Melissa’s Comments (group member since May 12, 2019)

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

I have a book written by a Turkish author, but I’m not sure I can take 3. It’s possible

I can take #10 and read Ninefox Gambit I don't know what that thing is, but it looks prickly.

I can also take #3 Planet Jupiter at 288 pages.

Cat wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Hello moderators!
May I please have access to Vesuvius Vamps spreadsheet? (I'm on the team :)
I sent a formal request via Google, but my email is
We had some tech troub..."

done :..."
Thanks!

Sweet Revenge has a yellow cover, and Diane Davidson has the letters "dead" in her name. This is for ii.

I finished Sweet Revenge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I'll move onto the POISON books. I might read The Obelisk Gate instead of One Came Home, but either would count for my O.

Okay. I’ll finish mine tonight

Are we allowed to read more than 20 books if we are making up points?

I’m good with whichever safezone we want to start

Should we start with I ii iii iv?

Perfect

Trina wrote: "omg I just realized that I have to hit a button to save the spreadsheet when I update on the phone, on the computer it saves automatically. I'm so sorry ladies I reupdated it I don't know if its to..."

No worries, Trina! I asked for updating privilege so we can share the load :) Maybe others can too? I'm not sure how that works.
What are our next steps fearless leader? I'm ready with my SafeZone book - dessert mystery one!

To All the Boys I've Loved Before
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Flowers in a wreath on the front, 3 roses on the back, plus other little flowers.
Again, no penalties please! I finished that Saturday evening / night.

Task 4: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Marlon James is from Jamaica.
Yes, no penalties for that one :) I was so proud that I finished it on time! What a book!

I made a copy of the spreadsheet to update it :) as I cannot edit it...
The link to that one is:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Angela wrote: "I finished #5 tonight - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

528 pages to fit the task

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

I am pretty sure I am going to do nothing but ..."
I'm with you!
I'm going to rent Crazy Rich Asians from Redbox, because I just need a little light romcom :)

Angela wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I just finished Black Leopard, Red Wolf and my brain feels like it's been through a taffy pulling machine.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4......"

That is a great question. It is a very different read. The only other book I could compare it to is The Famished Road which I read a long time ago. While I was reading it, I also read some interviews with Marlon James, and found out he read The Famished Road 4 times while writing this one! So that makes sense. The book does not have a clear plot line. One of the characters, Sodogo, often says "I'm confused," and I would shout out "I'm with you." It has a focus - but that doesn't come in until part way through the book. It reads like a twisted dream, narrows out a bit to make sense, and then twists back again. There is a lot of sex and violence - the body count (and limb count?) is high. (If you are okay with Game of Thrones / Neil Gaiman's American Gods / Louise Edrich / China Mieville it would probably be alright)
That said, I really liked some of the characters. I am intrigued by what happened, and the world building. I will be sure to read one of the sequels - there are two in the works, told by two of the characters I understand the least. After reading many interviews with Marlon James (to better understand what happened - this I recommend, as his earlier influences definitely play out in this book) I think there is a lot of symbolism in this book, which I love.
Our local bookstore is having a discussion about it tomorrow, which I am very glad to be attending!
A long answer, but it is a long, strange ride of a book! I listened to some of it on Book on Tape - and Dion Graham (from The Wire) has a beautiful voice - and there are some songs which really come to life when he sings them.

It looks like there are 10 hours left in the countdown phase!!

Okay, I finished that book too!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The countdown looks like it will be up later tonight. I will finish To All the Boys I've Loved Before
With a straight plot line, and my reading speed increased, it shouldn't take more than an hour or two.

I just finished Black Leopard, Red Wolf and my brain feels like it's been through a taffy pulling machine.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...