Roz Gets Twisted in 2020

[Cherie]

With the exception of GiR, I’ve managed to keep her off of my TBR list. Dark and creepy are just not on the top of my list of go to reads.

[Roz]

I know what you mean about Henry. I read Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook. I could never think of Peter Pan the same way again.

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 25

2. Card 9
3. Task: Nay Art
4. Link: Mischling☆☆
5. Pages: 344 pages (Kindle)
6. Summary: Read a book that deals with Historical Fiction: genocide of Eastern European Jews during WWII
7. How it fits: The book has Historical Fiction on the title page under genre. The story takes place in Auschwitz and describes the treatment of twins by Dr. Mengele. It also describes the treatment and attitude of Germans toward Eastern European Jews and their extermination.
8. Specifications

I almost abandoned it after reading about 25%, but relented and continued. The subject matter in itself is exceptionally disturbing dealing with the depravity of Josef Mengele in Auschwitz through the eyes of twins Stasha and Pearl. Difficult to read. But, honestly, I've read better books about this time period/subject. It ended up being predictable and boring.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 2, Book 16

2. Card 17
3. Task: Nay Science
4. Link: The Sea ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 210 pages (Kindle)
6. Summary: Read a book with a title that contains Title contains "leopard", "tiger", "rhino", "gorilla", "sea turtle". Sea and turtle can be separated,
7. How it fits: The title of the book contains "sea".
8. Specifications

Not my usual reading choice but I liked it.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 26

2. Card 14
3. Task: Nay Entertainment
4. Link: The Deep☆☆
5. Pages: 432 pages (Kindle)
6. Summary: Read a book in the genre of Horror.
7. How it fits: Horror is listed under Genre on the title page.
8. Specifications

Not terribly horrifying, but the author did a lot of research into it. There were several true characters in the story. Just that I found the story weak.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 27

2. Card 4
3. Task: Nay Sports
4. Link: Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 352 pages (Kindle)
6. Summary: Read a book set in the 19th century
7. How it fits: The book is set in the 19th century (1825 - 1882)
8. Specifications

The book chronicles the life of Mary Todd Lincoln as related through the her sisters Elizabeth, Francis, Ann and half-sister Emilie. Chapters flip among the sisters and years before her marriage to Abraham Lincoln and the years after.
Although I should feel sorry for Mary with her illness and losses, I didn’t like her at all. Her sisters were far kinder to her than I would have been.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 28

2. Card 22
3. Task: Yay Sports
4. Link: The Royal Governess ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 422 pages (according to my Kindle version)
6. Summary: Read a book about a royal family
7. How it fits: The book is about British royal family during the time that Marion Crawford was the governess for Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.
8. Specifications

When I was growing up, little girls wanted to be princesses - the pretty dresses, jewels, tiaras, being taken care of all the time. This book didn't just give a different view the servants life in the royal household, but also showed how restrictive and insular life was for the princesses. Give me an ordinary life.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge2, Book 17

2. Card 21
3. Task: Nay Art
4. Link: The Handmaid's Tale☆☆☆☆☆
5. Pages: 311 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book genre dystopia.
7. How it fits: Dystopia is a genre listed on the title page of this book.
8. Specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

That's actually the "Nay" task. :)

[Roz]

Oops, sorry. I made the change to message 163

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Moving from:

Badge 3, Book 1
Card 8
Yay Art/Literature
The Sea of Lost Girls
315 Pages (Kindle version)
Read a book of 300 - 350 pages
The book has 315 pages and is within the designated parameters.

Moving to:

Badge 2, Book 16

Card 17
Nay Science
The Sea of Lost Girls
315 Pages (Kindle version)
Read a book with a title that contains any of the following words:
"leopard”, "tiger" "rhino", "gorilla", "sea turtle". Sea and turtle can be separated.
The title of the book contains the word "sea".

Moving from:

Badge 2, Book 16

Card 17
Nay Science
The Sea
210 Pages (Kindle version)
Read a book with a title that contains any of the following words:
"leopard”, "tiger" "rhino", "gorilla", "sea turtle". Sea and turtle can be separated.
The title of the book contains the word "sea".

Moving to:

Badge 3, Book 29

Card 13
Yay History
The Sea
210 Pages (Kindle version)
Read a book that is a Prize winner (any) in 2007.
This book won Prix Littéraire Européen - Madeleine Zepter (2007)

Hope I did that right.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

Perfect!

[Roz]

Yay!!!

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 30

2. Card 8
3. Task: Yay Art
4. Link: Origami Man ☆☆☆☆☆
5. Pages: 320 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book between 300 and 350 pages long
7. How it fits: The version of the book I read was 320 pages long.
8. Specifications

Great book. Fast paced, complex characters, smart plot.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 31

2. Card 14
3. Task: Yay Geography
4. Link: City of Hope ☆
5. Pages: 352 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with "freedom" or "hope" in the title.
7. How it fits: The title has "hope" in the title.
8. Specifications

Awful. Glad it's done.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 32

2. Card 18
3. Task: Yay History
4. Link: The Pull of the Stars ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 304 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with a character that is a nurse.
7. How it fits: The main character is nurse Julia Power.
8. Specifications

I now know a lot about childbirth and the treatment of influenza patients in 1918 Dublin during the Great Flu epidemic. It was a little much in the first half of the book, but picked up in the second half.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 33

2. Card 28
3. Task: Nay Entertainment
4. Link: The Library of Legends ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 400 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with "Legend" or "Legendary" in the title.
7. How it fits: The title has "Legend(s) in the title.
8. Specifications

There was a lot going on in the story -- the trek, the war and soldiers, the legend (fantasy part) and on and on. A bit uneven.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 34

2. Card 8
3. Task: Yay Sports
4. Link: The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen ☆
5. Pages: 384 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with a title that starts with "Q" or "Z".
7. How it fits: The title starts with Q (after the article, "the")
8. Specifications

Didn't like the book at all.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 35

2. Card 8
3. Task: Yay Science
4. Link: ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 288 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with a cover that has a big eye on it
7. How it fits: The the book has a big eye on it.
8. Specifications

Fast paces, readable. Kept my interest throughout.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 36

2. Card 7
3. Task: Nay Entertainment
4. Link: Meadowlands ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 224 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book genre historical fiction WWI
7. How it fits: Historical Fiction is listed on the main book page as well as WWI. The action take place during WWI, several of the characters go off to fight in the war.
8. Specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 37

2. Card 7
3. Task: Nay Geography
4. Link: White Chrysanthemum ☆☆☆☆☆
5. Pages: 314 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book set in North or South Korea
7. How it fits: The story starts out on Jeju Island off the south coast of Korea (part of South Korea today). The story is divided between 1943 and 2011. All of the 2011 portion of the story (at least 50 percent of the book) takes place in South Korea) while a portion of the book set in 1943 takes place on Jeju Island and a portion of South Korea. All totaled at least 60% of the book takes place in Korea.
8. Specifications

This is the story of 2 sisters separated during WWII and the Japanese colonization of Korea. One sister is stolen, becoming a comfort woman for the Japanese military. Her younger sister lives the rest of her life dealing with her regrets and guilt. Wonderfully written, at times difficult to read.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Roz]

Badge 2, Book 18

2. Card 10
3. Task: Nay Art/Literature
4. Link: Chances Are . . .☆☆☆
5. Pages: 320 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book where the author's first or last name is Richard or Preston
7. How it fits: The author's name is Richard Russo.
8. Specifications

It was okay, but I felt the author went a long way to get to his point. Meandered and went off on some long tangents.

[Cherie]

Awesome! Congratulations on Badge 2, Roz!

[Roz]

Cherie wrote: "Awesome! Congratulations on Badge 2, Roz!"

It certainly took me long enough to bet that last one done!

[Janice, Moderator]

Roz wrote: "Badge 2, Book 18

2. Card 19
3. Task: Nay Art/Literature
4. Link: Chances Are . . .☆☆☆
5. Pages: 320 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book where the author's first or last na..."

Please check the Card/Task. This task doesn't fit for Card 19, Art/Lit, Nay.

[Roz]

Sorry, Janice. That should be Card 10, Art/Lit Nay. I changed the message. Fat finger.

[Janice, Moderator]

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Congrats on finishing Badge 2!

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 38

2. Card 19
3. Task: Nay Entertainment
4. Link: The Ghost Orchid☆☆☆☆
5. Pages: 368 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a ghost story
7. How it fits: This is definitely a ghost story. There are numerous ghosts who appear to several of the characters, taking over their bodies. The characters spend time in a house/garden that is haunted.
8. Specifications

Really like this one. I've read a few books by this author and like them all.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 39

2. Card 14
3. Task: Yay Art/Literature
4. Link: The Wolf Road☆☆☆
5. Pages: 352 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with a wolf on the cover or "wolf" in the title.
7. How it fits: The title has "wolf" in it.
8. Specifications

Parts were gruesome, but somehow I still liked it. I guess it was because I liked the main character and wanted things to turn out right for her.

This makes 3 Cards complete. Only 2 to go to complete Badge 3.

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 40

2. Card 7
3. Task: Nay Science
4. Link: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy☆☆☆☆
5. Pages: 204 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book set in space
7. How it fits: Earth is destroyed and the main characters hitch a ride on a spaceship that is the start of the trip through space.
8. Specifications

I've had this on my tbr for years. Glad I had an opportunity to read it. Oddly, it made sense to me.

[Roz]

Only 3 books to read to finish Badge 3. But I have 2 on hold from the digital library so I'll read some others until they become available.

[Jenn]

Woo hoo, go Roz go!!!

[Janice, Moderator]

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[Roz]

Badge 3, Book 41

2. Card 19
3. Task: Yay Sports
4. Link: ☆☆☆
5. Pages: 336 pages Kindle version
6. Summary: Read a book with a person with flaxen hair on the cover.
7. How it fits: The cover shows a woman with blond hair on the cover.

The book was okay.