Cindy’s Comments (group member since Dec 18, 2019)

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

I'm thinking that I should have Dune finished sometime on Sunday if not sooner than that. I did get another book finished and added to the spreadsheet. I don't think I will be able to fit in another book besides Dune.

Jodie (JT) wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Jodie (JT) wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I have finally finished my first book (although it does not work for color or tag). I will be starting Dune tomorrow"

did you like it cindy i keep se..."

Yes I really enjoyed The Love Hypothesis. I would recommend it

Jodie (JT) wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I have finally finished my first book (although it does not work for color or tag). I will be starting Dune tomorrow"

did you like it cindy i keep seeing it everywhere but for some r..."

Did I like the book I finished or Dune? I haven’t started it yet but I did watch the movie and I really enjoyed that

I have finally finished my first book (although it does not work for color or tag). I will be starting Dune tomorrow

I borrowed a couple books from the library with space opera tag. I'm not sure if I will make it through all of them with trying to read my books with my other challenges but I will try. I usually don't log my books until after I finish them so I hope that won't be a problem

Here is my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Hello everybody! My name is Cindy and I live in Colorado with my husband and baby girl. I work in a hospital pharmacy so I try to fit in audiobooks as a I can and read ebooks/books whenever I get the time. I pretty much read anything and everything although I don’t think I have read any space opera so I’m hoping I can find something to read. I read more romance than any other genre though.

I have not read the book our group is named after but it had been on my TBR for a while.

I won’t be able to post my shelf until tomorrow when I can get on the computer

Level 2
101-250

October:
101. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/14/22
102. Pride and Prejudice 10/15/22
103. All Chained Up 10/15/22
104. Small Town Christmas 10/19/22
105. Bourbon Nights 10/21/22
106. Ensnared 10/22/22
107. The Air He Breathes 10/25/22
108. The Iron King 10/25/22
109. To Kill a Mockingbird 10/29/22
110. His Broken Queen 10/29/22

November
111. The American Roommate Experiment 11/1/22
112. Three to Get Deadly 11/4/22
113. Water for Elephants 11/6/22
114. The Silkworm 11/10/22
115. Four to Score 11/12/22
116. Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 11/14/22
117. The Love Hypothesis 11/16/22
118. The Office Rival 11/18/22
119. Dune 11/20/22
120. Illuminae 11/23/22
121. Everbound 11/26/22
122. Say You're One of Them 11/27/22
123. Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese 11/29/22
124. Between Us 11/30/22
125. I Owe You One 11/30/22

December
126. Bone Crossed 12/2/22
127. Bourbon Fireball 12/3/22
128. High Five 12/5/22
129. Random Encounter 12/6/22
130. Graceling 12/7/22
131. Drop Dead Gorgeous 12/7/22
132. Silver Borne 12/9/22
133. The Game 12/11/22
134. Bird Box 12/12/22
135. Once Chosen 12/14/22
136. Career of Evil 12/14/22
137. Cause to Dread 12/17/22
138. The Beach House 12/18/22
139. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay 12/20/22
140. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 12/21/22
141. Moment in Time 12/21/22

Hey all, this week has been crazy and I haven’t been able to get much reading done at all. Me and my husband are unexpectedly moving very quickly and have lost our childcare. Between trying to find somewhere to live and someone to watch my child when we’re working it has been very stressful and crazy. Sorry I haven’t had much reading to contribute

Hope everyone is doing ok. Been a little slow in my reading, just not finding as much time as I would like to get my reading in. But I will add my books to the spreadsheet as soon an I get a minute on the computer. I was going to try to do the BOM but I feel like I’m in so many challenges trying to read all these books that I won’t have time to get to them. I will see what all I can get finished

Louise wrote: "@Cindy please add The Goldfinch to your TT Shelf and add a read date to Wicked Wolf"

Done, hopefully it all stays saved. Been having lots of trouble with my goodreads

DQ: 18 May - Sugi and Chikako's Hotel for Pets & Between Friends

9) Considering Satoru seems to be quite perceptive overall, do you think he knew about Sugi’s less charitable feelings about him, both in the past and during this visit?
I think he probably had a feeling about it or some sense of it

10) So far, the chapters have all been combining Satoru and Nana’s journey with Satoru’s past with several other people, as well as their backgrounds. How do you feel about this interlude (chapter 3.5) focused entirely on the man and his cat? What does it add to the story?
It shows that Nana is not just a pet to Satoru

11) For the first time, we got a hint of what’s going on with Satoru when the dog said “he smells like he isn’t going to make it” in chapter 3, and this came up again in chapter 3.5. So it sounds like Satoru is ill… was that your prediction for question 4?
Yes, I did think he had some kind of illness

12) Squabbles between cats and dogs were really present in these sections. So: Are you a cat person or a dog person or both (or neither)?
I am a dog person. I'm allergic to cats so I'm not really around them. I will occasionally hold kittens because they are so cute and they make the hives and itchy eyes worth it sometimes lol

DQ: 17 May - The Unsentimental Farmer

5) I really like reading the cat's thoughts. It can be quite funny. Do you think these are convincing cat thoughts?
They are funny. I would like to believe they can be real cat thoughts

6) In this chapter we are introduced to Yoshimine, another potential owner for our cat. What do you think of him and his backstory?
He seems nice enough. I felt bad for him but was happy that he at least had his grandmother

7) Do you think Yoshimine would have been a good owner for Nana ?
I think he would have been ok. He may not have been as loving and what not but I think he still would have done ok

8) Yoshimine has already a kitten called Chatran, and Satoru makes fun of him for naming his cat with such a cliché name. What is for you the most cliché cat name(s)? In french it is quite common to call a cat Chaussette (meaning sock), Mistigri or Felix (actually a cat food brand).
Hmm... I'm not really sure what I think a clitche cat name would be, trying to think of names and nothing comes to mind

DQs 16 May: Prologue - The Husband Without a Wife

1. How are you liking the way the story is written with its alternating POVs ? Is there a POV you prefer ?
I don't mind the alternating POV. I do like to seeing how everyone's different way of thinking and what not. I like the cat's POV most right now.

2. Through the flashbacks we get to know Satoru's personality a bit more. What do you make of him so far ? What did you think about his way of helping his friend Kosuke?
I think he's kind and loving

3. Talking about Kosuke, what's up with his parents ? It seemed to me that Kosuke was genuinely convinced that his father would agree to keep the cat (Hachi). What did you think about his backstory ?
I think his dad was a little harsh. I think he was always intimidated by him. He seems like a good person and a good friend.

4. Why do you think Satoru can't take care of Nana anymore ?
I'm thinking maybe he has some kind of sickness

Stacey wrote: "Glad you are better, Cindy. So sorry to hear about your baby getting sick too. I'm about 75% of the way through the Goldfinch, I can't wait to hear what you think. So far I mostly like it but I'm n..."

I’m about 40% through it. I like it so far. Some parts have kept me more hooked than others but I am liking it so far.

Hello all, I am feeling better and my symptoms are almost gone. I return to work tomorrow. Unfortunately my baby did get it too so I didn’t get as much reading in as I thought. I was able to finish 1 smaller book that I need to log and I started reading The Goldfinch so it’ll take me a little while to get through that. I haven’t been able to contribute anything to the maze, so sorry about that. I didn’t know that I was still able to answer questions for The Travelling Cat Chronicles so when I have time to get on my computer I will answer those questions and link posts so we can get those extra points

I’m hoping to get a couple books in over the next week, I tested positive for Covid a couple days ago so I have time off work so hopefully I’ll get some reading in. Hoping/Trying not to pass it on to my husband and baby

Welcome Jen and Celia!

I’m hoping to get a couple more books finished this week, I have a few overnight shifts this week so I’ll be listening to audiobooks the whole time

I have not read Circe but it is on my TBR so maybe I can read it for tower teams