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

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

Kathleen wrote: "Thing is I tried Stormdancer by same author before and didn't like it. A friend Nevernight is a good read, so I'm thinking if I should give him another try or not. Which is off-putt..."

Yes. Right off the bat, there's carnage. I'm waiting for some redeeming quality to surface. I picked it up because it was a BOM & looked like a quick read. I'm liking the Poppy War much more, even though it's way longer.

I remember being so disappointed with the first Harry Potter movie because the characters looked nothing like what I imagined they would! But all in all, I do love the movies & will watch them whenever they're on TV! My favorite is Goblet of Fire. Favorite of the books, too!

In general, the book is always better that than the movie!

Kathleen wrote: "Has everybody else read Nevernight?"

I'm reading it now. Pretty gory & a little off-putting for me... Are you considering it?

Yes, Karen. 54 books. I have the magical ability to let a book lie for months (sometimes years!) and come right back to my spot & pick it up like I'd never left off. I'm thrilled to find so many multiple book readers on our team! A lot of times most people act like I'm a freak of nature...

A former co-worker mentioned she thought I had selective adult ADD. Ha!

I'm on a few days vacation and am starting a new horror and/or Halloween book every day. Why? Because I can!!

I don't even attempt to control my multiple book proclivity anymore! I just go with it. I do seasonal things like now horror for October, heartwarming for Thanksgiving, & (duh!) Christmas in December. Why, why, why? I go to the library every Monday and come away with shopping bags full of books to feed my madness!

I'm going to finish NOS4A2 this month -- which I started last October for sure.

I am a serial book starter. I read multiple books simultaneously. Right now GR tells me I'm currently reading 54 books! I won't go into all of them, but the best of this crop are: The Poppy War, It, Death of a Pumpkin Carver, Give Me Your Hand, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, The Cabinet of Curiosities & The City of Brass. Call me crazy, but I'm obsessive and this is just how I roll!

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Today's Question:
And so... What are YOU reading right now?

Around the World was my first-ever group challenge back in the day. My group did 2 whole spins...
Right now I'm doing the Twelve Towers, Cleaning Out the TBR Closet & a bunch of others. Never mind the ones I'm doing with other groups!! I suck at going back and updating. I probably only do that quarterly.
My biggest problem this year is that I was on vacation at Christmastime & pretty bored, so I signed up for a whole bunch of challenges, but I didn't write them down the way I normally do. So now it's pretty much hit or miss. I do love the big group challenges, though. Since reading is such a solitary activity, I feel as if the challenges connect us with others. And they're just fun!

Karen (or anyone!) please put me down for one more book Forever Odd for the letter O - MC's name is Odd Thomas. I just picked it up from the library today!

Alysa wrote: "A few days ago, this happened:

My daughter, age 7: What does that key ring mean?
Me: The one that says ‘sonic screwdriver’? That is something from a show called Doctor Who.
Her: I know Doctor Who!..."

That is hysterical! I used to work at a preschool (10 years!) and have a compilation of things kids say.... Hope to publish someday.

I am an office assistant in the medical records unit of our state hospital. (Yes, mental hospital.) I mostly deal with requests for information from other hospitals, probation officers, social security, disability, case managers, etc. it's always super busy & I do like it because I feel as though I'm helping people. I would appreciate a quiet day every now and again, though!

We sure are all scattered over the world, aren't we? This is so cool! Maybe I won't be the only one awake late night...
With so many talking about university & exams, I fear I am very ancient indeed! I don't do audiobooks at all as I have nowhere to listen to them. I work only 5 minutes from home, so there's virtually no commute. I also think I'm the type of person who learns best by reading or writing words on a page.

So let's keep the ball rolling with a question or thought per day. I'll start off with:
What do you do for a living?

I really enjoyed TT! I was on Team Hermoine. I like how all the books you read count for some points. Wheel seems a bit more constrictive, but I love it, too. I didn't join in Quidditch & only read one quick book for the maze. It's really too bad that a full-time job gets in the way of reading!
I don't normally do ebooks. I get all my books from the public library. It requires a bit of pre planning on my part, but it's the planning I love best. I always have a bunch of books on hand to go through...

Ok thus far... Maybe a stupid question, BUT do the October BOMs still count if we start them earlier than 10/27? I think I'll need more than 5 days to read them....

I'm ashamed to admit that I have never watched Nightmare all the way through! I hope to remedy this this year. I have no idea who Oogie Boogie is!!

I can read The Best Man to Die in the 1st week. It has the word blood in the text on page 34...

I can see our spreadsheet but have never been able to successfully manipulate any of them! So sorry to be a bother. You can put me down for that for sure though.

Hello, everyone! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & am so excited to be here! I think this will be my 2nd Wheel outing. I love the holiday twist the game has taken. Hope to get to know everyone in the coming weeks...
Off to check my books now!

Hi everyone! Can't wait to play! My team thread is still locked, too... 😞🙁😱😦

I'm really excited for Wheel! I promised myself NOT to do anymore big challenges this year, but I just couldn't stop myself!! I normally read horror in October, heartwarming in November and Christmas in December. Hope my reading plans fit nicely into Wheel! Can't wait!!

City of Lost Souls
Cassandra Clare
Finished 8/30/18
Page count: 534
Series: Mortal Instruments #5
Cast of characters: Clary Fray, Jocelyn Fray, Jace Lightwood, Jonathan Morgenstern, Sebastian Morgenstern, Magnus Bane, Luke, Simon, Maia, Jordan, Isabelle Lightwood, Alec Lightwood, Maryse Lightwood, Amatis, Aline Penhallow, Helen Blackthorn, Camille, Raphael, Lilith