Judith’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2015)

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

New Task:

X-Men - Read a book with the word Angel in the title

Because of the length of the King novel, 11/22/63, each team is getting a day to write DQs. Our team was assigned Day 2 (July 17).

Does anyone want to write the questions for that day? We can have anyone from the team do it.

Another way to check for lists. One the books GR page, if you scroll all the way to the absolute bottom on the page there’s a small link that say “lists this book is on” or something like that.

It’ll take you to all the lists people have put the book on including the ‘best of’ lists.

This link used to be a lot easier to find before they redesigned the book pages on GR

DQs Day 1, Ch 1-5


1. This book begins in 18th century Cairo, with France and Turkey fighting over Egypt. I have never encountered this conflict in fiction before. Have you? Were you familiar with it before you started reading?
This is a reread for me but at the time I was only vaguely aware that there had been a lot of fighting over the years about control of many countries in this region (and honestly still is). But this specific conflict was new to me on my first read.


2. Nahri has several mysterious powers, including healing, the ability to sense illness in others, and the ability to understand and speak every language she hears. Which of her powers would you like for yourself?
Languages for sure. the healing is a bit daunting to me I'm not sure I could handle that pressure long term.


3. What do you think of the world building so far? Do you find it confusing, or do you feel like you’re along for the ride?
I still had questions at this point in the book last time but I didn't feel lost or that I couldn't follow the story.


4. So far we’ve met 3 significant players in this book: Nahri, Ali, and Dara. Do you have a favorite character so far, or one who intrigues you the most?
of the 3 Nahri is my favorite

I was able to use a banked book for one task that popped up which led too:

New task:

Film 10s - The Whole Ten Yards - Read a book that shares a title word (NOTE: THE can't be used)

Ooof, I just replaced a Greek monster with a Greek monster and we got Kraken. I guess some of those Stephen King BOMs might be put to good use.

800+
ship on cover
Author name (first or last) starts and ends with the same letter (e.g., Andromeda)
character goes swimming
8 in the series number (e.g., #8, #18, #0.8)

I have a X title I can start later this evening unless someone else has one and wants the task

New Chipmunk task:

X-Files - Read a book by David Duchovny, or an author named David

3 New Chipmunk Tasks:

17: 10 Commandments - "Honour your parents" - Read a book featuring a parent - child relationship (can be adult child too)

18: X-Files - Read a book that is 11th in a series

19: 10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Reading Tasks! Read a book set in a school / college / university

Bobbi wrote: "I finished my book for 6, but then I noticed Laura put one in progress for the same one.

That said, I left it for 6 on the spreadsheet for now, but it will also work for one of our missing Ns. I'l..."

I used yours for the Chipmunk and moved Laura's to the Winner's Tower for Remus Lupin since it was connected to Harry Potter.

Sharon wrote: "Making sure that I understand correctly- I just added The Valentine's Hate to the spreadsheet into one of the Rainbow tower tasks. But if a chipmunk task is revealed sometime in the..."

Correct!

New task:

10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Bizarre Shelves! Read a book shelved Weird, with at least 10 tags

Here's some potential books. I have some that will work, but it'll be a few days before I can start it. So have at it!
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Bobbi wrote: "Would a zombie anthology count for 6. X-Men - group of people working together? It' obviously broken up into several stories but more than not have groups of survivors working together? ([book:Nigh..."

that should work fine

Tricia wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Tricia wrote: "

I just started this book this morning, and I immediately thought the red circle looked like a red balloon. Is that potentially a match for chip..."

My book The Dead Romantics works for this spot as well. But I just started the audio today and am not very far into it. Let's leave yours there for now but if I happen to finish first, we can swap it out?

I think it's a bit too much of a stretch

New task:

Film 10s - 3 1/2 Minutes 10 Bullets - Read a book that shares a title word (NOTE: 3 and three are deemed to be the same, as are 1/2 and half. Singular variants OK)

Tricia wrote: "I just finished Smoke Gets in Your Eyes which is a nonfiction book about a woman who works in a Crematory and goes to Mortuary School. Would that count as science for the new Chipmunk challenge? It..."

Morticians are licensed through the medical board, so I would say it falls into the medical field. I'll move it and get us a new task.

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

novel about a mother’s unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear.

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve “American culture” in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic—including the work of Bird’s mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old.

Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn’t know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn’t wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York City, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.

connection: People searching for peace in their lives

Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.

The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the child’s home situation, Jo reluctantly agrees to let her stay—just until she learns more about Ursa’s past.

Jo enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more questions they have. How does a young girl not only read but understand Shakespeare? Why do good things keep happening in her presence? And why aren’t Jo and Gabe checking the missing children’s website anymore?

Though the three have formed an incredible bond, they know difficult choices must be made. As the summer nears an end and Ursa gets closer to her fifth miracle, her dangerous past closes in. When it finally catches up to them, all of their painful secrets will be forced into the open, and their fates will be left to the stars.

In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again.

Megan,

when you get a chance can you add I'm Glad My Mom Died to your TT shelf?

Thanks!