2022 Pick-It-For-Me Relay

[Miriam]

hey superawesomekt! i picked Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow for you. i haven't read it yet, but i'm really looking forward to it, it sounds really interesting. have fun!

for the person choosing one for me: please pick one from my physical-tbr

[Brittany]

Hi Miriam, for you I choose The Fault in Our Stars. I read it earlier this year and loved it.

For the next person, please pick from my owned-tbr shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[JoJo_theDodo]

Brittany wrote: "Hi Miriam, for you I choose The Fault in Our Stars. I read it earlier this year and loved it.

For the next person, please pick from my owned-tbr shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/re..."

Hi Brittany, For you I would like to pick The Maze Runner. I read the series with my two boys and after we watched the movies. It was exciting and full of interesting characters.

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

[Pixiegirl105]

Finished Project Hail Mary. I think I liked Artemis better than this one.

For JoJo, I pick one that was given to me in this relay. The Joy Luck Club. It was really good.

[Jennifer]

Pixiegirl, I’m picking for you. Classic true crime!

Finished my last pick: Finding Dorothy Elizabeth Letts and I can't imagine why I waited so long to read this.

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

[Renata]

Jennifer wrote: "Pixiegirl, if you'll edit your post above and pick a shelf, I'll pick a book for you!

Jennifer, I think you could pick from Pixie's To-Read bookshelf. That's the default.

[Jennifer]

Thanks! I picked from that shelf. I’m glad I’m specifying, then, because all I use the to-read shelf for is to stash books I see when I’m in a hurry that I want to look at later to see if I have any interest in!

[Tony]

Hi Jennifer!

For you I chose The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
I have really enjoyed that series!

I have finished Billy Summers by Stephen King and found it to be an exciting thrill ride! Thank you JoJo_the Dodo!!

I'm ready for my next suggestion. If you could choose from my "Ready To Be Read" List https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... Thanks so much!

[superawesomekt]

Hi Tony, for you I've selected Frankenstein—I hope you enjoy it!

whoever selects my next read, please choose from my Up Next shelf:

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

[JoJo_theDodo]

superawesomekt wrote: "Hi Tony, for you I've selected Frankenstein—I hope you enjoy it!

whoever selects my next read, please choose from my Up Next shelf:

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

Hi KT,

For you I picked A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

I've read this book and I found parts of it interesting and humorous, so I hope you'll enjoy it too.

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

[Marla]

Kim wrote: "...Marla, it seems our tastes are so different that there's not much on your list that I actually know. So I decided to go for the one that's been waiting for you the longest: Touching Evil."

Completion Post: Msg 161
Book: Touching Evil
Read: 11/9/22
Rating: ★★★.5

[Marla]

Hi, JoJo_theDoDo, I pick The Nightingale for you, since I like this author, even though I haven't read this one. It is on my TBR.

Please pick me a book from my On Deck shelf:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Miriam]

hey marla, i picked Rich People Problems for you. i've never heard of it before, but the description sounds pretty interesting.
to the person chosing the next one for me: please pick one off my physical-tbr.

[Reagan]

Miriam wrote: "hey marla, i picked Rich People Problems for you. i've never heard of it before, but the description sounds pretty interesting.
to the person chosing the next one for me: please pic..."

Hey Miriam, I pick Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World for you. I've read some of the authors other books, and they're amazing!

Please pick a book for me from my Physical tbr shelf.

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

[JoJo_theDodo]

Thank you Marla for picking The Nightingale for me. I really enjoyed it. That is the third book I have read by Kristin Hannah and I have enjoyed all of them. I think I may need to add all of her books to my TBR.

For you Reagan I will pick The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan it is on my TBR and it seems to have received many good reviews.

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

[Jennifer]

Thank you for selecting The Lies of Locke Lamora for me. It has been on my to-read list for a while. I ended up picking it for my book club pick too.

For Jo-Jo, I recommend Dear Edward. You and I have quite a few books in common and I think you will enjoy this book. It was the first book I read with the book club I mentioned above and we all liked it. It is emotional but worth it.

Please select from my library-on-hold or sitting-on-my-bookshelf lists.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Cheryl]

Kim, I finally got around to reading Marta Oulie. Perfect length and difficulty for today, and excellent book. Reminds me of the best literature in college, the stuff that was easy enough to read and enjoy, but that also had a lot of stuff to dissect and discuss.

Jennifer, this might possibly be a good time of year for you to read the library book Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself.

Next person, please pick from my 'on-deck' shelf... it's still the ebooks, but it's a prioritized & shorter list. You don't have to worry about length anymore. :)

[Pixiegirl105]

Finished In Cold Blood. I always forget how great an author Truman Capote is.

I'm going to be done with this post and start up in the next on in 2023. So if the next person wants to pick for Cheryl, that would keep the post going :)

[Tokoro]

O.o Kim, I see a Chunukah-themed one and also a possible romp which sounds interesting from your 'on deck' shelf I'd love to hear about from you! Id' say either Potato Pancakes All Around by Marilyn Hirsch (pan-holiday season read) or Alastair Chisholm's Consequence Girl (if it's not part of a series, as the book page doesn't specify). If I made it on time before someone else!

Someone could choose for me something either recently added to my library shelf or my bookshops/little free library shelves, to get more of those checked off (and also many to-read of mine on here I do not own).

[Renata]

Tokoro wrote: "O.o Kim, I see a Chunukah-themed one and also a possible romp which sounds interesting from your 'on deck' shelf I'd love to hear about from you! Id' say either Potato Pancakes All Around by Marily..."

Tokoro, I assume the pick is for Cheryl, correct? You mentioned Kim, so got confused.

[Tokoro]

Yes, for Cheryl, sorry.

[Cheryl]

I very much enjoyed Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale. It's much like the Stone Soup story. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know from... but it did feel like true to 'old country' culture depicted; it has a lot in common with, for example, some of the stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Tokoro, I'm reading the Next Generation novels now and will read the original series Star Trek in a few months (I hope). I'd love to know what you think of Captain's Peril from your library.

I don't need another pick because Tokoro also suggested another book to me (Consequence Girl) and it will probably take me until the new thread in 2023 to read it.

Thanks for a great year, y'all!!

[Tokoro]

Cheryl wrote: "I very much enjoyed Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale. It's much like the Stone Soup story. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know from... but it did feel like true to 'old countr..."

Oh, glad you read the potato pancake one! My sister get them from the local German restaurant my nephew likes, which also has festivities for Sint Niklaus Day.

How do the Star Trek series work? Are they based off the films or television episodes or original stories?

I've gotten somewhere around 100 pages into mine, from before, and so far I've been very impressed by however William Shatner is involved in the writing in the explanatory science and the banter between retired Enterprise captains, how they tease each other and put on display their personalities. So, I will need to get a hold of it again and finish it. I've read Stars Wars expanded universe volumes before but never any Star Trek.

Someone can pick another for me, so we can keep it going, again from my bookshops-book sales shelf.

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

[Cheryl]

Tokoro wrote: ".How do the Star Trek series work? Are they based off the films or television episodes or original stories?.."

All of the above! It's very confusing to me. I'm using lists provided by other people... and sometimes those lists don't match up, either.

I think it's easier if you just want to read a few for fun. But I've decided to read all the boxes full that I inherited from my brother. It's a project!

[Tokoro]

Cheryl wrote: "Tokoro wrote: ".How do the Star Trek series work? Are they based off the films or television episodes or original stories?.."

All of the above! It's very confusing to me. I'm using lists provided ..."

That's exactly what I do most of the time: spontaneously pick from a larger series just for kicks. I'm not much of a series person, with my attentions span and reading habits so scattered.

[Lena]

Tokoro wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I very much enjoyed Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale. It's much like the Stone Soup story. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know from... but it did feel like true..."

Hey Tokoto,
I chose Lake Roland for you and hope you'll enjoy it.

Please select a book from my 'Bookcase unread' (https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... ) shelf. Thank you!

[JoJo_theDodo]

Lena wrote: "Tokoro wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I very much enjoyed Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale. It's much like the Stone Soup story. I'm not Jewish, so I don't know from... but it did..."

Hi Lena
For you I pick: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Just because it's a good season for this read. I've watched several versions of the movie, but have not actually read the book myself. I will add this to my TBR too!

For my next read please pick from my Hardback Books Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Cheryl]

(Oh goodness. Anyone who has not read the Christmas Carol really is missing out. I've not read any of Dickens' long novels, but this story is such a treat that I've read it several times. Print is better than audio because then you can pause and reread all the juicy lines. You're in for a treat!)

[Marla]

Cheryl wrote: "(Oh goodness. Anyone who has not read the Christmas Carol really is missing out. I've not read any of Dickens' long novels, but this story is such a treat that I've read it several times. Print is ..."

Same, Cheryl. I really enjoyed A Christmas Carol too and have also not read any of his other novels. But it's been years since I read it. I need to reread it some year. Probably not this year, but maybe next year.

[superawesomekt]

I agree, A Christmas Carol is fantastic to read; however, sometimes I put on Tim Curry's narration when I'm working on projects and need to be hands free and it is so good!

[Lena]

So I'm looking very much forward to this read. Thanks for choosing this gem!

[Ron]

Although I am not officially a member of this group, I would like to make a recommendation if I may. For those who have read "A Christmas Carol" by Dicken's, I highly recommend "Mr. Dickens and His Carol" by Samantha Silva. It's a great companion read to the original by Dickens and a heartwarming story for the holiday season. In addition to "A Christmas Carol", I have also read "Great Expectations' and "A Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens as well. By references to characters in other Dicken's novels, Ms. Silva has inspired me to read other Dicken's novels as well.