Bev’s Comments (group member since Nov 24, 2012)

Bev’s comments from the Mount TBR 2013 Reading Challenge group.

Great progress! Over half-way there!

You're reaching mountain summits like they're going out of style. :-) Congrats!

Congrats on meeting your goal and the great progress!

I meant here in the summer--hopefully you can keep the momentum going!

Making good progress!

Beverly wrote: "19. THE REVENGE OF THE WROUGHT-IRON FLAMINGOS by DONNA ANDREWS
4 stars

Meg Langslow is a blacksmith. In this 3rd book of the series by Donna Andrews, she has a craft tent where she is selling orna..."

Am just getting to a place where I can cruise through and take a peak at climbing progress. I have to say that this is my favorite title so far.... Lol.

Hope your climb is going well, Freda!

You're doing great--especially with the likes of War & Peace on your climb!

Congrats on finishing! Hope to see you at the top of the next one soon.

Good luck!

It's a little misty on the mountain today...

#57 Mist on the Saltings by Henry Wade

A nice little Perry Mason detective novel....

#56 The Case of the Careless Kitten by Erle Stanley Gardner

Breaking through the Fog on the mountain to

#55 Londong Particular (aka Fog of Doubt) by Christianna Brand

Onward!

#54 Spotted Hemlock by Gladys Mitchell

Most appropriately for my trek up Everest....snow dogs!

#53 The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Re Your mysteries w/o crime comment. Hmmm. Let me think on it. Most of the mysteries I read are murder mysteries...but I prefer the Golden Age where there's little blood and gore, so I'm mostly in it for the puzzle.

Aww...no to Bradbury? I like both hard SF and the people stories. But Kate is right--especially about Pamela Sargeant! James Tiptree, Jr. (aka Alice Bradley Shelden) is also really good.

C. wrote: " As far as I'm concerned, Star Trek didn't win enough awards, in films or in television."

Yes. Absolutely. Yes.

Susan wrote: "I challenged myself to climb Mt. Ararat and so far, have read only 15 books toward that goal. But I retired in mid-June and plan to catch up! I further challenged myself to count only actual book..."

Congrats on the retirement and Yay for more reading time! Hope you can cover the ground quickly and catch up!

C. wrote: "I hope my resonance differs because I'd like to try Jane Austen and the Brontes. But I hear what you're saying if I compare it to films. How's this for disliking the mainstream?

I couldn't stand..."

I'm with you on almost all of this--I did see "The Color Purple" (in college)--and while it was a powerful movie, I can't say it's one I would have chosen to see for entertainment. I don't like the Depp hype--but I do like watching the man act. And Brad Pitt and George Clooney do nothing (zip, zero, nada)for me. No opinion on Bradley Cooper (in fact, I'll have to go look him up on Google, 'cause I can't even place him. :-) ). So, I for one, don't think you're odd at all--unless being odd means being cool. Then I want to join your ranks. :-)