2022 Pick-It-For-Me Relay

[Hannah]

Hi Samantha, for you I choose


It was such a great read and I also enjoyed the movie as well!

For whomever picks for me, please choose from the following shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Pushkar]

Hannah wrote: "Hi Samantha, for you I choose


It was such a great read and I also enjoyed the movie as well!

For whomever picks for me, please choose from the following shelf:..."

Hello Hannah,
I choose Nightingale for you to read next.
I read this book just few days ago and I would like to know how you like it. I would also like to discuss the book with someone who just read it. Looking forward to it.

For anyone choosing a book for me, please choose from https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Jennifer]

I finished Twelve Angry Men and now I need to get the movie out again.

Pushkar, I am choosing for you. It's exciting and heartwarming and perfect for a weekend read!


To whomever, please pick from my Very Next Up Shelf.

[Cheryl]

Thank you Samantha. Key to the Treasure was unfortunately not very good, but it was light and now it's off my list! Your idea to use a random number generator was a good one.

Jennifer, I also have The Guncle on my to-read lists. I hope you like it, and please let us know!

Again I ask next person for something light from my sony or android shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Pixiegirl105]

Well finished The Westing Game. interesting note, the library copy was so antique that i would have had to go read it in a special section of the library....sooo gave into ebooks for this one. it was a fun book!

Cheryl, i pickA Choice of Catastrophes because Asimov is one of my favorite sci-fi writers. :) (also had to add to my tbr...)

[Hannah]

Pixiegirl105

I picked the Joy Luck Club for you. I read it a few months ago. It was interesting. I hope you enjoy it

I would love a book suggestion

[Renata]

Thanks to JoJo for suggesting News of the World. I love reading historical fiction, and this one was a gem. Will be watching the movie soon.

Hannah, for you I choose The Humans by Matt Haig. You may not have liked his Midnight Library tale, but this story is very different. It has all the feels, it's funny and sad, and I loved it. Hope you do too.

So what's my next book, dear readers?

[Samantha]

Renata wrote: "So what's my next book, dear readers?"

First - I wanted to say thank you to Hannah for finally making me read Me Before You! I have been wanting to get to this one for forever and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Renata - for you, I am going to pick The Guest List. I read this one when it came out and really enjoyed it so hopefully you do too :)

For my next read, please pick from the following shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Jennifer]

Cheryl, thank you so much for picking The Guncle for me -- it was such a treasure!

Samantha, I'm picking for you because it seems to be topical at the moment... lol.


To whomever, please pick from my Very Next Up Shelf.

[Hannah]

Hi Jennifer, for you I choose The Plot

For whomever chooses for me please choose something light as I’m going on a beach vacay tomorrow!

please choose from the following shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Hannah]

Thank you Renata

I am waiting for the audiobooks for the Humans from my library. I am excited to read it. I totally forget it was on my tbr but it sounds right up my ally. I hope you enjoyed your book too

[Jennifer]

I'm reading The Plot today and want to be sure you have a pick for your trip, Hannah, so I'm picking for you.

To whomever, please pick from my Very Next Up Shelf.

[Brittany]

I finished Flowers for Algernon. Thanks for the pick!

Jennifer your next book is Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates - totally picked this one based on the title! :)

For the person picking for me, I'm looking for a nice light side-read while I am reading The Count of Monte Cristo.

[Ailine]

Brittany I chose for you Life’s to short to fold your underwear by Patricia Lorenz and hope you enjoy the short stories as much as I did.

I would be very excited to read a new biography!

[Tony]

Renata - Thanks for suggesting "Wuthering Heights". I enjoyed it!

Ailine - I did not see this book on your 'want to read' list but you asked for a new biography. So for you I chose:
Not Dead Yet: The Memoir by Phil Collins I really enjoyed it. Phil really opens up and shares some great stories.

For me, if you could choose from my 'Ready-To-Be-Read" list

[Renata]

Tony wrote: "Renata - Thanks for suggesting "Wuthering Heights". I enjoyed it!

Ailine - I did not see this book on your 'want to read' list but you asked for a new biography. So for you I chose:
[book:Not Dead..."

Tony, just a gentle reminder that this challenge is meant to decrease our TBR's, so please select a book from Ailine's bookshelf. Thanks!

[Tony]

Sorry for that, I got thrown by "new". My mistake! :)

Ailine - let's go with Keanu Reeves: Most Triumphant: The Movies and Meaning of an Irrepressible Icon by Alex Pappademas I like Keanu and think it would be a interesting book.

Again, for me, if you could choose from my 'Ready-to-be-read' list

[Brittany]

Ailine, could you please pick something for me that is on my Want to Read shelf?

[Renata]

Ailine wrote: "Brittany I chose for you Life’s to short to fold your underwear by Patricia Lorenz and hope you enjoy the short stories as much as I did.

I would be very excited to read a new biography!"

Ailine, I don't think this book is on Brittany's To-Read bookshelf. Would you please pick again? Thanks!

[Ailine]

Brittany, I'm truly sorry for the confusion! I checked your list and chose Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer.

Renata and Tony; thank you for your suggestions! I love them both.

You all have a wonderful weekend.

[Hannah]

Ailine,

I recommend Children of the Hill. It sounds so good. I love thrillers and hope to read this one. Hope you enjoy!

[Renata]

Hannah wrote: "Ailine,

I recommend Children of the Hill. It sounds so good. I love thrillers and hope to read this one. Hope you enjoy!"

Hannah, the next pick is for Tony. Ailine already has a book chosen. Would you please try again? BTW, how was "The Humans"?

(Reminder: Only post when you are ready for your next read.)

[Samantha]

Renata - I am ready for my next pick. Would you like me to choose for Tony since that didn't appear to happen? Or Hannah? Or both so we can just move on? Lol. Let me know what you would prefer me to do and I'll come back and respond :)

[Renata]

Samantha wrote: "Renata - I am ready for my next pick. Would you like me to choose for Tony since that didn't appear to happen? Or Hannah? Or both so we can just move on? Lol. Let me know what you would prefer me t..."

Samantha, seems like Hannah has "The Humans" and Ailine has "Keanu Reeves" to read, so next pick is for Tony. Thanks!

[Samantha]

Tony wrote: "choose from my 'Ready-to-be-read' list

Tony, I am choosing A Dog's Journey because I have been wanting to read the first one and it looks like you rated it high so hopefully this second one will be just as good!

I also forgot to mention that was definitely an intriguing read! He sort of lost me a bit toward the end but it was fun overall. Definitely listen to the audio so you can hear him narrate, rap, and hear his overall emotion.

For my next pick, please choose from the following shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[JoJo_theDodo]

Samantha wrote: "Tony wrote: "choose from my 'Ready-to-be-read' list

Tony, I am choosing A Dog's Journey because I have been wanting to read the first one and it looks like you rated it high so hop..."

Hi Samantha : )

For your next read I will pick:


I haven't read it yet, but it was recommended by a couple people and I have it on my TBR Rec list. I'd love to know how you liked it once you've read it.

For the next Bookish friend picking for me, please choose from my Next Read list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Renata]

Just finished reading The Guest List. Thanks Samantha for the great pick! It was a real page-turner, soap-opera and an easy read.

JoJo, you've got a great list there! For you I pick a classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, often featured in best-ever lists. Hope you love it!

So now I'm ready for my next read. What's it to be?

[Cheryl]

Pixiegirl, A Choice of Catastrophes is excellent non-fiction. Took me awhile to read as it's not light! But I'm glad that I did and I thank you for the rec.

Renata, I see Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors on your shelf. It covers an area of interest to me, so I'd love to hear what you think of it!

Next person, please, yet again, try to find something light and neither too long nor too short from my 'sony or android' shelf. I've got to work through my ebooks! https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Cheryl]

bump... anyone still around?

[Katie]

hi! for you, i picked
i haven't read it--though now i'm thinking about it--but i think it fits your criteria pretty well.

to whoever chooses for me, please pick something from my tbr-soon shelf that's not too long

[Cheryl]

Katie, the juvenile time travel novel was pretty good. A little longer and for a slightly older audience than David Walliams books, which it reminded me of. (For example Gangsta Granny.) But def. for kids and the young-at-heart; if you don't normally choose kids' books I don't recommend it.

Katie, I recommend Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl for you. But I'm taking the liberty of recommending the graphic novel instead of the classic book that is taught in schools. I found it to be even more effective than the original. Don't get me wrong, it's important to read the original, but the edition with artwork makes an amazing impact. Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation

I now need someone to pick for me something off my Currently Reading shelf. I'm embarrassed by how "miscellaneous" that has gotten!

[Miriam]

Cheryl, for you I chose Boy in the Tower. It sounds really interesting, I guess I'll give it a try one day, too ;)

To the next one chosing for me: please take one off my physical-tbr, but none of the classics, please.

[Betty]

Miriam Sing the book I chose for you is Cormoran Strike #1. I really enjoyed it

Brittany Alleman Ayers thank you for suggesting The Forgotten Garden. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[Renata]

Miriam, the book Betty chose for you is "Der Ruf des Kuckucks", aka The Cuckoo's Calling. Enjoy!

[Pixiegirl105]

Finished Joy Luck Club. I love this type of book where there is a narrative that makes you feel like they are real stories. (Now I need to see if the movie lives up to the book)

Renata, I choose A Court of Thorns and Roses

[Renata]

Pixiegirl105 wrote: "Finished Joy Luck Club. I love this type of book where there is a narrative that makes you feel like they are real stories. (Now I need to see if the movie lives up to the book)

Renata, I choose [..."

Pixie, next pick is not for me. I was simply clarifying Betty's book choice. So the next pick should be for Betty. Would you please pick again? Thanks!

[Pixiegirl105]

sure.

Betty,

I pick The Lies of Locke Lamora for you! it's a really good antihero read

[Betty]

Pixiegirl105 wrote: "sure.

Betty,

I pick The Lies of Locke Lamora for you! it's a really good antihero read"

Thanks! Looking forward to reading this!

[Tiffany]

Pixiegirl105
I pick The Lovely Bones for you. I absolutely loved that book. I hope you do too!

Whomever is choosing for me, please pick from my want to read list, preferably closer to the end of the list(last 30 books or so)
Thanks

[Renata]

Cheryl, thanks for recommending Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors. Unfortunately, it was a slug to read, interesting but not entertaining. If you like lots of data, stats and footnotes, then it might be OK.

Tiffany, for you I highly recommend Water for Elephants. I loved it!

Looking forward to my next read. What's it to be, dear readers?

[Tony]

Renata, for you I chose Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

It's been on my radar for a while, and I enjoy a good western for an easy Summer read.

For me, if the next person could choose my next read from my "Ready To Be Read" list. Thanks! :)

[Estefanía]

Tony, for you I chose Watership Down by Richard Adams. It's what I would call a rite of passage.

Leslie Ann, thank you. Rosemary's Baby was quite mortifying.

[JoJo_theDodo]

Estefanía wrote: "Tony, for you I chose Watership Down by Richard Adams. It's what I would call a rite of passage.

Leslie Ann, thank you. Rosemary's Baby was quite mortifying."

Estefania - I would like to recommend for your next read, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I listened to the audiobook version and really enjoyed the story.

For my next read please pick from my Paperback Bookshelf TBR:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Estefanía]

JoJo_theDoDo, thank you. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was hard to put down and also help with the Calendar Challenge.

Also, I would like to recomend Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. It's a classic and one never gets to see it adapted well. However, some reimaginings are good as their own thing.

[JoJo_theDodo]

Estefanía wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo, thank you. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was hard to put down and also help with the Calendar Challenge.

Also, I would like to recomend [book:Frankenstein: The 1..."

Thank you for recommending Frankenstein. Initially it was a slow read for me, but I found it interesting how much different the book was from any of the movie adaptations that I had seen. The story really gives you quite a bit to think about.

I am ready for my next read, please pick from my Paperback Bookshelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Estefanía]

Okay, I think I will keep you in science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time. It's a fast read and will make anybody fuzzy inside. Sorry, it's the only other book besides Beloved and Jane Eyre I can vouch for. And, I think you might want a break from the horrors of at least one book.

I will be waiting for your recommendation.

[JoJo_theDodo]

Estefanía wrote: "Okay, I think I will keep you in science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time. It's a fast read and will make anybody fuzzy inside. Sorry, it's the only other book besides Beloved and Jane ..."

Thanks for your recommendation! For you I pick The Queen's Gambit I read this one previously for a challenge and it was an interesting read. I definitely think I would read more by this author.

[JoJo_theDodo]

I completed reading the recommendation of A Wrinkle in Time and really enjoyed the story. I had seen the movie before with my family, but I had not read the book before. I liked the book even more than the movie.

I am ready for my next read and I am trying to get through all my paperbacks on my bookshelves so please pick Paperback-TBR list:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Cheryl]

I coulda sworn someone recommended to me Boy in the Tower. Whoever it was, I owe them thanks, it was very entertaining and thought-provoking, and definitely not just for children.

Next person please pick for me from my sony or android shelf, my ebooks: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list.... It'd be super helpful if you could pick something between 100 and 200 pages.

JoJo, you probably should get Matilda off your list. It'll be quick and fun. ;)

[Pixiegirl105]

Finished The Lovely Bones. I like books like that, but now need to just have something that isn't so heavy.

Cheryl,

I looked in your link and it only goes to 92 pages. So I'm choosing from the ending pages around there. I love anthologies (and now adding this to my TBR. facepalm lol) because it leads to new authors. I hope you might do the same in this one:
Edge of Infinity