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

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

ok

I'm on now

Since no one's responded yet, I will check back at :30

:20 to :40?

Anyone on?

I thought I would be on here earlier, but I'll be here for a little bit. Is anyone on?

I'm in!
Children of God 261-320 = 59 pages (of 450) percentage: 58%-71%
3 hours of The Moonstone - (audio) 15% so far
page count - based on a book length of 528 pages - approx. 80 pages

Anyone on now? I will also be on tomorrow, except in the morning

Finished The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Just realized that I could use Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, which I finished on Saturday, for the letter G. Should I add it to the spreadsheet?

I'm on for a while. t/l?

I'm back for March 2018!
3/31/2018 update, 6 books completed

Tasks

◄ March was named for Mars, the Roman god of war. Read a book set in space, a book about war, or a book with a red cover.
The Warrior's Apprentice (a book set in space)

◄ March: to walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. Read a book where a character is very determined with moving towards their goal or a book with a character in the military.
Henry V 3/5/2018

◄ March splits Pisces and Aries for zodiac signs. Read a book with water or fire on the cover, the final book in a series, or the first book in a series.
The Fifth Season 3/20/2018 (first in series)

◄ March 2nd is Old Stuff Day. This is a day to try something new, break out of your routine, make a change! Read a book from a new genre or author. Break out of your reading rut!
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 3/26/2017 (new author)

◄ March 9th is Panic Day. Rather than freak out, read a book that calms you down! Alternatively, read a book that raises your blood pressure and makes you uncomfortable.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 3/24/2018

◄ March 14th is Pi Day, a day that celebrates Pi, the number that never ends. It’s often abbreviated to 3.14. This year is ultimate Pi Day because the first 5 numbers of Pi are 3.1415 which corresponds to this date. It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Read a book with an average rating of 3.14 or higher, a book that was published in March of 2014 or a book featuring a mathematician or bakery.
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction 3/26/2018

B: Daire
U: Beth
L:
G:
A: Zuzana
R: Heather
I:
A:

I'm planning to read The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin -- so if anyone wants me to take the letter U instead, that could work. I'm not sure if I can take 2 letters though.

done! 69% - 81% - on p 156

starting at 51% of The Story of Kullervo, read 18% more
on p 132 at 69% now

Let's start again at 7:50 (for 20)?

start at 7:20 for 20?

Anyone on?

Author/Setting: Zuzana, Heather, Beth
Detour: Daire
Spell-it-out: Nikki

It's All in the Title (open-ended) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Seasonal Challenge for February: A Few of My Favorite Things
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

It's All in the Title
Start date 2/2/2018
Duration open-ended
read so far: 17 (1 for "Color," 2 for "Sky," 1 for "Food or Drink," 1 for "Body of Water" 4 for "first or last name," 3 for "One Word title," 3 for "Number," 1 for "Romantic Word" 1 for "Bonus: profession")
goal: 4 per category + bonuses

1. Color:
1) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo 12/19/2018
2)
3)
4)

2. Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.) 2/4 read
1) Too Like the Lightning 2/9/2018
2) The Stars Are Legion 3/2/2018
3) to read: Cloud Atlas
4) to read: Perhaps the Stars

3. Food or Drink: 1/4 read
1) The Years of Rice and Salt 4/8/2018
2) Black Wine?
3)
4)

4. Body of Water: 1/4 books read
1) Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege 8/31/2018
2) Blind Lake ?
3) River of Gods ?
4) On Such a Full Sea

5. Person’s First or Last Name 4/4 read
1) Henry V 3/5/2018
2) Hecuba 7/28/2018
3) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 9/22/20
4) Macbeth 3/10/2019

6. Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.) 1/4 read
1) Love's Labor's Lost 10/15/2018
2) Beloved?
3)
4)

7. One Word Title 3/4 read
1) Spin 5/5/2018
2) Utopia 7/3/2018
3) Quicksilver 11/11/2018
4)

8. Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well) 3/4 read
1) Seven Surrenders 3/7/2018
2) The Fifth Season 3/20/2018
3) Three Men in a Boat 1/28/2019
4)

9. Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc) 2/4 read
1) The Man in the High Castle 4/23/2018
2) The House of the Wolfings 9/9/2018
3) maybe The House on the Borderland?
4)

10. Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
1) Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology?
2) Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
3)?
4)?

Bonus - You may elect to do none, one, a few, or all. These are optional.
1/5 read
1. Cultural (a real place, language, people group): ?
2. A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.) Farmer Giles of Ham 8/25/2018
3. Animal: The Conference of the Birds?
4. Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
5. Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)