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

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

Zeni wrote: "Eric Carle"

The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

I admit I am intrigued by the e-reader concept, but I really like feel and smell of a real live book in my hands. Also I'm poor :( and I am always slow to get new tech gadgets, even phones, etc. I love my iPad, but always have to fight off my family to take possession of one. My apartment is too small to keep books, so I only own about 10 special ones which I have in storage...
I may have to break down & get a Kindle or something soon.

Does everyone on our team have an e-reader? Sometimes I think I'm the only person left in the world who still goes old school and reads only traditional books. Not only that, but I borrow them all from the library...

304 pages
320 pages
280 pages
277 pages
2/4/16

Current Total 252, 350

I started my mystery this morning! It's

I'm up for all detours -- except Heirophant. I mean, seriously?
I think I read that we can only do 5 detours, though....
I got the Dec. publication & werewolf, also politician & I have a palace book, too. Just lemme know...

Kazen wrote: "I finished my yellow text book , yea! It was really good - my review is here if you're interested :)"

Excellent review! Love that non-concordance...Ha!

I finally finished my yellow text book! I think I added it successfully to the spreadsheet... Let me know if I screwed anything up!

Starting on my mystery tonite....

You guys are making me look bad! Good going!
I should finish my yellow text book tonite or tomw... Got my mystery ready to roll and a book published in December & have ordered my werewolf book. Which city/country do you think we'll end up spelling out??

Laila Jane wrote: "Finished and added it to the spreadsheet.

Also, didn't realize this til I was filling out the spreadsheet that Oman is one of the countries we're vis..."

Congratulations on finishing the first book!!

I haven't really been anywhere outside the U.S. -- except to Mexico when I was a little girl. It's so funny that everybody wants to visit Hawaii. The people who live here can't wait to leave! We get what is known as 'Rock Fever.' That's a persistent desire to get off the island.
I'm about 100 pages into my yellow book. I finished two others that, of course, don't count for this challenge...

Happy Birthday, Delitealex! May all your books be big ones!

I just finished 'City of Glass' by Cassandra Clare and it was awesome. Love reading in bed. Too bad it doesn't count for this challenge. :) Working on my yellow text book now.
Have a lovely weekend, everyone

Aloha all! My name is Lauri and here are my 10 random things...
1) I'm from Hawaii, but I'm not Hawaiian
2) I read 5 - 12 books at a time
3) I'm a Libra
4) I love chocolate
5) I would rather read than sleep - but sleep is a close second
6) My idea of the perfect day is reading a book at the beach
7) I currently am not allowed to have pets, but would love to have a cat and a dog
8) I am also addicted to movies, but wait for them to come out on DVDS or Netflix
9) I work at a mental hospital
10) I've been happily married for 26 years

Kazen wrote: "Jess wrote: " I have to get my skills back up for the medicine admissions test in a month's time which has two essays!"

Yeaa medical people! I'm a Japanese-English medical interpreter :) Is that a..."
I need a English/English Medical Interpreter, I swear! I work in Medical Records at a mental hospital & some of the terminology is mind boggling...

Drishti wrote: "Karen wrote: "Thanks Jess!

So what are everyone's plans for the weekend? We had a friend over for dinner tonight (Fri) and then up the coast tomorrow for time with a group of small friends and all..."
No plans for excitement! Just reading & more reading...I hope to finish 'City of Glass,' 'The Horsemasters' and make a serious dent in my yellow text book - 'Insane City.' God, I sound so boring!

Nope. Still need to charge my laptop & try that way - BUT - I have started on my yellow text book. Should be a quick and easy read... It's 'Insane City' by Dave Barry. Happy reading, everyone!


Just figured out how to add the book cover...SO proud of myself!

I'm on an iPad mini & couldn't do it just now either. I'll try on my laptop later on...

Kazen wrote: "Karen wrote: "Any books we read can be used for future stops too"

Yea! Now to see if anything on my TBR has December pub date. ;)"

Okay Karen. I vote we name you Queen! I definitely have a book with yellow text. Anything else needed for this 1st detour?

Wow! You guys are awesome! I have any and all of the above laying around. Japanese settings are one of my favs, yellow text is easy as are the letters in Kagoshima. Maybe someone should just flat out tell me what to read...
And I really like Wandering Bibliophiles, too

Late to the party, par usual! Sounds like lots of fun. I'll post as I complete each book.

A- The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly
B- Evil Eclairs - Jessica Beck
C- Holiday Grind - Cleo Coyle
D- Gay Men Don't Get Fat - Simon Doonan
E- The Hotel Riviera - Elizabeth Adler
F- Bury Me Standing - Isabel Fonseca
G- Lord John and the Private Matter - Diana Gabaldon
H- A Holly Jolly Murder - Joan Hess
I-Their Promised Land - Ian Buruma
J- Handful of Heaven - Jillian Hart
K- The Diva Frosts a Cupcake - Krista Davis
L- Folks You Meet In Long's - Lee Cataluna
M- New Year's Eve Murder - Leslie Meier
N- Bone Hook - Toby Neal
O- Animal Farm - George Orwell
P- Puzzzle in a Pear Tree - Parnell Hall
Q-
R- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe - Romain Puertolas
S- Unholy Night - Seth Grahame-Smith
T- Master of Souls - Peter Tremayne
U- Baudolino - Umberto Eco
V- Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie
W- The Horsemasters - Joan Wolf
X-
Y-
Z- Poison - Bridget Zinn

23/26 Dec. 1, 2016

I'm Lauri from Hawaii. I love historical fiction, paranormal, travel memoirs -- but I read just about anything. I would love to try this!