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

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

My first read for June will be which I think is brown. Also have this blue one on my list for later . This one was a gift and it looks really interesting. All about nature reclaiming areas man has turned into wastelands eg Chernobyl.

Andy wrote: "Michael wrote: "
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Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
Date Read: 23 May 2023
Pages: 386
Rating: 5 /..."

Me too. Loved loved that book.

Wow. Good work Foxy Grandma.😀 And. Michael.

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Blood Work by Michael Connelly
Date: May 23rd
Pages: 456
4 stars

Crayola Towers: B,M,C. Characters Terry, Graciela, Jaye Winston

Possibly fits Electra. Has a strong element of revenge as Terry’s motivation for hunting the killer of Graciela’s sister.

Is the Extras target of 103 for the whole of the challenge or just May?

I’ll finish my 450 page book in the next day or two. Will have time for a couple of short ones after that, I think, then into June. Maybe a 500 pager in my TBR pile.

Haley wrote: "That's on my radar as well but I don't have the physical copy either :/"

Same with Dune and Ender's Game. I feel a trip to the secondhand bookshop coming on.

I've been wanting to read Fahrenheit 451 for a while which is a Hugo winner but don't have a copy yet, so go for it, Haley.

Oh. I Posted as you posted My book is on the 2017 list.

Who is our fave clown?? I detest clowns.

I figured that must be the case given how sharp you are at this, Eldarwen. Not likely to mistake yellow for black hahaha

If I've looked at the correct 2017 list for the Chipmunks Tower I can read no. 451 The Marsh King's Daughter. It's sitting in my TBR pile by the bed.


I was quite surprised by how many I've read on that list.

With the Rainbow Towers are the cover colours matched to the column on the left or are we making up our own rainbow towers based on what covers turn up. Just wondering because some listed don't match the left column and I have a few coloured covers in my TBR pile I might read in TT.

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Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
Date: May 20th
Pages: 191
4 stars
Mod Tower: Read by Tea
Crayola Tower: S, A C, Elinor, Hercule Poirot,

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Completion Post
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
The secon..."

The four books are available separately too.

Michael wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Completion Post
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
The secon..."

It’s a dense style of writing but his use of language is brilliant. Hope you like it.

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The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
The second cover is very similar to my edition but is hardcover. The first link is the correct edition ISBN, pub date etc but the wrong cover.

Date: May 19th
Pages: 884
Rating: 5 stars

Crayola Tower: T, A, L, D. Characters Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Nessim, Clea

Winners Tower: Anubis
Set in Alexandria, Egypt. Detailed pages of traditional funeral rites involving ashes in hair, ullulating, dancing, smashing household crockery.

I was given this book by a friend for my 21st birthday many decades ago. I loved it then and still do. Very rich and evocative language bringing to life the exotic, mysterious city. Four linked books in one volume tell the interwoven stories of four people as understood by the narrator, Darley. Set in the late 1930's it tells of the loves, lies, intrigues and careers of the British, French and Egyptian characters. Each book adds background to the love affair of Darley with Justine, adding more detail and information unknown to the narrator at the time.

It made me want to visit Alexandria and my husband and I finally did on a trip to Egypt in January 2011.

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "It's a nuisance when a cover looks a certain colour in reality but the GR version shows up as a bit different. I have one that looks deep plummy purple but on GR and Tineye it com..."

Hahaha thanks

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Sloe Ride by Rhys Ford
Pages: 260
Date Read: 5/17/2023
Ratings: 5 stars
Rai..."

It's a nuisance when a cover looks a certain colour in reality but the GR version shows up as a bit different. I have one that looks deep plummy purple but on GR and Tineye it comes up as brown. GR also doesn't have the exact cover and edition either.

Hi new colleagues.

Eldarwen wrote: "Here is a little update on our Core Tower:

Free Choice: 9
10 x 100-199 : 10
20 x 200-299 : 20
30 x 300-399 : 30
30 x 400-499 : 20
20 x 500-599 : 5
10 x 600+ : 4

Planned 600+: Insiyah 4x, Elisabet..."

In Tower T is it strategically better if we reach the 600 quota, to slow finish any extras to finish for the June count? Just thinking that for the extras count the faster readers can knock over a couple of short books and up the tally in the same time as finishing eg an 800 pager.

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Fall of Giants by Ken Folett

Date: May 13th
Pages: 850
4 stars. Heavy on history showing the different viewpoints of the opposing forces and the people affected by that horrifying war. Very interesting and a good read. Will definitely read the next two books in the series to see what happens to the characters I've met.

Rainbow Tower : Red cover
Crayola Tower: F, K, Characters: Maud, Walter, Lev, Grigori, Ethel, Billy.
Winners Tower Team C: British, French, German, US and Russian armies fighting in WW 1