Lexi’s Comments (group member since Jul 27, 2016)

Lexi’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Judith is reading the last book and we are done with planning the book battles. Great job everyone. Books can be started tomorrow at 9 AM UTC (5 AM EST).

Tricia wrote: "Oh! I actually have a book for this. I have An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People on my tbr and I have a copy already. So unless Judith really wants it, I would love ..."

I added it to the spreadsheet and sent it back to the other team. Please feel free to change the page number to the version you are reading.

We are up to the last book for the first round and we hope you have had a PLEasant time. The final book is An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People. Hope you can also find this post among all the swimsuits.

For the next two, you and Judith get first choice to claim the book as neither of you have a battle book yet

I hope you continue to fell better, Tricia

Krissy, have you a book you plan to read?

Melanie, NES is a good ending but since we are only up to Tuesday and most of the way through the battle planning. I am going to leave this open in case someone, especially Krissy, wants to volunteer a book since not everyone is on the computer as often

Yes, you also get a month for the backroom BOM to answer three sets of questions and finish the book.

Cordelia wrote: "Yes, I just checked it out on Libby! I can get started now."

Don't start now! No battle books can be started before June 22nd. I will add a countdown later.

OUR is very easy and Cordelia, you don't have a battle book yet. Are you able to get a copy and read it in one week? If so, I will go ahead and log it.

Sky is very easy too if you'd rather go with Stacie's book.

Angie ☯ wrote: "Just going to say that TCH isn't too bad and I have a book that works for it....which you would hate us using. 😉 ION isn't bad either."

Is it this one -

The next buddy read for Catching Fire has started here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Comments must be made by July 15.

Discussion Questions : Day 1 (Prologue - Chapter 5)

1. We have been introduced to a few important characters - Lucy, Christopher, and Hugo. Plus the off-page persona of Jack. What do you think of the characters so far?
This is MPG Romance, which I was sad to see when I was checking page numbers, so I assume Hugo is the male love interest for Lucy. The foster care plot line is not my favorite so far as it seems very dismissive of the off-page foster family. Lucy seems very young.

2. We get a riddle right away in the Prologue:

"Two men on an island and both blame the water
for the loss of a wife and the death of a daughter
but neither ever married, and neither's a father.
What is the secret of the girls and the water?"

Then Hugo thinks to himself that "Five years ago, it [the ocean] had brought low the small, strange kingdom of Clock Island." Do you think the riddle is related to what happened five years ago? Any speculations on what it all means, assuming you haven't read ahead?
I figured it was connected because otherwise it would not be in the prologue, but I don’t have any guesses.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Two, Hugo says that he used to dream about living in Greenwich Village, but now that he can actually afford it, it doesn't hold the same appeal. He basically says that success kills motivation. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? I think that once obtainable what was nice about it was that it was a goal and not the place itself. I think success can kill motivation if they only motivation was to keep a roof over one’s read and not starve but not if other motivation is involved.

4. What do you think of the wishing game Lucy plays with Christopher? Do you think this game and mindset are healthy? Do you agree with Lucy that it gives them hope, or do you agree with the social worker that it just gets their hopes up? I think it is kind of dumb as wishes are fun but not like this which is very much focused on money and can be crushing. Especially to a child of seven.

5. Why do you think Jack finally started writing again? And what might be his motive in holding a contest for the only copy of the new book? If this is going to be a Willy Wonka retelling, preferably without being utterly horrible, then likely he is giving away his fortune or whatever. I am so far not appreciative of the Willy Wonka vibes.

Stacie wrote: "I'll make my books links in the morning when I sign on to work"

I was checking books so I added them, no problem

Since we are trying to be nice to each other, the ending options from Stacie's and Melanie's books are:

ION - possible nicest as can split over words so I only, I once etc.
EYS - not nice as words don't seem to start with EYS
TCH - this one is mean too, unless you want to read about Tchaikovsky

Also, since we are not in a rush, does anyone who does not have a book yet for the battle, want to try this one? Lots of choices with Honorable/Honest or Honey. (Also honk and Honduras but a bit less common).

Lucked out today and got the skip-the-line copy for The Wishing Game from my library today because I forgot to place a hold earlier. Anyone else planning to join? (Sadly, I was first runner up for DQs).

Judith wrote: "It sounds like Sammy has a response book covered so I think we’ll go with Vikki’s.


I’m just on the app right now I’ll send it over to D1 later this evening"

I posted it.

If this battle is too much, feel free to go Elsewhere. Also, yes, everyone's mind has apparently gone there for ERE.

I clearly had unresolved issues with my email that day

That was my typo, sorry

I got my last day of DQs done for Starling House