Tati’s Comments (group member since May 25, 2016)

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

I'd like to read for the Maze, but I think I'd be too slow for that...

put me down for the snake too

it kinda looks turquoise to me... and TinEye doesn't have turquoise in its range, so maybe that's why it said it's green?

Slytherpuff wrote: "Question: Reserves are't playing for other schools right for the TWT?"

I think the mods didn't go with the oter schools. Instead, they used the reserves in the existing teams

I'd vote for 1 and 5

Nicole wrote: "Tati wrote: "for hand in pocket, would this work?

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Yes it would :)"

then put me down for that task :)

for hand in pocket, would this work?

Books have to be started after tasks were posted?

I wasn't going to say anything, as I know it's a minor detail in all the work you've put in, but I can't help it...

there are extra letters in two of the characters' names.

it's Parvati, not Parvarti; and Voldemort, not Voldermort

am I the only who is bugged by the fact that the mods spelled some of the names wrong?

I’m currently reading an E book

Now I'm up to date :)

Title: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Author: Heather Morris
Pages: 288
Read: 07/25
BOM: Yes

Characters: Gita Sokolov, Lale Sokolov, Dana

BOM participation link:
Here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Title: The Final Six
Author: Alexandra Monir
Series: The Final Six
Pages: 352
Read: 07/20

Characters: Leo, Naomi

Title: Mogul
Author: Katy Evans
Series: Manhattan
Pages: 253
Read: 07/19

Characters: Ian Ford, Sara Davies, Aaric Christos, Bryn Kelly

Title: Kissing Jenna
Author: Kristen Proby
Series: Big Sky
Pages: 229
Read: 07/19

Characters: Jenna Hull, Christopher Wolfe

Title: The Man in the Black Suit
Author: Sylvain Reynard
Pages: 437
Read: 07/18

Characters: Acacia Santos, Nicholas Cassirer

I got a bunch of books to post, that I've been too lazy to post (sorry)

I'm reading a BOM (The Tattooist of Auschwitz), and I was wondering if I could read ahead? I have finished all the chapters for the current DQs, but I don't want to wait until tomorrow to keep reading it. Can I just go ahead and answer the DQs when they're posted tomorow?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS - Chapters 8-14 || Day 3

9. First of all, most of us probably have been taught about the Holocaust in school. Do you still remember how you felt when you first heard about it, did it even feel real or important to you at that time? Do you think it is still relevant to learn about today?

To be honest, I don't remember the first time I learned about it. But it must have felt, as it still does today, horrifying.

10. After first encountering Gita Lale couldn't stop thinking about her. He knew she was the one. What do you think has drawn the both of them to each other and why is it so easy for them to trust each other while not knowing what their future holds?

I guess they were just meant to be.

11. The Romani and Lale also seem to have been very quick to trust each other even though Lale has been worried about his 'treasures' when the Romani first were moved into their block. Why do you think they weren't more suspicious of each other? Should Lale generally be more careful about who to trust and what he's doing?

I guess that in a normal situation, yes he should be more careful. But I figure that, going through what they are going through, there is not much of choice, as trust is key to surviving.

12. In the beginning of chapter 13 we get to see a couple of different perspectives, not just Lale's, and more of Gita's. Do you like the different perspectives or would you prefer only hearing from Lale's point of view?

I like the different perspectives, as they give us a broader vision of what is going on in the camp. Lale's perspective is relatively sheltered, as he has extra food and his work is not as physically taxing as the others.

13. It was to be suspected that Gita's family like so many others didn't make it. Lale went to the camp thinking he can protect his family that way. Do you think he already knows /has a feeling about what's actually going on, or does he still have hope that he was able to keep his family from getting taken away too?

I think deep down he knows that it's very likely his family was taken away as well.

14. Lale immediately felt uneasy around Doktor Mengele before even first properly meeting him. Even the doctor's whistling made him shudder. "A doctor, Lale suspects, who will cause more pain than he eases. (...) He must always be wary of this man whose soul is coulder than his scalpel."
Why do you think Lale knew right away that Doktor Mengele would be causing a threat to him? Did you think we would get to see Leon again?

Who whistles in a camp like that? Someone that is very creepy. And no, I didn't think we'd ever get to see Leon again.

15. Cilka still had this beautiful long hair when Gita first met her, while Gita's and all of the other girls' heads were being shaved regularly. After getting raped by the Senior Commandant Schwarzhuber Cilka's appearance has changed. Even Lale notices her pallor. Do you think anything else is going on?

I think she's either pregnant or has some STD. It could also be trauma.

16. After meeting Lale Sokolov in 2003, Heather Morris originally wrote The Tattooist of Auschwitz as a screenplay. She entered the screenplay into several international screenwriting competitions, winning the International Independent Film Awards competition in 2016 and highly placing in several others, including the ISA (International Screenwriters’ Association) and Final Draft competitions.
Would you have preferred or still like to see The Tattooist being made into a movie or come to our screens in one way or another?

Yes, I'd like to see this made into a movie. We need to keep the memory alive, so that this never happens again.