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The only things I watch Jud are nature programs, Downton Abbey & a good murder story, but nothing else, I also have to be in a "telly mood" It's much nicer sitting down with a good book, & a small glass of something nice of course.

I watch Man vs Food too Jud! Well I have only just started watching it, if I am honest. The only thing I have watched in the last few weeks though is Sherlock. I'll usually watch Come Dine With Me if it's on, but I haven't even bothered with that for a few weeks.

I've read 7 books but only 1 by our authors :o( I plan on rectifying this asap. Next book is 1 of Mel's

Changing my challenge slightly ! Got to finish reading Broken City by Friday !!!

Read up!!

I can't Im cooking, well when all is heating up i might be able to read a few lines :)

Shoulda loaded up the slow cooker this morning, Lorraine. ;)

I've just realised I have a bunch of books from last year in my "have read" collection that I haven't added to my goodreads books before I became a member. My OCD is now bugging me to add them. I wonder if I add them with a read date of 31-Dec-2011 if it will mess up my challenge of 30 books read this year. Hmmm, I might need to test one out.

It shouldn't affect it if you put the date as last year

You keen readers are amazing, I'd never get through a tenth of what you read in a year. I'm slow and, if the prose is choice, I often re-read a paragraph several times over just to savour the words.

How lovely Harry... I'm the contrary, if I read a sentence, I always have to read the next one and the next one and the next one becuase I have to find out what's next !


Hey everyone ! 5% left in DD's book ! I'll make it YOOHOO !

I did it! Finished Broken City !!

Oh I re-read phrases, paragraphs, etc Harry - yours and Corenlius Harker's have had the multi-re-read treatment!

That's cheering, Ignite. I'm encouraged to take a look at Cornelius' writing.
This place in Shropshire (Ellesmere . . . I might be in Wales) has wi fi, so I'm online.

I also re-read phrases just to enjoy & savour but I also have a beautiful Wedgwood leather note book with top quality paper in it so it is a pleasure to use, in it I write poems I love, sayings, phrases from books, poems my daughter has written me &........... well just about anything I enjoy about the english written word.
(There are already s few of yours in there Harry, I also note which book & author so I don't forget & look out for anything else from that author like a sequel should said author decide to wrtite one of course) he he he he :)

Ohhh I can feel the pressure now Karl !

Karl wrote: "Lol, I'm surprised how quickly I got through the Wilbur Smith, it said it was 400 pages but I don't believe it for a minute. I did it in 3 days :s"

Maybe it's huge print.

Are you trying to add to the pressure Karl? Trying to get me to match your 400page/3day challenge?

I'm now up to 5 of our author's books. That's a quarter of the challenge I set myself so I've gone back to TP for now to keep that challenge going.

3 were short stories though so it's kind of false statistics!

Karl wrote: "No Lorraine, that was just a complete surprise. I expected it to take at least another day to get finished.
I'll be a little slower till monday, I don't read as much over the weekend. Too busy writ..."

Phew, good, you'll allow me to catch up a bit.. that said not much reading is planned this weekend :/

Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "I'm now up to 5 of our author's books. That's a quarter of the challenge I set myself so I've gone back to TP for now to keep that challenge going."

Great Jud,well done :)

No, don't worry Karl, no pressure with me, enough of that at work xx

Took me forever for each of the song of ice and fire books (forever equating to about a week).

Lol that would be two months in my book then !

I can't remember exactly how long it took but it did feel like ages so possibly longer than a week, but yes I tend to skim read I think now so I read pretty quick.

Karl wrote: "I have to keep track of all the characters."

Make it 4 months for me then !

Ill get to it one day.... Maybe il watch it first, might help with remembering the characters...

Karl wrote: "You'll love it. HBO have done a fantastic job with the series, some great casting, good cinematography and they haven't shied away from the violence when putting it on the screen."

Nevermind that, Sean Bean is all I'm after lol !

Or nudity

Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "Or nudity"

?

Just started Tollesbury Time Forever - a 'new' author here - it's shaping up really beautifully.

Karl wrote: "You'll love it. HBO have done a fantastic job with the series, some great casting, good cinematography and they haven't shied away from the violence when putting it on the screen."

Haven't shied from the violence or the nudity/sex!

Oh right, no I don't mind really. I love violence, and well as for nudity erm....

And they haven't shied away from characters having long wandering, pointless conversations rather than indulging in proper characterisation.

Peter Dinklage is worth the time watching all on his own, however.

Okay, trying to sort myself out... first part - the authors I read last year. I want to read at least another one of their novels this year.

Mel Comley
Chris Petersen
Simon Stone (if another novel comes out this year)
Shaun Jeffrey (reading in progress)
Vernon Baker (if The Arimathean comes out before the end of the year)
Paul Fenton
Michael Wallace
Nick Spalding
Steve Robinson (wouldn't miss out on JT #2 novel for anything in the world)

Now second part - on top of those, I want to read at least one book of each of the authors below:
Carl Ashmore
Jerold Last
Darren Humphries
Lexi Revellian
Simon Royle
Stuart Ayris
Seb Kirby
Scott Nicholson
Jim Bronyaur
Mark Faulkner
David Wailing
Glen Krisch

?Harry Nicholson
?Cornelius Harker


I think that leaves a few spaces... what I might do is go through the suggestions and random.org them and see which ones are picked for me to include them :) So any suggestions are more than welcome !

How can you have forgotten Mark Faulkner, Harry Nicholson and OF COURSE Cornelius Harker?

Yes I have Ignite !
Just realised that, was going to add Mark Faulkner and David Wailing (obviously�). I'll have to check Harry and I'm a bit worried about Cornelius as he seems to be a bit of an expert with words and I might not be able to understand !

Revising the list above right away !

I am feeling the love, Lorraine! :-)

David wrote: "I am feeling the love, Lorraine! :-)"

GOOD !

Cornelius is an expert in using words - sometimes he puts the simplest ones together in a way you've never seen before and you wonder why no-one's ever done that!
He has a wonderful vocabulary, that's true, but your kindle has a dictionary!

Ok, will try and attempt it Ignite... got to stay on track for the challenge though, so I might read him if I've finished and there's still time at the end of the year !

I think Stuart Ayris is a pretty good choice Lorraine!

Thanks Stuart ! I'm sure he is ;) x

my pleasure! x

Ignite wrote: "Just started Tollesbury Time Forever - a 'new' author here - it's shaping up really beautifully."

Thank you Ignite - so pleased you are reading my little book!!

Reading and appreciating!

I can't decide how to organise my challenge,thinking of just posting each month which 'our authors' books I've read and keeping a running total.

Sounds like a plan!

Philip (sarah) wrote: "I can't decide how to organise my challenge,thinking of just posting each month which 'our authors' books I've read and keeping a running total."

Souns good Sarah, whatever makes it easiest for you :) x

Everyday on here I find new threads that increase my TBR pile!! I am loving this challenge though. May join in too. So far this year I have read (from Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ) and The NIght Guy by Karl Jones (can't find the link). And am currently reading