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

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

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I'm in!
Serious reader challenge for 2017
Level 1: Books 1-100
Level 1 start: January 1, 2017
Level 1 finish:

1. Small Great Things-January 6 ★★★★★
2. Stella Bain-January 8 ★★★★
3. Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer-January 9 ★★★
4.Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?-January 8 ★★★★
5.Infinite Kill-January 9 ★
6.Lilac Girls-January 12 ★★★★★
7.The Last Child-January 16 ★★★
8.All He Ever Wanted-January 20 ★★★★
9.Young Elizabeth: The Making of the Queen-January 27
10.Finding Jake-January 28 (reread) ★★★★
11.In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox-February 1 ★★★
12.Rebecca-February 2 ★★★★
13.Songs of the Humpback Whale-February 5★★
14.Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer-February 6★★★★
15.Our Souls at Night-February 6★★★★★
16.The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry-February 9★★★★
17.The Remains of the Day-February 11★★★★★
18.House Rules-February 15★★★★
19.Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy-February 16★★
20.Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster-February 19★★★★
21.Now I See You: A Memoir-February 22★★★★
22.Valley of the Moon-February 22★★★★★
23.Number the Stars-February 24★★★★
24.The Perks of Being A Wallflower★★★
25.A Pale View of Hills-February 26★★★★
26.The Big Sleep-February 28★★★★
27.Home Is Where the Heart Is-February 28★★
28.The Sleepwalker-March 3★★★★
29.The Armor of God - Bible Study Book-March 4★★★★★
30.The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry-March 4★★★★
31.The Pink Suit-March 6★★★
32.The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change-March 9★★★★
33.This Boy's Life-March 15★★
34.The Scent of Pine-March 15★★
35.The Dinner-March 16★★
36.Confessions of a Shopaholic-March 20★★★
37.Plain Truth-March 22★★★★
38.The Hunger Games-March 24★★★
39.The Pocket Wife-March 26★★★
40.The Prize: Who's in Charge of America's Schools?-March 27★★★
41.The Sunlight Pilgrims-March 30★★★
42.The Boston Girl-March 31★★★★
43.The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon-April 2★★★★★
44.Whistling Past the Graveyard-April 4★★★★
45.This Year It Will Be Different-April 6★★★
46.The Whole Town's Talking-April 12★★
47.Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind-April 14★★★
48.Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge-April 15★★★★★
49.Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things-April 15★★★
50.Vinegar Girl-April 19★★★★
51.From Doon With Death-April 19★★
52.Commonwealth-April 20★★★
53.Girl at War-April 25★★★★
54.The Last American Man-April 27★★
55.The Girl Before-April 29★★★
56.$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America-April 30★★★★
57.Ordinary Grace-May 2★★★★★
58.Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness-May 4★
59.My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry-May 7★★★
60.Time Trials-May 11★★
61.The Last Queen-May 11★★★
62.All the Missing Girls-May 27★★★★
63.Building Celebration House-May 30★★★
64.You-June 4★★★★
65.I've Got Sand In All the Wrong Places-June 8★★★
66.A Man Called Ove-June 8★★★★
67.Behind Closed Doors-June 9★★★★★
68.In the Sanctuary of Outcasts-July 29★★★
69.Saints for All Occasions-June 14★★★★
70.Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace-June 15★★
71.A Gentleman in Moscow-June 24★★★
72.New Boy-June 24★★★★
73.The Night the Lights Went Out-June 26★★★
74.Looking for Me-June 26★★★
75.Ghost Boy-July 9★★★★
76.The Gunslinger-July 15★★
77.The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane-July 24★★★★
78.When She Woke-July 28★★★★
79.Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him-Aug 3★★★★
80.A Dog's Way Home-Aug 7★★★
81.Anne of Green Gables-January 3★★★★★
82.For Whom the Bell Tolls-May 6★★
83.One Perfect Lie-Aug 11★★★
84.The Women in the Castle-Aug 23★★★★
85.Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis-Aug 29★★★★
86.The Mountain Between Us-Sept 2★★★
87.Crazy Rich Asians-Sept 8★★★
88.Yellow Crocus-Sept 10★★★★
89.In a Sunburned Country-Sept 15★★★★
90.Anything Is Possible-Sept 22★★★
91.The True Story of Hansel and Gretel-Sept 24★★★★
92.The Beach House★★★-Sept 30
93.Good as Gone★★★★-Oct 2
94.If The Creek Don't Rise★★★★★-Oct 8
95.Before We Were Yours★★★★1/2-Oct 16
96.The Catcher in the Rye★★-Oct 18
97.The Breakdown★★★★-Oct 23
98.Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios★★★-Oct 27
99.Watch Me Disappear★★★★-Oct 31
100.The Life We Bury★★★★-Nov 1

Merry Christmas former teamies!

I am currently reading The Wonder. I like it so far. I've still been reading a lot catching up on books that I wanted to read during WOBBLE. A really cool event happened for me the other day. My RL book group got to have lunch and meet with author John Hart for over 3 hours! Just the six of us! It was amazing. Such a nice down to earth guy. He doesn't really meet with book groups, but agreed to meet with us as someone in my book group has a mutual friend. This guy hangs out monthly with John Grisholm and David Balducci since they're all in the same area of Charlottesville, VA. While their genre is not my favorite it was still really cool to get to talk to a NY Times best seller about his writing process, etc. I thought his most recent book, Redemption Road was actually pretty good. If you like murder, mystery you might want to check him out.

Hi Charlie and team! That is so sweet, Charlie. Hope you're adjusting to your new home. Moving can be very stressful. I miss our daily communication too. They should have a support group after these long challenges end! ;). I did a buddy read with two others and we're going to start a new book soon, but it's. it the same as our group. Merry Christmas and Happy Channaka to all!

I've had The Ghost at the Table on my TBR list for a long time. You'll have to let me know how you like it.

Laura wrote: "Congratulations Nanci!!"
Thanks!

At one point, towards the end, we were in 16th place, but not sure of our final place.

I just completed my 100th book for the year! My goal was 75 and last year I read 60, so I'm very excited. I know I owe it in large part to the WOBBLE challenge. I was flying through the books some weeks trying to help the team as much as I could. It's been nice to slow down some and now no more pressure to make it to 100. :)

Margaret wrote: "Buddy reads are so fun especially if you have a group of readers that love to discuss not only the book but life and the world. I have done a buddy read with a group with one of my favorite books, ..."

Eew, I wouldn't like to pick a book apart either, Margaret. Some constructive criticism would be ok, but I'm hoping to talk about the parts we liked...especially since it's humor. Yes, it will be fun to get to know some more online "friends".

Laura wrote: "Nanci wrote: "That's a shame that you missed out on your book discussion, Lauri. Hope you get some more good books to read at the library! I started a buddy read yesterday on[book:Furiously Happy: ..."

Thanks, Laura!

That's a shame that you missed out on your book discussion, Lauri. Hope you get some more good books to read at the library! I started a buddy read yesterday onFuriously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. I've never done a Buddy Read before, so looking forward to it!

I'm catching up on some of my non-fiction. Currently I'm readingMoonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.

Lauri, I think your goal is terrific!

I agree with Maritza. He was not my choice, but I believe as citizens of the United States it is our duty to stand together united in love for our country. I believe at this time, more than ever, we must show love and respect to one another regardless of our political beliefs.

For the Goodreads Awards, I'm hoping Glory Over Everything wins for historical fiction. My favorite book this year!

Thanks to all who helped with WOBBLE. It was a lot of fun!

Yay for you, Maritza on your new healthy routine! I'm glad you're feeling more motivated. Smart not to focus on the numbers on the scale. Those numbers will lessen in time. The important thing is to enjoy the movement. Walking is still one of the best activities a person can do. Sounds like you've got that down!!

I agree with Margaret. Bittersweet indeed. Thanks for some great recommendations, teamies and another shout out for Captain Laura, who kept us straight especially during this last game. Hope to see your names on future challenges!

What are some other challenges that you all have participated in and enjoyed? I've only done UNO, Around the World, Battleship, and of course WOBBLE. I want a break for a month or so, but then would be interested in another group challenge.

Woo Hoo! Less than one day! Bittersweet...ready for the challenge to end, but I'll miss you, team!

Laura wrote: "We can exchange it for gold. Having remaining gold is worth points!"

Oh Yay! I was sad that I wasn't contributing any more. I'll try to get one more book read before the deadline.