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[Danisha]

- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

"Death-Cast is calling with the warning of a lifetime—I’m going to die today. Forget that, “warning” is too strong a word since warnings suggest something can be avoided, like a car honking at someone who’s crossing the street when it isn’t their light, giving them the chance to step back; this is more of a heads-up."

- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

"LET’S START WITH THE END of the world, why don’t we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things."

[Sarah]

I like the start of both of those Danisha.

[Margo]

They'd both hook me -though I prefer the second - maybe that's cos I've read it though ;-)

[Danisha]

Sarah wrote: "I like the start of both of those Danisha."

I'm really enjoying "They Both Die at the End" I'm finishing it up today because I can't hold out for the questions on NBRC (I'm actually answering the first set of questions now) but I can't stop reading this one. I was afraid it would be too much of a depressing read but instead it takes you on an intriguing journey of emotions and insight.

Once I'm done that I'll be diving back into "The Fifth Season".

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "They'd both hook me -though I prefer the second - maybe that's cos I've read it though ;-)"

I was about to say the same thing, Margo. Great beginning to a great book.

[Peggy]

I really like the second one Danisha. I think I have the book on my wishlist.


From Between Shades of Gray
"They took me in my nightgown."

From Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
"One summer night I fell asleep, hoping the world would be different when I woke."

[Margo]

Peggy wrote: "I really like the second one Danisha. I think I have the book on my wishlist.


From Between Shades of Gray
"They took me in my nightgown."

From [book:Aristotle and Dante Discover ..."

The second one really grabbed me Peggy. Added it!

[Pragya]

From One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"They're out there."

[Margo]

I love it Pragya - 3 little words that can mean so many different things!

[Lisa]

I'm currently reading Green Darkness by Anya Seton
"Celia Marsdon, young, rich and unhappy, huddled in a lounge chair at the far end of the new swimming pool vaguely listening to the chatter of their weekend guests".

[Janice, Moderator]

I have that one on my wishlist, Lisa. I'm looking forward to your comments when you finish it.

[Lilisa]

"Aaman forces his hands deeper into his pockets, pinning his arms to his sides for warmth, tucking his chin to his chest, and wonders if he will eat today." The Illegal Gardener

"Deep in Honduras, in a region called La Mosquitia, lie some of the last unexplored places on earth." The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

[Janice, Moderator]

Hmmmm - The Illegal Gardener set in Greece. A person might want to remember that.

I would really like to read The Lost City of the Monkey God. It sounds intriguing.

[Cherie]

They both sound intriguing to me, Lilisa. This thread is bad for me. I keep adding titles to my TBR list.

[Margo]

Lilisa, for the second i can't help hearing david attenborough doing thr voice over in my head lol It sounds great!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "Hmmmm - The Illegal Gardener set in Greece. A person might want to remember that. "

HINT?!?!?
:P

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "Janice wrote: "Hmmmm - The Illegal Gardener set in Greece. A person might want to remember that. "

HINT?!?!?
:P"

Very astute, Rusalka.

[Lilisa]

Janice wrote: "Hmmmm - The Illegal Gardener set in Greece. A person might want to remember that.

I would really like to read The Lost City of the Monkey God. It sounds intriguing."

Oooohhh, this is rather interesting, Janice. I see you answered Rusalka in the affirmative -- hint, hint, I love the naughty anticipation you're creating :-)

I'm further along with Lost City since I'm listening to it - it's fascinating. I'm trying to figure out where the Illegal Gardener is going...still in the first couple of chapters. I'm wondering if Juliet is going to be the typical character who flees life's challenges to a supposedly idyllic locale, where it turns out not to be all fun and roses.

[Lilisa]

Margo wrote: "Lilisa, for the second i can't help hearing david attenborough doing thr voice over in my head lol It sounds great!"

:-)

[Sarah]

"It was a warm afternoon in early September when I first met the Illustrated Man. Walking along an asphalt road, I was on the final leg of a two weeks' walking tour of Wisconsin."

The Illustrated Man

It's the first lines of the prologue.

[Janice, Moderator]

Okay, I remember that sentence, Sarah. It's just the rest of the book that's a bit fuzzy. Actually, more than fuzzy.

[Peggy]

How many hints are out there that we missed?!

[Janice, Moderator]

There have been hints in just two threads.

[Lori Z]

Apparently the hints are getting to my subconscious. I had a dream the challenge was posted but all I saw on this dream post was the challenge was called "Something hard", lol. Hope it's not a premonition

[Peggy]

Janice wrote: "There have been hints in just two threads."

Lol okay, glad I'm still on top of things ;-)

[siriusedward]

The Mill on the Floss

A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impetuous embrace.

Someone to Wed

The Earl of Riverdale," the butler announced after opening wide the double doors of the drawing room as though to admit a regiment and then standing to one side so that the gentleman named could stride past him.

The announcement was not strictly necessary. Wren had heard the arrival of his vehicle, and guessed it was a curricle rather than a traveling carriage, although she had not got to her feet to look.

[Janice, Moderator]

Lori Z wrote: "Apparently the hints are getting to my subconscious. I had a dream the challenge was posted but all I saw on this dream post was the challenge was called "Something hard", lol. Hope it's not a prem..."

You must have been channeling something. I finished writing the challenge last night.

[Margo]

Janice wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "Janice wrote: "Hmmmm - The Illegal Gardener set in Greece. A person might want to remember that. "

HINT?!?!?
:P"

Very astute, Rusalka."

It's got to be musicals or song titles - can't remember what thread the other hints were on :-/

[Janice, Moderator]

siriusedward wrote: "The Mill on the Floss

A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impet..."

I like the first sentence of the first book. You can almost picture the river meeting the ocean. It could even be symbolic to the rest of the book.

[siriusedward]

it is .and the writing is just beautiful.

[Cherie]

@ siriusedward - I really liked The Mill on the Floss. It was the first George Eliot novel that I read. My ex-room mate was taking an English literature class about women authors and I read all of her course books.

@ Janice - some of the rest of the book was not so pretty, but I loved the writing.

[siriusedward]

I loved Middlemarch and am now loving mill on the floss

[Cherie]

Funny, I just looked at the books I have read by George Eliot. I only gave Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Scenes of Clerical Life two stars vs the three I gave for Adam Bede. I must have marked them when I first joined GR. I have Silas Marner to read yet. Maybe I need to go back and re-read them to see if I should upgrade my stars.

[siriusedward]

maybe you'll like them better now..

[Margo]

Middlemarch was 5 star for me. I need to reread The Mill on the Floss. Iread it as a kid and don't remember much about it.

Siriusedeard, it you let us what you think of it that might spur me to read it next year ;-)

[siriusedward]

I have just reached 60% Margo.It took me some time to warm up..maybe because this is very different from Middlemarch. But, as usual, her keen observation of human nature and her comments along with the beautiful language has done its magic again.I love her writing.
It is a Bildungsroman .With Maggie as the main character.It is also a kind of satire on her family.I am liking it now.
Middlemarch was a 5 star read for me too.I think this will be the same.

[Margo]

siriusedward wrote: "I have just reached 60% Margo.It took me some time to warm up..maybe because this is very different from Middlemarch. But, as usual, her keen observation of human nature and her comments along with..."

I might pencil it in for next year ;-)

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

"There was a time in Africa the people could fly. Mauma told me this one night when I was ten years old."

The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd

[Janice, Moderator]

That sounds intriguing, Margaret!

[Margo]

Margaret wrote: ""There was a time in Africa the people could fly. Mauma told me this one night when I was ten years old."

The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd"

I loved that book margaret!

[Lisa]

I'm currently rereading The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
"The funeral is supposed to be a quiet affair, for the deceased had no friends. But words are water in Amsterdam, they flood your ears and set the rot, and the church's east corner is crowded."

[Cherie]

I loved that book, Lisa!

Thank you, Margaret! You just reminded me of an Africa book I had not considered.

I love the first lines in both!

[Sarah]

Both Margaret's and Lisa's sound good.

[Lisa]

Cherie wrote: "I loved that book, Lisa!"

It's a great book isn't it, Cherie? I first read it a couple of years ago and I was desperate to read it again. I'm loving it just as much this time around, as well as picking up on things I didn't notice the first time.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Didn't we buddy read it, Lisa? I remember liking the story, and the writing was remarkable.

[Lisa]

Sandra wrote: "Didn't we buddy read it, Lisa? I remember liking the story, and the writing was remarkable."

I seem to remember there being a buddy read or a group read of The Miniaturist, Sandra. I had already read it then but I think I made a few comments in the discussion. I agree, the writing is quite something. Hard to believe it was her debut novel! We also did a buddy read of her second book, The Muse. That was at the beginning of this year. I think most of us enjoyed that one too.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Yeah, I remember we read The Muse too.

[Lisa]

Sandra wrote: "Didn't we buddy read it, Lisa? I remember liking the story, and the writing was remarkable."

I just looked on the YLTO bookshelf and The Miniaturist was a group read back in June 2015.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I was going to look it up. Great you did it. :)

[Cherie]

Sandra wrote: "Didn't we buddy read it, Lisa? I remember liking the story, and the writing was remarkable."

Yes, we did. We had one for both books and they were both great stories.