Tag Archives: Reading Challenges

Review: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Posted on October 23, 2013 by TBM

For some inexplicable reason, I’ve never read a book by Raymond Chandler. I have no idea why, especially since in my teen years I went through a mystery stage. I could not get enough of them. Chandler has one book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Literature, Mystery, Novels, Raymond Chandler, Reading Challenges, Review, RIP, Stainless Steel Droppings, The Big Sleep | 15 Comments

Once Upon a Time

Posted on March 21, 2013 by TBM

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. This year is flying by, just like all the rest. Carl is once again hosting his Once Upon a Time Challenge. Spring has officially sprung according to the calendar in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blogging, Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Books, Challenges, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fantasy Novels, Folklore, Life, Man Booker Prize, Mythology, Nature, Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere, Once Upon A Time, Photography, Photos, Reading Challenges, Stardust | 66 Comments

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Posted on February 20, 2013 by TBM

One of my goals this year is to read the remaining five Jane Austen novels on my 1001 list. I already read Pride and Prejudice when I first started the project. Austen is one of my favorite authors. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Charles Dickens, England, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, Reading Challenges, Stephen King | 33 Comments

Poll Results and other tidbits

Posted on January 7, 2013 by TBM

Last week I asked all of you which author I hope will publish in 2013. Many of you voted for Sarah Waters. Some of you thought, J. K. Rowling. And even Charles Dickens received some votes. The answer, though, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Iraq War, Keven Powers, Reading Challenges, Science Fiction, Stormlight Archive, The Way of Kings, The Yellow Birds | 16 Comments

Goals for 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013 by TBM

I didn’t get up early enough yesterday morning, so here is my first sunrise in 2013. Last year I participated in several reading challenges. While I enjoyed the challenges, I think this year I’ll forego many of them. I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 2013, 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Books, Goals, Life goals, Movies, Reading, Reading Challenges, Translated Books, Travel, Traveling, World Cinema Series | 64 Comments

A Christmas Carol Readalong

Posted on December 21, 2012 by TBM

I can’t remember how many times I’ve seen A Christmas Carol performed on the stage and how many movie adaptations and cartoon versions I’ve watched. For some reason I have always loved this story. Yet I never sat down and actually read the original. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, A Christmas Carol, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas Stories, English Authors, Ghosts, Novels, Reading Challenges, Scrooge, Writers | 46 Comments

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Posted on December 18, 2012 by TBM

Many of you know I set out to read 10 books by Charles Dickens this year. When autumn arrived, I needed a break from Dickens. That’s when I heard that Caroline and Delia were hosting Dickens in December. So I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, A Tale of Two Cities, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Charles Dickens, Dickens in December, England, English Literature, English Writers, French Revolution, Historical Fiction, Our Mutual Friend, Reading Challenges | 36 Comments

Mesmerized by Alissa Walser

Posted on November 20, 2012 by TBM

This is my second year participating in Lizzy’s and Caroline’s German Literature month. I’m doubly excited this year since not only did I read an interesting novel, but I won the novel in a giveaway that Lizzy and Caroline hosted. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, Alissa Walser, Animal Magnetism, Award Winning Books, Blog, Blogging, Books, Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer, German Authors, German Literature, German Literature Month, German Writers, Literature, Mesmerized, Mozart, Reading Challenges, Spycher Literaturpresis, Vienna | 13 Comments

Dickens in December

Posted on November 19, 2012 by TBM

Hello all! I wanted to do a quick post about a reading event I plan to take part in this December. Caroline and Delia are hosting a Dickens in December event. Many of you may remember that I said I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Blog, Blogging, Books, Charles Dickens, Literature, Reading Challenges | 15 Comments

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Posted on October 29, 2012 by TBM

This past summer I read my first novel, The Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett. I enjoyed his gritty writing style so I searched out another one of his books. My local library had a copy of The Maltese Falcon. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Dashiell Hammett, Detective Novels, Detective Stories, Life, R.I.P., Reading Challenges, Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man | 22 Comments