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

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

We had that International one and I think Insiyah covered it. Unless this is a general thing because they do have sections within the Booker. I'm not fussed about mine if that's the case. Plenty more books to get through hahaha

I took that to be The Booker Prize. It's for English language novels not translations. The GR Booker list has books that aren't winners. I went to the Booker Prize website which is where I found The Sellout which won in 2016 and which I can read. Post 1955.

Completion Post
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie
Date: June 28th
Pages: 204
4 stars

Chipmunks: Book 11 of a series. Poirot mystery series

Eldarwen has the free Chipmunk tasks on p1 of our thread. She only puts the completed books on the spreadsheet.
Dates don't matter for Chipmunks as long as they're started after the May 1st.

Talking to my husband about the Booker prize and how I’ve read quite a few and he produced The Sellout from one of our bookcases, which won in 2016. I’ll give it a shot for the Chipmunk task. Not an easy read he said.

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "For lemon cupcake I have a book that covers eggs and lemon in text.
Protecting His Purpose. How you can ..."

Absolutely yes. Sorry, that was Eldarwen’s comment I was replying to. Or attempting to.

Eldarwen wrote: "Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "For lemon cupcake I have a book that covers eggs and lemon in text.
Protecting His Purpose. How you can have a book where a MC is a baker a..."

My daughter in law is gluten intolerant and I use rice flour when she comes to stay.

Oh good! It’s been on my radar for ages and then last week it came up in discussion at my book group and one of those friends loaned it to me.

My planned upcoming July reads:

Jude the Obscure
Not Quite Straight: A Memoir
Wild Mountain Thyme
Rain Music
The Dictionary of Lost Words
A Darkness More Than Night

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by James Patterson and David Ellis

Date: June 27th
Pages: 422
3 stars
Not keen on the style and the start was patchy and a bit messy but the second half focussed itself, picked up and raced along.

Team Tower: E J P D
Characters: Billy, Mia, Soscia, Gina, Henry Arcola


Here I was planning to slow this down to finish in July but today is wet and cold so what else is there to do except read?

The square probably won't be as tricky as the end group of letters connection.
I'm planning on finishing Escape on July 1st so a title starting Escape From... or Cape of.... , or Ape of... would work hahaha

I wonder how we should kick off the Ladder and Square tasks that start with a book and connect with letters to another? No doubt Eldarwen will have it covered.

Completion Post
by Elizabeth George
Date: June 27th
Pages: 576
4 stars
I really enjoyed this one.

Team Tower: M E G
Characters: Tommy Lynley, Simon, Helen, Deborah, Juliet, Colin, Barbara

Eldarwen wrote: "I had lots of lag yesterday and just thought it was server issues with too many people online at the same time, so decided to just leave it be, watch some telly and head to bed hehe.

But it was od..."

First there was a GR message for hours saying there were problems then a message saying user overload, then the issues message and finally they fixed whatever it was. As Lisa said it took all day here.

Oh well. I read a lot today. Too cold for my tennis friends to play today.

It was odd, wasn’t it? Was it just Aus do you think? Maybe the team missed it because they were asleep.

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Yes, Three Act Tragedy no cover but this seems right. 418 editions to school through and not my cover."

That is quite a feat actually! *rolls eyes*
Shame that your..."

I found it. I googled Mills Buckland Agatha Christie covers and it came up on a page of his work. I don’t know how to copy it. It’s purple with a red eyed black bird mask.

Who knew the cover art is a collectors thing?

All the Agatha Christie books have similar edition counts. Lots of translations.

Yes, Three Act Tragedy no cover but this seems right. 418 editions to school through and not my cover.

I could read Harry Bosch series no 11 for the Chipmunks but it will be a little while before I get to it.

I'll check to see if I have Poirot no 11.