Nyssa’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2011)

Nyssa’s comments from the MobileRead Book Challenges group.

I don't know how many of these have already been suggested, but I thought it was a cute list:

2016 Read #03


Dear Heart, I Hate You
Author: J. Sterling
Review: 3 Stars
Series: N/A

MrsJoseph wrote: "That's a good idea!

I've been thinking that with 2017 challenges I want to only buy X number of paper copies per X number of books I read/remove from the house.
"

I think that is an excellent idea!

MrsJoseph wrote: "Purchase Challenge update!

May 2016: Stayed under budget by $0.70"

Good Job! I'm thinking...that along with the "x" number of books suggestion on helping to curb your book hoarding, you could use your budget in another way to help as well.

You were under by $0.70 in May, so you can aim for under by $1.00 or under by $1.40 in June, then under by $2.00 or $2.80 in July, etc.

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "We totally want to hear what you're reading for school."

Oh! Thanks. Two of the books are textbooks (Biology & Math). I included them on my shelf, I just didn't post about them here. The other is a book assigned to a class that I will be covering when the kids start their new school year in August. The regular teacher made sure I had a copy as well. Unfortunately, I had an issue or two with the selection (so I made sure that my review did not post on FB).

2016 Read #1.5

Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
Review: 2 Stars
Series: Tales to Tickle the Funnybone

Christa wrote: "Yay! And glad it was a 4-star read. When you've got so little time to read for yourself, don't want any duds! :)"

Thanks! :)

DoodlePanda wrote: "No problem, I hope I made some kind of sense... it's late and my brain is tired :P"

I'll take my time and look through it. No worries, your tired brain is working just fine! lol

DoodlePanda wrote: "@Nyssa - I looked up the code online, but cant figure out how to type it here as it just turns into an arrow... But you can copy paste mine, that works too...

I used this webpage.
Click on "try ..."

Thank you!!

DoodlePanda wrote: "Finished Scarlet
↪ A book based on a fairy tale

Finished Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo
↪ Manga read 10/20

Total number of pages now is 12,437"

Hi DoodlePanda. :)

How do you create the arrows that you are using in your posts?

I was beginning to believe that I would not be updating this thread, again, at all this year. It's been a very busy (for better and for worse) 2016!

I love that I've been able to return to school, but I so miss my leisure reading time, and I know I will miss it again come August.

While this is technically my 6th read of the year (yes I did read my Biology textbook from cover to cover), it is only my 2nd "for me" read (besides Spy vs Spy Missions of Madness which has no words). The others were either for school or for work.

2016 Read #02

Dogsbody
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Review: 4 Stars
Series: N/A

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Nice Nyssa. I was hoping someone would go down the rainbow path.

I'm going to go with the box of crayons and the eight standard colors as long as no one has a problem with that.

I'm puzzling out..."

Oh! I was thinking annually, sorry.

Christa wrote: "I love that! :)"

Yay! Thank you. :)

Read a book with a cover from each color of the basic rainbow : Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple/Violet.

or

Read a collection of books that represent a box of crayons.

That would add at minimum Brown, and Black if you were going for a basic pack of 8.

Read a book starting with each letter of the/an alphabet. (Excluding articles A, AN, and THE) Language = Reader's choice. (Difficulty level varies)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn would work for the letter "T" but not the letter "A".

I believe it is readers choice as to whether or not books can be used for multiple categories.

Lol!

DoodlePanda wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Hey, Welcome DP!"

Thank you :)
Been thinking about it for a while, but I'm not on MR, so I thought I wasn't allowed ;)"

Well, I'm glad you checked and I'm glad you're here.

DoodlePanda wrote: "I know you might like to plan ahead, Christa, but reading challenge for 2106... Not that's impressive! ;)"

Now I can't unsee this!

I've not made a challenge for 2020 yet, but I'm all set for next year already.

Hey, Welcome DP!

Christa wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Ours isn't too bad. I am, however, considering a Brooklyn Public Library non-resident card to widen my options. I think I'm going to add it to the extension before deciding, though, so I can get an idea of how often a book is there but not at my library."

Thats an excellent idea!