Lyn (Readinghearts)’s Comments (group member since Apr 07, 2009)

Lyn (Readinghearts)’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Bea wrote: "Wow! Is it that time already?"

We are actually behind schedule as the new shelf should be up by the 20th.....dang.....So much going on these days.

D.G. wrote: "For August, I've selected Rosemary to be our shelf picker. She has been informed. :)"

OK, I sent you the note before I saw this. Can you please send me the link to Rosemary's profile so that I can get in touch with her.

Thanks!

Bea wrote: "Posting my own plan but not sure when I will get to the reading. Thanks, Lyn for setting this thread up.

August Letters: P, S, F, B, I

Shelves:
P (Police) - A Rule Against Murder
S..."

Anytime, Bea! I'm glad to help

Bea is not available this month, so I am posting the August Scattergories letters for her. Sorry for the delay, but I am on the West Coast of the US, so I am always a ways behind everyone else.

At any rate, here are the letters:

P, S, F, B, I

And at this point, P and I are retired.

Happy booking everyone!

That would be great, Marina. In fact, reading it when it is the right time would probably be the best option, but I fear that unless these books are introduced in schools, too large a number of people will never know about them.

Marina wrote: "I finished reading 1984 by George Orwell, and gave it 5 stars.

Read for the first time in Italian in 2005, when I was 23, I now decided to re-read it in English, because ..."

Great review, Marina! I have read 1984 multiple times and feel that it is just as relevant now as ever. It really bothers me that it is no longer required reading for our kids in school...along with a number of other books that I deem classics.

I have seen both of the movies myself, and believe that the latest one did the most justice to the book.

Karin wrote: "I've finished my first book for this (task 12) and updated post 43."

Congrats, Karin!

Elvenn wrote: "I've just finished reading Minority Report by Philip K. Dick, a must read for science fiction lovers that I couldn't put down.

I was surprised to find Minority Report..."

Thank you for that wonderful review, Elvenn. I didn't really enjoy the movie Minority Report, but I may now take a look at the book of stories. :)

Radina wrote: "Hi all! I'm new to the group and very excited about this month's list. I want to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It has been on my list for a couple of years, before HBO d..."

Welcome to the group, Radina! I enjoyed your comments about books, TV adaptations, and movies. As you said, I agree with what people have been saying about TV adaptations.

I hope you enjoy The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I have been wanting to read that one for a while and should bump it up on my TBR.

Elvenn wrote: "I think I'll read Minority Report by Philip K. Dick."

I will be interested in how you like the book. I have always entertained the idea of reading it and comparing it to the movie.

So sorry all. I totally forgot to set this thread up. I am now programming a reminder on my phone for the last day of each month...

At any rate - Time to review those books from the Movies shelf. I hope you enjoy the books and as you review, maybe you could let us know if you have seen the movie, or if not, did reading the book make you want to check the movie out.

And if you have seen the movie, which did you like best,,,,,book or movie (blasphemy, I know). Or were they just totally different.

Christy wrote: "Tien wrote: "The only book with 1m rating on my tbr is The Notebook and I'm not sure I'm up to it either! But, Christy, you can re-read if you prefer :)"

I dug a couple of options out..."

That is one of my all time favorites, too, Christy.

Christy wrote: "Lusie wrote: "Susan wrote: "Very bizzare. In my search for a book with more than a million ratings that I'd like to read, I went to this page:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I di..."

i, Luciky, have 5 to choose from, and all are books I still want to read.

I tend to be really bad at these, lol, but I'll give it a try. Let's see how far I get.


Read 1 book to complete each task (except for task #8) so you will need to have read at least 12 books to complete this round

1. Read a book you were gifted / bought in December 2016 / January 2017. Alternatively, read a book you added to your tbr list in those 2 months.

2. Read a book set (100%) in the other hemisphere of the world to where you live.
For this task, we will only look at Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere

3. Read a book set in season different to the season you are currently experiencing.

4. Read a book where character works in retail. Hint: bookshops

5. Sales! Read a book you got for free (can be a gift or a review copy) OR bought at significantly reduced price.

6. Read a book that "cleared the shelves": was on the NYTimes Bestseller OR USAToday Bestseller list for the first half of 2017.

7. Read a book with at least 1 million ratings.

8. 12 Days of Christmas... Read 12 short stories*. This task may require more than 1 book.

*any story with less than 100 page counts for this task. Hint: you could finally fit all those .5 of a series in a challenge!

Note: if you are reading an anthology, please list the stories' titles (just 12 - to show that you've met the requirement to complete this task)

9. Read a book you think would make a good gift for a loved one.

10. Read book where title (excluding subtitle/series name) OR author's name (first, middle, last) that has a total of 12 letters

11. Read a book which cover shows something upside down (can be a person or even title printed upside down). Example: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1) by Claudia Gray One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn etc

12. Read the latest book you've brought home from the shops or the library or the latest bookmail delivered or the latest ebook you've downloaded on your ereader or the latest audiobook you've downloaded. Please note this Must be the LATEST at the time reading/listening starts

D.G. wrote: "In addition to the NYT Best Seller's list, can we also use the USA Today Best-Selling Book List?
https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/b...

The list is way more intuitive, easi..."

Sorry for the delay on this, D.G. Actually, either the NYTimes or the USA Today one would work.

Marina wrote: "I used to be very particular about reading the book before watching the movie, but then a couple of times I happened to watch a movie without even realizing it was based on a book... and found that..."

I have become like you, I do whatever strikes my fancy, or sometimes just don't know that there is a book or movie. Like you, though, if I find a movie is based on a book I always want to check out the book. I love to fill in the gaps and see what they left out.

Joyce wrote: "I will read Winter's Tale

I usually find the books better than the movies. Or a least like to read the book before seeing the movie. The Harry Potter and Twilight movies did a good jo..."

Richard Gere would do it for me, that is for sure. I agree with you about Nicholas Spark books in general, though. Always such sad ending.

Lusie wrote: "I think I'll read

Usually the book is better than the movie. I guess because they are longer and more detailed. And this way you can use your imagination on h..."

Lusie - I saw that movie and really enjoyed it, but I have never read the story. I will have to see if it is worth it.

The Movies - what will you read? thread is up. List away!

I am particularly excited about this choice and the timing of it as I have a couple of books that I am trying to read before I see the movie in the next few months. The biggest one is It by Stephen King. I was also trying to read the Dark Tower series before that movie comes out, but there are just too many books.

I still have The Help on my list of books to read, but I have already seen the movie for that one.

As for books vs. movies, I generally like to see both, but find that often the movie is disappointing if I have already read the book. There are two reasons for that. First, the casting is not very often the casting that I would use, for example Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher or Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum. The second reason is that the movies, being movies, can not go into as much depth as the books, and I often do not agree with what they decide to leave out. That said, I do often get talked into reading the books first by other book friends.

Although I generally find that the books are better than the movie, there have been a few times where I felt the movie was better than the book. One in particular is Nicholas Sparks's A Walk to Remember. It is one of my favorite movies, but I found the book to be just OK. Another would be the musical South Pacific, where I really enjoyed the way that the screen writers tied all of the short stories in the book by James A. Michener together.