Chaitra’s Comments (group member since Apr 29, 2012)

Chaitra’s comments from the Crazy Challenge Connection group.

Welcome to the challenge, Tari!

Congrats, OM!

Welcome to the challenge, Jimena and Kim!

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Congrats, Meg, Lynn and Patrizia!

Congrats, Lynn!

Welcome to the challenge, Meg, OM and Frankie!

May 2025 Spell

Duration: May 01, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Completed: 21/21

✔ M - Murder at Gulls Nest | Jess Kidd ★★★ (05/12/25)
✔ A - The Sayers Swindle | Victoria Abbott ★★★ (05/04/25)
✔ Y - A Murder of Crows | Sarah Yarwood-Lovett ★ (05/25/25)

✔ T - Twist | Colum McCann ★★★ (05/05/25)
✔ H - Conclave | Robert Harris ★★★ (05/09/25)
✔ E - The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot ★★ (05/02/25)

✔ F - My Friends | Fredrik Backman ★★★★★ (05/20/25)
✔ O - The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot | Robert Macfarlane ★★★ (05/24/25)
✔ U - Under the Midnight Sun | Keigo Higashino ★★★★ (06/05/25)
✔ R - Kidnapped | Robert Louis Stevenson ★★ (05/03/25)
✔ T - Thread and Buried | Lea Wait ★★ (05/19/25)
✔ H - Moby-Dick | Herman Melville ★★★ (05/16/25)

✔ B - A Body at a Boarding School | Benedict Brown ★★★★★ (05/09/25)
✔ E - Chapter and Curse | Elizabeth Penney ★★ (05/03/25)

✔ W - A Lethal Lesson | Iona Whishaw ★★★★ (05/16/25)
✔ I - Suite Française | Irène Némirovsky ★★★ (05/22/25)
✔ T - The Fifth Elephant | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (05/28/25)
✔ H - Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library | Holly Danvers ★★ (05/17/25)

✔ Y - Things in Nature Merely Grow | Yiyun Li ★★★ (06/21/25)
✔ O - The Emperor of Gladness | Ocean Vuong ★★★ (05/25/25)
✔ U - The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming | David Wallace-Wells ★★ (06/11/25)

*** Completed (06/21/25) ***

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Welcome to the challenge, Ruth, L&M, Joann, Angel, Patrizia and Amanda!

Jimena wrote: "Chaitra, you missed my post. It's post #5, thank you."

Sorry, it looks like we were posting at the same time! Welcome, I've signed you up now. :)

Welcome to the challenge, Ruth, L&M, Bonita, Joann, Helen, Angel, Patrizia, Barb and Amanda!

Welcome to the challenge, Amanda!

Most Popular Sitcoms

Duration: May 01, 2025 - Aug 30, 2025
Completed: 20/20

✔ 1. All in the Family, 1971–1979
📺 Read a book with a speaking character who fits one or more of the Archie’s traits (reactionary, racist, sexist or homophobe); tell us who and which trait they share
Conclave | Robert Harris ★★★ (05/09/25)
Cardinal Adeyemi is a homophobe, Cardinal Tedesco is a reactionary.

✔ 2. The Andy Griffith Show, 1960-1968
📺 Read a book set in a small American town; tell us where.
Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library | Holly Danvers ★★ (05/17/25)
Lofty Pines, a small lake community in Wisconsin.

✔ 3. Barney Miller, 1975-1982
📺 Read a book with a main character who is a detective; tell us who.
A Drop of Corruption | Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★★ (05/14/25)
Ana & Din.

✔ 4. The Bob Newhart Show, 1972–1978
📺 Read a book whose main character is a medical professional; tell us the career.
An American in Scotland | Lucy Connelly ★★★ (05/18/25)
Emilia is a doctor.

✔ 5. Cheers, 1982–1993
📺 Read a book with a word in the title that contains double Ees (like Ch*ee*rs).
Sweetland | Michael Crummey ★★ (05/11/25)

✔ 6. The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1961–1966
📺 Read a book with a major character who is a writer of some sort; tell us who and what they write.
Twist | Colum McCann ★★★ (05/05/25)
Anthony Fennell, the narrator, is a journalist.

✔ 7. Fawlty Towers, 1975–1979
📺 Read a book set in a hotel, inn or B&B; tell us the name of the establishment.
Murder at Gulls Nest | Jess Kidd ★★★ (05/12/25)
Gulls Nest.

✔ 8. Frasier, 1993-2004
📺 Read a book with at least one character who can be described as a stuffy intellectual (your interpretation, but briefly explain).
Love in a Cold Climate | Nancy Mitford ★★ (06/15/25)
Fanny’s Alfred. An Oxford don, is definitely not interested in the kind of society gossip Fanny is involved in. He’s also slightly exasperated with Fanny and her set’s shenanigans because to him they’re low-brow.

✔ 9. Get Smart, 1965-1969 on NBC; 1969-1970 on CBS
📺 Read a book with ESPIONAGE on its main GR page.
Fellowship of Fear | Aaron Elkins ★ (05/27/25)

✔ 10. The Golden Girls, 1985-1992
📺 Read a book with a main female character who is over 60 years old; tell us who and her age.
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) | Jesse Q. Sutanto ★★★★ (05/05/25)
Vera is 61.

✔ 11. I Love Lucy, 1951-1957
📺 Read the first book in a series; tell us the series name.
Chapter and Curse | Elizabeth Penney ★★ (05/03/25)
Cambridge Bookshop #1.

✔ 12. The Jeffersons, 1975-1985
📺 Read a book featuring a couple who is married throughout the entire book; tell us who.
Shot Through the Book | Eva Gates ★★★ (05/24/25)
Lucy and Connor.

✔ 13. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1970-1977
📺 Read a book with a major character who regularly appears on television; briefly explain.
Baker's Coven | Nancy Warren ★★★ (06/17/25)
Elspeth and Jonathan, game show hosts.

✔ 14. M*A*S*H, 1972-1983
📺 Read a book marked WAR on its main GR page.
Suite Française | Irène Némirovsky ★★★ (05/22/25)

✔ 15. Night Court, 1984-1992
📺 Read a book with a night scene shown prominently on the cover; post the cover.
Foundryside | Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★ (05/23/25)


✔ 16. The Odd Couple, 1970-1975
📺 Read a book with the letters O-D-D in the title, in that order but not necessarily in the same word.
A Body at a Boarding School | Benedict Brown ★★★★★ (05/09/25)
bODy boarDing.

✔ 17. Roseanne, 1988-2018
📺 Read a book with a person’s name in the title.
Song of Susannah | Stephen King ★★★ (05/08/25)

✔ 18. Seinfeld, 1989-1998
📺 Read a book originally published in the 1990s; tell us the publication date.
K is for Killer | Sue Grafton ★★ (05/21/25)
May 15, 1994.

✔ 19. Taxi, 1978-1983
📺 Read a book with some sort of wheeled transportation shown prominently on the cover; post the cover.
A Lethal Lesson | Iona Whishaw ★★★★ (05/16/25)


✔ 20. WKRP in Cincinnati, 1978-1982
📺 Read a book with a bird shown prominently on the cover; post the cover (bonus points for a turkey).
A Murder of Crows | Sarah Yarwood-Lovett ★ (05/25/25)


*** Completed (06/17/25) ***

Deck of Cards 2025

Duration: May 01, 2025 - Apr 30, 2026
Completed: 0/52

My Deck:

Three of Clubs: Read a book where someone is attending school.
Seven of Diamonds: Read a book with a 7 in the number of pages, post it.
Nine of Diamonds: Read a book with someone in it who is famous (can be fictitious as long as they’re famous in the context of the book). Who is it and what are they famous for?
Five of Hearts: Read a book with a heart or heart-shaped item on the cover. Post the cover.
Eight of Clubs: Read a book with flowers or plants on the cover; post the cover.

King of Spades: Read a book with a powerful man as a prominent character (tell us who).
Eight of Spades: Read a book whose title starts with an E or an S (A, An, and The do not count).
King of Diamonds: Read a book where a watch, a necktie, or a man’s suit is visible on the cover. (Post the cover.)
Ace of Diamonds: Read a book with a wealthy main character in it. (Post the character's name.)
Jack of Diamonds: Read a book where a last-minute infusion of cash or other financial assistance “saves the day” in some fashion. Using spoiler tags, tell us what was saved?

Seven of Hearts: Read a book whose main character’s first name is seven letters long.
Seven of Clubs: Read a book where a character watches or participates in a sporting event or game of some kind.
King of Clubs: Read a book where revenge of some kind occurs
Ten of Clubs: Read a book with a main character who is called by a nickname, tell us the nickname.
Six of Spades: Read a book with a tool on the cover or used in the book somehow (show the cover or, using spoiler tags if necessary, briefly tell us how it is used.)

Jack of Hearts: Read a book with a main character who is attracted to another, tell us both names.
Two of Hearts: Read a second-chance love book.
Eight of Diamonds: Read a book with someone you think is “glamorous.” Who is it?
Four of Diamonds: Read a book where someone travels on a vacation.
Three of Hearts: Read a book with a love triangle in it.

Queen of Hearts: Read a book with a QUEEN in the title.
Four of Spades: Read a book with a title in black and all capital letters.
Five of Clubs: Read a book where a character is hired into a new job.
Jack of Clubs: Read a book with a character who is a scientist.
Ace of Hearts: Read a book marked ROMANCE on the main GR page.

Queen of Spades: Read a book with a powerful woman as a prominent character (tell us who).
Two of Spades: Read a book where two characters have a fight or disagreement.
Five of Spades: Read a book with a character in one of these five professions - banker, politician, soldier, law enforcement officer, or CEO of a company with more than 10 employees.
Seven of Spades: Read a book published on the 7th of any month, in July of any year, or 1997, 2007, or 2017. Tell us when it was published.
Ace of Spades: Read a book where the main character belongs to a racial minority

Six of Clubs: Read a book with six of some item on the cover. They don’t have to be identical but they must be the same thing in some sense and clearly identifiable as separate items: ex.: six different desserts which are not all cakes would work, so would six cupcakes..
Eight of Hearts: Read a book with a largely red or pink (more than 50 percent) cover. (Post the cover.)
Five of Diamonds: Read a book where someone gets a new (or new to them) automobile or with some kind of automobile on the cover.
King of Hearts: Read a book with a character who is a father of at least one daughter. (Name both characters)
Ten of Hearts: Read a book with a character who has a lot of children (more than four). Name the character.

Queen of Diamonds: Read a book with a woman wearing jewelry on the cover. (Post the cover.)
Six of Hearts: Read a book with a character who is a religious professional or figure (priest, nun, minister, vicar, saint, guru, etc.) Tell us the profession or nature of figure.
Two of Clubs: Read a book where a character is a member of a “club” of some kind. What is the club? (It can be an official club like Boy Scouts or Kiwanis, or a local club like a country club or a "gentleman's club" or a "garden club" etc, or a situational club like being a member of "the old boys network" etc., your interpretation, tell us how your book fits.)
Jack of Spades: Read a book with WAR on the main GR genre page.
Four of Hearts: Read a book with a “nuclear family” - two parents (any gender) and two children (any gender) as the main focus or main characters of the book.

Nine of Hearts: Read a book with a family pet visible on the cover. (Post the cover.)
Three of Diamonds: Read a book with someone well-dressed or expensively dressed on the cover. (Post the cover.)
Ten of Spades: Read a book whose author’s first and last initials appear in the phrase “TEN OF SPADES.” Middle initials do not count.
Ten of Diamonds: Read a book from a series with at least 10 published books; tell us the series and how many books
Six of Diamonds: Read a book where someone travels, tell us who and where.

Ace of Clubs: Read a book with a character who does “blue collar” work or work that does not require an advanced or college degree.
Four of Clubs: Read a book where someone buys a house or moves into a new residence of some kind.
Nine of Spades: Read a book where every word of the title starts with a letter in “NINE OF SPADES” - three word minimum, all words count.
Queen of Clubs: Read a book where a female character is a housewife, a stay-at-home mom, or works from home. (Post the character's name.)
Two of Diamonds: Read a book where a character is trying to save up money for something. (Post the character's name.)

Three of Spades: Read a book with a largely black cover (more than 50 percent).
Nine of Clubs: Read a book with a character who is a new parent. Who is the character?

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Thanks ladies! Congrats, Frankie!

Congrats, Robin!

Thank you!