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

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

Beth wrote: "Tati wrote: "Bernard Cornwell is one of the authors that I read whatever he writes. I think I've read over 40 of his books “

Ahh remember when goodreads would tell you your most read author 😩"
I really, really miss that feature! I used to look at my authors all the time! I'm a huge Charlaine Harris & Janet Evanovich fan! Also Ng with all those cozy mysteries... I call them brain candy...

Tina ❣ wrote: "Lauri wrote: "For my teammies, please feel free to check out my books on my "5-star" reads shelf. Any and/or all of these books come highly recommended! My all-time favorite authors are Isabel Alle..."

Well, Tina, I am very eclectic! I'll read just about anything & am very much a mood reader & a serial book starter! I'll give a book 100 pages& if I'm not into it, I'll stop. That's not to say I won't revisit later... So my 5-star reads are stories that resonated with me for some reason, were amazing stories or had some sort of magic for me...

I LOVE all the Stephanie Plum mysteries, Sookie Stackhouse books and I'm a sucker for mysteries with bad puns in the title... One person's 5-star is another person's trash. No 2 people ever read the same book. I give most books 3-4 stars, rarely 2 or 1 because I gave up on them!

Here are my "official" recommendations to share with the rest of the world! This was super hard, but here goes...
The Red Tent, Spring Moon: A Novel of China, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Bitter in the Mouth, Eva Luna, The Mammoth Hunters, River God, The 19th Wife, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Mambo Peligroso: A Novel, The Last Kingdom, In the Shadow of the Banyan, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Red Sister, The Poppy War, Purple Hibiscus & Blood of the Earth

For my teammies, please feel free to check out my books on my "5-star" reads shelf. Any and/or all of these books come highly recommended! My all-time favorite authors are Isabel Allende, Jean Auel, Lisa See, Charlaine Harris, Amy Tan, Morgan Llewelyn, Louise Erdrich.... There are so many! I love historical fiction, cozy mysteries, humor, paranormal. I'm nothing if not eclectic!

I'm just coming off 2 group challenges -- 1 was longish & 1 was 8 weeks. I'm kinda enjoying not doing specific reading for a little while. I almost enjoy the planning stage more than the actual reading, if that makes sense.

Our libraries have just opened up the book drops again, so I can return the 28 books I've finished since lockdown started! Today is the first day of their new "Library Takeout" program. You can call to make an appointment to pick up books you've requested. I'm going to wait awhile & try & schedule for next Monday afternoon. I've got about 10 books waiting patiently... I started out self-quarantine with 89 books/CDs!
The target reopening date is June 15, but I don't think that's going to happen...
How are things where you live?

OK! After much consideration, I have come up with my 1st 3 books for round 1!
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga- fits letter A for author name, is tagged Tiger & works for task #76: set in India (321 pages)

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston - fits letter D for author's first name, is tagged Indigenous & works for task #185: set in Central America (328 pages)

BOM book Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott - fits letter R for author's first name & works for either task #48 Contemporary or #56 Romance. I'll participate in the discussion (288 pages)



Could one of our lovely captains please add these to our planning spreadsheet for me?Thank you!

Cathy M. wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Aloha everyone! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm so excited to play! I work in Medical Records at the State Hospital (yes, mental hospital.) I'm deemed essential even though I'm not direct..."

Thanks, Cathy! I can view spreadsheets, but can never use them, i do everything on an iPad mini. I just learned how to cut & paste with it last month...

Aloha everyone! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm so excited to play! I work in Medical Records at the State Hospital (yes, mental hospital.) I'm deemed essential even though I'm not direct care and have been working full time throughout the quarantine.
I love reading, but I like real books! I dislike reading on a tablet & depend on the public library for everything. Unfortunately our libraries remain closed, so the Wheelathon may be a bit tricky for me! I've done several Wheels, but I still cannot manage a link or a spreadsheet to save my life.

My shelf is: nbrc-wheel-2020

I can't wait to get started!

Hello fellow isolationists! How's everybody doing out there? I'm still working & have been reading like a fiend this whole time. Sometimes you just need to get your mind off the pandemic doom & gloom....
I'm actually in the middle of All Systems Red right now. Too funny. I think I'll continue on with the series. I'm in Hawaii and our public libraries are still closed. I hope I'll be able to give Wheel my best shot in spite of that. The main thing I've learned from all this is I hate reading on my tablet!!

Lauri's Spot!

Target: 800 pages

Sunday 5/24: 32 pages

Monday 5/25: 40 pages

Tuesday 5/26: 37 pages

Wednesday 5/27: 70 pages

Thursday 5/28: 80 pages

Friday 5/29: 81 pages

Saturday 5/30: 53 pages

Sunday 5/31: 128 pages

Total pages read: 521

Books used:



Books completed:

Lauri's Spot!
Target: 200 pages

Saturday May 9th
166 pages

Sunday May 10th
42 pages

Total pages read: 208

Books used:



Books completed:

Lauri's Spot!
Earth Day Read-a-Thon 2020
April 22 - 23

Lauri's Spot!
Start date 2/2/20 - Finish 2/2/21

Levels:
Tackle: 1-8 books
Hut: 9-17 books
Quarterback: 18-26 books
Receiver: 27-35 books
Touchdown: 36 + books

Read as many tasks as you can in the time allotted.
Re reads are allowed (6 month rule)
Page count = minimum 100 pages
Any format is allowed


~It's Superbowl time. Two teams are left competing for the Superbowl title. Pick a team.
Spell out(*) your favorite team
Or spell out one of the two remaining teams : San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs

~This year's 54th Superbowl competition is being played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Read a book set in Florida
Read a book with "hard" in the title
Read a book set in a sports venue (baseball, boxing, hockey, rugby, etc)

~100 Million (give or take) viewers will tune in Sunday, February 2 to watch the Superbowl.
Read a book that is # 2 in a series
Read a book that features a character who is a football player
Read a book tagged sports
Spell out the word "February"

~What's a Superbowl without game time snacks? Pull up a snack and enjoy the game.
Read a book with a snack(s) on the cover (open to your interpretation)
Read a book with "snack " in the text
Spell out (*) these game time snacks
-Beer
-Chips
-Nachos
-Pizza
-Wings

~It's half-time and J Lo & Shakira are the Pepsi half-time performers ready to bring down the house.
Read a book about a musician(s)
Read a book about a character who works in advertising
Spell out (*) the word "Pepsi"

Game's over. Celebrate the win with your friends.
Read a book with 2 or more friends on the cover
Read a book with the word "win" in the title
Read a book about a character who is in a situation in which they win (open to interpretation)
Spell out (*) the word "win"


(*)Spell-it-Out Rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter of the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audio book narrator's first or last name.
If you are reading a translated version, you can also use the first letter of the translator's first or last name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word

Lauri's Scooby Doo Challenge
Start date 1/3/20
0 / 27
Levels :
Mystery Machine: 1-8 books
Scooby Snacks: 9-17 books
Jinkies! : 18-26 books
Scooby Doo: 27 books

Rules: Complete the options below.Mix & match if you wish. Minimum page number is 100. Tasks may be completed more than once but each book can only be used for one task. Any format is acceptable.

Option #1- Spell out (*) the word "Scooby Doo"

Option #2 - Complete the following tasks:
Read a book with a dog on the cover
Read a book with a pair of glasses on the cover
Read a book with a man with blond hair on the cover
Read a book with a van on the cover
Read a book with a woman wearing a skirt on the cover
Read a book with the word "mystery " in the title
Read a book with the letters "van" in the title
Read a book tagged mystery
Read a book with the letters "CBS " in the title
Read a book with a character named Fred
Read a book with a character named Daphne
Read a book with a character named Velma
Read a book in which a character loves clothes and fashion
Read a book tagged supernatural
Read a book that you think is scary
Read a book with a cover showing a man wearing a tie
Read a book with a cover that has high heels on it
Read a book in which someone is bribed


Option #3
Spell out (*) the following words:
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Option #3
Spell out (*) the following words:
(view spoiler)

Option #4- Supernatural Creatures
Read books that have witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombie, ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, etc.































Option #4- Supernatural Creatures
Read books that have witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombie, ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, etc

Lauri's Spot!
TBR Tackler 2020

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1. Bossypants
2. Yes, Please
3. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
4. Glory Over Everything
5. Eragon
6. A Clash of Kings
7. The Almost Sisters
8. Caramelo
9. Keeper of Light and Dust
10. Cream Puff Murder
11. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
12. Mahu Fire
13. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
14. The Raven Boys
15. The Midnight Palace
16. The Winter Ghosts
17. The Library at Mount Char
18. Red Rising
19. Holy Sister
20. The Harmony Silk Factory
21. The Sun is Also a Star
22. An Abundance of Katherines
23. The Preacher's Daughter
24. The Peach Keeper

Well, my experience was an EPIC failure! I managed only 3 out of 21 for the year! I think I must have adult ADD! I started out with the best of intentions, but my wayward brain kept wanting to read books that were NOT on my list. *Sigh*
I think I will try again, but perhaps my choices were just too meaty. There's a lot to be said for gravitas and good literature, but, hey, we all need some brain candy sometimes!

I had a blast with this challenge! I'd especially like to thank our captains for putting up with me and for all their hard work. Thank you to all my teammies-- it was great playing with all of you! See you soon!

Final completion post!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo byTaylor Jenkins Reid
Finished 12/16/19
Page count: 391
5 stars!
Works for green cover and or LBGT...

Completion post!
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Finished 12/13/19
Page count: 407
Works for SIN BINGO!!

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Completion post!

A Catered Thanksgiving by Isis Crawford
Finished 12/8/19
Page count: 340
Works for yellow cover

[bookcover:A Catered Thanksgiving|794..."

Thank you Erin! You're the best!!