Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Books My Book Club Has Read

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Here are links to some things that you might like to know about this blog. You can read about how I got started blogging, my thoughts on audio books, a bit about my book club (coming soon), and an explanation of my Mom & Son Book Club. You can also check out lists of all the books I've reviewed on this blog. They are grouped by my age when I read them (I know, I'm odd like that) then sorted by title and author. Click on each age below to see that year's list. - age 32 (coming soon) - age 31 - age 30 For more info about me scroll farther down this sidebar. If there is anything you'd like to know that I haven't included here feel free to email me through the link to my profile below.

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That's a good question ... I'm a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend ... and there's so much more! But for the purpose of this blog I am a first and foremost a reader.

When I was in the first grade I read The Hobbit and my love of Fantasy took root. By the time I left elementary school I had completed the entire series as well as The Belgariad by David Eddings. Seventh grade brought me the beginning of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series ... which is still not complete. High school and college introduced me to the classics and to history. My reading disappeared for several years when I had a child. Then I started a book club and it came back in full force.

Today I read anything that catches my eye ... at the moment that includes historical fiction, memoirs, and titles I find interesting. I'm always on the lookout for the next great find ... any suggestions?

The Wheel of Time

In anticipation of the 2009 release of A Memory of Light, the final book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, I decided to go back and read the first 11 books. This has presented a bit of a problem as ... I have lots of other books to read, I still have to work (!), and need my evenings for my son. So rather than reading I'm listening to the audio versions on my way to and from work. I started with New Spring in January '08 ... we'll see how long it takes to get through them all. On the bright side, the audio versions are excellent so far! I think I'll be able to follow the complex plot lines and myriad characters much more easily this time around. UPDATE: I finished! It took me just about a year to listen to all 11 audio books but I did it! Now I'm following along on the re-read at Tor.com.

For details on Brandon Sanderson, the author contracted to complete the series since Jordan's death, check out his website: www.brandonsanderson.com. ANOTHER UPDATE: The final book will be released in three volumes. Volume One (Book 12) comes out in October '09 and will be called The Gathering Storm. Yeah!

Below is a list of all the books read by my book club, Storie delle Sorelle, since our beginning in 2005; I'll continue to update as we read more. Clicking on the title or author will bring to you to a recap of our meeting on my book club's blog.

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