Elen’s Comments (group member since Mar 07, 2018)

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

Judith wrote: "As we head into the weekend, is everyone still on target to finish books for letters they claimed?"

Added BOM (Two Can Keep a Secret), now answering the Q. And I'm pretty sure I will be done with the other two by Sunday too.

ETA: BOM DQ are answered (all of them)

DQs Day 1
Chapters 1 to 5

1.) Why are you participating in this BOM? Just for extra Tower Teams points? Because you were interested in/going to read this book anyway? Have you read other works by this author?
I would say both. I have read One of Us Is Lying, enjoyed it. So, I added this book long-long ago to my TBR but haven't had a chance to read it yet.

2.) I'm loving Ellery's true crime obsession. Pre-child I used to have the Discovery ID channel (true crime, all the time) on a lot as background. Though I'm thinking this is foreshadowing of not good things to come. What do you think? Have you read any of the crime books mentioned so far?
I haven't read any of the books mentioned, but I'll add some. Since childhood, I am obsessed with action/crime/thriller shows, documentaries.

3.) Characters, first impressions. What do you think of Ellery & Ezra? Sadie, and the fact they refer to her by her first name and not 'Mom'? Malcom & Katrin? Familial relations seems to be a central theme to this book and specifically sibling relationships. There's been several twin references and references to other sibling relationships (Declan, Daisy, Lacey's siblings, etc). Do you think these types of ties will play into the main story line?
I like Ellery & Ezra. I do get why they call their mom by first name and I'm not bothered by it. Some people have to earn title like that. I know, I know. She is still their mom, but really bad one. We will see :)

4.) This book is set in a small town and that type of atmosphere has been highlighted strongly during the set-up of the story. However, it isn't really the bucolic small town setting being highlighted by the author, but the everyone is in everyone else's business and will judge the crap out of your entire family if given the chance. What do you think of small towns? Would you like to live in one (or do you already)?
Small towns have their advantages and disadvantages. I was born and raised in small-town (2000-3000 people), but here in Estonia, we don't have anything like that. Everyone minds their own business, some people gossip but I stay out of it and don't care.

5.) I loved the epitaph of Mr. Bowman's tombstone.
"Tell me and I forget
Teach me and I may remember
Involve me and I learn"
What did you think about it? Do you agree with the statement? And why do you think there has been such a focus on a seemingly sad, but random hit and run?
I like it and it makes sense.

Done!

Now it's time to start studying for tomorrow's test.

It definitely will be done in 1-1.5h. (10pm is cut-off for me)

I'll be done in time.

Tomorrow, I'll finish my last one and thats it for this week.

I'm right now not in the mood to read American Gods so I decided to read insted of it 2 other books: Red, White & Royal Blue and A Thousand Pieces of You. Both work for Bingo - word in the text.

Judith wrote: "Has anyone read Anna Karenina recently enough to know which Bingo square it would fit best?"

I haven't read it yet but looking through the ebook I found.


"He was the familiar friend of everyone with whom he took a glass of champagne, and he took a glass of champagne with everyone, ... "
Palace - department of the court of the palace in Moscow (Lvov)

I'm the opposite, I really like Neil Gaiman's writing and his books. Really looking forward to reading American Gods this upcoming week.

Sammy wrote: "Sorry guys, but there's still a hold-out on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality who is willing to fight us on it, even with a mod's approval, so as much as I wish you could ..."

Better be safe than sorry! So I'm not going to read it and use my time reading big, fatty books.

I use Russian, Estonian and English on daily basis. So 3 languages in one sentence are very usual for me, but not for everyone who hears me talking. Or talking to my parents in 2-3 languages at the same time is very normal for my family.

Jenny wrote: "Looking at Anathem, and in the wiki synopsis, the aliens and the Arbran successfully achieve a peace treaty. Think this will work for "Success" in the bingo challenge? There isn't a ..."

I think so.
Also, there is a sentence "But I had no success matching the mountain ranges and glaciers below against those I recollected."

Find the word in the text, should work too.

"The first team to get the first straight line bingo and let the mods know get bonus points."

Just read it in another thread... Is it true?

Sorry, Claire! That's sucks.

If it won't work, I'm not mad, cuz' now I am determined to read Once Upon a Christmas Wedding - just to be mean and get this POINTS!!
Not my genre of the choice, but POINTS.

Sammy wrote: "I remember what that's like Elen! Don't worry about it :)"


The good thing about Uni is that it's Master's degree last year. So no school work after graduating. :D

Sorry team!

I'm done for this week cuz' I have too much Uni work to do and it won't be done while reading books.

✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "For the bingo?
If so I think you might be able to use it for ruby. It looks like a ruby earring to me. What do you think?"

Yes, I think it should work. Thanks.

I'm brain dead after reading too many science-related articles for Uni.

Okay... I need a little bit of help.

Can someone find a spot in mini for
?

- 1/2 of the car is visible... works or not?

Sometimes in challenges, it was allowed but sometimes when Mods want to be too strict they don't allow.

Wow, it's so beautiful. <3