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

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

Alphabet Soup.... FINISHED!


A- Alone**
B- The Bell Jar**
C- Cream of the Crop**
D- Death in Venice**
E- Esther Waters**
F- Framley Parsonage**
G- The Game of Kings**
H- Heir of Novron**
I- In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
J- The Jungle**
K- Killing Mr. Griffin**
L- Little House in the Big Woods**
M- My Cousin Rachel**
N- The Neverending Story**
O- The Old Curiosity Shop**
P- A Passage to India**
Q- The Quiche of Death**
R- Rise of Empire**
S- Still Life**
T- Theft of Swords**
U- Under the Udala Trees**
V- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
W- The Woodlanders**
X- X Y Z - A Detective Story**
Y- Yes Please**
Z- The Zeppelin's Passenger**

I'm so sorry for your loss, Cindy. I think you will enjoy the Zane Grey. All the more so as you imagine your father's enjoyment of the story.

Yes! And it was an unexpectedly delightful mystery.

Alphabet Soup.... FINISHED!


A- Alone**
B- The Bell Jar**
C- Cream of the Crop**
D- Death in Venice**
E- Esther Waters**
F- Framley Parsonage**
G- The Game of Kings**
H- Heir of Novron**
I- In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox**
J- The Jungle**
K- Killing Mr. Griffin**
L- Little House in the Big Woods**
M- My Cousin Rachel**
N- The Neverending Story**
O- The Old Curiosity Shop**
P- A Passage to India**
Q- The Quiche of Death**
R- Rise of Empire**
S- Still Life**
T- Theft of Swords**
U- Under the Udala Trees**
V- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution**
W- The Woodlanders**
X- X Y Z - A Detective Story**
Y- Yes Please**
Z- The Zeppelin's Passenger**

Haha! Perfect!

The Stonewall Riots of June 1969 were a landmark event in bringing Gay Rights to public attention, which is one reason we try to do something commemorative in June each year. For more on this event...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexper...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone...

Mission: Read at least one book about an aspect of the LGBTQ+ experience, fiction or non-fiction.

Possible Categories
1) LGBTQ+ Fictional Character, written before 1969
2) LGBTQ+ Fictional Character, written after 1969
3) LBGTQ+ History
4) LGBTQ+ Memoir or Biography
5) LGBTQ+ Author
6) LGBTQ+ Studies

Summer means so many pleasant things; picnics, swimming, barbecues, bonfires on the beach. Yet, we can also associate these things with the inevitable arrival of our insect friends. The charming ladybug, the buzzing bee, the ambitious ant, the pesky mosquito, the fascinating firefly... These creatures are as much a part of summer as bathing suits and citronella.

Mission: Read a book with an insect in the title.
This is a single book mini to be completed before September 20.

Examples:
The Secret Life of Bees
Dragonfly in Amber
The Mosquito Coast
Firefly Summer

Nothing says summer like a cool, sweet slice of watermelon.

For this challenge, read one book with fruit in the title before summer's end. (September 20)

Examples:
Watermelon
James and the Giant Peach
Strawberry Girl
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe

I live in New Jersey so summer always means spending some time on a sandy (usually overcrowded) beach. (Usually covered in SPF, huddled under a big umbrella, reading a book, but I'm there.)

Mission: Read one book with a beach or shore town setting before August 31.

For example:

Beaches
16 Lighthouse Road
The Saving Graces

*sings* Because it's JUNE! June, June, June. Just because it's June, June, June! *dances, too*

Mission: Read a book that has the word "bride" in its title. Or a bridal gown displayed prominently on the cover. This is a one book mini-challenge to be completed before June 31.

Examples:
The Princess Bride
The Ghost Bride
The Robber Bride
The Bride
Bed of Roses

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. For this challenge you can either:

1) Read a book recommended by your father or which your father loved
2) Read a book about a father/child relationship

And don't forget to call your dad.

Lol. But your world is full of magic and adventure!

Yay! I've been planning to sink my teeth into the Belgariad. I'll start it this month, too.

Everyone is doing so great!

I must have hit 50 with the last book of April, but didn't notice til now. Onto the Overahievers!

I read 29 books in May, for a total so far of 79 books this year... putting me in the Overachiever's category. Woot!

Woot woot!!

Lmao! Sigh.

Congratulations, Rosemarie!

Thanks, Vero! I lucked out in that the things I was reading happened to fall nicely into some of the categories. I only had a few things that I read specifically to meet certain criteria (Puck of Pook's Hill,The Cinderella Kiss, Ella Enchanted) but they were all fun, especially Ella Enchanted.

I'm SO close to a Blackout! Just one book published in 2017 and I'm done. *taps foot while rechecking status of the library wait-list*

BINGO: Spring Bingo Categories (April-June)

B1: Award Nominated: Under the Udala Trees**
B2: Memoir: Yes Please**
B3: Audio Book: The Poisonwood Bible**
B4: Green Cover: Elizabeth and Her German Garden**
B5: Pretty Dress: Nine Women, One Dress**

I1: Published before 1900: The Small House at Allington**
I2: Travel: Brewster's Millions**
I3: Horror or Suspense: The Secret Agent**
I4: Mental Illness: Maisie Dobbs**
I5: Fairies or Fae: Puck of Pook's Hill**

N1: Published This Year
N2: Yellow Cover: Wicked Charms**
N3: FREE: Wicked Business**
N4: Romance: Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice**
N5: Male POV: My Cousin Rachel**

G1: Tear-Jerker: Esther Waters**
G2: In Translation: Solaris**
G3: Minority Studies: Death in Venice**
G4: Young Adult: Killing Mr. Griffin**
G5: Magical Powers: Wicked Appetite**

O1: Fairy Tale Retelling: Ella Enchanted**
O2: Historical (F or NF): Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois**
O3: Play: A Kiss for Cinderella: A Comedy**
O4: Based on a True story: The Power of One**
O5: Pink Cover: Queens' Play**

Bingos Completed:

- B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
- I1, I2, I3, I4, I5
- G1, G2, G3, G4, G5
- O1, O2, O3, O4, O5

- B2, I2, N2, G2, O2
- B3, I3, N3, G3, O3
- B4, I4, N3, G4, O4
- B5, I5, N5, G5, O5

B1, I2, N3, G4, O5 (diagonal)
B5, I4, N3, G2, O1 (diagonal)