Leo’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2016)

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

Ida wrote: "Hello! I am very happy to join you. I am from Sweden. "

Hi Ida, nice to meet another Swede!

Also, I am gonna do my best to finish The Old Man and the Sea for O asap. It's been lying around for ages now, and I've been meaning to read it. Time to get going!

I have a possible book for O, I'm gonna check how much I have left/if it's eligible for the challenge when i come home

I'm fine with moving on as well! :)

I just finished The Silmarillion so that's another S!

I'm reading a book with a dance and I hope to finish it before the weekend if we want to wait until then to move on!

Victor Plus - Read 6+ books in each district in order starting with District 1


District 1: Precious Gems
Spell-it-out with your favorite gemstone or birthstone.

G Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
A Alcestis by Euripides
R Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
N Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
E The Bacchae by Euripides
T The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien



District 2: Masonry and Weapons
Read books where a main character uses a weapon.

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Katana/Muskets
2. The Martian Chronicles - Guns
3. V for Vendetta - Daggers
4. Julie of the Wolves - Knives
5. Metamorphoses - Bow and arrows/Swords
6. Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Light Sables


District 3: Technology
Spell-it-out with technological terms.

H Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
A We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
R Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan by Jeffrey Brown
D The Octoroon by Dion Boucicault

D Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris
R The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
I I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
V The Volunteer, or The Maid of Monterey: A Novel of the Mexican War by Ned Buntline
E The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly


District 4: Fishing
Read books that take place near/ on a body of water.

1. The Son of Neptune - West Coast sea
2. Kometen kommer - Mumindalens hav
3. Never Never - Sea around Neverland
4. Rivers of London - The Thames
5. Ishavspirater - Ishavet
6. By the Shores of Silver Lake - Silver Lake

District 5: Power/Electricity
Spell-it-out with electric terms.

L - Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
I - The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
G - Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry
H - The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
T - The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

S - A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas
W - Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
I - Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
T - The Giver by Lois Lowry
C - The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
H - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon


District 6: Transportation
Read books where there is a form of transportation on the cover.

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District 7: Lumber
Read books where the majority of the plot takes place outside or the cover is an outside setting. Or spell-it-out with lumber terms (trees, axes, carpenter etc).


District 8: Textiles/Clothing
Read books with clothing on the cover. Or spell-it-out with clothing terms (shirt, fabric, dress, designer, paper, etc.)


District 9: Grain/Harvest
Read books with food on the cover or take place during Autumn. Or spell-it-out with harvest terms (grain, bread, farmer, etc.)


District 10: Livestock
Read books with an animal on the cover or an animal as an important part of the story. Or spell-it-out with livestock terms (cows, beef, butcher, milk, etc.)


District 11: Agriculture
Read books that take place on the farm/country or take place during Summer. Or spell-it-out with agriculture terms (wheat, cotton, gardener, etc.)


District 12: Mining
Read books have a dark cover or a strong female character or include a rebellion. Or spell-it-out with mining terms (coal, mine, flashlight, mountains, etc.)



Bonus!
Join the rebellion by proving your skills to the District 13 leadership.
District 13: Nuclear Weaponry
Read books with a war or coup in them.Or spell-it-out with weapon terms (gun, bomb, defense, etc.)
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Judith wrote: "Good luck with midterms!!

Sometimes I miss being in school and then I hear people talking about midterms and finals and decide maybe adulting isn't so bad after all. "

Midterms are a pain in the butt, but at least I picked good classes so I have some fun books to read. I could even use on of my midterm books for another reading challenge! As a professor to be, I'm never gonna get rid of tests, but eventually I'll be the one giving them instead!

I'll try and make sure that I'll finish my detour book asap then!
And thank you! At least I've got lots of fun readings as a lit major!

I'm currently fighting my way through midterms, so my reading is a little slow but I am working my way through a dance detour book!

Do you know if we can add books to the detour after we move to the next location or does all we wanna count need to be done before we fly to the next destination?

Never mind about my previous comment: I started Pride and Prejudice and Zombies which definitely has a dance!

I can do either a spell out or the detour. Personally the spell-out is easier for me, but I'll find a book with a dance in it! I have one rn that has a dance in it, but I started that way before the challenge so it wouldn't count. But I am sure I'll find one!

Is it decided then, we're doing the dance detour?

I understand it as the detour give us more point if more people do them. The four is a minimum (I think) but the more team members who do them, the better.

I agree, the title ones sounds harder so I would vote that if we want to do five of the detours, we'll do 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8.
Spelling out would work for me!

I second Flying for Fiction!

276 pages

Current Total: 220,573

This seems like a fun challenge and I'll try to do it in a year, if that's possible given that so far I've only hit New York and Texas!

I'd love to join a team! It seems like a great first challenge to try out!
I'm Leo, originally from Sweden but I'm currently living in San Diego. I usually read YA, or fantasy or well, really anything except horror and romance.