rainpebble's 2019 ROOTS

I am excited to be back ROOTing in 2019 & increasing my goal.

JANUARY ROOTS:
1. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; (4 1/2*); acquired 2009
2. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
3. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
4. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson; (5*); acquired 2013
5. Two Weeks to Remember by Betty Neels; (4*); acquired 2018
6. The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye; (5*); acquired 2014
7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
8. The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
9. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
10. The Two Mrs. Abbotts by D.E. Stevenson; (5*); acquired 2014
11. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware; (4*); acquired 2015
12. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
13. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
14. Isak Dinesen : The Life of a Storyteller by Judith Thurman; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
15. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell; (3 1/2*); acquired 2013
16. The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair; (3 1/2*); acquired 2009

Good luck with your ROOTing this year! It's good to see you back!

It's great to see you're back, Belva. And the gorgeous pictures!

Welcome back and have a great reading year!

Thank you everyone. So nice to 'see' you and the best of ROOTing in 2019. I look forward to seeing what you all are reading.

FEBRUARY ROOTS:
17. Miss Buncle Married by . E. Stevenson; (4*); acquired 2011
18. Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
19. Flush: A Biography by Virginia Woolf; (5*); acquired 2009
20. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
21. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
22. The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding; (2*); acquired 2009
23. Drink to Yesterday by Manning Coles; (5*); acquired 2014
24. Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan; (4*); acquired 2011
25. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper; (5*); acquired 2014
26. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones; (5*); acquired 2015
27. All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West; (5*); acquired 2009
28. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
29. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
30. The Swan in the Evening by Rosamond Lehmann; (3*); acquired 2013
31. The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann; (1 1/2*); acquired 2018

>7 rainpebble: The only one of those I've read is your '26 (Mister Pip). I thought it was brilliant too.

MARCH ROOTS:
32. The Prophet by Kahil Gibran; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
33. The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
34. Winter of Change by Betty Neels; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
35. Roses for Christmas by Betty Neels; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
36. A Christmas Proposal by Betty Neels; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
37. A Matter of Chance by Betty Neels; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
38. A Christmas Romance by Betty Neels; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
39. The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall; (4 1/2*); acquired 2011
40. The Edge of Winter by Betty Neels; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
41. A Christmas Wish by Betty Neels; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
42. Wish With The Candles by Betty Neels; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
43. The Pearl by John Steinbeck; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
44. Ilsa by Madeleine L'Engle; (4*); acquired 2017
45. The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell; (5*); acquired 2013
46. Too Close for Comfort by Ellen Feldman; (4*); acquired 2017
47. The Giver by Lois Lowry; (2 1/2*); acquired 2016
48. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
49. Whalesong by Robert Siegel; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
50. The Willow Cabin by Pamela Frankau; (5*); acquired 2009
51. Charlotte's Web by E. B White; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
52. They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple; (5*); acquired 2009
53. The Fifth Day of Christmas by Betty Neels; (4*);
54. Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
55. Tangled Autumn by Betty Neels; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
56. The Lying Days by Nadine Gordimer; (4 1/2*); acquired 2011
57. The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck; (2 1/2*); acquired 2009
58. True Grit by Charles Portis; (5*); acquired 2018
59. Ernest Hemingway and His World by Anthony Burgess; (4*); acquired 2017
60. The Gemel Ring by Betty Neels; (3*); acquired prior to L/T
61. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou; (4*); acquired 2012
62. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill; (4*); acquired 2014
63. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls-Wilder; acquired prior to L/T

Congrats, Belva, that is an amazing number of ROOTs!

>10 MissWatson:.
MissWatson;
Thank you. I had been ill all winter and was bedridden most of the time. All I was able to do was read. So........you know how I am...............I DID!~! LOL
Am feeling much better finally and have noticed my reading time has dropped considerably. Never thought I would see the day when I would appreciate being able to do my own laundry and dishes. ;-)

APRIL ROOTS:
64. By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
65. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
66. Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (4*); acquired prior to L/T
67. Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
68. These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (3*); acquired prior to L/T
69. The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder; (2 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
70. Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery; (5*); acquired 2009
71. Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery; (4*); acquired 2009

Hi Belva, I'm glad you felt up to reading while you were ill, and gladder still that you're on the mend. Have a lovely Easter!

>11 rainpebble: I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

Lovely pictures. Sorry you were ill. But glad to hear you are feeling better.

Glad to hear you are doing better, Belva.

>13 floremolla:, >14 MissWatson:, >15 LoraShouse:, >16 connie53:,
Thank you so much ladies. It is so good to be reading something other than romantic fiction. AND to be able to 'attempt' to catch up on all of the lapsed work around the old homestead.
I hope you are all reading something wonderful to you. :-)

MAY ROOTS:
72. Ingo by Helen Dunmore; (5*); acquired 2013; purged
73. The Tide Knot by Helen Dunmore; (4 1/2*); acquired 2013; purged
74. The Deep by Helen Dunmore; (3 1/2*); acquired 2013; purged
75. Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard; (5*); acquired prior to L/T; hardcopy purged
76. The Wasteland and Other Poems by T. S. Eliot; (3*); acquired prior to L/T; purged
77. Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery; (3 1/2*); acquired 2009
78. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr; (4 1/2*); acquired 2016

JUNE ROOTS:
79. Peter's Song by Carol P. Saul; (3*); acquired 1992; purged
80. Fireflies: A Winter's Tale by Alice Hoffman; (5*); acquired 2013; purged
81. From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell; (2 1/2*); acquired 2017
82. The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
83. The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss; (4*); acquired prior to L/T; purged
84. Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T; purged
85. Dream When You;re Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg; (5*); acquired 2008; purged
86. All the Stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel Spark; (4 1/2*); acquired 2001
87. The Mysterious Affaire at Styles by Agatha Christie; (3*); acquired prior to L/T
88. Breakfast by John Steinbeck; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
89. A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; (4 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T
90. To Build a Fire by Jack London; (5*); acquired prior to L/T
91. The Complete Short Stories by Muriel Spark; (5*); acquired prior to L/T

>18 rainpebble: That is an amazing tree! Happy reading, Belva.

>18 rainpebble:, >19 MissWatson: I thought the same about the tree.

>19 MissWatson:, >20 connie53:,
Thank you MissWatson & connie53. I think it is a cool tree myself.
Happy ROOTing this June, both of you. :-)

I am a couple of days late with my totals. Just a lot occurring in R/L.
I managed 7 ROOTS and 13 ROOTS in May and June respectively. That brings my total on the year to 91.
Moving on.....................

JULY ROOTS:
92. The Old Maid by Edith Wharton; (5*); acquired 2007
93. The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia; (4 1/2*); accquired 2015
94. Somewhere I'll Find You by Charles Hoffman; (3 1/2*); acquired prior to L/T

Those are the only actual ROOT novels I read in July. The following are all short stories. I have been delving into my collection of short story compilations and came across some wonderful reading. So while I would not call the following ROOTs, the books they came from very definitely are. I am counting them as 1 ROOT.

95:
The Geranium; (4 1/2*); The Peeler; (4*); Enoch and the Gorilla; (3 1/2*); all by Flannery O'Connor

The Red Convertable; (5*); The Shawl; (5*); both by Louise Erdrich

The Curtain; (4 1/2*); Trouble is My Business; (4*); both by Raymond Chandler

Yentl the Yeshiva Boy; (4*); The Power of Light; (5*); both by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Wednesday by Dorothy Whipple; (5*)
Dimanche by Irène Némirovsky; (4*)
Girl by Jamaica Kincaid; (3 1/2*)
Memoirs of a Yellow Dog by O.Henry; (4*)
Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner by L M Montgomery; (3 1/2*)
Impertinent Daughters by Doris Lessing; (4*)
Indian Summer by Erskine Caldwell; (5*)
Killings by Andre Dubus; (4 1/2)
The Mother Hive by Rudyard Kipling; 3 1/2*)
and last but definitely not least was:
Red Leaves by William Faulkner; (4*)

Love the tree pictures, Belva. And hurray for a Faulkner story!

>23 rainpebble: Beautiful tree, Belva.

>23 rainpebble: That is an awful tree! Those branches are huge!

>26 connie53:;
Hi Connie. You know you love it!~! lol

>25 Familyhistorian:;
Thank you historian. I get a great deal of pleasure in searching the web for trees unique to me.

>24 laytonwoman3rd:;
Thanks Linda. And another one this month, Red Leaves.
I struggle and struggle with 'your man' to understand his work. I want to so badly but find him over my head and yet I love his writing so....................
I read.

O (Are we playing tic tac toe?)

>28 laytonwoman3rd:;
Linda,
Now that is funny!
I wanted to save that space to respond to your comments above.
My first giggle of the day. I hope it won't be my last. LOL

AUGUST ROOTS:
96. Wind Off the Small Isles by Mary Stewart; (3*); acquired 2014
97. The Awakening by Kate Chopin; (2 1/2*); acquired 2009
98. The Romance of Jedediah by L M Montgomery; (4*); acquired 2013
99. Afterward by Edith Wharton; (4*); acquired 2013
100. Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton; (4 1/2*); acquired 2013

>30 rainpebble: Oooh, this one looks almost like an Ent.

>30 rainpebble: That's an interesting one!

>30 rainpebble: Wow! Just that.

Yes.

AUTUMN ROOTS:
SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER:
September:
101. Death in Kenya by M M Kaye; (4*); acquired 2014

October:
102. Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama; (4*); acquired 2008
103. A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama; (3 1/2*); acquired 2013
104. The Other Rebecca by Maureen Freely; (1 1/2*); acquired 2011
105. Talking to the Dead by Helen Dunmore; (5*); acquired 2013
106. Your Blue-Eyed Boy by Helen Dunmore; (3 1/2*); acquired 2013
107. The "Rebecca" Notebook and Other Memories by Daphne du Maurier; currently reading; acquired 2013

I have two or three of Tsukiyama's books, but haven't sampled any of them yet. Do you like it?

>36 laytonwoman3rd:,
Linda, I have appreciated all of her books. This one was a bit different and I was really drawn into the story. I think I would have liked it even more if the author had stuck with just the mother & daughter’s viewpoints.

NOVEMBER ROOTS:
108. Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery; (4*); acquired 2009

>38 rainpebble: That's a scary image! Beautiful but scary.

>39 connie53:;
I know Connie. It is really creepy, eh?

>40 rainpebble: Creepy is a better word for it.

DECEMBER ROOTS:
109. The Butterfly Forest by Tom Lowe; (3 1/2*); acquired 2015

>42 rainpebble: Suitably frosty looking.

>42 rainpebble: I love that picture! November's was too creepy for me!

>42 rainpebble: nice wintry image, Belva, and great ROOTing tally - no wonder the group is exceeding its goal this year! Some great reads too. Hope December is a good month for you :)

Thank you all for your comments & for popping by.
Good luck with your December goals. :-)