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Apr 07, 2024 06:22PM

35559 Adventure Quest - April 2024
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Mar 03, 2024 02:14PM

35559 Adventure Quest - March 2024
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Feb 04, 2024 06:59PM

35559 Adventure Quest - February 2024
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Jan 06, 2024 08:22AM

35559 Adventure Quest - January 2024
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The Local Tavern (9657 new)
Dec 23, 2023 12:40PM

35559 HI Amanda
Welcome - things have quieted down here, but plenty of people are still playing. Ask away if you have questions. I'm a newer player (3 years and still learning as I go) and I'm enjoying it!
Team COUNTRY (917 new)
Dec 17, 2023 08:30AM

35559 So how long does it take you guys to stop tracking letters for the spell-out? :-) As I'm reading/listening and I hear a name think "that'll work for wheel!" Then I have to remind myself it's over :-(
Team COUNTRY (917 new)
Dec 16, 2023 10:00AM

35559 I've finished my last book. Thanks Captains for all your work! I hope everyone has a great holiday season!!
Dec 03, 2023 09:31AM

35559 Adventure Quest - December 2023
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Team COUNTRY (917 new)
Nov 26, 2023 02:17PM

35559 Sammy wrote: "Sandy, could you add a GR read date to Only a crush please?"

Done!
Nov 21, 2023 09:41AM

35559 I'm purchasing a Cat Familiar

**hands over 40 gold**

Thank you!
Team COUNTRY (917 new)
Nov 07, 2023 08:04PM

35559 One of my books I'm currently reading actually has "contrabassoon" in it - shouldn't that count for extra points?? :-)
Nov 05, 2023 06:35AM

35559 Adventure Quest - November 2023
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Nov 03, 2023 09:01PM

35559 I don't think I'm going to be able to finish How to Sell A Haunted House by the deadline - I'm removing it -- it was on an L
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Oct 29, 2023 07:59PM

35559 I have a book set in Toronto and a book set in Austin - I'll add them to the s/s tomorrow
Oct 29, 2023 09:35AM

35559 Adventure Quest - October Part 2
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Team COUNTRY (917 new)
Oct 28, 2023 01:24PM

35559 Thanks for sharing, Sammy - my dad loved Marty Robbins and played this song all the time. Brings back memories!!
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Oct 28, 2023 08:28AM

35559 I'm starting a book set in Nashville. I need a short break from How to Sell a Haunted House! I'll get it on the s/s later today
35559 DQs Day 3; Chapters 16-22

10. Pupkin is,,, alive??? Okay, no big surprise there to be honest, but we did finally get some interesting background info from Louise and Mark's childhood, even if that's not how Louise remembers it. Do you think she really doesn't remember, has simply forgotten, due to trauma or it just having happened way too long ago, or does she remember but chooses not to acknoledge it? Or maybe Mark misremembers himself and it didn't even happen (that way at least)? They were both still very young after all, Mark especially. Is it possible to remember something that happened when you were only two years old?
I'm so confused. I don't know if things are really just creepy or if either or both of the kids are mentally ill.

11. The second perspective adds a new layer, however it only got added halfway through the book. Were you surprised we got Mark's POV at all, and would you have preferred for it to be there from the beginning of the book? Also, has this last section changed your opinion on him in any way? He did save Louise from Pupkin after all....
No, I still don't like either of the siblings.

12. To me, the last chapter feels a bit like a fever dream, definitely like they were on drugs. I personally don't remember which MPGs the book has and don't want to check in case of 'spoilers' now, but do you think there's a possibility the house, our main characters, the puppets, the dolls, Pupkin, everything- isn't actually haunted and none of it is actually happening?? What if it's just a dream (which would be the worst ending ngl), mental problems like Louise wants to believe, or mold in the house that's effecting them like this plus possible drug use from Mark when he was away?
I'm not sure I understand this question. I don't know if the house is really haunted or if either/both of the siblings are mentally ill.

13. I can't help but wonder how the book is gonna end... If Pupkin is indeed an evil puppet come to life I only see one way it can be destroyed - fire. Do you think they'll end up burning down the entire house (although Hill House (in the show at least) wouldn't let itself be burned down either, so who knows if that would work), or will the dolls and puppets take over? What do you predict will happen in the rest of the book?
I have no idea. I am definitely not enjoying this book so far.
35559 DQs Set 2: Chapters 8 - 15

6. Were you expecting those wills? Why do you think both parents were so unfair on the kids?
No, I wasn't expecting this. They each had their favorites.

7. Yikes! killer stuffed squirrels! The first violent haunting here, was it effective?
Very creepy!

8. Despite the various creepy things that Louise has experienced, she's refusing to let her aunt exorcise the house. Would you still be hanging onto rational reasons over accepting family help?
I think Louise doesn't want to believe the house is haunted, and is in denial.

9. We've had more insight into the childhood of Mark and Louise. Does this change your opinion of either of them?
The more I read/listen of them, the more I dislike them both.
35559 DQs Day 1
Ch 1 to Ch 7

1.) What are your first impressions of the family and of Louise and Mark? How pivotal do you think their relationship (or lack thereof) will play in the story.
Aside: I plan to steal and use the phrase "Terminal Assholism" in future. Thank you Hendrix!
Very dysfunctional and immature.

2.) The book is organized into sections following the 5 stages of grief. Does this impact your expectations of the book at all?
I'm listening to the audiobook - didn't realize this at all.

3.) Okay. Life size dolls named after her children. Weird, creepy? Would you be excited to have them as part of your inheritance?
Very weird and creepy. I would absolutely not want this as an inheritance!

4.) Have you ever experienced a family post-death squabble/fight like the one Louise and Mark had in front of the junk clean out guys?
No.

5.) Did anyone else google Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers? If so, were you surprised to find they were a real organization? Has anyone interacted with them before or a similar organization for other religious beliefs?
I didn't realize this was a real group - I've never heard of them before