Karen ⊰✿’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2012)

Karen ⊰✿’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Chapters 10-19
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Page 214 = the Assassin said he didn't kill Lift as "the sword likes you". I'm confused as to his role now. Is he good or bad?

Page 232 "We watch the others. The assassin. The surgeon. The liar. The highprince. But not you". Is that because Lift creates her own stormlight? Or do they ignore her due to her age ? They all seem to be drawn together so I'm assuming she will make her way to them all soon
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Vi wrote: "Based on books 1 and 2, they use it without realizing.. I think they even breathed out stormlight."

ah yes, that's right

Final month!

Congrats to those on track at 91%+

Name	% Progress to goal
Gabby	171%
Cordelia	154%
✿Danielle✿	133%
✨ Brianna Raquel ✨	130%
Karen ♐	128%
Gwen|| Bookish Blondie	125%
Keely	120%
Sophie	120%
Kellie	114%
Joyce	114%
Marla	113%
MelanieJoy 	107%
Elena	106%
Vicki Willis	104%
Christina	100%
Janis	100%
Jim	100%
Karen ⊰✿	100%
Keli	100%
Melindam	100%
Patty	100%
Rachel D.	100%
Sammy	100%
Sophie (mod)	100%
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Angie ☯	99%
KelB	97%
Jillypenny	95%
The other Sandy	93%
Lexi	91%

====================

Cat	90%
Jessica (Goldenfurpro)	90%
Carmen	85%
Jenny	85%
Judy	84%
♞ Pat	79%
Jenner	77%
Trisha	76%
Insiyah	74%
Jessica	73%
Cindy	72%
Laurie B	67%
Rocsana	67%
Taya	67%
Tricia	65%
Kamaria	64%
Annalisa	63%
Charlie	63%
Eldarwen	63%
Maritza	52%
Cass☀️	46%
Amanda	46%
LittleRedRidingHood	43%
Melanie	40%
Chrissie	37%
Roe	34%
CiCi	33%
Pandamunky	33%
Zuza	33%
Linda C	30%
Elia	28%
LaurLa	23%
Michael	23%
Yasmine	20%
Kim	16%
Jenn 	13%
Heather	9%
Jamila	6%
Beth (Jasonverlander)	4%
Sheri	4%
Karolyn	3%
Sarah (addtomytbr)	2%

Thanks gang! That’s two years in a row… I’m on a roll 🤣

Richard wrote: "I can complete the 4 unclaimed books for the Food Mini today:

Lentil, Turkey, Nigeria & Jamaica."


Fabulous, thank you!

I started today for Thailand and I am loving it. I hope your mini books are enjoyable!!

It is a good test to work out what the “right” number is that’s for sure!

At least you can enjoy those biggger books. And that one is a great (rollercoaster!) completion to the series 😊

I would say go with the larger one, Lisa seeing you only have one book left.

I have found some freebies on audible for X that I can do if we end up in a pinch

I'm curious about why Lift's powers come from eating food and not stormlight. And page 131 "if she didn't use the power, it eventually vanished". Is that the same with those who directly draw in stormlight? I can't remember - I thought they generally used it even without realising.

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It is interesting how everyone thinks they are doing the right thing to save the world although they are on different "sides". When Darkness said that if the bonds with men and spren are reignited, they will naturally discover the greater power of the oaths, but they don't have Honour to regulate it which means that the Void-bringers can make the jump between world and cause a desolation. So does that mean that if Darkness comes across Syl (as an honour spren) he will change his path / goals? (hide spoiler)]

Vi wrote: "I didn't do the first books with you guys.. But I was reading it before I knew of the BR.. and wow, the second blew me away. I finished it late last night - I had to stop the audio and read it inst..."

I hear you! I also ended up mostly reading my kindle with book 2. It was so amazing and edge of your seat stuff at the end!!

Yes, I intend to go to book 3 once E has caught up :)

Eeek! I'm so exicted! I finished the challenge this year! woot woot

has been on my tbr since 2015 and it is now done! (although I enjoyed it and would like to get to book 2 😂

I'm struggling to find an X book, but I have found a Thailand x5 with Anna and the King of Siam. I loved the movie but have never read the book, so I will get started on this :)

I finished
and .

It was hard as I don't normally read 2 books of the same genre at the same time so I did find myself getting confused. I had to just sit down and get through Edgedancer (as the smaller one) and then continue on to the end with City of Stairs! I enjoyed them both, but now I feel like another genre.
I'm going to see what we need on the mini / for X and then get stuck in

Melindam wrote: "I'm sorry, but I won't be able to look at them before tomorrow night.

But if it would mean moving too many books around, I would prefer not to upset the way they are now."

There are only 4 books to go. So if you have something, Kat, maybe just pause your reading and get into something else as it shouldn't be too long until those 4 are done :)

Elisabeth wrote: "Your visit to Tolstoy’s house reminded me of visiting Chairman Mao’s house in Wuhan, China. They had his pj’s on his bed, and his chopsticks and bowl on a table ready for his breakfast. Quite spartan and austere. He also had an Olympic sized swimming pool built in his gardens because he was a keen swimmer..."

Gosh. I'm not sure how I would feel about going there. I remember going to Tianamen Square and seeing the huge queues to visit Mao Zedong. I walked on by ;)
Same with Lenin's tomb in the Red Square although I don't remember there being queues.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Wow, Karen I'd like to see that.. although probably not at the moment.

My bucket list moment pilgrimage was to the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth, UK. The Bronte Society has been really active and g..."

wow that's amazing! What an experience

Ok so I started a bit early because I already finished book 2 and I'm so keen to keep going to book 3! haha

Lift is not my favourite character. I'm not sure why, but it feels like Sanderson made all the strong female characters (like Shallan and Jasnah) quite unlikeable to start with.
Although I'm interested in this story - especially who Darkness is and what he is doing - I find Lift's actions (or inactions) super frustrating.

I hope we get more of an insight into how she ended up with Wyndle and her background in this book

I've read it a number of times, and watched it on stage and screen. I love the actual story, and I appreciate Tolstoy's societal ideas but it just gets a bit much in that book for me!
I did visit his summer house outside of Moscow which was really interesting. Still had his writing desk and clothes etc.

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 4
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1

Books in category:




FINISHED





End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 73 (end of Nov was 67)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 2

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Anna Karenina is great of you skip the farming chapters 🤣🤣

Melindam wrote: "Karen,

your Edgedancer has been entered twice on the sheet, so I removed one of them.

For the Mini task "book set in a fictional world" I allocated your City of Stairs instead."


Thanks! Sorry I was working off my laptop (small screen)when we were away so I must have missed I had already added it. Should be finished both this weekend and will then see what I can find to fit the relax mini