Sophie’s Comments (group member since Apr 28, 2013)

Sophie’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

That's definitely more helpful!

Argh my copy of To Lie with Lions is 656 pages!!

Does Bernadette get lost in Where'd you go? The others have lost her, but I think she knows where she is.

500 to 650
MC gets lost
Shoe(s) on cover
Book has been translated into or was written in German
Author initials in IRRWURZ

Time for the other end of the book length spectrum!

As per Judy and Karen - I wasn’t hugely surprised by one of the twists early in part 3.

I’m not fully sinking into this one and I’d really like to. Not sure what is pulling me out of it so often but it’s not flowing for me. Might be the continual character pov change every chapter with no indication how most of the threads will come together.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I started a Dorothy Dunnett before TT that I want to pick back up. The Agatha Christie short stories should also help. There is hope!

Think a week off work with one child back at school and us all getting back into a routine will probably also make a difference.

That’s v handy.

My reading has ground to a standstill. Really hoping I pick up something soon that kickstarts me again

My favourites were:


My duds were:

I’m giving turf wars a miss this year but for everyone taking part - have fun!

Mods are thinking about what comes next so keep an eye on the newsletter. We all feel like a small break in organising is needed before the next one kicks off.

I’d hoped to squeeze in another read, but camping has been more full on than planned so it’s half read.

Thanks everyone for all the awesome reading and Mel for some impressive cheese reaction times!

Hope she had a wonderful day Claire

Fingers crossed that interest in viewings turns into bids nicely for you. Glad that the Scottish system for completions is more sensible than the English one so that you can get somewhere reasonably smoothly in the new year.

I’m not planning to take part in Turf Wars so I’ll see what I’ve got unless someone has one on the go for the last week of TT.

It’s not the same as the original and has moved closer to thriller territory. It was still v readable, but not the pinnacle that I remember the originals being when I last read them (which was over a decade ago).