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

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

Yep, the Spider's Trap is 77% green, so that works!

Latest holiday goal added:

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
- Read a book with a turkey or pig on the cover for 10 points! (6 Dec)
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
*New* Read a book with a interjection in the title
- Read a book where the author uses a suffix (Jr, Sr., III)
- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)

Extra info from FAQs on interconnected families:

Based on "book that tells the stories of multiple families, who's lives intersect and connect"

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
*New* Read a book about interconnecting families
- Read a book where the author uses a suffix (Jr, Sr., III)
- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)

Kim's "PLaying with Fire" is shelved as "Up-Next"

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
*New* Read a book where the author uses a suffix (Jr, Sr., III)
- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the ʺtop shelvesʺ of the book) as next-up - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable

Well that new one's pretty easy. Just going with the first goalless book - Becca's "You are Mine"

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
*New* Read a book that has not been a NBRC Book of the Month
- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the ʺtop shelvesʺ of the book) as next-up - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable

Just checked the mod's question area, and someone actually asked the exact same question. and yes, that does count!

Great!

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
- Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book with chains on the cover
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
*New* Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the ʺtop shelvesʺ of the book) as next-up - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
- *New* Read a book where the title starts with the letter G (can ignore A, An, The)
- Read a book with chains on the cover
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book with the phrase ʺchow downʺ in a book
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)

Sherri's Cinder used for "single body part" goal

Finished 12/6
Goal: Biographh

Characters: Anwar, Barack Obama, Nasser, Ammar
Takes place mostly in Yemen
13 chapters

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
- Read a book with chains on the cover
- Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book with the phrase ʺchow downʺ in a book
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
- Read a book with a single body part on the cover

That works!

Yeah, so the holiday goals are different from the other ones, the books have to be started after the goal was posted. I updated the goal post with the date of each of the goals, since that can be hard to keep track of.

The goal was posted about an hour and 45 minutes ago, so that will work if you started the book after that time.

Updated Goals:
10 Point goals:
-Read a book with a green cover for 10 points! (Posted 5 Dec)
- Read a book with the word Santa in the text for 10 points (Posted 4 Dec)
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points (3 Dec)
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points (1 Dec)

Other goals
*New* Read a book with chains on the cover
-Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book with the phrase ʺchow downʺ in a book
- Read a book that is in the ʺBest Historical Mysteryʺ Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
- Read a book with a single body part on the cover

Ashley Bell stars with "The"

Discussion Questions for December 4, 2015
Chapters 6-7

Q11. Once on the carousel ride, Shadow now can see who Wednesday/Odin, Mr. Nancy/Anansi, Mr. Czernobog/Bielebog. Did you see this coming or know these men were gods?
Yeah, mostly from the comments that have already been made here. And enough supernatural-type things were happening that it seemed likely that all the characters had a god alternate identity.

. Wednesday gave a speech about the new gods, did you see the kids that bound Shadow up as the new gods of credit card, freeway, internet, etc. Does this give you an idea of what will come between the old gods and new gods?
It seems like the types of conflicts we've seen already will continue and escalate as the "storm" they've been discussing approaches

Q13. Laura came to save the day for Shadow. Did you see this one coming (lol the guard in the cell alone with his magazine)? Do you think Shadow will find a way to make Laura alive again?
No. I think Laura will eventually be able to let go of this purgatory she's in and actually be able to die, once she's assured that Shadow is safe.

Q14. Should Shadow take Lucille Ball/Technology/new gods offer and switch sides?
They seem to have set it up clearly as good vs. bad so far, so while that may be debatable overall, in the storyline I think he's making the correct choice.

Q15. We are now a little past the quarter of the book. Are you enjoying the book? Is it what you thought it would be? Are you enjoying the humor in the book? Do you like the little side stories between some of the chapters?
I'm curious to see how/if the side stories end up tying into the rest of the narrative. But other than that, I'm really not sure if I like it or not. I think the idea of old vs. new being portrayed as good vs. evil is just a bit overdone and obvious. Technology and advancement doesn't have to be evil.