

Cute thread title. :)

5Carmenere
joulukuu 9, 2012, 8:24 pm

Thanks, fuzzi!

6cyderry
joulukuu 9, 2012, 11:57 pm

laughing at the thread title and Tshirt

7konallis
joulukuu 10, 2012, 5:19 am

Good luck! I'm curious to know your author beginning with X.

8-Cee-
joulukuu 11, 2012, 8:53 pm

Oh! Cool. I want to do this too! The author thing I mean.
Love your title above ;-)

9Carmenere
joulukuu 12, 2012, 6:26 am

6 :D

7 I checked my shelves, konallis, and I do not have an X author. Perhaps when I get to that point I'll do an Xtra liked letter :0}

8 I'm happy you stopped in to visit, Cee! I think this is the only way I'll give all the authors on my shelves a fair shake :)

10-Cee-
joulukuu 12, 2012, 7:41 am

Inspired by you, Lynda, I started a ROOT thread too. I stole your author idea - many thanks to you for thinking of it!

Now I have to check out my shelves and see what looks irresistable ;-)

11Crazymamie
joulukuu 12, 2012, 10:43 am

Lynda - What a great way to make tackling the books on your shelves fun! Like Cee, I am tempted to steal it, too!!

12luxurygoods
joulukuu 12, 2012, 10:47 am

Tämä käyttäjä on poistettu roskaamisen vuoksi.

13DeltaQueen50
joulukuu 12, 2012, 6:07 pm

Hi Lynda, great to see you back and with such an interesting idea. You're making pulling those roots out sound like fun!

14Carmenere
Muokkaaja: joulukuu 12, 2012, 8:49 pm

#10 I'm so glad you're joining me on this fun endeavor, Cee. I hope you won't consider me too geeky because I actually had a blast choosing authors from the first three letters in the alphabet. I chose author's I hadn't read before, so hopefully the others left behind won't be too jealous :0}

#11 ...and as with Cee I'd really enjoy having you along for this challenge, Mamie. Go ahead steal the idea or modify it like Cee did.

#13 I think it will be fun, Judy. The first three books I selected have short roots (under 200 pages) so it will give me time in January to catch up on the books I've started in November and December, even October and get them out of the way in the new year.

19 days till ROOT pulling begins!

15sandykaypax
joulukuu 18, 2012, 4:07 pm

I love your idea of reading 26 books in alphabetical order by author. I have a thing about alphabetizing stuff--I really like to do it. Probably the reason why I was such a good library page in junior high!

Sandy K

16tloeffler
joulukuu 27, 2012, 10:14 pm

There is a series of Inspector Chen novels by a St. Louis author, Qiu Xiaolong.....

17Carmenere
Muokkaaja: joulukuu 28, 2012, 5:30 am

#15 hi sandy. Well, I hope it works for me. Some of these books are dying to be read and set free.

#16 thanks for the X author, Terri. However if Xiaolong does not sit on my bookshelf by 12-31-12 that author would not qualify for plucking :o(

18Samantha_kathy
joulukuu 28, 2012, 6:54 am

17> There's still time to buy a book by Xiaolong to put on your shelf before that time ;).

19Carmenere
joulukuu 28, 2012, 7:23 am

#18 LOL you guys are such temptresses!

20HelenBaker
joulukuu 28, 2012, 11:57 pm

Another X author is Xinran. I have read several of her books. She is a Chinese woman who has made it her mission in life to tell the stories of other Chinese women. These are very moving. Go out and buy if you don't have an X.

21Crazymamie
joulukuu 29, 2012, 5:47 pm

Okay, Lynda, I did commit to joining the challenge, but not to the alphabet strategy - I think I would have too many holes in my alphabet! Anyway, we'll see if I can put a dent in my stacks that are feeling so neglected in the bookshelves here.

22-Cee-
joulukuu 30, 2012, 1:54 pm

X is a problem - but I think I will just substitute a 'Wild Card' for any letter that I am missing on my shelf.

Of course, that doesn't mean I can't buy Xinran or Xiaolong anyway lol

23alphaorder
joulukuu 30, 2012, 2:54 pm

>22 -Cee-: Message from a Chinese Mother and The Good Woman of China were good, but difficult, reads. I own China Witness, if you want me to read it for you and count it as coming off your shelf...

24Samantha_kathy
joulukuu 30, 2012, 2:59 pm

Great way to get through the TBR stack! I look forward to seeing what books you'll be reading this year.

25Carmenere
joulukuu 30, 2012, 3:23 pm

#20 Hi Helen, I've read Sky Burial by Xinran and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to give her writing a try. No, no, no I will not go out to buy any books to fit this challenge. I'll just substitute somehow, perhaps a title with a X in it or an author with an X somewhere in their name. Thanks for the suggestion just the same. :0)

#21 Great Mamie! Doesn't matter how you do it as long as we can put a dent in those TBR's. I'll be looking for your thread to cheer you on.

#22 You're right Cee. I'll keep a look out for more Xinran and try Xiaolong, just not right now.

#23 lol @ alphaorder

#24 I'll be looking for your thread too, Samantha. The more rooters the better! We can conquer mount TBR!

26Carmenere
tammikuu 3, 2013, 1:00 pm

1-3-13 First ROOT zapped Speak

27-Cee-
tammikuu 3, 2013, 8:46 pm

woohoo!
One down, 25 to go!

28DeltaQueen50
tammikuu 4, 2013, 3:21 pm

It feels good to get that first one done, doesn't it. Way to go, Lynda!

29Carmenere
tammikuu 6, 2013, 8:42 am

Hi Cee and Judy. Thanks for stopping in are cheering me on!

1-6-13 Second ROOT plucked A Theft

30Crazymamie
tammikuu 7, 2013, 11:32 am

Excellent work, Lynda!

31Carmenere
tammikuu 10, 2013, 6:02 am

Thanks Mamie!

Just zapped my third root the Stranger.

My next four planned reads for ROOTS are.......
D unn, Mark Ella Minnow Pea
E vans , Ricard Paul The Christmas Box
F ord, Jamie Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

32susanj67
tammikuu 10, 2013, 8:31 am

Excellent progress, Lynda! I loved Ella Minnow Pea so I hope you do too.

33alphaorder
tammikuu 10, 2013, 10:09 am

Oh I loved both Ella Minnow Pea and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. You are cruising! Will you start over from the beginning of the alphabet when you finish?

34christina_reads
tammikuu 10, 2013, 2:58 pm

Yet more Ella Minnow Pea love from me! Such a clever book.

35Carmenere
tammikuu 22, 2013, 5:58 am

Hi Susan, Nancy and Christina, thanks for stopping by and encouraging me! I'm so looking forward to Ella Minnow Pea. I'm going to begin it in February after I catch up on a few other books.

Here's my latest update. ROOT #4 plucked. Out of alpha order but off the shelf just the same. A November ER at that.

36Samantha_kathy
tammikuu 23, 2013, 9:24 pm

Go you! Every ROOT counts :D

37Carmenere
tammikuu 26, 2013, 5:27 pm

Yes, indeedy, Samantha. That's why I'm including my ROOT #5 a book I rec'd from Mark's Christmas Swap so it qualifies! That's going to be all the ROOTS for January.

38connie53
tammikuu 27, 2013, 6:49 am

Well done, Carmenere!

39Carmenere
helmikuu 3, 2013, 2:22 am

Thanks Connie and thanks for visiting :0)

I've completed two ROOTS in February (so far). They come from the planned reads I posted about on January 10th, Dunn - Ella Minnow Pea and Evans - The Christmas Box.

40cyderry
helmikuu 14, 2013, 4:35 pm

I loved Ella Minnow Pea! what about you?

41Carmenere
helmikuu 15, 2013, 6:02 am

I thought it was terrific, Cheli. I'd like to read more from Dunn.

42Carmenere
Muokkaaja: helmikuu 16, 2013, 7:00 am

Alpha ROOTS planned for March

Golding, William - Lord of the Flies
Hillerman, Tony - Skeleton Man
Ishiguro, Kazuo - Nocturnes

43Carmenere
helmikuu 16, 2013, 7:02 am

Whoop, whoop, I completed my 8th ROOT @ 1 am this morning - an I loved it! Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

44connie53
helmikuu 16, 2013, 7:05 am

I've heard lots of good things about that book!

45Carmenere
helmikuu 16, 2013, 7:15 am

Hi Connie, I would highly recommend it. Charming, entertaining and enlightening story, although just a wee bit too coincidental conclusion.

46Carmenere
helmikuu 17, 2013, 7:03 pm

#9 Root is completed. An ER from December, 2012 called The Eleven

47-Cee-
helmikuu 18, 2013, 11:48 am

Woohoo! #9 - DONE!
Keep up the good work! Yay, Lynda!!!

48Carmenere
huhtikuu 11, 2013, 9:57 pm

Although I haven't posted my last 4 ROOTS I have kept my ticker up to date which is now at 13 ROOTS for 2013. That's my half way point, yeah!

49DeltaQueen50
huhtikuu 12, 2013, 5:54 pm

Halfway by April is very, very good, Lynda. Looks like you will have no trouble reaching your goal.

50Carmenere
huhtikuu 29, 2013, 12:33 pm

I've just posted my last ROOT for April to my ticker. 14 ROOTS zzzzzapped thus far!

#49 Hey Judy, yeah half way to my ROOT goal is pretty good. Wish I were half way to my 75 book challenge as well.

51Carmenere
toukokuu 4, 2013, 10:00 am

First May ROOT is finished. Yeah!

52-Cee-
toukokuu 4, 2013, 10:11 am

Good work here, Lynda!
I'm not so organized. You are going in alpha order - I'm all over the alphabet. Sometimes I forget to even do this... so easily distracted by new books on my, the store, or the library's shelves. I need more discipline - lol
The roots are still growing wild :{

53Carmenere
toukokuu 24, 2013, 9:29 am

Hi Cee! Yes, those nasty ole roots are sending off shoots and growing, growing, growing. If I even out my purchases with what I've read this year, I will be a happy camper.

Finished the final ROOTS for May Suite Francaise and Utopia.

54Carmenere
toukokuu 24, 2013, 9:32 am

I need to choose my next three alpha order books P, Q (I know I don't have any authors for Q), R and S.

55Samantha_kathy
toukokuu 24, 2013, 8:55 pm

54 > For Q you could pick an author that has a Q in his/her name, if you don't want to skip it.

56Carmenere
toukokuu 24, 2013, 9:02 pm

That's not a bad idea, Samantha! I'll check my shelf and if I do have an author with a Q in his/her last name, I'll use it.

57Carmenere
toukokuu 25, 2013, 7:12 am

Thanks to Samantha, I've chosen my next three alpha reads off the shelf. In the absence of an author with a surname beginning with Q, I've chosen Marquez, an author with a Q in the last name. It's his autobio which I've been wanting to read for along time. He is my favorite author :0)

Pynchon, Thomas - The Crying of Lot 49

MarQuez, Gabriel Garcia - Living to Tell the Tale

Russell, Mary Doria - The Sparrow

58Samantha_kathy
toukokuu 25, 2013, 6:42 pm

56/57 > I'm an expert at bending the rules, so it seemed like an obvious solution to me :D. Glad I could be of help.

59-Cee-
toukokuu 27, 2013, 9:45 pm

Oh, Samantha. I will no doubt be thanking you for that brilliant idea too - when I get to Q... or Z?

My alpha rooting plan is getting messed up. I am reading Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley which I have had for a long time. It's almost 900 pages and taking a lot of my time - but I'm loving it. Since I already read a B author, I'm thinking this might be good for Z!
This is wonderful...
Thank You, Samantha!!!!

Hi there, Lynda! Hope you like The Sparrow. I did!

60Carmenere
kesäkuu 26, 2013, 6:29 am

#58 I'm liking bent rules more and more, Samantha. Using your method I've already chosen my X author, NiXon.

#59 Hi, Cee. Glad you found your Z author 'cause a 900 page book is a huge time investment to waste.

I've completed two ROOTS while on vacation The Crying of Lot 49 and The Shadowy Horses. Off to update tickers :0)

61Carmenere
kesäkuu 28, 2013, 7:54 am

One more ROOT zapped in June, The Devil's Highway. It's out of order but will be used for my U author. ticker updated

62Carmenere
heinäkuu 16, 2013, 9:35 pm

Finished my 22nd ROOT. MarQuez. I'm really excited because now I can throw myself into The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

63rainpebble
heinäkuu 17, 2013, 1:18 am

Love your thread Lynda. Love the 'header' & graphic. Love your reading plan for 2013. I may steal that for next year. Good job and you are really kicking it!~!

64Carmenere
heinäkuu 17, 2013, 7:34 am

#63 Thanks for your kind words! I feel like I'm accomplishing something whenever I pluck one of my ROOTS off the shelf. I just wish I were able to read faster - there's so much that's dying to be read.

65Carmenere
elokuu 3, 2013, 9:08 pm

23rd ROOT is in the books....and ticker. Russell

I'm skipping S for now and moving on to the T's because I want to read the Booker long listed The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin.

66rainpebble
elokuu 5, 2013, 11:47 pm

Excellent job on your ROOTs Carm. Proud of you!

67Carmenere
elokuu 7, 2013, 8:49 am

Thanks for you kind and encouraging words, rainpebble. I just finished The Testament of Mary by Toibin but since it's a library book, I can not count it as a ROOT.

My next ROOT is very much out of ABC order but an ER from, ack, 2011! and since the birth of
HRH Prince George of Cambridge I've been keen on reading something British. So my next read will be The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn.

68Carmenere
elokuu 12, 2013, 9:52 am

Finished my 24 ROOT TCoKH. Not a bad book. Still need to post a review but tickers updated :0)

Next another, not so old ER/ROOT and now a Booker Longlister Transatlantic.

69Carmenere
elokuu 25, 2013, 7:20 am

Finished my 25 ROOT this year and an excellent book it was. One more ROOT to pluck to reach my goal!

70connie53
elokuu 25, 2013, 11:22 am

Hey, one more ROOT is doable! You go!!

71Carmenere
elokuu 31, 2013, 7:27 am

Doable it is, Connie. I just racked up my 26 ROOT and met my goal. I'll continue to read thru the alphabet as I had added a few reads that were out of order.
So, I'll continue with my T read, My House in Umbria by William Trevor.

72connie53
elokuu 31, 2013, 1:27 pm

Congrats! You have met your challenge. Job very wel done. Yeah, yeah, yeah!

73rabbitprincess
elokuu 31, 2013, 1:57 pm

Woo hoo! Congratulations! :D

74-Cee-
syyskuu 4, 2013, 9:15 pm

YAY! You did it! Congrats!!!!

I don't think I will make my goal this year as I have fallen behind too much. But at least I got some books read - and I'll see how far I get.

75Ameise1
syyskuu 5, 2013, 12:28 pm

Well done!!!

76Carmenere
Muokkaaja: syyskuu 24, 2013, 8:14 am

Thanks, connie, rabbit princess, cee and Ameise1. I appreciate the high fives and I'm sorry I do not have the time to visit your threads so please accept my cheering you on's here.
I finished my T read weeks ago and I'm now working on my V author, Susan Vreeland's The Passion of Artemisia.
Also finished Revelation by CJ Sansom. A ROOT but nothing to do with the alpha challenge.
I guess that brings me up to 28 ROOTS for the year. Yeah me! I definitely cleared more off my shelf than I purchased this year.

77Carmenere
syyskuu 30, 2013, 7:34 am

Hey, hey, hey! Finished Vreeland this weekend as well as Dissolution. Happy dancing my way to the ticker!

78connie53
syyskuu 30, 2013, 12:56 pm

Good job, Carmenere.