Simona’s Comments (group member since Nov 26, 2014)

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

Dagny wrote: "Simona wrote: "Level 5: Professor: 12 or more books

I plan on reading everything by Jane Austen, and definitely some Dumas and Zola."

Yea, Simona, another Professor! Dumas wrote a lot of books, j..."

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites, too!I've alread read it a few times.

I love Thérèse Raquin by Zola and I've read a few of his works already. Sure, they are far from being "easy reads", but his books are worth it :)

Level 5: Professor: 12 or more books

I plan on reading everything by Jane Austen, and definitely some Dumas and Zola.

Hey guys!
I wish all of you a great year full of health and luck and obviously books.

I'll join this month's challage on Level 4: Bibliophile with 4 books: two New Adult and two Sci-Fi, all of them ebooks.

1. The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
2. Winter by Marissa Meyer
3. Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre
The 4th will be a pick of the moment ;)

Since I decided to wrap up some series I've been reading I'll try to read the last two Hitchhiker's Guide books.

I'll go for Level 5 ;)

I was looking forward to some Christopher Moore. I already started on Lamb.

It's always worth a try

#12 Three man in a boat. This one was lined up gor the SeptemberHumor reading challenge but I jumped ahead ;)

#11 His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

I really want to watch Mr. Holmes with Sir Ian McKellen but I want to wait for wintertime when I can cozy up to it in my blanket... because I am weird that way.

Dagny wrote: "Simona wrote: "#10 La signora delle camelie by Alexandre Dumas fils"

I loved that book, Simona! Usually I don't care for books which begin with knowing the ending and then flashback..."

I won't say that it's one of my favourites now, but it was a very pleasing :)

#10 La signora delle camelie by Alexandre Dumas fils

#3 #4 and #5. Biographies of Catherine the Great by Massie, Lucrezia Borgia (not the best I've read), and Orange is the New Black.

Finished #2: Elizabeth the Queen.

Dagny wrote:"I'm interested in this one, Simona. I see you rated it four stars."

Chapeau to this girl. I am thoroughly impressed by what she has achieved, by her courage, and by her perseverance.

Aside from what happened to Malala, the book gives a lot of insight into the history/political workings of Pakistan. It is really instructive.

I really recommend it, Dagny.

Hi y'all!
I've been reading Lolita and The Old Man and the Sea. Since we are counting only classics up until the 40s I won't consider them for the challange. I am well on track anyways and I just wanted to read them.

Anyways, I came across this article, mWhat makes a book a classic?, and wanted to share it with you guys.

I've few biographies lined up.

I already finished I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban today.

I am planning on reading:
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Orange Is the New Black
Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Hopefully I can squeeze in some more of my TBR.

Congrats Dagny!

#9 La Curée by Zola (Rougon-Macquart #2);

Dagny wrote: "My very favorite Zola novel is L'Assommoir."

Looking forward to it :)

#8 The Fortune of the Rougons

@Dagny, I hadven't read that many of Zola's books, but Therese Raquin is my favourite so far.
I liked The Fortune of the Rougonsvery much and it's a close second

Checking offically outta YA month.

1. Crushed 4/5 my review
2. Alice in Zombieland 4/5
3. Through the Zombie Glass 4/5
4. The Queen of Zombie Hearts 3/5 my review of the trilogy
5. Son 2/5 my review
6. The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend my review
7. A Game Worth Watching DNF - abort at mid-book;
8.9.10. The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo my review of Siege and Storm (#2) & my shallod review of(#3)
11. Crush 3/5
12. Rival 3/5
13. Origins Rising 4/5