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

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

Welcome Sarah and Daniel!

Jenna wrote: "Once we start discussing this book, it might be really interesting to make a list of the books Liesel stole, and their significance. Does the discussion begin by a moderator asking a question or is..."

You can just post your thoughts. :)

Nice list! You'll have lots of fun this year. :)

Welcome, Tania! Cool username. :D

Welcome, Robin!

What are your favourite places/times to read? On a train in the morning? In bed at night? Up a tree in the afternoon?

My favourite place to read, at least during the warmer months, is on our front porch at just the right time of day to be sitting in the shade. I also love to read while curled up on the couch or in bed at any time of the day or night, especially in the winter when I can get cozy in a blanket. :)

Vikki wrote: "Sorry to butt in :) a few members on the new non fiction chat thread are enquiring as to whether it would be possible to run a non fiction challenge within the group this year? Maybe with a differe..."

Thanks for the suggestion! Holly and I will discuss it and let you know what we come up with. :)

Alberta wrote: "I enjoy many non fiction stuff - Just finished one about the British shipping news (sounds odd, but is a loved British institution!:) am doing a non fiction challenge as well as an history one, tis..."

I'm going to be reading climate change books as research for a series I hope to write, too, Alberta!

I watched Rebecca last night, the Hitchcock movie based on Daphne du Maurier's novel. It was actually really good! I wasn't expecting it to stick as close to the novel as it did.

So now I've seen 2 movies so far this year that I'd never seen before. :)

I've completed Ithaca and The Book Thief.

Irene wrote: "Faye wrote: "Okay, so I'm finished now

Did you see my comment above.... About the poster....... I so know how you were and will be for a day or two...... Sending a big hug!"

That's exactly it. Thanks, Irene!

Sarah wrote: "Hi all, I've just joined this challenge, sorry I'm late. I'm going to read The Book Thief, I look forward to getting to know u all through the year:)"

It's never too late, Sarah. :)

Okay, so I'm finished now and (view spoiler)[THAT WAS DEVASTATING!!! *sobs*

Don't worry, I'll be okay... eventually. Dang. That'll stay with me for a while. (hide spoiler)]

I'm not quite finished yet, but I'm almost there. I have to comment, though, on (view spoiler)[Max's book The Standover Man. I don't know if it's the same in every edition, but I absolutely loved the way it was presented in the book - the pages looked and felt so different! And you can see the words from Mein Kampf underneath, like it really was painted over. Very impressive. (hide spoiler)]

There are things I'm not enjoying so much about it (there's a bit too much bad language in it for my taste, considering the age group it seems to be aimed at, and there are times when the odd structure grates on my nerves), but overall it's such an imaginative and unique book that you really can't fault it too much.

Wow, Holly, I would have thought that at this pace your brain would have short-circuited by now! I'm impressed! ;)

I haven't read a chunkster in a while. I actually miss it!

Welcome, Suhayb!

I've just remembered a few more that I can't believe I forgot - Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH! Loved it. And the Mandie series. And the Wombles series, though mostly I was into the TV show and playing the records nonstop.

I usually watch about 100 movies a year, but most of those are rewatches from my DVD collection. This challenge has made me curious to see whether I can manage to watch 50 movies for the first time this year.

Thus far, the only movie I've seen this year for the first time is Hereafter, which I enjoyed very much. Lots of Charles Dickens fanboying goes on in it, hee!

I try to limit the amount of re-reads I indulge in per year, but I HAVE to read certain books at least once every year or two simply because I love them so much that I want to be in that world as much as possible. A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, and A Christmas Carol are the ones I re-read the most. I've re-read a few other Dickens novels, and next year I'm actually planning to re-read them ALL, every single one of them, in the order that he wrote them. It will be the greatest reading year of my life, seriously. :D

I also love to revisit L.M. Montgomery's books every once in a while. They're my happy place, and every time I open one it's like returning to childhood.

Mostly, though, I agree with the others who have said that there are SO MANY BOOKS I still have to read for the first time that re-reading seems like I'm depriving myself of something new and wonderful for the "safety" of what I already know.