Monday, October 11, 2010

It's Monday - What are you Reading?

 

  It's Monday - What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at bookjourney to allow us to share with others in the book-loving cyberworld what is on our reading plates.

  This week I finished:
  I abandoned:
  Books in Progress:
  Yesterday I finally got around to booking tickets for a few events at The Chicago Humanities Festival in early November.  The event I'm most looking forward to is a reading of selections from the 2010 Best European Fiction anthology (I've had this on my shelf for several months, so this will give me the motivation to finally read it!).  I also got a ticket for an event called Jane Austen and the Body - a panel discussing bodily references in her novels.  Is anyone in the Chicagoland area going to these or any other Festival events?
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  1. AnonymousOctober 11, 2010 at 6:28 AM

    Oh, you abandoned two books? Will you be writing a review telling us why? I do wonder! I don't know the books but I've heard of Parrot and would love to read "bad" reviews of it as well as good ones.

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  2. BookQuoterOctober 11, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    It's always a dilemma for me to abandon a book. I always feel that maybe I will miss the magnificent ending that will revive the book:)

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  3. Teacher/LearnerOctober 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Oh dear, that's too bad about abandoning two books. Sometimes I guess it comes down to different tastes or moods. Here's my Monday meme. Cheers!

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  4. Nise' October 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    I am waiting to read A Secret Kept, my mom has the book right now! I'll have to check out the Chicago event as it is not too far away from me.

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  5. BettyOctober 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Loved your review on A Secret Door. I'm going to look for that author my next trip to the bookstore...can't wait! Thank you.

    I'm currently reading "Rain Dance" by author Joy Dekok. It's a Christian fiction book about two women that forge a friendship over uncommon ground. One is dealing with infertility and the other abortion. It's a really beautiful story.

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  6. Natalie~Coffee and a Book ChickOctober 11, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    I absolutely hate it when I can't finish a book! As BookQuoter said, I'm always thinking I'll miss the big bang, but sometimes I just can't keep going with it! I've got A Secret Kept on my list to read!

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  7. Rebecca ReidOctober 11, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    I never know what's going on in Chicago. I feel so very "out of the loop" (pun intended). At any rate, off to see what that site says about the Humanities Festival.

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  8. SuzanneOctober 11, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    Judith et al: You gave me an idea for a post about abandoning books -- watch for it!

    Nise and Rebecca -- let me know if you will be attending any events at The Humanities Festival.

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