Joanna’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2010)

Joanna’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

Colson Whitehead

2020 Winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library...

It was established in 2009 as a lifetime achievement award, although the first award was presented in 2008. In 2008, the Library of Congress was inspired to award Herman Wouk with a lifetime achievement award in the writing of fiction.[1] That honor inspired the Library to grant subsequent fiction-writing awards, beginning with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction from 2009–2012.[1] Beginning in 2013, the award was renamed to the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

10.2 Albright Sisters

Mother Dear by Nova Lee Maier

+10 Task

Task total: 10
Grand total: 320

20.3 POV

Fever by Maya Banks

+20 Task
+5 (10.3 - #2 of the Breathless series)
+5 Series

Task total: 30
Grand total: 310

20.10 Uncommon Letter

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

+20 Task (Elizabeth Zott)
+10 Combo (10.4, 20.3)

Task total: 30
Grand total: 280

15.10 GG

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

2022 Fantasy

+15 Task
+100 GG completion bonus

Task total: 115
Grand total: 250

15.9 GG

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

2017 Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 135

15.8 GG

Timebound by Rysa Walker

2012 Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 120

15.7 GG

All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis

2007 - Fantasy

Task total: 15
Grand total: 105

15.6 GG

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

2000 - Fantasy

Task total: 15
Grand total: 90

15.5 GG

The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami

1993 - Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 75

15.4 GG

Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll

1988 - Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 60

I have a question about Nora Roberts. She was given the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement award in 1997: https://www.rwa.org/Online/Online/Awa...

Can I read a book by J.D. Robb, another name that she publishes under, and count it for award points?

Annie Ernaux - Nobel Prize for Literature 2020 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Isabel Allende - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisfie... - Anisfield-Wolf Book Award - 2017 winner for lifetime achievement (among other awards this author has won)

15.3 Growing Genres

Fluke by James Herbert

1977 Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 45

15.2 Growing Genres

This Perfect Day by Ira Levin

1970 Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 30

I just finished reading The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem. It's absolutely delightful. Though written in 1965, it felt completely timely in its math jokes and invention of fantastical machines.

Also, it's probably the best piece of translation ever. For details, here's my longer review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

15.1 Growing Genres

The Cyberiad by Stanisław Lem

1965 Fantasy

+15 Task

Task total: 15
Grand total: 15

I've marked The First Mrs. Rothschild by Sara Aharoni for this one.

Just coming here to say that this is a very cool list.