Another challenge! Okay, I know I said I was going to post less in 2017 but I just had to get these set up first. Lark created the Backlist Reader Challenge to try to help us focus on those books that have been on our TBR lists for a while, and I certainly do have some of those.
I have some books left over from last year’s list of Ten Books I Want to Read in 2016 — I did read six of them, but these four are still left:
- Excellent Daughters
- The Sixth Extinction
- Kindred
- An Unnecessary Woman
I’m going to add another half-dozen children’s books that I’ve been meaning to read for a while, to make up a new list of ten:
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
- The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker-Bradley
- Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
- The Little Grey Men by B.B.
Thanks, Lark for the incentive! However many of these I get to, I know I’ll enjoy the challenge.
The Emerald City Book Review Archive 
I tried An Unnecessary Woman as an audio recording last year but couldn’t get into it. Maybe it was a case of not being the kind of book that lends itself well to an audio version. I hope your experience is better.
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There are books that do better as audio than others, for sure. I’ll give it a try in print and see if I get into it.
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Ha ha…I understand about these challenges. Just when I think I have hit my limit, I hear about another one that piques my interest!
I have heard a lot about The Kindred. I may have to try that one.
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Kindred has gotten a lot of buzz lately…I do hope I get to it this year.
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I have read Kindred and thought it was very good; it gives the reader a lot to ponder.
I have heard only great things about Wonder but have shied away as an adult reader.
Good luck with the challenge!
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I’ve heard from many adults that they loved Wonder, so I have to see what they are all raving about.
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I would love to do more backlist and rereads. Something for next year’s resolution list, maybe.
Both The Sixth Extinction and An Unnecessary Woman were great reads, in totally different ways.
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I’ve heard good things. This has to be the year I experience them for myself.
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I love your choices, Lori, though I haven’t read any of them – yet! Good luck with the challenge, and I will look forward to your reviews!
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Thank you, and I’m glad the challenge seems to have caught on with many readers.
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I couldn’t resist signing up for this reading challenge either. Good luck with your list of books! I hope you get them all read this year. 🙂
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Thanks, Lark. Good luck with your list too.
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I just recently read Kindred and look forward to hearing about it from you. It is an interesting concept. Not perfectly executed in my opinion, but quite worth reading.
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The premise does sounds so interesting. I’m excited to see what Octavia Butler has to say, even if there are some flaws in her presentation.
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I am also hoping to read Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson this year 🙂
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Oh good, I will be interested to hear your thoughts.
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Interesting idea, TBR but more than that. I’ve been meaning to read Butler for years, still not got there. Will you be reviewing it?
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I’m not obliging myself to review all of these, so I’m not sure. I’ll see what inspires me to say something.
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