Keli’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2016)

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

Slight change of plan. I just can’t do What Is the What right now. It’s not bad, just not as engaging as I had hoped.
I am loving the People of the Book. I will have to read some more Geraldine Brooks. Her way of writing is so easy and engaging.
I’m behind on With the Old Breed. That is down to too much playing on my phone. But also because, like What is the What, it’s just a little dry. So trying to read those two at the same time was putting me to sleep. But I will finish that one. I’ll read a fun book for my final one before the end of the round.

Thank you, Fiona.

Andy wrote: "just a note - finished my Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland") book
would not have considered it, except for the challenge

it is excellent, YA so maybe shies away from some harsher reality, but great sense..."

Go random books from Eswatini! Because of the book I read for this country, my family now does a movie tag night every Sunday. We pick a film with an actor or director from the previous film. We have watched a good range. Though Joel Edgerton appears in many. That man is in a lot of films!

I had thought I made an entry for One Dark Window. I went to enter my completed info but couldn’t find it. So, genius that I am thought I would search for it and just ended up deleting my name on all books. It says I’ve read zero. Sorry. Can someone read my name to the ones I completed please? I will now addd One Dark Window.

Also, our movie club movie was a real delight and it fits with pride month. It was my husband’s pick of a film no one in our club has seen. It’s called Unicorns, it’s about a mechanic and a drag queen. I highly recommend. There are some clunky bits but overall a touching and well told story.

Enjoy your hols, Melindam!

17th seems so close! I have been such a busy bee lately. Yesterday, was so full and today was too. Movie club, book club, pt sessions, several nail client's appts, dentist, masseuse, laser, witchy nights, plus my 9-5 and hanging out with family. It’s hard to fit it all in.
The coming week is looking much the same except Tuesday and Wednesday. So I will dedicate those to reading my physical books.
I’m currently at 4 books read. And I can safely say I will meet my 8 book target.
I have 27 mins left of One Dark window. So that will be done tomorrow. I’ll carry on with What is the What. I have 20 hrs of that left, it might be finished by Wednesday.
My Palau book has to be finished by the 14th as it has to go back to the library.
Then I will start my Bosnia book, which I have in both audio and paperback. So I will have no reason not to have that knocked out for in a couple days.
If there’s any time left, I will squeeze in a shorter book. My two remaining books will have to be carried over to the next round.

Perdition might work for believe in myth or entity. One of the characters claims to be the Handmaiden of Death and her followers are fanatics who appear to believe her, sort of sacrificing themselves to her ideology.

I’ve also started With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa a non-fiction, but it won’t be complete for a few days.

I just finished Perdition. Not sure it works for any of the current tasks. I have listed some letters to add, but not sure what more I can contribute for tasks.

Melindam wrote: "Emily Henry is one of those authors I feel I should try .... eventually, but when checking out her books I have this strange feeling of disinterest. 🤷‍♀️"

Same.

pont l'évêque is delicious. I highly recommend

Andy wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Pont l'Évêque has a yellow-y rind that smells strongly of hay and a barn and is smooth to the touch. It has a soft and creamy center, which is dotted with small pockets o..."

😂😂😂

Melindam wrote: "Keli,

could you please put your Demon Hunting book on your shelf, please?

Thank you. :))"

Done. I had to leave off work first.

Melindam wrote: "Thank you, Keli."

Of course. If it’s still available when I’m done, I’ll fill it in.

I’m about to finish Demon hunting in Dixie and GR says, “DEMON HUNTING IN DIXIE, a paranormal romance, is her debut novel.” It will be done in an hour.

I love it. Thanks to TT a lot of random country books about to be knocked off tbrs.

I’ll have perdition done by tomorrow evening. And Demon Hunting in Dixie by weds or thurs.

I hope you had a fab party celebrating your mom, Sophie.

Added Karen Rose to my tbr. I read the first in death book. I can remember it for good reasons mostly, which is always a good sign in a series for me. I just think because of how many there I feel overwhelmed looking at the thought of continuing.

I’ve just started What Is the What, the author is listed as Dave Eggers, but in the preface we’re told that the story was verbally told to Eggers who then wrote it out. It is called a fictionalised autobiography of Valentino Achek Deng. I’m not sure what rules apply to it. Will this count for South Sudan, where Deng is from? As it is the story of his fleeing the war, I’m not sure enough will actually be set in South Sudan.