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

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

Updated goals:

10 point goals:
- Read a book with the word Santa in the text for 10 points
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points

Other goals
*New* Read a book where MC uses puns/jokes all the time
- Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 7 odd numbers
- 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

"Everything, Everything" has Ollie as a character

Updated goals:

10 point goals:
- Read a book with the word Santa in the text for 10 points
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points

Other goals
*New* Read a book where a character's first name starts with the letter O
- Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 7 odd numbers
- 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

Kim's "The Fiery Heart" can work for body part in title

Updated goals:

10 point goals:
- Read a book with the word Santa in the text for 10 points
- Read a book with a Holiday in the title for 10 points
- Read a book with a red cover for 10 points

Other goals:
*New* Read a book with a body part in the title
*New* Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 7 odd numbers
- 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

No problem I can take care of it!

Discussion Questions December 2

Chapters 1-3

1. Why did you decide to read this book? Have you read other books by Neil Gaiman? Did someone recommend it to you?
I haven't read anything else by him yet, but I had heard good things about this book. And it was at the library so easy to pick up for the BOM read. :)

2. In the first chapter we're introduced to some of Shadow's fellow prison inmates - Low Key Lyesmith, the Iceman, and Sam Fetisher. Do you think any of these chracters will play a part in the rest of the book or were they just background flair?
Agree with some of the others. Hadn't thought anything of them until I saw Vicky's comment about Loki.

3. What do you think of Mr. Wednesday? I think I caught a few hints about who he really is - anyone else have an idea?
Definitely think he was in some way responsible for Laura and Robbie's deaths. He knows too much about it, and his ability to find Shadow even when Shadow himself doesn't know where he's going certainly has a mystical hint to it.

4. What are you thoughts on Laura, her infidelity and her return from the dead to protect Shadow? Do you think she is one of Shadow's crazy dreams that he's been getting?
I don't dislike her as much as others seem to. I thought it was an interesting approach to the infidelity issue - she wasn't doing it because she fell in love with him, she stayed emotionally faithful to Shadow, but she needed companionship.

5. There seems to be a lot of interesting things being set up even in these early chapters, what have you found most intriguing in the opening scenes of the book?
I can't quite get my head around how the scene with Bilquis would even look. Did the guy shrink? Or was she like an anaconda swallowing a deer? It's definitely intriguing, curious to see what other crazy things end up happening.

for the new goal

Not just an animal, but a really excited and cute animal.

"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" has 5 chapters in it

For: Read a book which is set by a lake/ocean

- Most of it takes place in Florida, and the proximity to the ocean is a constant subject of discussion

Updated goals

*New* Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 31st of a month
Read a book with a red cover for 10 points! - Becca
Read a book with cookies on the cover for 10 points!
Read a book with a facial feature in the title (Eyes, Lips, Nose, Mouth)
Read a book where a character gets a makeover
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover - Sherri

You can use Heart of Darkness for the 1001 books goal, that's #331

Updated goals

*New* Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the ʺtop shelvesʺ of the book) as creepy - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
Read a book where a character gets a makeover
Read a book which is set in a small town/circus/hospital/farm/
Read a book with a red cover for 10 points! - Becca
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover - Sherri

, written by Vincent Bugliosi, which is #8 on the popular Swedish names list

Updated goals

*New* Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 male names in Sweden according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Sw...)
Read a book where a character gets a makeover
Read a book which is set in a small town/circus/hospital/farm/
Read a book with a red cover for 10 points! - Becca
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover - Sherri

Kim - did "A Living Nightmare" take place at a circus? By the series name it sounds like it might, but the description doesn't say it explicitly

Updated Goals

*New* Read a book that is in the ʺBest Young Adult Realistic Novelsʺ Listopia List - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Read a book where a character gets a makeover
Read a book which is set in a small town/circus/hospital/farm/
Read a book with a red cover for 10 points! - Becca
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover - Sherri

Finished , so hot potato is covered!

Finished 12/2

used for goal: hot potato