Heena’s Comments (group member since Oct 13, 2014)

Heena’s comments from the RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) group.

Adelaide wrote: "4) Zeroville by Steve Erickson. 2 stars. Compulsively readable, pointedly misogynistic, with an infuriatingly pretentious ending."

I love the way you summarised it! Lol.

#2 In the Tall Grass by Stephen King & Joe Hill - 3/5
An okay-ish read. Only the ending was good and the beginning too, the rest felt like a bore.

#3 The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 4/5
Must read for everyone! The dramatic reading was absolutely amazing!!

#4 The Vanishing Half by Britt Benett - 4/5
An amazing book about colour-ism and racism but without being too heavy on those subjects, or at least it didn't feel that way. The story of the sisters and their children were so, so engaging that it proved to be a fairly quick read.

#34 In the Tall Grass by Stephen King & Joe Hill - 3/5
An okay-ish read. Only the ending was good and the beginning too, the rest felt like a bore.

#35 Nazi Germany: History in an Hour - 4/5
A quick guide. Loved it.

#36 The Guest List by Lucy Foley - 4/5
Must read for everyone! The dramatic reading was absolutely amazing!!

Finished my first, a mystery-thriller with a pinch of supernatural thrown in, The Other People by C.J. Tudor
It was a good read, the concept was great and the mystery was good, although I didn't much care about the supernatural element or the entire sea motif. Still, it was a good mystery read.

#33 The Other People by C.J. Tudor - 4/5

Dagny wrote: "Heena wrote: "Seeing as the genre is easy, both for finding books as well as for the mind, I thought why not stick to the routine a bit after having a month off :)"

Ah, more mysteries!"

Yes!!

Dagny wrote: "Today is the 15th Anniversary of the fabulous LibriVox - free public domain audio books.
https://librivox.org/2020/08/01/happy..."

Oh wow... Happy anniversary to Librivox!!

#32 End of Watch by Stephen King - 5/5

Lorraine wrote: "#27 #28 #29 #30
Slowl..."

I'm right there with you, Lorraine!

Cheryl wrote: "Thanks for posting this challenge, Heena! Returning to our normal Genre Challenge schedule makes me feel like things are slowly returning to normal. This is a great challenge, since so many types o..."

You're welcome, Cheryl. Seeing as the genre is easy, both for finding books as well as for the mind, I thought why not stick to the routine a bit after having a month off :)
I meant to post it earlier but got caught up. It's great that your library has an online catalogue! I'm not a part fo any library as such as I am planning to read the books I already have and a couple of online subscription services I use. Though I do miss being a member of my library!
Happy reading!

#31 A Mother's Lie by Sarah Zettle - 2/5

Hello, Lauren, Elise and Sasha. Looking forward to seeing you guys around. Please feel free to explore and participate in the challenges :)

Here's the link to the August thread - Contemporary Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Wow, Beth and Adelaide! You guys read so much this month!! Great going :-)

Hello, everyone. Here's the link to the August challenge thread - Contemporary Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

August is here and finally, we have a genre that makes it easy for everyone to participate - Contemporary Fiction. As always, you can join anytime during the entire month and read as many (or as less) books as you can manage, no restrictions whatsoever!

If you are a contemporary fiction reader then we request you to please recommend some awesome books to other members. Others, please feel free to ask for suggestions and recs. Reviews of books are greatly appreciated and we are okay with anyone posting relevant links too.

There are absolutely no limits so you can interpret this genre in its broader sense and include other similar genres and/or subgenres that you feel might have a wee bit of similarity with the main genre. You can also include books that are not particularly centred around the main genre but has its components or elements somewhere in the story.

The main intent of this challenge is to incorporate different kinds of books and genres in our normal reading routine to make the experience more fun and entertaining. Please do not lose yourself in the technicalities as we all know how literary genres can be confusing.
If you have any doubts or questions, then post them below and we'll be happy to answer/discuss them.

Here are the DEFINITION for this month's genre:

Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Fiction is literature with its setting generally after World War II. We're doing Contemporary Fiction, so everything post-WWII is counted except for non-fiction.
So yes, almost everything you read is Contemporary Fiction unless it is Historical Fiction or Non-Fiction.

Here's a quick summary of the levels:

Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)

Please mention what type of books you'd be reading:

PB: Paperbacks
HB: Hardbacks
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books

Please feel free to announce your to-read books along with the level you are targeting for below. Though it is not necessary as you can announce your reads as and when you decide or read them.

PLEASE READ (especially new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre every month.
2. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
3. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
4. You can select different levels every month.
5. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
6. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.
7. You can couple this challenge with any other challenge here (or anywhere else.) We all do it and it makes it all the more fun!

Happy reading!

#27 Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Bill Hodges #1) - 5/5
#28 The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield - 5/5
#29 The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson - 3/5
#30 Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Bill Hodges #2)

Anyway... let's start with the monthly reads :)

I'm reading the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. It had been on my tbr-list for a long time and I am ready to tackle it now.

Fran wrote: "Heena, I was searching for a way to offer encouragement in a less public purview. By alas...I couldn't figure it out so...I'll start with a big hug to you (and everyone else) and remind you that yo..."

Thanks for your kind words, Fran. I was feeling awfully low that day. Feeling a lot better now. And thanks for the hug and especially the bottomless cup of tea <3

Fran wrote: "Thank you so much. I definitely am feeling similarly Heena, to your introduction for this month's previous challenge. That is a huge sigh of relief."

I'm glad you feel that way :)