Allison Ann’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2014)

Allison Ann’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Philosophy through jokes, sounds awesome Vinny, hope you like it.

Finished three smaller books today - 50 pts. Just didn't have the energy to deal with The Stand. It's such a physically heavy book that I really only enjoy reading it when I am at work with my nice high counter and my reading stool. :D Yes I am spoiled, thank you for asking. 400 pages left. *sigh* Great book. Reading about "superflu" makes me sneeze like crazy though. I keep telling the book "it's just allergies". Fortunately the book hasn't answered me back.

Hi Vinny! Glad you're okay, life has an annoying habit of getting in the way of our reading, doesn't it? Any points are good points, so don't apologize for yours - they are awesome!

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "It's a group here on GR by Felicia Day. They have a monthly book discussion and go live on Youtube. You have ask questions and they will answer it and go through if they liked the book or not. I enjoy the group. They read Fantasy with romance or urban fantasy with romance or a little sci-fi with romance. Mainly fantasy with romance. "

I absolutely love Felicia Day and Geek & Sundry. I'm pretty sure not one single one of the books they discuss would be found in my library though. :D Ah well, perhaps I'll win Lotto Max someday.

I hope to finish up a bunch of almost done books today. I'm not particularly enjoying any of them, so I keep putting them down, but today is the day.

Also I'm going to come back later with a "tell a story" question for the group again, since the last one seemed to be enjoyed. If you all don't want me doing this just say. I have a lifetime in tourism, my skin is like a rhinoceros, no worries about offending me.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I was thinking they should get a cat and name in Ken."

To me a cat would have to be named Kenneth. :)

Finished The Unwelcomed Child - bad book - boring and as far as I could tell, there was no story. I didn't expect much from the factory previously known as V.C. Andrews, but this was much worse. At least the vowel title was useful. :)

Got a few more hundred pages read in today and finished a fluffy 20 pt. book. When I am done this monster novel, I really need to read something where NOTHING BAD happens to any animal at all. I am on a horrible roll lately. Even my fluffy novel had a poor old dog with health problems. Why??? What happened to good old fashioned human murder? That I can handle.

Have a good week Tea.

Finished Cut and Thrust with my coffee this morning. Stuart Woods was one of my dad's favourite authors, so cheesy and sexist as they may be I still read all the new Stone Barrington novels.

I'm another one who has been meaning to read this for a long time. I'd love to join your buddy read.

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I think Maureen and her husband, Mike, are so cute and funny."

I think this is something in all of Nora Robert's books for me. I like the peripheral characters so much more than the main characters. And I always like the mystery better than the romance. :)

Barbie is an awesome dog. And Eli should totally get a Ken. And Ken should be a girl dog. :)

Oh good, people are done this book and I can talk about my personal pet peeve.

Laura wrote: "38. We learn Ruth is pregnant. How do you feel about this?"

Angry!! I liked this series until the end. I was even willing to overlook the gruesome cat death. But with this ludicrous pregnancy, I am done.

I am pretty damn tired of every woman in literature secretly wanting children. Despite the fact that she called a baby a substitute for a kitten. Despite the fact that she has never exhibited any desire to have a traditional life. Despite the fact that when she was younger she dumped a "perfectly good man" and the opportunity to marry him because she didn't love him enough. Despite the fact that this baby is the result of a ridiculous one-night stand with a married man who loves his wife but cheats on her repeatedly. Despite all these things I am supposed to belive now that this accidental pregnancy is the greatest thing that has ever happened and I'm suspecting in latter books she will embrace single motherhood with devotedness and joy. Every single woman on earth wants children after all. If they can't get her pregnant somehow then an orphaned niece or nephew or some abused foster kid shows up. Arrrrrghhh!!!!

I'm just tired of it. I don't by any means hate children but I just don't understand shoehorning them into absolutely everything. Ruth's life seemed great to me. If she actually was lonely, as many people in this group seemed to think, I didn't see it. And if she is lonely, how is having a kid a good plan? How is it good or healthy? Is raising a child in a vacuum going to create a well adjusted adult?

But not my point, my point is that some people, yes even some women don't want or need kids. And I hate 180s at the end of a book. I think they are cheap storytelling.

I've been holding onto this for awhile. Phew!

Guess we're all lifetime readers. My mother is a librarian now in her retirement. Of course I'm 44 so I don't have to meet her there after school. ;D

Added three more books to my finished list. I really have to get a move on for The Stand. It's almost 1200 pages and I've read 70 of them.

Actually slept last night, so didn't finish my giant book. Today though.

Rachel and I just posted about our favourite genres of books to read. What about everyone else? Do we have any rabid Harry Potter fans in our ranks? I've got my nephew reading them right now and I'm wondering if the last couple are too much for a just turned 10 year old? I've read the books myself, but honestly I only liked the first one, the rest I was just reading to finish the series. His mother doesn't read much and his father, my brother, wouldn't read fantasy if his life depended on it so it is up to Auntie Al to determine the appropriateness of books the kids are reading.

Oh that's another question to get us chatting. Do you get your reading gene from your family, do you come from a family of readers? My family members are all bookworms. Growing up the only time the TV was on was for news, hockey and Sunday night's Wonderful World of Disney. My brothers and sister and I all still read and fortunately it seems like the kids are all into books too. I've never bought a "toy" present in my life - the niece and nephews and godkids all get books, art supplies, board games, sports equipment or money for university/college/life from me. They've got grandparents to buy them crap that breaks in 15 minutes. :D

Even if you don't have a finished book to post about, I wish everyone would check in occasionally and chat. I live in a very isolated and small town, it's nice to hear what the rest of the world is up to.

Got halfway through , a 90 pointer, at work today. In between shoveling snow of course. :D If the insomnia hits I might have it done by morning. So many books mentioned here that I'd like to read, just never enough time.

Yay points! So we're in third place so far. Not too shabby team. Way to read. :D

Someone gave me a box of silly little romance novels, so of course I have to read them before they go on the free lending shelf at camp. Quick reads at 20 pts a pop, no thinking required. It's nice to give your brain a vacation some times.

Added another 20 point book to my finished list today, which brings me to 400 pts. so far.

I'm still annoyed by The Crossing Places. I swung by the library tonight because I was almost out of books *gasp* and I actually held the second book in my hand for a second and put it back. Not ready to forgive you Elly Griffiths. Traitor. But I'm glad people liked my rant.

Rosina wrote: "I agree with your spoiler Allison...Why do authors do that? I think it added nothing more to this story other than to set up the rest of the series with how she will deal with this."
(view spoiler)[ Don't you know that all women secretly and desperately want children. Even if we pretend our lives are full and happy and take pains to not get pregnant, we're only fooling ourselves. Hopefully some man will come along to change our wretched, lonely lives. I have to listen to this crap in real life, I don't need it in my books too. Plus the author is a cat killer. Boooooo!!!! (hide spoiler)]

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I gave The Crossing Places three stars. It was just too predictable. I wasn't please about that. I pegged who it was as soon as they were introduced. :/"

(view spoiler)[I almost always figure out the "killer" so that didn't bother me. David was so clearly wrong. I was suspicious of Erik too, but his connection was pretty damn tenuous so I hadn't figured it out exactly.

I am pretty tired of every woman in literature secretly wanting children. Despite the fact that she called a baby a substitute for a kitten. Despite the fact that she has never exhibited any desire to have a traditional life. Despite the fact that when she was younger she dumped a "perfectly good man" and the opportunity to marry him because she didn't love him enough. Despite the fact that this baby is the result of a ridiculous one-night stand with a married man who loves his wife. Despite all these things I am supposed to belive now that this accidental pregnancy is the greatest thing that has ever happened and I'm suspecting in latter books she will embrace single motherhood with devotedness and joy. Every single woman on earth wants children after all. If they can't get her pregnant somehow then an orphaned niece or nephew or some abused foster kid shows up. Arrrrrghhh!!!! (hide spoiler)]

The last video game I played was Tank on my Atari - go ahead, discuss and mock. :D

Put up 90 pts. on our page.

I'm not a huge fan of cozies either. Don't hate them but oftentimes they are a little too cutesy for my tastes. I prefer straight up mysteries, adventure, fantasy, good historical fiction and non-fiction. Not a huge fan of horror or true crime and I prefer my romances historical or fluffy instead of contemporary. Basically I like reading books with words. :D You?

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I finished The Crossing Places and added them to my list, earning us 90 points. :)"

Did you like it Rachel? Anyone else here reading it or could I rant about Ruth's "surprise" here?

❀Tea❀ wrote: "So from the start of the challenge, you will get 30 points for participating in a BOM (it was 20).
Please note participation does not mean you have to answer all the discussion questions if that is not "your thing". You just need to engage in meaningful discussion, for example, you can make comment on parts of the book you'd like to discuss and respond to others comments "

Well that's nice. I had just posted my BotM right before this decision was made, so I've adjusted my list to add 10 pts. I should finish an 800 pager today too.

Anyone read anything good lately? I've had a series of meh reads and I really need some new books. Hopefully I can get to the library tomorrow night.

Finished today. I quite liked Eli and his family but Abra bugged a bit - the typical quirky woman with 90 million jobs, a heart of gold and amazing hair, eyes and legs. Nora Roberts certainly has a type.

I did like the mystery and would very much like to live in Bluff House. If only my ancestors had chosen whiskey as the family business instead of tourism. :D