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

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

Dee wrote: "last question (well, probably not)...any limit on page count? some of my least rated books are really short (i.e. less than 100pgs)"


I was wondering the same thing. I don't think we specifically talked about it, but usually we require 120 pages at least to be considered a book. Tien can confirm that.

So - I picked Beloved by Toni Morrison, and I am sorry to say that I could not get into this book, even though I picked it up and tried to read it several times during the month. In fact, I never got past page 20 and am giving up the ghost (pun intended). Maybe I will give it a try again some other time, but for now I am giving up on the book. :(

Bea wrote: "This is one of my favorite genres!

On my list:
Farewell, My Lovely
Whose Body?
The Monkey's Raincoat
The Closers"

I love the Elvis Cole books. He is a very sarcastic character, and I love the voice that these books have. They sort of remind me of Dahsell Hammet books.

Kirss wrote: "Can anyone suggest a mystery book that does NOT include anything creepy, murders, etc? :D Something light, no spooky cases, maybe some kind of theft but that is all. I haven't read many mystery boo..."

Do you like cozy mysteries? Or how about Agatha Christie? Her books have murders in them, but they are not focused on and definitely not covered in a grisly way.

This should be easy for me, lol. Mysteries are my second favorite genre and my second most read. Like most of you, my love of mysteries began in high school with Agatha Christie and, believe it or not, Mary Higgins Clark. I have loved mysteries ever since, especially ones that throw an ending that surprises me. My favorite recent mysteries have been the Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni, Gone Girl, the Promise Falls books by Linwood Barclay, and anything by Harlan Coben. I am also re-reading all of the Agatha Christies, this year focusing on reading the Miss Marple books in order. For next month, I already have slated:

A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
Whispers in the Mist by Lisa Alber
Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe

I'm in, too. I am going to read off of my archives shelf as those are books I REALLY need to get through. It is currently at 192, so I need to read 2 books from each category for a total of 10 books. I should be able to do that in 3 months.

Here is my reading list for this challenge:

1. Read 2 books:
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton
2a. Read the two books with the most ratings
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes 88,553 ratings
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey 80,220 ratings
2b: Read the two books with the least ratings:
The Jade Butterfly by Jeffrey Round 38 ratings
The Burying Ground: A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery by Janet Kellough 40 ratings
3. Read one of the 5 thickest books
The Barefoot Queen by Ildefonso Falcones 704 pages
Somerset by Leila Meacham 624 pages
4. Read the last or next book in a series
The Kept Woman (Will Trent #8) by Karin Slaughter currently the last book in the series.
End of Watch (Bill Hodges #3) by Stephen King last in the trilogy

Coralie wrote: "I would to purchase Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by reading A Song of Stone to be completed by September 19."

Got you Coralee.

Lusie wrote: "I finished
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
I didn't like this book. The story was weird, but thank goodness it was s..."

Truman Capote is certainly an acquired taste in my opinion. I thought the book was good, but some of his others are much better.

Marina wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Well, I am the same as a lot of you in that I read anything and everything in school. In fact, in high school I took a 33 week class where all you did was sit at a desk ..."

It was really great, Marina. I got an hour a day of uninterrupted reading....It couldn't get better than that.

Tien wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Charlotte's Web is not* owned by Paola.

Here is the link to the Request page: Charlotte's Web Requests

Congratulations. Paola!"

*I think, Lyn means NOW ;p"

Stupid typos. YES, I meant NOW, lol. It is NOW corrected.....

Well, I am the same as a lot of you in that I read anything and everything in school. In fact, in high school I took a 33 week class where all you did was sit at a desk and read whatever you wanted to. The only requirement was that you had to give the teacher a synopsis of the book when you finished. The class was supposed to be for people who needed credits to graduate and were having trouble with traditional English classes, which wasn't me, but I had already taken all of the other English classes. I read everything from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Catch 22, and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, to James Joyce, Herman Melville and such. It was a great class.

As for this month's selection, I also have read most of the books on the first few pages, but for this month I will read Beloved which is great because it fits into another challenge I am doing. Not sure what else I will read. I really need to read A Tale of Two Cities. which has been on my TBR forever (and my LOST list), and while I may start it, I guarantee I will not finish this month!
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Marie wrote: "I have got Night on another challenge , Emma and Rebecca are also on My TBR i will read at least one of them"

LOVE Rebecca!

Bea wrote: "Although I have read a lot of the books on the first five pages of the list, there are many more that I have missed. My list below is of the books I had planned for various challenges but did not y..."

East of Eden and Perfume are both great books.

LynnB wrote: "I'm going for The Count of Monte Cristo, a classic I have long put off because of the number of pages.

In school I read anything and everything ... an eclectic reader from the beginnin..."

That is one of my favorite books of all time, and well worth the time invested LynnB.

Charlotte's Web is now owned by Paola.

Here is the link to the Request page: Charlotte's Web Requests

Congratulations. Paola!

Paola wrote: "Here it is: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
:)"

Thanks Paola. I have made the necessary links. :)

Paola wrote: "I finished Lo scudo di Talos!
It's really a great historical fiction, beautifully written and full of vivid descriptions of places.
Its setting in the great city of Sparta, during..."

Good job Paola. Now you need to set up a thread for people who land on the square to use to ask for book recommendations. Then just keep your eye on the thread in case anyone posts there. If they do, you recommend books for them.

Once you set up the thread, post a link here so that Tien and I can update the necessary links.

Paola wrote: "Hi! This is my first request, I hope to make it right...
I've landend on Charlotte's Web and I request it by reading Lo scudo di Talos (334 pages). I must finish it by September 5.
h..."

Good job. I have frozen Charlotte's Web for you. Let me know when you finish it.

LynnB wrote: "I'm not sure what I'll read, but maybe something by Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King or Neil Gaiman."

Coralie wrote: "I'm looking at The Passage and/or The Pit and the Pendulum."

I love Poe! Enjoy.

Bea wrote: "Before I Go to Sleep - just got it out of the library for Bookopoly!

And Then There Were None - SRC challenge book

Cryer's Cross - SRC challenge book

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Bea - Before I Go To Sleep is supposed to be really good. It is on my HUGE TBR, which really can all be called the LOST list, lol.