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

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

Completion Post!
(At long last...)

Codename Villanelle
Luke Jennings
Finished 7/19/20
Page count:
Letters:
C - Janie Chou
A - character Anne-Laure Mercier
E - character Eve Polastri
V - character Villanelle

Task #158 RAB written in 3rd person POV
How it fits: duh! It's written in 3rd person POV...🤓



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Cathy M. wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Hey Teammies! Sorry to be such a slug, but I've been a bit preoccupied. We have 20 cases of Covid at the hospital where I work! There are 10 cases at a construction company building a..."
Don't laugh too hard, but I work for the State of Hawaii Department of HEALTH! Hysterical, huh? They said that because we have the lowest infection rate in the country, they're limiting the amount of testing kits they send us. The hospital says that they need to save their allotment of testing kits for incoming patients! The majority of our patients are homeless & come straight off the streets after committing a crime. And yet, not one of them has tested positive!
Our unions are protesting the current conditions and procedures and are also fighting for more hazard pay...

On a happier, bookish note: I am almost finished with Codename Villanelle & am halfway through with Troubled Waters. I am working on Illuminae and The Atomic City Girls, but am doing them as buddy reads with friends, so I am not complete them for this round...

Hey Teammies! Sorry to be such a slug, but I've been a bit preoccupied. We have 20 cases of Covid at the hospital where I work! There are 10 cases at a construction company building a new unit on our campus. They put themselves on lockout till everyone could go be tested. The folks who were negative came back to work, the rest are quarantined at home.
The other 10 people are hospital staff! Some are direct care & 4 are non-direct. The sucky part is that they all had to go on their own to get tested on their own time & their own dime! We are a hospital! We may be a psychiatric facility, but we have medical services. If every incoming patient can be tested for free, I think they should extend that service to high-risk staff.
Then if you test positive or even display symptoms, you need to stay home. BUT you need to use up all your vacation, sick leave & leave without pay before they will even consider using federal or state funds to pay you. No happy campers here at all!
**Official end of RANT**

I also found Codename Villanelle to give us a V!

I really miss going in to browse my library! I normally would just walk around the shelves randomly looking for Y titles or T authors for a challenge or a new funny title in cozy mystery... Now I have to search and THINK and then order and hope it's available in a timely manner. *Sigh*

I actually have a bookmark that says "It's not hoarding if it's books!"

For planning purposes: I'm still on the waiting list (#12!) for The Sun Down Motel so hopefully I'll get it before the end of the month! I have Dear Martin & will start soon & do the DQs when they come up. I also have Troubled Waters for a T & am working on Illuminae ...

Hope everybody is enjoying their books as much as I am!

Double Completion Post!
Fool Moon
Jim Butcher
Finished 7/9/20
Page count: 401
Letters:
C - setting Chicago
M - character Karrin Murphy
S - character Susan Rodriguez
Task #26 - city scape on cover



LaRose
Louise Erdrich
Finished 7/9/20
Page count: 372
Letter: L - title
Task: #7 two timelines
How it fits: the story goes between the present and the previous century explaining the mystic name Larose that reoccurs in one family



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I'll finish up LaRose for an L & Fool Moon for either a C, M or S by deadline.

Completion post!
Odd Hours
Dean Koontz
Finished 7/8/20
Page count: 283
Letter: O - title
Task #86 - # 4 in series



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Tina ❣ wrote: "The tags aren't too bad for this round!

The Sun Down Motel has been tagged as flower so I might hold off finishing the book until round 3.

I think we'll be okay with V's and Y's. I agree that th..."

I'm reading Illuminae! Just started it...

Tina ❣ wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!
The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman
Finished 7/5/20
Page count: 504!
Works for the following letters:
Z - character Zara
M - location Masada
A..."

Oops! All fixed.... I may have too many shelves!

Completion Post!
The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman
Finished 7/5/20
Page count: 504!
Works for the following letters:
Z - character Zara
M - location Masada
A - author Alice Hoffman
S - character Shirah
Task #38 set in the Middle East
Takes place in Israel



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

Trinia wrote: "Completion Post The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Read : 7/3/20
Entered on SS"
Did you like it? I'm picking it up from the library tomorrow! I just couldn't resist that title...

I can start on LaRose & Odd Hours to give us another L & O each!
Why is planning so much more fun than actual reading??

I must say that I am really enjoying all my books, especially The Dovekeepers. Don't know why I put it off for so long... It's a chunkster, too!

How's everybody doing. I'm taking off today & Monday to help make a nice long 4th of July weekend. Hopefully I'll get a lot of reading done! I have a 'Library Takeout' appointment this afternoon & I can pick up Dear Martin for our BOM...

Have a great weekend!

Completion Post!
Through a Glass, Deadly
Sarah Atwell
Finished 7/1/20
Page count: 280
Letters:
S or A: author's name Sarah Atwell
L: character Matt Lundgren
C: character Cameron Dowell
Task: # 49 - hobby activity on cover
How it fits: glassblowing on cover



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For advance planning: I'm almost done with Through a Glass, Deadly, The Dovekeepers, Fool Moon & am looking for Os!

Completion Post!
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Finished: 6/28/20
Page count: 370
Letter - O author's last name Owens
Task #121 - body of water on cover


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

I think I'll end my first round now & save Where the Crawdads Sing for round 2. Another O for author Delia Owens! Also Through a Glass, Deadly because it can give us a C, A, S.... We're doing pretty good so far, huh?