Sonia’s Comments (group member since Feb 10, 2012)

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

So, although halloween is not a big deal here, Eni is quite the fan, therefore, so is the kid

So, they decided that this week, instead of movie night on friday, every day will be movie night, and all of them would be sppoky/scary/halloweenish.

As long as they were 8 y.o. friendly. Gremlins and Nightmare before Christmas were initially on the list, but we bumped them to Christmas, because it is a Christmas movie, plus her subtitle reading skills is not that good yet. That will give me more time to get used to the idea of 'tis is halloween in portuguese.

Anyway, so far we had Scared Shrekless, Toy Story of Terror, and Scooby Doo Camp Scare. On the list we have Corpse Bride (if I manage to get it on the store), Frankenweenie and Monster House.

We also wanted a ghost cult movie... so guess what my choice was?



Okay, so it isn't the cult version but 1)We couldn't find the originals in both Netflix and HBO streaming and 2)I haven't watched it yet... so....

Wanna know the best part? IT'S TODAY'S MOVIE!!!!

Sammy wrote: "You want to know what's idiotic?

My mum & dad run a B&B in Scotland. They are not only allowed, but at the moment encouraged to let any random stranger into their house (in the interests of helpin..."

I can't leave town, remember?

LOL

Don't forget to stock on wine.

We don't celebrate halloween that much - is not a Portuguese tradition...

Things have been changing... having an 8 y.o. at home, Eni is printing some scavenger hunt cards for her to hunt candy on the house, and we're going to stick a sign on the door saying "no candy this year"

We don't have thanksgiving. Ou big baddie is going to be christmas.

I'm trying not to think so far ahead

Jenny wrote: "Well, I have to stop at the bookstore tonight, as I just got a notice that the new Jack Reacher book is out today!!!!!!!!!! Not that I am excited or anything.
Covid may be screwing with our lives ..."

Amen to that!

To avoid the cemetery run rush, our government decided to forbid all travelings between villages from October 30 to November 3.

That is so stupid. Sure, since the day of the death is on a Monday this year, people would use both all saints day and all hallows eve...

But forbidding traveling seems like a bit extreme. I'm pretty sure some Halloween parties are still being thrown... just "under the radars"

My step-dad had plans to join his siblings to celebrate his late mom's birthday (Nov 1st), that went down the drain.

We were planning on spending the weekend there to take care of the chickens (well, Eni was anyway) and all the cats. That went down the drain too. Because we can't. We can't even go to Lisbon during that day, unless is for work or some other justification.

Curious enough, if I had an event ticket, I could travel, as long as I returned home the same day. So yeah... some things are weird

you do have the write in voting option in this round

Maybe the release date?

I think they basically select by genre and # of 5 star ratings within the eligible release date. Not sure if more conditions are met or is just a simple database extraction.

It used to be... I was so mad when they paired it together and then added more non fiction categories... seriously, who reads that.... for FUN?!

Well, I have some of them on my TBR... does that count?

It never happened before. I haven't read a single book from the list.

And why isn't Emerald Blaze in there?!

*pouts*

Is there a reason he's wearing too many belts? I think the stay in place pants factor is a deterrent of watching the show.

LOL

It looks like it. That would explain why I think my manager has a nice butt.... he's a blonde surfer... LOL... not Aussie though, juts half french :D

ahahaha.... welll, my mother was always in favor of being happy not knowing.... or being in denial... what fits better.

Me, on the other hand am more in favor of rational explanations:

How come I had no clue Simon Baker was Australian?!



Yep, definitely something in the water....

And wow, I'm just realizing I have a type *giggles*

[Edited cause I found a better picture]

Yes, we should stay and learn more about their cuisine

I don't know about you... but I'm suddenly in the mood for a pic-nic

You know kids are awesome, right?

Soooo.... my niece has been playing Lego Harry Potter. Harry Potter an the Philosopher's Stone is on her tbr list, but she needs to finish her current book first.

She's 8. She doesn't read that fast.

Anyway, she was talking about the game and mentioned the "Vale da Morte". Which sounds, pretty much like the word it was supposed to be "Voldemort"

It makes a bit sense on her 8 y.o brain, since Vale da Morte, means Death Valley in Portuguese.

So yeah. That's cute kid awesomeness for you.

And just so we're clear....

Alysa wrote: "Yeah, the issue then just becomes “MPG Childrens on Goodreads” whether you agree with it for a particular book or not :/"

If you want to go there, there are the definitions of goodreads

Middle grade is fiction aimed at children aged roughly between the ages of eight and twelve.

Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.

Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres.


That been said, and technically speaking, I won't be shocked to consider the first 3 HP middle grade. However, in Goblet of Fire, the MC is 14. Plus, the book has death, torture, kidnapping and an assortment of non middle grade appropriated themes.

I don't know what is the MPG algorithm, but considering that goodreads book genres are basically the tags the members give the books..... I feel a bit cheated with those

Christina wrote: "I completely understand but technically the automated meal category is wrong then.
I'll just let my team mates know so they won't accidentally use it for a drink or dessert, and delete those scaven..."

You could have a pasta with butterbeer sauce...

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "You know the answer to that Sonia - it gets trashed around every challenge 🤪
I even remember one mod wanting to ban children’s books altogether to take away this issue.....

There are plenty of oth..."

Good thing I'm not in a HP re-reading then... because I never think of it as children's book. It takes way longer to read than my MM books with similar page range. And I'm not even talking about plotting or writing style.

It just annoys me that we can use Midnight Sun, or the Cassandra Clare books for that and not Order of the Phoenix and Goblet of Fire. Maybe it's my Statler and Waldorf side stuck into pre-5000 members mentality.

I almost said pre-wobble, but that wouldn't be fair, because we both know things started to get weird with towers IV tasks.

I'm not mad at the mod that planted the seed for both ideas, because she also came with HP towers and quidditch, but sometimes I feel like making a pretty plaque with the words "So, I've been thinking" and then proceed to thoroughly smash it to pieces. With a hammer.... Maybe Thor can help me with that

Okay.... I swore I wouldn't be a troublemaker, but I can't.

Why is Harry Potter even an issue. I don't care what labels are, but unless we're talking the illustrated edition there is no way in hell I'm going to consider HP a children's book. Nor Percy Jackson for that matter.

Come on, have you looked at Goblet of Fire? Is nothing like Pipi Longstocking or Charlotte's Web

Ahahhahah

No you're not