Lyssa’s Comments (group member since Dec 27, 2013)

Lyssa’s comments from the The 104 Book Challenge - 2014 group.

Hi Judy, I'm picky about my non-fiction as well. Luckily travel memoirs count and Mary Roach does a few (Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void) that are pretty easy and fun reads - snark just shows up unexpectedly. :)

That said, I'm normally a fiction reader myself... whatever works for you. Happy challenging!

#2 The Kitchen Daughter Don't read this if you don't want to get hungry - cooking and recipes play a large part and it all sounds so good!! 4/5

Gonna combine two replies into one since they're related.... my understanding of the tv show is that already existed in France (and was being broadcast here) before this book, tho it *is* interesting that they mirror each other so closely.

As far as the book itself, it's really not bad, but my brain wanted a little more explanation about the Returned themselves, and the book is more about the effect on the living folk and society. I always like to read something that's unique like this whether or not it lives up to expectations.

***Update 1/5/14 - Just read a blurb that says the tv show 'Resurrection' *is* based on this book, and the French show (which is also 'The Returned') has nothing to do with either. How's that for making sense of things? :)

Numero Uno!! The Returned 3/5

Hello again! I'm Lyssa, and this is my fourth year participating in Jen's challenge. I've set my goal at 125 - I had hoped for 150 last year, but only made it to 100, so I've moderated for 2014.

I live in Southern California and have two daughters away at college. I prefer dark fantasy, travel memoirs and silliness (Christopher Moore, Douglas Adams) but will read nonfiction that doesn't read like a textbook, some YA, and have been dabbling in popular fiction.

I see other folk adding goals of particular kinds of books - not sure I have the time or will to do so, but I'll make an unofficial goal of reading some of the classics sitting on my shelves (Gullivers Travels, Frankenstein, etc.)