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

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

Ora wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I've been reading the Lunar Chronicles and the Great Libraries series' with friends in a different group. May continue on with those for Tower. I kinda have adult ADD when it comes to..."

We are about to start on Fairest. We just finished Cress last week. I think Cress was my favorite so far. Looking forward to finding out about Levana's back story... I'll rack up points if I read Winter during Tower! I'm not sure how many pages it has, but it kinda looks like the old phone books used to! Who remembers the official Telephone Directories before cell phones? :)

I keep obsessively rereading the rules. I can't get over the fact that we can read anything we choose! I'm coming off of several very restrictive challenges right now. For example, in a challenge with another group, this week my team has to find a book with "some" in the title that has to be either: a) a romance b) have a gun on the cover c) have the author's last name start with the letter A d) have a cover that's 50% green e) have a title that starts with one of the letters in FRIEND or f) have a number in the title. I mean, seriously?? I'm off to the library to look for this magical unicorn of a book!

You can see why I'm extra-excited for Tower to start!!

I've been reading the Lunar Chronicles and the Great Libraries series' with friends in a different group. May continue on with those for Tower. I kinda have adult ADD when it comes to reading. I am very easily distracted....
Look! A bunny!!

I'm not an accountant. Wouldn't that just be too weird? I actually am a math retard. (Pardon the expression!) I am an office assistant at the state mental hospital in the medical records unit. Very interesting with an underlying sense of danger and intrigue.

I will read anything and everything. My basic rule is to give a new book 100 pages. If I absolutely hate it, I'll stop and move on. It doesn't happen too often...

What's everyone reading right now?

Laura wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Aloha everyone! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm really excited to be here. I never played this one before, but am looking forward to it. I am a huge nerd! Love Star Wars -- especially the..."

Hi Laura! Looking forward to more fun and games!!

Aloha everyone! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm really excited to be here. I never played this one before, but am looking forward to it. I am a huge nerd! Love Star Wars -- especially the 3 originals. I've seen them all, but was quite saddened by Rogue One! I usually read 5-12 books simultaneously, but don't know why. I do not buy books anymore or use an e-reader. I just visit my friendly neighborhood library every Monday afternoon & come away with shopping bags filled with books -- we have no limit!

Lauri's Spot!
March 1 - 31, 2017

1) Murder of a Stacked Librarian

Count me in! I'll add what I have so far...

11 / 26

A - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 1/28 18
B - Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell 1/12/17
C - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 1/21/17
D - The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis 1/28/17
E - Keys to Death by Emily Toll 1/10/17
F - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 1/3/17
G - An Angel for Christmas by Heather Graham 1/2/17
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J - The New Year's Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini 1/22/17
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N - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 2/4/17
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Q
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S - Silence by Shūsaku Endō 1/21/17
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Y - Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn 1/6/17
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I LOVE tea!
January 1 - January 31, 2017

Step One: Boil the water
Read books that are steamy, set in a hot climate or make you feel warm inside.
Darkling

Step Two: choose your tea
Black - black cover

Step Three: steep the tea
Medium 151 - 300 pages
Strong - 301 pages or more - Lemon Meringue Pie Murder 1/3/17

Step 4: Sweet?
No sugar - Standalone novel - An Angel for Christmas 1/2/17

Step 5 - Black or white?
Read books to indicate what else to add to your tea

I'll try it!
Will figure out my books later...

A very merry Christmas to all the Harpy Eagles! Happy, happy reading!!

Count me in!!
I'll list as I go...

Top 100 Banned Books
2000 - 2009
Start 12/19/16 - End ?
28 / 100

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling
3. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
6. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
8. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
10. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
16. Forever by Judy Blume
17. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
18. Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
19. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
21. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
23. The Giver by Lois Lowry
26. Beloved by Toni Morrison
28. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
33. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
36. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
43. Blubber by Judy Blume
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
50. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
72. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
74. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
88. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
90. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
91. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
97. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
99. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Ooh! Sign me UP! Adventurer Level, por favor.

Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017
0 / 10

1. Silence - Shusako Endo
2. Charming the Prince - Teresa Medeiros
3. Above the East China Sea - Sarah Bird
4. All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
5. Children of Earth and Sky - Guy Kay
6. The Children's Home - Charles Lambert
7. A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn
8. The Darkest Part of the Forest - Holly Black
9. The Dog Who Danced - Susan Wilson
10. First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones

Lauri's Neglected TBR Stack

Only 2 / 10

I really must do this...I didn't get too far last year!

Let's go for 10 to start with...

1. Zipporah, Wife of Moses 2/20/17
2. Yes Please
3. Bossypants
4. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
5. Cleopatra: A Life
6. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
7. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
8. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
9. Peter the Great: His Life and World
10. A Discovery of Witches 7/8/17
11. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
12. Grave Mercy
13. The Gathering
14. Bitten
15. Avalon
16. People of the Lakes
17. Genghis: Birth of an Empire
18. The Pillow Book
19. The Diary of Lady Murasaki
20. Peach Blossom Pavilion

Miss you all! It's cold here (70's) and about as wintry as it gets. Rainy & windy. I just finished The Strain today. It was excellent!! Yes, it was a leftover Halloween book, but still excellent. Still working on The Ghost at the Table. It is very good, but sad.

I've been signing up for waaayy to many challenges because I'm still having WOBBLE withdrawals.

For Christmas I have Lost December, Christmas Carol Murder Holidays on Ice

Merry Christmas to all!

Lauri's Christmas Treats
December 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Level: Marshmallows
Option 3 - Spell it out!

G - The Ghost at the Table 12/4/16
I - I Let You Go
N - All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
G - The Strain by Guillermo del Toro 12/3/16
E - The Chase by Janet Evanovich 12/18/16
R - Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
B - Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe 12/21/16
R - Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys 12/14/16
E - Lost December by Richard Paul Evans 12/14/16
A - Aunt Dimity's Death 12/23/16
D - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 12/11/16

Cathy M. wrote: "Hi Lauri :) Yes it is! I've been reading so much more than I usually do, and a ton of short books at that so I'm a little worn out. But I'm starting back up with the In Death series (on #12 now), a..."

I abandoned it after reading your post, Cathy!

Laila Jane wrote: "Just checking in, I'm still here too!"

Hi Laila Jane! How's married life?

Is anyone still playing? I totally forgot about this till I saw another team's post, so I thought I'd check in now that we're done with WOBBLE.

Laura wrote: "Here is my list of books I borrowed from the huge central library!! Woot, woot, I can't wait to read them!."



HA! I just checked, and I have 80 books borrowed from the library! WOBBLE habits are hard to break! Lucky we have no limits...
I'm reading The Princess Bride as a buddy read. I have The Thanksgiving Visitor, The Ghost at the Table and The Pumpkin Muffin Murder for Thanksgiving and am starting to line up the Christmas books already. What is everybody else reading?

Nanci wrote: "That's a shame that you missed out on your book discussion, Lauri. Hope you get some more good books to read at the library! I started a buddy read yesterday on[book:Furiously Happy: A Funny Book A..."

Loved that book, Nanci! It made me laugh and cry. Not too many books can do that for me... I've only recently discovered buddy reads and I really enjoy them. You get to discuss a common book with someone you don't have to explain everything to AND you get to make a new friend at the same time...