Jennifer’s Comments (group member since Dec 03, 2021)

Jennifer’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

11/22/63
Stephen King

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. Unless...

In 2011, Jake Epping, an English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, sets out on an insane — and insanely possible — mission to prevent the Kennedy assassination.

Leaving behind a world of computers and mobile phones, he goes back to a time of big American cars and diners, of Lindy Hopping, the sound of Elvis, and the taste of root beer.

In this haunting world, Jake falls in love with Sadie, a beautiful high school librarian. And, as the ominous date of 11/22/63 approaches, he encounters a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald...

I love when that happens. Good show Joy!

I felt the same way about that one, Lindsey.

Joy, as a favor to us all, can you please pick less interesting-sounding books? :-)

I like those picks, Lance!

Lance, I have to pick because the thought of 50 perfect snapshots to encapsulate the lore of baseball is very intriguing.

But since we're in football season, I also am picking .

Enjoy!

Pairs are posted here.

I'm sure I don't know *what* you're talking about.

Guys, I'm going to PM Lance and Desley and make sure they don't want in before I post pairs.

You have to watch Jackie. She'll sneak books onto your TBR like that a lot, Bonnie.

I'm hoping to get to this one shortly.

Glowing praise indeed, Amy!

I'm theoretically supposed to read all of these before the end of the year....

In for five, please!
PIFM

Hi, everyone!

For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.

On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.

IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.

When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!

Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"

The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found HERE and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.

Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!

If you are in for November, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!

November pairs:
Jennifer picks 2 for Lance
Joy picks 2 for Denise
Lance picks 5 for Jennifer
Jackie picks 3 for Joy
Denise picks 1 for Jackie

The colors for the November 2023 color challenge are rust or gold. Looking forward to seeing your picks!

PS I absolutely cannot believe it's November already.

And it made an impression on Agnieszka, too, Joy -- I was just reading her comments on your review.

Ugh, I dislike that as well, Lance. Just because you researched something for a book you're writing doesn't mean it *should* be included!

Nothing wrong with that!

Ugh, Joy! I'm glad you liked the pick but I wish I would pick books for you that didn't wind up on *MY* TBR!