ChrisP’s Comments (group member since May 19, 2025)

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

Rest of the books planned for the year...
Uprooted
Bird Box
Isle Witch

However these lists changes daily.

Has Uprooted BOM began? I plan to read it my wife says I would like it.

I muddled through and completed A Dark Matter. Peter Straub has really good and outside of the boxs thinking for horror novels. I recommend being hopped up on Mountain Dew to read this.

Completion Post


Book ,A Dark Matter b y Peter Straub
Series: N/A
Page Count 397 pages
Date Read: 12/19/2015
Main Genres: Horror
BOM: N/A
Goal: N/A

Rating: 2.96 (GR)
Date first publication: Januaryl 1st, 2010
ISBN 10 038551638X
Any other DetailsSomeone is Lost/Hellhound/Writer/Demon/Visions

I may be MIA for a few days so I can bounce back. Long tests yesterday wore me out.

Suzanne wrote: "I met Brian McClellan at Comic con last September. I'd read the whole trilogy by then, but anyway he talked about adding more female page time to the books and developing the female characters (and..."

Someday I will make it. I've been to GenCon last 3 yrs.

Sorry I've been MIA my reading bone hasn't been working and the audio book is A Dark Matter and that books is making my ears bleed. It meets two challenge treads for different challenges I'm on. I'm trying....does anyone else have trouble reading Peter Straub. He is always critically acclaimed has a wall of awards but I'm yet to find a I've enjoyed by him. He is a cure for insomnia.

Jennifer wrote: "Good luck with your finals Suzanne xxx

The Last Kingdom is now an 8 part tv series. I really enoyed it, hope they do more of the books."

I'm a huge fan of Bernard Cronwell. The Grail Quest Series beginning with The Archer's Tale is one of my favorite.

Sweet I'm Arya

My reading has fallen off to a bit my November excitement I was don't a lot more than my average but I seem to be regressing to the mean.

Who is your favorite GoT character. If you didn't say Arya your wrong.

Juliana wrote: "I'm not to happy with the higher attention that the tv show is getting from the author, and I even stopped to watch it so I don't get spoiler about the destiny of some of the plots. But the GoT boo..."

Book 3 was my favorite but there are parts of book 5 that was bogged down and 200 pages could have been edited without effecting the story line or the personal struggles of the character.

Cathy M. wrote: "Are the books really different from the tv series (character, plot-wise)? Do you know how many books there are supposed to be? Initially I was going to listen to the audio since I have it but then ..."

It starts are very similar, shortly after certain parts of season 3 it goes away from a really good plot line when you see season 4 you will see large differences.

Kelly wrote: "ChrisP wrote: "Granted those were master pieces but can anyone recommend and great epic fantasy novels preferably series? I've discovered a love for non fiction and historical fiction because of th..."

Yes I have, like all of us we are sill waiting on the 6th book. I feel betrayed by the TV show surpassing the books and taking their own path. I'm not ready to make nice with the author:)

Jennifer wrote: "I loved and !!

I'm scared to start the third book because the ratings are like night and day. I've never known a fantasy series to st..."

Mistborn and Allegiant did that for me.

COMPLETION POST

Book Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Series: N/A
Page Count 335 pages
Date Read: 12/11/2015
Main Genres: Historical Fiction/Romance
BOM: N/A
Goal: N/A
Rating: 4.06 (GR)
Date first publication: May 1st, 2007
ISBN 10 1565125606
Misc Turned into movie, more than one child, unimportant character dies, salad, first experience, love triangle, Infidelity

After looking through all the books I read in 2015 I was started by the fact that I only read 2 epic fantasy novels. Brandon Sanders's The Way of Kings, Part 1 and Words of Radiance.

Granted those were master pieces but can anyone recommend and great epic fantasy novels preferably series? I've discovered a love for non fiction and historical fiction because of these challenges; for 2016 I want to get back to my roots.

Cathy M. wrote: "ChrisP wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Nice, great job!

I was at my office Christmas party & just got home. Not ready to go to sleep yet so thought I'd drop in :) I'll finish the blue/bronze book tomorro..."

Salad is in Water for Elephants too which I will be updating shortly. Whenever I see that word it sticks out now.

Cathy M. wrote: "Nice, great job!

I was at my office Christmas party & just got home. Not ready to go to sleep yet so thought I'd drop in :) I'll finish the blue/bronze book tomorrow - only have 2 hrs left of the ..."

Did you go through the book word by word:)

Don't Put Me In, Coach: My Incredible NCAA Journey from the End of the Bench to the End of the Bench

Very funny...

I have two days left on library for Golden Son may have to finish it tomorrow.