Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

Thursday 159 pages

I used One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia for 3 books with themes of friendship.

Oakland,California. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters,#1) by Rita Williams-Garcia

1968 One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters,#1) by Rita Williams-Garcia

I finished One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters,#1) by Rita Williams-Garcia. I used it for a book related to siblings. I liked it & will read the others in the series later. It's good to have a supple of middle grade books when you do reading challenges.

Optional Questions:
1. What are you reading for this category? One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) by Rita Williams-Garcia
2. Do you typically enjoy books about siblings? Yes
3. What would you recommend to someone wanting to read a book about an interesting sibling relationship?

Just finished One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams -Garcia. Will put it on the spreadsheet tomorrow.

16 pages-Wednesday

Great going team. This read-a-thon has been fun. I started One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters #1) by Rita Williams-Garcia yesterday. It's not long so I will try & finish today.I haven't looked to see where to use it.

Wednesday 2.35 hr

I listened to Nothing Like I Imagined. 6 essays by Mindy Kaling. I used it for three books related to the theme of friendship.

I finished Nothing Like I Imagined. 6 essays by Mindy Kaling for a collection of short stories,essays, or poetry. I listened on audio book. I really needed a break from the heavy books I have read lately. I laughed out loud several times. It felt good.

I used Nothing I Imagined. 6 essays by Mindy Kaling.

I finished The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty. I used it for a book written by a female and a book written by a male.

I finished The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty. I used it for a book related to a word given by a random word generator. For some reason I didn't write down the word I used. my generated words were: Grandmother,produce,vegetation. All three were covered heavily in the book. I gave the book a 3. I liked it but got bogged down with the different genetic tests & how all of that works. I loved the history part which is a big part of the book.

Optional Questions:
1. What word(s) did you pick for this category? I didn't write down the word I used & I have no idea what it was.
2. What are you reading for this category? The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty
3. How does this book connect to your word choice? My generated words were grandmother,budge,produce,node,Vegetation. The book was about his family tree,genetics,history of food in the Old South. He spoke a lot about his grandparents & vegetables.

Tuesday 184 pages

A book set in the Southern US (Bonus if set in Louisiana). A book centered around food.

Monday 86 pages

Sherri - I meant to ask and forgot - What did you think of this? It's one of the books I'm considering for the BRRH prompt of a SFF anthology edited by a person of color.

Traci, I used this book for that exact same challenge. Anthologies & Short Stories are not my favorite genre. Some of the stories are my favorite type of SF. The short story would end & I wanted more. The stories didn't interconnect. I understand the theory behind the collection but felt it was a 3 star read. I loved Kindred but hadn't
read any other of her books.I hope this helped.