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

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

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!

I finished Then Came You if someone wants to spin for a new one.

Otherwise I’ll do it in the morning :)

I'm in for DQs

Judith BOM Tracking

Day 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 4: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

DQs Day 4
Ch 21 to end

15.) And now a gender swap. Honestly, I laughed out loud at “If we guys knew what we girls thought about our junk, we’d be far less impressed with ourselves”. Would you want to swap genders for a day?
Sure, I'd swap for a day. I think it would be interesting to be something other than me for a day. But just for a day, I like being me.

16.) I found Shusterman’s discussion about the complexity of abusers insightful and fairly on point based on what I saw happen to a friend. Why are we so willing to look past the obvious at so many types of domestic abuse? Do you think the “it’s a family matter, stay out of it” mentality is starting to change?
I certainly hope so but that knee jerk reaction to stay out of it is still there. And for people that have never experienced abuse I think it's really easy to overlook the obstacles and just say "why don't you just leave?" Not understanding they may not have anywhere to go.

17.) Did you find the conclusion satisfying? Did you enjoy the book?
The book was fine and discussed some interesting things. But not my favorite Shusterman by any means. I think there were too many issues trying to be tackled so none of them were dealt with completely. Though as I'm typing this, I'm think maybe that was the author's point? It's never going to be perfect, but you can do your part to make it better?

18.) I saw in the afterward that the book was picked up by Netflix. Would you watch the show?
We don't watch a lot of TV and when it's on, it's typically kids shows/movies. But if I heard good things about it, I might give it a go. I think it would either be amazing or really dumb, with a setup like this I think it's a fine line in pulling the concept off correctly.

I went ahead and spun for a new one.

Stymphalian Birds
350 to 450 pages
#6 in series
musical instrument mention in text
something metal on cover
features a bird (bird shifter accepted)

I added a couple words to the task to help clarify