the pub
Thursday, 14 February 2008



rules ::
01 : read a minimum of 8 books published in 2008 (library books are acceptable!)
02 : no children/ya titles allowed since we're at the "pub"
03 : at least 4 titles must be fiction
04 : crossovers with other challenges are allowed
05 : titles may be changed at any time

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my list (finished books in red) ::
01 : People of the Book . Geraldine Brooks (review)
02 : Dead Over Heels . MaryJanice Davidson
03 : Christ the Lord : The Road to Cana . Anne Rice
04 : The Woman Who Wouldn't . Gene Wilder
05 : The Enchantress of Florence . Salman Rushdie
06 : The Miracle at Speedy Motors . Alexander McCall Smith (review)
07 : Sundays at Tiffany's . James Patterson
08 : Sea of Poppies . Amitav Ghosh
09 : The Dark Volume . G.W. Dahlquist
10 : The Host . Stephenie Meyer
11 : Blood Noir . Laurell K. Hamilton
12 : The Monster of Florence . Douglas Preston
13 : The Laughter of Dead Kings . Elizabeth Peters

I'm happy with these choices - I picked some new authors (Brooks, Patterson), books by some of my favorite authors and sequels to some of my favorite series. I look forward to reading Meyer's adult debut, The Host - should be good. The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters is unfortunately not part of the Amelia Peabody series that I was so hoping it would be but is in fact part of the Vicky Bliss series - it does involve Egyptian antiquities though and a trip or two to Egypt. I've actually never read any of the Vicky Bliss books - I should give them a go because I bet they're really good. I'm sure I'll add more as the year goes on. I just saw that Christopher Paolini's new book, Brisingr, the third in the Inheritence Trilogy will be published later this year. I can't wait! But I can't add it to the above list cause it is considered a YA title... oooo and let's not forget Stephenie Meyer's 4th vampire novel, Breaking Dawn out this fall, but alas another YA title.

Happy Reading!

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    ashleigh (ash'lė) n.
    1: egyptologist; currently living in the uk attempting to obtain a phd in egyptology, hoping in the end there will be a job.
    2: literary; reading to escape reality, to improve conversation, for inspiration.
    3: crafter; crocheting and needlework, creating heirlooms, keeping the world warm.
    4: dreamer; head in the clouds, full of fantasies, wishing to be someone else, somewhere else.
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:: reading ::
: Ivanhoe . Walter Scott
: Schindler's Ark . Thomas Keneally
: The Amber Spyglass . Philip Pullman
: The Red Queen . Margaret Drabble
: Un Lun Dun . China Miéville
: A Handful of Dust . Evelyn Waugh
: Adjunct: An Undigest . Peter Manson
: A Kestral for a Knave . Barry Hines

:: recently finished ::
: Falling Man . Don DeLillo
: Written on the Body . Jeanette Winterson
: The Bell Jar . Sylvia Plath
: No One Writes to the Colonel . Gabriel García Márquez
: The Subtle Knife . Philip Pullman

:: book rating ::
5 : True Love
4 : Like
3 : Good
2 : Ok
1 : Why did I read this?

:: challenges ::
: 1% Well Read
: 888 Challenge
: Chunkster Challenge
: Decades Challenge 2008
: Novella Challenge
: Once Upon A Time II
: The Parisian Underworld
: The Pub

:: creating ::
: sadly nothing at the moment

:: recent posts ::
: this research has led me to the pub
: recovering with the giants
: egypt 2008 : pharaoh's curse or pharaoh's gold
: still sick
: coming soon (inshallah)
: warmer sands in ancient lands
: another blog
: iTunes top 25 most played
: by the decade challenge
: 888 challenge

:: labels ::
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: challenge
: craft
: egypt
: life
: liverpool
: movie
: photos
: quiz/meme
: random
: school
: travel
: weekly geeks

:: archives ::
: 2008
01 :: 02 :: 03 :: 04 :: 05 :: 06

:: blogroll ::

:: bookish
: 1 more chapter
: a high and hidden place
: a striped armchair
: a work in progress
: bookie
: books please
: eloise by the book pile
: estella's revenge
: eve's alexandria
: the hidden side of a leaf
: people reading
: red room library
: stainless steel droppings

:: crafty
: cosmicpluto knits
: crazy aunt purl
: how about orange
: inside a black apple
: ma petite théière
: midnight knitter
: not martha
: posie gets cosy
: ranger sarah
: wild yarn
: yarnstorm

:: special
: idyll thoughts