Lorna’s Comments (group member since Dec 07, 2021)

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

Hi everyone, my name is Lorna. And I'm happy to be part of this group. We split our time between our home in Colorado and in southeast Florida. My favorite genres are historical fiction, history, biography, travel and literary fiction. Looking forward to an exciting reading year.

Read 25/26 challenges.


1. A book you received as a gift.
The Hours by Michael Cunningham

2. A book that takes place in New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire.
Between Earth and Sky by Karen Osborn

3. A book about: book clubs, book stores, libraries
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

4. A book from Moderator Recommends
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

5. A new release.
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

6. A lesser known book written by any author.
Aurora Dawn by Herman Wouk

7. A book with a two word title.
Summer Reading by Hilma Wolitzer

8. A book with a different culture than yours.
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

9. A book about someone who is dead.
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

10. A book from a genre you don’t usually read.
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

11. Read two books by one author, name author.
The Virgin in the Garden by A.S. Byatt
Still Life by A.S. Byatt

12. Book set in a fictional town.
The Hamlet by William Faulkner

13. A light hearted or fun book.
Taste: My Life through Food by Stanley Tucci

14. A book about betrayal.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

15. A book written by an author who uses initials for his/her name. ie: J.K. Rowling
The March by E.L. Doctorow

16. A book you own but haven’t read yet.
Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund

17. A book from the bottom of your tbr list.
Thomas Becket by Frank Barlow

18. A highly anticipated book.
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

19. A book you picked up at the library.
Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor

20. A book you bought/borrowed with out reading the inside blurb.
The White Album: Essays by Joan Didion

21. A book that starts with the letter W, X,Y, or Z*
Zoli by Colum McCann

22. A book from a series.
The Mapping of Love and Death by Jacqueline Winspear

23. A book with a number in the title.
QB VII by Leon Uris

24. Read a book set in a state with a direction in its name: North, South, East, or West. (N.C, N.D, S.C, S.D, W.V)
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash

25. A book written by someone from The U.K. (N. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales)
A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom by John Boyne

26. A book with an Orange cover.
Wingwalkers by Taylor Brown