tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post5517612423857058058..comments2024-02-03T17:37:27.803-08:00Comments on Cogitations and Meditations: Reading Goals for 2016 and the 10-Category Challenge from 2015Keira Soleorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-6958250053140175892016-01-23T08:51:39.526-08:002016-01-23T08:51:39.526-08:00That sounds great and thanks! I will do that. That sounds great and thanks! I will do that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-66117630151727176372016-01-22T18:46:42.686-08:002016-01-22T18:46:42.686-08:00I would like to return to Tey as well so if you...I would like to return to Tey as well so if you're picking up a book of hers, do let me know. We're reading Kate Ross together in March. I would love to re-read a PD James with you if and when you're interested. Just give me a couple months warning so I can borrow from the library in time.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-5042969931094335002016-01-22T08:48:16.144-08:002016-01-22T08:48:16.144-08:00I thought I commented - sorry! You didn't spoi...I thought I commented - sorry! You didn't spoil anything for me that I didn't already know. I'm not sure if I'll ever read Elizabeth George but not because of that. I love Tey and plan to read more of her this year. PD James, I've never read but want to read this year and I already have the book picked out. Hope we can read some of the same books this year and discuss them. Take care. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-72392125498006285882016-01-10T10:34:28.693-08:002016-01-10T10:34:28.693-08:00Eee! I thought for sure you must've read Eliza...Eee! I thought for sure you must've read Elizabeth George. Sorry for busting out with such a huge series spoiler. <br /><br />I loved PD James and that is what led me to Elizabeth George. I started with her from the beginning so there was a slow dark build-up. But when she had horrible things happen to children, I couldn't take it anymore. <br /><br />I read early Rendells and I really enjoyed them. But then she turned dark as well and I gave her up. Still, it's been a long time. I should re-read her first. I've added A Judgment in Stone to my list. Thanks!<br /><br />I like Tey but haven't read her as much. Ditto Crombie. For a while, my focus was on mysteries but then I discovered romance in a big way (I'd always read romance but things changed in the mid-2000s) and for a while I almost exclusively read romance.<br /><br />Slowly 2010 onwards I started reading a bit more outside the genre. Really branched out in 2015.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-67338994321298794842016-01-10T08:38:35.514-08:002016-01-10T08:38:35.514-08:00Thanks for adding me. I love Sayers, too and you s...Thanks for adding me. I love Sayers, too and you should add Ruth Rendell to your list if you haven't. I'd start with A Judgement in Stone. Excellent novel for a number of reasons. I haven't read Elizabeth George yet but thanks for the warning. I think I heard what she did to Helen from other readers from way back. Karin Slaughter did a similar thing as well and it all kind of got discussed together. But Slaughter taught me to never expect or rely on her to keep anyone around but so far she's been good at not killing off anymore characters. It was a reality check moment for me because I cried my eyes out after what she did and have since had a conflicted relationship with her work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-86490812787979305602016-01-10T08:28:59.540-08:002016-01-10T08:28:59.540-08:00Glad to have to have you on board for the Kestrel ...Glad to have to have you on board for the Kestrel in March. I've added you to my spreadsheet to remind me of it. <br /><br />We discussed Cut to the Quick, the first book here: https://myextensivereading.wordpress.com/2015/12/26/cut-to-the-quick-by-kate-ross-discussion/<br />I really enjoyed reading it. I'm primarily a historical reader and I enjoyed the seamless manner of Ross's world building and laying out of period details. <br /><br />I'm a wimp. I stopped reading Elizabeth George because she got too dark (and also because she killed off Helen).<br /><br />I don't go for dark dramas. I'm all for the Sayers and PD James type of gentleman detective dramas. So Kestrel fit the bill there. Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-10905077767787778182016-01-10T08:02:48.402-08:002016-01-10T08:02:48.402-08:00Thanks for the invitation to read the Kestrel seri...Thanks for the invitation to read the Kestrel series, Keira, I'd love to join in. I hope to be finished with the Susanna Clarke book by then. I've had the series for years and this would be a nice opportunity to read them finally. Did you like the 1st book? Obviously since you all are moving on to the second one.<br /><br />My taste in mysteries tend to run on the dark side sometimes but there are writers out there who write mysteries/crime fiction without all the violence that I can recommend. This year, I'm making a more concerted effort to read more women and also read books that are not as dark and disturbing psychologically speaking and are just as good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-81774085671021461202016-01-10T07:23:44.010-08:002016-01-10T07:23:44.010-08:00Hi Keishon! Thank you for visiting and commenting....Hi Keishon! Thank you for visiting and commenting. Last year, I found the goals to help focus my reading, and as a result, I consciously chose to read, for me, a wide variety of books. And I found gold in every new area that I read. Before that, my reading had a narrow range. I'm hoping my goals will help this year as well, though the January plan isn't showing much of that.<br /><br />Given your great expertise in mysteries, I will definitely be asking you for recs. I currently have these new ones to try: John Dickson Carr and Jason Goodwin. And I shall be reading more Kestrel and Galbraith.<br /><br />We're planning on reading the second Kestrel book in March. By we, I mean Liz, Sunita, and Jorrie. Would you like to join us?Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34763566.post-15612146873849181782016-01-09T08:14:23.305-08:002016-01-09T08:14:23.305-08:00Hi,
I applaud each and every reader who make read...Hi,<br /><br />I applaud each and every reader who make reading goals. I did one several years ago in public and got a lot of support for it and didn't do diddly-squat with it. But I will say that I plan to read more women writers this year on the blog. I read mostly crime fiction so if you need recommendations on that front, just give me a shout. - Keishon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com