Paula’s Comments (group member since Jun 18, 2025)

Paula’s comments from the Reading the Chunksters group.

Sarah wrote: "Moi aussi! I'm in (with a sigh of defeat). I don't know if I would be good at leading a discussion though."

We can be average together :-)

Sarah wrote: "I'll be switching to Midnight's Children :) I also want to read Amanda's nomination (Where Tigers are at Home?) badly. And Q. So I have for that I desperately want to read and who knows how many th..."

That's the spirit! :-)

Linda wrote: "Paula wrote: "But if the top three stay as they are, and the end date is upon us, I already know I will switch my vote to Quincunx."

So....what you're saying is "and I hope someone else will do li..."

Nope, just chatting. It makes it fun. I like hearing what other people think, so I throw my opinion out there for chewing. :-)

I'm keeping an eye out on the nominations. I would love to read the majority of them. Actually, I intend to :). But if the top three stay as they are, and the end date is upon us, I already know I will switch my vote to Quincunx.

So fun!

This is a cool idea and I would like to participate!

Sarah wrote: "Some can really only be described that way."

Yep

I love IJ. No, I said past wins, not last win. Outlander and Fall of Giants, I hated both of them :-) . Not like either of them are affected in any way by my opinion :-) :-)

Sarah wrote: "I thought we only had to read if we voted on the winner. Otherwise I would never vote just in case something dreadful wins."

This was hilarious! Especially since a couple of past wins were two of my most disliked books...ever. :-)

Sarah wrote: "Ah. Via the website. I've never heard of any outside of Portland so I got very confused.

Yay to the books. Care to tell us which ones you bought? ;)"

Sure!

Adam Buenosayres: A Novel
Seven Types of Ambiguity
The Quincunx
The Unconsoled
Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women

Q is in the mail. One penny plus shipping :)

Zulfiya wrote: "Do not kick me, please.

Because of such an intense interest to read interesting, intriguing, challenging literary fiction we can simply organize a readathlon. We will make the list and slowly wor..."

I love this idea!!

Goodreads has been weird for me today...

Www.powells.com. :)

Amanda wrote: "I see buddy reads for the rest of the year :)"

Bliss, isn't it?

Kaycie wrote: "Paula wrote: "I hedged my bets and bought several of these during Powells' sale :)"

That just means you will be ready for the flurry of buddy reads!!"

That's true!!

I hedged my bets and bought several of these during Powells' sale :)

I have voted, but I reserve the right to switch my vote later on if it looks like a lost cause :).

You are so awesome :)

Will we be doing the poll soon?

The nomination process is always one of my favorite parts because I always learn about new gems :).

E :) wrote: "I've been wanting to read Q and would like to put in a nomination if it fits the criteria. If not, that's okay :)"

Wow, this one looks awesome!

Sarah wrote: "Which group Paula?"

One Year in Search of Lost Time