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[Sonia]

RIP brain. You served Sonia well, but it's time for rest

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "For 650+ I have a book. Just received an Audiobook ARC from Netgalley. I won't be quick about it, but I can do. :)

the default edition is 671 pages."

I'm about to start a 706, so I can take that one if you want :)

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "Melindam wrote: "For 650+ I have a book. Just received an Audiobook ARC from Netgalley. I won't be quick about it, but I can do. :)

the default edition is 671 pages."

I'm about to start a 706, so..."

Sure Sammy, go ahead!! 😊

[Sammy]

I lied, it's 704 😆

Have a few long ones this week, which is good timing really, lol.

[Sonia]

And here I was happy with my 124 just read book....

[Sammy]

Hey, I'm glad you're able to take care of those short books for us! I read all of mine during TURF, lol!

[Melindam]

Sonia, your short books are much appreciated. I have so very few of those and already used them last year for previous monsters. :))

[Sonia]

Short and with hot men on cover. That's something I always have handy :)

Plus I love re-reads.

[Sammy]

Sonia wrote: "Short and with hot men on cover. That's something I always have handy :)

Plus I love re-reads."

So selfless of you to save us from those 😉

[Sonia]

I'm considerate like that. Always thinking of my teammates well being.

[Melindam]

♡

[Cat]

is this a white cover?


I think it is, an off-white, which is still white, right?


ETA: and if it is right, then it can probably also work for "relationship under false pretences" - Belle is in an employment relationship based on a false pretence that she is white, not Black

[Melindam]

I am fine with it being white :)

[Melindam]

Question: Wikipedia treats "a lady" aka author of Sense and Sensibility as "pen name". Could it get away as pseudonym or is it too much of a stretch?

[Cat]

ooooh...... I dunno. I'd be totes fine with any of the Brontes' works being used, but I think this is anonymous publication rather than pseudonymous publication.

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "ooooh...... I dunno. I'd be totes fine with any of the Brontes' works being used, but I think this is anonymous publication rather than pseudonymous publication."

👍

[Melindam]

Just found that Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany was published under a pseudonym, so that's OK. :)

[Sammy]

Awesome! I do have books coming up I could read for the psuedonym, but probably not for a week or two, so I'm glad someone found one 😁

I'm also good with the white cover

[Sammy]

how are we tackling the catchy opening line?

I just finished Divergent, which has as an opening line

"There is one mirror in my house."

It's certainly an evocative opening line, bringing to mind all kinds of questions, but is it catchy? What the heck is a catchy opening line? Something melodious with a kind of rhythm to it? I haven't a clue, lol.

[Cat]

that's catchy to me! it's our call, after all :)

[Sammy]

Awesome, space filled, lol.

[Melindam]

Question, as grammar has never been my strong point:

does "the Queen" as in Queen E II count as a "proper noun" ?

I have this book

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

and I was wondering of it would work or not?

[Cat]

In that instance, I think yes ?

[Melindam]

Or I could put my Bletchley Park book into that slot??

[Sammy]

I think the first one is more a common noun, Bletchley park definitely works though

[Melindam]

Then Bletchley Park it is... and in case you have a LEEDS title, the slot is empty.... ;)

[Cat]

we can put my Incredible Unlikeliness in there :)

[Melindam]

I started my Pride and Prejudice reread yesterday and then I did some calculation and realised that this year marks the 35th anniversary of my discovering Jane Austen and reading P&P for the first time.

Apart from this making me feel very old, I had a lovely bout of nostalgia about it all. 😊🥰

[Sammy]

Teehee! I had a similar moment last week when I was watching The Fellowship of the Ring with my youngest, and realised that I have been watching these dvds every year around my birthday since he was born. 21 years now!

And the first time I read the book was exactly 38 years ago!! 🥴

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "Teehee! I had a similar moment last week when I was watching The Fellowship of the Ring with my youngest, and realised that I have been watching these dvds every year around my birthday since he wa..."

WOW!!

I will start watching the LOTR werkfilms today - at home with a sore throat and feeling miserable. That should be nice therapy.
Anyways, did my LOTR calculation and it's been 32 years since my first read. :)))

[Sophie, The other one]

It's nice when you can enjoy the nostalgia of these things! Unfortunately HP has not held that status for me.


I can't believe the LOTR films are that old. Surely not... That would be the time I first read the books because you have to read the book before you watch the film and I already knew that in my teens.

[Sophie, The other one]

After all the difficulty finding soul-suck for dementors, it's come up repeatedly in Soulless. Will have to remember the series if we get dementors again.

[Sammy]

Fellowship came out in 2001. It was in the cinema at the same time as Monsters Inc. I know this because hubby took our toddler daughter to go see it while I was next door watching Hobbits 😁

[Melindam]

:D ♡

[Sophie, The other one]

Sammy wrote: "Fellowship came out in 2001. It was in the cinema at the same time as Monsters Inc. I know this because hubby took our toddler daughter to go see it while I was next door watching Hobbits 😁"

Monsters inc is still a great film, but I think you got the better half of that deal.

[Sophie, The other one]

I'm going to suggest that I'm banned from spinning for a bit...

Minotaur
651+
MC gets lost
map in book
"character described as ""bull-headed"" or ""hard-headed"""
Goodreads rating 4.0+

[Melindam]

Unless Sammy has sth coming, I can move my Masters of the Air to the 650+ slot. Found a short book that could be used for "pseudonym".

[Sammy]

Nothing this week. Might have another long one towards the end of the month, but have a few 3-400 pagers coming up first.

[Sammy]

Sophie wrote: "Monsters inc is still a great film, but I think you got the better half of that deal."

It was Kayleigh's favourite film for years. When her brother was born a year or so later, we got her the VHS from him as a thank you for being my big sister pressie.

It worked, she's adored her little brother ever since 😆

(but yes, I still prefer LotR, and these days, so do my kids, lol)

[Sammy]

I've grabbed tasks 3 & 5 with Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. somewhat miffed that there's no hard-headedness in the book. There should be! lol.

[Sophie, The other one]

Will wait and see if anyone gets lost in one of my black text on cover books. Both are short unfortunately.

[Sophie, The other one]

I miss walking into bookshops and picking books largely based on how fat the spine was. Would be a useful start for this type of task.

[Sammy]

I did quite a bit of that a few years ago. It would seem though that I've bought most of the really fat ones already 😆

[Cat]

I found hard-headed in my current book. Which might actually be the incentive to get it read and done. I started reading it on 7 Feb! Really not taken to it, but I want it out of my TBR closet!

[Sonia]

Humbert Humbert is slayed!!!

Say hello to Wilson Fiske (Daredevil)

350 to 450
Author last or first name starts with a letter in WILSON
MC is rich
white clothing on cover
"daredevil" in text

[Sonia]

Daredevil in text... yeah... I'm going to self ban from spinning. LOL

In some better news, I needed a book with "fun time" in the shower/bath/water for my slippery bonus this week, and remembered


Which means I can knock off white clothing on cover plus MC is rich. Logan may not be Christian Grey filthy rich, but he's a rich ass layer.

[Sammy]

Grabbed 1 & 2, and almost done with both 😁

[Cat]

Sonia wrote: "Daredevil in text... yeah... I'm going to self ban from spinning. LOL

In some better news, I needed a book with "fun time" in the shower/bath/water for my slippery bonus this week, and remembered ..."

at this rate none of us will be able to spin!

[Sonia]

What is annoying me is that I know that I have read a book that has it, but can't remember which one.

Meh.

[Sammy]

in my search for a black cover for UNO, I found fire! score! 😁