Chava’s Comments (group member since Dec 19, 2013)

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

Finished Day 15 and I'm about to add it to the read thread

Everything I Never Told You BOM for Dec. finished

Eragon can be read in boxed set

I've finished Eragon and added it to the read books

509p
No current goals

This is where I leave you has a rd trip in it. I read that recently, its on my shelf, not sure if its been used

Kazen wrote: "Can I just say how much I love that a bunch of us are on the same side of the world? I'm used to discussions dying out when the US goes to sleep but I get to enjoy your company into the evening. Yo..."

Yes and I love that we're all from different parts of the world, seriously love this group!!

Nicole wrote: "Oh, if only the moon counted as a planet, then we could use Marissa Meyer's Winter."

The moon is perhaps not a planet, but it's at least not on earth and it is outer space.... It never hurts to ask, they might actually say yes!

Karen wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "What do we all think of the new improved Goodreads with the blue text? It does seem clearer."

I didn't mind it, until I spent a good half an hour on the site working o..."

I wear glasses, I can read this without them :)

Nicole wrote: "Chava wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "What do we all think of the new improved Goodreads with the blue text? It does seem clearer."

Yeah and a new font. I really like it"

I'm also a fan. God..."

My mother used to say that readers have better language and know more interesting words usually. Well, I guess they are using their power for evil here! :)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "What do we all think of the new improved Goodreads with the blue text? It does seem clearer."

Yeah and a new font. I really like it

Chapters 7-8 Pages 158-216
25. Nath and Lydia seem to be very close up until a bit before her death. How much of the fact that Nath was going off to college do you think impacted what happened to Lydia?
I dont think that impacted at all. I think what made the biggest impact is the pressure from both her parents, their high expectations that she is unable to meet.

26. I've often joked when our eldest does something ridiculous that "Oh well, this one's ruined, we'll try again with the next." However, the Lee's seem to have actually taken that to heart. Why do you think it was Lydia that they focused on?
I think the mum focused on Lydia as the first girl and she wanted Lydia to live the life she never had. I think dad saw potential in Lydia, because she had blue eyes and therefore might be the least Chinese looking, something he has resented for most of his life.

27. Do you think Lydia mentioned she was failing at physics just to put attention back on herself? Does she hate and crave the attention?
No I think she had to, because she needed her mum to sign the test form confirming she knew of the failed mark. I think she was bursting to tell after she'd kept holding it off for so long

28. The affair has been found out! Or at least very strongly confirmed. What do you think the fallout will be?
Yeah, the whole family knows. I think that's another reason why Marilyn has been pulling away from him and has become more offensive about James being Chinese in her expressions. I think there will be a big blow up coming. I hope Nath will still go to Harvard though, it sounds like he really needs to get out of there! I feel for Hannah who is so invisible in this family, even the story doesn't cover much about her :(

29. Thoughts on Jack? Thoughts on what really happened?
Jack is your ultimate fringe guy in high school, not really belonging anywhere, like Lydia. I still don't think he had anything to do with Lydia's death. Maybe he tried to teach her to swim? I still lean towards thinking Lydia committed suicide though

Karen wrote: ":) Nice

I took the opportunity while the baby was asleep to use the boon for The High Priestess

New goal
Read a book with a word repeated in the title
Used: The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His ..."

Glad my mindfulness book was able to be used for a goal LOL, never expected that to happen!!

Kazen wrote: "Chava wrote: "My husband saw that I'd read 59 books (it's up to 60 soon) this year. He was like, well you could have used all that time to clean the house....sigh "

Maybe point out to him that if ..."

That last sentence "you do. I just don't waste mine" is perfect!! Yes, I get the "you must be so busy with 4 littlies and how do you manage to read so much?" The thing is, I find pockets of time in which I read. I don't read as fast and as much as most in this group though, but I do my best :)

cool. I am going to read Chaimkel the Dreamer about a rabbi (enough for a religious theme?) who becomes a bookseller of a Jewish bookstore and his son dreaming up solutions to his family's problems. It's a nice short children's story (157p), so hopefully I have a slow week at work next week and I can get through it before xmas :) I'm choosing it, because my son is called Chaim like the boy in the story :)

Karen wrote: "Provided the tag is correct Ora! Looks like Chava has one ready to go though :)"

Yes I do, but Ora typed and posted it quicker, so it's up to Ora who takes it, I think :)

Karen wrote: "

You open the little door to reveal....

                              Read a book that has a religious theme for 10 points!"

I can do this one after I've finished my BOM

Karen wrote: "teehee
So true. I like it when I meet someone and they tell me how they are such a "massive reader" because they read a book a month.
I'm like... hmmm.. have you ever heard of Goodreads...? lol..."

My husband saw that I'd read 59 books (it's up to 60 soon) this year. He was like, well you could have used all that time to clean the house....sigh

Kazen, my husband is English, we have almost as many different types of tea as I have books :)

Karen wrote: "956 and a spreadsheet? That sounds hard core! :o

Any happen to have "The High Priestess" in them?"

Nope :( Sorry. Someone here gave me the idea to start a spreadsheet. It took me quite some time to complete it as you can imagine :)

Yes I was rather embarassed when I looked at it. I have collected quite a lot of ebooks. Oh that's right, these are just the ebooks, I have 4 book cases (I kid you not!!) of actual physical books :). I am known as the resource and book queen at work :)