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@Plethora -- I read a YA book on purpose for my sprint choice. Big print, generous white space -- all about turning those pages :-)
Leckie, Ann - Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) - Informal Buddy Read, Start Date July ??, 2016
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Jul 14, 2016 04:25PM
I loved this book -- I read it a year ago and just had to reread it for a book club. I think there is a lot of stuff going on in it, and some of it was confusing to me the first time through, so I think it is really worth rereading.Here are some things our book club talked about (no spoilers!):
The pronoun thing -- some people found it incredibly distracting. Does it make a huge difference to default to "she" all the time? So much so that the narrator absentmindedly use the feminine pronoun even if she knosw the person is actually male? I found that I soon thought of everyone as androgynous -- even though Breq tells you her gender and that of the person she rescues in the snow, I forgot them within a few pages.
I liked how it made me think about what it means to be a person, to be human. (view spoiler)
Another thing I kept thinking about as I read it was where the title of the book came from; well, more how many places it came from. I liked the layers of that.
Since I've zipped ahead and finished it, you guys set the pace so I know what parts I can't talk about yet. Everything in this note (even the spoilers) is covered in the first few chapters; most on the first page or so.
Do they fight in a cage match? If it's any kind of organized combat it might work for a coach book.
Erin, I moved Magic to the Bone to the bonus round and I'm reading a naked arm book:
Oh my club is reading Royal street which has a clear naked arm so I am good!
Sheila I found a book starting with Prey so could you read the one ending with that please?
I say we've got the bonus dispensation that makes something plural -- let's use it. Island of Ghosts is declared to be Island of Ghost by the power of our group discussion or whatever else it was we did.On naked arms, I thought the final ruling was that
and
were officially legal. My girl's sleeve is about the same size, but a little higher up, so maybe covers too much shoulder?I've also got
which I have to read sometime in July and that definitely works, but I was in the mood for a romance. I'll start Polity but hope someone convinces me the Enchanting one would work before I get too far. In any case I should be done on Friday.
Do you guys think this arm is naked enough?
I want to read it anyway, and it should be fast enough that I could finish it by Friday. Then Erin could read her arm book when we get into the bonus rounds.
Books are pouring in!Erin and Carmen, you each have 3 books left in the base rounds. Are those almost done, or do you want to share the load? None are in places where you are the only one allowed to read. And if we replace the Event 3 books, you can easily drop them back into the bonus round for extra points.
Ang
7 Grams of Lead (Event 3)
Carmen:
Fat Vampire (Event 2 201-250 pages )
An Unhuman Journey (Event 2 151-200 pages)
Touched by the Boss (Event 2 100-150 pgs -- started)
Erin:
Temptation (Event 3 up to 250 pgs -- started)
Magic to the Bone (Event 3 naked arm)
Agatha Raisin and Quiche of Death (Event 5 Knife on cover)
Paula:
The Neverending Story (Event 5)
Plethora:
Island of Ghosts (Event 1)
@ Carmen Hey, your book is by Sylvia Day which is a good sign because the library book I just picked up for the 15 chain is also by her. So I'm hoping that's a lucky sign. Picking books solely for their first and last words is a bit of a gamble.There were two other Heat...Night books but they were either checked out or too short. The one I meant to read initially (because the ebook was available) turned out to be under 100 pages -- phooey! Heat of the Night
Paula, did you finish Neverending Story?Just keeping my lists up to date.
Ang, I really like Wen Spencer's books. Her Tinker series is great (first book Tinker) -- energetic characters, amazing world building, plot that never stops, and terrible sex. You might try her stand alone A Brother's Price which is completely different but gives a sense of her writing style.
A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "I have had a bad run of things...I did finish The Saturdays, which is Event 2. After I had to swap for original planned because it was too short in word count.
I need to replace [boo..."
Plethora, I think that's one of our bonus options -- can we use that for your book?
Omni-challenge bonus:
- One plural word may be made singular
Jen, Yes, go for it!
What we have all signed up to read:Ang
7 Grams of Lead (Event 3)
See Me Naked (20 Bonus 5)
Death Under Glass (20 Bonus 7)
Sword ... Darkness (20 Bonus 9)
Blood Music (20 Bonus 16)
Fury of Seduction (15 bonus 4)
Wrong Turn (15 bonus 10)
Miracle in the Andes (15 bonus 15)
Ashley:
The Moon and More (20-bonus 1)
Revenge of the Witch (20 Bonus 14)
Wings of the Wicked (15 bonus 8)
Beth:
This Book... Save Us All (20 Bonus 3)
America ... Without Her (20 Bonus 12)
Dog Warrior (20 bonus 19)
Born of Fury (15 bonus 3)
Death at Gill's Rock (15 Bonus 6)
Heat of the Night (15 bonus 12)
Prey For a Miracle (15 bonus 14)
(Listen, Slowly (Event 5, decoration))
Carmen:
Fat Vampire (Event 2 )
An Unhuman Journey (Event 2)
Touched by the Boss (Event 2 )
More Than This (20-Bonus 2)
All the Light We Cannot See (20 Bonus 4)
Naked in Death (20 Bonus 6)
Seduction in Death (15 bonus 5)
Erin:
Temptation (Event 3)
Magic to the Bone (Event 3)
(Twice Bitten (Event 4, coach))
Agatha Raisin and Quiche of Death (Event 5)
(Taste of Death and Honey (Erin, Event 5, decoration))
Witch Blood (20 Bonus 15)
Jen:
Crystal Cove (Event 3)
Glass Sword (20 Bonus 8)
(Phenomenal X (Event 4, coach))
Music of the Heart (20 Bonus 17)
Miranda:
Wicked Wrong (15 bonus 9)
Moonlight Reader:
Red Trailer Mystery (Event 2)
Stone Cold (Event 5)
Nancy:
Turn Up the Heat (15 bonus 11)
Paula:
The Neverending Story (Event 5)
Warrior Princess (20 bonus 20)
Plethora:
Island of Ghosts (Event 1)
The Saturdays (Event 2)
The Forbidden Stone (Event 3 Beth is trying to do this)
The Magicians Elephant (Event 5)
Hand to ... America (20 Bonus 11)
Her Perfect Revenge (20 Bonus 13)
Heart of a Dog (20 Bonus 18)
Wild Born (15 bonus 2)
Sallie:
Sheila:
Darkness Take My Hand (20 Bonus 10)
Even Dogs in the Wild (15 Bonus 1)
Rock with Wings (15 bonus 7)
[one of the Night books, undecided]
There are a lot more options in the other bonus rounds, but we can't start those yet. We could start planning them.
Here are my lists again:WHAT WE NEED BEFORE STARTING BONUS ROUNDS (except the title relay, which we got early access to):
If you are not on this list, we can only read our Relay Bonus books, chariot decorations, and fight books.
I think we are on track to finish these in the next few days.
Ang
7 Grams of Lead (Event 3)
Carmen:
Fat Vampire (Event 2 )
An Unhuman Journey (Event 2)
Touched by the Boss (Event 2 )
Erin:
Temptation (Event 3)
Magic to the Bone (Event 3)
Agatha Raisin and Quiche of Death (Event 5)
Jen:
Crystal Cove (Event 3)
Moonlight Reader:
Red Trailer Mystery (Event 2)
Stone Cold (Event 5)
Paula:
The Neverending Story (Event 5)
Plethora:
Island of Ghosts (Event 1)
The Saturdays (Event 2)
The Forbidden Stone (Event 3 Beth doubled this) -- If Plethora hasn't started she can use her book for the bonus rounds
The Magicians Elephant (Event 5)
If you don't have anything else, read flowers for the decoration. Actually, any decoration will do, but I like the idea of a Tapir eating our chariot after the race :-) Also fight books.Remember, if it fills up, feel free to bump me out. I am still avoiding my decoration book.
I am testing writing from my phone because I am going away this weekend and may not have Internet.
I mean, I'm sure the other teams are having fun as well, don't get me wrong.
