Dec 2021 Challenge - Dip Your Toes in the Water

[Annerlee]

I immediately thought of O Jerusalem but I’ve already read it 😂

[Odette]

Margo wrote: "Odette wrote: "How about this one - it is on my TBR? Perhaps the feathers as depicted are too abstract.
We Are All Birds of Uganda
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Margo, thanks - thought it would be a good read. Will have try to fit it into next year's challenge. The colourful cover is like abstract art and difficult to know what it represents!

[Saar The Book owl]

I thought that Janice made a mistake, because I read December 2022 monthly challenge and I wonder: waw, Janice is really early!, but then I've noticed that it is for the new yearley challenge, haha!
I'm going to go for task 2, only need to find a book.

[Janice, Moderator]

Ooops! Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out Saar. I've got 2022 on the brain obviously.

[Annerlee]

I have an amazing book in hardback that I've wanted to read for a while: Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
It has beautiful purple shiny page edgings and silver metallic vines and skulls on the cover. The cover here doesn't do it justice.



Goth girl has a large feather on her tiara. The book is 220 pages long and also has a small pamphlet- book in the back "Memoirs of a Mouse" by Ishmael Whiskers. But there are quite a lot of illustrations in it too. I'm wondering if I can use it for the challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

I know some groups won't accept childrens' books for that reason. I'm going give you a Christmas gift and let you read it for the challenge.

[Annerlee]

Excellent! Thank you.
Now I just need to resist the temptation to start it early.

[Janice, Moderator]

I know! I'm itching to start my book as well, but I have to restrain myself. I have 4 hours in the book I'm currently reading and then I want to read my last museum challenge book before I read the monthly challenge book. Discipline!

[Annerlee]

Haha. Yes. And I already have three books on the go and two library books lined up after that, so I’ll not be short of things to read in the meantime

[Saar The Book owl]

@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to read

[Grainne]

Roz wrote: "I've got several books that qualify, but I'm looking at There There (feathers on the cover), Hamnet (fea..."

Roz, I read for an in-person book club. We all enjoyed it and it made for some good discussion points if I remember correctly.

[Grainne]

I think I will read or

They will both be re-reads for me. As it is around Christmas time and I celebrate Christmas, I like to read books like this as a reminder of life and spirituality.

[Janice, Moderator]

Hannah wrote: "Wolf Hall was interesting but a hard read. My history is rubbish so that didn't help and the names got confusing."

Especially when the men are all James or Richard,

[Odette]

Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to read "

I really enjoyed Outlander. Though a big book, it kept my interest and did not seem to take all that long to read. I enjoyed the style of writing in Wolf Hall, but a more difficult read.

[Odette]

I cannot make up my mind what to read!
I already have on kindle Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd, but reviews do not seem to be great. Also have access to Osprey Reef

[Cherie]

I am going to read The Road to Samarcand: An Adventure by Patrick O'Brian.

[Christina ❤️M❤️]

I have already changed my mind... what's new. I am going to read My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara

[Saar The Book owl]

Hannah wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to read [bookcover:From Blood and Ash|52831..."

Well, I'm up for a buddy read if you have a date in mind. Big books read better when you're not the only reader ;) Yes, that's frequent with history books and all the names. You almost need to make a list of the characters.

[Saar The Book owl]

Odette wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to read [bookcover:From Blood and Ash|52831..."

Have you read the whole Outlander - series?

[Peggy]

I just started the 8th. It's been a while since I read the first 7.

[Odette]

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Odette wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to read [bookcover:From Bloo..."

I have read the first 3 in the series a while ago, and would like to get back into them. Though 5th is over 1,400 pages!

[Ayacchi]

I decided to read One of Us Is Next and am enjoying it so far. I hope it won't disappoint me since I loved the first book.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Ayacchi wrote: "I decided to read One of Us Is Next and am enjoying it so far. I hope it won't disappoint me since I loved the first book."

I plan to read that too, but not necessarily for this challenge. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first book. I'll be interested to see what you think of it.

[Ayacchi]

Kristie wrote: "I plan to read that too, but not necessarily for this challenge. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first book. I'll be interested to see what you think of it."

I'm half through it and it's quite intriguing. It's a bit chapter turner for me

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh that's good, Aya. I'm looking forward to it.

[Saar The Book owl]

Odette wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Odette wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Hannah: I want to read 'Outlander' too, but it's so big! What do you found of 'Wolf Hall'? I need to read that too.

I'm going to..."

That's a fine candidate for my big tomes - challenge next year :D