M’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2014)

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

Book: Hyperion Author: Dan Simmons
Date Read: 7-28-20
Pages: 482
Works for letters:
S Sol Weintraub
L Brawne Lamia
A Melio Arundez
H Title
P Paul Duré
G Meina Gladstone
Tag: none
Tasks:
68 Read a book that won a major literary prize (e.g. Pulitzer / Booker / Nebula. NOT GR Choice) - Hugo Award Best Novel 1990

Book: The Light Between Oceans Author: M.L. Stedman
Date Read: 7-27-20
Pages: 345
Letters:
I Isabel Sherbourne
S Author LN
L Title
H Hannah Roennfeldt
G Lucy / Grace (this character goes by both names)
Tag: Ocean - 8
Tasks:
198 Read a book set in Australia

Book: The Historian Author: Elizabeth Kostova
Date Read: 7-27-20
Pages: 816
Works for letters:
D – MC Dracula
H - Title
Tag: none
Tasks
149 Read a book in the first person point of view

Book: Sepulchre Author: Kate Mosse
Date Read: 7-26-20
Pages: 739
Letters:
I – MC Isolde
S - title
L – MC Leonie
A – MC Anatole
Tag: none
Tasks:
7 Read a book that takes place in two timelines – timeline is 1891 and 2007

Book: Sphere Author: Michael Crichton
Date Read: 7-25-20
Pages: 371
Letters:
S Title
A Harry Adams
N Norman Johnson
H Beth Halpern
Tag: Underwater - 11
Tasks:
2 Read a book with MPG Adventure – MPG 113

Since our spell out is long I mainly picked books between 300-500 pages. I apologize in advance, you are going to be tired of seeing me post things.

Navi wrote: "M wrote: "My last book

Book: The Priory of the Orange Tree Author: Samantha Shannon
Date Read: 7-24-20
Pages: 848..."

I really wanted to like this one. The cover art is stunning. I think it was an issue of being over hyped and my expectations were set pretty high. It was good but not what I expected.

My last book

Book: The Priory of the Orange Tree Author: Samantha Shannon
Date Read: 7-24-20
Pages: 848
Letters:
E – MC Ead Duryan
S – Author FN/LN
Tag: none
Tasks:
120 Read a book recommended by someone in your team - Navi

Book: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson
Date Read: 7-23-20
Pages: 880
Works for letters:
E – MC Einstein
X – MC Ivy Xiao
R – Rufus MacQuarie
C – MC Camila
I – MC Ivy Xiao
S – Title
Tag: none
Tasks
141 Read a book with MPG Science Fiction – MPG 2'680

I am almost finished with Seveneves and it will be posted this afternoon. I should finish The Priory of the Orange Tree by tomorrow morning.

Book: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Author: Ken Kesey
Date Read: 7-22-20
Pages: 336
Works for letters:
R - MC Nurse Ratched
C - MC Charles Cheswick
S – MC James "Jim" Sefelt
Tag: none
Tasks
181 Read a book with a six word title

Joy wrote: "How did you like Watership Down, M?

I don't have any X books, but I'm hoping to finish one I book before the deadline."

I love Watership Down. I read it quite a few times when I was younger and regularly watch the movie.

Book: Watership Down Author: Richard Adams
Date Read: 7-22-20
Pages: 656
Works for letters:
E - El-Ahrairah
R – Author first name
S - Silver
Tag: none
Tasks
95 Read a book written from an unusual point of view (e.g. animal / mineral) Told from the point of view of rabbits

Book: Wolf Winter Author: Cecilia Ekbäck
Date Read: 7-21-20
Pages: 432
Letters:
E – Author last name
Tag: none
Tasks:
58 Read a book with a winter scene on the cover

Melissa wrote: "M wrote: "I did it! I went to a park yesterday, sat in the sun and finished this chonk. I was a little depressed that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.

Book: [book:Under the Dome|1715..."


I like my big books. My mum gave me a pillow for yule that says" I like big books and I cannot lie"

I did it! I went to a park yesterday, sat in the sun and finished this chonk. I was a little depressed that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.

Book: Under the Dome Author: Stephen King
Pages: 1'074
Date Read: 7-20-20
Tag: none
Letters:
E - MC Eric "Rusty" Everett
R – MC James Rennie
C – MC Carter Thibodeau
S – Author First name
Tasks:
179 Read a book with a three word title

Melissa wrote: "M wrote: "Book: Middlemarch Author: George Eliot
Pages: 904
Date Read: 7-19-20
Tag: none
Letters:
E - author last name
R - MC Rosamond Vincy
C..."

Personally I liked it. Try it out

Book: Middlemarch Author: George Eliot
Pages: 904
Date Read: 7-19-20
Tag: none
Letters:
E - author last name
R - MC Rosamond Vincy
C - MC Caleb Garth
Tasks:
172 Read a book set in the British Isles

Laura wrote: "First and last initials of characters, authors
titles, series names, narrator if applicable but no location does not work for this challenge"

Also the first and last name of the translator if it is a translated work

On deck for this weekend is Under the Dome and I need to prepare myself to read this The Cuckoo's Calling. Sigh will be posting sometime next week