Fall Has Arrived At The Parlor & the Oct. Title Search Is On!

[Tina]

I also think you can add an answer to the list. If not, post your choice at bottom of the poll and I will transfer it tomorrow.

[Tina]

Re: Oct. side read - PI's, head to poll list of books we used for the main read. Noms are in (note: as there was a last minute change on my part, and if you just have to, have to, have a last min. add on, that's okay. Just add it either to that list or here and it will be tabulated to side read total. You may also change your previous vote either on that page or here and it will be also be added in.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...

For side read, so far we've one for Witches' Tree and I believe there's another change coming for Scared Stiff to a different title. That's fine. I believe the side read pick cutoff is for late night 29th. Break the tie. Vote. ;-) Thanks!

[Nicole]

Tina, when do we start reading the October selection? :-)

[Tina]

Nicole, my book is ordered but I won't receive it 'til about Oct. 5. But we can remedy this by...

I can start the heading off and you lot can start the discussion w/out me (just for those few days) or if someone wants to start it off, I can take over ASA I get my book or we can just wait 'til about the 5th. What do you PI's want to do about Oct. title start date?

[Tina]

No side read?? PI's, we have a tie in our side read pick and I don't feel it's right for me to make the final choice. Can we get one more vote? That would help tons. Thanks.

my book is ordered but I won't receive it 'til about Oct. 5. But we can remedy this by...

As for start date...I can start the heading off and you lot can begin the discuss w/out me (just for those few days) or if someone wants to start it, I can take over ASA I get my book or we can just wait 'til about the 5th. What do you PI's want to do about Oct. title start date?

[Nicole]

Tina, it won't allow me to vote for the side read. I'm not participating but I can put the two names in a hat and draw one, lol!

Re: start date - it doesn't matter to me, I was just checking! We can hold off....then maybe we'll finish closer to Halloween. :-)

[PugMom]

I'll go for Witch's tree if it helps to decide. I was planning on reading it at some point!

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "I'll go for Witch's tree if it helps to decide. I was planning on reading it at some point!"

Thanks both Nicoles! I hope there wasn't an air of pressure about but if you're good with witches' tree then I am too. (Big surprise, huh?). lol

Okay, I'll get on it. Placing my order though
it's not in release yet but I know you PI's know where to get early copies. ;-). Start it mid- October okay?

[Tina]

As for T or T, are there 38 chapters plus prologue and epilogue? Did I see this right? I can do a rough break down just to get it started.

[Mark Pghfan]

Tina, that is right, for T&T. Chapters 1-11 is about one third of the book, if that helps.

[Nicole]

Okay on Witches' Tree - got it!

[Tina]

Mark Pghfan wrote: "Tina, that is right, for T&T. Chapters 1-11 is about one third of the book, if that helps."

Thanks, Pghfan. It does! So you feel that the first section of Prologue to 11 is a fair count? If so, we can start on that.

[Tina]

Nicole wrote: "Okay on Witches' Tree - got it!"

Can't wait!!

BTWay, did you read book just before Witches' Tree? I've read all the Raisins but that one. Have it ordered should I need to read it before Witches' Tree.

[Nicole]

I've only read the first one, but I've seen all the tv episodes. :-)

[PugMom]

Yup, I've read all the newer Raisins but might have missed a few older ones.

[Tina]

Nicole wrote: "I've only read the first one, but I've seen all the tv episodes. :-)"

What did you think of the book? The movies? Do you like "Aggie?" I understand she prefers being called Agatha. lol

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "Yup, I've read all the newer Raisins but might have missed a few older ones."

Don't know how the last one escaped me but I'm catching up now. ;-)

[Tina]

Taking a mini head count: How many for Witches' Tree side read?

I'm in!

Should there only be two PI's participating, I know a group that will be read/discuss Witches' Tree. We could join them though I'd prefer to discuss it here. (Unless it's okay w/the two then we'll stay here). Holding out hope for at least three. :-)

[Nicole]

I read it about two months ago, I don’t have time to read it again this month, but I’m happy to skim through and participate in the discussion… Can I do that? :-)

[Tina]

Sure, Nicole. You've read it and it's still participating. Purr-fect!

[Tina]

So far, three for Witches' Tree side read?

[Nicole]

Tina wrote: "Sure, Nicole. You've read it and it's still participating. Purr-fect!"
Yay! :-)

[PugMom]

I'm in. I'll probably start reading Friday-ish!

[Nicole]

NicoleG wrote: "I'm in. I'll probably start reading Friday-ish!"

You're going to start reading The Witches' Tree on Friday the 13th!!!

[PugMom]

YUP!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I planned it that way (well, not really LOL).

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "YUP!!!!!!!!!!! Of course I planned it that way (well, not really LOL)."

That's the way to do it! lol

[Tina]

Nicole wrote: "NicoleG wrote: "I'm in. I'll probably start reading Friday-ish!"

You're going to start reading The Witches' Tree on Friday the 13th!!!"

Setting the mood. lol

[PugMom]

I figure I can read as much as I want on Friday night because I don't have to go to bed early and get up for work the next morning. Sometimes with these books I stay up WAY past my bedtime lol

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "I figure I can read as much as I want on Friday night because I don't have to go to bed early and get up for work the next morning. Sometimes with these books I stay up WAY past my bedtime lol"

I know. Some keep us up all night where others put us to sleep. lol

[PugMom]

The last book that put me to sleep was Casual Vacancy. I didn't get past 50 pages before I had to bring it back to the library unfinished!!!

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "The last book that put me to sleep was Casual Vacancy. I didn't get past 50 pages before I had to bring it back to the library unfinished!!!"

I use to read a book through no matter how I felt about it but now I let the ones I don't favor go and move to next. Preserving my time and sight for other things.

[PugMom]

Life's too short to read bad books!!

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "Life's too short to read bad books!!"

Amen to dat, NicoleG! And yet others may like them. :-)

[Allison]

So now I'm thinking let's have some fun with the "bad books" discussion - what's the worst book you ever finished and what's the book you put down?

I see NicoleG has mentioned as one she returned unfinished.

[PugMom]

Let me think...
Oh, I tried to listen to The Night Circus on audio book and could NOT get through it. I don't know if the story was just too slow or the narrator was too annoying.

[Tina]

I'm thinking, I'm thinking...

Sorry, but I just couldn't finish a Nagio Marsh book (forgot the title). The dialogue of one character was so laden with implied accent that I was reading sentences over and again, not getting the meaning of them. I couldn't read any length at a time to get gist of story so I just gave up.

[Tina]

PI's, do we have a start date on Witches' Tree? No rush, just wonderin'. I have some notes I can pop up just to make it easier to hoist the page.

Tina wrote: "Nicole wrote: "NicoleG wrote: "I'm in. I'll probably start reading Friday-ish!"

You're going to start reading The Witches' Tree on Friday the 13th!!!"

Setting the mood. lol"

[PugMom]

Witches' Tree beginning post will be up in a moment!

[PugMom]

Can you believe it's already the middle of October? We'll be picking our November book soon!! Time is certainly flying.

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "Can you believe it's already the middle of October? We'll be picking our November book soon!! Time is certainly flying."

Yes it is!! Can't believe how the year just seemed to fly by yet it's the same number of days, hours, minutes as previous years (give or take a day with Leap Year ). These past few years seem short a few months.

[Tina]

NicoleG wrote: "Witches' Tree beginning post will be up in a moment!"

Thank you, Nicole. If too much on plate, let me know and I'll pitch in.