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

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

This folder is for challenges that are not large enough to get their own topic, and which are not interactive.

This folder is for challenges where there is some form of team or pair participation, such as picking books for another member.

That's quite a list! Interested to see what you think of them. :)

I read Cemetery Road pretty recently. I think you'll like it.

If you end up liking The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul you might also like The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom. I read that this time last year and it was really good.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Jennifer, I'll have to pick yours later, every time I click on your s..."

No worries. :)

Anthony Trollope published what, 47 novels? Many of them written on the train while he did his job for the postal service. Sometimes he wrote 15 minutes a day. He prioritized that task enough to consistently do it in that environment, and it worked for him. Seems to me the trick would be getting into focus in that short time -- maybe leaving off on a sentence the day before already knowing what you want the next sentence to be, and then you can pick right up the next day. Always knowing what comes next.

Louis L'Amour kept a typewriter with a different book in progress in each of several rooms in his house. He got stuck on one, he'd change rooms and work on another. I think I'd find that too confusing, but if you have the kind of mind that can keep plot lines, characters and details straight, multiple projects can keep you from getting stuck and getting nothing done.

I listen to books on tape. I do not listen to podcasts or music or watch television when I can be listening to a book instead. :)

Gaylinn, for you I'm picking these:

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas! Time to pick! Pairs and how many to pick are at the bottom of THIS POST HERE.

I'm sure we'll do a color that P&P&M matches in the future, Bonnie. :)

Finishing my last today
. fun so far: I anticipate I'll be continuing the series.
and I finished my second to last pick last week: . Savannah is always fun.

Gearing up for January!

And 'tis glad we are you're here, Joy!

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 January, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!


Pairs and how many to pick:
Jennifer picks 5 for Gaylinn
Desley picks 5 for Jennifer
Joy picks 3 for Desley
Martha picks 3 for Joy
Beth picks 1 for Martha
Denise picks 2 for Beth
Michelle picks 2 for Denise
Jackie picks 2 for Michelle
Gaylinn picks 1 for Jackie

Very good to know -- thanks Ann!

I can recommend "Woman" as well. :)

Ok, love your challenge title!

And knocking out red and silver books left, right and center at the same time!

I'm reading an "accidental" red --

I love the cover on that pick, Martha -- I can see one reason it attracted you!