Zaz’s Comments (group member since Dec 27, 2014)

Zaz’s comments from the 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] group.

I don't usually read romances ;)

Haha most of the books from the NPR have really cheesy covers :D

The choices were interesting, my top 10 was easy enough to decide but there are few suggestions I really disliked!

What did you read this week? Nimona

Did you enjoy it? Yes, a lot!

Do you usually read graphic novels? Yes, often, I enjoy to change a little from novels, here and there.

For what reason did you choose this graphic novel? It was highly recommended by a friend with similar tastes in books and as it was a standalone, it was really appealing.

We are halfway done with Week 42, your read a graphic novel (or something near like a manga, comic book, etc).

This discussion thread is solely for your progress. (Book discussions go in individual threads.)


What did you read this week?

Did you enjoy it?

Do you usually read graphic novels?

For what reason did you choose this graphic novel?

You're welcome ;)

I just finished it, thanks to your recommendation. Great short story! I've to dig more on the ones published by Tor, the quality is usually very nice.

1. A book about second chances/starting over
2. A book by an author from Asia
3. A book outside your comfort zone
4. A book with a woman and a man on the cover
5. A book originally written in a language other than English
6. A book on a summer/beach reading list
7. A classic you wanted to read for a long time but never did
8. A book with a cover that puts you off
9. An alternative history novel
10. A book from NPR's 100 Swoon-worthy Romances
11. Dystopia
12. A book with a main character who has the same age as you (currently)
13. A book that was based on or turned into a TV series.
14. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 and want to read more of
15. The first book *that you can remember* that made you LOVE reading
16. A book recommended by a famous person
17. A modern classic (post WWI)
18. Works of fiction about art (paintings, artists, sculptors, painters,etc.)
19. A book by someone who has died recently
20. A book released in 2016 which is an author's debut novel
21. A book that makes place during a holiday.
22. A book longer than the longest book you read in 2015.
23. A book based on mythology
24. A book with an animal on the cover
25. A children's book written by an author who also writes adult books. (i.e. J K Rowling, Debbie Macomber, James Patterson etc)
26. A book with a date in the title (day, month, year etc.)
27. A travelogue.
28. A book of fiction that mentions, or is about a real person/ or someone who was a real person.
29. A book with nonhuman characters
30. A book that you got for free

Jennifer > we had several readers under 16 this year :D

So far, there are very nice ideas, I already have a top 4!

The second was interesting too as we learn more about the characters. I think it's a good 2nd volume and I hope the series will continue with this entertaining quality.

Ok, thanks!

Good to know you enjoyed the other books as well, Megan! Any recommendation? It's my first by this author and I'd like to try some others :)

Yes Joy, we'll do a clean suggestions list as soon as the final weeks list is done. We'll do posts like the actual "introduction post" so the list will be added there.

Yes, there will be a "progress posts" folder :)

The poll for the folders organization ended so the winner is... A to Z. It's probably more convenient for discussions so we'll see if it works well. For those reading in order, we'll add a line in the header to say which week we are currently reading ;)

Wow, 3 of my votes made the list (the 2nd was 7th so it's good too and not a difficult topic).
I'm looking forward to see the suggestions for the last poll!

Which book did you read? The Picture of Dorian Gray

Did you enjoy it? Hmm, no. The parts I was interested in were developed in 2 sentences, the parts I wasn't interested in were developed in chapters :p

Was the color from the title an "important" part of the book? It's the name of the main character, I think it suits well to his story.

Are there other books in your challenge with a color in the title? Yes! Black Feathers and Ruby Red (The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender can count too).

Which book did you read? Uprooted

Did you enjoy it? Yes, the atmosphere was really compelling and the mystery was pretty good.

What kind of magic was in the book? It was mostly magic related to nature.

We are halfway done with Week 31! It was a magical week.

This discussion thread is solely for your progress. (Book discussions go in individual threads.)

Which book did you read?

Did you enjoy it?

What kind of magic was in the book?

For this year, I chose 28 books which were not in my reading list before the challenge (and probably would't make it without it). It was a bit annoying as there are lots of other books I wanted to read, so I'd lots of side reads. However, I discovered books I really enjoyed a lot (Big Little Lies for example) and I read too classic books (I didn't enjoy them but it's nice to know what's inside), so no regrets.

I'll totally do the challenge next year, but probably with short books for difficult topics as I will be more busy, and with most of the books from my huge new reading list (and from the 2015 GR choice awards as the 2014 ones I used for my list were pretty interesting).

Never heard about this one!