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

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

So...How is everyone doing? Hope we're all having a great time! I'm reading all over the place! I can't seem to settle down! I finished the first 2 of the three books I claimed, but the third one Half of a Yellow Sun is a bit slow going and depressing! I'm halfway through, but it's about the genocide in Nigeria during the 60's. I can only handle small doses at a time!

I've also started 2 of the BOMs -- Equal Rites and Dumplin' which are much better!



I'd love to hear how everybody else is doing. Which books are great, which are not so hot...

Completion post!
Death by Dumpling
Vivien Chien
Finished 5/15/21
Page count: 328
Fits #229 - MPG mystery

Also fits the following:
#4 - 1st in series
#160 - KIDBY spellout- D
#225 - 1st person POV



Could someone please add this to the spreadsheet for me?
Thank you kindly!

Completion post!
Green Angel
Alice Hoffman
Finished 5/9/21
Page count: 116
Works for the following tasks:
#15 - all words in the title are the same length

#42 - H in eight spellout

#73 - less than 200 pages

#164 - MPG YA

#167 - adjective in title (green)

#224 - single person on cover

Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

Becky wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Completion post!
The House in the Cerulean Sea
T.J. Klune
Finished 5/7/21
Page count: 398
#198 recommended by Team Carrot Ironfoundersson
Also works f..."
Loved it! I read a lot at work (in the morning and at lunchtime) & found it hard to go back to work after reading! I just didn't want it to end! Lucy just cracked me up!

Completion post!
The House in the Cerulean Sea
T.J. Klune
Finished 5/7/21
Page count: 398
#198 recommended by Team Carrot Ironfoundersson
Also works for the following:
#6 - Cover with green, yellow and purple

#14 - features a protest
How it fits: the people of the village protest the magical youth from the orphanage as being dangerous

#28 - H in eight spellout

#50 - features demons or Devils
How it fits: Lucy is the son of Satan

#51 - MC has an office job
How it fits: MC Linus is a caseworker in a large office

#116 - character pretends to something they're not
How it fits: Arthur pretends to be human, but is actually a Phoenix



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

Completion post!
Well Met
Jen DeLuca
Finished 5/5/21
Page count: 319
#21 - MPG Romance
How it fits: Emily & Simon fall in love

#52 - MC has to obey someone else's commands
How it fits: Emily has to do what Simon says as the dude in charge of the local renaissance faire

#56 - go to the cinema
How it fits: Emily & Simon take in a movie together

#61 - someone changes jobs
How it fits: Emily leaves her job in a bar to manage a bookstore

#67 - focused on siblings
How it fits: Simon takes over the renaissance faire in his dead brother's memory (obsessively)

#105 - Poem in text
How it fits: Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 on pg. 263

#119 - Makes a new friend
How it fits: Emily finds a good friend in Stacey

Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

Completion post!
Always
Sarah Jio
Finished 5/4/21
Page count: 500
Task #150 - MC is a journalist
MC Kailey is a journalist
Also works for the following tasks:
#88 - set in a large city (Seattle, Washington)

#68 - travels requiring a passport
MC travels to Mexico and France

#113 - CLAY Spellout (A)

#210 - Seasonal celebration (large New Year's Eve party)

#232 - Goes on holiday (Mexico)

Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you so much!

I'd like to go ahead and claim my 1st 3 tasks!

#21 MPG Romance - Well Met
#58 Set in Nigeria - Half of a Yellow Sun
#229 MPG Mystery - Death by Dumpling



I think I'm most looking forward to reading The Midnight Library for this challenge. I ordered it from the library back in DECEMBER and am still waiting for it. I'm up to #9 on the wait list so here's hoping!

I plan on reading Dumplin' and Equal Rites

Here are my ten!
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
Honolulu by Alan Brennert
Spring Moon: A Novel of China by Bette Bao Lord
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Hi, beloved Captains! I was just wondering how we're going to work this. Are we going to claim our tasks ahead of time? Please enlighten us with the grand plan.
It's hard to believe we're only a week out from starting!

Sorry I forgot to mention my shelf! It's nbrc-TT-2021. I can't do a link to save my life, but there it is anyway!

Aloha from Hawaii! I'm Lauri & I'm so excited to play! This will be my 4th TT (I think...) I'm also coming off of UNO, although I'm not a captain. I can't edit a spreadsheet to save my life! I will be asking for help entering my completed books. I read 100% paper & ink books which I borrow from the library. It makes life quite interesting. I will read just about anything, but historical fiction, chick lit, mysteries & paranormal are my favorites. I didn't really get into Discworld, but I will try again with our BOMs for May.

I can't really remember what movie I last saw in the theatre! It's been such a long time. The last movies I watched on TV were Karate Kid 1 - 3. Stop laughing! I watch a LOT of movies. And hey, it was a marathon. I was reliving my misspent youth. I speak fluent movie quote / song lyrics. It's both a gift and a curse.

I can't wait to start planning and reading with all of you!

Sonia wrote: "Melanie wrote: "I'm also not big on fantasy. I can do urban fantasy as that is at least set in our world, but high/epic fantasy is out for me."

Me too. I feel less alone now.

I actually adore UF,..."

It's so funny you mention this! I read epic fantasy endlessly ever since middle school and well into my 20's.mi loved it and devoured it all. The bigger the epic, the better. But now? No way! I've tried revisiting some childhood favs, but I could do it. I barely finished A Game of Thrones! I've tried to read the next in the series, but have been unsuccessful several times.

Is it because we're too busy to become immersed in an alternate universe? I can read on & on about sexy vampires or young wizards as long as the basic setting is still earth, but the serious epics -- I can't do it anymore!

So.... The burning question must be

WHEN
will the team's be announced?

I can't wait!

Lauri's Spot!
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2021
0 / 30

1) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2) Cleopatra: A Life
3) Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
4) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
5) Peter the Great: His Life and World
6) Middlesex
7) Oh My Stars
8) The Grass Dancer
9) The Heretic Queen
10) The Lacemakers Of Glenmara
11) Miss Chopsticks
12) Lost
13) Eve
14) And the Mountains Echoed
15) Amy Snow
16) The Restaurant Critic's Wife
17) Double Fudge Brownie Murder
18) The Van Alen Legacy
19) People of the Mist
20) The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
21) Yes Please
22) An Echo in the Bone
23) Christmas Bells
24) A Clash of Kings
25) Eragon
26) Here Be Dragons
27) The Quest
28) The Alienist
29) It
30) Chain of Gold

Lauri's Spot!
October - Creature Feature
Rainbows Level
1-8 books
October 1 - December 1
2 / 8

List of Paranormal Creatures:
Elf
Fae
Blob
Alien
Angel
Demon
Dwarf
Fairy
Genie
Ghost
Ghoul
Harpy
Mummy
Nymph
Pixie
Siren
Troll
Witch
Dragon
Furies
Goblin
Oracle
Wizard - A Darker Shade of Magic 10/25/20
Wraith
Selkie
Banshee
Dhampir
Gremlin
Mermaid
Pegasus
Unicorn
Vampire
Warlock
Zombie
Gargoyle
Succubus
Werewolf
Grim Reaper
Leprechaun
Poltergeist
Skinwalker
Sea Serpent
Witch Doctor
Incubus
Griffin
Gnome
Phantom - Secondhand Spirits 10/10/20

Lauri's Spot!

Target: 700 pages

Sunday October 18: 282 pages

Monday October 19: 59 pages

Tuesday October 20: 118 pages

Wednesday October 21: 80 pages

Thursday October 22: 94 pages

Friday October 23: 90 pages

Saturday October 24: 33 pages

Total Pages Read: 756

Books Used:



Books Completed:

Lauri's Spot!
September 20 - 26
Target: 600 pages

Sunday 9/20: 151 pages

Monday 9/21: 80 pages

Tuesday 9/22: 109 pages

Wednesday 9/23: 97 pages

Thursday 9/24: 65 pages

Friday 9/25: 84 pages

Saturday 9/26: 153 pages

Total pages read: 738 pages

Books used:



Books Completed:

Thank you to everyone, but especially to our wonderful captains for all your hard work and putting up with us! It was so much fun. I really had a blast!

Mega Whopper Completion Post Last Stand!
Spin the Dawn
Elizabeth Lim
Finished 8/20/20
Page count: 392
BOM: yes!
DQs: Msg #46, 79 & 118 (sorry I can't do a link!)
Letters:
S - title
L - author last name
A - location A'landi
O - Orksan
N - Master Norbu
Task: #2 MPG Adventure



Feed
Mira Grant
Finished 8/20/20
Page count: 499
Letters:
S - Shaun Mason
P - Peter Ryman
G - Georgia Mason
Task: #73 MPG Zombies!



Goddess of Love
P.C. Cast
Finished 8/20/20
Page count: 292
Letters:
S - Stacy
D - Griffin DeAngelo
H - Hera
P - Pea
P - author
G - title
Task: #164 MPG Fantasy



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet?
Thank you!