Comments on: 5 of 15: “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:44:06 +0000

Book 5: The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It was long, but I flew through this one. I loved it.

http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=9935

By: ChristineMM

ChristineMM — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:24:30 +0000

Ahh! I can’t keep up! On this day I went to hear an author speak and had dinner after with a friend. Hey at least I did something book related. Well I did read a little…

By: SFP

SFP — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:31:33 +0000

I didn’t read Chocolate War until after I was grown. It’s a powerful read for sure.

I’ve got books five and six here.

http://pagesturned.blogspot.com/2010/04/max-cats-morels-invention.html

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:36:34 +0000

Hee, yes, I’ve been worried about cheating! My book today–which I just finished–felt awfully easy. But I’m hoping to go wild over the weekend and maybe even get a book ahead for the week to come. You’re right–it’s a lark–and it is a treat to dive so seriously into reading quantities.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:42:12 +0000

Amy, I think winter would be a much better time, which is when I originally envisioned doing this. If it’s a success, I’ll try it again this winter, post-Christmas.

Jessica, thanks for your comment on the pleasure/drawback of a reading list. One reason I wanted a 2 week time period was so that it wasn’t TOO long. I’m giving myself some flexibility, as I have probably 2 dozen books that could work for this, and going with whichever of those seems to be inching off its shelf. But I like the fact that I’ve pulled these books a candidates, and narrowed my choices to the narrower choices on my bookshelves, which feel less intimidating than, say the Dickens or Stephenson tomes.

I’m interested to see how many of us are wondering about “cheating”. This is a self-imposed reading challenge, a lark. Would we be wondering about cheating if we were men?

The goal is to finish 15 books in 15 days, and you can interpret that as you will. Have fun; enjoy the books! Feel good about whittling down the TBR pile!

By: Jessica Snell

Jessica Snell — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:17:45 +0000

I’m reading a bunch of shorter ones today to give myself space to tackle a couple of longer ones on the weekend - hope that’s not breaking with the spirit of the thing!

Here’s what I read yesterday:

http://churchyear.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-5-of-15-learning-how-to-pray-for.html

btw, I have to say: I’m really enjoying this. It reminds me of college, because I’m just reading what’s next on the list, rather than what I feel like at the moment. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to sometimes suit yourself to your reading rather than suiting your reading to yourself. It’s a nice discipline, for a change.

By: Farheen

Farheen — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:11:49 +0000

I attempted a very light read on the fifth day, Roald Dahl’s autobiography, Going Solo. A light, pleasant and interesting read. I’m having a difficult time today and might just drag a few pages of day 6/book 6 into day 7! That’s not cheating, is it?

http://beanbagtales.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-5-going-solo.html

By: Inquirer

Inquirer — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:22:52 +0000

5 of 15 … 39 Clues Book 8: The Emperor’s Code. Am I really 1/3 of the way through?

http://alwayschasingboys.blogspot.com/2010/04/little-book-for-day-with-little-time.html

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:51:34 +0000

And for what it’s worth, I was feeling OK about my progress–I’m generally finishing in a rush, but getting done–when I looked at my calendar and realized I have a full-day seminar in Minneapolis on Friday. Yikes. Not going to be able to squeeze in much reading then. Good thing I’ll have the weekend to catch up!

You know when this would be fun to repeat? Right after Christmas, or early January.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:36:14 +0000

I went light yesterday with Kafka’s Soup: http://www.newcenturyreading.com/2010/04/the-151515-projectday-5.html