Non-Fiction Five 2008
>> Sunday, April 20, 2008
Here are the books I’m planning to read – I’ve listed six in case any of them turn out to be a dud:
Joy’s doing it again. I had such fun with last year’s NF5 challenge that I turned it into a NF NINE instead of five. When Joy announced that she’d hosting another Non-Fiction Five challenge for 2008, it took me about a nanosecond to decide to join in again. This year I’m going to control myself a little better and stick with five books so I can leave room for other challenges that might come up.
The rules are simple:
- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
- Queen Victoria: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert
- Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
- Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR’s Polio Haven by Susan Richards Shreve
- Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope by Don Van Ryn
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
5 comments:
Good idea preparing for potential duds.
I've got two of those books, the Bryson and Mayflower. I'll especially look forward to your thoughts on those. And, as usual, I saw one title and dashed off to add it to the wish list (The Johnstown Flood -- I've always loved reading about that particular disaster, for some reason).
Pssst, so glad you loved Lottery!!! Isn't it amazing? Did you see that Pat has been short-listed for the Orange Prize? I think she deserves to win, myself. :)
Bookfool: I'm looking forward to Johnstown Flood - everything else I've read by McCullough, I've enjoyed.
Bookfool: Oops - forgot to say that I did see that Patricia Wood was nominated - hope she wins. Thanks for being one of the people who convinced me to read that one.
I'm happy to see that you are joining us in the Non-Fiction Five Challenge! :)
I am going to listen to A Walk in the Woods (Bryson), so it'll be interesting to see what you think of another one of his books.
We start soon! Happy Reading!
Joy: thanks for doing this one again. I'm looking forward to it without going overboard like I did last year.
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