Susy’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2017)

Susy’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Well, I'm not going to finish another book in April, so here are this month's reading stats:

April Reading Stats

24. Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Maria Semple | 324p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
25. A Court of Frost and Starlight | Sarah J. Maas | 229p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
26. Dream Country | Neil Gaiman | 160p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
27. Doctor Sleep | Stephen King | 485p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★★
28. Chameleon | Mark Burnell | 448p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
29. Finnikin of the Rock | Melina Marchetta | 417p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
30. Wanneer word je dood? | Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers | 157p | Work | Dutch | ★★★★★

Books this month: 7
Pages this month: 2.220


Summary Reading Stats

Total books by length:
4 Very Short (<100 pages)
5 Short (101-200 pages)
9 Medium (201-400 pages)
12 Long (401-800 pages)
0 Very Long (>800 pages)

Total Books: 30
Total Pages: 9.676


Total books by rating:
0 ★☆☆☆☆
0 ★★☆☆☆
8 ★★★☆☆
15 ★★★★☆
7 ★★★★★

Average score: 4.0 stars


Total books for pleasure/work:
25 Pleasure (83%)
5 Work (17%)


Total books by language:
0 Books in Portuguese (0%)
18 Books in English (60%)
12 Books in Dutch (40%)


Audiobooks
16. Vals by Mel Wallis de Vries - 7h12 - ★★.5
17. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - 9h42 - ★★.5
18. An Eye for an Eye, Chronicles of an Obsession: A WWII Memoir by A. Venger - 2h01 - ★★.5

Time this month: 18h55
Total Time Listened: 132h11


Summary of Goals & Challenges
1. Total books read: 30/55 (55%) ✅
2. Total pages read: 9.676/22.000 (44%) ✅
3. Total work related books: 5/10 (50%) ✅
4. Total books in Portuguese: 0/4 (0%) ⚠️
5. Days read: 95/118 (81%) ⚠️
6. Magazines read: 8/22 (36%) ✅
7. Listen to 12 audiobooks: 18/12 (150%) 🏆
8. Participate in 4 readathons: 2/4 (50%) ✅
9. DNF 1-star rated books: 0/0 (0%) ✅
10. Days of physical exercise: 13/118 (11%) 🆘 🚨
11. Movies watched @cinema vs @home: 53/4 (93%/7%) 🎬
12. Not procrastinate until it’s too late: ⚠️ (not sure how to measure this... 🤔 but it's not going too well lol)


2019 Movie Watch
April
Cinema
44. The Clovehitch Killer ★★★.5
45. Pet Sematary ★★★.5
46. Bon Dieu 2 ★★★
47. Gloria Bell ★★.5
48. Hellboy ★★★
49. Cold Pursuit ★★★★
50. Avengers: Endgame ★★★★★
51. After ★★.5
52. They Shall Not Grow Old ★★★.5
53. Dirty God ★★★.5

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4. Avengers: Infinity War ★★★★★

Added them to my TBR as well !

Wow, you all read so much!

I finished A Court of Frost and Starlight. I really felt sad having to say goodbye to "the family" after having finished ACOFAS so I was looking forward to this novella. Maybe I got my expectations too high, cause although it felt good to "see" them all again, there wasn't much of a plot, it felt quite slow and it didn't really add anything to the story. Therefore I rounded my 3.5 stars down to 3. Hoping the next trilogy will pick up the pace from the previous books.

I’m reading Chameleon by Mark Burnell and Doctor Sleep by Stephen King first before starting Finnikin of the Rock.

I loved both!

March Reading Stats
xx not counting towards the challenges/goals

xx. Death By Scrabble | Charlie Fish | 4p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
xx. Baggio's Story | Charlie Fish | 12p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
xx. Schrodinger's Baby | Charlie Fish | 10p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
xx. The Man Who Married Himself | Charlie Fish | 4p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
16. The Silent Companions | Laura Purcell | 364p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★★
17. Little Fires Everywhere | Celeste Ng | 338p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
18. Samen sterk op eigen kracht | Lotte van Kouwen | 52p | Work | Dutch | ★★★★☆
19. The Shining | Stephen King | 447p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
20. The Aftermath | Rhidian Brook | 367p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★★
21. The Rhythm Section | Mark Burnell | 448p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆
22. The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | 320p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★☆
23. A Court of Wings and Ruin | Sarah J. Maas | 699p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★★

Books this month: 8
Pages this month: 3.035


Summary Reading Stats

Total books by length:
4 Very Short (<100 pages)
3 Short (101-200 pages)
7 Medium (201-400 pages)
9 Long (401-800 pages)
0 Very Long (>800 pages)

Total Books: 23
Total Pages: 7.456


Total books by rating:
0 ★☆☆☆☆
0 ★★☆☆☆
4 ★★★☆☆
14 ★★★★☆
5 ★★★★★

Average score: 4.0 stars


Total books for pleasure/work:
19 Pleasure (82%)
4 Work (18%)


Total books by language:
0 Books in Portuguese (0%)
12 Books in English (52%)
11 Books in Dutch (48%)


Audiobooks
12. The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie - 7h53 - ★★★.5
13. Morgen ben ik weer thuis by Simone van der Vlugt - 6h49 - ★.5
14. Vraag niet waarom by Simone van der Vlugt - 8h15 - ★★.5
15. Paper Towns by John Green - 9h36 - ★★.5

Time this month: 32h33
Total Time Listened: 113h16


Summary of Goals & Challenges
1. Total books read: 23/55 (42%) ✅
2. Total pages read: 7.456/22.000 (34%) ✅
3. Total work related books: 4/10 (40%) ✅
4. Total books in Portuguese: 0/4 (0%) ⚠️
5. Days read: 73/91 (80%) ⚠️
6. Magazines read: 4/22 (18%) ⚠️
7. Listen to 12 audiobooks: 15/12 (125%) 🏆
8. Participate in 4 readathons: 1/4 (25%) ✅
9. DNF 1-star rated books: 0/0 (0%) ✅
10. Days of physical exercise: 13/91 (14%) 🆘 🚨
11. Movies watched @cinema vs @home: 43/3 (93%/7%) 🎬
12. Not procrastinate until it’s too late: ⚠️ (not sure how to measure this... 🤔)


2019 Movie Watch
March
Cinema
29. Peterloo ★★
30. Vice ★★★★
31. Green Book ★★★★★
32. Bloody Marie ★★
33. The Mule ★★★.5
34. Creed II ★★★★
35. Captain Marvel ★★★★
36. On the Basis of Sex ★★★★
37. Escape Room ★★★★
38. The Destroyer ★★★.5
39. Us ★★★
40. The Hummingbird Project ★★★.5
41. What Men Want ★★★.5
42. The Aftermath ★★.5
43. Arctic ★★★.5

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1. The A.B.C. Murders ★
2. The Shining ★★★
3. Paper Towns ★★.5

Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, Magnum PI 💖

I'll be reading A Court of Frost and Starlight and Finnikin of the Rock; and maybe The Priory of the Orange Tree but not sure I'll manage that with all the other reads I have planned....

Cindy wrote: "Finished another good one - An Unwanted Guest - this one had a very Agatha Christie kind of vibe. Bunch of people trapped at an inn when a series of murders occur."

Added!

Trisha wrote: "I have read The Mysterious Affair at Styles. I used to like Agatha Christie’s books, but although the story was quite clever I didn’t enjoy it as much as I had expected."

Same here.

I do often read recommendations from GR friends but not the GR recommendations.

You’re doing great yourself Rosemarie! Congratulations!

I'm 6 books ahead of schedule but I guess that's partly because last month I read 3 very short books...
On the other hand it doesn't include the 15 audiobooks I have listened to :)

megan wrote: "Winter Bingo

First BINGO

B1: Award Winner - Elevation
I1: Start a Series - The Chase
N1: Classic - The Importance of Being Earnest
G1: Magical Realis..."

Congrats Megan!

I’ve started Christie’s (audiobook) The ABC Murders.

Jenny wrote: "Susy, that sounds pretty interesting!"

Thank you Jenny! I started it last month but was so busy with other reads that I didn't continue; not because it's not interesting, I'm quite invested but my other reads were buddy reads so....
I decided to read it because the movie is coming out (they said in February, but they postponed it until november...). I'm planning on reading the rest of the series as well.

Thank you Rosemarie! I've been looking for an app that wouldn't be too complicated lol Really happy with the result :)

Row 3 Bingo



B3 - Silver Lettering: A Court of Mist and Fury
I3 - Blue Cover: Quidditch Through the Ages
N3 - Free: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
G3 - White Cover: The Hate U Give
O3 - Gold Lettering: The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Seeing what I have planned for March I don't think I'll manage another Bingo...

I guess the only book I have planned for this month that fits the theme is The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell.

February

9. Ik ben oké; Een cognitief gedragstherapeutische training voor kinderen met een negatief zelfbeeld - Handleiding | N.S. Martel | 64p | Work | Dutch | ★★★★☆
10. The Tales of Beedle the Bard | J.K. Rowling | 131p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆
11. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | J.K. Rowling | 144p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
12. Quidditch Through the Ages | J.K. Rowling | 129p | Pleasure | English | ★★★☆☆
13. Heart-Shaped Box | Joe Hill | 352p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★☆
14. The Woman in the Window | A.J. Finn | 410p | Pleasure | Dutch | ★★★★★
15. A Court of Mist and Fury | Sarah J. Maas | 626p | Pleasure | English | ★★★★☆

Books this month: 7
Pages this month: 1.856


Summary Reading Stats

Total books by length:
3 Very Short (<100 pages)
3 Short (101-200 pages)
3 Medium (201-400 pages)
6 Long (401-800 pages)
0 Very Long (>800 pages)

Total Books: 15
Total Pages: 4.421


Total books by rating:
0 ★☆☆☆☆
0 ★★☆☆☆
3 ★★★☆☆
10 ★★★★☆
2 ★★★★★

Average score: 3.9 stars


Total books for pleasure/work:
12 Pleasure (80%)
3 Work (20%)


Total books by language:
0 Books in Portuguese (0%)
7 Books in English (47%)
8 Books in Dutch (53%)


Audiobooks
8. Van Chanel naar flanel by Marijke Vos - 6h30 - ★★★.5
9. Après-Ski by Suzanne Vermeer - 6h47 - ★★.5
10. Aan niemand vertellen by Simone van der Vlugt - 7h31 - ★★.5
11. De Suite by Suzanne Vermeer - 7h26 - ★.5

Time this month: 28h14
Total Time Listened: 80h43


Summary of Goals & Challenges
1. Total books read: 15/55 (27%) ✅
2. Total pages read: 3.821/22.000 (17%) ✅
3. Total work related books: 3/10 (30%) ✅
4. Total books in Portuguese: 0/4 (0%) ⚠️
5. Days read: 46/61 (75%) 🆘
6. Magazines read: 4/22 (18%) ✅
7. Listen to 12 audiobooks: 11/12 (92%) ✅
8. Participate in 4 readathons: 1/4 (25%) ✅
9. DNF 1-star rated books: 0/0 (0%) ✅
10. Days of physical exercise: 13/61 (21%) 🆘
11. Movies watched @cinema vs @home: 28/0 (100%/0%) 🎬
12. Not procrastinate until it’s too late: not sure how to measure this... 🤔 (though I don't think it's going very well lol)


2019 Movie Watch
February
Cinema
13. Mary, Queen of Scots ★★★.5
14. Replicas ★★.5
15. The Hate U Give ★★★★
16. Glass ★★★★
17. Capharnaum ★★★★.5
18. How to Train Your Dragon ★★★★.5
19. Serenity ★★★.5
20. Time Freak ★★★
21. The Prodigy ★★★.5
22. If Beale Street Could Talk ★★★.5
23. Stan & Ollie ★★★.5
24. Verliefd op Cuba ★★★
25. Alita: Battle Angel ★★★★
26. Werk ohne Autor/Never Look Away ★★★.5
27. Happy Death Day ★★★.5
28. Instant Family ★★★★

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Nice going Rosemary!
I’m going to pretend today is still February (I’m almost finished with my current book) so as to make it a somewhat less depressing reading month... Will update my thread tomorrow.