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

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

Lena wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "I finished!!! YAY!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Congratulations. Awesome that you can move on now. Great job.

I still have 5 books to go bu..."

You're ahead of me, Lena. I have 6 to go. However, three of those are on my desk right now and will need to be read over the next month before going back to the library. I may finish LOST in August.

Congratulations, Joyce and Ashley.

Nice, Sassafrass! On to Part 2.

Finished The Mapping of Love and Death for PnM Friends, Bookopoly, and Series

Kristina Simon wrote: "Here you are, Bea:
Blind Descent
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Soldier's Wife"

All good picks, Kristina. I think I will go with The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter for MM.

Hi, Kristina. I have landed on James Tiptree Jr. Award. Please select 3 books for me to consider for this square from my bookshelf.

Taking a break at this time from this game.

Roll #24 COMPLETED

Timestamp: 2019-06-21 20:21:45 UTC
Rolled 2, 5 (7). Landed on Free Parking.
Task: Select one of the top three books of your Bookopoly shelf that is sorted Random.

Top 3 books by random selection:
The Crossing
Daughters of Rome
Unlucky 13

Book: Daughters of Rome

Book Due: 7/19/19
Date Finished: 7/29/19

Wow! Doing well, Tien.

I just got my 5th book from the library in SC and have a few more of the list on hold from GA.

Finished:
City of Ashes for Wheel 3 and PnM Shelves
Murder on the Flying Scotsman for PnM Shelves
The Crossing Places for PnM Shelves
Grave Dance for PnM Shelves

Currently reading two books not for PAS. One is a F. Scott Fitzgerald book of his stories (BIG). The stories I have read are good...but I am just not into reading stories and so it is a bit of a slug.

Starting in a day or two (I need to make progress on the Stories):
The Mapping of Love and Death for PnM Friends, Bookopoly, and Series
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice for Wheel 3

Nice, Lynn!

Stage 15: Protagonists - Completed
Goal: 2,675 pages
up to 5 tasks
OOZ Goal: Magical Realism

1. Sisters
The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay (320p) 8/31/20
Before We Were Yours (342p) 11/1/20
Insight (218p) 7/7/19

2. Primary Caretaker of Family
The Soldier's Wife (416p) 7/19/20
Prayers the Devil Answers (341p) 6/28/19

3. Soldiers
The Road Back (352p) 10/20/19
Fives and Twenty-Fives (400p) 1/19/21

4. Detectives (Cops)
Don't Let Go (351p) 6/25/19

Total pages: 2740

I knew it was too good to be true that I was catching up on stages! Hurrah for Stage 15! And congratulations to all the finishers of stages!

Finished: The Ice Princess for Wheel 3

Next books to read:
City of Ashes for Wheel 3 and PnM Shelves
Murder on the Flying Scotsman for PnM Shelves
The Crossing Places for PnM Shelves
Grave Dance for PnM Shelves

Is it obvious that I am working on completing Shelves?

Finished:
Portrait of a Dead Guy for PnM Shelves
Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason for Trim

LaurLa wrote: "Happy June, Bea!!! Here are your picks -


J is for June (of course!)

J Title
Joy Comes in the Morning

Author FN J
The Mapping of Love and Death

Author LN J
The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay"

Thanks, LaurLa. I am going with The Mapping of Love and Death, since I can use it for PnM Friends, Series, and 3 other groups summer read. Very useful pick!

Hi, LaurLa. I have landed on Inky Awards. Please pick 3 books for my consideration from my shelf.

Thanks, Lusie. I am going with City of Ashes, since I have it already checked out of the library and it will need to be returned in a couple of weeks. I can also use it for Shelves and Wheel 3.

Hi, Lusie. I am now on Nobel Prize and would appreciate 3 books selected for me. my shelf

Roll #23 COMPLETED

Timestamp: 2019-06-17 13:55:05 UTC
Rolled 4, 6 (10). Landed on James Tiptree Jr. Award.
Task: Request book selection.

Books selected by Kristina Simon:
Blind Descent
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Soldier's Wife

Book: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Book Due: 7/15/19
Date Finished: 7/27/19