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

I'm going to pickup that Hungarian book Mel's always recommending, covering off that task 😊

I am, Mel

@Lucy, we had a question about Minaret, and whether it's 50% in Sudan. I assume you're confident that it's sufficiently in Sudan to work? (Are there flashbacks to Sudan when she's in London/ returns?)

Thanks

That's perfect Sarah, yes!

Hope you enjoy it 😀

We've found a task for our books so far, so I'm not too worried, but definitely avoid a reading slump! :)

✿~Danielle~✿ wrote: "I found a book I’m going to be reading on the Sizzling Summer list"

Huzzah!

I'm currently reading a book by an author born in Cameroon, but it is not light reading (about a village being poisoned by US petrol comp) so I keep cheating on it!

I should really find a light-hearted hard level book...maybe I should crack open Conclave?

Also got a "set in Australia" on the go

STATUS UPDATE

Mini 2 Tasks
71 Read a book where the first word in the text is "They"
77 Read a book that is in the Food for the Soul List
83 Read a book that is in the Foreign Lands List https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...
85 Read a book published before 1970
92 Read a book where the first word of the text is "One"
93 Read a book which has the main location (setting) on the Asian continent
94 Read a book with the word car, vehicle, bike, bicycle, truck or lorry in the title (Plurals are acceptable)
95 Read a book with MPG Travel
96 Read a book from a new-to-you author

61 Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages" - claimed

Mini 3 Countries
WW206 Author born in Nigeria
WW208 diverse cast of characters
WW209 character is a sculptor - claimed
WW210 letters BRONZE in title (any order)
WW211 river on cover
WW217 I

WW119 Author born in Korea
WW121 character goes to the spa
WW124 character works in technology


Mini 1

New country!

WW119 Author born in Korea
WW120 Red, Blue, White and Black on cover
WW121 character goes to the spa
WW122 letters SEOUL in title (any order)
WW123 MPG Science
WW124 character works in technology
WW125 K
WW126 O
WW127 R
WW128 E
WW129 A

just a heads up - Kaley will be taking the DQs for Team Liz, and it's likely to be posted evening US time, so be patient :)

and thanks again Kaley :)

That timing'll be fine :)

I might post that you are subbing for me

You are a trooper Kaley, thank you!

It sounds similar to halloumi, which is delicious, so I can believe it!

Thanks all! I've stocked up on various drugs, and have spent the last 36 hours basically trying to sleep it off... fingers crossed I'll be clear soon

My brain is dead, and not really capable of reading the BOM critically, nor setting DQs. Rina / Kaley, would one of you be able to cover our set tomorrow?

No worries if you can't, I''ll do some very sub-par ones if needed, but it would be lovely to have the pressure off

Mini 2 Tasks


61 Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"
66 Read a book first published in December of any year
67 Read a book which has the main location (setting) on the Antarctica continent
71 Read a book where the first word in the text is "They"
77 Read a book that is in the Food for the Soul List -https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
79 Read a book where a character lives in a small place or in the countryside
80 Read a book with MPG Adventure
81 Read a book with a character who desires world domination

41 Read a book tagged "Education" at least 10x - claimed
51 Read a book that is in the Books You Wish More People Knew About List - claimed

huzzah!

we've got some new tasks, but I think one is impossible, so consulting with caps and mods - I've got the Covid and my brain is a FOG

Not a stupid question!

We signed up with our estimated books/month, which is what was used when putting teams together. However, we have learnt through long experience that people often underestimate how many books they'll read (the excitement of chasing after tasks!) so put in an allowance over that, of an extra 5 books each.

You signed up with 10 books a month, and have been spot on, having read 10 books! but, you can read another 5 without penalty this month.

The cap resets each month. There's a tab in the planning sheet "Member Info" that lays out the numbers and progress against signup / maximum cap

DQs for day 1: Chapters One - Three

1. What expectations do you have for the book based on the blurb or other description of the book?

No expectations.

2. How reliable do you the think the 2 narrators are?

I don't think they are unreliable, though obviously Norma's memories of her early life have been warped.

3. Chapter 1 opens with " The day Ruthie went missing the black flies seemed to be especially hungry...Indians made such good berry pickers...something sour in our blood kept the black flies away". How does this establish Joe's view of the relationship that exists between the whites and the Mi'kmaq?

It shows the othering of the Mi'kmaq by white people as being the norm.

4. How much is Norma dreaming vs remembering? What do you think the dreams foreshadow?

I don't think the dreams foreshadow anything, so much as will lead to discovery of the truth

5. How do you explain Lenore's paranoia about Norma being out alone? How do you account for the incongruity of her insistence that Norma likes to play with baby dolls when she sees Norma choosing other playthings?

She is desperate for a child, but only on her terms, and probably thinks that letting Norma play with other toys will jog memories or take her away from her view of the ideal child

6. Why did Joe act so clingy when he returned from his first "guide" with his dad?

He started to see his dad as not having the power, and despite playing the game of being a "real Indian" he saw that he could still be at risk from racism

NEW TASKS

71 Read a book where the first word in the text is "They"
Read a book tagged "Diary" at least 10x
Read a book tagged "History" at least 10x