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Sophie wrote: "If there is a hat on the cover then it is good to use for the task. Nothing more specific than that!"OK. I love hats. I look good in hats....
I don't get the (Tin) Hat category. Any idea what that is? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
Completion Post!Banana Cream Pie Murder
Joanne Fluke
Finished 6/9/23
Page count: 355
Works for Chipmunks - Letters M-A-P in title
Could someone please mark me completed for this one? Thank you!
Sophie wrote: "I haven't yet discovered what the limit for eloans is from our library, but I tend to return them as soon as they are finished and not have many on hold so it's a very fluid selection."We have NO Limit on physical books, a limit of 10 at a time on music, DVDs & ebooks. You can even borrow an actual ukulele! Hawaii is awesome. Expensive, but awesome. And apparently we have a high literacy rate. Yaaayyy.
I used to give library tours to area children & teach them how to use the library. If they were reluctant readers, I would ask them a few simple & fun questions & then magically produce the perfect book for them to read. I also tutored K - thru high school. (Anything but math! *shudder*)
Sophie wrote: "Trinia wrote: "Steven wrote: "Trinia wrote: "For the task related to a talent competition do you think 
would work?In the book the MC is sent off to compete against..."
And it's a very enjoyable story.... a bit dark, but I think we all actually find that a plus, don't we?
Trinia wrote: "I can take the TV show one, was planning on listening to Monk - Mr Monk Goes to the Firehouse 😁👨🏻🚒"I LOOOOVVVEEE Mr. Monk!
Steven wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I'm learning SO much about things I never even knew existed before! I am not a gamer at all and I seldom (if ever) buy books anymore. There's no room in our tiny apartment! I have a s..."OMG! Sounds like the Iron Curtain countries -- wait... Do they even allow books?
I'm learning SO much about things I never even knew existed before! I am not a gamer at all and I seldom (if ever) buy books anymore. There's no room in our tiny apartment! I have a storage container in our storage unit filled with my special books. I also have one bookshelf dedicated to books I've "won" in GR Giveaways. After I finish, I donate them to the public library. I get ALL my books from the library! We have no limit!!
Completion Post!Dance of Death
Douglas Preston
Finished 6/6/23
Page count: 451
Black cover
Fits the following letters for Crayola towers:
D - CLN D’Agosto
E - CLN Enderby
L - CFN Laura
N - CFN Nora
T - CLN Tisander
Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
Completion Post! This Pen for Hire
Laura Levine
Finished 6/3/23
Page count: 240
Blue cover
Fits the following letters for Crayola Towers:
A - MC LN Austen
C - CFN Cameron
E - CFN Elaine
K - CLN Kolchev
L - author
M - CLN Murdoch
R - CLN Rea
S - CFN Stacy
T - title
Y - CFN Yetta
Use it where you will! Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
Sophie wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Is anyone reading 11/22/63 for the BOM? The DQs have been sp..."
I’m planning on reading it, but no guarantees there!
Also just wondering…Am I going to get the BOM points for the May BOMs?
Hey, how many rainbow towers can we make?
Completion Post!The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman
Finished 6/1/23
Page count: 368
Chipmunks #9 - Don't Steal
RAB with a theft
How it fits: There is 20 million dollar diamond heist!
Could someone mark this as completed on our spreadsheet for me, please? Thank you!!
Completion Post!Sleep Like a Baby
Charlaine Harris
Finished 5/30/23
Page count: 262
Crayola Towers fit the following letters:
A - MC Aurora
C - AFN Charmaine
L - CFN Levon
M - CFN Marcy
P - CFN Phillip
R - MC Nickname Roe
S - CFN Sophie
T - MC LN Teagarden
V - CFN Virginia
Y - CLN Youngblood
Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - May Theme BOM - Mexico (starts 16 May 2023)
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May 30, 2023 10:57PM
DQs Day 5 (Chapters 26 -End)19. Earlier, Eduardo seemed like a fine person to me despite Montgomery's reservations. In these last chapters, he had a stark change in character or his true nature came out. Did you expect him to turn out like this? Do you think he might have been a good husband to Carlota if she were not a hybrid?
Eduardo was a huge phony! I had him pegged from the beginning! I thought he’d use Carlota and just callously toss her aside.
20. Dr. Moreau was not a great father throughout the book but his last moment touched my heart. Do you find his love for Carlota redeeming enough for his character? Or would you categorize him as a villain?
he didn’t really love her at all. She was just his most human-like creation. I didn’t consider him a real villain (like Lizalde!) he was just a mad scientist.
21. Carlota became more jaguar-like as the story drew near its end, and she finally embraced that part of her in the climactic scene. I somehow expected her physical changes to be more lasting and prominent afterward and maybe have a lifestyle closer to a jaguar which evidently didn't happen. Anyone else had an odd expectation like this or something else that you expected to happen?
I really thought Carlota was about to shapeshift and remain in her cat form! I really pictured her slipping off to live in the forest forever.
22. How do you feel about the relatively open-ended epilogue? Do think Carlota would be reunited with the other hybrids? Will Montgomery come back into her life at some point? Do you think Moreno-Garcia kept the option for a sequel open?
Yup! I smell a sequel. I hope at least a few of her friends (especially Montgomery and Cachito) find their way to her. It’s naive, I know, but she deserves a bit of peace.
Completion Post!The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
May BOM
Finished 5/30/23
Page count: 306
Still can’t do a link, but my DQ answers can be found at:
Msg #162, 222, 151, 241 & 246
Could someone please put me down for this? Thank you!
