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

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

Nice going, Kimberley!

Thanks, Nancy. :)

12 books behind schedule!!!

Roseanne wrote: "I am 23% done. I am really enjoying it. I was dreading November but this turned out to be a good month."

Yay! I'm so glad! :D

I'm almost finished Surprised By Joy, so I'm hoping to get started on Out of the Silent Planet tonight.

I have to say, I relate a lot to C.S. Lewis. I've known it for years, but reading his autobiography has cemented it for me - I get the way this man thought. I wish I could have had a conversation with him! He's certainly going on my "people to track down in heaven" list. ;)

I'm struggling so far, too, but only until tomorrow (I hope) - I'm preparing for a big craft sale tomorrow morning, but then I will be freeeeeeeee! Unless I get custom orders. Which would be awesome, but would also kind of suck.

I have to admit, I've stalled with it myself - mostly because the library copy I have is really gross and I don't like carrying it around with me, but also because he spends a little too long on his "public school" days for my taste. It makes me downright angry to hear/read about what kids went/go through in boarding schools, and I'm angry enough at humanity right now without that invading my reading time as well. :P

I'll get back into it this weekend when I have more free time.

Have you read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

(Come on, it's question 42! I had to do it! :P)

We're already way ahead of last month's tally! :D

Welcome, Grace!

I'm on chapter 4 of Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life. So far, I love the way he describes joy as that moment of sudden, unexpected thrill that you try and try to recapture but can never force it to come. It has to just happen. I can relate to that.

It's a great read!

Me, I recommend The Wombles to absolutely everybody of every age, but especially 8-ish-year-olds. Of course, hardly anybody listens... :P

Kimberley wrote: "(And managed to complete my challenge!)"

Nice! Congrats!

Ohh, only just saw this thread! Yay libraries!! :D

I've got...

Out of the Silent Planet
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
Words to Live By: A Guide for the Merely Christian
Illustrated History of South Africa: The Real Story
Cultures of South Africa: A Celebration

Still waiting on...

Mere Christianity

Rob wrote: "I ended up with 12, which was surprising since i read A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords (both over 900 pages) this month."

Nice work!

Aitziber wrote: "One I would rather not count because it was so terrible, but I will for the purpose of getting to 10K. :P"

Taking one for the team! That's the spirit. :)

I'm ready to C.S. Lewis it up. :D

Welcome, Kate and Dominic! Sounds like you both found the right place. :)

I finished Dracula!!! Slightly after midnight, so I can't count the last few pages with my readathon page count, but that's okay. I'm still counting it as an October read. (My ONLY October read... *headdesk*)

My official readathon page count - 307, or thereabouts. Yay?

I read 1 book in October. I swear I'll read way more in November!

The official total for September is... 432!

Our year-to-date total is... 5769!

We only have 3 months of tallies to add to that number, so we'll have to make a major push here if we're going to make it to 10,000! But even if we don't, at least we made a valiant effort. :)

Here's the link to the October tally thread - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...