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It's Monday! What are you reading? -- September 13, 2010

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It's Monday! What are you reading this week?
This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.

Books completed
-  Finny by Justin Kramon

Books reviewed

Books on my nightstand

The Passage by Justin Cronin: Ever so slowly, I am moving through this book. I wish I could finish this sooner, but reading the same book for so long makes me miserable.
Stealing Lumby by Gail Fraser: The first Lumby book, Lumby Lines, was a really easy and cozy read that I enjoyed more than I expected to. After a long time, I picked up the second Lumby book, Stealing Lumby, and this book has the same effect on me!
The Game On! Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson: Technically, I should be done with this book by now, since I'm doing this game this month. But I still have a couple of the less important chapters to go.






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bermudaonion said…
I get frustrated when a book takes so long to finish too so I totally understand. You need to get the audio version to listen to in your car!
September 13, 2010 at 8:50 AM
Teddyree said…
I haven't started on some of my chunksters because I have so much catching up to do and if I get bogged down in a humungous book I won't accomplish anything LOL

The Passage is supposed to be worth the time though :-)
Have a great week and happy reading!
September 13, 2010 at 8:58 AM
NancyO said…
I've heard such good things about Game On! Does it work?

have a great week!
September 13, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Laurel-Rain Snow said…
I'm curious about Game On! I hope it's working....

Here's my reading week:

http://laurelrainsnow.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/its-monday-what-are-you-reading/
September 13, 2010 at 10:50 AM
heather said…
I'm looking forward to The Passage but I understand getting behind on everything else during a big book.
September 13, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Nikki-ann said…
I thought about picking up The Passage, but then I saw how long it was!
September 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Sheila (Bookjourney) said…
I listened to The Passage on audio and survived! Dont give up :)
September 13, 2010 at 10:56 PM
pussreboots said…
Mostly picture books last week. Here's what I'm reading this week.
September 13, 2010 at 11:07 PM
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