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message 1: by Jennifer, Moderator (last edited Jan 27, 2024 05:32PM) (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Hi, everyone!

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 February, post your shelf and the number of picks you'd like to have below. See you on picking day!



February pairs:

Jackie picks 5 for Jennifer
Jennifer picks 3 for Joy
Joy picks 3 for Lance
Lance picks 1 for Denise
Denise picks 1 for Jackie


message 2: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
In for five, please!
PIFM


message 4: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1103 comments I would like one, please.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 6: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Lance says he's in for three and will post his link by Sunday.


message 7: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Ha! I was just going to go PM him. Thanks for running interference, Joy! I'm sure Lance will appreciate that turn of phrase. :-)


message 8: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments PIFM shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Yes, nice phrase for conference championship weekend!


message 9: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)


message 10: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Joy, it's always fun to go through your shelf. Here are your picks!

Mobility by Lydia Kiesling
Chances Are... by Richard Russo
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell

I hope you enjoy!


message 11: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Jennifer wrote: "Joy, it's always fun to go through your shelf. Here are your picks!

Mobility by Lydia Kiesling
Chances Are... by Richard Russo
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell

I hope you enjoy!"

Looks like an excellent batch. Thanks, Jennifer!


message 12: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Lance, I am selecting for you:
The Gas and Flame Men Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I by Jim Leeke

The Tigerbelles Olympic Legends from Tennessee State by Aime Alley Card

The Color of Everything A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within by Cory Richards

These all sound interesting to me. Hope you enjoy!


message 13: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1103 comments Jennifer, here are your 5 books.

The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen who can resist a Kennedy book?

The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown a good ole book that takes place in Texas

About Time (The Time Police, #4) by Jodi Taylor highly rated

Homegrown Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin scary read

Gulf Coast Cottage (Blackbird Beach, #1) by Maggie Miller start a new series

Happy reading!


message 14: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Great choices, Jackie!


message 15: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments Denise, for you I am picking Carrie Soto Is Back. First TJR book I have read and I loved it! Hope you do too.


message 16: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments Joy D wrote: "Lance, I am selecting for you:
The Gas and Flame Men Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I by Jim Leeke

[bookcover:The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee S..."


Thanks. Joy. Really looking forward to The Color of Everything


message 17: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) | 767 comments If someone would want to pick for me, I'd be in for one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...


message 18: by Denise (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Jackie I my pick for you is : If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman , it was a 5 star read for me.


message 19: by Denise (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Lance wrote: "Denise, for you I am picking Carrie Soto Is Back. First TJR book I have read and I loved it! Hope you do too."

Thanks Lance !


message 20: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments Martha wrote: "If someone would want to pick for me, I'd be in for one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"


I’ll pick for Martha - Killer's Wedge Killer's Wedge (87th Precinct, #8) by Ed McBain . Can’t go wrong with an Ed McBain 87th Precinct book.


message 21: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthas48) | 767 comments Lance wrote: "Martha wrote: "If someone would want to pick for me, I'd be in for one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"


You're so right, Lance!! Thanks!!


message 22: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Thanks, Lance! And I agree re McBain.


message 23: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1103 comments Denise wrote: "Jackie I my pick for you is : If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman, it was a 5 star read for me."

Thanks, Denise. I look forward to reading this one!


message 24: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Finished Book 1 of 3 for February:
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell - 3.5* - My Review


message 25: by Jennifer, Moderator (last edited Feb 10, 2024 09:07AM) (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Jackie wrote: "Jennifer, here are your 5 books.

The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen who can resist a Kennedy book?

The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown a good ole book that takes place in Texas

[bookc..."





I've read two so far. [bookcover:The Day John Died|37459980] was good but mistitled, of course -- it's more of a bio than a snapshot of one day. Homegrown Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin was scary as predicted. I've been to the Murrah museum, which is located in a building next to the site that used to house OKC's daily financial newspaper. At one point in the book he describes the tape recording inadvertently made of the explosion by people attending a recorded court proceeding next door. It's the first thing you hear when you go into the museum, and it's chilling.


message 26: by Denise (new)

Denise (derickert) | 1268 comments Finished Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid , gave it 4 stars.
This book was exciting and entertaining. Carrie is character that at times is hard to like, but in the end you can't help but root her along on her journey. I felt the ending was cut a little short, but overall a great read. I have enjoyed other books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and this one did not disappoint.

Thanks Lance!


message 27: by Jennifer, Moderator (new)

Jennifer (jhaltenburger) | 1812 comments Mod
Agreed completely re Carrie and the abrupt ending, Denise. Plus the world of professional sports for children/teenagers was completely foreign to me so it was interesting from that standpoint as well.


message 28: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments Finished #1 The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Much more warfare information (WWI) than baseball but very interesting. Some of the biggest names in the game like Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson actually WANTED this dangerous duty. This author is well known for baseball books for this era and he did not disappoint with this one.


message 29: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Finished Book 2 of 3 for February:
Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo
Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo - 4* - My Review


message 30: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1103 comments Jennifer wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Jennifer, here are your 5 books.

The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen who can resist a Kennedy book?

The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown a good ole book that takes place i..."


I may go to that building next month when I am in OKC. Should I try to read the book before I go?


message 31: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1103 comments Denise wrote: "Jackie I my pick for you is : If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman, it was a 5 star read for me."

I did read this and I have just picked up the next book from the library. It was a difficult choice to have to make. Thanks, Denise.


message 32: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments Finished my second one for February, The Tigerbelles. Fantastic book - thanks for picking this one.


message 33: by Joy D (new)

Joy D | 1289 comments Finished book 3 of 3 - fantastic read!
Mobility by Lydia Kiesling- 5* - My Review


message 34: by Lance (new)

Lance (sportsbookguy) | 398 comments FINALLY finished #3 The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within - but it was very good -worth the time it took to finish.


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