Keira’s Comments (group member since Jan 18, 2016)

Keira’s comments from the It's Not Just a Book Club group.

Ashley wrote: "I don't know if I could force myself to stay true on this one. There can be some pretty different stuff up at the tables at the front sometimes! There's always historical fiction, which I'm not a f..."

If the stuff at the front makes you uncomfortable, you could walk to the section of the shop you like (the fantasy or ya section, say) and then pick the first book you see there. If you keep your eyes of the books, its not really cheating :)

Luke wrote: "Ashley wrote: "WOOO Graphic Novels!!!!"

Saga? Batman? Star Wars? Death Note? Watchmen? What are you thinking on reading? :D"

Ashley wrote: "WOOO Graphic Novels!!!!"

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson is a good graphic novel! The Sleeper and the Spindle is a nice illustrated short story that is published by itself as well! I don't read enough graphic novels, but they are just so expensive! The new Lunar Chronicles graphic novel comes out in January.

Ashley wrote: "This one will bring out the challenge portion of the reading for this month for me lol"

Yep!

Ashley wrote: "Thanks posting examples of these! Makes it a little easier if I have one of the ones you've listed on my TBR so I don't have to do the research myself lol."

Any time! I needed to do my own research anyway, so might as well help some people out at the same time!

Ashley wrote: "I've been wanting to read Everything, Everything so here's my chance! We were liars was so good, one of my favorites!"
It was my friend's favourite book and I hated the beginning because I thought the whole 'rich family isnt really perfect' thing was cliché and I thought the ending was problematic, but I really enjoyed the middle, so I definitely have mixed thoughts.

Ashley wrote: "If anyone needs a librarian, I have a family member. I can always say hey, someone in my book club needs a recommendation, what's the first book that comes to mind? lol"

Sounds great!

Ashley wrote: "This sounds really neat! I hope I'll be able to participate. I've just been so busy and in a reading slump for so long! I've finally started to pull out of it. I didn't finish a single book in Octo..."

Hopefully you continue to get out of that! Reading slumps are a nightmare.

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "For me if I walked into my local/favorite bookshop the first book I would see would be an erotic romance...therefore I will be looking down the whole time until I get to the back shelves and then l..."

Definitely! Or books that are hyped within a totally different circle.

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I am dying to read S. by JJ Abrams so that is my pick for this one.

or Illuminae. I haven't read it but the hype is crazy. So I should at least put that one on the list. I have a feeling this migh..."

Illuminae is incredible!

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I am going to go all out and read a book without the letter e completely!

I just cant decide between Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright or A Void be Georges Perec"

I'm definitely including 'the' as having an e in the title too :)

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "May I just say how happy I am about this change! I'm so excited!!! :D"

Me too!"

You wouldn't mind if I invited a few friends into the group to participate, would you? E..."

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "I don't mind...in fact I encourage everyone to invite anyone they like! :D The more the merrier!"

For sure!

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "I might go with Six of Crows myself, as Jackie recommended it to me. Here are a few recommendations for the general public:

- I'..."

I mean, there is always Crooked Kingdom!

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Is Rebecca 20th or 19th century?"

I assume you are referring to Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (from my quick Goodreads search) and that would b..."

Yeah, I got about 3/4 through the book and was so completely lost. It didn't help that I didn't understand who got called what in the family back in those times either. I've pretty much decided to hope that we study it at some point during school/university and someone can help me with it! Otherwise, I will probably wake up in my 60s and be like 'now I'm going to read it'.

Luke wrote: "May I just say how happy I am about this change! I'm so excited!!! :D"

Me too!

Jacqueline (Fall In Love With The Sound of Words) wrote: "Luke wrote: "May I just say how happy I am about this change! I'm so excited!!! :D"

Wonderful! I think this will be a definite good change! It was pretty much all from Keira's lovely mind! It neve..."

Thanks ;)

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "I also thought

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Poison by Lan Chan
Gypsy by Trisha Leigh
Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

and most importantly

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I..."

I've sort of locked in all of my mine except the bookshop one (as I haven't yet been in a bookshop since setting these), because otherwise I might cop out :D

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Yeah, this one is really fun because there are so many options, and it would be really cool to read a book that really does the culture/country justice. :)"

It's a reall..."

There are quite a few quotes like that :)

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Is Rebecca 20th or 19th century?"

I assume you are referring to Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (from my quick Goodreads search) and that would be 20th century (1900s) as I..."

I love Charlotte Brontë, but there are a few too many Catherines in Wuthering Heights for my tastes (I mean, I know that was a literary choice, but there is a point at which it goes to far and when all of your characters feel the same and I have no idea who you're talking about it has gone to far).

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "This is going to be a tricky one!"

Best of luck, Keira! :D"

Thank you! Hopefully I'll go book shopping on the 30th or 31st and pick one then. But what if ..."

Luckily, I am usually always drawn to the cover first, and good covers tend to make me more interested in the book! I'm not to worried about not liking it when I read it- that can't be helped. I'm more worried about not liking the idea of the plot!

Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Keira wrote: "Luke wrote: "Wow, that could be all over the board! I can't wait for this one! (Here's to hoping my librarian doesn't recommend me The Summer I Turned Prett..."

I'm so happy you like the idea! And yeah, it was super quick. Admittedly I read it when I was about 12, but it's still an interesting idea and there is quite a lot of character growth throughout the trilogy.