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

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

I finished this one last night also as well as Series 2019. I had the same book left for both. Now I am ready for Series 2021...a clean start.

EDIT: Oh, no...still have one more to go for this game. Starting it today. Did finish 2019, though.

Ines wrote: "Done! See message 71 for details."

Congrats, Ines. 10 down and moved off the TBR...no matter how they went. Sounds like a winner to me.

Jirrine, you are linked.

@Luanne: Your're #4 looks like it would work for January's shelf of the month read!

Just a highlight...I noticed that several of you are planning to read just as many books for each section of part 2 as you planned to read for part 1.

You know that you do not have to do that many. A and B of Part 2 added together make up the same number as read in Part 1.

It's OK if you want to do more...just know that it is not required by the game.

So...if you are reading 8 books, you would read 4+4. An odd number of books would mean one more for either A or B.

Y'all are all linked: Christina, Jess, Luann.

Well, Kristina, your list of books read and reviews have now added 3 more books to my TBR Wishlist! Wow! That's half of the books you listed...plus I had read the Geraldine Brooks' book.

Congrats, Luann!

Now I know...LOL

Roll #4: 2, 6 (8) FINISHED
Timestamp: 2020-12-28 16:08:30 UTC
Square: P: Ademre - Haert
Task: Read a book where:
1. Author's initials (all)...; OR
2. First letter/s of word/s in title...
can be found in name of place.

Book: The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
Due: 1/25/20
Completed: 1/20/21

Nat, you are linked.

Finished: Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin for Bookopoly and December Shelf

Roll #3: 3, 6 (9) FINISHED
Timestamp: 2020-12-26 14:09:40 UTC
Square: P: Denner Distilling Caves
Task: Read a book where:
1. Author's initials (all)...; OR
2. First letter/s of word/s in title...
can be found in name of place.

Book: Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers
Due: 1/23/21
Completed: 12/28/20

I read Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom and gave it 3.5*.

When I started this book, I was under the impression that Nazis had made lamp shades from human skin...and fully expected that they would have bound books also. Nope. No proof found of either.

In fact, the culprits most often lived a long time before WWII and were usually physicians who loved books! Most often these men lived in times that had few laws about body parts like skin...and chose specific books for this type of binding.

The book is not as gruesome as you might expect. It is more history and research based...looking for the story behind the book at the owners, the binders, and, when possible, at the person who belonged to the skin.

I am glad I read it...although it did take me a bit as I could only read so much before needing a break from the subject of death.

I nominate cozy mysteries, because I need a lighter read right now.

Welcome back, Elvenn. It feels like a long time, since I last saw you on here. You are linked.

Duygu, you are linked.

Don't know if I will be up for the buddy read; but, just in case, I checked my local library and it has the book.

LOL. Apparently, Tien, we are late bloomers to the lost list!

Kristina, you are linked.

Dee wrote: "pretty sure my lost books are from 08-09 just saying...."

LOL...I think you win!

Seems to me that you like dragons, also, Lauren!