Matthew’s Comments (group member since Mar 08, 2015)

Matthew’s comments from the Reading List Completists group.

Starts today!

Jessica wrote: "Oh no! I illegally finished it today. Let's pretend it's February already haha but indeed it is a short read so perhaps the waiting line will speed up. Good sign however that is seems to be so popu..."

I need to find out who as it and beg them to return it when they finish! I requested it digitally and it is easy to forget about it and let it roll of your account when it expires!

I think I am going to start the February short book adventure off with this one.

I had a copy on hold . . . 3 week wait . . . I accidentally cancelled the hold last night! I immediately put it on hold again . . . now 8 weeks! :( Since it is a short book, maybe people will read it fast and it will be quicker than that!

Jessica wrote: "I picked this one up from the library last week. Funny that a book with such a poignant subject matter and scale is only 122 pages.
I find it really interesting to look at the circumstances at tim..."

Awesome observations! It would have been very interesting to have been there to see the response to the publication of this back then.

Thanks for sharing . . . you are ahead of the game!

I put this on hold on audio and it should be a few weeks before it comes in. The last time I read it was in paperback in high school. So, I figure an audio reread should be perfect (and likely will only take 2 or 3 hours!)

For those interested - here is the page count. I am using the first count that comes up when you list all the editions:

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - 149 pages

For those interested - here is the page count. I am using the first count that comes up when you list all the editions:

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - 209 pages

For those interested - here is the page count. I am using the first count that comes up when you list all the editions:

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin - 256 pages

For those interested - here is the page count. I am using the first count that comes up when you list all the editions:

Animal Farm by George Orwell - 122 pages

For those interested - here are the page counts for each of the February selections. I am using the first count that comes up when you list all the editions:

Animal Farm by George Orwell - 122 pages
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin - 256 pages
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - 209 pages
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - 149 pages

Just finished Book 3 - this book is weird

Feel free to discuss Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret here!

Feel free to discuss To The Lighthouse here

Feel free to discuss Go Tell It on the Mountain here!

Feel free to discuss Animal Farm here!

After the final round, we have four books for Completists to choose from in February. Read one, read some, read all, or read none. Whatever you decide, here is your chance to knock a few more titles off your list with the support of your fellow Completists.

The selections are:

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

If you decide to read more than one, remember that you don't have to finish them in February! 😁

Thanks to all for participating in the three rounds of voting!

Marlise wrote: "Just saw The Turning and didn't like it much. And it's very rare for me not to at least like a movie, I'm not super picky I guess. But this adaptation was a very very loosely based one and I think ..."

I haven't seen it yet, but based on your assessment, I am not sure I will!

I just spent a half an hour talking to my wife about this book and it already makes me want to read it again. If that doesn't tell you something about this book! 😃

I really got into this one as it came to a close and "couldn't put it down" (in quotes because it was an audiobook - I guess "couldn't stop listening" would be a better way to describe it. But, as it is a book, I wanted to use the first one!)

Click here for my review

Marlise wrote: "With Audible I find that I can bookmark lines that I like then come back and write them down later, if I like."

That's really cool!