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Sunday, April 1, 2012

2012 Challenge Wrap Up -- March






The 2012 Mount TBR Challenge: 
 

  • 03/27: The Wandering Falcon, by Jamil Ahmad
  • 03/21: The Glass Devil, by Helene Tursten
  • 03/17: The Torso, by Helene Tursten
  • 03/08: River of Smoke, by Amitav Ghosh
 total for March -4
total for 2012 - 18



Book Chick City Mystery and Suspense Reading Challenge 
  • 03/26: The Thief, by Fuminori Nakamura
  • 03/26: Phantom, by Jo Nesbø
  • 03/21: The Glass Devil, by Helene Tursten
  • 03/17: The Torso, by Helene Tursten
  • 03/14: The Mattress House, by Paulus Hochgatterer
  • 03/14: The Sweetness of Life, by Paulus Hochgatterer
  • 03/09: Nights of Awe, by Harri Nykänen
  • 03/05: Budapest Noir, by Vilmos Kondor
 total for March - 8
total for 2012 - 21

 The Aussie Author Challenge 2012
oh dear -- nada
total for March -0
total for 2012 - 1 (oh,how embarrassing)

The 2012 South Asian Challenge
  • 3/27: The Wandering Falcon, by Jamil Ahmad
  • 03/08: River of Smoke, by Amitav Ghos
  • 03/12: Rebirth, by Jahnavi Barua
total for March -3
total for 2012 - 5


My poor result in the Aussie Authors is embarrassing -- but I have two on tap.
Posted by NancyO at 5:04 AM

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New this month in the crime segment of my reading year:

  • Original Skin, by David Mark
  • Harlequin's Costume, by Leonid Yuzefovich

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Constance, by Patrick McGrath

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I'm Nancy. I live in Florida with Larry and my two dogs, Maggie and Cleo, who are potcakes from the Bahamas. I like to read translated fiction, good crime fiction (especially translated crime fiction) and pretty much anything that's not chick-lit, romance, James Patterson-ish, and I don't do YA or paranormal romance. I maintain this page as a reading journal, and didn't set out to have followers, actually. But I love when people take a minute to make a comment or two on what I have to say, so thanks! I'm a reader, in no way shape or form a professional writer. I don't have an English degree, am not an expert literary critic. But I do know what I like and what I don't, even if my feelings about a book don't match what literary pundits might think. Welcome, and feel free to comment or contact me any time!
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