Where DID October Go!
Ok I give up where did October go? Seems like the NFL season just began and now we’re at Week 8. The World Series is at Game 5 and both the NBA and NHL have begun their seasons. And yesterday the two colleges that I attended. As the Universities of Florida and Georgia renewed their heated rivalry. I really don’t care which team wins most of the time. But it’s always nice when the team that needs it more gets the victory. Since the Gators stayed atop the SEC East with the victory, I was glad they won.
October Reads….
Now back to my October reads and particularly the places that I visited this month thanks to the work of some great authors. Here are the five books that I read this month.
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Where My Fiction Reads Took Me In October!
The three novels that I read took me to some familiar places with some old friends and to a new spot in Sweden with a new fried. First up was a visit with Cork O’Connor and his family in Aurora, Minnesota. As usual the visit was exciting. First in Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger, I visited the North Boundary Waters of Minnesota and eventually Manitou Canyon in Canada.
In Borkmann’s Point by Hakan Nesser an author that is new to me I visited the coastal town of Kaalbringen,, Sweden. I met Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in Kallbringen, where Veeteren was sent to help solve the brutal murders of several seemingly unrelated victims. It was a great read and I will write more about the book soon.
The last novel that I read took me to The Body Farm in Knoxville, Tennessee. In Without Mercy by Jefferson Bass, forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton is called to help solve the tortuous murder of a young man chained to a tree. In the book Brockton also faces a sadistic killer from his past. I will write more about the book soon.
Non-Fiction Reads….
In October, I also read two non-fiction books.Connectography – Mapping the Future of Global Civilization by Parag Khanna. was the first book. In the book Khanna opened my eyes and mind to the new Connectivity found around the world. Ad how as Americans we are falling behind the world , rather than leading! The other non-fiction book I read was Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich. In Saving Democracy Reich explains the problems we are facing as a result of the rigging of the system by the wealthy against the common man. Reich also provides several methods that may right our Capitalistic ship!
Reading Challenges Update…..
Where do I stand on my various Reading Challenges after reading five books in October. The following table shows the results.
| Ed K’s 2016 Reading Challenges | TBR | Library | Total | Goal | % of Goal |
| 2016 Literature Reading Challenge | |||||
| General Fiction | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.00% |
| Classics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
| NY Times Bestseller List | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
| Award-Winners | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50.00% |
| 2015 Mystery/Thriller Reading Challenge | |||||
| Rgrandad’s Mysteries | 4 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 240.00% |
| Women Mystery Book Authors | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20.00% |
| 2016 Science Fiction /Fantasy Challenge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.67% |
| 2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 90.00% |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 60 | 70.00% | |||
| 2016 TBR Pile Challenge | 10 | 25 | 40.00% |
As you can see, I suck on most of my challenges! I am only doing well on two challenges. The first on is my Rgrandad Mysteries challenge, where I have read fourteen books more that my challenge total. The other one is my 2016 Nonfiction Reading Challenge. In that challenge I have read 9 out of 10 books.
Bottom Line:
t I will most likely not make my overall goal of 60 books for the year. However I only need to read ten books to read more books than I did in 2015 (51). Hmm, looks like I need to read three more general fiction books, I will meet that challenge. Then if I read three award-winning books I meet that challenge and one more non-fiction to achieve that challenge. By reading those books I will have met four out of eight of my challenges and have read 49 books. That means I only would need to read three more books to beat last years total! I’ll be back later to make a list of proposed reads for November!!