〰️Beth〰️’s Comments (group member since Dec 10, 2021)

〰️Beth〰️’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Ioana wrote: "Yes, Locke and Key series is soo good, and I think they get better and better. If you liked #2, you're in for a treat."

Good to know. It’s been on my TBR for about 2 years and I keep passing over it.

Jennifer wrote: "Look at it this way, Beth. If you read the first book the year it came out, and the second book the following year, and the third book the year after that, and each of those books was 350 pages lon...

Madeline wrote: ": "But it was republished as a box set. I do not un..."

I understand and will follow the rules but then using the argument that my box set was originally published separately then classics like The Pickwick Papers shouldn’t count since segments were published separately, and in papers not bound volumes. Well actually much of the 19th century British literature that we now read as a “book” was published in volumes to increase revenue. So I will not count those either.

Not trying to be difficult, just pointing out how the publishing business alters our perspective.

Madeline wrote: "Unfortunately, this set would not qualify. I looked at each book and they were all published on different dates."

But it was republished as a box set. I do not understand why box sets can not be used. You can clearly see Good Reads denotes it as one “book”/ image… a separate entity from each individual one with it’s own publication date. Hence it is one large tome that has 4 parts.

But I am not a mod so I bow to your rules.

Finished my first two books.

💖💖💖 a dark new adult romance, had one interesting twist that was glossed over at the end. Oh well plenty of similar books out there 🤷🏼‍♀️

💖💖💖💖💖 heart breaking, sobering, yet shows the tenacity of the human spirit to survive.

Finished No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani. 4.75 stars. It is a mix of poetry and narrative regarding the author’s interment in Manus Prison. I also categorize it as epistolary because he wrote the entire book by test message or voice mails to people outside the prison. Heart wrenching but to me something necessary to read so that the potential and real horrors of refugees can be better comprehended by those lucky enough to be spared such atrocities.

Finished my first pick, Whistling Past the Graveyard. Thank you for picking this Denise, what a gem of a book! 💖💖💖💖💖

Martha wrote: "It's the 3rd & I've finished 2 books I started last year. Feeling pretty good about that, but it will probably slow down for a bit. Hope y'all had a great weekend & staying safe. B & I will be bein..."

Congratulations on finishing the books left from last year. Happy to hear you are being cautious. I have three doctors doing virtual appts but have to go to several in person along with PT. Cancelled Physical Therapy this week just to be cautious.

I too am fearful about what naproxen does. I have been eating them like m&ms but my new nerve meds have helped me cut down the dose.

Hoping you both have a happy and safe 2022 Martha🎉📚🎉

Hoping to read five or six this month because they all need to stop collecting dust on my TBR



🎉📚Happy Reading and may you all have a Safe and Happy 2022📚🎉

Denise wrote: ""
I have this and keep moving it further down my TBR. Looking forward to your review.

Alexandra wrote: "〰️Beth〰️ wrote: " I took a pic to show you but i don't think it let..."

I tried looking it up online and came across a digital copy of possibly the original book. Check out the link and let me know if this is what your physical copy looks like. Beautiful cover if it is. Plus you have to love that the library of Congress gets copies of everything and now puts them online!

https://archive.org/details/newyearsm...

I have never heard of A New Year's Masque and Other Poems. Can’t wait for your review.
Happy Reading

Karen wrote: "Beth, I added Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers to my tbr. Sounds like an interesting one. Happy reading!"

Lol, I just added it because someone in another group marked to read today and it came up on my feed. We’ll have to compare notes.

Poetry Plays ect 2022

Categories

1. Poetry:
✔️Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile📚 2/26/22
Sonnets to Orpheus own, get it out of moving box!
✔️Some Things I Still Can't Tell You: Poems📚5/21/22
✔️The Salvage Crew📚9/7/22

2. Play:
✔️The Lady from the Sea📚2/20/22
✔️Hamilton: The Revolution📚2/4/22

3. Epistolary:
✔️The People in the Photo ok it’s a reread but it was so good I read it in one sitting at the start of covid… 1/15/21
✔️No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison 1/10/22
✔️We Had to Remove This Post 7/2/22

4. Essay:
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers
✔️Fear Icons: Essays 📚2/9/22
✔️Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions 📚6/29/22

5. Short story:
✔️Amora: Stories 2/7/22
✔️Editorial Wild Oats📚7/11/22
Baby Geisha own, get it out of moving box!
Redeployment
Flowers of Mold own, get it out of moving box!
✔️Shit Cassandra Saw 2/15/22
✔️Faces on the Tip of My Tongue📚9/12/22
✔️Old Indian Legends 📚10/18/22

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "I'm pinching this..."

Oh I like this, where is it from, might have to steal it too…’cuz I don’t have enough challenges 🤣

Jennifer wrote: "Oh, I'm sure something will come along to fill them. It always does! :)"

Lol, sometimes multiple somethings📚📚📚

Good luck and happy reading Emily!

Ioana wrote: "If you look carefully, I see a little more room for another challenge 🤣"

No, Just No 🤣😳🤣 already regretting half of these…. 🙃

Denise wrote: "Beth I pick for you: and

I absolutely loved Whistling Past the Graveyard and hope you do..."

Thank you Denise, love these picks. I have been meaning to read Whistling for two years, no putting it off now!

Hi Martha, I went with a classic that is on your challenge list. Your shelf had some great picks but if your like me you might need an extra push to read a classic. I picked


Happy reading and have a safe and happy holiday season.

Love your challenges. I need to be more dedicated and organized about finishing older items on my TBR. Happy Reading 💖📚💖

Interesting list! Adding a few to my TBR.