Evelyn Evelyn’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2016)


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

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Oct 16, 2020 07:30PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Passing by Nella Larsen
2. When was it published?
1929
3. Do you enjoy reading classics?
No, but wished to read more.
Sep 23, 2020 12:11AM

174195 a #ownvoices book featuring a story about love”
I second this.
Sep 17, 2020 06:47PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
There There by Tommy Orange
2. How does this book represent a nontraditional family?
This book represents a nontraditional family because an aunt adopts her orphaned nephews.
Aug 09, 2020 02:06PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
2. Which city is it set in?
Seoul
3. Do you typically read books set in this city?
No, I only read few books set in Seoul.
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
2. What prompt does this book fit?
A book you picked just for the cover
3. How did you choose the prompt?From a list of books becoming movies this year.
174195 - What are you reading this week
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
- Were there any other books on the lists that you considered reading for this prompt? Homegoing, The Power, Severance
- Do you often look at “best of” or “must read” lists to find books you want to read, and are there any particular lists you would recommend to others? I often look at lists to add books in my to read list.
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
2. What transportation did it have on the cover?
Airplane
3. Do you typically pick books based on their covers?
No, I pick mostly based on reviews than covers.
May 18, 2020 11:29PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
2. Why did you pick this book? Did you read it in one day?
I picked this book because it was on ATY Group Listopia. I did read it one day because it was only 170 pages.
174195 - What are you reading this week?
What He Never Knew by Kandi Steiner
- How did you find out about the book and why do you think it’s underrated or lesser known? I forgot how I found about the book, but I thing it was on booktube.
- Do you read many less well known books or do you usually prefer bestselling books and well known authors?
A mixture of less known and bestselling books.
May 07, 2020 08:39PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
2. How many pages is it? 572
3. Do you normally read books that are this length?
No normally I read book that are less than 400 pages.
May 02, 2020 10:31PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell
2. Why did you choose this book?
It was available on overdrive.
Apr 28, 2020 01:44PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
2. How was it related to time?
Is related to time because is told by two different timelines.
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
2. Do you often read books in a series?
No, but when I do I read series that are finished.

3. Are you planning on reading the next books in this series? Why or Why not? Yes there is 3 books in the series.
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Final Girls by Riley Sager
2. What year was this book published? 2017
3. Do you read more contemporary or more classic books?
I read more contemporary books than classic books.
Apr 12, 2020 11:05PM

174195 - What are you reading this week?
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
- What time period is the book set in?
Late 1870s
- If you’re reading historical fiction, does your book include any real characters from the period or are the characters all fictional?
All characters are fictional
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Me Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John
2. Why did you choose this book?
I wanted to read after it was nominated to the Goodreads Choice Awards.
Apr 06, 2020 10:11PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
2. How did you choose this book?
It was on my to-read list.
174195 - What are you reading this week and what is the author’s nationality?
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
- Do you have any favourite authors from one of these countries?
Margaret Atwood
- Was your book set in Australia, Canada or New Zealand, or somewhere else? No it was set up in different locations.
174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
2. What is the setting?
A house.
3. What about the setting seems inhospitable to you?
The setting that seems inhospitable to me is that the house is isolated, smart home, and haunted.
Apr 03, 2020 10:42PM

174195 1. What are you reading for this category?
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Pérez
2. Do you usually pick a book based on it's cover?
Sometimes I pick a book because it has a good cover.