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

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

1. Seveneves - 1/5

DNF. This book was too heavy for me. The narration was slow and the story progressed so slowly in the first hour that when I realized the book was 30 something hours, I stopped it right there. You really need to like the narration enough if you plan to spend another 30 hours listening to it. And that was not how I felt, so I abandoned it. I have other books that I can read and enjoy in that much time (pretty sure I can read a good number of other books in that much time.)

ANIRUDDHA wrote: "An animal lover, nature lover and a member of a philanthropic organisation, he loves the task of maintenance and ensuring continuity. Saplings planted by him today have become full grown trees. His..."

Hi Aniruddha, seems like you've just copy pasted the promotional stuff for your book which we do not allow here. We have separate threads for authors so please post there.
I'm sorry, but I'm deleting this promotional post as we do not entertain promotions, especially here.
Thanks

Pam wrote: "I am brand new to this group. I have been stuck in one genre so this will encourage me to try something new. I will start at level one."

Awesome! You can join us on the monthly threads (they are separate for each month.)
Have fun exploring more genres this year! :)

"I'm far behind my schedule for this month. :(
I can't read enough, but the month is not finished, so I have some possibilities. :)''

You've still got a week and a day to catch up, dear. Hope you'll be able to read the books you planned on reading for this month. :)

Hello, Ananya and Holly. Welcome to the group! I hope you'll join us for some of the reading challenges.
Looking forward to seeing you around :)

I had 3 more books planned for this month, but I guess the one I'm reading would be the last for me as I have a couple of other books to read before next month begins.

Fran wrote: "So I resolved myself to no more sci-fi (see earlier post) and then remembered I had requested 'Thunderhead' from the library, and now I'm sucked back into the world of Scythes and enjoying myself i..."

Wow... you've also read so much this month! Good going :)

Marjorie wrote: "Life is too short for bad books, bad coffee, and bad wine. "

Haha... I agree, Marjorie! You've done really good this month!! You read so many books!

Dominic wrote: "Grr...
1) Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel"

I'm a fan of this series and loved both the books.

Donna and Cheryl - Your conversation has made me really curious for both these books. I've marked them both on my shelf.

3) Seveneves - 1/5
DNF. This book was too heavy for me. The narration was slow and the story progressed so slowly in the first hour that when I realized the book was 30 something hours, I stopped it right there. You really need to like the narration enough if you plan to spend another 30 hours listening to it. And that was not how I felt, so I abandoned it. I have other books that I can read and enjoy in that much time (pretty sure I can read a good number of other books in that much time.)

2) The Gods Themselves - 3/5
A good book with a very interesting story. I liked the 2nd part better than the 1st and the 3rd one. The last part felt like a real slog, especially towards the end and it took me more than 6 days to get through the last 50 pages. The concept was good and overall it was a pretty good read (of course except for the last 50-60 pages.)

Peter wrote: "(belatedly) Hi; I'm Pete. I've been a book person since my parents and grandfather taught me to read words (not letters; I didn't learn letters until I began school) starting at about age three. I ..."

Hello, Pete. A belated welcome to RMFAO :)
Wowo, your reading lists (on other threads) and book numbers are really impressive!! Looking forward to your recommendations.

Hey Beth, here's the definition of Women's Fiction we use here at the group:

Women's Fiction: Women's fiction is an umbrella term for women centered books that focus on women's life experience that are marketed to female readers, and includes many mainstream novels. It is distinct from Women's writing, which refers to literature written by (rather than promoted to) women. There exists no comparable label in English for works of fiction that are marketed to males.
The Romance Writers of America organization defines women's fiction as, "a commercial novel about a woman on the brink of life change and personal growth. Her journey details emotional reflection and action that transforms her and her relationships with others, and includes a hopeful/upbeat ending with regard to her romantic relationship."
The Women's Fiction Writers Association guiding statement is broad and comprehensive: An inclusive organization of writers creating layered stories that are driven by the main character’s emotional journey. These stories may have romance. Or they may not. They could be contemporary. Or historical. But what binds them together is the focus on the main character's emotional journey.

Hope this helped! If you want recommendations or suggestions for this genre, let us know :)

1) Challenges of The Gods by C. Hofsetz - 4/5
A very unique and one of a kind story about two parallel universes. Complex in a good way and a real treat for sci-fi readers.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Monica wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Monica and I am finally getting back into the world of what I call “free, stress-free reading” now that I have completed my graduate program. I love historical fiction, natu..."

Welcome to the group, Monica. You have a very different taste in reading and I'm sure everyone here would love to know some of your favourite titles. Do have a look around and see if some or the other challenge catches you eye.
Happy reading!

Carolyn wrote: "Hi All, I'm Carolyn and I am an dyslexic accountant that absolutely loves reading... I am pretty casual about my reading, but I thought joining a challenge group might be a good way to look at some..."

Hi, Carolyn, welcome here. I bet you'll find some really awesome new reads here as our mods and members are pretty serious book lovers and love sharing recommendations. Do join us for the challenges that you find interesting (we have something for everyone.) Let us know if you need anything. Looking forward to seeing you around on the challenge threads :)

Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "Hi my name is Abbie, I am a serial reader from the DFW"

Hello, Abbie. Welcome to RMFAO!

Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "It will for sure broaden my horzions this year!"

It definitely will! Welcome to the challenge and the group :)

Donna wrote: "The genre challenge got me reading some different books last year, so I am in again this year!"

Glad you like it as much as we do!!