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

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

Plants? If I get anywhere near a live plant, it will wither and die immediately! I used to work at a preschool and parents would give us plants all the time - - even beautiful orchids. I would just say thank you and take them home & give them to my neighbor wear they would live a long, happy life! Far away from me. Sad, I know. My Mom used to raise the most beautiful plants, in and outside. I do arrange cut flowers beautifully & my lei are outstanding! Guess I’m better with the no-longer-alive plants!

Have a great trip, Suzanne!

Here are my favorites from 2023!
The Language of Flowers, Crying in H Mart, Deeply Odd& Saint Odd from the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, The Secrets of Jin-shei…

I’m sure there are a TON more! As you can tell, I’m all over the place! I will read just about anything & don’t normally stick to my TBR list.

@Vicki - Sorry! I missed your question earlier. Yes, I was born & raised on the island of Oahu. I live in the small town of Kaneohe. It’s kinda a suburb of Honolulu. We’re about 13 miles away from the state capital of Honolulu. I joke that I will live & die in a 5-mile radius! Only it’s not a joke. I’ve never been out of the country except for Mexico when I was very young. I hope to see Europe before I die! Everyone dreams of visiting Hawaii & we just want to leave!

I’m just going for a numbers approach. I have 80+ books checked out from the library right now. We have no limit to the number of books we can borrow! I have about 4 more on Libby. We have a limit of 10 there…

I think my first books will be Murder and Mamon & The Pursuit for quick easy reads! I have a pink cover with the first & lots of weapons in the 2nd plus they’re both generally hilarious!

Melindam wrote: "Happy May the 4th!

Lauri, which SW film is your favourite? :)"

Because I am *cough* OLD I love the original 3 films best. Nothing like the very 1st one! I was in high school when it came out and somehow our drama teacher arranged a field trip for us all to meet at a theatre with a huge screen & then be released directly from there on our own! This would definitely NOT fly today! But it was so thrilling to watch! Episode IV is on right now & I don’t remember anything so far (about half an hour in.) at least I recognize most characters!

Happy MAY the FOURTH to all! Watching my fill of Star Wars movies in lieu of book-reading today… A good time was had by all!

Aloha! I’m Lauri from Hawaii & I’m ready to play! I am a serial book starter especially on Saturdays! I am a mood reader & always have several books going simultaneously. I don’t really know why that is! My favorite genre is historical fiction followed closely by romance , chick lit & mysteries. I will try anything, just about! I find I’m losing my capacity for epic fantasy, although I quite enjoyed when I was younger. Too involved and confusing!
Hopefully at least some of you will stay up late with me to chat. I often find myself alone even in a big group because of the time difference…

I can’t do a link to save my life, but my shelf is nbrc-book-games

I look forward to playing with all of you!

Shelby wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "🤭 I remember that Judith!

Just had me go and check my tbr and it has grown by almost 20 books since 1 Jan despite me reading a lot more for challenges 🤦‍♀️"

I've..."

Dude! I’d be happy to get my TBR under 10,000! Even if I live to be 100, I’ll never finish! And yet, I’m compelled to keep adding more & more! Why??

I was crushed to learn that antidisestablishmentarianism is no longer the longest word in English! I’ve been spouting (and spelling!) that fun fact since I was little. Now it’s some drug that I forget the name of…. I always wanted a shirt with that on it, and now I’m too late! *sigh*

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "Well... without further commentary on our linguistics lesson above... hello book friends!! :)

I was thinking I was ready for a break after Uno, but best laid plans and all that."

Me, too, Cris! But what the hell, right?

This sounds really - ahem - interesting! I have never actually been camping, but I do enjoy The Hunger Games immensely. Just need to get those stooks out of my mind!

Lauri’s Spot!
NBRC Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2024
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1) Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
2) The Last Concubine
3) B is for Burglar
4) The Pillow Book
5) The Diary of Lady Murasaki
6) The Language of Threads
7) Twenties Girl
8) Good in Bed
9) Sucker Bet
10) Jane Bites Back
11) The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
12) Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica
13) Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
14) Thirteen Moons
15) The Heartsong of Charging Elk
16) Nightbird
17) When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra
18) My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
19) The Birchbark House
20) Peter and the Starcatchers
21) Dream Jungle
22) Blue Skin of the Sea
23) Midnight at the Dragon Cafe
24) Imperial Woman
25) The Lacemakers of Glenmara

I had so much fun! Thanks everyone, for putting up with me! Especially Ashley! See y’all & Merry Christmas!

Completion Post!
Shelter Mountain
Robyn Carr
Finished 12/15/23
Page count: 384
Spellout letters:
B - CFN Brie
M - CFN Mel
R - AFN Robyn



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

Completion Post!
The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman
Finished 12/15/23
Page count: 413
Spellout letters:
B - CFN Bogdan
E - CFN Elizabeth
O - ALN
R - AFN
T - Series name Thursday Murder Club



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

I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to finish Starter Villain or The Violin Conspiracy. They had to be returned to the library!

I will do The Bullet That Missed & Shelter Mountain instead…
Bullet has:
B - CFN Bogdan
E - CFN Elizabeth
O - ALN
R - AFN
T - Series name Thursday Murder Club

And

Shelter has:
B - CFN Brie
M - CFN Mel
R - AFN Robyn

Completion Post!
Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop
Jenny Colgan
Finished 12/14/23
Page count: 368
Spellout letters:
E - CFN Edison
M - CFN Moray
R - MC FN Rosie
T - CFN Tina



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

Ashley wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Hi Teammies!
Going on a little staycation…. Maintaining radio silence till Monday evening… still reading like a maniac - never fear! Have a great weekend!"

Make sure you add Lessons ..."

I added Lessons to my list! Thanks for catching that, Ashley!

Completion Post!
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell
Taj McCoy
Finished 12/9/23
Page count: 320
Spellout letters:
B - CFN Beth
M - CFN Maggie
R - CFN Rob
T - AFN



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