Beth’s Comments (group member since Mar 06, 2014)

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

Nikki wrote:I'm interested in getting my hands on more Murakami soon!

I want to try Murakami someday, but for this time of year I wanted something more spooky. Tales of Moonlight and Rain was perfect for that.

I logged my book a while ago, but didn't check in with the thread. A great short story collection, I thought.

I finished my book. There's a chance I can fit in another one before the end of this week, but I'm not sure.

Title: The Illustrated Book of Sacred Scriptures
Author: Tim Freke
Page #: 175
Date read: 11/23/2018
Letters in current word it fits & how: I (title)

I've started The Illustrated Book of Sacred Scriptures for the letter I. It's interesting so far. It's 175 pages, so I think I will be able to fit in a second book this week.

Vicki wrote: I'd love to read The Odyssey with you, preferably in February"

Ok! I'm hoping to get the Emily Wilson translation from the library, so I'll place a hold on it toward the end of December and then I can start in January.

Does anyone want to do a buddy read for Metamorphoses or The Odyssey next year? I'm thinking January or February. I want to read both, but I'm not sure what to read first.

If I don't get a reply soon (next few weeks) I might ask in another group as it gets closer to the end of the year.

Book title: Orlando
Author: Virginia Woolf
Page #: 333
Date read 11/17/2018
Letters: V (author's first name)
Bonus: N/A

Almost done with Orlando.

November: Feast of Flavor
Duration: November 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
I assume this one allows backdating to Nov. 1? I've seen other challenges like that.

Level: aiming for at least level 1 (8 books)
read so far: 9 - level 1 achieved, 2 words complete

3 words: pie, corn, yams - I might change my words later on to fit my books.

P The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen 12/6/2018
I The Illustrated Book of Sacred Scriptures 11/23/2018
E Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil 11/10/2018

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C Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley 11/30/2018
O Orlando 11/17/2018
R The Red Magician 12/8/2018
N Nienor from The Children of Húrin 12/22/2018

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M Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado 12/7/2018
S Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo 12/19/2018

I started Orlando by Virginia Woolf yesterday. I'll use for the letter V.

Done!

Finally finished Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. added it to the Books Read thread for letters A or E.

Finished just in time.

Book title: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Author: Hannah Arendt
Pages: 312
Date read: 11/10/2018
Letters: A (author's last name), E (first word in title)
Bonus: n/a

Hi Nicole B!

I'd forgotten there was a separate thread for this. I managed to finish Tales of Moonlight and Rain on Saturday for the end of week 1, but I didn't post here in week 1. does it still count?

Book Title: Tales of Moonlight and Rain
Author: Ueda Akinari
Page #: 248 pgs
Date read: 11/3/2018
Letters in word it fits and how: T in Skeleton

Just checking in. I was gone for a few days at the beginning of the week and didn't have much internet.

I still want to participate -- I think I can finish a book before the deadline Saturday. to clarify, it just needs to start with one of the letters in skeleton, right? I don't think I can get a book with the word in title/on the cover by then.

Hi! I'm Beth. I live in Oregon. This is my first Wheel challenge. The only other team challenge I've done is Around the World (ongoing), which is a bit less structured than this one. Actually I need to start on my book for the current stop, I have it checked out from the library but I'd like to have it finished before this challenge starts. My team is Literary Wanderers, and we're all reading a book from Japan, so I will be reading Tales of Moonlight and Rain.

I read mostly sf/fantasy and classics, and last month I started a blog. I'll be traveling Oct 19-31, so I hope it's not too much of a problem that I'll be gone for the first few days of the challenge. I might be able to check in anyway (I'll be busy but I should have wifi at some point) but if not I can check by Nov. 1st.

I'm looking forward to this! I want to find some possible books to read before the challenge, so I'll have a look at my library's collection and see if I can find a cover with a skeleton on it.

Duration: October 1 - 31

Levels
🌸 Fireworks: 1-5 books
Level: Fireworks ?/5

Tasks:
Read a book with:
🌸 A red cover
🌸 Red font on the cover
🌸 Red items on the cover
🌸 Red edges on the pages
🌸 A character with the name, or nickname, of Red
🌸 An author with a first or last name that contains the letters r-e-d
🌸 With the word red in the title
🌸 With the word red in the series name

maybe The Red Tree

All about country and culture
Read a book:
🌸 Written by an author who has lived, or still lives, in China
🌸 Written by an author who was born in China, but now permanently lives in another country
🌸 Based in China
🌸 Where the characters eat Chinese food
🌸 With chopsticks on the cover
🌸 Where the characters go travelling
🌸 That contains the word "calligraphy" in the text
🌸 That contains the word "lantern" in the text
🌸 That contains the word "rice" in the text
🌸 Where there is a party
🌸 With fireworks on the cover
🌸 Where the author's first or last name starts with "X"
🌸 Where the main character lives with his/her parents and grandparents in the same house
🌸 That mentions Buddhism - maybe Tales of Moonlight and Rain? not sure if it will work for this, but I need it for another challenge anyway.
🌸 With a quote by Confucius
🌸 That is based in a time period more than a thousand years ago
🌸 Where the characters drink tea
🌸 That contains an ancient kingdom

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