Sadie’s Comments (group member since Feb 19, 2021)

Sadie’s comments from the An Introvert's World of Books group.

@Kim sorry for the slow reply!

I've noticed that not many records survived past the time of the famine, and if they did, they usually don't give a lot of info beyond the name of the parish of their birth, etc. my side came from the county cork area.

Ireland's history is so fascinating. I studied a bit of Gaelic but not too well lol. I'd love to visit Ireland someday!

I can't imagine walking into the grocery store in the states barefoot without getting yelled at, haha.

Kim wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: Autumn
Hobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Roc..."

Rats are cute, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for such small creatures. I saved a little mouse last summer during a thunderstorm, and that was probably the closest thing I came to having a small creature around, lol. I'd be so scared to step on them by accident.

I love hearing details about things like that. It makes me feel like actually being there in person. My grandmother's grandparents were from Dublin, Ireland, so I've always wanted to visit Ireland. I know I still have family over there.

Dublin and Auckland sounds amazing to be honest. Are there any differences in their cultures/society and such? Sorry I'm asking so many questions. It just sounds like an awesome place to live.

Monica wrote: "Unwind by Neil Shusterman
Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
The women of silk and the language of threads by Gail Tsukiyama(book 1 and 2)
The Rogues of the Republic by Patrick Weekes
The Greatcoats ..."

I've read Unwind by Neil Shusterman. It is a great book series, I read it years ago but I still can remember a lot of details from that book.

I feel like I have a book like that with a similar concept! It involved pills as a way to survive, but instead of using to get rid of diseases and such; it used it as a source of food, and as a result got rid of real food. (Who would want to get of food?!)

How was "Machinehood"?

Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: Autumn
Hobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Rock Climbing
On your travel ..."

Hey Kim!
Gypsy is such a cute name! I can't say I had rats as a pet, the most closest to a rat I had was a few hamsters which I named Sue #1 and Sue #2. I wasn't very creative with names as a 7 years old girl.
Warm apple tart sounds amazing to have right now.
What are the differences between Ireland and NZ as countries that you've seen?

Thank you! <3

Hi, I'm Sadie, and I'm a friend of Hope's and her family! They're like a second family to me.

I love reading books and when Jen invited me to this book group, I was all for it! My favorite genres are sci-fi, mysteries, and thrillers--and always open to new genres such as classics. I couldn't get into classics when I was younger, but I'd love to try again! I also like nonfiction history.

I'm excited to find new books and experiment more genres outside my comfort book zone.

Janice wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: Fall
Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-l..."

Hi Janice!

Crocheting is so much fun to do. I really love crocheting, since it's relaxing, and when you're used to the motions, you can just watch something and before you know it, you have a full fledged blanket.
I saw knitting on your list, and I actually want to try that when I've finished learning from crocheting. Italy sounds like an awesome place to visit! Why do you want to visit Italy?

Karen wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: Fall
Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-l..."

Hey!
I'm kinda between books at the moment. I recently finished a book which I didn't really like and left a scathing review.
How was "The Paris Library"?

Favorite Season: Fall
Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-list: the UK, Scotland, Norway
Books you can't live without: Harry Potter
Favorite Desert: Red velvet (cupcake, cake)
Favorite Color: Purple
Pets: Blackie, my cat (Rest in peace)
Birthday Month: March
Profession: a caregiver
State/Country: Maryland
Favorite Vacation Spot: I haven't found my favorite but if I ever find it, I'll update it
Tea vs Coffee: Coffee all the way.

Karen wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Ok so I'm posting my list (what I have so far anyways--certainly not 21) you might notice a theme among the books. I'm a big fan of science fiction genre.

1984 by George Orwell --I ..."

Hopefully you do! Let us know if you get to it this month!

Ok so I'm posting my list (what I have so far anyways--certainly not 21) you might notice a theme among the books. I'm a big fan of science fiction genre.

1984 by George Orwell --I have not read this book yet. I know, shame on me.
Faye, Faraway by Helen Fisher
Before Coffee gets cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Future is yours by Dan Frey

I have two recommendations:
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch-
Recursion by Blake Crouch. --This follows a detective as he deals with the increasing number of False Memory Syndrome cases, where the victims suddenly have memories of a life they've never lived.

Overall that's basically what I want to read before 2021 is up.

Jennifer wrote: "The Midnight Library will probably be the next book I read from the list."

Yay! Let me know what you think of it

I lovvveeedd The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. I cannot recommend this enough! I sometime go back and re-read some sections. It's really good. Speaking of the Personal reading challenge, I've been lacking in reading books lately. I'll have to look up some books that I've been putting on hold and post them here.