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

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

How's everyone doing? 2025 games will start posting early December for planning.

My report: 2023 - I got a couple more of those read and now have 4 to go. 2024 - I have 3 to go, but one was started earlier and put aside. Since it is a self-help book, it might be a DNF ~ but I will give it another try.

emily wrote: "I thought I i had commented to join in here already but better late than never, right? :)

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King - FINISHED
The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg - FINISHED
The Fall of the Kings by ..."

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Currently Reading:
The Once and Future King for Shelf Bender
Parable of the Talents for Shelf Bender
A Young Wife for LOST, Trim 24, and Fifteen

Finished:
James Earl Jones, Voices and Silences for LOST

It took a while due to so many other things happening in my life. I did realize that as recognizable as his voice was to me and as much as I admired him, I had not seen him act in many things nor knew much about the man. There were definitely things to admire.

So far, I have read:
Kind, which turned out to be book #3 rather than the composite book with all three GN in same book. Oh, well. I haven't decided if I will go back and read book #1 and book #2 as I now know the ending. Still I enjoyed the story of humans and faeries and how their combined world of conflict was solved. I didn't enjoy the illustrations but they did convey emotion. I gave it 3*.

The Sprite and the Gardener - Oh, this book was so much fun! Totally recommend it. 4*

We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel - What a good look at how citizens in Seattle - especially one particular citizen - acted in response to the Japanese interment during WWII! The ending reminded me that there are positive ways to combat evil. 5*

Finished:
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line for old games
The Tea Dragon Society for monthly GN
Kind for monthly GN
The Sprite and the Gardener for monthly GN
We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel for monthly GN

DNF:
The Gray House for Shelf Bender

Reading:
James Earl Jones, Voices and Silences for LOST

I know that I have jumped the queue since today is Halloween. Still I could not wait to read the story in The Tea Dragon Society. The drawings and story were delightful! 4*

I have finished my plan for Sequential Art in Shelf Benders, but I do have a graphic novels/manga shelf. These are some of the ones available to me. The first five are on hold from GA Library Loan and the other five are in my local library.

Ghost Hunt, Vol. 1
The Barren Grounds
The Good Neighbors
We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel
A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 1
Shuna's Journey
The Tea Dragon Society
The Sprite and the Gardener
The Magic Fish

LaurLa wrote: "Well, since as noted on my LOST challenge update, I finished that list unknowingly back in July (I don't even know how I lost track (no pun intended)), I went ahead and search for I'd already read ..."

Now that is the way to do LOST and Found...I wish I could claim the same!

LaurLa wrote: "So I was just reading along and sort of forgot to check in and realized I'd finished my list back in July! Woohoo!!
Updated post: My LOST 2024 Challenge (msg 31)

Lost completion🚦July 28"

Wow! Congrats!

Finished:
Skin for LOST
Silver Sparrow for Shelf Bender

Reading:
The Gray House for Shelf Bender
James Earl Jones, Voices and Silences for LOST
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line for old games

Finished:
Heaven Has No Favorites for Shelf Bender
Lovesong: Becoming a Jew for Birthday Game

Reading:
The Gray House for Shelf Bender
Skin for LOST
Silver Sparrow for Shelf Bender

Congrats! You are the first one!

Meg wrote: "I did it!
1. Dr. No✅
2. The Chasm✅
3. Confessions on the 7:45✅
4. Frantic✅
5. Retribution✅
6. [book:With the Fire on H..."

Congrats, Meg!

Finished:
A-List for Birthday Game
Thornhedge for Shelf Bender

Reading:
The Gray House for Shelf Bender
Heaven Has No Favorites for Shelf Bender
Lovesong: Becoming a Jew for Birthday Game

Nat wrote: "Finished!"

Congrats!

Finished:
Thr3e for LOST
A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two Cities for Shelf Bender
Siege and Storm for Shelf Bender

Reading:
The Gray House for Shelf Bender
A-List for Birthday Game
Lovesong: Becoming a Jew for Birthday Game

I have completed my Nonfiction reads for Shelf Bender, but I am sure that I can find another to fill the bill. I will look and post here when I decide.

Planning to begin once electric power restored.

1. How many?!?! (Wishlist TBR - 1293)
Reading: 3
1. Fallen
2. Watch Me Die
3. Jesus Out to Sea

2. Share the love
Option:
✂️ "date added"
a. Books with the most recent date (2024)
1. Gorillas in the Mist
b. Books with the oldest date (2011)
1. The American Heiress
2. A Young Wife

3. Monstrosity
Read 1 (one) of the 5 thickest books on your TBR (Owned)
1. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All - 875p

4. Catch Up
Catch up to the latest installment.
1. Love Lies Bleeding
2. The House at Sea's End
3. The Long Way Home

Joyce wrote: "I finished found
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Congrats!