Faye’s Comments (group member since Nov 05, 2013)

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

I don't mind moving threads, I just like to let the OP know where it's gone. Goodness knows, I hate it when people move my stuff and don't tell me where they left it! :P

I think Mother Nature got confused and sent a double dose of snow to New England rather than splitting it between there and England!

It's finally snowing here after a month-long "snow drought," and I'm actually really happy about it! I hate staring at mud, grass, or messy ice and slush all winter. I'd much rather have the cozy white blanket. :)

I've moved this thread to the Buddy Reads folder.

I've moved this thread to the General folder.

Renee wrote: "They're fairly racy. Also, violent and misogynistic."

This is what surprised me about them. The Victorians must have abridged these stories considerably if so many Victorian children grew up reading them!

February's Genre Group Read will be The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion!

Reading and discussion commence on February 1. Please keep spoilers behind spoiler tags.

Welcome, Sammantha!

Camille wrote: "I think in my case I don't actually realise I read it. I read mostly historical fiction, so I don't think I read romance, but a lot of these books actually have an element of romance in them!"

Indeed. It's very hard to find a book in any genre that doesn't have some amount of romance in it. Believe me, I try. ;)

February's World Literature Group Read will be The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant!

Reading and discussion commence on February 1. Please keep spoilers behind spoiler tags.

February's Nonfiction Group Read will be Anarchism: A Beginner's Guide, by Ruth Kinna!

Reading and discussion commence on February 1. Please keep spoilers behind spoiler tags.

February's Classic Group Read will be The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights, by Anonymous! (If you want to join in but don't feel like you can read the whole shebang in one month, you could just read a volume of the 3-volume edition instead.)

Reading and discussion commence on February 1. Please keep spoilers behind spoiler tags.

February's YA Group Read will be Paper Towns by John Green!

Reading and discussion commence on February 1. Please keep spoilers behind spoiler tags.

We have a tie to break for February's Genre Group Read! I've created a poll to decide between The Time Traveler's Wife and The Rosie Project. It'll be open until Sunday night.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Welcome, Carol!

I'm doing a lot of research right now on the Middle East (particularly Jerusalem), so this is perfectly timed for me!

I'm on track! :D

Quiet is SO GOOD. :D

Karolyn wrote: "Finished the audiobook today. Really enjoyed it, a great story that was very well read."

Yay! Who was the narrator?

Welcome, JJ!