Richard’s Comments (group member since Oct 23, 2023)

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

Elisabeth wrote: "‘Talkin, bout my generation’ 😃"

Touché

Elisabeth wrote: "Richard, did you enjoy the Roger Daltrey bio? It sounds interesting. My husband is a jazz drummer and loves books like that."

It was ok for me. It wasn't really in my generation, so I didn't connect as well as your husband might.

Sorry for my absence for the past couple of days; I was away & busy for the weekend. I'll get back to my reading whirlwind now.

Sophie wrote: "I hope you have more O and U books!"

If no one else does, I know I do. Anything to help the team. It's about 'we', not 'me'. 🤓

✅ 11. Ood
a. 100-175 pages
How to Be More Tree: Essential Life Lessons for Perennial Happiness - ⭐️⭐️
b. Title has a word with a double vowel
A Small Door Set in Concrete: One Woman's Story of Challenging Borders in Israel/Palestine - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Circle on cover
The Ancient Alien Question: A New Inquiry Into the Existence, Evidence, and Influence of Ancient Visitors - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Where a character is under the control of another
Where Madness Lies: The Double Life of Vivien Leigh - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. 41 in page number
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 12. Zygons
a. 200-299 pages
Sorry Not Sorry - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. MPG War
The Spy with 29 Names - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Letters UNIT in title
The Genius and the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe - ⭐️
d. 3 in publishing date
Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 13. Raxacoricofallapatorian
a. 350-450 pages
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Large family
Chuck Berry: The Autobiography - ⭐️⭐️
c. MC involved with politics
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - ⭐️⭐️
d. Green cover (>50%)
Better Boundaries: Owning and Treasuring Your Life - ⭐️⭐️
e. "Calcium" in text
Advanced Brain Training -- Brain Train Your Way to the Top: A Teach Yourelf Guide - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 14. The 456
a. 350-450 pages
I Love the Bones of You: My Father And The Making Of Me - ⭐️⭐️
b. Author's initials in TORCHWOOD
Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio - ⭐️⭐️
c. Character regrets a past action
Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. "Radio" in text
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. MC has a child
My Life - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 15. The Gelth
a. 500-650 pages
Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia - ⭐️⭐️
b. Title has 5 or more words
A History of Philosophy, Vol 2: Medieval Philosophy - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Set in Scotland
A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Blue cover (>50%)
Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines: How to Make Crazy Contraptions Using Everyday Stuff--Creative Kid-Powered Projects! - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. Author's initials in VICTORIAN
Asimov’s New Guide to Science - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 16. The Thames Ice Snake
a. 100 to 175 pages
A Guidebook to Learning: For a Lifelong Pursuit of Wisdom - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Author initials in THAMES
The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics--and How They Shook the Scientific World - ⭐️⭐️
c. Water on the cover
The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 17. Mutant Spiders
a. 100 to 175 pages
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self - ⭐️⭐️
b. Letters of WHITTAKER in title
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Astonishing New Science of the Senses - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. "toxic" in text
This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home - ⭐️⭐️
d. 8 in publishing date
The Unusual Billionaires - ⭐️

✅ 18. Silurians
a. 200 to 299 pages
Digital Dharma: How AI Can Elevate Spiritual Intelligence and Personal Well-Being - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Reptile on cover
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 19. Clockwork Droids
a. 200 to 299 pages
A Life in Parts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Set in France or a country that touches France
Aphrodite and the Rabbis: How the Jews Adapted Roman Culture to Create Judaism as We Know It - ⭐️⭐️
c. Fire on cover
The Little Book of Slow: Live Mindfully and Enjoy the Simple Things - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Title starts with a letter in POMPADOUR
A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 20. Autons
a. 200 to 299 pages
Finding Me - ⭐️⭐️
b. "mannequin" in text
Haunted States: An American Gothic Guidebook - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Title starts with a letter in ECCLESTON
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 21. The Sontarans
a. 350 to 450 pages
Puerto Rico: A National History - ⭐️⭐️
b. "potato" in text
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Title starts with a letter in SPACESHIP
The Happiest Man on Earth - ⭐️⭐️
d. Honour important to plot
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend (Facts on File Library of Religion and Mythology) 2 Vol. Set - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 22. Carrionites
a. 350 to 450 pages
Will - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Where the MC does something for the first time
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. Something flying on cover
Gothic Life: The Essential Guide to Macabre Style - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 23. Snowmen (The Great Intelligence)
a. 350 to 450 pages
I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Letters of CLARA in title
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology: Humanity, Culture and Social Life - ⭐️⭐️
c. Teeth visible on cover
You're Never Weird on the Internet - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 24. Cybermen
a. 500 to 650 pages
Electrical Diseases of the Heart: Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention - ⭐️
b. Silver item on cover
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - ⭐️⭐️
c. MC must work with a group
Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
d. Author initials (all) in DELETE
Anna Karenina - ⭐️⭐️

✅ 25. Jagrafess
a. 500 to 650 pages
The Complete David Bowie - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. Purple & pink on cover
American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
c. 5 in page count
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 26. Weeping Angels
a. 800+ pages
FREEDOM: The End of the Human Condition - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. cemetery on the cover
Halloween: The Essential Guide to Halloween, Halloween safety tips ,save kids, Halloween costumes, all what you need to happy Halloween and Family Fun - ⭐️
c. "blink" in text
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - ⭐️⭐️

BAD ROMANCE MONSTERS

✅ 1. David McCall (Fear)
a. 350-450 pages
101 Ways to Improve Customer Service: Training, Tools, Tips, and Techniques - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. MC high school age (14 to 18)
Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too! - ⭐️⭐️
d. character is stalked
High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
e. one word title
Xuanzang: China’s Legendary Pilgrim and Translator - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✅ 2. Mr. Big & Carrie Bradshaw (Sex & the City)
a. 500-650 pages
Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
b. MC is a journalist
Fentanyl Nation: Toxic Politics and America's Failed War on Drugs - ⭐️⭐️
c. Set in NYC
My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith - ⭐️⭐️
d. Selfish MC
Great Leaders Have No Rules: Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business - ⭐️⭐️
e. core friend group central to story
Life - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Melindam wrote: "Wow, Richard, it must be something then."

Let's just say that there's a reason the word 'sadism' was named after the author. You have been warned. 🙀

I put a book in the Overflow this morning that was published in the 17th century. I don't recommend that anyone read it as it's the most taboo, disgusting, & triggering book I've ever seen.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "we may need to play a bit of tetris with the books"

Given the amount I read, I imagine that you'll want to keep the top 30 high-scoring books & put the rest in Overflow.

I just want to say that I appreciate all those who are handling the logistics in this team. 🙃

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Are your books planned or in progress?"

I only add my books after I've finished them. I hope that's okay.

Melindam wrote: "I have also moved the T-book you have marked on the overflow"

Sure, whatever works.

Melindam wrote: "They would have been nice to have"

Oh don't worry, there's plenty more on the way. 🤓

My apologies again

Oh sorry, I forgot cookbooks weren't allowed.

kat (wanderfulbooks) wrote: "Have you seen the chatter about the new Kindles?"

I have 3 Kindles: 2 Paperwhites & a Scribe. I'm hoping for a colour one in the future. What's the chatter?

Ok thanks ☺️

Question...should I add everything I read to the list & my shelf, or just 30 of the highest scoring ones for this round?

Melindam wrote: "Richard here is the link 2 the planning sheet, but we can add your books as well if you don't like using it."

Thank you. I'll add them after work today.

I haven't seen a place where I can add my books, other than just putting them on my shelf. I guess...here?

Book: A Thesaurus of English Word Roots
Pages: 1,079
Date Read: Oct 13th
Reason: T H D
First Published: January 1, 2014

Book: Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly
Pages: 350
Date Read: Oct 13th
Reason: B R H
First Published: January 1, 1992

I'll be starting with A Thesaurus of English Word Roots

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Otherwise it won't count for the challenge"

Thanks for trying. No, but that's ok....I have plenty of other books for the challenge.