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Amanda wrote: "@ LilisaI chose The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride for you. I hope you like it as much as I did!"
Thanks Amanda - looking forward to reading it. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it - I see you gave it a great rating!
Saar The Book owl wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "@Saar Great list! I chose The Travelling Cat Chronicles since you love cats and it’s one of my very favorite reads. I hope you will enjoy it."
Hi Lilisa, sorry, I'..."
@Saar - hope the second time’s a charm :-) I went a different route this time and selected The Palace of Illusions about a strong woman in Hindu mythology. I hope you enjoy it!
Shirley wrote: "@Rusalka My pick for you is His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae I hope you enjoy it as much as I did."Oooo thank you! I was just thinking on the weekend that I should read that after the conversation about it in the What Have You Purchased thread. So looking forward to it!!
Ayacchi wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "@ AyaI picked a couple from your list that I really wanted to read and thought you would enjoy too. But I couldn't go past Howl’s Moving Castle so that is my pick for ..."
They are different, but both enjoyable I feel. Hope you like it!!
Marie UK I pick The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood from your list for you to read. I hope you like it. I thought it was a great story!
Cherie (edited 29 Jun).
anna wrote: "Thank you Saar. Now I’m deciding if I should get an ebook or a hardcover. Haha."
I'm a huge fan of hardcover ;)
Lilisa wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "@Saar Great list! I chose The Travelling Cat Chronicles since you love cats and it’s one of my very favorite reads. I hope you will enjoy ..."
Thank you! Long ago I've read one of her other books a couple of times Sister of My Heart I'm confident it will be as good as this one.
Cherie wrote: "Marie UK I pick The Good Good Pig> from your list for you to read. I hope you like it.
Cherie (from my iPod, so I cannot link)."
thanks Cherie it sounds good
Thanks, Vicki. You are right, I should kill off that trilogy. I have been putting it off for way too long. I just downloaded The Atlantis Worldfrom Audible. I hope I can remember enough of the events from the second story, but if not, I own all three books now. 😊
Marie (UK) wrote: "Cherie wrote: "Marie UK I pick The Good Good Pig> from your list for you to read. I hope you like it.
Cherie (from my iPod, so I cannot link)."
thanks Cherie it sounds good"
Marie - hope you enjoy The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood - it is such a great book!
Saar The Book owl wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "@Saar Great list! I chose The Travelling Cat Chronicles since you love cats and it’s one of my very favorite reads. I hope ..."
Fingers crossed Saar!
This morning, I was thinking I should go ahead and delete my buddy challenge folder, but then it occurred to me that we could do this challenge again in the future and maybe it would be fun to see what was left on that shelf. I know - silly things that tickle my fancy from time to time.
@Janice, I was thinking that the list might come in handy for possible other challenges... but your right, that would interest me also.
Lanelle wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "@Lanelle
I think it is wonderful that you re-read favorites. I have chosen Soar for you as not only does it sound like a heartwarming read but it appears you have o..."
Excellent! I am sooo glad you are looking forward to the re-read!
I think it is wonderful that you re-read favorites. I have chosen Soar for you as not only does it sound like a heartwarming read but it appears you have o..."
Excellent! I am sooo glad you are looking forward to the re-read!
Marie (UK) wrote: "@ Ellie-May i am excited to see your shelf I have picked Gods of Jade and Shadow
It is something I want to read for the museums (so i haven't put it on my shelf for this challeng..."
Thanks Marie, great choice, looking forward to it. Comparing notes sounds good to me!
Cherie wrote: "Marie UK I pick The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood from your list for you to read. I hope you like it. I thought it was a great story!
Cherie (edited ..."
I thought that books was delightful! It made me want a pig!
Ellie-May wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "@ Ellie-May i am excited to see your shelf I have picked Gods of Jade and Shadow
It is something I want to read for the museums (so i haven't put it on my shel..."
I have to get through some of my library books before i can tackle this one - maybe towards the end of next week
Ayacchi wrote: "@Lynn There are several books I tempted to pick but All The Lonely People sounds pretty good. I hope you'll enjoy it!"
Thanks Aya :)
Vicki - I found the need to review the stories in the two books proceeding The Atlantis World after starting the book. I am currently in the middle of the second book, The Atlantis Plague. There are so many characters and time lines going on. I was lost almost as soon I started the third book. Some of the events jumped out right away but the character names and their relationships are slower to come back. It is almost like The Passage trilogy, in that respect. I am glad I own the audiobooks but I almost wish I owned the text copies too.
Cherie wrote: "Vicki - I found the need to review the stories in the two books proceeding The Atlantis World after starting the book. I am currently in the middle of the second book, The Atlantis Plague. There ar..."Oh no! I didn't mean to get you reading three books lol. Physical books are definitely better for flipping back and skimming. I get annoyed when there is a lot of recap in series books but it probably really does help out those who've got a lot of series on the go and let a few lapse over the years.
Hi everyoneApologies for being late to the party.
Can I be assigned a buddy?
This is my shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I started reading The Dictionary of Lost Words. It’s been on my TBR for a while now, and I was glad that my buddy chose it for me. I’d heard other people say that they loved it, and historical novels are one of my favourite genres. And let’s face it, what reader doesn’t love words? However, I just couldn’t get into this book. It just seemed flat to me, and I felt that I couldn’t care less about the main character. Usually I will read for an hour or two in the afternoon if I’m home, but I found myself thinking of other things to do - bake a cake, wash the floor, tidy the pantry. I’d rather be reading though, so I’ve abandoned this one. The rest of the words are lost to me now. Sorry, but I won’t be completing this challenge.
Shirley wrote: "I started reading The Dictionary of Lost Words. It’s been on my TBR for a while now, and I was glad that my buddy chose it for me. I’d heard other people say that they loved it, and..."Shirley - I think your buddy can pick another book for you, since the one picked did not work out. There is still time to finish another book.
I’d rather not, Cherie. Not really in the spirit of the Challenge?
Pragya wrote: "Hi everyoneApologies for being late to the party.
Can I be assigned a buddy?
This is my shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
So sorry Pragya, of course you can! This thread didn't appear on my notifications, wasn't ignoring you at all.
According to the random list picker, Kristie will be picking a read for you.
Shirley wrote: "I’d rather not, Cherie. Not really in the spirit of the Challenge?"You know what. This challenge already breaks the rules when it comes to that, which says you don't have to finish the book to get a badge.
And you can always read another book for a challenge no matter the month. Some people do and go for the higher points if that's the aim.
If you want, Shirley, you can always ask your buddy to pick you another. You've got a book off your shelf, which is useful. Maybe they'll pick you one you love...
Pragya- I choose The Pull of the Stars for you!
Rusalka wrote: "Shirley wrote: "I’d rather not, Cherie. Not really in the spirit of the Challenge?"You know what. This challenge already breaks the rules when it comes to that, which says you don't have to finis..."
I'm sorry you didn't like the book Shirely, I enjoyed it a lot. I'd be happy to pick again for you - you have a few others I was tempted by but maybe you've had enough challenging reads for this month ;-)
Hah! I knew you'd be up for it Margo!
Hmmm, okay you talked me into it Margo and Rusalka. (And Cherie!) Pick away!
OK, my next choice is West with the Night. Ever since I read Circling the Sun I've wanted to read this but it's not available here on audio so you can read it for me! I was very tempted to choose The Rapture which I loved. It's great to have the opportunity to have a nosey through other peoples book shelfs without feeling stalkerish about it 😆
Oh, Shirley, I hope you like West with the Sun. I thought it was a terrific story! It is not too long and written well. Easy to read. She was quite an amazing woman, IMO! Great pick, Margo!
It's funny that it seems like sometimes we have books that sit on our TBR for awhile because deep down we know that we won't enjoy them as much as we want to :) It seems like from the report thread that about half of the books have been "meh" for the readers. I have been trying to take books off my TBR that I really don't think I want to read - or are just there because of a past challenge prompt lol!
Margo wrote: "OK, my next choice is West with the Night. Ever since I read Circling the Sun I've wanted to read this but it's not available here on audio so you can read it for me! ..."
Thanks Margot. I’m very excited about reading this book for the challenge. My library has it on the shelf so I’ll pick it up tomorrow. And I love the cover of the edition they have.
Sandra wrote: "I'm starting The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion today, which Janice picked for me."I watched Fried Green Tomatoes on Netflix last night. It was sooo good! :)
Katrisa wrote: "It's funny that it seems like sometimes we have books that sit on our TBR for awhile because deep down we know that we won't enjoy them as much as we want to :) It seems like from the report thread..."The book I read for the challenge was one I received recently as a World Book Day free offering. It had high reviews, but it wasn't to my taste. Sometimes they are hidden gems.
But I know what you mean about books that I've had on my TBR for ever. I buy books and then I keep passing them over for one reason or another. I had one that I kept putting off - Doomsday Book. I dreaded reading it, but last month I finally got to it and then I wondered why I waited so long. Sometimes they are a hit and others are a miss.
Janice wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "It's funny that it seems like sometimes we have books that sit on our TBR for awhile because deep down we know that we won't enjoy them as much as we want to :) It seems like from t..."Some of the books I have on my to read list for years is because I have heard so much about them I don't want to read them in case they are a disappointment. But of course, the longer you leave it, the bigger the hype, the harder to meet expectations.
Othertimes I'm like Janice and swear about how long it took for me to read something.
Janice wrote: "I watched Fried Green Tomatoes on Netflix last night. It was sooo good! :)"It is! I watched many years ago, even before reading the book.
Rusalka wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Hi everyoneApologies for being late to the party.
Can I be assigned a buddy?
This is my shelf - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."..."
Thanks, Rusalka.
Kristie wrote: "Pragya- I choose The Pull of the Stars for you!"Thank you, Kristie! It's been on my reading list since long now. Time to tackle it.
I didn't get around to my buddy read :(Real life and library holds kicked my butt!
Awe, that’s too bad Lynn. But, I am so glad that you picked such an excellent book for me 😃 I really enjoyed The Nightengale so thank you!!!
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My pick for you is The Dictionary of Lost Words. I decided to go for one I'd listened to already and loved (4.5 star). I was tempted to use you as a guinea pig for that I ..."
Oh goodie. I have been keen to read it but other books kept popping up. Thanks for choosing it.