ClaireB’s Comments (group member since Jul 06, 2014)

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

I'm going to force myself to finally read something. Well forcing is a big word, I'm going to try. Forcing reading is never a good idea. But I'm gonna read Lair of the Lion for MC is a cat shifter.

I'm still in this stupid reasing slump. And it doesn't help that I'm kind of in a stressful situation at work at the moment.
Sorry I couldn't contribute more this week.

Sammy, I admire your capability to just start a 1000 pages book like it's nothing.

Steven wrote: "I'm in such a reading slump."

I feel you Steven. I'm in a weird mood as well. I want to read, but I have no idea what to read, and when I finally decide what to read in the evening, I'm just too tired to begin the book. And repeat the next day. I hate this

Oh yeah, that's right. Thanks for the reminder.
I hope she's having a great time :)

Hey Sammy, I've just finished the 5th in a series for your jackonary. :)

A friend of mine started me on an amazing Chinese drama, and I was just hooked and haven't read much last week. I'll do my best to read a bit more this week.

Suzanne wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Oh gawd don't... don't say it. I can't read Neil Gaiman, don't ruin TJ Klune to me."

Oooh I've always been so embarrassed because I should like Neil Gaiman's books, and I've tried an..."

You're not alone. I've tried to read Neil Gaiman a few times, but there's just something about his writing I just can't deal with. I quite hated the experience, in fact. I decided I wouldn't try anymore.

Happy Birthdayyyyyyy !!!!!

I'm surprised this was one hasn't been taken sooner, lol

I'm going to read for 5th book in a series

Thank you Sammy.
I'll make sure to check out the first page next time :)

I'm gonna have a look to see what I'm in the mood for which also fits one of our Jackonary requirements

Hey Sammy, could you give us a little update for the Jackonary?
What are you still looking for?
thanks

I'm with Laurie on this one. I need chapters as well. It helps me taking breaks when needed ;) And I have a better feeling of where I'm at in the book when there are chapters.

Great job team !

DQ Day 3: Ch. 11-13

11. Do you think the author has been able to give Bess and Alexandra individual voices? Do you like books with multiple points of view?

I think so, yes.
Depends on the book. When it's well established from the beginning I like it fine. I might love a pov more than another but that's fine. What I hate though is when you're used to follow one particular pov and suddenly there's a new one added. That I don't like. It usually throw me out of the story.

12. What do you think ‘Eliza’ and Agnes were talking about in the kitchen? Do you think either Agnes or Maria know that Charlotte came from the Foundling home?

Not sure if they know anything about that.

13. I think that Alexandra will get much worse re her fears of the outside after the mask prank. Do you think her thoughts about ‘Eliza’ will suffer because of it?

I mean, she's already quite perturbed. I don't think she's going to get better soon.

14. Do you believe that Dr Mead was telling the truth about not knowing about what happened to Alexandra’s parents? Why has he lied about who ‘Eliza’ is?

I don't trust Dr Mead, to be frank.

DQ Day 2: Ch. 6-10

6. Were you surprised to find out Daniel had a wife? I personally was super surprised as I originally believed him when he said he was single. What do you think of the way Daniel died?

Not really, no. I kind of expected it to be honest. And I'm not sure about his death though.

7. How do you think Alexandra Callard knew about Bess and her daughter?

Possibly. Not sure.

8. What do you think of the way Alexandra and Charlotte live? Do you think Alexandra keeps Charlotte home to stop her from being recognized or because she is truly scared of the real world?

I think it's a mix of both. She seems really isolated and afraid of the world.

9. "Eliza" has been fired on her first day. What do you think of Alexandra's reasoning for firing her? Do you think part of Alexandra knows that she is Charlotte's real mom?

I don't think she knows. She didn't want to hire het in the first place. She just found the first reason to fire her. She just didn't want anything perturbing the way she organizes her life.

10. Do you think Bess will find a way to still see her daughter? How?

Sure. That's kind of the point of the story, right? She'll find a way

DQ Day 1 - Chapters 1-5

1. How are you liking the writing style ? Are you enjoying the story so far?

The writing style is okay. I appreciate that it's not overly flowery as I feared it would be.
Storywise, it's fine, but I'm not hooked yet.

2. After reading that opening scene, what do you think of the practice of the Hospital taking babies based on a lottery (the coloured balls in the bag) ?

I'm really not a fan of that concept, and I'm appaled at the idea that it really happened.

3. At some point Bess says that "knowing she [Clara] could be anywhere instead of nowhere at all was torture even more exquisite." Implying that not knowing where her child is is worse than knowing she's dead. What's your opinion ? Or would you rather not know ?

I can kind of agree with what she says. Of course loosing a child is terrible, but not knowing if they're gone or not could be even worse in the sense that you are not able to grieve the potential loss properly. There is no closure to be found because you are torn between absolute depaire and deperate hope.

4. What do you make of the child's father, Daniel Callard ? Everyone keeps asking Bess if he's really dead. Do you suspect there's more to Daniel than we've been told so far ?

I have a feeling we haven't heard the last of him.

5. Time for your theories ! Who do you think claimed Clara on the 28th of November 1747, the day after Bess gave up her baby ?

I think the father might be involved somehow. I doubt he's really dead.

Hi Elen, welcome to the team !

Amazing !!!

I would but I'm enjoying my free day too much. Next time, maybe.. Haha

Good luck with that meeting, Sonia. Think about the good stuff you're going to read tonight ;)