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

Starting for the orange cover. And my boss asks us to read at least one business/leadership book a month, so I'll kill two birds with one stone.

So I don’t know if I did enough for the Harry Potter buddy read. I’ll keep chatting when new people pop up in the posts, but it seems like everyone’s over it already.

Melissa wrote: "Possibly. I didn't read Simon so I didn't have a backstory on any of the characters and they weren't fleshed out to me. Could also be because I don't like Leah and have no interest in what happens ..."

Aristotle and Dante is very hard to live up to, especially writing wise. No comparison.

1. Have you read Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda? Maybe seen the Movie yet? Did you like the book/movie? Read the book when it came out. Haven’t seen the movie. That it was titled Love, Simon annoyed me.

2. From what I've read so far I love the references to fandoms, fanfiction and reading. A quote for the Slytherins among us: "I'm basically your resident fat Slytherin Rory Gilmore.", Do you think this describes Leah? The Rory Gilmore/daughter to a young single mother: yes. Sytheri: not too sure yet. Saying she’s a Slytherin has helped me figure out her character more.

3. I love the friendship between Simon and Leah. Did you have a friendship like theirs in high school? Nope. Big group of friends, nothing this open and honest and strong as Simon and Leah.

4. "Imagine going about your day knowing someone's carrying you in their mind. That has to be the best part of being in love - the feeling of having a home in someone else's brain. What's the best of being in love for you? Do you agree with Leah? Sure, but I don’t think I’ve been the person who was stuck on someone else’s mind like that. Or it’s just hard for me to picture myself as the person who runs through someone’s mind a lot. I don’t even run through my mind a lot.

5. Do you read fanfiction like Leah does? Or make fanart like she is making? Do you post art or pictures you make on Instagram or Tumblr? Do you maybe write fanfiction, if you do what kind and which fandom? I did back in the day, when I had time to write. Hunger Games all the way!!

6. What do you think of Leah's group of friends? Do you like them? I like the group. It is vet much like the group I hung out with in high school. Not everyone was in the same activities but they all innteeconnevted some how. Mostly through the arts and cross country.

7. Will Morgan's rejection letter break up the group of friends? What did you think of her reaction as to why she did not get in to the university? Do you agree with Leah's reaction? I agree with Leah’s reaction but I know that Morgan is hurting and trying to process rejection in a way that makes sense. And she might just be regurgitating explications from her parents. There’s no justification for saying it the way she did, but we can’t pretend there isn’t some truth to the idea that school’s desire diversity. But, big state schools have thousands of freshman students. Pin pointing one person as the reason she wasn’t chosen makes her look worse.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
320 pages
9 June

Buddy Read: participation

Letters: H, P, J, R, G, W, A, D, S, N, L

Shamefully admitting that the first time I tried to read HP1 was after I got it from my grandmother for Christmas 1998, and I didn’t read past the first chapter. I didn’t like it at all. Don’t know if it was my mood, but 11 year old me was so annoyed by the Dursley’s and owls. I don’t even know why I went back and tried to read it again.
So every time I’ve reread it since, I’ve skipped that first chapter. I don’t want to jinx it. Anyone else have to take some time to get into the story or does no one remember that far back? Lol

So true. Hermione’s snobbiness is a know it all attitude, with a “duh, how do you not know that” twist. There’s a confidence and smugness about it that’s not malevolent at all. She’s smart. She knows it.
Malfoy’s snobbiness is rooted in the fact that he thinks her deserves to be snobby because of who he is and where he comes from - very much on purpose and meant to keep other’s in their place. Aristocratic.

Finished this a few days ago and scenarios keep popping back into my head. The story might have ended a little too fluffy for me (figured there should have been more death, but maybe I’m just too morbid) but it’s got good bones if you find yourself thinking about it days later.

This makes me want to watch the movie. I haven’t seen it since it was part of ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, back when the movies we’re still coming out and they would play all of them over a weekend in December.

Awesome. Thanks so much!

Kirsten wrote: "megan wrote: "Deanna wrote: "What are you reading? (AKA The Checkin Thread)

It's been a fun, but crazy week for me. Who knew announcing and trying to coordinate for a quidditch team took so much t..."

Yeah, I saw it. I was just wondering if there is a list of BR for later in the month.

My copy should be arriving today.

Deanna wrote: "What are you reading? (AKA The Checkin Thread)

It's been a fun, but crazy week for me. Who knew announcing and trying to coordinate for a quidditch team took so much time? I apologize for not post..."

I will be finishing up the Buddy Read for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone today.

Up next is the Still Me Buddy Read (book hopefully arriving today) and the The Cruel Prince Buddy Read, which has been lurking on my shelf.

I really hope to hop into the Shadow and Bone Buddy Read as well, but it's going to have to wait until I finish Cruel Prince, because I can't be reading those at the same time.

I've also got Leah on the Offbeat to try to fit in there somewhere. We have more time to finish the BOM than the BR right?

Any chance of getting a list of Buddy Reads for the next couple weeks?

Jen wrote: "Hello all! I started this book on the 6th at around 8p and finished it at around 2:30a on the 7th. This was at least my 8th time through this book. I really love it. I laugh and cry while reading i..."

I am always more emotional with audiobooks. Especially if they are read well. Sometimes being told the story gives it a level of intensity that you don't get when it's you're mind telling it to you. A different emphasis or dramatic pause can change everything.

I totally forgot about “No post on Sundays!” Hahahaha

I'm in!!

I didn't know this was a buddy read! I'm in! Haven't read it yet. It's been on my shelf since it came out, but the mixed reviews from friends scared me at the time. I'll try to go in with an open mind.

An Unquiet Mind
Kay Redfield Jamison
240 pages
6 June

Letters: U, K, R

I'm sure this is answered somewhere, but can we read the first Harry Potter book at any time during the challenge and still get the buddy points, or does it have to happen before a certain date? Is it the same with other buddy reads? I've never really participated in one.

Camilla wrote: "I'll try to remember to write a few words about Warcross once I finish it, Skandia. I haven't read Ready Player One, so can't really compare. Only about 20 pages into the book so fa..."

Ready Player One is so great. Especially if you were alive in the 80s. The movie didn't do it justice at all.