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

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

You could at least post some pics, Sammy. ;) :D :D

And of course you are not useless!

But maybe Sophie can confirm or refute? ;)

I think so :D ..... Greg's older brother is sneaky and makes Greg's life really hard sometimes. :))

Domi has a Wimpy Kid that works for page count

I nominate What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama


For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life.

What are you looking for?

This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves—but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they’re looking for in life and provide just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it.

Each visitor comes to her library from a different juncture in their careers and dreams, from the restless sales attendant who feels stuck at her job to the struggling working mother who longs to be a magazine editor. The conversation that they have with Sayuri Komachi—and the surprise book she lends each of them—will have life-altering consequences.

With heartwarming charm and wisdom, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a paean to the magic of libraries, friendship and community, perfect for anyone who has ever found themselves at an impasse in their life and in need of a little inspiration.

Thanks. :)

We can go with that. ;)

@Sammy - would you recommend the audiobook?

If neither of us are sure, Karen, would that add up to 1x sure? :D

Sometimes he uses a similar technique to one of my favourite Hungarian writer, Magda Szabo, what I call puzzle-building. He starts off somewhere and offers us pieces of info, but it is only at the very end we get the full pic and all things start to make sense. This is not unique in itself, obvs, but only the best of authors can pull it off to full effect and I think he is one of them. :))

I love Heinrich Böll, but this was not among my "favourites". :)

I either try to check them on Amazon lookinside or in google books.

:D

For Wheel 8, I read one of Ali Hazelwood's novellas, b/c of a U-title, ;) which was OK, precisely b/c it was short, but I don't think I could have taken the same in a full-length novel. :)

:D

And indeed, how un-Aussie-like of you not to like Nicole or Liane Moriarty. ;)

Lisa - I have read about the finding and have a great respect Philippa Langley's activity and also her passionate dedication to her cause. I'm less impressed by her efforts to present certain findings as incontestable facts about Rick's innocence. ;)

Another book I've been avoiding is The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman, simply for the fact that I cannot buy into Richard III not being complicit in some way in the disappearance/possible murder of his nephews. I don't say he'd done the deed himself, but either he ordered it or knew about and condoned it.

I have read quite a few non-fic books about the Yorks & Tudors and I am siding with those historians who think he is the likeliest of suspects: had both motives and possibilities.

I don't believe the Tudor propaganda about him being super evil, but neither do I think he was an angel of shining light.

Ah yes, Diana Gabaldon and Outlander I've also been avoiding. (sorry, Sophie ♡)
On the other hand I'm planning to listen to the Scotland/New Zealand frolicks of Sam H & Graham McT. :)

2 that comes right into my mind are Kristen Hannah & Emily Henry for me.

Until a few months ago, Julia Quinn with her Bridgerton series was among them, but I finally gave in a listened to Book1 in that series.
It was OK, but it didn't make me a fan. :)

Kat,

your comment reminded me of a question I wanted to ask the team.

There are these books or authors that are super popular (overhyped maybe (?) and you keep hearing/reading about them and yet you feel kind of unwilling to give them a try?

If you know what I mean, I'd be curious to know who/what are these authors/books for you?