Laura’s Comments (group member since Nov 04, 2015)

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

Looks like your book is on the spreadsheet for it.

@Stacie - can you mark Lick as read, please? Thanks!


@All - we now have 2015 in the Best of Year Lists.

Lory wrote: "Laura wrote: "Lory wrote: "Just finished The Valentine's Hate book, I've updated the spreadsheet"

Can you put this one on your Tower shelf, please? Thanks!"

Done!"

Thanks!

Rita Winners - I don't know if this list is extensive, and no one checks to make sure extras aren't added, so please check your book's metadata, or the internet in general to make sure it really is a winner.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Booker Award - Same caveat as the previous list. Just double check your book, please!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Tammie, do you think Delusion in Death works for #55? The Lab people all are scientists. But I know they show up more in some books than others. I don't remember this one well enough to know.

Chales read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, which is about video game designers, so technology.

I'll be right back with another new task.

New Tasks

54 - 10 Awards - Read a book that won a RITA

55 - Solve for X - Read a book with a character who works in STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

ETA: 56 - X-Men - Read a book with the word Phoenix in the text

57 - 10 Awards - Read a book that won the 10 Awards - Read a booker award

Lory wrote: "Just finished The Valentine's Hate book, I've updated the spreadsheet"

Can you put this one on your Tower shelf, please? Thanks!

My go-to X author is Meg Xuemei X., but it will take me some time to get to it.

New Tasks

51 - Ten Tallest Towers 4 - Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower - Read a book set in, or by an author from Saudi Arabia

53 - X Books - Read a book where the author name starts with X


Other unclaimed tasks:
45 - Ten Tallest Towers 6 - Lotte World Tower - Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea

50 - X marks the spot - Read a book with a spade / shovel / pick-axe on the cover - Tammie

New Task

49 - X-Men - Read a book featuring a professor

50 - X marks the spot - Read a book with a spade / shovel / pick-axe on the cover

I can read for the South Korea task with Idol Worship, but it will be a few days at least.

If anyone else is interested in starting the series, here's my standard disclaimer that it is a Reverse Harem book. I know that's not everyone's cup of tea.

New Task

Film 10s - The Last Ten Days - Read a book that shares a title word (singular day is OK) NOTE: THE can't be used

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Laura wrote: "Include punctuation, exclude spaces for the 10 characters task."

Will this work The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian?
The Lioness for 10 characters? I can do it tomorrow."

One Sentence Audio wrote: "I can do The Rogue of Fifth Avenue, for task 34, tomorrow..."

Which would you like to reserve on the spreadsheet? The other spot will stay open in case someone else has something. We don't want to tie up all the spots!

If I get to choose which one you do, I would say the Fraction one!

Looks like 10 to my old eyes.

Include punctuation, exclude spaces for the 10 characters task.

I was able to fill in several tasks from books already read. Here's what we've got that no one is reading for yet:

34 - Solve for X - Read a book with a fraction in the title (e.g. The Vanishing Half, 7 1/2)

43 - X Books - Read a book where the title contains 10 characters (inc punctuation, exc spaces)

44 - X Books - Read a book where a character name contains an X

45 - Ten Tallest Towers 6 - Lotte World Tower - Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea

Elen wrote: "I think it's for Message 393: by Lory"

That makes so much sense! Thank you for seeing more clearly than I. :)

Tammie wrote: "Laura wrote: "Doing a count yourself doesn’t work for the Xenia book. It has to be a reliable site showing word count, or have an audio edition at least 3 hours long."

Go ahead and use for Chipmun..."

Are you referring to the book Lory finished a few days ago, since the Xena one doesn't work?

Doing a count yourself doesn’t work for the Xena book. It has to be a reliable site showing word count, or have an audio edition at least 3 hours long.

If no one else has anything, I can re-read a Vorkosigan book. There are several winners in that series. But it will be a few days.