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3 January 2015

Updates, Record Keeping, and Challenges

I spent most of the morning of New Year's Day sorting out the directions of my reading for 2015.

I try to give my book selection some purpose by participating in a number of reading challenges which ensure that I include some diversity. Because of what I naturally choose to read, you could argue that some are not challenges, but I would argue that they do give me a wider appreciation of what is currently being published, but also what has been published in the past, and in languages other than English.

If you've come across a reading challenge that you think I should consider by all means recommend it in a comment. I allow overlapping in my challenges so a book could be recorded in a number of places.

Some of the challenges are external to this blog while others are hosted here or on a blog that I manage.
In practical terms I do allow some challenges to overlap, that is, most books will appear in more than one challenge.
In addition many of the challenges are simply continuations of challenges I took on last year, and are a reflection of my reading interests..

2015 The reading challenges I've joined

Last updated 3 January 2015

Outdo yourself reading challenge 2015: aiming for 145, currently: 1 (137 in 2014)
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Completed in 2014
2015 Global Reading Challenge currently 1/21
USA Fiction Challenge So far 19/51
2015 Aussie Author reading challenge aiming for 20. Currently 0
2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge aiming for 20. Currently 0
British Books Challenge 2015 hosted by Fluttering Butterflies currently 1
Vintage Mystery BINGO 2015: Silver & Gold Edition currently 0
2015 Ebook Reading Challenge currently 0
New to me authors - a personal challenge currently 1
Not crime fiction - a personal challenge currently 0
Nordic reading challenge - a personal challenge unless I find an "official" one, currently 0
New Zealand reading challenge - again a personal challenge unless I can find someone hosting an "official" one. currently 0
Translated crime fiction - a personal challenge that will overlap with many of the other reading challenges that I have undertaken. currently 0
Snagged at the Library currently: 1
2015 Authors A to Z Reading Challenge currently: 1

Looking for some reading challenge ideas yourself? Check A Novel Challenge.

A visual summary

2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge hosted by The Book Vixen

In 2014 I read 137 books.
Aiming for 145.
So far this year: 1

This challenge has its own record page at 2015 Reviews.

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

How to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

This is one that I host.
I completed the challenge in 2014 and so here this year I'll record blog posts related to Agatha Christie, probably mainly related to short stories.

2015 Global Reading Challenge: 1/21

I have committed myself to reading 21 titles, all crime fiction, 3 titles each from 7 "continents".
My 7th continent - historical crime fiction.
Blog site: 2015 Global Reading Challenge

Africa
Asia
Australasia/Oceania (my modification) - An extra hurdle for Australasia - at least one from New Zealand.
I can count separate Australian states

Europe -

4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott - England

North America -
South America -
7th Continent: Historical -

USA Fiction Challenge ongoing

This is one I'm hosting on its own site. I'm keeping my own records on a page on my blog.

So here I will just keep a summary of the number of states covered, as well as a list of US crime fiction I've read in 2015.
Total so far 19/51

Books read 2015: 0

Golden Vintage - books written before 1960
- no bingos claimed yet

and
Silver Vintage: books written 1960 - 1989

- no bingos claimed yet

Vintage Mystery BINGO 2015: Silver & Gold Edition

This is hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block.

* All books must be from the mystery category (crime fiction, detective fiction, espionage, etc.). The mystery/crime must be the primary feature of the book--ghost stories, paranormal, romance, humor, etc are all welcome as ingredients, but must not be the primary category under which these books would be labeled at the library or bookstore.

You keep your records on bingo cards.
See my special page for this challenge


British Books Challenge 2015 - mine will be crime fiction

British Books Challenge 2015 hosted by Fluttering Butterflies

The aim is to read at least 12 books by British authors. This is really not much of a challenge for me as I read so much British crime fiction, so the challenge is really just a way of keeping my records.

Currently: 1/12

4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott

The Aussie Author Challenge 2015 is being hosted at Booklover Book Reviews

I'm aiming initially at Kangaroo (12 titles) but the reality is that I will read many more than that.
- Read and review 12 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 4 of those authors are female, at least 4 of those authors are male, and at least 4 of those authors are new to you;
- At least 6 fiction and at least 2 non-fiction, and at least 3 titles first published in 2014 or 2015.

Currently: 0.

2015 Australian Women Writers Challenge

I will be aiming to read about 20 titles, all crime fiction. They will also count for the Aussie Author Challenge (above)

Currently : 0

2015 Ebook Reading Challenge

Here is another that is probably not much of a challenge for me as I read so much on my Kindle.

Levels:
1. Bits – 5 ebooks
2. Bytes – 10 ebooks
3. Megabytes – 25 ebooks
4. Gigabytes – 50 ebooks
5. Terabytes – 75 ebooks
6. Empty the Cloud – 100 ebooks

Currently: 0

This is a personal challenge. I intend to read as many new-to-me authors as I can.

Currently: 0

4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott

Not crime fiction

Not crime fiction

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I need occasionally to read outside the crime fiction genre. I find this very hard to do.

Currently: 0

Nordic Reading challenge

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on Nordic/Scandinavian crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

Currently: 0

New Zealand authors

New Zealand Reading challenge

Another personal challenge: a reminder to myself that I want to keep an eye on New Zealand crime fiction and to keep records of my reading.

Currently: 0

Translated crime fiction

This will overlap with a number of the other challenges and is really just a record of translated titles that I've read this year.

Currently: 0

It is really is a bit of a variant of the Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge that I have run for the last few years (and I may well do that again some time in 2015)
I will count only crime fiction books for this challenge which is being hosted by Samantha Lin
You list authors A-Z according to surname.
My "official" record page is here.

Snagged at the Library
Hosted here
probably not much of a challenge for me because I am a consistent "supporter" of my local library, but it will help me keep a nice record of my borrowed books.
Currently: 1

4.8, ONLY THE INNOCENT, Rachel Abbott

14 August 2010

Weekly Geeks: 2010-28: Choose Your Own Topic: Challenges

This week Weekly Geeks invites us to revisit a favorite past Weekly Geek topic or one that you've haven't done before.
I've decided to write a progress report for challenges I have been participating in, both "official" and personal.

Last year's Challenges task defined it as
"Reading Challenges: a help or a hurt? Do you find that the reading challenges keep you organized and goal-oriented? Or, do you find that as you near the end of a challenge that you've failed because you fell short of your original goals? As a result of some reading challenges, I've picked up books that I would have otherwise never heard of or picked up; that, frankly, I have loved. Have you experienced the same with challenges? If so, which ones? Do you have favorite reading challenges?"

Some of the challenges I have been taking part in have been well within my comfort zone, while others have led me into reading books I may never have even looked for before.
For me though the over-riding principle is that all the books I choose, read and list are crime fiction titles, although every now and again a thriller or two creeps in
Of course the books can often be counted in more than one challenge.

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I began the year with the last half of the Crime Fiction Alphabet

I guess this was a meme rather than a challenge but for 26 weeks 2009-2010 it kept a bunch of us busy finding books and authors whose titles or names began with the letter of the week.

My final choices are listed here.

I have ideas for running something similar in 2011.

On a weekly basis I participate in Weekly Geeks, Sunday Salon, and Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books

True Challenges: (click on the icons to be taken to the home page of the challenge.)

Audio Book Challenge hosted at Royal Reviews.

I'm trying for Obsessed: 20 books

Currently I've read 15
My Audio Book Challenge posts

2010 Global Reading Challenge hosted by Dorte

This challenge is based on reading two books from each continent.

I'm trying for the Extremist (21 books) level.

Currently I've read 16
My Global Reading Challenge posts

I'm using a world map to track my progress.

Aussie Author Challenge: Completed

This one is being run by Book Lover Book Reviews.

I'm signed up for the FAIR DINKUM challenge which required me to read 8 titles by at least 5 different Aussie authors.

My Aussie Author challenge posts

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge

This is my own challenge- I read roughly an Agatha Christie title a month, in order of publication, but I have been joined on my journey by a number of people.

I feed them into the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival.

I've read 7 titles this year
All my Agatha Christie Reading Challenge posts

100+ ReadingChallenge hosted by J. Kaye

I'm well underway with this one: last count 84 books read in 2010

Smik's Reviews.provides a running count of my progess

Typically British Reading Challenge - completed

Perhaps if you need some encouragement to read British crime fiction, this challenge hosted at Book Chick City, will be the challenge for you.

Timeline: 1st Jan 2010~ 31st Dec 2010.
Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.
You may already have read some eligible books

Completed at Cream Crackered level with 8 books

Scandinavian Reading Challenge: completed

6 books read

All my Scandinavian Reading Challenge posts

Canadian Book Challenge

You have one year to read 13 Canadian books and review them somewhere online, from Canada Day, July 1st, 2010- Canada Day, July 1st, 2011.

So far I've read 1, so I have quite a way to go at this stage.
See Canadian Book Challenge, Canadian crime fiction

Unofficial challenges

These are not really challenges - more like trying to read books shortlisted for an award, before the results are announced.
I've done a couple of these this year.

I read 6 books for the CWA International Dagger.

My verdict
The final result.

I'm currently reading the novels by New Zealand authors shortlisted for the Inaugural Ngaio Marsh Crime Fiction Award.
There were 5. A Final list of 3 has been announced and I have 1 of them to go.

2 January 2014

Summarising 2013, looking forward to 2014

Well, as my 2013 Reading Challenges Update shows, I had a pretty good reading year in 2013, even though I didn't reach all my reading challenge targets.

The reading challenges do help to give my reading choices some structure although I don't allow them to restrict me.
I ended up reading 137 books, just a little less than in 2012 when I read 140, and certainly less than the 150 I aimed for.

I read fewer books on my Kindle than I had thought I would, less translated books and fewer Nordic/Scandinavian books.

During the year I ran a Crime Fiction Alphabet challenge, a monthly carnival for the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, another year of the Global Reading Challenge, a Pick of the Month meme, and a New-to-me authors meme.

There are a couple of things I have let slide, like collecting people's top reads for 2013, but I ahve found I've had to prioritise a bit.

My challenge results:

Agatha Christie Reading Challenge - ongoing - 12/12 this year - completed for 2013
2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge: aiming for 150
actually read: 137
2013 e-book challenge : 29
Nordic Challenge 2013 9
2013 Aussie Author Challenge 42/20 - completed
2013 Global Reading Challenge 21/21 - completed
Canadian Book Challenge 2012-2013- 8/13 - not completed
Canadian Book Challenge 2013-2014 - 1/13
Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 8/8 - - completed
2013 Historical Fiction Challenge at Historical Tapestry 7 - finished
British Books Challenge 51 - completed
Australian Women Writers Challenge 21/10 - Completed

Personal reading challenges

American authors: 15/20
translated, 13 - last year 27
New Zealand, 2/4
new to me: currently 59 - 48
not crime fiction: 9

I've decided that my challenges for 2014 will not be very different.

I am managing the following challenges:

And I'll continue to collect

Pick of the Month
new-to-me crime fiction authors (quarterly)

24 May 2009

Sunday Salon - 24 May 2009

Good morning fellow Sunday Saloners - all 380 of you!

I was struck this week as I compiled the 5th edition of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival, how a specifically focussed community can develop around a blogging project. There are a dozen or so regular contributors to the monthly carnival and I look forward to seeing which Agatha Christie novel they have recently blogged about.

Apart from Sunday Salon, which also is a great community, I belong to a number of others (have a look in my side bar).
What these communities have in common is that their members blog about the books they are reading. Like me, many began their blog in order to write about the book they are reading. And that's my message to you to today - if you are not using your blog to reflect on your reading, then you should. Try to do a bit more than say "today I finished XXXX. It was great/dreadful/boring/motivating". Tell another reader just a little about the book (no spoilers please!), and then what you got out of it, or what you felt about it. There are heaps of guidelines about writing book reviews around on other blogs, but mine are readily available here.

This week's posts

And the Winner Is!
I held a competition to win a copy of THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE.
Review: PUBLISH OR PERISH, Margot Kinberg
Margot sent me a copy of her debut novel earlier this year.
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival #5
Forgotten Book: THE LITTLE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO, Giovanni Guareschi
This week's contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books, a community where a dozen or so bring a skeleton, generally crime fiction, out of the closet and remind each other what good reading it was.
Join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge
I bit the bullet and created a Mr Linky where people can actually join the challenge.
ACRC Update - 20 May 2009
My celebration of the fact that I've now read the first 11 Agatha Christie novels in order.
Why you shouldn't read crime fiction late at night...
A reminder that many Agatha Christie videos are available on YouTube in small episodes.
Review: THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie
Why do I blog?
A meme
Weekly Geeks: 2009-18, Home Town tour
Another community that I belong to. A chance to talk about Adelaide and also about crime fiction.

Breaking News

Last week's poll had 33 participants.

Most pointed out through comments that they didn't consciously choose a book by the gender of the author, but it was suggested more than once that if you mainly read particular genres, then you have a greater chance of reading female rather than male authors. But we can all think of examples that are the exception to the rule.

To think about this in terms of my original post Is Writing Still a Man's World? then the answer is No.
If you play around with the poll results, then 33 people read 165 books. Of those, 83 were written by female authors which is just over 50%. What does that prove? I'm not sure..

This week's poll: Which of the 2009 Anthony Award Nominees for Best Novel have you read? Do check the list of novels. Even if you don't generally read crime fiction you may have read one or more of them.

Currently reading

now - THE BAD POLICEMAN, Helen Hodgman
next - RITUAL, Mo Hayder
after that - THE MYSTERIOUS MR QUIN, Agatha Christie
in the car - SEARCH THE DARK, Charles Todd (#3)

If you are looking for some crime fiction recommendations, check Smik's Reviews

If you are looking for some crime fiction blogs to follow then check Crime Fiction Journeys for over 100 blogs that I can recommend.

Happy reading!

28 September 2008

Sunday Salon #27 - 28 September 2008

I've been a bit active in my blogging this week - must be the spring weather.

Things to do on Mysteries in Paradise:

Take a poll: How big is the book you are currently reading? There are 3 days to go.
Tell me what your top 10 crime fiction books published in 2008 are.
Join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge:
Look for the panel in the right hand margin.

My posts this week:

Review: COLD IN HAND, John Harvey
Charlie Resnick makes his first appearance in 10 years in the latest from John Harvey, master of crime fiction.
Weekly Geeks # 19: Top 10 books published in 2008
What are the top 10 books you've read that were published in 2008? Weekly Geeks wants to know.
Anthony Award nominees 2008
The shortlists for the Anthony Awards in crime fiction/thrillers. I think they have been known for some time, but it's a good list to look for. You can actually read some of the nominated short stories online.
Forgotten Books - WHEN IN ROME, Ngaio Marsh
I've been participating in Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books for a few weeks now. It is an interesting project, looking back at some of the writers who have shaped my reading tastes.
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge - setting up
I've set up an Agatha Christie Reading Challenge project. My aim is to read my way through the 80 or so Agatha Christie novels, in the order of publication. I think this is going to take years. Join me if you like.
ACRC: #1 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
This is the first novel to read for the challenge.
Review: ACRC: #1, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES,Agatha Christie
#1 down in the challenge. Have you read this one? Come in and see if you agree with me. Leave a comment.
ACRC: #2 The Secret Adversary
This is the second to look for in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge.
What's on Your Nightstand?
A quirky little meme I found during the week. Nothing hard about this one.
When Agatha Christie met Dr. Who
Did you see this episode of Dr. Who?

Breaking News

Currently reading

now - SUCKED IN, Shane Maloney
next - THE YIDDISH POLICEMAN'S UNION, Michael Chabon
after that - THE SECRET ADVERSARY, Agatha Christie
audio book - THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET, M.C. Beaton

25 October 2009

Sunday Salon - 25 October 2009

Before I began blogging I had no idea what an interesting world blogland really is. Just the concept of the Sunday Salon, potentially 472 bloggers writing to tell each other what they've been up to is mind boggling.

Be part of my blog this week

When is your favourite reading time?
When and where really. When do you do most like to read? Do you have a favourite place? Leave a comment.
Join the Alphabet in Crime Fiction Community Meme. Tomorrow my blog will feature the invitation for the letter D. Today see the contributions for the letter C. Another way to get people to visit your blog, and also to meet some new crime fiction bloggers.
This week I'll also be publishing the latest mini-reviews. If you like the idea try your hand at a mini-review: this is a great way to introduce people to your blog. I don't restrict entrants to crime fiction. I collect the reviews via a Google Doc, and then will feature them towards the end of the month.
Don't forget I'm constantly collecting material for the Agatha Christie Blog Carnival. Join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge- a bunch of us are working our way through Agatha Christie novels. I'm reading them in publication order, but not everyone is. Learn what the challenge is about, or simply join it.

Last week's posts:

Crime Fiction Alphabet Summarising Letter C.
Crime Fiction Alphabet is a new weekly meme. If you love your crime fiction then these posts will give you new books and authors to look for and you may like also to join in with posts of your own. This week's letter is the letter D. Reminds you a bit of Sesame Street doesn't it?
Don't Always Hit the Mark #4.
Another new feature. Read about the Queen of Norwegian Crime, Karin Fossum.
Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Blog Carnival #10.
The Agatha Christie Reading Reading Challenge is alive and well. This is the 10th Carnival for this year with a heap of reviews and pointers to interesting sites. If you occasionally write a blog post about and Agatha Christie book, why not join in?
Forgotten Books: MAIGRET and THE MADWOMAN, Georges Simenon.
Forgotten books is another way to find out about crime fiction authors who've not crossed your path yet.
Guest Author: Vicki Delany.
Canadian crime fiction author Vicki Delany tells us why her latest book is different and how writing it was a challenge for her.
How do you like your books?
This was the week's "leave a comment" feature. Lots of people like the smell and feel of hard covers but I think paperbacks are what most of us read.
Review: GENTLY DOES IT, Alan Hunter.
Great author, particularly if you enjoy police procedurals or cozies.
Crime Fiction Alphabet: CROSS BONES, Kathy Reichs.
Crime Fiction Alphabet (C), week beginning 19 October.

New widget on to check.
Through Jennifer who recently joined the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge and commented on my blog , I found a counter at NANoWriMo that gives me a button showing my progress on reading the Agatha Christie books. You can see it running in the right hand column.

Other features to check on my blog. (Widgets you might like to add on yours).

Link Within appears after every post. This takes people to related or similar posts.
RSS feed.
Feed My Inbox (email).
odiogo podcasts.

News & Headlines

Fair Dinkum Book Reviews

17 October 2009

ACRC Update - 17 October 2009

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.
I've read 15 books and 4 collections of short stories.

Read & reviewed so far

1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY
1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US)
1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
1927, THE BIG FOUR
1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
1930, The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin)
1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR)
1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)
1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)

Reading schedule

1929 Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence)
1935, THREE ACT TRAGEDY (aka MURDER IN THREE ACTS)
1935, DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (aka DEATH IN THE AIR)
1936, THE A.B.C. MURDERS (aka THE ALPHABET MURDERS)
1936, MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
1936, CARDS ON THE TABLE
1937, DUMB WITNESS (aka POIROT LOSES A CLIENT)
1937, DEATH ON THE NILE
1938, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
1938, HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS (aka MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS, aka A HOLIDAY FOR MURDER)

Check the opening blog post of the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge here.
If you'd like to join the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge click here.

I am using the list at Wikipedia of novels and collections of short stories. I will interlace the short story collections into the list where I can, but may have to read them out of order. I have decided on a method for reporting on the short stories.

Please feel free to join in my challenge, comment on my reviews etc.

I have set up a block over in the right hand column called Agatha Christie Reading Challenge (with the same logo as this post) where I am listing the books I'm currently reading and those I've finished.
The challenge is called ACRC so each review will be preceded by those letters.

If you want to follow my progress through your RSS reader, then the RSS URL is
http://www2.blogger.com/feeds/8273911883856580200/posts/default/-/Agatha%20Christie%20Challenge
Just save that in your bookmarks or RSS reader and you will be notified when I have written a new post.
Alternatively you could subscribe to the feed through FeedMyInbox. Just copy the RSS URL, click on the FeedMyInbox link and paste the URL in there.
You will need to confirm your subscription by email.

Contribute your blog postings about any Agatha Christie novels to the monthly carnival. Make an agreement with yourself that whenever you complete reading an Aggie you will write a blog posting about it and then submit the posting to the carnival.
If you are participating in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge then write updates like this one and submit them to the Carnival. Let us know what progress you are making.

19 September 2009

ACRC Update - 19 September 2009

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.
I've read 14 books and 4 collections of short stories.

Read & reviewed so far

1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY
1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US)
1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
1927, THE BIG FOUR
1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
1930, The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin)
1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR)
1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)

Reading schedule

1929 Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence)
1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)
1935, THREE ACT TRAGEDY (aka MURDER IN THREE ACTS)
1935, DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (aka DEATH IN THE AIR)
1936, THE A.B.C. MURDERS (aka THE ALPHABET MURDERS)
1936, MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
1936, CARDS ON THE TABLE

11 May 2010

ACRC Update - 11 May 2010

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.
I've read 16 books and 8 collections of short stories.

Read & reviewed so far

1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY
1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US)
1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
1927, THE BIG FOUR
1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
1929, Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence)
1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
1930, The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin)
1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR)
1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)
1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)
1991, Problem at Pollensa Bay publ. 1991 (Two of them feature Hercule Poirot, two Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Harley Quin, and two Mr Parker Pyne.)
1935, THREE ACT TRAGEDY (aka MURDER IN THREE ACTS)- Hercule Poirot and Mr Satterthwaite.
1933, The Hound of Death - 12 short stories, UK only
1934, Parker Pyne Investigates - 12 stories introducing Parker Pyne and Ariadne Oliver
1934, The Listerdale Mystery - 12 short stories, UK only

Reading schedule
1935, DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (aka DEATH IN THE AIR)
1936, THE A.B.C. MURDERS (aka THE ALPHABET MURDERS)
1936, MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
1936, CARDS ON THE TABLE
1937, DUMB WITNESS (aka POIROT LOSES A CLIENT)
1937, DEATH ON THE NILE
1938, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
1938, HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS (aka MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS, aka A HOLIDAY FOR MURDER)
1939, MURDER IS EASY (aka EASY TO KILL)
1939, TEN LITTLE NIGERS (aka AND THEN THERE WERE NONE; also TEN LITTLE INDIANS)
1940, SAD CYPRESS
1940, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE (aka AN OVERDOSE OF DEATH; also THE PATRIOTIC MURDERS)

13 January 2010

ACRC Update - 13 January 2009

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.
I've read 15 books and 5 collections of short stories.

Read & reviewed so far

1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY
1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US)
1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
1927, THE BIG FOUR
1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
1929, Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence)
1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
1930, The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin)
1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR)
1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)
1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)
1991, Problem at Pollensa Bay publ. 1991 (Two of them feature Hercule Poirot, two Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Harley Quin, and two Mr Parker Pyne.)
1935, THREE ACT TRAGEDY (aka MURDER IN THREE ACTS)- Hercule Poirot and Mr Satterthwaite.

Reading schedule

1933, The Hound of Death - 12 short stories, UK only
1934, The Listerdale Mystery - 12 short stories, UK only
1934, Parker Pyne Investigates - 12 stories introducing Parker Pyne and Ariadne Oliver
1935, DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (aka DEATH IN THE AIR)
1936, THE A.B.C. MURDERS (aka THE ALPHABET MURDERS)
1936, MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
1936, CARDS ON THE TABLE
1937, DUMB WITNESS (aka POIROT LOSES A CLIENT)
1937, DEATH ON THE NILE
1938, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
1938, HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS (aka MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS, aka A HOLIDAY FOR MURDER)
1939, MURDER IS EASY (aka EASY TO KILL)
1939, TEN LITTLE NIGERS (aka AND THEN THERE WERE NONE; also TEN LITTLE INDIANS)
1940, SAD CYPRESS
1940, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE (aka AN OVERDOSE OF DEATH; also THE PATRIOTIC MURDERS)

12 February 2010

ACRC Update - 12 February 2010

My intent in the Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is to read her books in order, so that I can get some idea of what she is doing, problems she is attempting to solve, and her development as a writer. If you look at some of my reviews you will see that I have been able to undertake some of this reflection.

Currently I am managing about a book a month.
I've read 16 books and 6 collections of short stories.

Read & reviewed so far

1920, THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
1922, THE SECRET ADVERSARY
1923, THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
1924, THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT
1924, POIROT INVESTIGATES (short stories: eleven in the UK, fourteen in the US)
1925, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
1926, THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
1927, THE BIG FOUR
1928, THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
1929, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY
1929, Partners in Crime (fifteen short stories; featuring Tommy and Tuppence)
1930, THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
1930, The Mysterious Mr. Quin (twelve short stories; introducing Mr. Harley Quin)
1931, THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (aka MURDER AT HAZELMOOR)
1932, PERIL AT END HOUSE
1932 The Thirteen Problems (thirteen short stories; featuring Miss Marple, also known as The Tuesday Club Murders in the US)
1933, LORD EDGEWARE DIES (aka THIRTEEN AT DINNER)
1934, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (aka MURDER IN THE CALAIS COACH)
1934, WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (aka THE BOOMERANG CLUE)
1991, Problem at Pollensa Bay publ. 1991 (Two of them feature Hercule Poirot, two Mr. Satterthwaite and Mr. Harley Quin, and two Mr Parker Pyne.)
1935, THREE ACT TRAGEDY (aka MURDER IN THREE ACTS)- Hercule Poirot and Mr Satterthwaite.
1933, The Hound of Death - 12 short stories, UK only

Reading schedule

1934, The Listerdale Mystery - 12 short stories, UK only
1934, Parker Pyne Investigates - 12 stories introducing Parker Pyne and Ariadne Oliver
1935, DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (aka DEATH IN THE AIR)
1936, THE A.B.C. MURDERS (aka THE ALPHABET MURDERS)
1936, MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
1936, CARDS ON THE TABLE
1937, DUMB WITNESS (aka POIROT LOSES A CLIENT)
1937, DEATH ON THE NILE
1938, APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
1938, HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS (aka MURDER FOR CHRISTMAS, aka A HOLIDAY FOR MURDER)
1939, MURDER IS EASY (aka EASY TO KILL)
1939, TEN LITTLE NIGERS (aka AND THEN THERE WERE NONE; also TEN LITTLE INDIANS)
1940, SAD CYPRESS
1940, ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE (aka AN OVERDOSE OF DEATH; also THE PATRIOTIC MURDERS)

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3 January 2015

Updates, Record Keeping, and Challenges

British Books Challenge 2015
- mine will be crime fiction

14 August 2010

Weekly Geeks: 2010-28: Choose Your Own Topic: Challenges

2 January 2014

Summarising 2013, looking forward to 2014

24 May 2009

Sunday Salon - 24 May 2009

28 September 2008

Sunday Salon #27 - 28 September 2008

25 October 2009

Sunday Salon - 25 October 2009

17 October 2009

ACRC Update - 17 October 2009

19 September 2009

ACRC Update - 19 September 2009

11 May 2010

ACRC Update - 11 May 2010

13 January 2010

ACRC Update - 13 January 2009

12 February 2010

ACRC Update - 12 February 2010

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- mine will be crime fiction