J’s Comments (group member since Dec 21, 2013)

J’s comments from the CPL's Book a Week Challenge group.

i frequent afk books too.... zeno’s is great for used books but also comic books and graphic novel... trilogy on princess anne rd has a large selection of comic books and manga... and a few regular books.... not a book store but ollie’s is one of my favorite places to get books super cheap

I am taking the Darkest Minds with me to the pool - I bought it so I don't have to worry about paying for a library book. My last one got damaged and I was sad I have to pay for it.

I'm a mood reader - but I only read novels set at Christmas during Christmas - so...

I'm currently reading Learning to See, For Emery, and The Hobbit or There and Back Again.

I don't like books in a bag unless they are tailored for me specifically - I don't want random books to read that would probably just stay in the bag.

As for reviews - I use goodreads - but generally only read the 3 star ratings/reviews because they are not too biased... 1-2 they really didn't like it and 4-5 they really did like it (but either of these could be super biased because of favorite authors or genres or anything) - so I stick with the 3 star rating as they will generally tell you what they did like as well as what they didn't.

I only look at reviews from my friends if they have recommended a book to me that I have read and enjoyed - If I have enjoyed it then I will value their opinion in the review.

I don't care how they adapt it - sometimes what you read - while in black in white - is interpreted differently by whomever is reading it. Personally, I will not read a book if I have watched the movie/television adaptation first. This is because it was only two hours of my time to be disappointed in a movie that does not live up to my expectations from the book - whereas it takes 6+ hours to read a novel sometimes and usually disappointment sets in within the first 4 chapters if I watched the movie adaptation first.

I hope I made sense in that... LOL - I feel like I was rambling :)

I might do a book to screen....

The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum - 1982

Never heard of it - I have seen the author's name at the library.

I’m finishing up the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard book 4 is War Storm.... I’m also reading Mad magic which is pretty good.... thanks to Joanna when I finish mad magic I will start love lies and spies.... so that’s this weeks reading lists

Don’t have one

I haven’t had a favorite.... they’ve all been ok.....

“I’ve done everything your father’s asked of me, Soren, given him everything he’s asked of me without complaint, trying to show that I can be a loyal citizen here. But please, don’t let him do this.”

Fight for freedom??? I don’t know..... I’m bad at this... lol

I signed up

I bought a new book and a 20oz diet Dr Pepper..... took one sip of the soda - put the lid on and put it in the bag with the book - when I got home 5 minutes later the book was soaked and brown 😒 - I spent two hours with the hair dryer drying the book up read the whole thing that night then tossed the book in the trash..... I was sad that I had to throw it out but glad I was able to read it first

I have on my Halloween Leggings and I'm sitting here enjoying a nice hot coffee. While it is not cool outside right now - the evenings are cooler and lovely. Fall is my favorite time of year - and Halloween is my favorite holiday!

This month the challenges are...

1. Read a book with a white cover or spine.

2. Read a book with a character you have dressed up as or plan to dress up as for Halloween. (Or any other event that requires a costume if you don't celebrate Halloween).

3. Read a book from the following list on Goodreads: The Most Disturbing Books Every Written.

4. Read a book set in autumn.

5. Listen to a new author to you. Check out our collection of books on CD at the library or one or our premium websites: Overdrive - RB Digital - Hoopla.

6. Stop by the circulation desk at the Central Library during Monster Fest October 7, 2017 and ask for me and get a free point.

7. Read a banned book that you haven't read in the past.

Hello everyone!!!! It is October now and we will be moving onto the next Take It or Leave It Challenge. Be sure to update this thread with your completed challenges by October 10.

September is here! Pumpkin spice is popping up, the weather is changing, the kiddos are back in school (YES!) and the year is coming to an end. I can't believe we are a little less than four months from the new year.

This mini challenge has been fun and interesting. I have picked random challenges these last 9 months and only completed like 3 or 4 of them. Then I thought to myself - why not pick a take it or leave from something I'm currently reading and guarantee myself a point. (I think that is cheating and I'm not a cheater.) It would be nice to have a simple take it or leave it though.

Welcome to the Easy Take it or Leave it September challenge.

Here are the challenges:

1. Finish a book you started last month.

2. Read a four or five star book from a friend's goodreads read list.

3. Read a book with a brown cover.

4. Read a graphic novel that is based on a novel. Also, Shobou Con is this month at the library check out more info here.

5. Claim your free point by responding to this post with the title of your all time favorite book and why it is your favorite.

6. Claim your second free point by responding to this post with the title of your least favorite book and why you didn't like it.

7. Claim your third and final free point by responding to this post with the length of time you have been a card holding library patron and tell me what you love most about your library.

Finished the Princess Diaries and Obsidian this week... Started Onyx... in the middle of My Fairygod Mother is a Drag Queen and And Then There Were Four...

I was sitting at my desk on Friday trying to think up a challenge that we haven't already attempted and when I looked down..... BAM!!!! There was a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, damaged and sad that it would never be circulated again. I thought - Eric Carle and Bill Martin make amazing picture books maybe I should incorporate this into a challenge. Well it seems it is a real challenge.

I am amending this challenge so that you can find a book with a cover similar to the hungry caterpillar - maybe an abstract one or has similar colors or simple illustrations. Also, I will add to the challenge that the book can be about a metamorphosis - that should help you find more titles or interesting plots. Thanks for all the feedback!

Make sure you tally up all your books for July and post the number here so I can update the Bragging Rights thread.