Melindam’s Comments (group member since May 02, 2017)

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

Sophie wrote: "Fellowship of the Book is possibly a little straightforward."

I like it. 😊

Sophie wrote: "Have the 3 of you got a plan regarding team names yet?"

Not really. I kicked the discussion off by suggesting

"Challenge Wraiths" (or maybe the Fellowship of the Challenge Wraiths) as we are as attracted by reading challenges like the wraiths are by the One Ring. 🤭

But would love to hear other suggestions.

I also invited Karen over here to discuss this v-v important aspect of the challenge. 😉

For sake of completeness I'm putting here the pic that Sammy enticed Karen with. 😉

For some reason, it wasn't of Gollam either.

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Sophie wrote: "I'll very happily come exploring with you!

The enticement was a v kind, but unnecessary gesture!"

🥰🥰

Hooray.

Cat wrote: "Totally there with you! <3

even without the delicious eye candy start to the day! :D"

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Dear Cat,

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Dear Sophie,

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Sammy and I are propositioning you to join us and Karen in a Fellowship of a Tolkien reading challenge over at Perks.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Same laid-back, no-pressure approach as with this one, if you'd consider. 😊🥰

Putting the enticement under spoilers in case Domi may be around later. 🤭

Elisabeth,

one of my books fits the "beach holiday" theme even if it's during winter, but that part of the task isn't specified. ;)

♡

I'm committed to 3 lengthy books right now, but also looking forward to picking up shorter books after Wheel. :)

Oh thank heavens, that 100-125 page range is the nastiest of all. Vile. :D

Ah, we are having a curse of the short books now that we are reading tomes. 🤭

Judoon has been dealt with, we have

Dromes

1. 100-175
2. SPIN in text (can be part of a word, like spinning or spindle)
3. Character is trapped (can be physical or metaphorical)
4. Book setting is an imaginary land
5. letters DREAM in title

I have done some house-keeping and moved some of our claimed, but as yet unfinished books downwards the spell-out ladder and already finished books upwards.

They are all there, just not necessarily in their original rows. :)

Wow!

I can throw my list at you tomorrow. ;)

I don't know about "fun" as the chosen genres are very predictable: history, historical fiction, memoir + a Jeeves collection which is fun-fun I guess. ;)

And the 85% audible sale is on....
and I've just added 8 titles to my cart...

Non, je ne regrette rien 😅

Teamies,

as the Gardening mini was missing 2 books only, I have made a bit of a switch (Elisabeth, Audrey - your books will be used for the new round) and books finished from now on may be used for a new round of Gardening Mini. Well done!!! 🥰

Have added new rows and assigned all unfinished books that were not yet indicated for minis to tasks.

Richard,

could you please add your Madrid-book to your wheel-shelf, please?

Thank you. :)

In. 😊

Start of Month

Audiobooks in monthly category to read: ??


End of Month>

Total audiobooks read this year: (was 99 at the end of November)

Audiobooks in monthly category read: 4
- 5 stars (reread)
- 5 stars (reread)
- 5 stars (great narration by John Sackville)
- 5 stars (great narration by John Banks)


MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Finished for this month. 😊

Just reached 99 audiobooks, so I should go over the 100-threshold in December. 😊

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- hilarious Wodehouse and Jonathan Cecil is the perfect narrator for this.
- one of my favourite Classics books of all time.
- one of my favourite book and the narration is outstanding

Ahhh, my Emerald Blaze would have covered hive-mind nicely if I haven't finished already..... sigh.