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

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

Sarah wrote: "Apoorv, I have always wondered about checking out Chuck Palahniuk. What do you think of that author?"


OMG, Sarah ! His book was by far the most bizarre book I read this year.. either I was just not in the right frame of mind while I was reading it or he writes some weird stuff.. I was lost for most part of the book. And I dont mean to say he doesnt write good.. boy, his narration is good, but maybe I just did not choose the best book to start with.

It was just weird.. he laid the novel out in a very absurd way and placing things together became a chore for me after sometime. But honestly, I would say you should try him out.. maybe you will like the absurdities !

Two Ns to go for completing the first spell-out !
WTG team ! :)

Update


Invisible Monsters | Chuck Palahniuk | 12Apr2015 | 297 pages

A : Character (Brandy Alexander)
E : Character (Evie Cottrell)
I : Title

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Wonder | R.J. Palacio | 12Apr2015 | 315 pages

A : Character (August Pullman)
N : Character (Nate Pullman)
O : Character (Olivia Pullman)

Great point, Sarah !
Made the change in our Spreadsheet ! :)

Another good news as we start a new week !

We are in the third place as the most improved team !
This is so cool.. if we keep up our amazing performance, we have a super chance of pushing the envelope to the top ! :D

With the end of Week 3, here is our fantastic progress !
This has been our best week so far.. a whooping 100 more points than last week.

Here are both the spreadsheets for everyone's reference :
Official Spreadsheet
Team Spreadsheet

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Weekly Tally

Total Points : 395
Total Books Read : 29
Total Complete Spell-outs : 2

Sorry my internet was down through the deadline.
Will get the team spreadsheet updated now.

Its been our best week so far.. you guys rock !
Fantastic going.. lets go hit it next week as well ! :)

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Along for the Ride | Sarah Dessen | 11Apr2015 | 383 pages

R : Character (Robert West)
A : Title, Character (Auden West)
N : Character (Maggie Neely)
E : Character (Eli Stock)

A and Y to go to complete the second spell-through ! :)

BTW, amongst the words we have spelled so far, which are the ones that you guys found relatively tough to find ?

I know, most of our books we have read in these past three weeks, we have managed to find more than 2 alphabets nearly each time. But, did you have some alphabets that were just stuck ?

I know that Y can definitely be one of them !

I have no experience as a parent, but isnt it awesome to see the kids really cherish their gifts ? Hope he enjoys all his time in those shoes ! :)

Also, you stay safe with the possible tornado warning.
These tornado's are always lurking around, waiting for a chance to sneak in !

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Slaughterhouse-Five | Kurt Vonnegut | 08Apr2015 | 215 pages

E : Character (Elliot Rosewater)
R : Character (Roland Weary)

Kelly wrote: "So.... how's everyone's week? :P

It's raining like crazy here. Giant lakes being formed all over. I think our backyard may be a swamp for awhile.

My kid has also decided that Captain America is a..."


Kelly, you indeed have one smart chap on your hands. You know what, you should get him one shield. That would be so cool for him ! ;)

Its kinda raining here as well, but not as harsh as it seems to be at your place. And it suddenly got chilly too. Its like the weather went back 3 months to refresh its memories of the winter. :P

Erin wrote: "Finished:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Aww, I love this book ! I read it a year back (27Mar14) and I still regale in its memories. Something in the book stuck with me, dont know what !?
How did you like it, Erin ?

Note : Jumping off planes helps prolonged ability in using ones eyes ! :P

.. and thus we complete the first spell-out !
Hi5 team ! :D

We are looking for a T, E and R to close out the first spell-through !

Update

Starting Week # 3

The Help | Kathryn Stockett | 06Apr2015 | 522 pages

A : Character (Aibileen Clark)
E : Character (Eugenia Phelan)

Well, I know we all are enjoying ourselves with this challenge, and it truly has been fun.

But, these other teams are making it competitive.
The recent update to the team standings show us slumped to the bottom of the barrel. :(

So let us all rejoin our hands and rise like a phoenix.