Rebekah’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2016)

Rebekah’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

November
Sept reads

1.Sociopath by Patric Gagne
Biography
2.My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Humor
3.Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II by Abbott Kahler
Mystery
4.Isola by Allegra Goodman
Historical Fiction
5.The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Fantasy

L4L
1.The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
2.Dirk Gently: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul (BBC Audio) by Adams, Douglas (2008) Audio CD by Douglas Adams
3.Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
4.The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
5.The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

D
1.
2.Lies Sleeping -Rivers of London
3.
4.The Professor's House
5.


I didn’t mean to do this twice! It never showed up the first time after I posted it so started over. After posting second time, both showed up!

I hope I’m doing this right, Good chance I won’t finish last 5 options though or even 3! Can try it in November maybe
October
Books read in August
1.Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
His Fic, Civil War, Am Hist
2.The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces
Humor, short stories, literature
3.The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
Indigenous, Fantasy, Horror
4.Oil!
His fic, politics, classics
5.The Wedding People
Lit Fic Romance, Contemporary

✅ 1.The Names by Florence Knapp Hist. Fic
✅ 2.After the Quake by Haruki Murakami Short Stories
✅ 3.The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami- Fantasy
✅ 4.No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris- politics
✅ 5.Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkersonliterary fiction

D
1. The Names by Florence Knapp - A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett F.K. - K.F
2. After the Quake - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Same Author
3.The Dream Hotel - What Kind of Paradise both pub 2025
The Names by Florence Knapp - A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
4.No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson - Death of the Author 464 pgs & 448 pgs
5.Good Dirt - All Good People Here

My Completed Genres
Genres - 3 books per genre + 3 next pick books

Cultural

Fantasy Fairy TalesThe Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey & Only Child by Rhiannon Navin
Mythology The Mabinogion by Unknown & The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok by Jackson Crawford
Weird Fiction The October Country by Ray Bradbury & The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Historical - Victorian Silas Marner by George Eliot & Washington Square by Henry James
Historical The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray & The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
Historical Mystery A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear & A Dangerous Talent by Charlotte Elkins

Horror - Ghost Story The Vanishing by Wendy Webb & This House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Gothic The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Humor

Literature

Mystery

Nonfiction

Romance

Science Fiction

Sequential Art

Thriller

Howdy!
I’m in San Antonio, Texas, looking for bluebonnets and visiting brother, Travis. The eclipse was a bit of a disappointment.
Any Texans here? I’ll wave at you, just tell me which direction to face! (Smile)

Meg wrote: "By the time I've scrolled through 25 pages, I'm pretty happy it's done! I just wish you could search and filter based on your books or specific words"

I was going to ask if there was a way to do this, rather than look through 25 pages to find a particular book.

Tien wrote: "Sorry, the weekend got away from me :(

It's fine - we're not scorekeeping or any such thing. It's only bragging rights, if anything :)"

Thank you , Tien. I’m sorry if I put pressure on you to make the thread. I didn’t mean to. I honestly didn’t know if it was required or not. Now I see how laid back this group is and I really appreciate that

Susan wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Oh gee, I’m confused…..again. There is a completion thread for everyone now? I have completed the Historical genre. Are we supposed to post somewhere when a genre is completed?"

I ..."

But its okay if we don’t post there, right? Its okay I’m just posting in the genre thread with a ✅ when I finish? No one is keeping score or anything?

Currently listening to The Mabinogion. But I found a website with a cheat sheet to keep all the Welsh names straight.
A next pick will be another mythology from the Scandinavian Viking culture. Either Volsunga Saga or The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Goose Girl and Cinder I’ll try to fit in. My daughter has wanted me to read them ever since middle school and now will be her last year at University!

For shelf bender I read 6 books; 3 from lists and 3 next pick

Silas Marner by George Eliot - so far I have not read one of her books I did not enjoy and this one can go to top of list
Washington Square by Henry James i felt so sorry for main character, an innocent pawn of the self centered people around her, non of which despite their declarations to the contrary cared a fig for her best interests.
A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear- one of a few mystery series I follow but am far behind in staying current with latest. It is a conundrum that you fall in love with a character and the series, and you wait for the next one eagerly and would be very disappointed if the author announced the end but on the other hand as it goes on and on, the character has to have life changes and supporting characters come and go and the protagonist herself changes because life isn’t static. Then its not as exciting and a novelty anymore. I find it really difficult to keep up with some series that are in their 30th volume and beyond, but I don’t want them to die either!
A Dangerous Talent by Charlotte Elkins - this is the first of a series about the art world particularly Georgia O’Keefe forgeries.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray This book I highly recommend! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️. Oddly, I had started reading it before, not really aware of the premise and that is based on a true woman’s life. The first chapter seemed to drag for the first few pages and I switched to a more lively book. Now I can’t even remember which book that was but this one will stick with me a long time. Very well done collaboration
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum - an audible freebie I would not have read otherwise. Psychotic people hurting the most vulnerable in society isn’t fun to read anyway especially if there is nothing redemptive about it Furthermore the narrator kept dropping spoilers so all suspense was lost.

I posted this for the Feb genre but read them in March. Hope I wasn’t breaking a thread rule.

Oh gee, I’m confused…..again. There is a completion thread for everyone now? I have completed the Historical genre. Are we supposed to post somewhere when a genre is completed?

Tien wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "A few more questions .
1.For book covers, do you have to use a particular edition like MPE or the most recent? I have one that is audiobook and CD cover of book appears unique to a..."

Thank you so much for your answers. So this weekend you will be making a thread for completed books in a genre or one for me?

A few more questions .
1.For book covers, do you have to use a particular edition like MPE or the most recent? I have one that is audiobook and CD cover of book appears unique to audio versions only. May I still use it?

2. Once a plan is posted, and the books chosen are picked, is it alright to change them?

3. I saw someone asked before about posting plans and finished books and answer seemed to be - we trust you on your own. But I noticed there is a list of people participating with a link where finished books are posted. Were we supposed to use such a link for official use? I had just posted a plan at the end of each genre’s thread.

4. After signifying we completed a book, is there anything else to be done? Is a review required?

5. I am going minimum for this challenge, with three categories per genre, however for non-fiction my TBR pile seems especially high and having trouble picking only 3 categories. Is it possible to complete 5 tasks for a particular genre when all other genres only 3 books and their next books read?

6. I thought I read this somewhere else but just want to be sure, there is no lexile or certain reading level required for books? Books such as Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder accepted for example?
Are plays, poetry and books of essays acceptable?
Is there a minimum page requirement?

Sorry to be a nuisance but I certainly appreciate the time you take with me.

Bea wrote: "Rebekah wrote: "Has goodreads changed the format on the author’s page? I can’t seem to find the Similar authors list,"

It is in small print just above the list of books"

You are right! Found it. As I looked back over previous questions, I saw I wasn’t the only one looking for it. Its that teeny tiny print, I guess

I want start slow with 8 books

Jack of ♦️ - nominated or won award K,X - So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
👸 of ❤️ -over 10,000 ratings L,Y A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
7 of ♦️ - nominated or won award G, T - The Little Friend by Donna Tartt or Women In Their Beds: Thirty-Five Stories by Gina Berriault
3 of ♠️ -Stand Alone C,P The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
✅ red 🃏 - jokers wild!😜 Find Us by Benjamin Stevenson
2 of ❤️ - 10,000 ratings, B,O She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
🤴 of ♠️ - stand alone, M,Z Torment in the Knobs by R. Frank McKinney
5 of ❤️ - 10,000 ratings, E,R The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Non-Fiction
1. Non Fiction

2. Biography - Spare pg 2
Next Pick - similar books I'm Glad My Mom Died

3.Economics
4.Humanities
5. Politics
6 psychology
7. Religion
8 Social Issues
9. Social Science
10. Socialogy
11. Spirituality
12. Travel

Mystery
1. Amateur Slueth

2. Crime

3. Murder Mystery

Science Fiction
1. Alternative History

2. Apocalyptic

3. Time Travel

Literature
1. 18th Century

2. Banned Books

3. Multi-Cultural

Thriller
1. Legal Thriller- Defending Jacob pg 1
Next Pick - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... The Snow Child pg 2

2. Psychological Thriller - The Pocket Wife pg 9
Next Pick - wacky -The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

3. Suspense - The Martian pg 3
Also enjoyed - Ready Player One

Horror
✅ 1. Ghost Stories - The Vanishing by Wendy Webb pg 2
✅ Next Pick - cover - This House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Mansion ,

✅ 2. Gothic - The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters pg 2
✅ Next Pick - Wacky The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

✅ 3. Lovecraftian - This Book Is Full of Spiders pg 4
Next Pick - Best Horror Books of the 21st Century - House of Leaves pg 1