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

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

K.L. wrote: "I'm currently reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Finally.

Pretty good so far."

"Finally" is right. :P

I laughed hysterically through the vast majority of that book. And then listened to the audio book narrated by Stephen Fry and laughed even HARDER. :D

Narin wrote: "Soooo guys, question; Do you prefer finding new books on Goodreads, or in the library?"

A little of both. I've heard of a lot of books on Goodreads that my library doesn't even have, or that I would have overlooked just by the title and cover but that people's comments have made me want to read. On the other hand, I find it easier to browse for books at a library.

Holly wrote: "As you've probably noticed by now, we have a new banner for the group. What do you think?"

It's beautiful, Holly! :)

Sandy wrote: "Sounds as if your room is perfectly cozy. What better way to decorate than with books?"

So true!

Welcome, Rob!

That's a great response to being cut off in traffic, LOL. And I've had the same problem as you since joining Goodreads - no matter how many books I read, my to-read list just keeps getting longer!

If so many plan on reading this in February, we could always default it as the official YA group read for the month?

Carol wrote: "The main character reminds me of Klinger from Mash. Klinger had problems with Catch 22 too."

I seem to recall hearing/reading somewhere that the character of Klinger was directly inspired by this book. Has anyone else heard that? Did I imagine it? There certainly were a lot of similarities.

I'm in my 30's and I hated this book, I'm afraid. I read it last year. I believe my opinion was "A good idea done horribly wrong." It's very much a love-it-or-hate-it kind of book.

Welcome Fi and Melissa! Jump right in and have fun. :)

Luffy wrote: "Jo Nesbo sucks:/"

Not in everyone's opinion, so could you please refrain from making antagonistic comments like this when a simple "I don't like Jo Nesbo" would suffice? One of the rules of this community is that we respect each other's differences and don't hold up our own opinion as the only one. Thanks.

Luffy wrote: "I'm sorry, but I was thinking of making an extra effort in reading this book( I don't like YA much, and I avoid too much recent historical fiction.) But the resulting posts here are making me think..."

If you need to read that kind of analytical review before you pick up the book to read it, you could always read what people have written on the book's main review page here. There are a lot of in-depth reviews and discussions there.

I've barely started it, myself. I'm enjoying it a lot, but I don't tend to analyze or dissect much, and not at all until I've read the whole book.

Sandy wrote: "Well, if that's a sickness, I guess I'm incurably infected. I have been doing this for years, buying books and stacking them up at home and then getting more books (from the library) and stacking them up."

My favourite thing in the world is to see stacks of books all over my room, haha! I have one for new books I've bought and haven't read yet, one for second-hand books I've bought and haven't read yet, one for library books, one for books I've borrowed from my brother...

Roseanne wrote: "No matter how many books I have stacked up I just cant seem to stop buying more or going to the library and then there are the amazon freebees!"

That's my sickness, too, and I don't want to be cured. ;)

Holly wrote: "Beware, Faye becomes like a rabid bunny when you mention A Tale of Two Cities."

I resemble that remark... :P

Luffy wrote: "How does this buddy read compute? I can only assume that users who have joined several groups cannot deliver on their promise to read all the books. Their tbr pile must be huge. That my best so cal..."

They're unofficial group reads, where maybe only 2 or 3 people decide to read the same book at the same time and discuss it amongst themselves.

Nice list! Good luck with your German studies!

Roseanne wrote: "I hats auto correct. its the gilly salt sisters"

Wow, it's like a conspiracy... auto correct won't let you say that you hate auto correct!

Kiwi wrote: "I am starting A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, has been on my reading list for ages and finally I am reading it, the Genre challenge was just the gentle push/excuse I needed :)"

That's awesome, Kiwi! It's my absolute favourite book in the world. :D

Kassandra wrote: "I decided to add a second book for my challenge and to be a little more strict about the historical classification for this one so I'm reading Treasure Island. I can't believe I've never read it be..."

I read it as a kid, but it wasn't the kind of story I was into, so all I remember about it is that it bored me, haha. I've been meaning to read it again as an adult. I would imagine my opinion would have changed by now!

I'm really tripping along with this read! I'm finding it hard to put down. I especially love the contrast between the way the main character imagines things will go and the way they actually happen - one is the way things happen in typical romance novels, and the other is the way things happen in reality. DuMaurier has captured that perfectly, which is something that not every author can do.

My first book of the year is The Island of Dr. Moreau, which I enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would.