The Name Game: Richard & Michelle

[Michelle]

Question 28: What is the last book you DNF and why?
Task 28: Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

[Michelle]

I'll be honest, I can't remember what it was or why. Now that's going to bug me for the rest of the day.

This is the oldest book on my list.

The Seamstress

[Richard]

I can't remember what it was called. I do remember that it was an autobiography of an actor I liked...but then found out from the book that he had an immature, red pill, superficial character. Turned me off him completely.

This is the oldest on my TBR list:
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

[Michelle]

Now I remember. It came to me as I was driving to pick up my sister in law at work, It was Open House by Katie Sise. The dialogue was weird to me, the mc was unbelievable, and I don't think it had been edited to closely because their were a ton of grammatical and spelling mistakes.

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "I can't remember what it was called. I do remember that it was an autobiography of an actor I liked...but then found out from the book that he had an immature, red pill, superficial character. Turn..."

I read that in high school. It's quite sad.

Both of our oldest books deal with the holocaust,

[Richard]

✅ 28 - Oldest on TBR

28/4 - The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Michelle]

✅ 28 - Oldest on TBR

Book - The Seamstress
Author - Sara Tuvel Bernstein
Date Read - 5/4/25
Rating - 4 stars

[Michelle]

Question 29: What did you want to be when you grew up?

Task 29: Pick a career you wanted to be and choose a book with a character that is working in that field or working in your partners field

[Michelle]

I wanted to be a writer of some sort. I even went to school for a year for journalism.

[Richard]

I wanted to be a psychologist.

[Richard]

✅ 29 - Dream Job

Me - psychologist
5/5 - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author/MC is a psychologist

Michelle - journalist
6/5 - It Happened in France: A Renowned Journalist's Account of Life Under the Occupation 1940–1944, Francois Eliet - ⭐️⭐️
MC is a journalist

[Michelle]

Still waiting for my book to come in. My libby app says soon.

[Richard]

All good, no rush

[Michelle]

Completion Post

Remember When by Nora Roberts & J.D. Robb - 6/2/25 - 5 stars

Mira - Psychologist and Criminal Profiler
Nadine - Journalist

[Michelle]

Question 30: If you could have lunch with any celebrity/famous person who would it be?

Task 30: Read a book about them if they have one. (if they don't then they can just read a celebrities or famous person book)

[Michelle]

My choice Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue.

[Richard]

My choice would be Emma Stone or Wil Wheaton.

I love that movie The Dirt, which is about Motley Crue. Have you seen it?

[Michelle]

No, not yet. I'm not much of a TV or movie watcher. I'll see something I want to watch and then forget about it. I tend to just listen or watch what my husband does if I happen to be in the same room. Half the time I'm not paying a whole lot of attention.

[Richard]

Michelle wrote: "I'm not much of a TV or movie watcher."

Well that movie is based on the book The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee.

It's a pretty good book.

[Richard]

✅ 30 - Celeb

Me - Wil Wheaton
5/6 - Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir, Wil Wheaton - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Michelle - Nikki Sixx
7/6 - The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, Nikki Sixx - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Benedicte, Bookmark First, Ask Later]

Heyo Richard and Michelle! Popping by to let you know that the mods have decided to let the Name Game end and be archived on June 30th, due to Amanda stepping away from being a mod. I hope that's all right with you 😊

[Richard]

That's okay with me. Thank you for letting us know.

[Richard]

Not sure if you're still going with this challenge, Michelle.

I just wanted to say that I enjoyed playing with you & I'm sure I'll see you around in other games. 🤓

[Michelle]

Richard wrote: "Not sure if you're still going with this challenge, Michelle.

I just wanted to say that I enjoyed playing with you & I'm sure I'll see you around in other games. 🤓"

Sorry, I've been working quite a bit. I have not had a chance to get to my book yet. I was going to try and get to it within the next couple of days, but to be honest I don't think I will finish it on time. Thanks for playing with me. I had fun.