Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2015)

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

I started this book a little early because both it and The Wishing Game came in last week for my Library hold (audio) so I wanted to be sure that I could finish them both before they are due back.

I think my first comment is about audio vs. the written page. There are some books I like more when I listen, and some I prefer when I read. For example, The Others series by Ann Bishop, I cannot listen to. The reader isn't necessarily bad - he just doesn't match at all the voice in my head when I read it.

I think for THIS series - I also prefer reading vs. listening. But alas, I was able to get the audio and not the written pages. If any of the rest of you are listening - do you too feel like the narrator kind of makes Katniss feel bratty sometimes? I think when I read these years ago, she was a lot nicer in my head.

But also, I have changed since then. So maybe I'd have the same opinion of her either way now :).

I volunteer to read:
Night of the Living Trekkies

But I'm fine reading for a different phase too.

Way to go for round 1 team! Captains thanks so much for your patience and hard work!!

Louise wrote: "Louise wrote: "Hi Louise here from D9. Our counter strike book for our Week 2 battle is Vengeance in Death"

I was a bit too keen on announcing our book will be back soon with our con..."

That gives me a potential other chance to look for books that fit - it's like browsing in a candy shop!

Also, Athena's Child is free on Kindle Unlimited - I could do that one instead - of if someone else wants it....
Anyway those are the two books I found with easy access for me.

I could do The Athena Project. Also, At Home in Midford does sound nice - good find!

My last book for round 1 is in the spreadsheet. Now off to look for ATH

No problem - I have plenty of other things I can read :)

Is it ok if I finish Catching Fire tonight and then make 3 comments once the thread is up? Or since that puts the book and BOM in different months, would you rather have me hold off til after the 15th?

I found Ersatz Krieg: A True Story of Men Captured, But Not Conquered on Scribd that I could read also. If the game doesn't use subtitles, then I think IEG would be hard to match. But if it allows the subtitle, RED is easy.

Wow nice find Sophie. I don't have an "Ers" starting book. But I can backup for that one if life happens.

Wow moving is a big job - but the new townhouse sounds wonderful! Welcome back!

I finished my unicorn book & will add it to the spreadsheet. It was pretty silly, innocent, and mentioned lots of good food. So kind of dumb but ?? There was also a fly shifter in it. That'd be like losing the shifter lottery!

The great thing is that non mini-challenge books give great points too!

I'll read as a backup. It may end up being terrible, but it's short. It may have a food word in the text too.

If we end up needing backup, I could finish a book before the end of the mini. But, if not, I'll happily keep on reading the backroom bom and listening to Catching Fire.

Oooh - cool - lol I need to go back and read more carefully . Which I shall right now.

Sounds like a cool challenge - and it scratches my "find books to fit" itch.

So can you duplicate a book? So read the exact same book as the opposing team? because that would match ALL the letters. Just wondering.

DQs Day 5
Chapters 27 - Epilogue

21. Wow what a ride! What were your initial thoughts and feelings after finishing the book?
I think my initial thoughts and feelings were generally positive, as far as the book was pretty readable and I didn't ever dread picking it up. And I was glad to be done because I have other books to read that I've been looking forward to. Also - I didn't like Opal - ever.

22. An integral part to the book is the way the story of Starling House is told through many different viewpoints, with truth and lies and rumors and heresay and opinions often woven together. Did you find that you learned more about Starling House through each story? Did this type of story building and layering work for you? Why or why not? I liked the footnotes the most, which is probably not a good thing. I do think it was nice to hear multiple opinions about the house.

23. In the ending battles, the MCs were fighting beasts of nightmares and of their own making, inside dreams. Do think it's hard for good dreams to win out against nightmares? Explain your thoughts. It's probably easier for us to let nightmares win as we dwell on wrongs of the past. But good dreams SHOULD win - I did like the perspective of turning the dreams around.

24. A major theme in the book is wants and needs, and how they seemingly twist into each other if you want hard enough. In this theme exploration, what was the message you got from the author, and did it resonate with you? I don't think I really picked up on a theme, but I haven't been feeling well for the past while, so my brain isn't being good with nuances. I do think (and the book didn't seem to contradict) that single-minded wants can be twisted and totally go against their original purpose.

25. Would you recommend this book? Explain. Maybe - to someone who likes horror and doesn't care too much about having likeable main characters.

Yes! There are times audio form is better (or as good) but lots of times when the printed page works best.