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

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

I'm so excited to start!

I am going to read on paper and on audio.

Although Justice may be pushed back a little depending on if I need something different for another challenge.

Only a couple more days - hooray!

I went and picked up the Traveling Cat book at the library, and it makes me happy when I look at it because I know the challenge is coming soon :)

I'm super excited to get started! This week I'm going to try to progress with The Pillars of the Earth which I've been reading with this group. Sigh - I wish I had just saved it to read for TT, but too late now since I started it in January

That's great!

That happened to me a lot last time - I'd recently read the BOMs. Bad luck I guess - although if you read something you like I suppose it isn't VERY bad luck :)

I'll volunteer for DQS for Electra.

I can backup for Electra.

Thanks for the links - I am planning on reading both BOMs - because - points! I can volunteer for DQs but if someone else is volunteering, I'd love to be a backup.

I'm loving this geneology talk. It's so fascinating and I hope to get into it someday. My Dad is turning 82 this year, so my goal now that school is done is to record some of his memories. I set up a family site and he's uploaded TONS of pictures, which he's been super excited about, and written a few stories. I would hate to lose some of those treasures in his brain :)

They are beautiful! Alyana that made my day!

Ushashi wrote: "Who is the narrator for your Outlander series? I'll see if I can find the same. Meant to read these books, but the size always scared me off.
I have finally realized that a big book with a good nar..."

The narrator is Davina Porter. I've read/listened to the Outlander series, depending on how I purchased the book, but I think I prefer listening - as you said - they are so long.

But they are no War and Peace! Wow - amazing that you are doing that. What a great accomplishment to be almost done!

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "And right on cue... :)

Hi everyone, I'm Cris!! I live in Iowa (Midwestern US). I've been married for 25 years (yikes, I'm old!), have a son just finishing up his first year of college, and a very ..."

Cris - that was the perfect entrance! And how wonderful you do genealogy - that seems like a fascinating pursuit.

Ashlee - since The Cartographers isn't officially during the challenge, it doesn't directly get points. Instead of that, it gives an extra opportunity to be chosen to do the daily questions for one of the BOMs that happens during the challenge. For the BOMs that happen during the challenge (starting with the Cat book) - if you read and participate - answer the daily questions at least 3 times - you get 20 extra points plus the regular page points of the book. If you are chosen to write daily questions - you get an additional 20 points on top of that. So BOM points stack up super nicely - plus it's fun discussing books.

Does that make sense? Those "pre" books are a bit confusing. So speak up if you're still wondering anything.

Wow its so wonderful everyone has checked in!

I like planning tasks too. I have a list of things I think I'll be reading May 15-31 - I'll refine it once I'm done with finals.

Yes - really great narrator(s) (Jim Dale and Stephen Fry depending on the part of the world). I'm listening to one of the Outlander books, and its narrator is good as well.

I can't listen to Anne Bishop books being narrated - I suspect the narrator is fine but my eyes work better for those - those "voices in my head" are excellent narrators for some authors.

And travel! I also want to visit all of your home countries/states. Yay for tower teams.

The Bernedoodle is great - my son has a lot of panic attacks, and his old dog passed away last November (she was 12). She was a lovely support to him and always knew when to cuddle him when he needed. Anyway - we got the Bernedoodle puppy in December - and just this morning my son told me he had a bad night and the pup climbed up on him and cuddled him all night - and I could see him doing the same this morning. It's amazing how dogs really sense when they are needed. I can pretty much look at Boo and know how Jakob is doing :)

Haha and sorry - dogs and books - both my passions in this same thread!

Just pick one with a good narrator - a bad one can ruin a book :)

We have an English Mastiff, a Golden Retriever, and a Bernedoodle. The mastiff is mine - not a breed I would have picked, but oh are we bonded. When I have evening classes, he will refuse to eat about half of the time, then take me to his bowl of food when I get home late so that *I* can feed it to him. I'm very well trained.

Hi Elena! Nice to meet you.

I have 3 dogs too :)

Welcome Zuza.

I agree about audiobooks - they really open up the reading world.

You for sure don't talk to much Alyana! I love when teams chat.

And I am now intrigued about Ted Lasso. I've watched almost nothing for the past 10 years or so when I've been teaching- so I have lots of catching up to do.

Oh thank you! That's great to know - both the map and that it's good