The next book on my list is... The last book of the birthday challenge!!! This is my 2015. I'm going to crown a book I've already read this year as my 2016. But with this I have read a book from 1985 ( I threw in a book because it won the Pulitzer the year I was born)- 2016! Yeah! And it's Larson and I think he is incredible! #readingthrough30 #birthdaychallenge #2016readingtheme
tpixie Congrats 🎈🎊🍾🎉! 8y
Notafraidofwords Wow congratulations. That's a major undertaking. 8y
BookishFeminist Yes, go you!! 8y
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Marchpane Congrats on completing your challenge! Was there a stand out book? 8y
TheNextBook @tpixie @Notafraidofwords @BookishFeminist Thanks guys! Expect a happy dance post when I finish! 8y
TheNextBook @Marchpane this was the biggest shocker to me because I didn't expect to fall in love with a book about building cathedrals![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Pillars of the Earth 8y
The Pillars of the EarthTheNextBook @Marchpane I'm also not into Westerns and yet really enjoyed this one. This was actually published in 1985, the year before I was born, but won the Pulitzer in 1986 so I added it. It was extremely well done and enjoyable.Lonesome Dove: A Novel 8y
Lonesome Dove: A NovelTheNextBook @Marchpane and this one is part of my inspiration for next years theme! I noticed I am severely lacking in the short stories department. So after reading this and collecting more of Stephen King's short story collection I've been inspired.Interpreter of Maladies 8y
Interpreter of Maladiestpixie Wow! Great diverse choices! How did you pick them? And #Pillars is a huge 📚, for not being certain you'd like it! 8y
Marchpane Fantastic! Lonesome Dove has been on my list forever but it's such a doorstop! Will be moving it up to the top. 😀 8y
TheNextBook @tpixie I started looking at bestsellers list for each year. Then I would look at some of the prize list. When all else failed I looked at Goodreads to get ideas. It took a bit of research but I was determined. Eye on the prize! @Marchpane it is a doorstop but well worth it. Amazing character development and great world building with plausible and at times heartbreaking plot. 8y
TheNextBook @tpixie I really wanted to make this a really diverse reading year. I tried choosing authors that I hadn't read before. 8y
v_cuev @TheNextBook I read Lonesome Dove two years ago and I still recommend it all the time. I didn't expect to love it, but I couldn't put it down!Lonesome Dove: A Novel 8y
Lonesome Dove: A Noveltpixie @TheNextBook great accomplishment! 8y
TheNextBook @tpixie it was fun! Thank you! 😂😂😂 I'm actually really glad I made it. 8y
Reviewsbylola This was amazing. I read it in two days, just couldn't put it down. 8y