Rachel’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2017)

Rachel’s comments from the 2022 ONTD Reading Challenge group.

Thanks for posting!!!!!!

I'm currently reading Salem's Lot... i love it, omg!

Lea wrote: "Quick question, is Battle Royale horror??"

I would say yes! (i didn't read it, but the movie was horrific lol) plus horror is listed as one of the genre on the book's page so it should count because of that

i got chills at the end!

I'll let you know :) I'll probably wait for the winter to read the Shining. I want the full effect of cold weather and snow!

and yay i'm glad you got it!!!!!!!!!! <3

The book was so good...

Really frightening at times.

Loved it when Rachel drove past an exit sign for Salem's Lot!

I put Krysten Ritter's debut novel, Bonfire, on hold at the library. I should get it by the time November rolls around.

November's task is any book written by a celebrity.

Some suggestions:

Modern Romance- Aziz Ansari
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person - Shonda Rhimes
Just Kids - Patti Smith
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology- Leah Remini
Not My Father's Son - Alan Cumming
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography - Neil Patrick Harris
Is It Just Me? - Miranda Hart
Yes Please - Amy Poehler
Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny - Holly Madison
Little Girl Lost - Drew Barrymore
Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided- Diane Guerrero

ALEX AWARDS
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
The Queen of Blood, by Sarah Beth Durst
The Regional Office Is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, by Diane Guerrero
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded, by Hannah Hart
Arena, by Holly Jennings
Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventuree, by Ryan North
Die Young with Me: A Memoir, by Rob Rufus
The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems, by Matt Simon,
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko, by Scott Stambach

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARD
The awards are intended to bring increased recognition to the thousands of exemplary independent, university, and self-published titles published each year.
To The Stars Through Difficulties, by Romalyn Tilghman (Contemporary Fiction)
Nine Island,​ ​by​ ​Jane​ ​Alison (Literary Fiction; tie)
Over the Plain Houses,​ ​by​ ​Julia​ ​Franks (Literary Fiction; tie)
The Grass Labyrinth Stories, by Charlotte Holmes (Short Story)
Good Girls Marry Doctors: South Asian American Daughters on Obedience and Rebellion, edited by Piyali Bhattacharya (Anthology)
The Secret of Goldenrod, by Jane O’Reilly (Juvenile)
Tripping Back Blue, by Kara Storti (Young adult; tie)
Black Flowers, White Lies, by Yvonne Ventresca (Young adult; tie)
The Alchemists' Council, by Cynthea Masson (Fantasy)
Cyber World: Tales of Humanity’s Tomorrow, edited by Jason Heller and Joshua Viola (Science Fiction)
A Faithful Son, by Michael Scott Garvin (Gay/Lesbian/Trans)
Margaret the First,​ ​by​ ​Danielle​ ​Dutton (Historical Fiction)
Black Creek, by Gregory Lamberson (Horror)
Damnificados, by J.J. Amaworo Wilson (Mulicultural Fiction)
Nora & Kettle, by Lauren Nicolle Taylor (Multicultural Fiction - Young Adult)
A Girl Like You,​ ​by​ ​Michelle​ ​Cox (Mystery/Cozy/Noir)
Escape Velocity, by Susan Wolfe (Suspense/Thriller)
Waking Olivia, by Elizabeth O’Roark (Romance)
The Courtesan and the Gigolo: The Murders in the Rue Montaigne and the Dark Side of Empire in Nineteenth-Century Paris, by Aaron Freundschuh (True Crime)
Uptown Thief, by Aya de León (Urban)
Diana, Herself: An Allegory of Awakening, by Martha Beck (Visionary Fiction)
You Can Call Me Vodka: A Cambodian's Story of Life After the Killing Fields, by Mary-Jo Glen Ohl (Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction)
Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge, by Jenny H. Lau (Multicultural Juvenile/Young Adult Non-Fiction)
The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity, by Gregory D. Smithers (Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult)
Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity, by Morgan Mann Willis (LGBT Non-fiction)
Gwan Anthology, by Jerome Walford (Graphic Novel - Humor)
Oh, Hell Volume 1: Chyrsalides, by G. Wassil, Dave Hamann and Michael Birkhofer (Graphic Novel - Drama or documentary)
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace, by Patty Yumi Cottrell (Best First Book)
Sleepwalker: The Mysterious Makings and Recovery of a Somnambulist, by Kathleen Frazier (Best First Book - Non-fiction)
For the complete list of award winners: http://www.ippyawards.com/125/medalis...

INDIE BOOK AWARD
The IBAs recognize and honor the most exceptional independently published books in over 70 different categories.
Fireflies in the Night, by Nalini Warriar (Fiction)
Lost Wax: Essays, by Jericho Parms (Nonfiction)
Behind the Mask, by Dana Ridenour (Action/Adventure Fiction)
Moonlight Helmsman: Robert Smalls' Amazing Escape, by Richard Maule (African American Fiction)
Dawn of the Dog: The Genesis of a Natural Species, by Janice Koler-Matznick (Animals/Pets)
Memories Flow in Our Veins: Forty Years of Women's Writing from Calyx, Edited by CALYX Editorial Collective
The Haunted Tropics: Caribbean Ghost Stories, Edited by Martin Munro Anthology; tie
One Man Grand Band: The Lyric Life of Ron Hynes, by Harvey Sawler (Autiobiography/Biography; tie)
Uncommon Cause - Volume II: A Life at Odds with Convention - The Transformative Years, by General George Lee Butler (Autiobiography/Biography; tie)
Silver Threads: Memory House Collection, by Bette Lee Crosby (Chick Lit)
America's Simple Solutions, by Mark I. Werts (Current Events/Social Change; tie)
Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life, by David Billings (Current Events/Social Change; tie)
The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist, by Kimberly Meehan (E-book Fiction)
Camelot's Queen by Nicole Evelina (Fantasy)
Convictions, by Judith Silverthorne (Historical Fiction)
I, Necrosis, by Ramy Tadros (Horror)
Dancing in Concrete Moccasinss, by Amy Krout-Horn (LGBT)
A Black Sail, by Rich Zahradnik (Mystery)
Heather House: Witch of the Moors by Carmen Caine (Romance)
Secrets of the U'Tanse , by Henry Melton (Science Fiction)
Baroota: The Hunting Ground, by Zach Fortier (Suspense)
Poison Heartbeats, by Temple Emmet Williams (Thriller)
Wide as the Wind, by Edward Stanton (Young Adult)
Kaboom!, by Brian Adams (Young New Adult)
for complete list: http://www.indiebookawards.com/winners

CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARDS
Awards for outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
March: Book Three, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Author Winner)
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, by Javaka Steptoe (Illustrator Winner)
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (John Steptoe Award for New Talent)

ARAB AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS
The Arab American Book Awards encourages the publication and excellence of books that preserve and advance the understanding, knowledge, and resources of the Arab American community by celebrating the thoughts and lives of Arab Americans.
The Angel of History, by Rabih Alameddine
Inter/Nationalism: Decolonizing Native America and Palestine, by Steven Salaita (Non-fiction)
Something Sinister, by Hayan Charara (Poetry)
The Treasure of Maria Mamoun by Michelle Chalfoun (Children/Young Adult)

STONEWALL BOOK AWARD
Given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.
The Hammer of Thor, by Rick Riordan
If I Was Your Girl, by Meredith Russo

WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.
The Serpent King, by Jeff Zentner

WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
Eisner awards are given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards.
Saga, Vol. 1, by Brian K. Vaughan (Best Continuing Series)
The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Best Limited Series or Story Arc)
Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Best New Series)
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Best Publication for Teens, ages 13-17)
Love Is Love, edited by Marc Andreyko (Best Anthology)
March: Book Three, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Best Reality-Based Work)
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (Best Graphic Album: New)
Demon, Volume 1, by Jason Shiga (Best Graphic Album: Reprint)
Jughead, Vol. 1, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Derek Charm (Best Humor Publication)
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia)
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Best Academic/Scholarly Work)
Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Best Comics-Related Book)

Full list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

PHILIP K. DICK AWARD
For distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States.
The Mercy Journals by Claudia Casper

LOCUS AWARDS
Locus Magazine is a science-fiction and fantasy publication; the award winners are chosen by a survey of readers in an open online poll.
Death's End, Cixin Liu (Science Fiction)
All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders (Fantasy)
The Fireman, Joe Hill (Horror)
Revenger, Alastair Reynolds (Young Adult)
Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee (First Novel)
Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Novella)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Ken Liu] (Collection)
The Geek Feminist Revolution, Kameron Hurley (Nonfiction)
Full list: http://locusmag.com/2017/06/do-not-to...

i'm at 92%!!!!!!!

I felt bad when (view spoiler)[church died for the 2nd time lol. even though Church was evil, I guess... I just felt bad for the cat??? Did you? (hide spoiler)] I'll leave more comments in a bit (at work, so gotta do this a little discreetly lol)

I got to page 271 this morning and oh my goddddd. i'll come back and write more in a bit.

so excited for you to watch the movie lol

FYI! A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay is currently on sale for 1.99 at amazon! (kindle)
It would be an excellent read for this month, or if you need a recommendation to make up last month's task... here I am recommending it! :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MTSKHKO/...

thanks for the warning :)

I wish the movie was on Netflix :( it used to be! I really wanna rewatch it! maybe ill see if the cheap movie/book store here has it lol

I'm up to page 222 (53%)

(view spoiler)[ So i survived Zelda.... and it was scary as i thought it would be, lol. Fuuuuck. I kept imagining Zelda from the movie as I read the parts.

Soooo I guess I was wrong about Norma :D since she's actually dead now. i still think Jud is hiding something...

Gage just died and I feel really bad about it. Poor kid. I couldn't help but think of the way the movie showed his death. I think the way the book handled Gage's death was better. Well, not sure if "better" is the right word but I liked how there was the passage about the last happy day that Louis had with Gage, and then the knowledge of Gage's death was sprinkled in. I really didn't want to read a graphic depiction of the truck running him over so I liked that the book avoided that for the most part.

I HATE Rachel's family. pieces of shit. for what they did to Zelda, and how they mistreat Louis. (hide spoiler)]

Thoughts on where I'm at, which is page 166: (view spoiler)[Church has just come back from the dead, and Rachel and the kids have returned. Ellie is noticing that Church is different (smelly). I feel bad for Church right now, is that weird? lol (hide spoiler)]

I know Jud isn't being straight with Louis right now. And I clicked your spoiler Lol, so: (view spoiler)[I also think a person was buried there. Is it messed up that I think Norma was? I honestly cannot remember if that happened or was brought up in the movie. But I thought it was weird that Jud was acting suspicious to Louis's questions and around that time, Louis noticed that Normal's arthritis was pretty much gone. (hide spoiler)]

I'm scared to get to the zelda scenes, she scared the hell out of me when i was a kid. i had nightmares for years and thought I'd find her in our house - we had furniture similar to that of the movie, so i'd always fear i'd find her sitting on the bed lmao.

I'm at 40%!! tempted to click your spoiler LOL...