October 2014 - MTF Reporting Thread

[Janice, Moderator]

Connie and Almeta, you are both high up in the stars. Glad your books shone brightly!

[Lucy]

Finished Gone Girl over the weekend. Man, that book straight pissed me off. LOL The only thing I really liked about it was the end...those two crazies deserve each other!

[Janice, Moderator]

Can you imagine any children they might have? Scary!

[Lucy]

Ugh, I don't even want to think about that!

[Lilisa]

Did as Madame Tutti Fruitti commanded - finished Memed, My Hawk. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Janice, Moderator]

One should always do as Madame Tutti Fruiti commands. :)

[Tejas Janet]

Well, I'm attempting to get thru The Sea, the Sea,

but it seems the waves are preventing me.

I guess it is to be my fate

to finish this book after the Halloween date.

[KimeyDiann]

Janice wrote: "Can you imagine any children they might have? Scary!"

I really feel bad for any children they have. Poor babies will be treated like pawns I'm sure.

[Janice, Moderator]

Perserver, TJ. The winds may change and fill your sail!

[Janice, Moderator]

KimeyDiann wrote: "Janice wrote: "Can you imagine any children they might have? Scary!"

I really feel bad for any children they have. Poor babies will be treated like pawns I'm sure."

I just finished reading Still Missing and it reminded me of Gone Girl. I'm trying to word this without it becoming a spoiler. It kind of addresses children raised by mentally ill people.

[Lori Z]

Thank you, Madame Tutti Fruitti, for reuniting me with old friends by having me read The Winding Ways Quilt. I have enjoyed this series, but have not read it for awhile. I'm so glad you got me back on track and look forward to reading more of this series. You and that bowl of spaghetti were right on target! :)

[KimeyDiann]

Still Missing sounds interesting, Janice. I'm adding it to my TBR list.

This group has caused me to add even more books to my tbr than I normally do! LOL. I didn't think I could get much more carried away adding books than I already was... you wonderful people have proved that wrong! LOL :D

[Debra]

I read Southern Gods and there was certainly a big boy getting away with a God's evil work. He was definitely nothing but a rotter, making people do despicable things while listening to his music, possessing people, and raising the dead. I confess to the God Mithras that I will be on the side of the good Gods and shun the evil Gods.

[Janice, Moderator]

Wear whatever protective amulet you may have, Debra. They will help ward off those evil gods.

Another one added to the old wishlist!

[Sarah]

An Odd choice for me this month. From one with psychic abilities (Madame Tutti Fruiti) to another (Odd Thomas) - I spy favouritism there! But I am glad you were drawn to a fellow mystic because Odd Thomas is a fascinating guy, with some great skills. It was a great first book in the series. I envisage more Odd in my future with Forever Odd and beyond... Thank you!

[Janice, Moderator]

Birds of a feather, as they say, Sarah! I envision Odd in my future too, as I have added yet another book to my wishlist.

[Debra]

Sarah wrote: "An Odd choice for me this month. From one with psychic abilities (Madame Tutti Fruiti) to another (Odd Thomas) - I spy favouritism there! But I am glad you were drawn to a fellow mystic because [bo..."

I have really enjoyed the Odd Thomas series.

[Debra]

Janice wrote: "Wear whatever protective amulet you may have, Debra. They will help ward off those evil gods.

Another one added to the old wishlist!"

Yep, a 5-star read!

[Peggy]

Dear Madame Tutti Frutti, you predicted the other books I selected would lead me astray, but in the end that was caused by many other factors. However, I managed to keep my focus and finished Yellow Crocus just in time.

[Janice, Moderator]

My second sight tells me it was the toppler that distracted you Peggy. :)

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "My second sight tells me it was the toppler that distracted you Peggy. :)"

ROFL!

[Peggy]

And once again you are completely correct in your assumptions!

[Camilla]

I had to risk the wrath of Madame Tutti Fruiti and finish Piippo ja verhotut totuudet as my third book, although it should have been the last of the five. I guess I'm more scared of the Library Dragonlady!

[Janice, Moderator]

Do not be afraid of Madame Tutti Fruiti. She is no dragon, but a pussy cat.

[Tejas Janet]

Janice wrote: "Perserver, TJ. The winds may change and fill your sail!"

Like a light, Madam's words have illuminated the way
thru the long night 'til almost break of day.
Page after page, the straining mast did sorely bend
Until I sailed The Sea, the Sea clear thru to reach the very end.

I did it! Thanks for the encouragement : )
Interesting book, if a bit wordy.

[Gail]

Not sure if I'm even going to read my first Madame Tutti Fruiti book. Still reading my Toppler books that I didn't finish. Plus whatever virus I had during the Toppler has turned into tonsillitis, so I've been in bed doing lots of sleeping too. Maybe I'll read my Tutti Fruiti books in November instead. :-)

[Cherie]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Janice wrote: "Perserver, TJ. The winds may change and fill your sail!"

Like a light, Madam's words have illuminated the way
thru the long night 'til almost break of day.
Page after page, the stra..."

I love your rhymes, Janet!

[Tejas Janet]

Thanks, Cherie.

I enjoyed this challenge a bunch and liked to try to add some fun. ☺☺☺

[Cherie]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Thanks, Cherie.

I enjoyed this challenge a bunch and liked to try to add some fun. ☺☺☺"

It reminds me of something I read once where the MC always talked in ryhme, but I cannot remember what it was. Some days my mind can compose that way, but most of the time not alas. I hated it in school when the teacher told us we had to write a poem, and even worse, what kind of poem it had to be. I love to get the GR newsletter every month. The first thing I do is go to the end to see the poem!

[Sue Q]

Just like Elsbeth, I was able to get 4 out of 5 as well! Here's my new update

Definitely 4 books I wouldn't have read if it hadn't been for this challenge! Thanks Madame!

[Janice, Moderator]

Love your rhymes, TJ! I'm glad you made it through.

Gale, so sorry that you have been sick. October was a busy month with the Toppler, and then to get sick on top of it all!! Get better soon.

You did well, Sue Q.

[Tejas Janet]

Cherie wrote: "It reminds me of something I read once where the MC always talked in ryhme, but I cann..."

Kind of the way my mind works, not a plus generally ; )

[Tejas Janet]

Gail wrote: "Not sure if I'm even going to read my first Madame Tutti Fruiti book. Still reading my Toppler books that I didn't finish. Plus whatever virus I had during the Toppler has turned into tonsillitis, ..."

Why not read your first Tutti Fruiti book now?

Then read your unread Toppler-opoly books.

[Tejas Janet]

Gail, maybe put aside reading for any challenges or uncompleted challenges or anything else for now. Just get well. And if you feel like reading, then read something you feel like reading. Get well soon :)

[Gail]

Thanks, Janice and Tejas Janet. :) Tejas Janet, I thought of reading my tutti fruiti book now, but I'm reading in bed and I read in bed without my glasses on, which means I have to read from a small ereader like my Kobo Mini so I can put it close to my face and still see the whole page, and the first book of my tutti fruiti challenge is a paper book. But the Toppler book I'm reading is on my Kobo Mini and I am enjoying it, so am reading a bit each day. :)

[Marnie]

I just realized I never reported Euphoria which I read for the Toppler . Need to write a review still. But thanks for the pick.

[Pragya]

Prediction: Maybe Someday you'll realize that Eleanor & Park are not Real. These Broken Stars flickering around in my crystal ball warn of the Insanity of trying to make friends with them.

Maybe Someday did dawn for me, Madame Tutti Frutti. But your prediction about Eleanor & Park scared me away and I could not make friends with them (or maybe it was the toppler :p)

[Janice, Moderator]

It's a good thing, then, that you read Maybe Someday first. :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I swear I posted a comment in here last night. Looks like not though. I read mine. I will edit this post later.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to post badges. A friend is taking me out for supper and a concert of twin pianos playing classical music. And starting tomorrow at 9:00, I'll be at a quilt retreat until Sunday. I'll try to sneak them in during some spare moment. I do come home every night from the quilt retreat, so I'll see.

[Pragya]

Quilt retreat. I have never heard of anything like that. Sounds fun.

[Janice, Moderator]

There will be about 30 of us working on our own quilt projects for an intensive 4 days. It starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning and ends about 4:00 on Sunday. I have a couple of projects on the go. I hope to have at least the tops done. I'll post pictures - maybe. :)

[Elsbeth]

Don't worry about the badges, Janice.
Just have fun quilting (maybe you can post a picture when you have something finished - a quilt I mean?)! What will you be making?

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm working on a quilt that gives you the illusion that it's a maze. I have all the blocks sewn. I just need to square them up and sew them together and then put borders on it.

The second project is one of my own creation. I've been looking a pictures lately of what are being called "modern quilts" with lots of negative space. I'm going to make small approx. 4-1/2" blocks and set them amongst white squares so that they look like they're floating. I'm excited!

[Canadian Dragon]

They sound really cool. I hope you have fun

[Mariab]

@Janice
Oh! I admire people who can quilt! It is such amount of work!

[Janice, Moderator]

The badges are posted!

Please check your walls and make sure I haven't missed you or posted your badge on someone else's wall. We have lots of duplicate names and it's getting harder to make sure the badges get on the right wall.

In order to earn a badge, you must have completed one of the books that Madame Tutti Fruiti predicted you would read.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Fabulous badge! I loved my MTF read, too. Thanks, Janice.

[Lanelle]

A fabulous and awesome badge! Thank you.

[Lori Z]

Janice wrote: "The badges are posted!

Please check your walls and make sure I haven't missed you or posted your badge on someone else's wall. We have lots of duplicate names and it's getting harder to make su..."

Janice, I didn't get mine. I know there's another Lori so possibly it's misplaced? Ironically enough, Madame Tutti Fruitti had me read a book about quilting, lol.