Thursday Thirteen #7
Thirteen Random Books from my
Towering, About-to-Fall-Over
To-Be-Read (TBR) Pile
....which one should I read next?
1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
2. The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
3. A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
4. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton
(Advance Review Copy. Woohoo!)
6. Barbarian Prize by Deanna Ashford
7. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
8. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
9. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
(I haven't read it yet because I'm waiting for Book 7...I want to be able to read them back to back. But I'm dying to read it.)
10. Broken Music by Sting
11. Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels
12. These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
13. A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
4. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton
(Advance Review Copy. Woohoo!)
6. Barbarian Prize by Deanna Ashford
7. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
8. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
9. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
(I haven't read it yet because I'm waiting for Book 7...I want to be able to read them back to back. But I'm dying to read it.)
10. Broken Music by Sting
11. Naked in Baghdad by Anne Garrels
12. These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer
13. A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
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Colleen Gleason stepped onstage at 10/19/2006 12:49:00 AM
32 Comments:
Sometimes our TBR piles get pretty high, don't they. Worse than that would be living in a time or place where we couldn't even dream of owning or reading books. Sounds like fun, whichever book you choose.
Sting wrote a book? You haven't read HP 6? Or Sense & Sensibility? I vote for Libba Bray...
Number 9 is the only one I'm familiar with, but I hope you enjoy all of them when you get to read them! :)
I have never heard of those but the titles sound great..you should do some reviews
Northern Lights by Nora is really good.
One book I just read (it's turning into a series) was Stephanie Meyer Twilight
New Moon
They are REALLY good. It is teen fiction, easy reads but a good 600 pages.
I haven't really hear of many of these, but I vote you read Northern Lights. It sounds fun!
As long as you read HP6 before the movie comes out, I'm sure you'll be fine. You've probably had the entire plot ruined for you by now anyway! haha.
The Historian sounds really good, if only I had the time/money to read it.
I'd say go with Sting's book since he's such an interesting guy!
I enjoyed The Thirteenth Tale quite a bit. It was a nice change of pace from my usual books in my TBR, and even though it was set in semi-modern times, it had a historical gothic feeling to it.
I'm continuing to reveal semi-embarassing things about myself in this week's TT -- I'm talking about well loved records from childhood.
Northern Lights is one of my favorite Nora books.
Enjoy the dilemna. It's a luscious one to have. I vote for the advanced review copy only because it seems to enhance the pleasure to be able to read a book that bookstores and libraries don't have yet.
My TT last week was of books I have bookmarks in. I don't like to choose! But even I can read only one novel at a time.
This week's is about living with RP aka tunnel vision.
Congrats on you upcoming publication!
The Historian is on my To Read list as well.
Happy TT, mine are up now too.
Diana and Cosmic, yeah, Sting wrote a sort of autobiography. My understanding is that he devotes about two paragraphs to The Police, and the rest of the book is about what happens before and after, not so much during, their hey day.
And since Sting's the one guy I'd "throw it all away for", I probably should read it. (Well, I might for Bono too--they're both pretty hot and talented and fascinating.)
Anyway, I've been eyeing The Historian and The Thirteenth Tale for weeks now...but I feel guilty about moving The Thirteenth Tale higher on my list than some that were out before. You know? :-)
Thanks for the suggestions, and for the congrats, Joy Renee.
I liked the Thirteenth Tale, but I thought the Historian was much better. And of course, I looove the Harry Potter books.. can't wait for the next/last one.
If I were you though, I'd probably read the ARC, since it's an advanced copy.. you don't want it to be out in print by the time you get to it! That'd kind of defeat the purpose.
Have you finished Count of Monte Cristo?
There's some titles there I haven't heard before. Am anxious to hear how you like them so I can potentially put them on my TBR list.
Don't rush to read The Virgin's Lover. In fact, go pick up The Other Boleyn Girl instead and read it soon. Very good book!
And I'm stunned you haven't read HP6 yet!
Sounds like a great list!
The problem with my TBR pile is that it's not so much a pile as a scattering. I can't seem to keep them in one place.
P.S. Blogger hates me and is not allowing me to post as "other," so this is Gypsy - http://strangegypsy.typepad.com/
There's just so much Snape in Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling...that'd be on the top of my list purely for that reason!
I just finished the Thirteenth Tale, not bad at all :-)
Janet
www.fondofsnape.com
I think we have similar taste in books. Of the list, though many look appetizing, I would have to suggest Jane Austen. She will always be my favorite author.
The Thirteenth Tale is also on mine, and I was looking at The Historian yesterday at Target, but didn't pick it up...yet.
Still waiting to be finished is Mansfield Park...love Jane Austen, but she takes some concentration. I slipped Vanquished and Rumble on the Bayou in between.
Great list you lucky dog. I would have to vote for Sting, just cause its probably different
Now, Janet, why am I not surprised with your choice???
I'd love to find out what you think of the Libba Bray book, but I vote for Surviving Demon Island, of course.
The only one on your list I have read is A Great and Terrible Beauty -- it's wonderful!
That's funny, the kids and I spent the drive to school today discussing possible plot choices for HP #7. Maybe that should be my next TT, 13 things I'm predicting. Oh, and get #4 read ASAP. I mean NOW! It's wonderful.
The only ones I've read on the list are Northern Lights & Harry Potter. They were both good, but neither is a book I'd rave about.
Oh, wait. I lied. I've read Sense & Sensibility. Loved it. Read that. :)
#8 is really good.
I want to read #1 too.
The Virgin's Lover? I feel like I've heard of that, but then again that basic plot has probably beeen in a bunch of different books. I have a towering stack too!
My TT's up. Great things about hotels.
Moby-Dick was on my stack for so long I finally decided to dig in. I'm reading it aloud to my wife so she can fall asleep more easily. I guess my voice has that effect! :)
I will have to pick up "Broken Music", sounds very interesting and I am one of those that didn't know Sting had written a book. AND...YES - HBP is wonderful, full of Snape (yea!) and even more mystery. You'll love it and you have a good idea of waiting for the last book...(I'll have to reread HBP right when the last book is released) I was too impatient after reading OotP, so I dove right into Half Blood Prince right away. LOL
Happy THURSDAY!
My TT is up also...
Love Georgette Heyers! Oh and you must read HP! That was a good one. Can't wait for the last one.
Wow - thats quite a stack of books to read. I guess I'd do the pre-release book first so that I could say I'd read it before it was out.
Sting has also just published a new record of olden music.
My TT is up.
rashbre
Thanks for visiting my T13- and to answer your question, I'll post the answers to the lyrics on Sunday. :) As for what to read... the only book on there I'm familiar with is HP6, and I agree with your idea to read 6&7 back to back.
Oh I'm on your list! I'm so excited!
Of course I think you should read Surviving Demon Island *grin*
I'm reading The Rest Falls Away (since I have an ARC..neener neener everyone *grin*). I'm so loving it!
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