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[Sammy]

Book #2 will be started this evening and has 500+ pages 😉

[Melindam]

Phew.... 😊

[Sammy]

Only have one more 500+ pager to come this month after that one though, so try to spin accordingly 😂

[Cat]

so, I'm reading Katabasis, in which the MCs are grad students who can do magic. They don't describe themselves as sorcerors or anything apart from "people who can do magic"
Thoughts as to whether we can stuff it into the SORCEROR task?

It does works for "sacrifices something" - Alice sacrifices 30 yrs of her life in the hope of getting a recommendation, so I'm hoping for a twofer....

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "so, I'm reading Katabasis, in which the MCs are grad students who can do magic. They don't describe themselves as sorcerors or anything apart from "people who can do magic"
Thought..."

I'm not particularly picky when it comes to sorcerers, if they can do magic... they can be sorcerers. :)

[Sophie, The other one]

If there is a female who does magic then I'm happy - given the task specifies sorceress rather than sorceror.

How is Katabasis? I was disappointed by Yellowface, but a return to some magic might be better.

[Cat]

I'm liking it. closer to Babel in that it's strongly about academic endeavours, but still with the MC you want to shake for being a bit of a blind drip

[Cat]

how did you like the Pratchett biog?
I liked it very much, but on reflection think it was probably completed too close to his death - I don't think Wilkins has fully got over everything, and the sections about the last years were a bit wonky. (too emotional? not enough facts, leading to missed opportunities? I'm not sure)

[Melindam]

For book set in China: are we OK with a book set in Hong Kong, even if it is just before the "handover"?

[Cat]

well, was technically only ever on load, so was always China....

I'm not going to get to a China anytime soon, so if you've got one, go for it :)

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "well, was technically only ever on load, so was always China....

I'm not going to get to a China anytime soon, so if you've got one, go for it :)"

OK, will do. :))

[Melindam]

Will read the Hong Kong book first, so if someone has a Fire in title book, just kick mine out. :)

[Sophie, The other one]

I liked it, but it got a bit more into his reaction to Terry's later years rather than a biography as such I think so felt more autobiographical. I didn't really get a sense of what Lyn and Rhianna were up to through a lot of it as it was very focused on his work - which might be an accurate reflection of his life.

[Sophie, The other one]

I haven't got China or Korea any time soon so I'm happy for you to go for it Mel.

[Melindam]

Sophie wrote: "I haven't got China or Korea any time soon so I'm happy for you to go for it Mel."

😍

[Cat]

Sophie wrote: "I liked it, but it got a bit more into his reaction to Terry's later years rather than a biography as such I think so felt more autobiographical. I didn't really get a sense of what Lyn and Rhianna..."

Yes - that's a great way of describing my issues with it. And very protective of Pratchett during his later years, understandable, but a definite shift from the earlier points

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "Sophie wrote: "I liked it, but it got a bit more into his reaction to Terry's later years rather than a biography as such I think so felt more autobiographical. I didn't really get a sense of what ..."

I have it on Kobo, still gathering courage and determination to read it.

[Sammy]

I'm waiting for a china task in turf... Could be any time between now and early december (if at all, lol), and there is a much smaller chance of korea being a thing, so they're all yours Mel 😆

[Sammy]

I still need to read the Pratchett. I think it might still be too soon for me also!

[Melindam]

Sorry to admit that Korea does not feature on my book-interest lists, like... at all?
However, if you had something lighter and shortish to recommend, I'd consider it.

[Cat]

actually, I might have a Korea / yellow text book to cover here & Turf when I'm done with Katabasis

[Sammy]

To be honest, most of the Korean fiction I've read has been pretty heavy in subject matter.

I did find To All the Boys I've Loved Before on the list (18x), which while not short-short, is a pretty fast and light read.

I do have a Korean horror on my TBr, but I very much doubt I'll get to it this month...

[Sammy]

Cat wrote: "actually, I might have a Korea / yellow text book to cover here & Turf when I'm done with Katabasis"

YAY!

[Cat]

this is fluff!

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "this is fluff!
"

Thank you, Cat. In case you're reading plans stall, I may consider this or The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea.☺️

[Melindam]

Sammy wrote: "To be honest, most of the Korean fiction I've read has been pretty heavy in subject matter.

Yeah, my TT reading on Africa & Middle East had really heavy-weight books and for mental health reasons I really need a break from this kind of reading before taking it up again.

But we'll see if Cat or I get to Korea first.

[Melindam]

Anyways, finishing Kate Daniels 7 shortly and will get rid of the China task next for sure.

[Melindam]

China book finished - yay!. I spun

Erymanthian Boar (not so yay!)
1 500 to 650
2 Title starts with a letter from MOUNTAIN
3 snow on cover
4 character gets drunk
5 MPG Animal

[Melindam]

Cactus Cat

1 100 to 175
2 MC gets drunk/tipsy
3 A cat is important to the plot
4 Setting is somewhere dry (your interpretation)
5 Two words in title start with the same letter

[Cat]

Yeah.... I should've let Mel or Domi spin for me....
finished Korea, we've now got

Jack the Ripper (England / London)
1 500 to 650
2 takes place in England or Wales
3 MPG Crime
4 sharp weapon on cover
5 author's name (first or last) has a double letter

[Melindam]

🤭

I'm sure I can find something to fit at least one of the page counts.

[Sammy]

Shorties not a problem, but nothing over 500 in the next turf battle!

the rest not difficult though.

[Melindam]

I'll take one of those and in case noone has claimed the other when I'm finished, I can claim the other as well. ☺️

[Melindam]

Between Sammy, Domi and me, Jack the Ripper will be sewn up. ;)

Erymanthian Boar comes later. :)

[Sammy]

I've got 6 books on the sheet now, but should get most of them done tomorrow 😁

[Melindam]

Domi will finish his Wimpy Kid book soon, but I can only start on the 500+ pager tomorrow or the day after, so I'm the weakest link. ;)

[Sammy]

Not a problem. I'm concentrating on the older ones first anyway 😁

[Cat]

I've decided that LA is famously a dry place, so claimed that task :)

ETA: also got a 500+ book :)

[Melindam]

Cat wrote: "I've decided that LA is famously a dry place, so claimed that task :)

ETA: also got a 500+ book :)"


☺️

[Sammy]

LA definitely works! I have a friend there who is always complaining about the lack of rain.

[Melindam]

Let's see if I can persuade Domi to read the Kipling short stories/ a short story to cover MPG Animal. ;)

[Sophie, The other one]

My reading has been absolutely trashed by one of my members of staff letting me know that she doesn't trust us to run the business and needs to seek legal advice before she'll be in a room with me again.

Will be reading in the background and putting things where they fit, but it's slow going right now.

[Sammy]

Wow! Totally get that you're too distracted to read Sophie!
Hopefully you can get it all sorted out, ideally without escalation. Was there any hint this woman was unhappy, or did she just dump that on you?

[Melindam]

OMG, so sorry about this mess, Sophie. 😪

Sounds horrible.

[Cat]

WTF! I'd offer to come shout at your stupid staff person but doubt that would help.

Totally understand, ignore us (or not) as it helps! We are not a source of stress for you x

[Sophie, The other one]

It started because we bought up the fact she wasn't doing her job well and that we were going to go through with a disciplinary process with her. Since then every week has bought a new piece of fun insanity from her. I've been working very hard not to shout at her while she makes a variety of increasing threats, but doesn't quit.

Getting advice this week about whether we have grounds to fire her because after 2 months of it, I've had enough.

[Sammy]

Good grief!

Yeah, it's insanely difficult to fire anyone these days, especially if you're in the public sector. Unfortunately there are people who know this and play the system accordingly.

I really hope they can find a way for you, because that kind of toxic situation is no good for anyone.

[Sophie, The other one]

I'm hoping her signing a contract while she was under disciplinary investigation without talking to either of the partners about it and then being unable to tell us the contents of it will help that - especially since there was an another email advising us not to sign it very shortly after.

[Sammy]

That sounds like it could be something. fingers crossed for you!

[Melindam]

Ugh, sounds like a person thriving on toxicity, the absolute worst.

Fingers crossed you manage to get rid of her quickly. 🤞❤️