Tina ❣’s
Comments
(group member since Mar 09, 2016)
Tina ❣’s
comments
from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.
Showing 581-600 of 2,000
Rina wrote: "Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "Rina and Carrie, are you happy to join Lisa, Tina and myself?"Sure!"
Awesome!
So we have 5 players now and just need one more person
Picnic June-July 21/25COMPLETED
Start: 01/06/20
Finish: 31/07/20
Level: Ocean Blue : 27 books
Read: 27
One Coin upon reaching "Ocean Blue" level.
Mind if I join you guys? I'm reading 2-3 books at this stage
That looks kinda hectic! You must have had fun creating it KarenAnd I agree Christina, does look intimidating 😂
Aww thanks team! Loved playing with all of you! You've all been a pleasure playing with and I'm really happy with how we went. 9th isn't too shabby! We did do super on the BOTMs 🥳I'll definitely see you all around and I'm already seeing a few of you in Turf Wars and other challenges 🤪
🤔 I'm going to take a guess that the next challenge is something food related...? 🕵️♀️
Lucy wrote: "I couldn't sleep today which is going to be terrible for work tonight but great for my reading! I seemed to have misplaced my copy of Forest of Souls and By Sea and Sky was boring me so unfortunate..."hopefully you liked those books better!
Suzanne wrote: "Those are great books to come out Cathy - I'm glad you mentioned it because I had no idea!One of my New Years Resolutions was to read less and watch more tv. My kids thought that was funny - and ..."
so was mine haha!
buuuut it's not happening
Day 3 DQs11. In the beginning of this section, we find out that Noa not only looks like a middle class Japanese boy, he also wants to be one. What are you opinions on this and why do you think he wants this? What do you think would happen if he shared this with his parents?
It's hard being the odd one out and trying to fit in. So I see why Noa was like this. Better to fit in and be treated like an equal rather than treated poorly because he's different. As he grows, I think he'll be more comfortable with who he is
12. Isak is back from jail finally after two years. I found this to be a bit of a surprise because I was expecting him to die in jail. I wasn't expecting him to be let out. What were your thoughts on him being let out of jail to die in his home. He was obviously let out to die at home, but did you find this mercy surprising? Did you expect this?
True. He did say he got sick a lot and prison's are 100% clean even nowadays. Surprised he lasted that long. I think it was to protect their image
13. A run in with Hansu. I thought it was super creepy that Hansu has been keeping tabs on Sunja (even though one of the kids is his). What are your opinions on this? And then he drops the whole "we're about to get bombed" curveball. Do you like him more because he warned Sunja or do you still think he's being selfish and trying to keep his only son alive?
Mostly for his son but some concern for Sunja
14. Wow. Hansu lying to Yoseb about his parents being dead. That is beyond harsh. Why do you think Hansu did this? He obviously wants his child, Noa, but do you think he is also planning on getting Sunja
back?
It's just for Noa I'd say
15. Hansu later tells Kim that Yoseb is dying and to scoop up Kyunghee before she gets old. Talk about a jerk. What do you think of Hansu after this? What about Kim? Do you think Kim will eventually try?
Hansu is shifty. I'm hoping Kim would be better!
DQ - Day 26. I might be too judgmental, but her pining for Hansu is constantly making me frown. She promised to care for and honor her husband, never to betray him. Yet she keeps marveling about her lost "love", how she misses him, how she wants to see him, how she has already been in the city with him in her mind, etc. Are such thought not a kind of betrayal? She is so rational and reasonable about what happened and knows full well how he lured her in and used her, but cannot stop the pining and reminiscing about it. Why do you think she can't let it go and focus on her future?
I think she's still developing and learning about life. She's trying to understand two types of romantic love. Plus her child is Hansu's. I think she'll think of him less with time.
7. After all Isak said about his successful brother and all his dreams about the better life in the city, he arrived to some harsh revelations. I am starting to think they might have been better staying on the island. Isak's brother's revelations about his house, his neighbors, the judgement in the city, the discrimination at work and spying everywhere are very disappointing and brutal. Do you think it a natural disillusion of impossible dreams? Or Yoseb's hope that it might be better for his brother here, where he can watch over him?
It seems like he wanted his brother there to look after him. He thinks he will do well and will be able to give his brother a better life
8. That scene in the church with the brother and sister. The pastor discussing what it actually means when a wealthy man wants to be a young girl's "friend". The duplicity of the pastor - being nice and not judgmental to the siblings, yet judging them harshly when they have left was not surprising but annoying still. The sweet talk to their face, but harsh berating behind their back would have been exactly what happened to Sunja and her family. Do you think this scene was included to reveal to Isak more truths about his wife's condition and impossible choices to help him understand her?
Yeah in a way. I think he was trying to give perspective to Isak. It's definitely something that still goes on now unfortunately.
9. The pastor's reason for hiring Isak was revealed as well - to get money from his family and avoid paying him wages - and I must admit it didn't endear the pastor to me at all. And the pawnbroker and his greed, the loan sharks and their scare tactics. We get introduced to many characters that are not really likable and portray humanity at its worst. Do you think it is a decision by the author to reveal the true nature of people in all kinds of positions in general or is it included to especially note how people get in times of oppression and hard times? I am starting to think Isak coming to Japan was a huge mistake with every little revelation. Do you think it will work out? Or do you agree it was a mistake?
Hard times and oppression tend to get people resort to 'dishonourable' acts no matter what country they're in. I was questioning the move from the start.
10. The debacle with the watch was very educational. We get to see a merchant's attitude towards women, husband's attitude towards a wife in stark contrast to how men are treated. Yoseb is enraged with his wife and sister-in-law, he can't forgive them or appreciate the help, yet he can forgive and accept when his brother asks him to. Do you think he would have gotten over it in time if his brother hadn't asked him? Or would he be always resentful towards women? The whole "head of the house" part further gets the point home that women will always be under the command of a man, even in regards to baby names. The prison scene also drives home how women are still supposed to be home and stay away from men's troubles, too weak to do something about it. And women who work are still frowned upon, even in their own family. Do you think it will change further in the story? Will oppression and war open their minds towards changing a woman's role in the family and world?
I don't think he would have gotten over it. I think it will open their mind but they'll do what they can to keep it as it was.
Day 1 DQs1. This novel starts with the sentence: "History has failed us, but no matter." Did you like this opening line? What do you think it means, and why do you think the author chose it?
I found it interesting. It's saying that history has failed to teach us from its lessons, but it's okay. I think she chose it to set the scene. Mistakes would happened in the book but the characters will keep moving forwad.
2. I am half-Korean, and my mom has shared a lot of the history of her own family and how it's interwoven with Korean history in general. What, if anything, did you know of the Japanese colonization of Korea -- or the history of Korea, Japan, and China in the 20th scentury in general -- before beginning to read this book?
I didn't know it was a thing to be honest. I've only now started learning about world events that aren't only WW2. So it will be interesting to get an idea
3. Hansu seems like a complicated character. What were your thoughts on him? Did you hate him?
Am not a fan of him. In a way he was offering her a better life but it doesn't make it ok
4. What did you think of Sunja's decision to not accept being Hansu's mistress? Why do you think she chose to reject him? Do you think she made the right decision?
Good for her. I think she made the right decision even if it's tough.
5. In this first section of the novel, we see two couples wed -- Hoonie and Yangjin, and then Isak and Sunja. What were some of the similarities between these marriages, and what were the differences?
Seems as though the men were good men and the marriages happened quickly. Both marriages had a pre-existing issue with one of the people - Hoonie and Sunja
Yep! Sounds good Suzanne. Good luck :P
Wonderful effort to you team! Just 8 hours left until another Wheelathon had ended, if anyone is still wanting to finish a book or two
Updated to here
Completion Post
Date: 19/08/20
*** Updated to here!We're doing really good everyone!
*** Updated to here!
