Chaitra’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2012)

Chaitra’s comments from the Second Chance Challenges group.

Cherie, I'd like to buy 2 Gs, 1 A and 1 N.

I read,

For G: River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh. (10/21) (Last 300 pages count).
For G: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. (10/21)
For A: The Age of Desire by Jennie Fields. (10/26)
For N: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. (10/26).

That's it from me this week...

Perfect! Thanks Cherie!

Cherie, I've drawn a G this week. I have a book - Amitav Ghosh's River of Smoke - I've got about 300 more pages to go. It's a 500+ page book. Can I use it to claim G?

Cherie wrote: "Chaitra, what did you think of The Casual Vacancy? I have it but haven't read it yet."

Cherie, I've been out since I've read it, so I haven't reviewed it yet, but the short version is that I HATED it. 1 star for me. I felt bad about giving it that rating, because there's not one page in that book that doesn't have one type of misery or the other, but it all felt so excessive. There are so many characters, but they're all so hateful. I kept hoping for all of them to drown in a river, I don't think I hoped for Voldemort's death so much. It's not well written either. I was supposed to have read at least two more books this week, but I didn't even start them because this book was so hard to read.

I finished my last 2. Cherie I'd like to buy O, R and a bonus L for a 500 page book.

I read On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. The Rowling book is just over 500 pages.

Cherie, I'd like to buy Y.

I read Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima. (10/19).

Cherie, I'd like to buy an N and a T.

I read Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman. (10/17) and

Time and Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island by Christopher Camuto. (10/18).

Split stuff up!

I'd like to buy an I, please.

I read The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. (10/12).

Cherie, I read a T book.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. (10/12)

Cherie, I would like a G.

I read Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett. (10/08)

I'll do this too! Backdating to Oct 1.

READ THE GROUP

Duration: Oct 01, 2012 - Sep 30, 2013
Completed: 22/22

✔ S: Shoes - ★★ (10/05)
✔ E: Eggshell - ★★★★ (10/17)
✔ C: Circle - ★★★★★ (10/05)
✔ O: Open Window - ★ (10/26)
✔ N: Nose - ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ D: Dessert - ★★★ (10/08)

✔ C: Clouds - ★★★ (10/10)
✔ H: Hat Stand - ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ A: Aroma of Coffee? - ★ (10/19)
✔ N: Number 9 - ★★★★ (01/11)
✔ C: Chinua Achebe - ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ E: Empty Frames - ★★ (12/03)
✔ C: Check Mark - ★ (10/19)
✔ H: Hand - ★★★★★ (10/26)
✔ A: Art - ★★★ (12/10)
✔ L: Lighthouse - ★ (10/05)
✔ L: Letter - ★★★★ (10/07)
✔ E: Entrance - ★★★ (10/21)
✔ N: Note - ★★ (01/17)
✔ G: Golf Clubs - ★★★ (11/10)
✔ E: Egg - ★★★ (02/18)
✔ S: Sea - ★★ (10/18)

*** Completed (02/18) ***

Done!

BACK TO SCHOOL (2011)

Duration: Aug 16, 2012 - Dec 15, 2012
Completed: 11/11

✓ 1. Student - Read a book where the main character is going back to school.
The Flight of Gemma Hardy | Margot Livesey ★ (09/05)

✓ 2. Teacher - Read a book where the main character is learning something or training to do something new » The main character Lauren is learning to be a vet. She was a human doctor before.
This Bright River | Patrick Somerville ★ (09/13)

✓ 3. Drama - Read a YA book.
The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau ★★★ (08/28)

✓ 4. Math - Read a book with a number in the title or on the cover.
Carry the One | Carol Anshaw ★★ (08/17)

✓ 5. History - Read a Historical Fiction.
The Quality of Mercy: A Novel | Barry Unsworth ★★ (08/22)

✓ 6. PE - Read a book where that main character is in some type of game » Squash.
Saturday | Ian McEwan ★ (08/24)

✓ 7. Lunch - Read a book where the main character is in the food business » Vianne is a chocolatier.
Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)

✓ 8. Languages - Read a book that takes place in a country that is not your own » Set in Peru, Congo & Ireland.
The Dream of the Celt: A Novel | Mario Vargas Llosa ★ (08/19)

✓ 9. Art - Read a book with a pretty cover (Whatever you think is a pretty cover)
A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan ★★★★★ (08/23)

✓ 10. Science - Read a Science Fiction.
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins ★★★★★ (09/11)

✓ 11. Reader's Pick - Read any book as long as you can relate it to school somehow » A bunch of school boys get marooned on an island.
Lord of the Flies | William Golding ★★★★★ (08/28)

*** Completed (10/11) ***

Great! Thanks Cherie!

Cherie, do initials count? I read a book by G.A. McKevett. Can I use it to claim G?

Split stuff up...

TO BE SCARED OR NOT TO BE SCARED

Duration: Oct 01, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013
Completed: 12/12

✔ 1. Friday the 13th: Read a book with a character that comes back from the dead.
American Gods | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/09)

✔ 2. Halloween: Read a book with an orange cover.
Tree of Smoke | Denis Johnson ★★★ (10/27)

✔ 3. Psycho: Read a book that takes place in/on water.
River of Smoke | Amitav Ghosh ★★★★ (10/21)

✔ 4. Nightmare on Elm Street: Read a book with a black cover.
The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ (10/26)

✔ 5. Scream: Read a book with the plot that makes fun or a parody out of something.
Mort | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/04)

✔ 6. Night of the Living Dead: Read a book where the main character is hiding from someone/something.
Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami ★★★★★ (11/24)

✔ 7. The Exorcist: Read a book where the plot is about a mother/daughter relationship.
Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother | Eve LaPlante ★★★ (11/04)

✔ 8. Saw: Read a book where the plot involves a game or puzzle.
Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn ★★ (11/28)

✔ 9. Frankenstein: Read a book involving monsters.
Fragile Things | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (10/17)

✔ 10. Jaws: Read a book set in or near water.
The Light Between Oceans | M.L. Stedman ★ (10/05)

✔ 11. The Shining: Read a book by Stephen King.
Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)

✔ 12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Read a book involving a group of teens.
The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling ★ (10/19)

*** Completed (11/28) ***

STAND BY ME

Duration: Oct 01, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013
Completed: 10/10
Level: Boss

✓ 1. Everyday - Read a book where someone gets the nerve up and asks someone out on a date » Ig.
Horns | Joe Hill ★★★★ (11/28)

✓ 2. Let the Good Times Roll - Read a book where a person goes to or gives a party » Savannah goes to a high society party.
Just Desserts | G.A. McKevett ★★★ (10/08)

✓ 3. Come Go with Me - Read a book that is written from first person perspective » Mr. Stevens is the narrator.
The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)

✓ 4. Whispering Bells - Read a book where a couple that gets a second chance at love » Tally and her high school sweetie Finn.
I Scream, You Scream | Wendy Lyn Watson ★ (10/13)

✓ 5. Get a Job - Read a book which has the characters silhouetted on the cover.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows ★★★★ (10/07)

✓ 6. Lollipop - Read a book where someone visits a candy shop » People visit Vianne Rocher.
Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)

✓ 7. Yakety Yak - Read a book where someone talks a lot.
The Yips | Nicola Barker ★★★ (11/10)

✓ 8. Great Balls of Fire - Read a book which has a sun on the cover.
Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)

✓ 9. Mr. Lee - Read a book where the genre is fantasy.
Fragile Things | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (10/17)

✓ 10. Stand by Me - Read a book that has a coming-of-age theme » Joe Coutts is the young protagonist.
The Round House | Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)

*** Completed (11/28) ***

I'm in for this one as well. I'll do 5 books.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 DAYS

Duration: Oct 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Completed: 5/5

✓ 1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows ★★★★ (10/07)
✓ 2. Time and Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island | Christopher Camuto ★★ (10/18)
✓ 3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith ★★ (11/01)
✓ 4. NW | Zadie Smith ★★ (11/02)
✓ 5. Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)

*** Completed (11/17) ***

Adele, I only did four of the five letters. Good luck on finishing your set!