Karen D’s Comments (group member since Aug 25, 2015)

Karen D’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Just got my copy from the library!

Day 1 questions:

1. My first thought was of Joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat, but that wasn't really all that magical.

2. It was a bit confusing at first but hopefully will make more sense soon. I was mostly confused by his jump within grey London since I assumed he'd gone to another london.

3. I really don't know what to think, don't know enough about this world yet.

4. I'm curious how he can tell the difference between the two at first glance. Is it just that he's dealt with them long enough that they give themselves away? I wonder if he'll get tricked by one at some point.

5. So far it's easy to read and has a hint of mystery. I'm enjoying it but not completely engrossed just yet.

Finished 1/3

35 chapters
Characters: Alice, Eleanor, Sadie, Bertie, Theo, Ben, Deborah, Anthony
Takes place in England (London and Cornwall), alternates between 1911-ish, 1930s, 1940s and 2000s

P - Pilgrims (read by Kim)
H - Heart of Atlantis (read by Kim)
Y - Yuki in Teardrop (read by Michelle)
S - The Summer of Good Intentions (read by Kim)
I - Invisible Monsters (read by JK)
O - Off Season (read by Kim)
L - Las Vegas Noir (read by Kim)
O - Orfeo (read by Karen)
G - Nora Grey in Silence (read by Kim)
Y - Yarbleck in Guardians of the West (read by Kim)

The King has a character named Xcor! so we can fill out Sixth:

S - Shallow Graves (read by Kim)
I - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (read by Michelle)
X - The King (read by Kim)
T - To the Stars (read by Becca)
H - Huge (read by Kim)

No luck, I found a couple that had 6 even numbers, but none with 7

Ok, I can pick up from there!

Updated Goals
*New* Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 7 even numbers
-Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"
- Read a book with an orange cover
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number

- statue of liberty, that's definitely a famous landmark

Updated Goals
*New*Read a book with a famous landmark on the cover
-Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"
- Read a book with an orange cover
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number

Kme_17 wrote: " might work for *New*Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a cold/frozen country/world"

Definitely! The GR page describes it as a kingdom of ice and snow, that sounds perfect.

Ooh this sounds like fun!

I checked our December books and we have one 100 point book (Outlander) and three 80 point books (The Dragon Writers Collection, Belgarath the Sorcerer, Brief History of Seven Killings), so we should reserve those for the double points. After those 4, there's a whole bunch of 60 point books.

Ashley wrote: "I think you should read the others first to get the most satisfaction from it. Plus it would probably make more sense if you read them in order. Also if you plan to read the whole series, the books..."

Thanks Ashley! That makes sense, and that's really helpful. I'll skip that BOM then !

For those who have read the Lunar Chronicles, are those important to read in order? I haven't read any of them but book #4 is in January's BOM, and I wasn't sure if it would make sense if I try to read it or I should wait until I've read the others.

Thanks!

Read 12/30

Characters: Maggie, Jess, Virginia, Arthur, Grace
Takes place in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
37 chapters

Reed wrote: "I just received five "Art of" books for the Marvel films but I didn't know if you can use that type of book for this challenge. They are pretty big volumes with both art and behind the scenes expla..."

Ok, not a great answer on this. They asked if there was anywhere to find a word count on the book, to show if it really has enough text to qualify. (25,000 words is the minimum needed for children's books, so probably what would be needed for this as well)

Reed wrote: "I just received five "Art of" books for the Marvel films but I didn't know if you can use that type of book for this challenge. They are pretty big volumes with both art and behind the scenes expla..."

Hm, I'm not sure. The rules say that graphic novels aren't allowed, but it sounds like this would have plenty of text as well, and isn't the same thing as a graphic novel. I'll check with the mods.

Kme_17 wrote: "okay sorry : )"

No need to apologize! :)

Kme_17 wrote: "would be orange enough for orange cover"

No, that only shows about 15% orange

I'll check, hopefully that works!

Updated Goals
*New* Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as russian - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
*New* Read a book with an orange cover
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number
- Read a book that has a number in the title with a series number one higher than that number
- Read a book with a cemetery on the cov