Suzan’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2020)

Suzan’s comments from the 2020 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge group.

Joan wrote: "Now that I am semi-retired, I will be reading The Prince of Tides (for book club in July) and Wolf Hall. If I get a trip to the beach scheduled I'll probably add [book:B..."

So glad you're joining the fun, Joan!! Can you just add a brief comment to the Sign-Up thread so it's official? That's what I will use at the end of the summer for the giveaway :)

I have NEVER read Prince of Tides but always meant to - I loved the movie! I haven't read Wolf Hall yet, either, and would love to read Barkskins. You're off to a great start!

Debbie wrote: "I immediately thought of Barkskins, by Annie Prouix, 717 pages. It has been lingering on my bookshelf unread for quite some time. Then on my goodreads feed page popped up a review of the book. So B..."

Oooh, we have The Snowman, too (my husband's read it but not me yet). I'd like to read Barkskins, too, Debbie - sounds like a great first choice!

Davida wrote: "Right now I'm reading Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce that is 400 pages, and I'm almost finished with it!

Next up is Her Last Flight by [autho..."

Those all sound great, Davida! You're off to a good start!

Victoria wrote: "Ok, I’m in for 2020. I’m only going to set a goal of one book. I have a ton of ARC reading to catch up on, but I don’t know how long any of the books I have are. So I’m sure I’ll have more, but I’l..."

Welcome to 2020 Big Book Summer, Victoria! So glad you're joining the fun.

One is enough! I had to do similar yesterday - looking up how long my audios (huge backlog!) are on paper!

Debbie wrote: "I definitely have a selection of big books to choose from. This will be fun!"

Great, Debbie! Welcome! So glad you are joining the fun! Plenty on my shelves to choose from, too :)

Elinor wrote: "I'm in too! Thanks for hosting this Sue :)

Here's a link to my current contenders:
https://elinorsbookshelf.blogspot.com...

Advice and suggestions welc..."

Welcome to Big Book Summer, Elinor! I LOVED your list of Big Book contenders - so many good ones there and ones I want to get to myself!

Davida wrote: "I see I have a few books that are 400+ on my ARC list so... I'm in!"

Wonderful to "see" you here again, Davida! Welcome back! I also had PLENTY to choose from on my shelves!

Allen wrote: "In!"

Great, Allen! Welcome back!

Linda wrote: "I'm in."

Wonderful Linda! So glad you're joining the fun!

Any ideas yet on which Big Books you'd like to read this summer?

Kate wrote: "Thanks Sue for hosting again! I think my first Big Book will be The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson"

Welcome back, Kate! Good choice - I've heard it's wonderful!

Karla wrote: "I'm starting by listening to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys and reading The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly."

Sounds great, Karla! I LOVED Salt to the Sea - fabulous book! I haven't read the other one yet. Enjoy!

D.L. wrote: "So glad you're doing this again!! I am definitely game to participate :)

Here are 3 I am definitely tackling:

The Host (620 pages)
The 5th Wave (457 pages)
[book:Th..."

Oh, The 5th Wave is so good! That was one of my reads for a previous Big Book Summer - enjoy!

Allen wrote: "Origin by Dan Brown.
I’m in the middle of Tell The Wolves I’m Home"

That's such a great book, Allen! Just add a post to the Sign-Up discussion, so I will remember to include you in the giveaway at the end of the summer!

Robin wrote: "I'm in and ready! Thanks Sue."

Great, Robin! Glad you're joining the fun!

Cheriee wrote: "I will try to write a blog post, but for now, I'm excited to be here. Here's the list I'm planning on reading from.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"

Wow, you've got a great list of Big Books there, Cheriee!

Cheriee wrote: "I will try to write a blog post, but for now, I'm excited to be here. Here's the list I'm planning on reading from.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"

Welcome, Cheriee! I look forward to your blog post.

Aw, that's not cheating! My #BigBookSummer books all count for other challenges and often include book group reads!

D.L. wrote: "I don't have a blog but I'm definitely signing up again. What a great challenge!!"

Great, D.L.! No blog needed :) You're signed up!

Karla wrote: "Thanks for hosting this again, Sue. I'm in!"

Wonderful, Karla! Welcome to 2020 Big Book Summer!

I am starting the summer with Faithful Place by Tana French, since we just finished watching Dublin Murders, based on her first 2 books (that I loved!).

Use this thread to post and share when you've finished a Big Book. If you review it, you can share that here, too, or just tell us what you thought of it!