Anne’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2021)

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

Alondra wrote: "You got this Anne!! 💪🏽💪🏽."

Thanks, I did! I finished Imago just as the clock was turning to midnight, so I finished my 12.

The numbering is really messed up, so I tried to come up with the correct number (could still be off).

3554. I, Robot
3555. Imago

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

Total Pages Read: 3,152
Bonus Points: 30

Books Read:
1. Rivers of London: The Fey and the Furious 1/1, 112
2. Web of Lies 1/7, 400, +10 (food)
3. Rivers of London: Monday, Monday #1 1/13, 112, +10 (blue)
4. The Traitor 1/13, 320, +10 (blue)
5. Kill Switch 1/20, 536
6. The Twyford Code 1/21, 329, +10 (new author)
7. The Locked Room 1/28, 375
8. Paw and Order 1/28, 320
9. Nightrise 287
10. Shadowmarch 194
11. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! 167

Bill wrote: "I've always wanted someone to do a movie about it. They always seem to do The Day of the Triffids or The Midwich Cuckoos."

Are any of the movies any good? I have never seen any of them, which somewhat surprises me because my dad was a huge sci fi fan. We used to spend a lot of time watching those kinds of movies and tv shows when I was a kid.

Alondra wrote: "This is true. I will still hold out hope for it.

glad you enjoyed Day of the Triffids. It was one of my favorites.

I need to get back to Dresden. I think I will wait until the final book comes out, and then do a reread of the entire series. It is just that enjoyable for me."

I would like to do a reread of Dresden also. Maybe in a few years I will do it.

I finished Battle Ground yesterday. It was excellent, although I wish I had read it closer in time to the previous book like I originally intended.

I have started Imago, and my goal is to finish it today, which would get me to 12. We'll see how well that goes.

2664. The Day of the Triffids
2665. Akata Woman
2666. Battle Ground

Bill wrote: "It's an interesting slow-paced story. His style actually. Have you read The Chrysalids? Good luck til the end of the year.."

I have not read The Chrysalids, but I might have a copy. I'll have to check.

Bill wrote: "You can do it."

Thanks, Bill.

I finished The Day of the Triffids last night. It was excellent, and I'm a little annoyed with myself for not reading it sooner.

I need to finish 2 more, and I have week to finish them. I am off work for the rest of the year, so that is doable. I plan to start Battle Ground later today.

2609. The Likeness
2610. Deadspeak
2611. A Mirror Mended
2612. Olivia
2613. The Night Hawks
2614. Dirty Thirty
2615. Early Riser
2616. The Man in Black
2617. The Last Devil to Die

Karol wrote: "Good luck with these challenges!"

Jackie wrote: "Very impressive challenges, Anne. Good luck."

Thanks! I am getting really excited to get started on these challenges, but I still have a bit left to do for my 2023 ones.

Linette wrote: "I loved JF's Thursday Next series! So clever. I'll have to give this one a try"

You should! I think you'll enjoy it. The humor is similar to the Thursday Next series.

Alondra wrote: "Mmmm; I will try again; but I think I will wait until I feel like the book is "calling" me. We will see.

I hope you enjoy all 3. I think I have Battleground on my tbr... yes"

If it doesn't work for you, it's fine. Not all books are for all people. I did finish Deadspeak today, and I enjoyed this 4th book in the series. I read it slower than I typically would for a fast-paced book of this length, but that was because it is a terrible bedtime book. It's too creepy and violent, and it gives me weird dreams if I read it before I go to sleep.

I'm down to 3 books left with 15 days to go. That seems doable since I already said I was going to focus on the 3 shortest books left on my list.

I'm up to 8 finished now because I finished Early Riser. It was a wonderfully weird book by Jasper Fforde, who always seems to make me laugh.

Alondra wrote: "
I really don't know why I cannot get into the Necroscope series. I really wanted to love it, but each time I pick it up it just either bores me or bores me. Ugh. I think I will try one last time when I'm feeling froggy.

Also; the Day of the Triffids is a short book, great pacing; so, you could probably read it in one sitting. It's excellent. Highly recommended"

I first read and loved The Necroscope when I read it as a teenager in the 1990s. The pacing of books has changed, and we're all in a different place now, so maybe it doesn't hit the same way now.

Day of the Triffids is one of the ones I have put in my pile to try to get to this year, along with Battleground and Imago. Those books are shorter and likely to be easier to get through with the time I have left.

I finished the 7th book earlier this week: The Likeness. It was a solid mystery, but it could have used a little more editing. I did enjoy it, though, and I always looked forward to picking up again. It was the oldest book on the list, so I am glad to have it finished.

I have started 2 more books from my list: Early Riser and Deadspeak. I should be done with the former within the next few days.

Lillie wrote: "Same! It always seems like such a struggle at this time of anyway but it took me several months to tackle the last book on my list. I kept passing it over. No idea why cause I wouldn't have put it on if I hadn't been interested. Sometimes a book causes a mental block regardless of how excited I'd been to read it. I just can't seem to pick it up. So strange."

It is, These are all books I have wanted to read for quite some time, and I actually own them, so there is nothing stopping me from picking them up. Still, I am strugging.

I love Pride and Prejudice, and Dracula, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Jane Eyre, and In the Woods are good. I hope you enjoy them at least as much as I did.

Alondra wrote: "So; I've already made a change.

I am going to try and read Cities of the Plain before the new year; and added A Curse of Krakens to this list.

I don't think I will ..."

FYI: Kevin Hearne (the author of A Curse of Krakens) recently did a buddy read with the 2 previous books in the series. If you want to hear insights about the books, the videos are posted on his Instagram page. I have watched all of them for A Plague of Giants, and they were both entertaining and informative.

2442. Babel-17
2443. Legends & Lattes
2444. Pages to Fill
2445. The Little Mermaid

Lindsey wrote: "What a great list!!! I haven’t read any, but definitely know of alot of them. Best of luck with your challenge! 😊"

Thanks.