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I'll have to give it a miss I'm afraid, October is classics and there are only 4 on that shelf, so don't think I'll need help picking :)
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@Desley, I pick four books for you, and I went with classics..... LOLOL. I'm interested to see what you think of Strangers on a Train.
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for you. I've read a couple others by her in the last year or so, and liked them. This one is on my list. Enjoy!
Thanks Jennifer, I'll try and remember to come back and post my thoughts.
Martha, I am selecting for you a book I am currently reading and enjoying:
Jennifer, my number should be 3 rather than 2 for Denise to pick.
〰️Beth〰️ wrote: "Two please.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
Beth, I am choosing the following 2 books for you.
I hope you like them!
Jennifer wrote: "Jackie, I'm picking for you. I've read a couple others by her in the last year or so, and liked them. This one is on my list. Enjoy!"Thanks, Jennifer. I'm looking forward to it!
Jennifer wrote: "Fixed, Joy!"Thanks, Jennifer!
Denise wrote: "Joy my picks for you:
and 
"Thanks, Denise!
Denise, I choose for you
&
Hope you enjoy both!
Joy D wrote: "Martha, I am selecting for you a book I am currently reading and enjoying:"Thanks, Joy! I've been wanting to read this one for awhile.
Jennifer wrote: "In for five, please! PIFM"
Sorry for the delay Jennifer, getting over a cold. Not familiar with anything on your shelf but picked a few for Halloween month, one set in New Orleans since I lived there for 30 yrs…(fyi love the author named MC Nola) and two women fictions that looked interesting
prequel to
Hope they are enjoyable reads
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Jackie wrote: I hope you like them!Thanks Jackie, great picks of new to me authors. Looking forward to reading both.
Martha wrote: "Denise, I choose for you & Hope you enjoy both!"Thanks Martha!
I was on vacation in Minnesota during the sign up period - reconnected with my birth father and met my half brother and sister. Wonderful trip. Anyway, can someone pick three for me? Thank you. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Thank you - the Grant Hill book has been sitting on my shelf for too long.
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Finished
Four stars for an interesting start to this space opera series.
Finished two of my three from October so far -
and
. Both 4 stars. Here’s my review of “Game”: http://sportsbookguy.blogspot.com/202...(Review of A Giant Win coming soon)
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PIFM"
Sorry for the delay Jennifer, getting over a cold. Not familiar with anything on your shelf but picked a few for Halloween month, one set in New Orlean..."
Beth, I'm reading
right now and I can tell I'm going to like it! I'm also partly through the short:
and will likely finish it tonight so I can start
. The premise is interesting!
Finished book 3 of 3 for October:The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger - 4* - My Review
Enjoyed all three - another great month! Thanks, Denise!
Finished my last one over the weekend, On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport - it wasn't quite as good as I had hoped - it was okay. I expected a lot of the "shocking" material, but had hoped it intertwined racism and sports (in Canada) more than it did - it was more about the treatment of Blacks and Indigenous in Canadian culture and sports.
Finished
, gave it 4 stars. What a great story and any fan of Stephen King should read this. I would classify this more of suspense/thriller. This book really showcased Mr. King's talents. There was so many twists and turns and the ending left a tear in my eye.
Finally got to finish
. Interesting science fiction that blends with theology. Slow going but it picked up. Was skeptical since it’s a debut novel but it was a solid read.
I finished The Birds by Daphne du Maurier (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide this evening, it's a long time since I watched the film, but I don't remember it being like this. The last story was intriguing, made me re-read the last two pages to make sure I hadn't missed something! Overall 3*
Finished
, gave it 4 stars. The story was a real page turner and had me hooked. It was a fun "who done it" and I thought I had it all figured out, until the truth was reveled at the end.
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For anyone unfamiliar, this is a monthly challenge where you post a link to a shelf you created. It can be named "PIFM" or "Pick It For Me" etc, if you want one dedicated only to this challenge, or you can use an existing shelf you already have, as long as it has 100 or fewer books on it. The link must be to the specific shelf, or you will not be partnered.. Indicate how many books you would like to have picked for you from that shelf for the month in question. There is no lower limit as to how many books you can have on your shelf, but, of course, they should be books you are interested in reading during the next month and have ready access to.
On or about the 25th of each month, I will post who picks for whom. In order to accommodate an uneven number of participants, pairs will not be reciprocal -- in other words, it won't be Joanne picking for Jennifer and Jennifer picking for Joanne. It may be Joanne picks for Jennifer, Jennifer picks for Herman, and Herman picks for Suzanne, and someone else entirely picks for Joanne.
IF anyone has not been "picked for" by the 30th, I will pick for them if the designated picker can't be contacted by PM.
When you are assigned someone to pick for, note the number of books in parentheses after that person's name in the pick list, go to the link for their shelf, and pick that number of books for them. Post the books in a new message here. That person has the entire following month to read his/her picks. Someone will be picking for you the same way. We all like to see what people think about their picks, so we hope you will keep us posted in this thread!
Example: "In for five, please!
PIFM"
The HTML template for linking your shelf can be found here and if you have trouble, PM me and I will help you.
Your designated shelf must be set so that others can see it. To set up a PIFM shelf for those who would like to, go to the "MY BOOKS" link in the GOODREADS toolbar, scroll down below your shelves on the left until you see the "add shelf" button, and click that. Name it PIFM or Pick It For Me. Add books to it, and post the link to it in this challenge as described above. Again, if you need help, please don't hesitate to PM me!
If you are in for October, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!
October pairs:
Jennifer picks 1 for Jackie
Joy picks 1 for Martha
Beth picks 5 for Jennifer
Denise picks 3 for Joy
Jackie picks 2 for Beth
Martha picks 2 for Denise