Rosemarie’s Comments (group member since Oct 21, 2016)

Rosemarie’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

I've just finished The Inverted World by Christopher Priest. I did not know anything about the book before I started. It was a mind-bending read-I loved it!

What did you think of the book, Brenda?

Thanks for the info, Brenda. You had a good reading month for this topic.

It's time to explore other worlds and other times-by reading our genres Science Fiction or Dystopias.
You can include short stories for this challenge, not just novels.

Group and Buddy Reads - September

The Odor of Violets by Baynard H. Kendrick
The Case of the Careless Kitten by Erle Stanley Gardner
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus
The Persians by Aeschylus
The Inverted World byChristopher Priest
The Moffat Museum by Eleanor Estes

Brenda wrote: "I finished The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music. You don't have to be a Nirvana or Foo Fighter's fan to enjoy this glimpse into the life of a rock star."

I'm a Nirvana fan.

It's a wonderful book but probably impossible to find. It was published in German in 1956. One other person on goodreads has read the book and also gave it five stars. There were lots of quotes from his letters to Theo.
My husband and I were in France in May on a tour and went to Arles. The tour guide showed us all the places having to do with Vincent. He had such a hard life and created such beautiful art.

I'm reading a biography of Vincent van Gogh in German-Die Sonne von Arles. It has some sketches and copies of his paintings scattered throughout the book.

Group and Buddy Reads- August

Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes
The Great Mistake by Mary Roberts Rinehart
This World Is Taboo by Murray Leinster
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
Tunnel in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

It's nice to hear from you!

Goodreads messed up, Susy. This is the only one-now. Thanks for spotting the mistake!

Our August genres are memoirs, biographies and travel.

Happy reading, everyone!

I'm reading Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes, the third book in the Moffats series.
They're a lot of fun.

Welcome, Noa. It sounds like a fun challenge. I'm in the group Around the World in 80 books. It's got a lot of book lists from countries all around the world.
If you let me know a few countries you need books for, I'll be glad to give you some recommendations.

I've only read a couple of the Just William books-they're funny!

I've just finished The Rolling Stones, one of the juvenile books written by Robert A. Heinlein in 1952.
It was okay, but not as good as his other juveniles.

Welcome to the group, Tami!

I hope you have fun doing our challenges.

Group and Buddy Reads - July

The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein
Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein
L'Éducation sentimentale by Gustave Flaubert
Una antología poética by Federico García Lorca
War, So Much War by Mercè Rodoreda
The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long
The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich
The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein
Lyrical Ballads: 1798 and 1802 by William Wordsworth
Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca
Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda

It's hard to believe that the year is almost half over!

The genres for July are Children's and YA books.

Maybe it's time to revisit some childhood favourites-or discover some new favourites.

Happy relaxing reading, everyone!

I finished a horror/fantasy called The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman.
It was written in 1896 and is a novella. It's fast-paced and worth reading.