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

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

Done with The Da Vinci Code. Starting with The Lost Symbol now.

I'm going to read this one for this month: You Can Have a Dog When I'm Dead: Essays on Life at an Angle
I'm not sure if I have any other humour left with me as I read 3 in August and made the mistake of not checking September's genre first.

I'll be keeping an eye out for recommendations though.

October is only a month away and I'm trying to find a couple of really good horror books. I'm asking this ahead of time so that I have enough time to arrange the books for September.
Please suggest some creepy horror reads!

Discussion thread for September'18: Humour month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Discussion thread for September'18: Humour month: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello everyone,

September is here and so is the month that is one of the most challenging ones of Genre Challenge - Humour. The purpose of this month's genre is that before October arrives and everyone gets busy with heavily loaded horror reads, we try to lighten the mood here at RMFAO with a month-full of light comic reads.
You can join anytime during the entire month and read as many (or as less) books as you can manage, no restrictions whatsoever!

Here is the DEFINITION for this month's genre:

Humour: Humour (spelt Humor in US English), is also known as comedy fiction. A comic/humour novel is usually a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. It could be said that comedy fiction is literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter, but this isn't always as obvious as it first may seem.

-->>Please Note: 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.

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: Hardback
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books

Please feel free to announce your to-read books along with the level you are targeting for below.

PLEASE READ (for new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre each month in one particular month.
2. Take your time and go through your entire TBR-list before deciding the books to read.
3. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
4. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
5. You can select different levels every month.
6. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
7. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.

Note: 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.
Happy reading!

11. The Da Vinci Code - 4/5

A superb read! Very fast paced and full of knowledge related to very interesting stuff.

8. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - 4/5

A beautiful book :)

11. Our Frail Disordered Lives - 3/5

Cross-genre Horror-Comedy set in contemporary times. A man makes a deal with a demon who himself is trying to prove his worth to Satan. An interesting book.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

10. Awake - 1/5 - DNF at 20%

The writing was really off and I wasn't able to get into the story, in spite of trying really hard.

9. Barbarella #1 - 1/5

So not what I was expecting. Untidy illustrations, bad plot and bizarre characters. Disappointing :(

7. Caina - 4/5
A nice crime comedy with lots of action and interesting sub-plots.

8. Hold on Tight - 3/5
A nice and quick read about a complicated relationship. Though it could have been better had the characterization would have been a little bit stronger.

6. Awake- 1/5

I had big expectations for this one but it turned out to be a dud :(

Dagny, a Preston & Child book! Wow, I'm adding it to my tbr list.

20) Sheets - 4/5

19) Practical Sexuality: Laugh and Learn: The Battle of the Sexes - 1/5

18) The Choices We Make - 4/5

17) Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain - 1/5

16) All That Remains - 3/5

15) Stephen King and Philosophy - 3/5