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

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

Sure, that’s fine. Normally the issue with large print books is the inflation of page points. With no points involved, I’ll accept it 🙂

And 8 in a row is rough!

Okay! Feel free to move mine to lost whenever someone else starts #6 in series. Or maybe someone finds another that works for lost in the mean time.

Beard with Me works for MC gets lost (Billy gets lost in the woods) if someone has a #6 in series

I've had Chain of Thorns on hold for a bit, it just came out on 1/31 so the hold list is finally moving. If the other 800+ spot is still open I can use this, it's 845 pages.

I know they wander around the Ministry of Magic looking for the prophecy and maybe a jaunt into the forbidden forest. Not sure if they are every lost though.

Movie HP and Book HP are a bit muddled because I haven't read the books in so long.

DQs Day 2
Book II Home Again to Reset

6.) This section had a lot of Roger and Dodger breaking off contact and coming back together again for varied reasons. Have you ever broken off contact with someone for years only to come back together as friends? Anyone one you wish you could reconnect with?

7.) Color seems to be an important theme in the book. As descriptors of people, places, things happening. Even as the balance between bright, colorful Dodger and colorblind bland Roger. Is this device helpful to you as you read the story?

8.) Theories as to why it's so important for Roger and Dodger to be separate? Also, I find it interesting that their initials are R&D which is common shorthand for Research & Development considering they are basically Reed's experiments.

9.) I thought Dodgers metaphor about prodigy kids being circus freaks/performers an apt one with adults and peers viewing them differently. Adults being amazed and peers ridiculing. Do you think it was an accurate description?

10.) Halfway through the book. Anything you are hoping gets explained/revealed in the second half? Any character you hope gets a comeuppance?


Bonus: Hand of Glory makes an appearance. Creepy!! Darren's hand? gross, but not all that surprised I suppose after reading some of the Wayward Children series. Thoughts?

I have a couple that are too short by less than 100 pages. Very annoying.

So. . . now we have Yeti. Need to find a doorstopper

800+ pages
Book set (over 50%) in Nepal, Tibet, Russia, and/or India
Snow on cover
Title starts with a letter in YETI
2 in pages count

I moved my Witches get Stuff Done to cross on cover, I realized one of the roof tops has a cross on it

Angie's mythology book works for torso as well so we are covered there already

2 Feb
Book VII The End - Deed


1. How do you feel about the book starting with the ending? What are you thoughts on the overall style?
I think it's fine and is an effective way to get people reading so they know how the storyline ended up there. Overall the book is very readable and the style is working for me.

2. I have the audio and the hardcover and the cover image is much more striking on the hardcover. Any theories on what it represents?
I agree with others that it makes sense it's the Hand of Glory. I don't have a better suggestion.

3. Asphodel believed "the balance between language and mathematics: the two methods through which Man has always been able to influence and even command Nature. The Doctrine must thus be viewed as the most dangerous and the most desirable of alchemical incarnations".
Does this make Roger and Dodger incredibly dangerous once they gain more knowledge, or unwitting weapons for Reed (or both?).
I'm guessing unwitting weapons until the become adults/figure out what's going on and they rebel. My guess is that rebellion goes pear-shaped and that was the opening with guns, blood, and whatnot is all about.

4. Is this book meeting your expectations so far? Have you read other books by McGuire (or 'Mira Grant')?
It terms of readability and overall creepiness with children being main characters dealing with weighty issues, yes. I'm read the first 4 Wayward Children and am hoping to get to book 5 soon.

5. What do you think of the excerpts of "Over the Woodward wall"? Are they foreshadowing something for Roger and Dodger?
Yes I think it's some foreshadowing or connection between the two sets of children. It's making me want to read Over the Woodward Wall.

OMG, yes I did. Sorry! I meant to respond and thank you for it.

I think I’m going to get them all in a spreadsheet and chip away at filling in tasks.

Oophf I’m so far behind with Middlegame right now. I’m glad each reading day is 2 days

The audio I just started works for 8 in page count so we may have that book well in hand.

I'd take family saga.

Also Family is showing up as a MPG so I think it's fine.

Truitt_T wrote: "Would a this work for beheaded:

"When they hanged him, they botched the job, and he was decapitated."

Also - how much of the book needs to be set in the desert to count for 'takes place in desert..."

Yes, that works for beheading. Intentional or unintentional head removal is fine for this task.

50% at least of the book needs to be in the desert locale.

yes that and a plural would be fine

Iron and Magic happened to have 11 tags for war (yay!) so Ningyo is also finished, went back to the Greek wheel and got:

Griffin
300 to 349
set in United States
red cover
"brave" or "courageous" in text
cross on cover

No, it’s the kindle version.

I have Blade Breaker which is over 500 pages, I’m just waiting to Feb 1st to start it since I don’t think I can get it done before UNO starts.

Shannon wrote: "What if the phrase we're looking for is in the precis but not the pages of the book?"

I'm going to say no to this one. I'd be okay if it was in a quote or poem right at the opening before chapter 1, but not on the summary which isn't always written by the author.

I agree!