Book 2: Sarah's Key

'Sarah's Key' by Tatiana de Rosnay is the Boone Library book club selection for October. They will be discussing it on Oct. 19th, which gives me a little over 2 weeks to read it. This is the story of a 10 year old Jewish girl named Sarah who is arrested by the French police in 1942. Before the police arrest her family she locks her little brother in the bedroom closet thinking she will be back in a few hours to let him out. 60 years later a journalist named Julia Jarmond is investigating the arrests of 1942 finds a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah. This book sounds really interesting but has got mixed reviews. I'm hoping I enjoy it so it will be easier for me to get back on track with my reading.

Finished Book #1

I finished 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte last night. I really liked the writing style compared to some other classics. The language and format of the book just felt a little more modern, which for me made it less boring than some. The only thing I've really heard about this book is that it's really sad. I did fell sorry for the title character, but I didn't think it was as sad as people made it out to be. Overall I really liked the writing and the story itself. I wouldn't say it's one of my favorite books, but it is one of my favorite "classics".

Finished 10-01-10: 466 pages

First Book: Jane Eyre

My first book for this year's challenge will be 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. I never really knew what this book was about before besides it being one of the classics that everyone recommended. In the book 'The Cider House Rules', the books 'Great Expectations' and 'Jane Eyre' were constantly mentioned. Homer Wells and Dr. Larch read these books to the orphans, because they believed the best books to read to orphans would be books about orphans. I am really curious to read both of these books now. Levi's cousin just finished 'Jane Eyre' and really liked it, so I decided I would try it for my first book.

Year 2

Today I will be starting year 2 of the 50 Book Challenge. I can't wait to read some more new books. I also hope to finish some that I have started before but not been able to make it through. My favorite thing about the challenge last year was making myself finish every book that I picked up. I loved how Lindsey kept track of the number of books and number of pages last year, so I am going to do that this year too.

Year one is over

Well, year one of the 50 Book Challenge is over. I ended up finishing 54 books, averaging about 1 book a week. I am half way through The Wizard of Oz with the boys and about 1/3 of the way through Driftless. I feel like I have really not had any time to read lately. I am hoping to get back on track once I start the new year's challenge. I am going to wait until I finish Driftless and then start the next 50 books. Sadly my goal is to be done with it by Sunday. That would over 2 weeks on one book, but I guess that's better than nothing.

Driftless

My 55th book will be 'Driftless' by David Rhodes. I just got a library card at the Boone Public Library and this is the September pick for the library book club. I thought I would give their book club a try until I can find another one. The book is about Words, Wisconsin. It is a dying rural town in the "driftless" area of Wisconsin. For other reviews it sounds like there will be several characters introduced to give their take on living in this area.

The Wizard of OZ

I started reading 'The Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum to the boys last week. We usually only read 1 or 2 chapters a night, so we aren't too far into it. It's funny to see how different the book is from the movie. So many things have been different already, for one thing the ruby slippers are actually silver. I think since the movie is so popular, it may be hard to not constantly make the comparisons to the book.