Alicia’s Comments (group member since Sep 19, 2020)

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

Yep, errors are gone. Thank you.

But….curry has to have 10 items. Yes we can all put items into it, but you want to have all 10 lines together for it. Or at least, it is easier to “read” if the whole meal is together. (I think that’s nuts since most books read only have 4 to 8 items attached to it.)

If anyone has a spare lemon, I am not finding a lot of food in my books. Eesh

Once upon a time, in the old school Goodreads, you could get the location and the characters listed in the book on the page with the book's description. Anyone know where that's hiding now?

The spreadsheet has calculations all over it, tied together from tab to tab. Like right now, in Shop Front there are errors but I think it is because those meals are not complete in the meals created. Melissa may know that for sure.

I don't remember last year, that all those meals having that high of minimums. Like 10 items in the curry, that's crazy.

I added cinnamon to Heather's tea to give it its two items....

I went back and looked at the questions in the test kitchen. So to answer my own question, haha, everyone just remember that whatever meal you chose, for example tea, you have to use the minimum items. In teas cage, 2. So you have to have tea and water. Or water and lemon. Or water and ice. One on each line. I haven’t been able to figure out a meal yet to show an example.
Their example was sandwich with a minimum of 4, but the spreadsheet says 7, so not sure which is wrong.

But we all stumbled getting going last year too. We don’t want blanks on lines like 4 and 5 because of the way it calculates. We also have to carry the finished meal over the Shop Front where I’ll put an example with Keely’s tea but you can always change my description Keely. (Just doing it as an example)

Maybe Melissa has last years spreadsheet she can screenshot us to see. I didn’t save mine

And each meal is the next consecutive number.

Yes, I did that, they fixed it already, but thought I'd let everyone know to check.. thank you

I am still trying to remember everything from last year also...but if you choose Tea, you have to have 2 items, water and maybe sugar. I chose pasta and tried to spell cream, haha, but it has to be 7 letters...right Melissa?

So I only just now got on my computer as opposed to my iPad and I only have View Only access on the spreadsheet. So everyone else might want to check

Woohoo

Camilla wrote: "Read Hot Chilis need more meal rows, please
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

Yes, please, we don't have enough spots in the Shop Front to move all the meals from the Kitchen Prep over (we have 24 more meals to put there)

Decorate the Christmas Tree
Duration: Dec. 1 - Jan. 31
Level: Snowflakes: 11-15 books
Theme: Freestyle
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W We Met in December
R The Long Way Home> read by Ralph Cosham
E Eighth Grave After Dark
A All I Want for Christmas
T The Christmas Surprise
H House of Earth and Blood

Christmas decorations on cover / in titles

A Time to Honor
Lest We Forget
2 months
Level: Peace: 9-17 books
++COMPLETE++

C Remedial Rocket Science> from series Chemistry Lessons 11/7/2020
A Kitchens of the Great Midwest> narrated by Amy Ryan 11/4/2020
M A Trick of the Light> character Clara Marrow 11/9/2020
A Meet the Austins> series Austin Family Chronicles 11/11/2020
R Room-maid 11/11/2020
A To Kill a Mockingbird> Char Atticus 11/14/2020
D Chills> from the Distinguished Rogues series 11/8/2020
E Can You Keep a Secret?> Char Emma 11/17/2020
R Wedding Night> Char Richard 11/27/2020
I Illuminae 11/26/2020
E Evening Stars 11/22/2020

Read a book in which someone dies: The Beautiful Mystery
Read a book set in Europe: The Seven Sisters

DQs Day 3 - Part 3

10.) With all of the current unrest what do you think Beatty's statement: "for everyone nowadays knows, absolutely is certain, that nothing will ever happen to me. Others die, I go on. There are no consequences and no responsibilities."
is it still relevant and timely? I really don't know what to make of this but he sure was wrong. And to be killed in the way that he actually probably never thought would happen to him. Poetic justice?

11.) What did you think about Montag's flight from the city? Did the search go how you expected? I am glad that he got out, that he was even more open minded. I didn't think he would get caught, but the fact they "found him" in someone else is just another example in how much the media was controlling everyone (Bradbury sure how an insight to the future beyond even the 1990s).

12.) The river/railroad tracks have groups of Ivy League educated "bums". Why do you think Bradbury was so specific about their backgrounds and what do you think they represent? Knowledge and individuality.

13.) Final thoughts on book? Did it stand the test of time? Sure did, even though it took answering the questions to maybe understand the book better.

Bonus Question: The version I read had an introduction written by Neil Gaiman. In it he said:
"If someone tells you what a story is about, they are probably right.
If someone tells you that is all the story is about, they are very definitely wrong."
Do you agree? Why do you think he included this in his introduction to Fahrenheit 451? I mentioned many times this was about being controlled, no one thinking for themselves. But there were little nuances and background noise all along. Clarrise for example. But that doesn't mean that is the understanding all of us got from the book. The "story" was different for all of us.

5. Part 2 is entitled The Sieve and the Sand. How does this relate to what happens in this section? What more do we find out about Montag and the situation? I am not entirely sure I understand the book at all, but I'll give it a go answering here. It's almost futal, trying to change things. The sand just sifts through the sieve, much like what Montag is trying to figure out tries not to stick in his mind. Everyone has basically been programmed to think one way and most, like Millie, don't remember anything.

6. Montag shares his concerns with his wife Millie. How are their reactions different and how does this compare to other characters throughout the book? Having the books frightens Millie, but only because she would lose her "family" or rather her interaction with their "social media". Anything else Montaag tells her, she doesn't remember. Montag doesn't interact with "the family". Once he meets Clarisse, he is on a different plane than Millie.

7. Montag reaches out to Professor Faber to help him understand his newly found feelings. The Professor has his own opinion on the circumstances and how they must proceed. Discuss the Professor's role in the book including the following quote -
"The good writer's touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies." The Professor is just that. He professes. He has the knowledge to remember things and Montag wants to know how to hold on to the sand in the sieve. He grew up believing books were a big waste of time and nothing about them was real. But after Clarisse and his new knowledge that maybe not everything is as it seems, he wants to know. All the authors that are mentioned as the books they burn "Friday is Faulkner", were all greats, they would touch life often.

8. Out of all the books and literature in the world, Bradbury chooses passages from the Bible and Matthew Arnold's poem Dover Beach as part of this section. Why do you think he used these works and how do they impact what happens in the story here. I don't know that poem so I really can't say but maybe because the poem and the Bible are tragic. The life they are living without books is tragic.

9. For a Fire Chief, Captain Beatty seems very well read and taunts Montag as they approach his house. It seems that the gig is up for Montag, what do you think is going to happen? Is there any chance at this point that Montag and Millie will survive at the end of the book? I already finished the book, Beatty didn't really give himself away to me. He was more of a pompous ass, kind of a "I get to remember all this knowledge because I am the leader but you still don't get to know."

If we are spelling out UBE (one of its uses is jam) can we spell UBEJAM for sandwich?

Creature Feature
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Duration: 1 October - 30 November 2020
Level: Bats (9-16)
Option: Option 4: Mix
Books read: 14/14

W Finding Home by Jackie Weger 10/15
I Barefoot Season; character Isabella 10/23
T At Home in Mitford; character Timothy 10/8
C The Brutal Telling; narrated by Ralph Cosham 10/9
H House of Sand and Fog 10/30
E With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 10/11
S The Little Teashop of Lost and Found; character Sheila 10/25

Books featuring creatures:
1. Serpent & Dove> witches 10/3
2. Second Grave on the Left> grim reaper 10/5
3. Etiquette & Espionage> werewolf & vampire 10/7
4. Third Grave Dead Ahead> grim reaper 10/13
5. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet> grim reaper 10/18
6. Fifth Grave Past the Light> grim reaper 10/22
7. Bitter Greens> scorcerer 10/25

❤Read a book tagged romance Engagement and Espionage 9/16/20
❤Read a book with a heart on the cover Truth or Beard 8/10/20
❤Read a book from the All Time Favorite Romance Novels List Eleanor & Park 9/21/20
❤Read a winner or nominee book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 Best Romance List Beard in Mind 9/1/20
❤Read a book from the Rita 2018 Award List
❤Romance as a verb means to "court or woo". Read a book in which a character tries to win the heart of another. Grin and Beard It 10/12/20
❤Read a book in which two characters fall in love Serpent & Dove 10/3/20
❤Read a book in which you find "love " in the text Beard Necessities 9/12/20
❤Read a book in which you find "attraction " in the text Beard Science 10/14/20
❤Read a book in which a character makes a romantic gesture 28 Summers 9/6/20
❤Read a book with love in the title Love Lettering 9/4/20
❤Read a book with two characters holding hands At Home in Mitford 10/8/20
❤Read a book in which two characters go on a date The Wedding Pearls 10/2/20
❤Read a book with two characters kissing on the cover This Is What Happy Looks Like 9/13/20
❤Read a book with flowers on the cover Things You Save in a Fire 9/20/20
❤Read a book with two characters hugging on the cover
❤Pink is considered the most romantic color- Read a book with a pink cover. Neanderthal Seeks Human 8/21/20
❤Read a book with a HEA Moonlight over Paris 9/23/20
❤Read a book by your favorite romance author Beard with Me 9/10/20
❤Read a book with a couple on the cover If I Never Met You 9/6/20
❤Read a book from this List Dr. Strange Beard 9/7/20
❤Read a book with kiss in the title Kiss My Cupcake 9/13/20
❤February 14 is Valentine's Day; known as the romantic holiday. Read a book that has " 14" in the page count. ( 114, 214, 314, etc) Anne of Green Gables 8/27/20
❤Read a book with Cupid on the cover or read a book with Cupid as a character

**Not bad for putting it together afterwards**

❤Read a book tagged romance
√❤Read a book with a heart on the cover Truth or Beard 8/10/20
❤Read a book from the All Time Favorite Romance Novels List
❤Read a winner or nominee book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2017 Best Romance List
❤Read a book from the Rita 2018 Award List
❤Romance as a verb means to "court or woo". Read a book in which a character tries to win the heart of another.
❤Read a book in which two characters fall in love
❤Read a book in which you find "love " in the text
❤Read a book in which you find "attraction " in the text
❤Read a book in which a character makes a romantic gesture
❤Read a book with love in the title
√❤Read a book with two characters holding hands At Home in Mitford 10/8/20
❤Read a book in which two characters go on a date
❤Read a book with two characters kissing on the cover
❤Read a book with flowers on the cover
❤Read a book with two characters hugging on the cover
❤Pink is considered the most romantic color- Read a book with a pink cover. Neanderthal Seeks Human 8/21/20
❤Read a book with a HEA
❤Read a book by your favorite romance author
❤Read a book with a couple on the cover
❤Read a book from this List
❤Read a book with kiss in the title
❤February 14 is Valentine's Day; known as the romantic holiday. Read a book that has " 14" in the page count. ( 114, 214, 314, etc)
❤Read a book with Cupid on the cover or read a book with Cupid as a character

Figures yesterday was the one day I didn't check this area. LOL. Glad you got me in messages Geri.

Has witches and monsters and a girl gets lost in the woods.
Mom and daughter get lost to each other and then found.

Just Desserts Reading Challenge
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Option: Spell-it-Out Challenge
Level: Snacker 9-17 books
Start: 9/20

Vanilla Cupcakes
V Bury Your Dead; character Vincent 10/17/20
A Annihilation 11/3
N The Little Teashop of Lost and Found; character Nile 10/25
I If I Never Met You 9/06/20
L Lock Every Door 9/19/20
L First Grave on the Right; read by Lorelei King 9/20/20
A A Fatal Grace 9/26/20

C Moonlight over Paris; read by Jane Copeland 9/23/20
U Third Grave Dead Ahead; character "UB" 10/14/20
P Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; character Harry Potter 9/18/20
C Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger 10/7/20
A A Rule Against Murder 10/1/20
K The Girl Who Drank the Moon; by Kelly Barnhill 9/27/20
E Eleanor & Park 9/21/20
S Serpent & Dove 10/3/20