Elisabeth’s Comments (group member since Apr 23, 2022)

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

Lucy wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "I think I chanced upon the movie Divergent once on TV and got hooked."

I'm rereading, and I loved the books when I read it the first time. I remember hating the movies. Going to ..."

I haven’t read the book. Sometimes it’s annoying to see the movie later and see everything they got wrong.😀

I think I chanced upon the movie Divergent once on TV and got hooked.

Vicky wrote: "@Ashley - There's no real preference. We'd definitely like to see them pretty soon after you finish reading but adding them sooner than that is totally up to you!

Personally, I like to add mine a..."

I’ve added books I know I’m going to read for other challenges but I have to remember I can’t start some of them till June.

I’m on my third. I like Thomas Hardy. This one has an interesting preface written by him in 1912. The book came out in 1896. People were outraged by his comments on marriage and the way a university education was impossible for the lower classes due to lack of money. Hardy didn’t seem too fussed and gives a few examples of letters and comments he received. An American reader wrote complaining that he bought it because of the scandal surrounding it but was bitterly disappointed because as far as he could see there was nothing offensive at all and he’d wasted his dollar on it.

And a bishop burnt it.

Goodness! I hope our captains have their heads around all that.

I just added to the sheet. Kitchen works for food, I’m thinking. Yes? There's sure to be something else in there if not.

Woohoo! Happy reading everyone. I’m opening .

I’m slowly reading and using it as a time filler between challenges. It’s very funny and one to dip in and out of without losing the enjoyment. Christmas present from son and daughter-in-law who now are expecting me to know everything on English royal history for our family quiz sessions.

Does the assignment of our books to one of the sections continue for the whole 3 months?

I just clicked the 'request edit access' button. I don't remember having to do that before but maybe I have. Who knows?

I'm planning to read The Soldier's Art set in WW2 as my first up,so I'm assuming that qualifies as weapons.

Do we add books in the section we think works?

I'm also planning to read Jude the Obscure . According to the blurb Jude is a stonemason which will qualify the book for either defence or shelter. Do we need a quota for these resources?

Lucy wrote: "Hi Team! Finally free to actually introduce myself.

I'm Lucy. Named after I Love Lucy if you liked the show. I live in Maryland, and work for the state in the finance department by day, and barte..."

Lucille Ball was brilliant. So funny in I Love Lucy.

I’m reading a Bony mystery now with Arthur Upfield’s half white/ half indigenous detective. I remember the tv series vaguely. The first book came out in about 1929. Bony is a bit like Poirot. Very self confident and highly intelligent. I’m enjoying it.

Hi Team. I'm Elisabeth in Canberra, Australia. I did a skim through the team members and it seems I've been on challenge teams with a few of you over the years. So good to be starting this new game.

I'm retired. Still relatively busy but with lots of time to read. I'll read pretty much anything for a challenge but left to my own devices I read mostly crime. I've been making a point too, of re/reading classics eg Anna Karenina, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984 along with some Australian classics such as A Town Like Alice. A lot of the challenges I do have an Australian author quota which is great for finding new authors to read.

I don't think I'll read any of the BOM books.

Thanks everyone and especially Karen and Keely for keeping us all up to date. We're sure to run into each other again. Looking forward to the next year of challenges.

I'm like Lisa, I'll pick up anything for points! As I mentioned before I'd forgotten I even had those musician's bios but I really enjoyed the last one . It's so lucky Billie H told her story to her friend and co-author two years before she died aged 44 in 1959. She had a really positive attitude and makes some insightful comments despite all the incredible hardships of being a poor black woman in that era and it comes through in her writing voice.

Happy birthday in advance, Keely. Big family things are fun--in my side of the family anyway hehehe

I used to read in the car when I was a kid but it started making me feel sick when I got a bit older.

I'm about to start my last book, the autobio by Billie Holiday. Might squeeze in another but doubt it.

I've enjoyed the musician aspect this round. It's made me read a few of my student days books I never would have read cover to cover. eg Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Only ever used them as essay writing reference but now I enjoyed them because the orchestra I'm in are playing works by them.

Interestingly the Stravinsky one was written in about 1959 and the author was a conductor who knew him as he was still alive and working at the time. In the chronology at the end I'd written -- 1971, dies. That was in the first year of my music degree.

I just found another musician book called 'Stravinsky' about the Russian composer. It's a translation from French so can I use the translator's first name, Eric? The author name is an S so no use.

Those who've read any Stephanie Plum books will know Grandma Mazur. Stephanie refers to her all the time as Grandma. Does that count as G? P for Plum is probably more use anyway but wondered.
Btw Hot Six is hilarious.

I just finished a P and Stephanie Plum is next.

And the book I just finished had instruments galore! Pity they didn't make all the bonus rounds applicable in this last one.

Up and Out? Or maybe Up, Over and Out.

Darn. I just came across yodelling in my Eagles book.