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

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

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Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

Date July 30th
Pages 190
4 stars

Team Tower
M, A, C
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Amy Leatheran, Bill, Anne Johnson, Sheila Reilly, David Emmott,

The character Ibrahim has a very minor role as a servant so not really usable. If we need an I name this book can be swapped for Sparkling Cyanide--main character Iris, but used for A.

I'll look for something short with I. Lost of I's needed.

Assuming Toadstools are done where are we going next? Wondering what to read.

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Sunset Express by Robert Crais

Date 29th July
Pages 336
4 stars

Team Tower
S R C
Characters: Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Lucy, Ben, Elliott Truly, Angela Rossi, Jonathan Green, Darlene

The book I’m on will fill an S or L for the Poisonous Toadstools. I may squeeze another short one in.

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Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
Date July 28th
Pages 189
4 stars

Team Tower
S, A ,C
Characters: Iris Marle, Ruth, George, Lucilla Drake, Stephen Farraday, Kemp, John Race, Betty Archdale

An interesting side note : This book came out in 1945. In it Betty Archdale is a maid but the name rang a bell with me. I looked her up and the real Betty A was captain of the English Women's cricket team in the 1930's. I didn't know that but she then migrated to Aus and became headmistress of a private girl's school called Abbotsleigh in Sydney. That's why I knew the name. My cousins went there.

Maybe AC put her in as a tribute. By all accounts she was an extraordinary woman and had a great reputation as a headmistress.

When I was a kid our dog used to swing around on the Hills Hoist hanging onto a sheet. Drove Mum nuts.

My friend’s dog was a regular at the vet. Had a few operations to remove things. The rubber glove was in pieces in its innards but a ribbon is the worst apparently so keep yours away from long thin things like that. They get twisted around internal bits and pieces.

That’s called an over achieving omnivore.

Is a dog a carnivore or an omnivore? Bearing in mind my friend had a dog who ate a rubber glove and the tv remote.

Does ‘on’ count as a direction? I have a couple Agatha’s eg Murder on the Orient Express, Cards on the Table.

On the recommendations from team members I picked up North and South yesterday but it will take too long to read, I think, so won’t do us much good.

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by Michael McGirr
Date July 27th
Pages 296
3 stars
Funny and interesting.

Wheel
White cover.
Sheep on cover

I just found I have an old romance which fits Author initials in PETRIFIED.
by Paula Roe.

I can read it next if we want to try for that Wheel task. I'd rather read something else if not but it's short.

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The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Date July 26th
Pages 190
4 stars

Team Tower
M, A, C
Characters: Anne Beddington, Suzanne, Race, Harry, Eustace Pedlar, Guy, Flemming, Nadina

My book group book is .
White cover and sheep.

Btw where have you put Redemption Point? I can’t see it in spell outs.

Eldarwen wrote: "Ok, so we'd actually have all the books ready now to complete that set for wheel, without Elisabeth's Agatha Christie.

I'll go ahead and get that all updated on the sheet and will request a new se..."

No worries. A book read is a book read. And I’m enjoying this one. It has lions in it if that comes up.

Michael wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Completion Post
by Candice Fox
Date July 25
Pages 432
4 stars

Tower Team
R,C, F
Characters: Ted, Amanda Pharrell, Pip Sweeney, Kelly, Dale B..."

No. It had animals galore from dinosaurs to fish and butterflies but no platypuses or herons. It was set in Cairns which is tropical. Great thriller though!

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by Candice Fox
Date July 25
Pages 432
4 stars

Tower Team
R,C, F
Characters: Ted, Amanda Pharrell, Pip Sweeney, Kelly, Dale Bingley, Linda

Michael wrote: "It's hard to believe 3months is almost over!! :( :( :("

Very sad. I still have annual challenges to finish but teams are sooo much fun. This one has been brilliant.

Eldarwen wrote: "What we definitely still need is a book with "platypus" and/or "heron" in the text.

And if maybe you have a book with witches where there is also a character representing death or the grim reaper ..."

My current book is set in Australia--had geese, cats, dogs, cane toads and crocodiles so far but I'll keep an eye out. Haven't really been keeping herons and platypuses in mind because it's a 400 pager.