Cecilia’s Comments (group member since Oct 30, 2023)

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

Iona I’ve been waiting to watch it until I read the book

Vikki wrote: "I've only read 2 of your books - Fourth Wing & Water For Elephants. Very different books but loved them both.
Good luck with your challenge"

Thank you! Yes, I like to mix it up. Did you see the Water For Elephants movie?

Lindsey wrote: "Welcome to the group! You have a good list picked. A few I've loved (The Great Alone, A Man Called Ove and Water for Elephants) and a few I want to get to. Best of luck with your challenge! 😊"

Thank you. I've really been enjoying the group. What was your favorite of what you've read?

Alissa wrote: "Love this list, you're in for a great year!"

Thank you :)

Ioana wrote: "Great list! The Poisonwood Bible is one of my all time favorites. Fairy Tale, A Man Called Ove and The Great Alone all all excellent, and I have a few others on my TBR.
Happy reading!"

Thank you! Have you seen the Netflix adaptation of A Man Called Ove which for some reason they changed the name of? It has Tom Hanks and they changed his name to Otto.

Bill wrote: "I've enjoyed Water for Elephants and The Poisonwood Bible. I've recently purchased The Fourth Wing and In the Line of Puppets and hope to try them next year. Enjoy your challenge."

Very cool. I hope you enjoy them!

Lea wrote: "Cecilia, what a great list! I'm hoping to read The Fourth Wing and In the Lives of Puppets this coming year also. I hope we both like them.

I've already read Water for Elephants, The Poisonwood Bi..."

It sounds like we do have the same taste! Fourth Wing was hard to get my hands on. What was your favorite of the ones you've read?

1. A humorous book

2. An autobiography/ biography

3. A locked room mystery

4. A children’s classic

5. A fairytale/retelling

6. A Nordic noir

7. Banned or challenged book

8. A survival or nature story

9. About a historical figure

10. A book with indigenous people

11. A holiday or celebration story

12. A novella under 100 pages

13. Snow/Winter in the title

14. Any color in the title

15. A title with more than 4 words

16. An animal on the cover

17. A house on the cover

18. An authors debut

19. A book you meant to read in 2023

20. A place you always wanted to visit

21. Book has four or more stars on GR

22. Winner of the GR awards of 2023

23. Bought from a second hand store or borrowed from library

24. First book in a series

25. A book translated from another language

26. *BONUS* A title that doesn't start with THE

Thank you Bill. I will take a look

Thank you Pam that is good to know. My husband read Red Rising and said I would love it so I’m excited for that one as well

Thank you Alondra. I liked Kingsolvers The Bean Trees so I’m looking forward to it and I think I’m going to try Fairy Tale on audio hopefully the reader is good

A Man Called Over is on my 2024 challenge too and I’m excited to read it

The Green Mile is literally one of my top 5 all time favorite books. SO GOOD!

I like your letters those are good categories

This was so fun to work on. Do we post what our plan is for 2024? If so where do we post that?

I'm new to the group so I hope that I'm doing this right. I'm doing the 12+4 and the topics that were chosen for the 25 different nominations so I just took these from that. I had a really good time finding books in each category. Some of them were more challenging than others. Working through getting through some on my shelves (So many bought and unread!)

1. Robin by Dave Itzkoff (An Autobiography/Biography)

2. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Banned or Challenged Book)

3. The Overstory by Richard Powers (A Survival or Nature Story)

4. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Snow or Winter in the Title)

5. Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (A Title with More than 4 Words in it)

6. The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (A House on the Cover) **COMPLETED** 5/7/24 5 stars

7. Break the Cycle by Mariel Buque (An Authors Debut) **COMPLETED** 4/25/24 3 Stars

8. The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin (A book you meant to read in 2023) **COMPLETED 1/9 ** 5 Stars

9. Atomic Habits by James Clear (A book that got more that 4 stars on GR)

10. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (A secondhand book or one that's gotten from the Library)

11. The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaris (First book in a series)

12. A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman (A book translated from another language) **COMPLETED 10/24** 5 Stars

**PLUS 4**
1. Fairy Tale by Steven King (A fairytale/retelling) **COMPLETED 2/22** 4 Stars

2. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Any Color in the Title) **COMPLETED** 6/29/24 5 Stars

3. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (A Place You have always wanted to visit **ALASKA !!) **COMPLETED** 4/28/24 4 Stars

4. In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (GR 2023 Award Winner **I really liked his other one The House in the Cerulean Sea). **COMPLETED** 7/3/24 2 Stars

HAPPY READING EVERYBODY!!

2495 The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Jackie wrote: "Cecilia wrote: "Atomic Habits
A Man Called Ove
The Silent Patient


You have at least 5 books that I really liked, including [book:Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break B..."

Cool, that one is definitely getting read next year!

Thank you everyone for your help. I'm going to try on my PC and may revise a little based on what topics are chosen. I got a little excited and impulsive, LOL

NJ that’s cool! I’m excited to read it