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

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

Thanks Amy. I will make a note. :)

What do you need to know, Valerie? Are you planning to start a thread in the group?

Bea wrote: "I read The Secret Garden. It is set in England. This is a wonderful children's story of learning what it is to be a child and play and grow and learn new things. It is two self-centered..."

I love The Secret Garden. One of my favorite books. :)

Amy wrote: "I'm next and will be reading The Other Side of the Bridge for my award nominee."

Thanks, Amy. Let us know how it goes. :)

Thanks for the recommendation, Lynn. :)

Karen wrote: "Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón ****, another great book by one of my favourite authors. Once again we are back in Barcelona and we join Oscar in 1980 when he meets Marina ..."

I have only read The Shadow of the Wind, but I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series.

I'm glad that all is well. :)

Dee wrote: "sorry - I had a brief overnight in the hospital - all good - going to try and finish up today ;)"

Sorry to hear that, Dee. Hope all is well. Let us know how it goes. :)

Christina, My son actually has that book, but I have never looked at it, lol. Otherwise I would know more. But I think you are right, I think he does some of the writing.

Christina wrote: "Lyn, I think so?? The book is on it's way to me so I will find out soon"

As long as his contribution is too the writing, it would count

Amy wrote: "I have The Illustrated Man on my May ScatterShelves card; a win-win."

I love those win-wins, Amy

D.G. wrote: "I read short stories now and then but here are a few on my TBR (not sure they are short stories, per se but they are on the shelf):
..."

If it is definitely Short Stories, though, I say it counts anyway. I have read books that definitely should have been on the shelf but were not before, and I always count them. I figure the intent is to get you to read that genre or category for the month.

That is a great list, Candice. How I might have to take a look at a few of those.

I for one, really love short stories. In fact, I have been doing a challenge for the last two years where we read 52 short stories a year. This should really help me fill this years challenge list.

My list is
Don't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier by Daphne du Maurier
Tenth of December by George Saunders
The Color Master: Stories by Aimee Bender

Thanks to Nadine for picking our shelf for May. Her choice is Short Story Collections

What from this list strikes your fancy?

Nadine wrote: "Hi, everyone!

The shelf I picked for May is ...
Collections of Short Stories

I hope you like it! :)"

Thanks for picking so quickly, Nadine. I love short stories, but Bea and D.G. are right, we need to go for the list, so I will use the one that Bea listed. I can't wait, I have so many short story collections that are on the list.

Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World by Alison Weir

A behemoth of a book about one of the subjects I love, the British Royalty from Medieval times, by one of my favorite authors on the subject. Elizabeth was the daughter of Edward IV, niece to Richard III, and mother of Henry VIII. Lots of great information in this book, although most of it was not new to me. Also, I was hoping for a bit more about Elizabeth, as not much has been written about her. Most of the book actually dealt with the people surrounding her (her world, as the title says) which was still interesting. I give this one 3.75.

Susan wrote: "Has anyone read The Invention of Wings? I found it on a multiple POV's list, and was wondering whether it has two or more than two."

I haven't read that one yet, Susan. Hopefully someone has.

Susan wrote: "Also, for multiple authors -- what about children's books, which list author and illustrator?"

for most cases, I would say that the illustrator does not count as an author. The only exception that I would see is in the case of picture books for VERY SMALL children, where the pictures tell as much of the story as the words. In the case of regular children's books, like Little House on the Prairie , that include illustrations, I would say no, even if the illustrator is listed on the book.

Susan wrote: "For plays, if there's a you-tube video of someone reading it, would that work? I know we count audio books, and this seems pretty close to that. And it's a dramatic monologue, with not staging or a..."

I would think that because YouTube has the video, it would be more like watching a movie than listening to an audio book. So from that perspective I would say that it would not count.