JennH’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2023)

JennH’s comments from the 2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge group.

Hi Tania! Hope all is well, that you're making good progress on your goal, and you are enjoying lots of great books along the way! Happy reading!

Lorraine wrote: "I have a question. I'm thinking of reading Wolf Willow: A History, a Story, and a Memory of the Last Plains Frontier (1962) by Wallace Stegner for the Readathon. It’s an autobiographical work that ..."

Based on the summary, it seems as if the book is set where Stegner's family homesteaded from 1914 to 1920. So even if the memoir based on the various articles or letters he wrote between 1947 and 1992, I don't think you can consider those later years as when it's set.

Lorraine wrote: "I've removed one of my books from the spreadsheet because I just couldn’t get into the story. The two prompts it was filling are now covered by other books that fit better. I’ll wait to see if some..."

That's fine. I can't wait until the readathon starts so we can see where we stand with the books.

Theresa wrote: "The original publication date can be used after all, whatever edition you read.


Enjoy the readathon!"

Great, thanks! I'm going to add this to the HELPFUL INFO & REMINDERS post in message #14.

Lorraine wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I've decided to write to them today. Let's see what they say. I have a friend here who has the same prob..."

Yay! I'm glad everything is all fixed!

Debra, congratulations on completing the challenge!

Updated to message # 72

Hi Sybil! Hope all is well. Looks like you are smashing your goal. I hope you have been finding lots of new favorite books this year. Happy reading!

Hi Sunny! Hope all is okay, that you're making progress on your goal, and enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Sue! Hope all is well. Looks like you're crushing your goal! I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads. Happy reading!

Hi Sharon! Hope all is well. Looks like you're making good progress on your goal! Hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Sharon! Hope all is well, that you're making good progress on your goal and you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Shari! Hope all is well. Looks like you're making great progress on your goal! I love that you liked the Sisterhood of the Traveling Books challenge from last month so much that you'd want to extend it to a yearly challenge. Great idea!

I hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books so far this year. Happy reading!

Hi Shannon! Looks like you're back on track and doing great! Hope you are enjoying lots of amazing books along the way. Happy reading!

Wow, Sarah! You are making awesome progress on your goal! Do you have any new favorite books?

I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi SarahKat! Hope all is well! Looks like you're making great progress on your goal. I like how you noted words you looked up and I enjoyed reading your favorite quotes. What a neat idea!

I hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books. Happy reading!

Hi Samantha! Hope all is okay, that you are making progress on your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Sam! Hope all is well! Looks like you are making great progress on your goal. I love that you are doing the Out on a Limb yearly challenge from last year again. It was a fun challenge, wasn't it? Hope you are enjoying lots of wonderful books so far this year! Happy reading!

Syd wrote: "I have a question. For the prompts read a book published in whatever year, would I look at the year the original book is published or the specific version I’m reading?"

That is a good question. I had just been going by first publication. It will affect some of my book choices if it is the specific edition. Especially with the older books that have multiple editions and therefore multiple years. I'm more likely to find a recent edition.

Lorraine wrote: "Getting ready for Friday!
I have borrowed more books from the library that are not on the spreadsheet for now but that would fit some prompts. I can read them if we need to fill out some prompts o..."

Great minds think alike! I'm headed to the library now for some more books.

Lorraine wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I've decided to write to them today. Let's see what they say. I have a friend here who has the same problem. So maybe there is a soluti..."

That's good to know. Hope it doesn't take them too long to figure it out.