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

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

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
Date: June 5th
Pages: 253
2 stars

Rainbow Tower: Brown Cover
Crayola: A, P, J Character Stephen Dedalus

Heavy going for me this one. A lot of Irish Catholic religious discussion and agonising as a boy goes through a strict catholic boarding school and all the consequential hang-ups about women and natural sexual sex urges stemming from that. Could never read more than about 3 pages of Ulysses so at least I've now read one James Joyce book.

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "I've been skimming through that 2014 list a few pages at a time and there's nothing there for me so far. "

Would you have more luck with a book set in Malaysia or a book written ..."

No, its fine. It was just that I found those other two list books really quickly and I was actually reading one of them. Starting The Marsh King's Daughter now.

We need the tower books too so I'll focus on those until a Chipmunk pops up that suits.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Reading for Feed the Chipmunks -

12. Lobster on the cover - "

Amazing. I thought that was a highly unlikely task to complete! Unless someone read a seafood recipe book or a book about a lobster farmer.

I've been skimming through that 2014 list a few pages at a time and there's nothing there for me so far. Lot of mid series titles I've never heard of. Is there a limit on the ranking number? There are 3500 or so listed and the last ones have one vote.

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Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
Date: June 3rd
Pages: 291

5 stars. Wow! I loved this book. Beautifully written and a very moving ending.

Chipmunks Task 14. The 2019 GR list.

Ha! I’ve just started reading no.345 on this 2019 list! Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens

I’m really liking it.

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Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn
Date: June 1st
Pages: 376
5 stars

Rainbow Tower: Blue cover
Crayola: I,C, F

My newly acquired copy of is a lovely orange for our Rainbow Towers.

Insiyah wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "My goodness husband and I are hopeless in bookshops. Hit the secondhand one today aiming to get Fahrenheit 451 which I did--amongst the other 7 and his 4."

That sounds about righ..."

Excellent work! 😀

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "My goodness husband and I are hopeless in bookshops. Hit the secondhand one today aiming to get Fahrenheit 451 which I did--amongst the other 7 and his 4."

Sounds like a normal t..."

Yes for us too. 😀

My goodness husband and I are hopeless in bookshops. Hit the secondhand one today aiming to get Fahrenheit 451 which I did--amongst the other 7 and his 4.

Hahahaha

Am I understanding correctly that Chipmunk task books are used as Extras in the page count tally? Not, for example, to help fill the 300-399 page quota.

Cilla wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "I'm happy to read for Kelly in the Mods Tower. I'm rereading my way through all the Michael Connelly books and have them all."

Thank you f..."

Have you seen the Harry Bosch TV series, Cilla? Titus Welliver looks nothing like Harry in the books but is perfect in the role. Has exactly the right weary cynicism and toughness.

I've heard Michael Connelly speak a few times. He said he regrets starting Harry out as a cop nearing retirement age but he had no idea when he wrote the first one how incredibly popular Harry would become. It limited how many books he could write about him unless he never aged him which he didn't want to do.

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Delayed Death by Beate Boeker
Date: May 30th
Pages: 262
4 stars

Rainbow Towers: Yellow cover

Crayola Towers: B, D, Charcaters Carlina Ashley, Mantoni, Stefano Garini, Electra

Winners: Electra. Neighbour is named Electra
Thundercats. Stefano constantly refers to Carlina's cat like eyes. She wears leopard print underwear.

I'm happy to read for Kelly in the Mods Tower. I'm rereading my way through all the Michael Connelly books and have them all.

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Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie
Date: May 29th
Pages: 160
3 stars
Twelve short stories

Crayola Tower: P, A, C
Winners Tower: Anubis-- One story is called Death On the Nile. A woman is murdered on a Nile cruise in Egypt.

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A Long Finish by Michael Dibdin
Date: May 28th
Pages: 362
4 stars

Crayola Towers: L, M, D Characters: Aurelio Zen, Gianni, Carla

I have these for the Rainbow Towers: .

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Lord Edgware Dies by Christie Agatha

Date: May 26th
Pages: 192
4 stars

Crayola Tower: A, C, L. Characters Hercule Poirot, Japp, Wilkinson, Bryan Martin
Winners Tower: Lord Vetinari. Lord in team name and title.
Anubis; Woman dressed for a funeral on cover

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THE POET: EVERY RHYME MEANS DEATH. by Michael Connelly

Date: May 26
Pages: 409 -- My Orion edition has a similar cover to this but I've just realised isn't this one which is listed as having 526 pages. It's quite a discrepancy so I mustn't tell a lie!
Rating: 4 stars
Crayola Tower: T, P, M, C. Characters: Jack, Rachel Walling, Bob, Glenn