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

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

Good to see you Ashlee! I feel like The Master and Margarita was a hard read - definitely not a rut-breaker. It's ok you didn't finish it.

That's an incredible number of pages! Wow nice!

I'll have it done and get a new monster before bed - the book is a pretty quick read - it's not too deep :)

I put it in there - but if someone has a yellow cover you've read, etc. feel free to replace mine!

I could probably read pretty quickly.

Have a wonderful time Leslie!

Renata - awesome find to get a prison + bird book - nice job!

Sounds like a good plan. And if you'd rather use that for 'prison" instead of my 230 page book, I'm perfectly ok with not using my 230 page book for anything unless it's needed. I know we have a pretty high book count right now.

Yeah - we need some wheel luck!

Wow Renata - wonderful covering all of those prompts!

I'm almost done with my stone book.
The next one I'm reading (fairly short) has someone in prison at the first of the book. I wonder if we should use that one for the prison book, and put The Toll for the -between 500 and 650 pages prompt, since that is a harder (and more time consuming) one to fill? But whatever you all think.

Welcome back! I hope you had fun!

Scylla



Scylla has been spotted close to your shores and endangering ships heading for the harbor. Very hard to defeat and best to avoid if possible, is very touchy when Circe is mentioned.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
3.) Read a book that features a sacrifice of some type (your interpretation).
4.) Read a book that features a sorceress.
5.) Read a book whose title contains the word "FIRE".

Thank you!

That was a great call Alyana - Can you put in the examples of something physical is destroyed and character ignores important advice? Then we can turn it in and get another monster.

Alyana wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "We killed the Lion and got a Centaur and killed it (I moved my book from the bull.)

One of the teams got Cookie Monster and another got a pouncing koala!

Anyway: Available tasks:
..."

Oh interesting. Hmmm...I'll take a look in a second with that one and see what we c an do.

I put the book I finished today in for #1 and #4 and 5. It MIGHT fit #3 (rock on cover)?? It has a diamond on the O so I guess it depends on if it counts as a rock - what do you think?

Argus



Argus has been seen on your lands with a case of the dry-eyes. Very hard to kill but can be distracted with white cows. He is vigilant and a great bodyguard as he doesn't need to sleep by only resting a few eyes at a time. Enjoys a good olive, may look for him taking a respite in an olive tree grove.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book with at least 2 pairs of eyes visible on cover.
3.) Read a book with a rock on the cover.
4.) Read a book with character works in protective profession (e.g., police, security guard, bodyguard).
5.) Read a book with "olive" found in text.

We killed the Lion and got a Centaur and killed it (I moved my book from the bull.)

One of the teams got Cookie Monster and another got a pouncing koala!

Anyway: Available tasks:
Cretan Bull
Something physical is destroyed
The MC ignores important advice

And I'll post the new monster once we get it.

Ushashi wrote: "Regarding Sirens: the prompts are truly among the harder ones, particularly after going through 4 sets of those. We also don't have anything good fit for it among the banked books. So I am thinking..."

I think that sounds really smart to just let the Sirens live. Better to focus our energy on others!

I turned in Centaur and we got yet another Lion. I have a book I will finish tomorrow that covers 2, 4, 5 (set in Africa, open plain, and features a cat). CB has finished a book that covers 1 and 3, but it also covers 4 tasks of monster B, so not sure if we should use it.

Then the OTHER Nemean Lion got killed - go team! For that one, it's replaced with Sirens again - which is, in my opinion, a hard set of tasks!
T371 Read a book between 100 and 125 pages (inclusive).
T372 Read a book that takes place on a boat or ship.
T373 Read a book with a character who is deaf (any degree acceptable)
T374 Read a book with a rope on the cover.
T375 Read a book with "Mermaid" in the text.

We have now conquered/are fighting 75 monsters - wow!

I can read Sad Cypress which works for MPG classics and character considered wise. If someone finishes one sooner (or one that fits all 3 prompts) that's fine. This one for sure fits others like white cover, bird on cover, and probably more I don't know about yet.