Lauri’s Comments (group member since Jan 23, 2016)

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

Never mind -- I found it! Off to sign up now!

I'm trying to sign up, BUT when I look at my profile URL, I just see goodreads.com/otwlauri -- no numbers. Help! What am I doing wrong? Or has GR just gone all wonky? I've played numerous times before & don't recall any problems...

Yaaaaayyyyy! Good to know. I've been the mad stalker on this thread lately. Thanks for the update!

Ok...it's been weeks...

And so...

How much longer???

🤓

Just wanted to say thank you to all my teammates and especially to our Captains! I, for one, liked that story & would definitely read it if it were a book! It must've been quite difficult since we were all reading all over the place....

Great job everybody! "See" you around!

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The Dragon Republic
R.F. Kuang
Finished 7/28/21
Page count: 658
Page points and/or Jackanory



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The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken
Tarquin Hall
Finished 7/27/21
Page count: 352
Page points / Jackanory



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Bless Her Dead Little Heart
Miranda James
Finished 7/25/21
Page count: 304
Just Jackanory and book points now!



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The Bone Witch
Rin Chupeco
Finished 7/25/21
Page count: 432
Just Jackanory & book points now!



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Yaaaay!
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For a Few Demons More
Kim Harrison
Finished 7/22/21
Page count: 456
Task #213 - miniskirt on cover



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Elatsoe
Darcie Little Badger
Finished 7/20/21
Page count: 362
Read for Jackanory... I suppose
Or just page points...

Elatsoe is a name which means hummingbird in Lipan Apache



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The Diva Paints the Town
Krista Davis
Finished 7/19/21
Page count: 293
Jackanory



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Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko
Finished 7/14/21
Page count: 343
Jackanory



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A Glimpse of Evil
Victoria Laurie
Finished 7/14/21
Page count: 340
Jackanory



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I've just started on For a Few Demons More. with the miniskirt on the cover. Should finish next week. This is a re-read for me. It'll go quickly.



If you want, you can use my last book Glazed Murder for the BINGO free space.
I've got a bunch more to finish up -- just for the point value. I've decided not to torture myself with Guards. I've decided that I'm just not into Terry Pratchett books. I've tried my best....

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Glazed Murder
Jessica Beck
Finished 7/6/21
Page count: 291
Read for no task, but rather pure enjoyment!



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Mulch Ado About Nothing
Jill Churchill
Finished 7/4/21
Page count: 216
No particular task at all



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Mort
Terry Pratchett
Finished 7/3/21
Page count: 243
BOM: Yes!
Discworld: Yes!
DQs in the following messages: #83, #148, #203, #213 & #214



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DQ - Day 5
Start: Albert sat on his narrow bed..."

21. Wow, Albert has got quite the temper on him! The way he goes about ordering the wizards around and wanting to change the current ways of the Unseen University. Do you think the changes would have worked the way he intended, had he stayed? What do you think happened to Albert's staff though? Also, one has to commend the owners of the Drum though to have passed down a debt for generations.
I think Albert is just a divo! He's been around for such a long time, putting one over on everyone including Death, he's just used to getting his own way. Maybe his magic has soured or has been misused for so long that the staff had just had enough!

22. Mort and Ysabell go on an adventure, and the changes in Mort seem to take root completely though Ysabell manages to snap him out of it. Somewhere down the line, the two of them have fallen in love. Did you expect this to happen? Do you think they are a good fit?
I knew it! Even if Mort was clueless, Ysabell surely did. I think they'll work out well together.

23. For someone who doesn't actually feel emotions, DEATH seems a bit put out with Mort, and it culminates in a fight between DEATH and Mort. Would DEATH have killed Mort? Or was he always planning to turn the hourglass around and have the boy start over?
I think Death has had a SOFT SPOT for Mort right from the beginning. He wouldn't have done away with him. It was kind of like scared straight, if you will.

24. What did you make of the ending? Was it a satisfying solution to the problem of a reality slightly out of whack? Mort tells DEATH that he has certainly learnt a lot while working as his apprentice. What do you think the most important lesson might have been?
I was not expecting the ending at all. At least Keli was saved. Death showing up to a wedding!? Hysterical!

25. Don't you just adore DEATH? *grin* Which was your favourite character or appearance in this book, and why?
I was partial to both Death and Mort. Their interactions were priceless.

26. Did you enjoy this book? If you've read the previous month's BOM, Equal Rites, does it compare? Or not?
I struggled with this one. I'm sorry, but I am just not a Discworld fan. I think I liked Equal Rites a little bit more because of Granny.

DQs Day 4
Start: night shed its early casualties"
end: "'Now - are we going?'" (p200 / 76%)

16. Death trying to get drunk in the Mended Drum ! I felt for him during that scene. Do you think there's a way for Death to be human ? Assuming he wasn't human before like Mort ?
I don't think there is, really. It's the nature of the day-to-day job to not be human. How could he live with himself? (Pun intended.)

17. It seems Mort is not realizing he's changing and slowly becoming the 'grim reaper'. Even his behaviour is changing. People are noticing that "he's becoming more real. Nearly as real as Death". Is it possible that anyone can assume to role of 'Death' ? For example, as weird as it sounds, could Mort eventually reap Death's soul ?
Assuming that Death has a soul. I would think, yes, he would eventually be able to reap just about anything he wanted!

18. "What is it called when you feel warm and content and wish things would stay that way?" (has to be read in capital letters ;)) Death finally finds a job that suits him and brings him happiness. Did you expect he would be offered that kind of job ?
Nope! I would think people would run screaming when they saw him coming. But look how cats loved him. Just goes to show that you never can tell...

19. Has your opinion about Ysabell changed in the meantime?
She's more than just a goth girl rebelling against daddy! She knows things and she's a force to be reckoned with in her own right.

20. So it turns out Alberto Malich succeeded in postponing his death for more than 2000 years and knows exactly how long he's going to live: 91 days, 3 hours, and 5 minutes. Do you think he will move on and live what remains of his life in this book? If you had the option, would you want to know how much is left in your 'lifetime' ?
Why would anyone want to live for 2000 years? Crazy! I guess he has no choice but to move on now that he's been made...
I definitely do NOT want to know when my number's up nor the the manner of my death.