Bill’s Comments (group member since Nov 30, 2021)

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

Lillie wrote: "I’ve never read this author but have a friend who’s always raved about her. You may just be the one to push me to pick her up. Any recommendation on which book to start off with?

Good luck on your..."

Thanks, Lillie. If you like Fantasy, you could try The Wizard of Earthsea. If you like Sci Fi, you could start the Hainish series. I've only read The Left Hand of Darkness (one of my favorite books). It's not the first book but I'm not sure it matters. Rocannon's World is the first book.

Bonnie wrote: "Bill wrote: "I've got two going so far; one a carry over, Doomsday Book by Connie Willis and also Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin"

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It's been a slow read, Bonnie but I'm still enjoying it.

Bonnie wrote: "In the Lives of Puppets Listening to this on Libby audible and enjoying it so far."

I bought that last year (doesn't that seem strange). Glad you're enjoying it.

Denise wrote: "I haven't heard of any of these. Good luck with your challenge."

Thanks, Denise. Good luck with yours as well.

Martha wrote: "I’m not either, Bill. Must have been an ebook special.

3 more minutes & I can start one of my 2024 books!! Seeing the new year in by watching a classic horror movie - The Birds."

We watched Death on the Nile..

These are all unfamiliar to me. I look forward to your thoughts on them. Enjoy.

I commit to reading Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin, the first book in her Hainish Cycle series.

I hope to finally start Osman's series this year. Enjoy your selections.

Fourth Wing is on my bookshelf to read. I have Mockingbird by Tevis on my shelf. I hope you enjoy listening to your selections.

I'll nominate poetry.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JANUARY 2024
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 01/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 2300 pages
Bonus Points: 130 pts

Books Read:
1. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 214 pages, finished 5 Jan, 4.5 stars
2. Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin 122 pages, finished 9 Jan, 3.5 stars
3. The Big Four by Agatha Christie 173 pages, finished 10 Jan, 3.0 stars
4. Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin 320 pages, finished 19 Jan, 4.5 stars
5. Murder and the First Lady by Elliott Roosevelt 227 pages, finished 20 Jan, 4.0 stars
6. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie 214 pages, finished 23 Jan, 4.0 stars
7. By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie 224 pages, finished 28 Jan, 4.0 stars
8. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon 612 pages, finished 29 Jan, 4.0 stars
9. DeKok and the Geese of Death by A.C. Baantjer 194 pages, finished 31 Jan, 3.0 stars

10 points:
January means winter so…
- RAB with a blue cover or icy scene on the cover.
- RAB with a hot beverage on the cover.
- RAB by a new-to-you author.
-- Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (my first by her) (10 pts)
-- Murder and the First Lady by Elliot Roosevelt (10 pts)
-- Eve by Cat Bohannon (10 pts)
- 1/5 is National Bird Day - read a book with a bird on the cover.
- 1/22 is National Grandpa Day - read a book where the MC is a grandfather.
- January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month - read a book where the MC is (or has been) a food server.

25 points:
- RAB with a wintry or snowy theme.
-- Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (set around Xmas) (25 pts)
- RAB featuring New Year’s resolutions.
- January 1st is National Hangover Day.
RAB where someone has a hangover or drinks too much.
- January 2nd is World Introvert Day;
RAB where the MC is an introvert or is socially awkward.
- 1/2 is National Science Fiction Day in honor of Isaac Asimov's birthday - read a science fiction book. Double points if authored by Asimov.
-- Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (deals with time travel) (25 pts)
-- Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle) (25 pts)
- 1/3/55 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th State of the US. Read a book set in Alaska.
- 1/23/1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell becomes America's first female doctor - read a book where the MC is a female doctor. Double points if nonfiction.

50 points:
- January 8th is National Bubble Bath Day;
RAB where someone takes a nice long bubbly bath.
- January 12th is National Kiss a Ginger Day!
RAB where either the MC or an important character is a redhead.
- January 17th is Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day
RAB where the MC gives up too easily OR abandons something important.
- 1/19/1809 - Edgar Alan Poe's birthday. Read one of his books.
- 1/26 is Australia Day. Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author.
- 1/29/1891 - Hawaii proclaims Liliuokalani as queen. On 1/24/1895 she was forced to abdicate and Hawaii's monarchy ended. Read a book set in Hawaii or by a Hawaiian author

I've got two going so far; one a carry over, Doomsday Book by Connie Willis and also Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin

My first official books are up... Woo hoo!

My Monthly Favorites

January - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
February - March: Book Three by John Lewis
March - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
April - Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle
May - Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
June - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
July - A Game of You by Neil Gaiman
August - Vanish in an Instant by Margaret Millar
September - The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman
October - Dust by Hugh Howey
November - A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie
December - The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison

Onward and upward to 2024. Happy New Year!

You had an excellent year. Good luck in 2024. I hope to read Fourth Wing in 2024.. It seems a very popular choice.

Ioana wrote: "Best books of the year, by month:

January Gai-Jin
February The Winners
March [book:American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Centur..."

The Black Echo and On the Beach both excellent books. I totally agree.. Enjoy 2024.

I've carried my last book, Doomsday Book by Connie Willis, all 214 pages to go, over to 2024. Happy New Year!

Linette wrote: "Bill wrote: "My review of The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison I've been working on this 1st book in the Inspector Shan mysteries for awhile and was sort of surprised a..."

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Starting with Rocannon's World , the first book in the Hainish Cycle.

I hope to read The Testaments as well this year. I have been enjoying Cornwell's Sharpe adventures. Maybe I'll try another series when I finally finish with him. Enjoy your 2024 reading.