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Aug 29, 2024 04:37PM
Felicia wrote: "This was a very cute graphic novel. I will definitely finish the series. It turns out I was wrong about what a tea dragon is lol. I loved the artwork too."I have no idea who couldn't love this book! I sure did, too!
Jennifer W wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "Jennifer W wrote: "Oh, I would probably be able to lead the discussion on Treasure Island, but I might not get to it until a week or so into September."YES! YES! YES!! That is abso..."
And we are thrilled to have you do so! LOL
Jennifer W wrote: "Oh, I would probably be able to lead the discussion on Treasure Island, but I might not get to it until a week or so into September."YES! YES! YES!! That is absolutely no problem!! Is it okay if I list you as the "fascinating facilitator" for September's monthly group read discussion? Please? 🤗😉
Welcome to another Thursday!! Fortunately, Nadine reminded me this was THURSDAY!! And then I had to post this several times before Goodreads worked! Yikes!!
My 40-mile drive from the gym last night ended up taking over 3 hours! You might be wondering how that could happen… I had a flat tire on the interstate, so pulled over and called AAA. Someone arrived 35 minutes later and worked for 25-30 minutes trying to get the wheel off and was ultimately unsuccessful… Neither he nor I had ever had that happen, so we were both flummoxed. I ended up having to wait another 1 ½ hours for a two truck to show up and haul both me and Myrtle home. *sigh* I am trying to decide what to do next! Geeminy! Life just gets too strange sometimes…
I trust you-all are having better days than me right now!
ADMIN STUFF:
THE AUGUST MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Kay O'Neill!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #23 A book that features dragons. National Lizard Day is August 14! I have posted some final questions HERE! I posted several more questions and am anxious to hear what other members think of this one! I adored it!
THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson!!
This book could be used to fulfill prompt #6 A book about pirates. Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! John Baur and Mark Summers created this international day in 1995.
One of you must be the ”vivacious volunteer” needed to lead this discussion! Message either Nadine or myself to secure your spot!! Having never read this classic, I'm pumped to do so this year!
THE OCTOBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #8 A book written by a blind or visually impaired author.
October is White Cane Awareness Month! White Cane Awareness Day is October 15!
THE NOVEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ FINAL SELECTION POLL IS LIVE!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
There are three finalists:
Light from Uncommon Stars
Nimona
One Last Stop
Vote HERE!! This poll will be active through Tuesday, August 27!!
The comprehensive listing of 2024 Monthly Group Reads resides HERE for your perusal and reference throughout 2024!
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Question of the Week:
Do you have any favorite author(s) whose writing you can be certain to enjoy and work as comfort reads for you? Tell us about one, please!
One of my all-time favorite authors is Alexander McCall Smith. Two of his series are absolute favorites for me:
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Isabel Dalhousie
2024 READING CHALLENGES:
Popsugar: 33/50
Around the Year (AtY): 50/52
Read Harder: 17/24
52 Book Club: 42/52
I’ve not had time to document other books read this week, so will work to catch up over the next couple of weeks from the I SPY readathon!!
FINISHED:
*Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks #1) by Miranda James ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ proved to be an excellent read and now I fully intend to read all in the series!! (It just missed being a 10-star read for me!) Adored the subtle humor throughout as well as the twists and turns in the mystery’s resolution!
POPSUGAR: #2, #4, #13
ATY: #3-A book with at least 247 pages (294), #11, #14-Azalea and Kesha, #15, #17, #24-Orange and Green, #25, #33, #36, #37, #48, #49, #52
RHC: #20, #23, #24-2015: prompt #6 A book written by someone whose gender is different from your own
52 Book Club: #4, #6, #14, #24, #32, #33, #43
CONTINUING:
*Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
*The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
*Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking has me thinking so very much that I have delayed reviewing it until I can finalize my thoughts…
*The Birthing House by Kathy Taylor
*...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
PLANNED:
*Fear No Evil (Alex Cross #29) by James Patterson
*11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club #11) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
*Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
*The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Aug 20, 2024 03:40PM
1) What surprised you most about the "Tea Dragon Society" itself?I was surprised that the society basically no longer existed... But I was thrilled that it was revived with the addition of Greta!
2) How did it make you feel when Greta returned to the forge and (view spoiler)
Awwww...I loved the fact that she returned to her family and the craft her mother had been teaching her. I thought it rather obvious that her mother was gratified by her using the forge again, etc. (I could relate to that!)
3) Would you share this book with children? Why or why not?
Oh, my! Definitely! What a challenge to preconceived notions and biases! The varied species, skin colors, personalities, and roles represented were fascinating, IMO!
4) Will you continue reading this series? Why or why not?
I may well visit the library just to read through the others in the series. I'm just not into graphic novels enough to want to own them...though if I had money to burn, I would purchase all in this series!! LOL
5) If you enjoyed this book, what most impressed you?
If you did not enjoy this book, what most disappointed you?
The artwork and representation of such a variety of characters most impressed me. And I LOVED the book!! So glad for this monthly group read to encourage me to purchase and read it!
Aug 20, 2024 03:35PM
Several of you have already answered questions I was going to propose...but I'm going to ask them anyway! 😁1) What surprised you most about the "Tea Dragon Society" itself?
2) How did it make you feel when Greta returned to the forge and (view spoiler)
3) Would you share this book with children? Why or why not?
4) Will you continue reading this series? Why or why not?
5) If you enjoyed this book, what most impressed you?
If you did not enjoy this book, what most disappointed you?
Posting late again! It has been another busy week. (When is it not?) LOL I had 3 IRL book club meetings within 6 days and I loved every minute!! 😊Temperatures are much milder and it is a welcome relief!
Book Riot’s listing of the Most Anticipated Books for the Rest of 2024:
https://bookriot.com/the-most-anticip...
Although Book Riot is placing many of their newer articles behind a paywall, this one is accessible to everyone. Some interesting titles here, IMO!
And this intriguing information from “Scene of the Crime”:
https://link.harpercollins.com/view/5...
Simon & Schuster’s Page-to-Screen Picks:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/bo...
I rarely watch adaptations, but I know many of you do… Enjoy!
ADMIN STUFF:
THE AUGUST MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Kay O'Neill!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #23 A book that features dragons. National Lizard Day is August 14!
THE OCTOBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #8 A book written by a blind or visually impaired author.
October is White Cane Awareness Month! White Cane Awareness Day is October 15!
THE NOVEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ FINAL SELECTION POLL IS LIVE!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
Vote HERE!! This poll will be active through Tuesday, August 27!!
THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson!!
This book could be used to fulfill prompt #6 A book about pirates. Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! John Baur and Mark Summers created this international day in 1995.
One of you must be the ”vivacious volunteer” needed to lead this discussion! Message either Nadine or myself to secure your spot!! Having never read this classic, I'm pumped to do so this year!
The comprehensive listing of 2024 Monthly Group Reads resides HERE for your perusal and reference throughout 2024!
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Question of the Week:
Do you ever buy print copies of books you borrowed, listened to, or read in ebook format so you can keep them?
No. I rarely ever use audio or ebooks. Typically only if there is no actual hold-in-my-hand book available to purchase for a decent (read=cheap!) price. 😊
2024 READING CHALLENGES:
Popsugar: 33/50
Around the Year (AtY): 50/52
Read Harder: 17/24
52 Book Club: 42/52
FINISHED:
*Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was still an absolutely amazing read for me even the third time! I first read it in 2022, then again in 2023 for an IRL book club meeting, and then it was selected for this month’s book by the book club I facilitate! Love this one so much! Now I will continue with the series through #4 so I can be prepared for #5 when it releases in September!
POPSUGAR: #14, #17-Japan
ATY: #2, #3-A book set mostly in or around a building, #11, #15, #17, #19, #33, #37, #44
RHC: #1, #8, #24-2015: prompt #3 A collection of short stories
52 Book Club: #4, #6, #9, #14, #24, #26-Fantasy/Time Travel, #30
*A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was amazing for book club discussion! I loved reading it just as much the second time. Discussion helped me appreciate it even more! What I would term “stream-of-consciousness” writing that works for me!
POPSUGAR: #4, #14
ATY: #3-A book where a main character is a writer, a librarian, or a bookseller, #10-History, #17, #18, #24-Orange and Green, #32, #45, #48
RHC: #20, #24-Read a book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
52 Book Club: #18, #24, #29-1929, #30, #39
*Erasure by Percival Everett ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was a very interesting read with many facets… It definitely provided much fodder for discussion in the book club meeting today (Sunday, August 18)! Having met and spoken with Everett and having listened to him present as well as field questions from the audience I felt this book was much as I would expect from him. Unusual for me, I had actually watched the movie before reading the book. The movie does diverge from the book somewhat, softening the story arc overall a bit. As one of my book club friends stated, the book was “heavy-handed,” and I would agree, though that is exactly what I might expect from Everett. When asked about his feelings upon release of a book he’s written, he simply shrugged and stated that he writes about what interests him and then it is sent out into the world and people either like it or they don’t… That kinda cracked me up since most authors I’ve met are very emotional about their “baby”/book being released, hoping readers will enjoy it. It is intriguing to consider who and/or what determines whether a product is actually “art” or not and whether it is “good” or “bad”. All of these determinations are so very subjective and it is possible to “fool” the U.S. publication system, as Everett so aptly depicts…
POPSUGAR: #4, #14
ATY: #2, #3-A book you could read in 24 hours, #12, #14, #17, #20, #23, #25, #33, #34-DOC, #36, #48, #49
RHC: #20, #24-2015: prompt #6 A book written by someone whose gender is different from your own
52 Book Club: #6, #9, #10, #14, #20, #24, #29-2001, #30, #44
CONTINUING:
*Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
*The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
*Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking has me thinking so very much that I have delayed reviewing it until I can finalize my thoughts…
*The Birthing House by Kathy Taylor
*...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
PLANNED:
*Fear No Evil (Alex Cross #29) by James Patterson
*11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club #11) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
*Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
*The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Theresa wrote: "Greetings! I have a birthday on Monday - which definitely livens up August for me! I have a busy weekend and tons of work to get through in the next couple of weeks, but since I celebrate my birthd..."There is a "used like new" edition of The Silver Pigs available cheap on Better World Books: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/prod...
Laura Z wrote: "L Y N N wrote: "The Booker Prize 2024 Longlist has been announced! https://thebookerprizes.com/Book Riot’s listing of the best of 2024 thus far:
https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-20..."
Thanks..."
Glad you enjoy lists as I do!! 😉
Laura Z wrote: "QOTW: A book that was turned into a musical. I’ve read the lists, followed the discussions, and I’m still not inspired. I’ve slotted Ragtime into this spot, but I’m certainly open to better suggestions."I don't know what you prefer to read, but I did count We by Yevgeny Zamyatin because it was listed on the Wikipedia article that a musical was adapted from it. I only rated it 2 stars, but if I had never read 1984 and Brave New World, I think I would have liked it much better.
Here is my review:
"Perhaps this was a bit too nuanced for me. I certainly would not choose to read another book written by Zamyatin. I admit to being so very bored with this until about 2/3-3/4 through it. However, if I had never read another dystopian novel (e.g. 1984 or Brave New World both of which I read when 13 years old) I can imagine this would have engaged me much more than it did now, some 50+ years after having read Orwell's and Huxley's dystopian works.
But, I have now FINALLY finished this novella and am grateful to have stuck it out! At least now I have an acquaintance with the book recognized as the very first dystopian novel written/published!"
It is relatively short...
Huh. It feels as if I just posted in the Weekly Check-In thread yesterday!! Oh, wait! I did just post here yesterday! LOL Ah, well, at least I did post for ‘last week’! Better late than never, IMO! Happy Thursday everyone! This week has been super-busy for me, but I'm managing. And a readathon!! I love those!!
I have completed several more books that I will wait to document. That always happens with a readathon. I just don’t want to spend time documenting! My team needs help! LOL
And just in case you missed my last-minute posting yesterday and are interested…here are some lists!!
James Baldwin!! An article celebrating his 100th birthday from NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-...
There is a Powell’s Summer Reading Challenge that lasts through August 31!
https://www.powells.com/summer-readin...
Though you must turn in your card at a Powell’s store to get prizes… But still…
The Booker Prize 2024 Longlist has been announced!
https://thebookerprizes.com/
Book Riot’s listing of the best of 2024 thus far:
https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-20...
ADMIN STUFF:
THE AUGUST MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Kay O'Neill!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #23 A book that features dragons. National Lizard Day is August 14!
THE OCTOBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #8 A book written by a blind or visually impaired author.
October is White Cane Awareness Month! White Cane Awareness Day is October 15!
THE NOVEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ NOMINATION POLL IS LIVE!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
If you do not see the title you would like to nominate, please write it in. Please check the book's eligibility first! Only books that have NOT been discussed within the past two years (2022-present) are eligible. Remember to consult the listing of these books that are NOT eligible for this month HERE before nominating! :) There is an alphabetized listing by title as well as a chronological listing.
NOTE: This is the NOMINATION round, which is step one. We will select the top results from this round to create a new poll for a Final Vote to select ONE book for the November 2024 group read.
ANOTHER NOTE: Group reads are more lively when there is a discussion leader to guide things; keep this in mind and try to nominate a book for which you'd happily lead the discussion.
Nine books have been nominated thus far, so every vote will be very important!
Vote HERE!! This poll will be active through Tuesday, August 13!!
THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson!!
This book could be used to fulfill prompt #6 A book about pirates. Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! John Baur and Mark Summers created this international day in 1995.
One of you must be the ”vivacious volunteer” needed to lead this discussion! Message either Nadine or myself to secure your spot!! Having never read this classic, I'm pumped to do so this year!
The comprehensive listing of 2024 Monthly Group Reads resides HERE for your perusal and reference throughout 2024!
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Question of the Week:
Which 2024 Popsugar challenge prompt seems to be the most elusive for you? Perhaps you haven’t even selected a book to fulfill it yet…
For me, this is prompt #32 A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot. (I’m not a huge romance reader…) I haven’t yet decided upon a book, but as I just now scrolled through the listopia, I noted several that I own and have yet to read, so I just need to get to it! 😊
2024 READING CHALLENGES:
Popsugar: 33/50
Around the Year (AtY): 50/52
Read Harder: 17/24
52 Book Club: 42/52
FINISHED:
*The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) written and illustrated by Kay O'Neill ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was absolutely amazing!! Highly recommended! Though I’m not a huge fan of graphic novels, I super enjoyed the artwork in this one, as well as the story! Superb!
POPSUGAR: #2, #11, #23, #38
ATY: #1, #3-A book title that seemingly refers to one or more characters in the book, #6, #8-New Zealand, #14, #17, #24-Orange and Green, #26, #33, #34-bashful (Minette), #36-Hesekiel and Erik, #37, #49
RHC: #1, NEW #13, #16, #24-2015: prompt #20 Read a graphic novel, a graphic memoir, or a collection of comics of any kind
52 Book Club: #4, #9, #19, #24, #26-Graphic Novel/Fantasy, #28, #30, #32, #43
CONTINUING:
*Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
*The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
*Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking has me thinking so very much that I have delayed reviewing it until I can finalize my thoughts…
*The Birthing House by Kathy Taylor
*All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely starts with a bang! Just as I would expect!
*...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
PLANNED:
*Fear No Evil (Alex Cross #29) by James Patterson
*11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club #11) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
*Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
*The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
I’ve still been obsessed with U.S. political news, though I feel as if I am slowly become less obsessed… (Fingers crossed! LOL) The 2024 Reading Challenge I SPY team readathon should help with that! Ack! This week has been crazy! I just now realized it is WEDNESDAY and I neglected to post this!! Ugh! I'll see you tomorrow!! 😉😁James Baldwin!! An article celebrating his 100th birthday from NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-...
There is a Powell’s Summer Reading Challenge that lasts through August 31!
https://www.powells.com/summer-readin...
Though you must turn in your card at a Powell’s store to get prizes… But still…
The Booker Prize 2024 Longlist has been announced!
https://thebookerprizes.com/
Book Riot’s listing of the best of 2024 thus far:
https://bookriot.com/best-books-of-20...
ADMIN STUFF:
THE AUGUST MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Kay O'Neill!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #23 A book that features dragons. National Lizard Day is August 14!
THE OCTOBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #8 A book written by a blind or visually impaired author.
October is White Cane Awareness Month! White Cane Awareness Day is October 15!
THE NOVEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ NOMINATION POLL IS LIVE!
This book could be used to fulfill Prompt #39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
If you do not see the title you would like to nominate, please write it in. Please check the book's eligibility first! Only books that have NOT been discussed within the past two years (2022-present) are eligible. Remember to consult the listing of these books that are NOT eligible for this month HERE before nominating! :) There is an alphabetized listing by title as well as a chronological listing.
NOTE: This is the NOMINATION round, which is step one. We will select the top results from this round to create a new poll for a Final Vote to select ONE book for the November 2024 group read.
ANOTHER NOTE: Group reads are more lively when there is a discussion leader to guide things; keep this in mind and try to nominate a book for which you'd happily lead the discussion.
Nine books have been nominated thus far, so every vote will be very important!
Vote HERE!! This poll will be active through Tuesday, August 13!!
THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY GROUP READ IS Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson!!
This book could be used to fulfill prompt #6 A book about pirates. Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19! John Baur and Mark Summers created this international day in 1995.
One of you must be the ”vivacious volunteer” needed to lead this discussion! Message either Nadine or myself to secure your spot!! Having never read this classic, I'm pumped to do so this year!
The comprehensive listing of 2024 Monthly Group Reads resides HERE for your perusal and reference throughout 2024!
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Question of the Week:
Is there a particular type of landscape or scenery on a book cover that will make you automatically want to read that book?
What an intriguing question! I cannot remember ever selecting a book to read due to the cover image, unless it was to fulfill a specific reading challenge prompt! 😊
Though cover images can definitely make me research if a book is within the “horror” genre. Then I will typically avoid it.
2024 READING CHALLENGES:
Popsugar: 33/50
Around the Year (AtY): 50/52
Read Harder: 16/24
52 Book Club: 42/52
FINISHED:
*Wool (Silo #1) by Hugh Howey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for the July meeting of the IRL book club I facilitate Oh, my! All of us loved this book! Seriously, each of us will be continuing the series! I have no idea how Howey’s imagination can be so vast, but I’m glad it is! My jaw dropped several times! The twists and turns were very surprising, IMO!
POPSUGAR: #10, #19
ATY: #3-A book where at least one character is trapped, #17, #20, #24-Orange, #25, #29, #33, #35-Science Fiction, #37, #40-Homosapiens, #41, #48, #49
RHC: #24-2015: prompt #12 A sci-fi novel
52 Book Club: #3, #14, #24, #29-2012, #30
*What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was THE book about Appalachia to read, IMO! She explains the history of exploitation of the region’s land, mineral, and coal resources that basically set the people up to fail and/or die. This may appear to be a very short book, but it is jam-packed with evidence of the colonialism imposed upon the “internal colony” of the Appalachian region. Corporate owners paying little to no taxes to support the area they have and still are decimating of natural resources. Greedy local politicians siphoning off well-intended government funds. You name it, these people have endured it and are still fighting. Forget Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. This book tells the factual history of the area which, IMO, is much more insightful… Though admittedly, I was unimpressed with the end of Vance's book, I did recognize to myself that each of us has our own interpretation and memories of our life...
POPSUGAR: #31
ATY: #1, #3-A book that takes place in two centuries, #7, #10, #12, #15, #17, #21, #24-Orange and Green, #25, #27, #29, #33, #41, #45, #48, #49
RHC: #16, #24-2015: prompt #10 Read a microhistory
52 Book Club: #4, #14, #30, #51-It is WILD how corporations and political entities have ruined the Appalachian ecosystem and impoverished/intimidated/endangered the “mountaineers”!
CONTINUING:
*Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
*The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
*Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking has me thinking so very much that I have delayed reviewing it until I can finalize my thoughts…
*The Birthing House by Kathy Taylor
*All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely starts with a bang! Just as I would expect!
*...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
PLANNED:
*Fear No Evil (Alex Cross #29) by James Patterson
*11th Hour (Women’s Murder Club #11) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
*Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
*The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Aug 04, 2024 09:35PM
I shall get us started! 😃1) What, if any, expectations do you have for this book?
I'm not much of a graphic novel reader, so I was very uncertain...
2) Was this book already on your TBR listing?
Nope. I rarely ever have a graphic novel on my TBR unless it is to fulfill a challenge prompt or I am curious enough...
3) Are you reading this book for the express purpose of fulfilling this specific Popsugar prompt?
Nope. I had a copy of How to Train Your Dragon here and already read it to fulfill this prompt.
4) Do you find the title of this book to be particularly interesting?
I do!
5) What about the cover image? Does it motivate you to read this book? Or does it make you hesitate to read it?
I find the cover image to be very attractive and cute!
6) Do you typically read books in this genre/subgenre?
(e.g. Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Mystery…)
As mentioned before, I rarely read a graphic novel.
I do appreciate fantasy books I have read.
I love children's literature...still! (I'm in my late 60s!)
Aug 04, 2024 09:30PM
Some questions to get us started!I took a break today from the Readathon books I have lined up to start this one. I find it to be adorable so far!
1) What, if any, expectations do you have for this book?
2) Was this book already on your TBR listing?
3) Are you reading this book for the express purpose of fulfilling this specific Popsugar prompt?
4) Do you find the title of this book to be particularly interesting?
5) What about the cover image? Does it motivate you to read this book? Or does it make you hesitate to read it?
6) Do you typically read books in this genre/subgenre?
(e.g. Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Mystery…)
Theresa wrote: "Welcome to August which is my birthday month! It almost balances the awful heat and humidity I loathe. Ummm. NOT!"HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🎊🎉🎇🎇🎉🎊😁👍
"Black Boy Out of Time - prompt queer memoir - hated this and do not recommend"
Did you dislike the writing? 'Cause this looks like a book both of us would enjoy...
"Stoner"
Anxious to see what you think of this one.
"The Spare Man"
I adore Mary Robinette (Same middle name as Joe Biden!) Kowal's writing, but I admit that I wanted another Lady Astronaut installment rather than this book! LOL But I did enjoy this one.
"QOTW: stick an Eiffel Tower on it to show set in or near Paris and I am sold!"
LOL
Jennifer W wrote: "Hi all! Can't believe it's August! Hot, but nice, day in NY. Last day of kiddo's swim lessons. They didn't advance her to the next level for next year, and I am glad of it. She can repeat this level again next year, hopefully she'll be less scared!"Congratulations on being a parent who is respectful of her child's abilities, etc., and objective enough to adequately evaluate her skills AND fears!!
"What little reading I have managed to do has been in The Frozen River and I'm already hooked!"
Preparing to read this one myself! Lawhon is a favorite author for me!
Dubhease wrote: "Hope you are enjoying your beach vacation Nadine. We are having a heat wave here.Can some one tell me if advanced reviewers are paired with the type of books they normally read? Or is it just random so that a mystery lover might get SF or romance or vice versa? I sometimes notice that the first reviews for advance reviewers are usually negative and they get more positive as time goes on. For a book I finished an advanced reviewer actually wrote "I can't figure out the point of this book?" What is the point of any book? To entertain you, tell you a good tale, and maybe occasionally to teach you something."
It sounds as if this reviewer is someone who expects a very tightly wrapped up ending with a very clear interpretation or understanding of the book stated. Some people don't like an open-ended book where it is rather obvious that each reader is left to create their own understanding/interpretation. However, I have discovered there is never any way to know how any one reader other than yourself will interpret or react to any one book, which, IMO, is an amazing way to reveal the great diversity within the reading populace and among us humans!
Laura Z wrote: "Ron wrote: "Makes me wish I had this book growing up because the history we learned wasn't history at all, rather it was...trying to find the appropriate words...."Simplified? Sanitized?
As the comedian and political commentator John Oliver said, "History, when taught well, shows us how to improve the world. But history, when taught poorly, falsely claims there is nothing to improve."
So very very true...
Doni wrote: "I have decided to do a TBR challenge to get my books under control."I wish you luck! 😁 I gave up years ago! LOL
"Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World The title was the best thing about it."
You made me laugh so hard with this! My husband hollered to find out what was so funny! 😃
Kenya wrote: "Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living -- okay, I needed this body-positive inspirational book. I may even buy a copy because holy dang, this was eye-opening and affirming for me."This looks like one I would enjoy and probably should read.
It is interesting about weight. Although I teach in a huge heated therapy pool 3 times a week and workout an additional 6 hours per week, I am still overweight...what most people would call "fat." But I don't care. 😁 I still parade in the pool area in a bathing suit and fortunately, my gym is more of a rehab facility and I am one of the "skinniest" people in the pool area! LOL Each 'body' is different and while I eat for good nutrition, exercise regularly, etc., I will never again be "skinny." And what I have learned in 68 and almost 1/2 years is it's okay. My blood work is fine. I am fortunate enough to require no prescription drugs. I'm okay...
