Trinia’s Comments (group member since Mar 29, 2015)

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

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UPDATED to HERE....
Put both of Plethora's books under the Mini challenge. Used 304pgs for Page count Death by Jack-'O-Lantern.

Book: Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Date Read: 11/9/19
Pages: 308
Sin: Sloth or Vanity
Criteria: Cover is Blue / Purple
Will edit once team decides.

Sorry all, I have another tough Cover Color Book to decide on.


Looks Blue to me
Tineye Says : link
69.4 %Tolopea (Violet)
7.6 %Rock Blue (Blue)
5.0 %Kashmir Blue (Blue)
4.5 %Alice Blue (Blue)

It totally looks Blue but I guess we could say purple. Either way it's the same points.

Updated to here

Book: Jack of Spades: A Tale of Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates
Date Read: 11/8
Pages: 240
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Yellow Cover 53.6%
Tineye : 32.6 %Sunflower (Yellow)
16.3 %Sahara (Yellow) 4.7 %Khaki (Yellow)

I volunteer for DQ’s for Team Jealousy 💚

Agree, I just edited my post on our read thread. I can edit the spreadsheet if you want Carmen

Plethora wrote: "I found on my friend list that Cecily from Team Invidia read Rebel of the Sands 09/19/19"

So that is awesome!
Ok, I'm up for going with Green since Tineye backs it and it gives us a Sin Bingo!
Thanks for finding that Plethora ;)

Plethora we can post that question but at the risk of getting penalized for doing so. The mods removed the thread because it was getting abused. The final decision was to use tineye, if it was glaringly wrong the team can decide and make a call from their own eyes.
I don’t care if it’s blue or green but we as a team should agree on it. Personally I would call the color Aqua, which is green/blue in color. So we could both be correct. Green would be supported but tineye and blue would be team agreement by eye. Tineye isn’t always the best at color decisions.

Book: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Date Read: 11/8
Pages: 320
Sin: ENVY
Criteria:
~Green cover (tineye 55.1% overall === 20.0 % Sherpa Blue (Green), 14.4 % Siam (Green), 14.4 % Malachite Green (Green) , 6.3% Celtic (Green)
~YA Genre
~Book read by Cecily from Team Invidia read Rebel of the Sands 09/19/19

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Trinia wrote: "Just finished

Looks Blue but tineye says Green. I’m going to try and see if someone else has read it this year because if green it could be a..."

We are not "supposed to" ask about cover colors anymore. But the mods said we can decide as a team and go with what we decide. I've spent 30 minutes looking for anyone reading that book for a green cover but I am going to post with it as a Blue cover and take the 5 points.
If anyone objects that this cover is blue please comment, otherwise it looks pretty blue.

Just finished

Looks Blue but tineye says Green. I’m going to try and see if someone else has read it this year because if green it could be a sin bingo. Anyone see their friends read this book recently ???

I agree all around, the best deal is to read longer books. The challenges are just for fun.
I am reading to take up the slack and can get busy, but I’m going to go for those longer books to get us points. I think that is totally the way to do it. I have a Sin bingo one and a color cover one that I’ll try to get to next week.
This week I will have three done tonight. Maybe I can squeeze in another... I’ll look for a shorty Sin Bingo.

Sorry everyone is getting burned out. I backed off because of my crazy exam , so I’ll do what I can 😄 this is my only challenge🙃

Sorry for hogging the thread... finally catching up on DQ's

DQs Day 5 - Chapters 79-98

I am listening on audio so please forgive any misspellings of names Me too! LOL

20. Why do you think all the victims were from abusive or neglectful homes? And how do you think the minister Rosa Hartem ties into these chestnut men? Is it more than just her daughter’s “disappearance”?
I think the killer is targeting the Mother's feeling like they deserved the punishment. I think Rosa has a secret from her childhood that we are unaware of .

21. I find the character of Lunas Becker fascinating. I think he makes a great scapegoat for the crime of Katherine’s disappearance, and he seems to know something about The Chestnut Man.. What did you think about the interview Thulin and Hess have with Lunas Becker in the facility for the criminally insane?
Becker is a mad man! I think he has a serious obsession with the crimes and gets off on it. The interview was freaky, he is scary smart and knew just how to play the detectives. Even Thulin called Hess out on it, "you played right into his hands!"

22. Eskar Neergord and his wife Benedicta come up with a plan to infiltrate the Minister’s house by having Eskar hired as her private driver. That gives him direct access to her son Gustav, and when things start to go awry, Eskar and Benedicta decide to kidnap him. At the same time, the police broke into Eskar and Benedicta’s home and find all sorts of photos of the minister’s house. Do you think they are involved somehow with the chestnut dolls showing up?
I actually don't think so, I think it is coincidental with the murders. They saw an opportunity and took advantage of the police being busy with the murders. They are definitely crazy though!

23. Hess appears to be the only one in the room who thinks Eskar and Benedicta are not involved in the murders of the women, even if they are involved in the kidnapping. As he looks around the command room, he seems to think they are all still dancing to invisible strings in the air. Why do you think Hess thinks that and do you agree?
Hess is a pretty smart cookie and has a gut feeling about the murders, it doesn't seem to be fitting in his box. I have to agree, because the book continues on ;D

24. Eskar is able to stop Benedicta from hurting Gustav when they pull off into the woods. Then a strange car pulls off into the woods behind them and someone starts walking up. Later we find that both Eskar and Benedicta are dead outside the van, and the boy was saved by the task force that arrives. Who do you think followed the couple into the woods and killed them? Do you think it could be Frederick Vogel the minister’s advisor?
The KILLER strikes again! I do wonder about Vogel.... hhhmmmm

25. Who do you think put the cut off hands and feet in the mini-fridge in the slaughterhouse?
That has me stumped... literally ! Ha!

DQs Day 4: Chapters 63-78

16. I could not believe how much abuse Eric afflicted on his wife and children. It made me sick to my stomach reading about how he justified his actions and knew he would get away with it. Even when he found out about his wife’s death after learning that she was planning on running away, Eric thought it was justice being served. How was your experience reading this section?
I felt the same way. It amazes me how smart the abuser can be, so that they trap their victim into staying and loving them.

17. Hess is annoyed when he finds out that Nylander is in communication with his ex-boss from Interpol. There’s been hints so far as to what resulted in Hess’s dismissal from his previous job. Do you have any ideas what it might have been?
No clue, other than him stepping out of line and following a gut instinct against orders

18. The killer keeps distracting the police officers with incorrect leads. Did you think the killer was going to come to Jessie’s apartment? Were you surprised that her lover came instead?
YES! I totally thought it was the killer and thought it was so scary smart of how the killer set the whole thing up. The police thought they were in charge, but the killer was one step ahead.

19. One of the things I really like about this book is how you get multiple viewpoints from the various characters (the women before they are killed, Nylander, the cop in charge of Kristine’s case etc.) It really helps to flesh out the plot and character development. What are your thoughts about this? Do you like this type of narrative or would you have wanted the focus to be on Thulin and Hess?
Sometimes the different pov's makes me crazy or is hard to follow, but I agree that I am really enjoying it for this book . Though that doesn't sound right that I am enjoying to hear the victim's pov when getting murdered .. yikes! Overall, yes I am enjoying this format for this story. It is good even while listening to an audiobook.

Bonus question: The author of this book is a writer for the TV show – The Killing. Have you watched it or are you interested in watching it after reading this book?
I am definitely interested but unfortunately , No , I probably will not watch because I have sooo many books to get through on my list! LOL

Day 3 DQ's– Chapters 39-62

11. Steen finds out from Kristine's friend Mathilde that they didn't make Chestnut Men last year like Rosa said. Do you think Rosa was just mistaken when she told the police Kristine made and sold them or that she purposely lied? What were her intentions if you think she lied - did she just want the cops to get out and leave her grieving family in peace, or do you think she knows something about the chestnut men and/or the killer?
I just think Rosa assumed they made them but not necessarily lied about it. If she was lying I think it was to move the police along. Although I do think she is sincerely interested in helping

12. Both victims families were reported to Social Services through an anonymous tip and evidence of sexual/child abuse are later discovered. Do you think the anonymous tipper is the killer?
Yes, I do. It is just too suspicious

13. When Hess calls social services he speaks with social worker Henning Loeb who gives him information on Magnus, but lies about finding information about the two girls, Lina and Sofia Sejer-Lassen, after he "sees something he doesn't fully grasp, and that makes him wary." What do you think he saw and why did he lie? Do you think there is a connection here with Rosa who is the Minister for Social Affairs?
I've finished the book and cannot honestly recall what he doesn't fully grasp as this point, and don't want to give away anything. I do think Rosa has more involvement in all of these cases than she is letting on.

14. A few people have speculated that the basement Officer Marius enters in ch. 1 could have been used some sort of abuse, possibly child abuse. Given what we now know do you agree and do you think the killer was possibly a victim?
Yes, I agree the killer has to be a victim. And is seeking revenge on either all victims or they have a personal vendetta.

15. While it's clear Hauge was the one abusing Magnus we don't know for sure if Lassen was the one abusing the girls. Do you think the abuser was Lassen or his wife? (He seemed ready to offer up info on his eldest's broken nose which is the only thing giving me pause.) If the killer is reacting to the abuse, why target the mothers and not the abusers (assuming Lassen is the abuser)? Is Thulin right in speculating that in the killers eyes the mother "ought to have know... didn't react to the report."?
I do think the abuser was the husband. And I think the killer is blaming the mothers for not protecting, caring for or neglecting their children.

Book: The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
Date Read: 11/7/19
Pages: 528
Sin: Lust
Criteria: Cover is Red
Tineye- 83.9%
67.7 % Fire Engine Red (Red)
5.2 % Brick Red (Red)
4.2% Bordeaux (Red)
3.8% Flame Red (Red)
3.0 % Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (Red)

BOTM Read Questions Link: Day 1

Good point Devann, on Audible the book is 7hrs19mins. Looks plenty long enough to me ☺️

Here's what I found:

◈ No graphic novels, cookbooks or poetry. (Sorry.)


◈ No children's books or plays/screenplays less than 25,000 words.ArBookFind is a great site to double check. If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.


Thinking more about it, we go by page numbers . So the word count and poetry thing definitely wouldn't work.

Vicki- that is so weird about The Odyssey !

Vicki wrote: "Mary, that sucks! But at least you discovered that before you read the whole thing. Now you can decide whether or not to finish it. Lol

I read The Odyssey thinking it’s written as a “poem” BUT it..."

Sometimes the word count can help. I forget the exact number you need. But if you meet the word count, I THINK we can use it.
I'll look a bit more.