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

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

Great job, Trish and Allison!

I’m especially jealous because I might not make the 50 book mark this year! Luckily, I can read vicariously through you lot!! :)

Oh My God; That’s awesome!

I thought most of Moby Dick was hilarious. Of course, it might have been the deadpan voice of Frank Muller. But it made the book so entertaining.

But then I also have trouble with things that are supposed to be funny. I’m better with comedic elements. A little snark with my romance. A bit of dry wit with my mysteries.

I often find that to be true of things written in the early 19th Century. It’s like I have to put on sensitivity armor! I’m not sure why that is, but it must have been trendy or something.

Congratulations!!! Good for you!

Such a great book! Dune got me through a hospital stay when I was in my teens. Perfect for taking my mind off all the tests.

Good to know, Glennis. I’ll keep that one in mind.

I look forward to this series. I’ve heard so many great things.

Thanks, Guys! I’m reading, but not like I usually do. Don’t seem to have the focus this year.

Anti-Alphabet Challenge

No A- Helen
No B- Checkmate
No C- Emily and Einstein
No D- Mr. Churchill’s Secretary
No E- Vanity Fair
No F- Penric’s Demon
No G- Penric and the Shaman
No H- Penric’s Mission
No I- Faro’s Daughter
No J- The Hallowed Hunt
No K- His for the Holidays
No L- On What Grounds
No M- Princess Elizabeth’s Spy
No N- Dead Cold Brew
No O- Neanderthal Seeks Human
No P- Manna From Hades
No Q- Uncle Silas
No R- His Majesty’s Hope
No S- A Fatal Grace
No T- The Curse of Chalion
No U- The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent
No V- Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidant
No W- The Queen’s Accomplice
No X- The Gap of Time
No Y- Vinegar Girl
No Z- Hag Seed

It’s May and I haven’t posted a Personal Challenge yet. That about says it all for my 2018 Reading Slump. Blah!

Goals:
• Read 120 books this year✔️
• Chip Away at the Guardian List✔️

Great job, Sofia!

Round 2!! Nice!

Love when that happens!

I finished two of the Hogarth Project pieces.

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler revisits The Taming of the Shrew. I really enjoyed it.

The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson takes on Winter’s Tale and is just as convoluted. But it was kinda fun and Winterson was very creative.

Next up is Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold

You can back-fill letters for books you’ve read in 2018. That might help you get closer to your goal.

We were doing badges a couple of years ago, but we are not currently creating new ones the challenges.

Nice work! Will you go for another before summer?

It’s a fabulous book, Cindy. It’s mostly about the South before, during, and after the Civil War. I learned so much as I was reading it. Plus, those truly iconic characters.

Woohoo! Great going! 🤩

I decided to gamble and see what my library app dropped in my lap. Which seemed to be a whole gaggle of RomCom type books and an intriguing selection labeled “Hogarth Shakespeare.” The HG titles are reworkings of Shakespeare plays by authors like Anne Tyler and Jeanette Winterson. So that’s where I’m headed. Instead of my burgeoning TBR. Squirrel Syndrome strikes again!