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[Tonari no Emily]

Soo, re Emily- (view spoiler)[ Hmm. not sure. I think she liked interfering with some lives for the better like Carrie. Since positive emotions also "feed the Machine"... Maybe she will appreciate having another mortal life to add to her immortal experience. (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

AV 1 Through Chapter 11. This book has me cackling in my car
Well, Actually (view spoiler)[ Oh man, I want to slap this guy.. but then he'd be like "well, actually aggression is a sign of unintelligence" or some such xD
But the fact he was going stronger from all his petty corrections was frickin hillarious (hide spoiler)]

Also, I have a minor crush on Ms. O. So confident and competent :D

Agree with Iain about the niche genre. Loved Hench, although the tone was a bit different than this one.

The concept of (view spoiler)[ remedial high school for supes is great. And a scared straight program! Hah! (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

I love AV. It's the right mist of humor, smart and action for me. =D

TTDD, Emily: (view spoiler)[We should see her in the next book! At least, that's what I think is going to happen. (hide spoiler)]

I like that we don't have to wait too long to see what's going to happen in this series. It's good about that. Also, maybe all the 70's stuff is due to the fact that the author probably grew up right after that stuff. lol

Author's note did say that #4 took him about 40 years to write.

Oh boy, I think he actually wrote a series based on author + his wife love story with the True Love Story series. XD

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "AV 1 Through Chapter 11. This book has me cackling in my car
Well, Actually..."

I have no idea how his girlfriend put up with him for so long. (view spoiler)[I wonder if you could neutralize his annoying talent by only talking to him with questions, and never making a statement in his presence? Kind of opposite of Andrea's problem. Or maybe by making devil's advocate statements like "I look horrible today." (hide spoiler)]

I too love Mrs. O. And she has the best metaphors. And I love the narrator's accents--especially for Ms. O and Rabbi Diamond.

re: scared straight program (view spoiler)[I especially like the diversity of prisoners they had to scare the kids straight. Like good cop, bad cop, but it was all the different ways they'd die in prison cops. (hide spoiler)]

Up through Chapter 28.

[Choko]

Re AV1... Mrs. Oh, I am guessing at this spelling, is the coolest!!! But the Puerto Rican grandma is pretty cool too! And, I kind of like Mr. Freezer, or whatever his name is, the Russian guy:) He is very reasonable for a guy who had been put in jail by his employer:):):)

TTDD 3... Just finished it. It was not as emotional as the first two, and I thought the time in the academy could have been cut down quite a bit, since the author didn't really give us anything different from that perspective. However, I liked how (view spoiler)[ his first time back didn't work out and the second was kind of sad... So when it actually worked, it was that much more appreciated... However, it took Carrie to help a bit for it to actually work.

Speaking of Carrie, I liked how the way she went about things brought some major change in the "office" of the Watchers. And now she is a supervisor:) I can't wait to see what she will do in the future with Emily, since this life seems to be turning out as "complete" for her... (hide spoiler)]

I am enjoying those little Monday reads of ours:)))

[Nirkatze]

Choko wrote: "Re AV1... Mrs. Oh, I am guessing at this spelling, is the coolest!!! But the Puerto Rican grandma is pretty cool too! And, I kind of like Mr. Freezer, or whatever his name is, the Russian guy:) He ..."

Mr. Permafrost! I loved how he was like (view spoiler)["Gossip! There is no gossip in prison." (hide spoiler)] He's pretty chill. ^_~

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "Narnia re-read is tempting, but I'm going to resist doing too many re-reads. I already have a few lined up to do. May have to bump them down too.

Going to try to work the FBR March theme in and r..."

March theme is up? I've got to check that out!

[Tonari no Emily]

Chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ How do you sleep with two Amish guys in a row on their Rumspringa... xD (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "Chapter 12 [spoilers removed]"

LOL Fool me once...? But she was fooled twice.

[Nirkatze]

Finished AV1!

I loved the narrator--she has great comic timing. The only voice that didn't strike me right is The Big Axe, but I think it was either chosen for comic effect or maybe it was just tough to do a deep voice.

Made me laugh every chapter. Each character, throwaway line, and bit of dialogue was crafted for comedic effect. Lots of sweet moments, and lots of people you want to reach in and strangle too.

Sometimes I had trouble keeping focus while listening, but I don't think that was the story's fault.

[Choko]

Haha! Yeah, you really have to be working on not committing to do that trick:) She has been successful so far. But I don't want her to hurt Big Axe!!!

[Tonari no Emily]

I am too Choko! :)

[Choko]

Permafrost!!! I can't remember the chapter now, but I found the way (view spoiler)[ they made him go fight the metal monster absolutely brilliant! AV is a very good student to Mrs. Oh!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Choko]

Yay! Nirkatze! I am so glad you enjoyed as much as me!

So, guys, when are we doing the next AV?

[Nirkatze]

I am good with whenever. :) Though I have to pick it up first.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Emily wrote: "Chapter 12 [spoilers removed]"

She has a type...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Choko wrote: "Yay! Nirkatze! I am so glad you enjoyed as much as me!

So, guys, when are we doing the next AV?"

I can do it soon, as well...

[Nirkatze]

Well, I went ahead and splurged. :) Ready to start when y'all are!

But also, in the meanwhile... In addition to trying to squeeze in two Narnia books this week, I'm participating in a local library bingo and need to read a nonfiction book, an Alaskana book, and a book with a color in the title before March 7th. I've chosen:
Non-Fiction: Ghosts in the Forest
Alaskana: Midnight Son
Color: A Study in Scarlet
all free in the audible plus catalogue, if anyone is interested in joining me. Books are more fun with people...

Also really should replace the YA I have holding the romance spot with an actual romance, if anyone has an audible plus recommendation...

[Soo]

OOo, I may join you for Midnight Sun. Let me know when you're going to read it.

[Soo]

Hella - Got it from the library & it was better than what the reviews lead me to expect.

The story is like Jurassic Park on an alien planet for colonization.
MC is on spectrum & most of that was really well done.
Great narration by Travis Baldree.

If you're looking for light SF, with huge dinos, this one fits the bill.

[Tonari no Emily]

Very much enjoyed AV1 as well

I'm glad AV (view spoiler)[ didn't try to insist on not being TBA's gf from stubbornness haha
The Diamond Rabbi was very cool! Hope he's successful with whatever he's up to. (hide spoiler)]

I can start soonish too... Y'all can decide whenever, I'll try to squeeze it in :D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The romance drama was definitely my least favorite aspect of the book... but they sorted it out in the end, instead of dragging it out or ruining it...

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "Hella - Got it from the library & it was better than what the reviews lead me to expect.

The story is like Jurassic Park on an alien planet for colonization.
MC is on spectrum & ..."

That sounds interesting and fun! Added to TBR.

@Soo--care to start Midnight Son on Thurs?

@Iain, Emily, Choko, (am I missing anyone??)--good to start AV2 now?

[Soo]

I would put a book or two between AV books. It makes the humor stay fresh vs too much.

Midnight Son - Thursday should work. =D

[Nirkatze]

per Soo's advice, AV2 on Saturday?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'll make it work...

I've been re-reading An Unexpected Peril... I read it last year, but it doesn't feel like it... I remember almost nothing about the book... refreshing my memory for the release of the 7th book next weekish...

[Nirkatze]

I love rereads like that--remember just enough to feel smart when you guess something right, but forgotten enough that all the good stuff is fresh.

Haven't heard of that series--so much new stuff gets tossed around in here!

[Soo]

To deep dive into depressing and crazy or not? Hmmmm

Tis the question of the moment. =D

I've seen the movies and shows for Battle Royale. Read a bit of the manga. I have not read the book. At first, I held off because translation, then because I know it's going to be a horror of a mess with barf visuals.

Alas, the audiobook has been sitting in my audio library for a while. I should dust it off and creep myself out. XD

[Nirkatze]

Good for the March monthly!

And yech, barf visuals. My Japanese cinema teacher was overly fond of showing us violently gory or pink films--I do not have good memories of that class or of watching movies like Battle Royale and Suicide Circle. Too much grown-up culture shock for a new student barely old enough to go to R-rated movies by herself.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nirkatze wrote: "I love rereads like that--remember just enough to feel smart when you guess something right, but forgotten enough that all the good stuff is fresh.

Haven't heard of that series--so much new stuff ..."

Historical Mystery series with colorful covers... MCs are a independent lepidopterist and a gruff taxidermist (wears an eyepatch sometimes, to rest an eye damaged in a panther / large cat attack on an old expedition)... in typical historical cozy fashion, the female lead has ties to royalty... and the MCs constantly get tangled in nearby murder mysteries...

I really like the series... found it pretty early and read the new release each year...

[Julian]

Just finished The Radium Girls, extremely interesting book but also somewhat frustrating because of what ended up happening to all of them. I think I'm gonna need a feel good story soon.

[Soo]

LMS Vol28, Ch7:

Weed and Seo Yoon learn the flower arrangement skill. The NPC that taught them was happy to have people learn from him and he gave them sorel flowers.

Weed arranged some into Seo Yoon's hair and leveled up. Cause she's beautiful and the flowers are great on her.

She arranged the flowers on Weed's hair, got a little exp and the flower died! Weed killed the flower due to not being as pretty.

🤣🤣🤣

There's a translator note about the flower meaning always with you. Love the details. 🥰

[Soo]

Julian wrote: "Just finished The Radium Girls, extremely interesting book but also somewhat frustrating because of what ended up happening to all of them. I think I'm gonna need a feel good story soon."

Try Hella or XomB. I bet your zany library will have a copy.

[Soo]

Nirkatze wrote: "Good for the March monthly!

And yech, barf visuals. My Japanese cinema teacher was overly fond of showing us violently gory or pink films--I do not have good memories of that class or of watching ..."

Aw I love horror movies. Not the needless gore ones. The Japanese horror was very popular with the psychological & intense brutality horror. Then S. Korea and Thailand became leaders in the genre too.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Conjuring of Assassins seems to work on my Android Phone, where it won't work on my iPod... so I'll be making time to read it super late...

Was starting to think I wouldn't be able to read it, when Hoopla still hadn't fixed it, after I sent in a ticket (and I updated the app)...

I already knew I wasn't willing to buy #2, when #3 isn't available to finish the trilogy...

Anyway, I'll try to make time for it at home, in the coming days, if super late...

[Choko]

I am in for Saturday for AV2!

Soo, LMS, haha! He is not a pretty man! But at least he doesn't scare people in the subway just by projecting weird intensity out of super-muscular body:))) And he cries just about any time he has to spend money:)))

[Soo]

Choko, I don't think Hyun is ugly. In fact, I bet he's a good looking guy, but he doesn't wear trendy clothes and always looks grumpy. He has the death stare down pat and isn't approachable at all. The only time he seems nice is when he's in the game and talking to NPC's to get a quest or forge friendship in order to trade/quest. LOL

[Soo]

I started listening to Crocodile on the Sandbank, but don't think I'm a fan of the way the story is written. Elizabeth Peters may be a hit and miss author for me. At least it's on Audible Plus and easy to try.

[Choko]

Re Hyun, I am sure you are right, but the way he thinks of himself at times, he thinks he is nothing to look at. And all his sisters' friends initially always wonder how such regular looking dude could be related to his beautiful sister. Until he does something amazing and they all fall allover themselves to catch his eye.

Speaking of, the girl in their party who is a celebrity in real life and does the mesmerizing dance, is he going to break her heart? She is all into him, but he barely notices her... I kind of feel bad for her, since he is all about SY...

[Soo]

Technically, Hyun isn't about any girl period. lol He's breaking all hearts, not just one. XD

The singer is great, but she doesn't try to actually interact and get to know Hyun. She's like the typical popular girl that tries to manipulate the situation into something she wants vs asking Hyun out on a date.

You would think that after knowing Hyun for a year or so (actually seems longer because it's 4x real world time in game), she would have figured out Hyun enough to know that she has to be super blunt with him or talk to his sister to learn more about him.

Both girls are a bit delusional when it comes to Hyun, but I think Seo Yoon has been more honest. She doesn't try to manipulate Hyun. She just asks him to do stuff or does things for him.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "I started listening to Crocodile on the Sandbank, but don't think I'm a fan of the way the story is written. Elizabeth Peters may be a hit and miss author for me. At least it's on A..."

It's one of those stories where I was like "I'm already reading Agatha Christie, do I really need more in this vein" stories, when I read the blurb...

[Soo]

I like Agatha Christie more. It's on the dryer side, but I enjoy the characterizations and story plot more in AC books.

Last Exit - New book by Max Gladstone with alternate dimensions. I flagged it to read and going to hope for a sale on the audio.

[Choko]

LMS, thanks! You are right, he really doesn't even think about girls at the moment, but every time he wants to represent beauty in a feminine form, he always goes with SY. At least he has noticed her. He tends not to even notice the rest of the girls, or if he does, he decides that they would be too expensive to take on a date and dismisses them right away:):):) I love the quirks of his personality! And it is hilarious how the phone interviewers think he is being all mysterious by going with short answers, while he is actually worried about how expensive the phone bill will be if they don't finish talking fast, haha!!!

[Soo]

LMS: He's totally counting the minutes of the call, but let's be honest. Even if he had all the free minutes in the world on his cell phone plan, would Hyun actually get down for a long conversation? LOL

[Soo]

LMS, Vol26, Ch4

I have more hope for Seo Yoon!

It's the first time that she's questioning Weed (that I know of) in the story! LOL

Weed's involved in a rescue quest and he threw down a challenge to the bad guys.

Seo Yoon stared at him (Weed) with a blank expression. She wondered just what kind of plan Weed had that he would confidently provoke the Embinyu Church like this. She couldn't help but doubt his sanity.

Hahahhahah

"I will be able to fight as much as I want." (Van Hawk)

"Let's start a festival of blood." (Torido)

Van Hawk and Torido prepared for battle. And Weed, turned his back without a second thought.

"Run for it!" Weed's decision was to run.

Of course, there was no way that Weed would have planned to die, fighting the Embinyu Church till the bitter end. Such a thoughtless plan, was for Weed, the same as pouring out all of his life savings on lottery or gambling.

Seo Yoon gave a small sigh of relief and followed suit.

Hahhahaha!

[Choko]

Hahaha!!!! That is awesome!!! He is... Weed:) So she still doesn't talk, hm..? Until now the only word she said has been "Friend", when she asked to friend him, so she could find him easier after the mandatory 24 hrs away from the game after you get killed... And after accepting, Weed got all paranoid that she only wanted it so she could find him and kill him, and he once again started evading her:))) And I forgot to mention, the most absurd of his reasoning was when he was sick and dying of no food, and she cooked for him with her terrible cooking skills, laboring to feed and take care of him, and he is thinking that she is trying to poison him with such horrible food!!! Haha!

[Soo]

That part was so funny! He was delirious from being sick and all she kept shoveling the horrid porridge into him. Held his nose closed and everything to make him swallow.

I liked it because it's not just lovey dovey but takes into account the downsides of not knowing how to cook, etc.

Seo Yoon does start to talk eventually, but it takes a while. She's super smart and very guarded. You'll laugh when you realize when she works out to talk more. XD

She doesn't talk much though. I mean, it's hard to change a not talking defensive habit of years in just a few months to a year.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Even when I try to cut back a bit on overbooking BRs, you guys rope me in... then I decide to take a day off and binge more Doctor Who... near the end of the Martha Jones season of David Tennant era, now...

This season did ALOT of foreshadowing... I mean, every episode has multiple elements... fake guns, age manipulation, Harold Saxon, memory loss, and I'm sure more I'm forgetting...

[Soo]

After several years, you would think that we have a handle on not overbooking for BR's. LOL

Bah! The book I'm listening to now is yet another story that I just want to be over. It's annoying how it's not even a long story (on audio) and yet it's taking me longer to finish. Heh

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'd join you guys for the TTDD series, but I constantly have other BRs to catch up on :D