Navi’s Comments (group member since Mar 05, 2018)

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

Finished 1984 in the 21st Century - 3 stars!

Navi wrote: "I just read the rules for the Gluttony mini challenge next week. I don't know if I'll be able to contribute much :( I've been reaching for more nonfiction recently and I don't know if I have any bo..."

I can read 'Tis A Memoir and Teacher Man for #2 and #3 if that's okay!

I just read the rules for the Gluttony mini challenge next week. I don't know if I'll be able to contribute much :( I've been reaching for more nonfiction recently and I don't know if I have any books that are part of a series. I will keep looking though!

I hope to finish all of my books on the spreadsheet! Will let you know if anything changes.

I'm also reading the Historical Romance collection (around halfway through)

Hahaha Lexi!!🤣

Oh okay. I just finished Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society and the only letter it works for is W. I hope it's okay that I put it on the spreadsheet!

Why are some of the letters a different colour on the spreadsheet?

Finished Swell: A Waterbiography - 4 stars!

Lol I was wondering what the letters stood for! D’oh!🙈
Updated!

Yay go team!!

I’ll be finishing my book for “Truffle” soon. Also I’m switching out my book for “Exclusive”. I’m using Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves because the author argues that emotions are not exclusive to humans. The thinking process that animals go through is very similar to us. I’ll update the spreadsheet shortly!

@Lexi - I found a longer book for the Truffle prompt (yay!). Sorry about the confusion regarding the other book

Great - thank you!

I switched out my book for "Ascension". I don't feel like reading fiction this week lol!

I chose Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity

How it fits: This book is about "...the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint: that of the people who witnessed their ways of life destroyed by what seemed then a powerful religious cult."

I am taking "rise" to be a synonym of "ascend". Does that work?

Lexi wrote: " Blue?"

That’s a tough one. It’s blue-green to me. Should be okay for blue!

Hahaha Lexi!! The stories are laugh out loud funny. Good job - I’m so impressed 😆👍🏽

Navi wrote: "20% done with Oscar: A Biography and will continue to power through so I can finish it tonight or tomorrow before the deadline"

Not sure if I’ll be able to finish this book on time. I may have to use it for next week’s BINGO challenge. Let me know if you need another name for the story and I can pick up a shorter book!

20% done with Oscar: A Biography and will continue to power through so I can finish it tonight or tomorrow before the deadline

Lexi wrote: "Navi, have you answered 3 sets of questions for the BOM? I only see two plus the set you wrote. Can you answer a third if you have not already?"

Done!

Day 7 DQs - Chpt 114-End


31. When Genz started to torture Rosa, it made me think back to the other murders. It started off with 1 hand, then 2 hands, then 2 hands and a foot. What do you think the significance was of cutting of the victims' hands and feet? It didn't appear that he did the same to his prior victims so why the escalation?

I think it's because Rosa taught Genz how to make the chestnut dolls. I didn't really understand the significance other than that.

32. On that same note, now knowing that the girl was not Thulin in the first chapter, do you still believe the same or have another theory on why Thulin reacted the way she did when she saw the chestnut man at the first crime scene? Was there a valid reason which was not explored, or was it more for dramatic effect?

That's an interesting observation. I think it may have been intuition than anything else. The author might have wanted to distract us.

33. Some of us guessed earlier on but we now know what happened to Kristine. Why do you think Genz kept her alive this entire time? And after what was done to her, why do you think Astrid went along with this plan? Was she of sound mind?

I think she was kept alive because of Astrid's insistence. Genz also probably thought that they would be a companion form Astrid as she was living alone. Astrid definitely had some unresolved issues because of her traumatic past but she still had a sense of humanity compared to her brother.

34. I thought the plot was wrapped up nicely in the end but that last chapter with Linus Bekker was a little ominous. What do you think he will do next? Do you think he'll take over where the Chestnut Man left off?

I thought the ending with Linus was very realistic considering how obsessed he was with the killer. Yes, I do think he will continue. It's a great open-ended ending because the author could continue with another book if he wanted to.

35. With how lengthy this book was, did it keep your attention throughout? Did it end as you expected? How did you rate it?

Yes, it kept my attention. It's been a long time since I've read a thriller and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I gave it 4 stars. I knocked off one star because I like mysteries where the reader can logically come up with who the killer is. I thought Genz was a bit of a random choice.

36. I read that not only is Netflix adapting this novel into a series, but that the author is writing a follow-up novel. Are you interested in reading more by this author? Interested in reading more in this world/series?

I would be interested in reading more from this author and also maybe watching The Killing.