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

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

Joyce wrote: "I finally read one of my oldest books!!!"

YAY!

So far, I have read 2. I have another 2 on my desk to be read...and a different 2 have been selected for the weekly Just Read It choice. However, those are library books and will have to wait.

I have made no progress on this prompt, despite having one of the books chosen for Bookopoly. I really need to get moving on these. However, I must admit to having chosen owned books that I have had difficulty getting myself to read.

Finished:
The Kreutzer Sonata for MM
Blood Lure for PnM Settings (Place), Series 2019, and Just Read It
Relics: A Faye Longchamp Mystery for Series and Just Read It
The Charming Quirks of Others for Just Read It

Reading:
Choiring Of The Trees for PnM Owned, Bookopoly, and Just Read It
Winter Study for PnM Settings (Place), Series 19, Just Read It, and Series 20
Dead Silence for PnM Settings (Place), Series 20

Great, Lusie!

LynnB wrote: " is mine. I am so far behind...."

LynnB, out of 7 weeks, I have read 2 so far. I will read this week's as I own it...but the other 4, not yet. I did look on my library's 2 digital sites but none of those are available that way.

Yippee! I own that one.

Coralie wrote: "I am now visiting the Gold Coast and would like another three picks from my bookopoly shelf please."

Coralie, how about one of these?

Saving Fish from Drowning
The Comforters
Merchanter's Luck

Yes, I gave The Left Hand of Darkness 5* (science fiction) and Daughter of Fortune 4* (magical realism). However, I think the rating of The Left Hand of Darkness was expected. For me Le Guin's stories usually are not so much about the take-over of other worlds and include a fantasy element that I resonate with. I was a bit surprised at my own liking of Daughter of Fortune since I am hit and miss with Allende's books and with magical realism in general.

Karin wrote: "Lusie wrote: "Something funny a friend shared with me:

Just be careful because people are going crazy from being in lockdown! I was just talking about this with the microwave and toaster while dri..."

LOL!

Joanna wrote: "I’m back after a round at Panama. Now I’m at Hobart. Could I please get 3 picks from my shelf? Thanks!"

Hi, Joanna. How about one of these?

Loyalty in Death
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Swimming Pool Library

Hmmm. This pick is one of my biggest books to read (Prompt 2). Genre = Mystery, True Crime. Too bad the library is closed. I could have used the momentum of this pick as well as a due date to get this book read.

Elvenn wrote: "Then, I read Scrublands by Chris Hammer (Martin Scarsden #1) ★★★★1/2"

Elvenn, I, too, really enjoyed this book more than I expected. It got a rare 5* rating from me. So glad you also enjoyed this writing.

I read Graveyard Dust. I gave it 3*, partly because of the amount of voodoo ritual that took me most of the book to really grasp despite all the helps and explanations the author included.

This is a story of a free man of colour who sought to free his sister from a murder charge. It is a story of slaves and whites and free coloured people and their interactions and lives. It is about prejudice based on color and religion. And, it is about one man's journey in healing.

I read this for Series and for Prompt 4 of JRI.

I nominate New Orleans.

Tien wrote: "I've on a date with Lusie @P: Margaret River ;)

Could I please also have 3 books from my shelf? Ta!"

Here you go...

Reaching Tin River - the longest on your list
The Dark In-Between - the newest on your list
The Year the Maps Changed - the highest rated

Lusie wrote: "For my next roll I've landed on P: Margaret River. Can someone please pick 3 books from my shelf?"

Lusie, here are 3 for your consideration:

Sanctuary
What Angels Fear
The Perfume Collector

Hope you find a good read among these.

Hi, Saylor. Jump right in. This is a friendly group with lots of choices for games.

Welcome, Joyce!

Hey! Today I get one that I own, and it's not an alternate! Genre = mystery.

I have finished only one book ~ the first one. The next two I requested from the library, and one of those is on hold for me for when the library opens again. (The other is pending.) So, I have made the decision to skip both of those.

I was going to go with an alternate for last week, but I think I will skip that one too (since I own this week's).

I really need to get better organized with my reading schedule as I am falling behind here.

Coralie wrote: "Am I the only person who is starting to worry about the lack of social distancing in the books I am reading?"

LOL