Nanci’s Comments (group member since Jan 29, 2016)

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

Completion post
Week 2 POTION

Book: The President Is Missing
Author: Bill Clinton
Pages: 513
Date read: 11/1/2018
Letter: P
Bonus: Potion in text on page 303 "brewing potiions in a boiling cauldron inside her gingerbread house,"

Kayla wrote: "Is there a certain letter we are needing more of? I was working on an O but much slower reader than everyone here. Lol i can start a different book."

Hi Kayla,
See Post 206

Vicky, I will be reading Where the Heart Is for letter W. Please add it to the SS. Thanks!

Ok. Thanks

Thanks, Laura!

Do you know, can we use setting for the letters too? I have a book set in Oklahoma that I could read for an O in Cobweb.

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Book: The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
Author: Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil
Pages: 275
Date read: 10/30
Letters:
T or G for title
C or W or E for author's names

Vicky,
Please put me on the SS also for letter N in POTION for the character Nick Young in the book, Crazy Rich Asians

Another question:
Can we start reading our books for next week now, or do we need to wait to start them on Saturday? I was going to get a jump on a few if we're allowed.

Way to get those POTION bonuses, team!

Please add The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After to the planning sheet. I'm going to read it next, since I'm waiting to read the BOM until next week.
It has 275 pages and could work for letters:
C or W or E for author's names

I'll add the completion post when I've finished.

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Book: Cloud Atlas
Author: David Mitchell
Pages: 509
Cobweb in text page 200 "...the cobweb streams, gnarled towers, the unnamed wonders."
Letters:
C-title

Ok, got it, Vicky. I'll wait until next week to read it. Thanks.

Laura wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Cait S wrote: "Everyone see our word for next week is Potion? SO MANY Os!"

Where is that posted? I've looked everywhere and can't find it. I'll start looking for some books that will..."

Thanks for the link and explanation about the points, Laura.

Vicky,
I don't know when you want us to start claiming letters for our next word, POTION, but here are some that will fit that I can read:
1. Letter PWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America (author's FN Paul)
2. Letter P Pride and Prejudice
3. Letter P The President Is Missing
And that's just looking at authors and titles

I see the BOM Crazy, Rich, Asians doesn't start until Nov 4th. It's still ok to read it this week though, right?

Cait S wrote: "Everyone see our word for next week is Potion? SO MANY Os!"

Where is that posted? I've looked everywhere and can't find it. I'll start looking for some books that will work.

Also, how does The Mayor of Halloween Town already have 815 points??! That is just crazy when this game just started!

Cait S wrote: "I haven't, no. A long time ago I heard my favorite author call it "the most pretentious book ever written" and that was enough to convince me I shouldn't haha I hope you enjoy it though! You're awe..."

Ha! I would say your author was spot on with it being pretentious! I'm not minding it too much and it's actually reading pretty fast, thankfully.

Wow! Cloud Atlas is surely a very different book! It's really more of a collection of short stories some of which, so far, end up being tied up back into each other. The vocabulary is probably the most advanced of any book I've read. I started looking up words I didn't know, but then realized I'll never get it read if I keep doing that! Has anyone read it?

Sarah, I updated the SS with your completed book. It has been quiet on this thread.

Hey Kayla,
I'm assuming we'll get our new word each Saturday since we started on a Saturday.

I'm a big library user too. I think my nightstand is about to tip over with all the books I've picked up! I'm hoping some of them will work for our next word.

Two quick read books for me to start the challenge. Now on to my longer read and also to start my BOM reread. Lots to keep me busy!