Apoorv ’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2014)

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

I am reading the 800 page book, but I am trying to get done with a couple of BOMs and BRs, before the end of the month. I will continue with it after that.

To that point, more biggies wouldn't hurt. It is just more points for us, and hell, we need more points, if anything!

Awesome sauce! Let me know, if you need a hand! :)

Christina wrote: "you know what would be helpful? ... how many of you took part in the uno challenge? did any of your teams had this tracking table that updated automatically when a new book was filled in, so you kn..."

I can help you with creating those formulas, if that works!

Here are a bunch of books that I found on a quick GoodReads search, which have a scale on the cover:

I've got a bunch of BRs and BOMs to finish, but if no one gets to it, I can look for the scale book.

June
Completion Post

Book Read: A Thousand Pieces of You | Claudia Gray
Date Completed: 23-Jun-2018
Pages: 368
Buddy Read: Discussion Post (Initial)
Points: 40+30 = 70
Challenge Shelf updated

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Spells:

A: Character A - Alexander
B: Character B - Beck, Theo
C: Character C - Caine, Marguerite
F: Series F - Firebird
G: Author G
H: Character H - Henry Caine
J: Character J - Josie
K: Character K - Kovalenka, Sophia
M: Character M - Marguerite Caine
P: Character P - Paul Markoff
R: Character R - Ramola
S: Character S - Sophia Kovalenka
T: Title T
V: Character V - Vladimir
W: Character W - Wyatt Connley

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Classes:

Transfiguration: Cover - Skyline

Ashley wrote: "I'm listening to the audio book and the fake British accent is distracting me in some parts (it's so bad!)"."

When you get there, please tell me there is a fake (view spoiler)[Russian and French (hide spoiler)] accent as well, performed by Tavia Gilbert. :P

Team Gilderoy Lockhart
Chapters 1 - 9

The premise is certainly intriguing, and so far, I am hooked. I want to know more and the book has potential to take me there - so yaaay!

My first thoughts after starting the book, went to Dark Matter, strictly for its universe-jumping. That book was a brilliant take on the subject and the science played perfect foil to the dramatic narrative. So far, this book seems to exhibit promise as well.

I like the drama of Marguerite and Theo (view spoiler)[setting out to find Paul in completely different universes, unsure of which one it would be. There is some nice tension in that thought. So, the first jump to London, while not very fancy, certainly is an interesting start. (hide spoiler)]

But as much as the idea impresses me, the characters still have to make a mark, Marguerite doesn't really appeal to me as much yet, purely because I have a nagging sensation that she is going to turn into this addled teenager (view spoiler)[torn for love between Paul and Theo as we proceed. (hide spoiler)]
Theo, on the other hand, seems interesting. He has a certain known annonymity about him, that makes it intriguing. Paul, ofcourse, is the unknown personality, so there certainly is an air of excitement about him.

But, based on what happened at the end of the (view spoiler)[jump FROM London to the next universe, I am not sure who is really guilty. Why would Paul hint at Theo before jumping to the next universe? Is Theo the criminal? But then why is Paul jumping universes? (hide spoiler)].

Emily wrote: "I am going to to do His Inked Bride: Black Aces MC 823 pages, starting now"

Cool! I did start my 800 page book yesterday, which I will still continue and we can use that for something else later.

June
Completion Post

Book Read: The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared | Jonas Jonasson
Date Completed: 17-Jun-2018
Pages: 384
Buddy Read: Discussion Post (Initial)
Points: 40+30 = 70
Challenge Shelf updated

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Spells:

A: Character A - Alan Karlson
B: Character B - Benny Ljungberg
C: Character C - Charles de Gaulle
E: Character E - Esteban
F: Character F - Francisco Franco
G: Character G- Gunilla Björklund
H: Title H
J: Author J
K: Character K - Karlson, Alan
L: Character L - Lyndon B. Johnson
M: Character M - Mao Zedong
N: Character N - Nixon, Richard
O: Character O - Oppenheimer, Robert
Q: Character Q - Qing, Jiang
R: Character R - Robert Oppenheimer
S: Character S - Soong Mei-ling
T: Character T - Truman, Harry
W: Character W - Winston Churchill
Y: Character Y - Yuri Borisovich Papov
Z: Character Z - Zedong, Mao

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Classes:

Potion: Brew the Potion - Carrot Orange (Orange) - 53.6%

Christina wrote: "Team Sprout used ghost and exorcism for DADA so I guess it works ;)"

Lovely! I am totally going to go search for Exorcism books till the time the captains take a final call on this.

Quickly double-checking on the 800-900 page book, is Emily still on it? I was about to start it, but I can swap it to something else, if she is reading it.

Cheering charm - We can have a book with a smiling and a frowning person on cover.

For the last option on DADA, if anything, can we use Ghost and Exorcism? If yes, there should be enough books to cover that.

Team Gilderoy Lockhart
Chapters 8 - 14

Now, to be honest, these chapters were a little dry to me. A lot happened, sure; but somewhere I am slightly frowning at the double story line - Allan of today, and of multiple decades ago.

Allan of today and his crazy (view spoiler)[on-the-run badass antics with his troop is absolutely fun. Its wacky and in many ways, over the top - but its fun! I love the whole scene when they came onto Gunnila's doorstep and the craziness of the whole elephant scene with Bucket. I laughed out loud for sure. (hide spoiler)] Tina, I love that you have toilet humour, and this part of the story would certainly make you laugh.

My concern at this stage of the book is with (view spoiler)[the historical Allan, I have to admit that whatever he did back then, is a great segway into how he easily does what he does at 100; but all the incidences seems a stretch too much. So much so, that I hardly trust the proceedings. More so when you drop in a big political name every other page, I am more inclined in looking at the happenings with a microscope and suspicion, (hide spoiler)]

So, am I a little disappointed? Maaaaaaybe! It certainly started off as a 4-star book; midway through, it is looking more like a 3-starer. Let's hope things kick back up and the craziness quotient sky-rockets!

Christina wrote: "(God, it's so hard not being captain when you're already so used to it lol) ."

LOL! I hear you, gurl! I miss the spreadsheets. :P
Good thing I have another challenge going on, which I get to quench my spreadsheet thirst. :P

JanEyre9 wrote: "I think I might have a thing for Swedish books written about old people. A Man Called Ove and The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules were really enjoyable - I'm hoping this one joins the club! ."

I LOVED LOVED LOVED A Man Called Ove. If The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is anything like that, then I'm adding that to my list ASAP. :=)

Paula wrote: "I have these books with girls without glasses:
this one even has the drink haha, but the face isn't complete, can we check?

[bookcover:Being Jazz: My Lif..."

OMG! You are awesome, Paula!
I was literally staring at the Jazz Jennings book, and didn't even realize that it works! :P

If you are good to do that one, awesome!
If not, I can jump onto that.

Let's go back to where we were 2 weeks ago - I hate the last spot! :'(

Team Gilderoy Lockhart
Chapters 1 - 7

First of all, what a wonderful book title! Call me crazy, but I would totally read this book, just because the title is so unconventional and wacky! I have never been able to decide what I like more, authors who are able to succinctly tell their whole story with just a one or two-word title, or someone like Jonas Jonasson, with this book, literal a title as it can be! What do you guys think?

Plus, there is something about these Swedish authors and long book titles, be it Fredrick Bachman with his My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry or Steig Larrson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Jonas himself with The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden. Sort of fun, if you ask me! :)

Okay! Back to the book.
So far, this has certainly been as wacky as I was expecting it to be. Allan Karlson, our sprightly centurion, is quite the character, to say the least. (view spoiler)[I loved how the author made his escape from the old-age home, both simplistic to essentially tell us that it was literally just that for Allan - a jump from a window, and equally phantasmagorical, for it is crazy! (hide spoiler)]

As soon as I started with the book, my first thought went to A Man Called Ove, although Allan doesn't seem as much a curmudgeon as Ove was. (view spoiler)[And that is sort of where I am having a little bit of a hiccup with the narrative. Things just tend to happen very smoothly for Allan, which seems a little contrived. But, I'll play along for now. (hide spoiler)]

Oh! We are waiting on a book for man with no clothes on?. How did I miss it? Right up my alley! :P :P

*goes searching his book stash* :D ;=)

I plan on reading for the BOM (as soon as I get it from the library), we can pair it with a book with a girl without glasses, and be done with the Summoning Charm.

ETA: Can we use a boy instead? I can totally read , if it works.

Will be joining in for this!
Team Gilderoy Lockhart