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

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

Kiwi wrote: "I can't help myself :


and here is a video (the first part)"

LOVE. :D

Dangit, foiled again... :P

Kassandra wrote: "I think my widget has some issues, he expects so much! It's almost as though he wants me to read an entire book every day. Mean widget! I'm 9 books ahead now but that seems to be determined by how ..."

It does seem a little bit arbitrary, doesn't it? I was 2 books ahead a couple days ago, and I just finished a book yesterday, so you'd think I'm at least 2 books ahead still, but no... only 1! Clearly my widget doesn't know how to count...

Kassandra wrote: " Faye wrote: I guess it'll be my own fault if this place goes totally silent all summer because people are reading so much. ;)

Well, I'm sure it won't be totally silent. We will have to post our p..."

True! :)

Lauren wrote: "No, I've been disappointed by it too,that line was one of the few bits that didn't frustrate and confuse me. I know, surely there must be something else worth describing."

I'm glad it's not just me!

Lauren wrote: "Are you enjoying it? I love it when books make me challenge my views, I'm sick of the sight of ellipsis though lol!"

Not as much as I thought I would, no. I wish we'd see more of this world than pink slips and closed blinds, you know? And yes, the unfinished sentences are...

Lauren wrote: "I read Brave New World coming into the month, I'm reading We at the minute. Just came across this part "And, of course, the only things that are aware of themselves and conscious of their individua..."

I'm reading We, too! That line is scarily rational...

Kassandra wrote: "I will take that as a call to action Faye! Time to get reading..."

I guess it'll be my own fault if this place goes totally silent all summer because people are reading so much. ;)

Tara wrote: "24 for me. I need to pick up the pace! I'm actually ahead for my personal challenge, but I want to help the group challenge as much as possible!!! "

Aw, thanks Tara!

The official May tally is - 532

Pretty slow month, but I`m sure we`ll do better through the summer!

LadyElena wrote: "I read 3 books this June. To be honest, one of this is in between May and June... does it count? :)"

As long as you don't count it twice. :)

Canada just had Canada Day, and the US has Independence Day later this week. It's good to take pride in your country!

Who is your favourite author from the country of your birth? (If you have a lot to choose from, you can narrow it down to your state/province/shire or even city. If you've lived in more than one country in your life, feel free to give us an answer for each one!)

My favourite Canadian author is L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon, etc). I also lived in England for part of my childhood, so I'll give a second answer - my favourite English author (my fave author, period) is Charles Dickens. :)

Mayme wrote: "Ooh ooh! Such a good question - I definitely did a spot of chair dancing just then. I keep a separate shelf for my favourites of the year (:

These are some stand-outs:
Bel Canto
Ella Minnow Pea"

Ella Minnow Pea! Love that one. :D

I read 9.

Okay, everyone... time to tell us how many books you read in June! :)

(For our new members: We're trying to see if we as a group can read 10,000 books this year, so at the end of each month each member counts up how many books they've read, and they post that number to that month's tally thread. Every member is free to join in!)

Kassandra wrote: "Faye, I enjoyed the Grapes of Wrath so that's my vote!"

Thanks, Kassandra! Your vote wins! Grapes of Wrath it is. :D

Thank goodness (aka Holly) for this thread, because I am stumped - I don't know which book to get from the library for my July gimme-a-big-fat-juicy-book-I-can-lose-myself-in-for-a-month book!

Here are my choices...

The Grapes of Wrath
Ulysses
Colonel Roosevelt (2nd in a biography series)

Pleeeeease help me choooooose!!

Renee wrote: "Nice job; halfway there! Loved Time and Again as well. But, found the contemporary scenes funny. So dated. As if two examples of traveling back in time."

I know, that was kind of weird! It was written to be so up-to-date, but their up-to-date technology was so old-school, haha! Great book, though. :)

Kassandra wrote: "I loved the movie We Bought a Zoo and didn't realize it was based on a book. I'm definitely going to check it out now after seeing your 5* score."

I love the movie, too! I should warn you that the book is nothing like it (Hollywood taking liberties, as always), but I preferred the real story.

I love that book!

A lot of people have characteristics from both ends of the introvert/extrovert spectrum, which is I think when extroverts can enjoy sitting and relaxing with a book. My dad is an extrovert for the most part, but he enjoys reading in the evenings when his daily activities are done. Most extroverts are just so busy, and happily so, that they don't read as much as the more introverted bookworms do.

Me, I'm pure introvert. Socializing is exhausting for me, so I've always been that person at the party who sits in a quiet corner reading a book. ;)

41. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (3/5 stars)
42. Typhoon and Other Stories (5/5 stars)
43. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2/5 stars, review)
44. We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever (5/5 stars)