Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

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

Lol. Yes! I like it, too!

Terrific! Good for you!

Mary Barton was one of my favorites from this year as well.


And, yeah, Stranger now seems filled with silliness that was probably cutting edge speculation in its day. ;-)

Which were your favorites?

Lol. Good planning!

Great. I’ll add those in.

I almost always have one that migrated over the course if this challenge. :)

This one has been quite popular in previous years. It's just so darn challenging. :)
It was born from the responses to Question 32.

Mission: Beginning September 1, keep track of titles that are missing a key vowel. For example:

No As- The Idiot
No Es- Fangirl
No Is- Bleak House
No Os- Pride and Prejudice
No Us- Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
No Ys- Welcome to Temptation

Challenge runs until December 31. Good Luck!

Back To School Challenge Word Bank:

Teacher, principal, professor, custodian, counselor, assistant, secretary, superintendent, headmaster, headmistress, coach,
bus, cafeteria, office, pencil, pen, crayon, marker, eraser, compass, protractor, ruler, calculator, computer, gym suit, uniform, notebook, book, paper, folder, map, back pack, locker, hall, bell, chalk, journal, letters, numbers, library, page,
auditorium, classroom, lecture, lunchroom, gymnasium, school, college, university, academy,
reading, writing, listening, thinking, editing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, plus any conjugation/tense of school-related verbs

This one is only good until the end of September.

Mission: Find and read one book with a word or words in the title that are somehow associated with the academic experience. For example:

Pencil- Carpenter's Pencil
Map- A Map of the World
Apple- Bad Apple
Notebook- The Notebook
Bus- Lilac Bus
Blackboard- The Blackboard Jungle
Principal- The Principal's Office
Teacher- Teacher Man
Division- A House Divided
Writing: The Freedom Writers Diary

No Children's Literature, please. Although, YA is welcome. As is Non-Fiction. I'm going to create a spot just under this for words related to academia as I think of them, but feel free to come up with your own. Finding the books is part of the fun! :D

It’s so dark in here! Must be all the blackout!!!
Great job, Guys!!

Huzzah! I forgot this was coming. I’m reading Niccolò Rising fir the second time but first time with a group. I’m psyched because it’s such a freaking great book!

Lol. So brave!

I’m happy and sad for you. You were smart to find a positive transition. :)

Great job, Paula! You’re really racking up books!


Also, a belated thank you for your encouragement, Guys. That’s why I love this group so much. Everyone is so supportive and generous. ❤️❤️

In spite of my grousing, I’ve actually made it into the Overachievers Club this year after all. You were right. I needed to stop comparing to past years. Instead I did more light reading and fun series books with just a sprinkle of classics.

Oh. My. Lol

Going with The Master and Margarita. I don’t know that it was banned in the USSR but it had the snot censored out of it until 1969.

I’m about 1/3 in and finding it difficult to keep track of everyone. So far it’s pretty weird, but I’ve heard really good things so I’m continuing. Hopefully I’ll be able to sort it all out by the end.

Lol. I’m so glad you resurrected this!

I remember the Riverworld books were quite popular in the 80s. I worked in a bookstore back then and have still got several things like this on my internal TBR. Sorry to hear it didn’t live up to expectations.

That title keeps coming up for some reason.