Bea’s Comments (group member since Apr 29, 2011)

Bea’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Finished: A Question of Belief for Fifteen

Reading:
Undead and Unemployed for BtM

From page 1 of the list:
Cress
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Under the Whispering Door
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Six of Crows

Finished:
Lab Girl for old BtM
Scent to Her Grave for Fifteen

Reading:
A Question of Belief for Fifteen

Kristina Simon wrote: "I read Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson. ✭✭.5

I took a loooonnnngggg..... break from this series. The last one I read was back in 2016. After finishing..."

HaHa. I have Undead and Unemployed on my desk right now!

Finished:
A Little Yellow Dog for Fifteen, Series and Trim and old BtM

Reading:
Lab Girl for old BtM
Scent to Her Grave for Fifteen

So I have listened to the second book from the first week (You Can't Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell).

I am aware that this is program is aimed at teens, but this material did not strike me as teen interesting. Maybe if a teen is a writer, but otherwise, no. In fact, it was only mildly interesting to me as it did not center primarily on book-banning but rather on the authors responses to that action. And, by the end, after many interviews, it felt redundant.

Hopefully week 2 will be more interesting.

Michelle wrote: "Bea wrote: "Congrats, Michelle! Feels good, huh?"

Yes!!!! I HATE unfinished business and I had surely accumulated a lot of it over the past few years! So far I've busted out 3 old challenges....an..."

Way To Go!

Reading:
A Little Yellow Dog for Fifteen, Series and Trim and old BtM
Lab Girl for old BtM

Congrats, Michelle! Feels good, huh?

Prompt 3: Third time's the charm COMPLETED
I will read Ray Bradbury.

1. Zen in the Art of Writing Read 1/15/23 - 5*
2. The Illustrated Man Read 4/28/23 - 4*
3. Something Wicked This Way Comes Read 3/8/23 - 4*

Prompt #6: Dice COMPLETED

I rolled a 6.

1. The Trouble with Turkeys Read 1/18/23 - 3*
2. The Dogs of Riga Read 3/19/23 - 4*
3. Bluebird, Bluebird Read 1/30/23 - 4*
4. Chasing Midnight Read 5/6/23 - 4*
5. Town in a Strawberry Swirl Read 1/20/23 - 4*
6. Deadly Inheritance Read 1/25/23 - 4*

Prompt 11: repdigit COMPLETED

Two books with identical titles/different authors:
Broken by Karin Slaughter 5/1/23 - 4*
Broken by Karin Fossum 4/28/23 - 3*

Finished:
Chasing Midnight for Fifteen, BtM, and Series ('22 & '23)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek for BtM

Participants:

Beverly FINISHED

Dee FINISHED

Joyce

LaurLa FINISHED

Mary

Meg FINISHED

Michelle FINISHED

Nat

Rosemary FINISHED

Soelo FINISHED

Susan FINISHED

Tien FINISHED

This particular game requires that you complete LOST 2023 first, since you use the date of completion to determine your books for this game.

Directions:
Read 10 books which were:
1. added to your TBR in the past 6 months AND
2. were published prior to the date you completed LOST 2023 (part 1).

So...I find myself in a dilemma. Only Joyce has completed LOST upon which date Found is based. I had said that I would open Found in May. I am very far from finishing LOST - 8 books to go and none currently on my desk or checked out. What about the rest of you? Are you close enough for Found or should I wait a month?

I downloaded both of this week's selections, but I still have one from last week that I haven't listened to yet.

Dee wrote: "Bea wrote: "Dee, I listened to the Pentagon Papers one and learned a lot I didn't realize. Well, done."

Have you seen the Meryl Streep movie called The Post (I think) - it talks about the release ..."

No, I haven't.

Dee, I listened to the Pentagon Papers one and learned a lot I didn't realize. Well, done.

Finished:
Broken for Fifteen, Lost, and Trim
The Illustrated Man for Fifteen
Broken for Fifteen

Reading:
Chasing Midnight for Fifteen, BtM, and Series ('22 & '23)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek for BtM