You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

Badge 3, book 23
Task number 2 (titles) - Z
Der Zauberberg - “Der” means “the”
1008 pages

Badge 3, book 24
Task number 2 (titles) - N
Der nasse Fisch - “Der” means “the”
494 pages

You're neck in neck with a couple others. :)

It’s like a little toppler then :).

It's a race to the finish line for second place. Lanelle got her badge yesterday.

I’ll put on my running shoes then ;-)
Are you also close to the next badge? I remember we both finished badge 3 at about the same time…

I should finish books 23 & 24 today. I'll start book 25 tomorrow and if I'm lucky, I'll have it done by the end of August.

I‘m keeping my fingers crossed that you’ll finish your book in August! I will also start with book 25 today but I don’t know yet if it will be a fast read…

I started it today and it's not a long book.

Janice wrote: "I started it today and it's not a long book."

I really appreciate that you’re not putting any pressure on me ;)…

It's Margo's fault. She's putting the pressure on. She intends to finish her final book tonight. LOL!

LOL!
I’m halfway through my book but don’t think I’ll finish it today. Still I might sneak to Margo‘s page and see if I can distract her…

Badge 3, book 25
Task number 2 (titles) - A
Alte Sorten Tasting Sunlight
255 pages

Yay, the last one and so beautifully written. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Congrats on finishing badge 3. :) You got a spurt of energy and blasted past the finish line ahead of me.🏃‍♀️

Thank you but my book was easy to read and so enjoyable that I could read it in two days.

… and thank you for this beautiful badge!

Congrats Alexandra!

I flew through my final 2 books as well and loved them. They'd both been sitting on my shelf for years and I wasn't inclined to pick them up till this challenge prompted me. Can't believe what I almost missed out on as they were both close to 5 star listens.

I'm going to see how far I get with Badge 4. Are either one of you going to attempt it?

Margo wrote: "Congrats Alexandra!

I flew through my final 2 books as well and loved them. They'd both been sitting on my shelf for years and I wasn't inclined to pick them up till this challenge prompted me. C..."

Thank you, Margo!
Same here - this challenge really gets me to reading books I would have missed otherwise. I have the nasty habit of buying too many books and if I don’t read them right away they stay on my shelves forever…

Janice wrote: "I'm going to see how far I get with Badge 4. Are either one of you going to attempt it?"

I am, it seems I have a run now, even if I would not have dreamt about finishing more than one badge…

Alexandra wrote: "Margo wrote: "Congrats Alexandra!

I have the nasty habit of buying too many books ..."

Well, you're in good company Alexandra!!!

I will start badge 4, but I don't expect to finish it. I've decided I'll do male authors. I've started The Crimson Petal and the White which is 42 hours long. I have few other longish books by men that I'll try to slot in so I'm in no rush ;-)

This sounds very good, it goes straight to my TBR (talking about too many books). Please let me know if you liked it.

I am going for list number 7 - specific word in the title.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we all will complete badge number 4 before Christmas (over here they are already selling ginger bread in the supermarkets so it’s not that far away)!

Arrg, christmas merch seems to hit the shelves earlier every year, but at this time of year it is ridiculous!

I was planning on doing the Title Words list but I've had a last minute change of heart. I really don't think I'll finish the badge as I'm only planning on reading books that appeal to me till the end of the year. I have a lot of reading planned where the books are too short to fit the challenge and I'm hoping not to read any more 2 star ( 🤞) just because they fit. I'll be reading by whim for the rest of the year 😊

I'll be keeping eye on the rest of you though and cheering you on.

Margo wrote: "Arrg, christmas merch seems to hit the shelves earlier every year, but at this time of year it is ridiculous!

I was planning on doing the Title Words list but I've had a last minute change of hear..."

This sounds like a good plan ;)

Badge 4, book 1
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Girl
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
566 pages

Badge 4, book 2
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Under
A Perilous Undertaking
338 pages

I'l really sorry to be the bearer of bad news. A Perilous Undertaking doesn't fit the task. The task is for the word "Under".

"10. Compound words/Imbedded words/Plurals: When a task requires a specific word in the title, it must match the required word as close as possible unless specifically stated in the individual task. It may not be included as a compound word or imbedded in another word. "

Janice wrote: "I'l really sorry to be the bearer of bad news. A Perilous Undertaking doesn't fit the task. The task is for the word "Under".

"10. Compound words/Imbedded words/Plurals: When a task requires a spe..."

Oh no, I thought as long as the word was in it, I could go with it. I understand, though. I guess the handmaid‘s tale for „hand“ is also off the list, too bad…
BUT: I can indulge in my favorite hobby and gopher a little bit more….

Unfortunately, Handmaid's Tale wouldn't work for Hand either. I hope that you at least enjoyed A Perilous Undertaking. I enjoyed the entire series. Love a sassy strong female protagonist. :)

I quite enjoyed it. I think I’ll read the whole series as well. I feel the same way about strong female protagonists - especially if the setting takes place in the Victorian age. Makes one feel quite progressive.

Badge 4, book 2
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Quiet
All Quiet on the Western Front
296 pages

Badge 4, book 3
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Zebra
Zebras im Schnee
384 pages

Badge 4, book 4
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Island
The Island of Missing Trees
354 pages

Badge 4, book 5
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Crow
The Crow Trap
560 pages

Badge 4, book 6
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Opal
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
368 pages

Look at you go! 6 books done. I'll likely be posting my first.

Thank you! I was down with a cold so I could stay in bed and read ;-).

Badge 4, book 7
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Murder
The Marlow Murder Club
340 pages

How was it? I've had this book for a long time and keep slotting it into challenge tasks and somehow manage to never get around to reading it.

I liked it a lot - it‘s cozy but not too simple. I listened to the audio book and in my opinion it’s even better than the paper version. I just finished the other books from the series, they keep getting even better (from my opinion). So I’d highly recommend it…

Great! I have the audiobook edition. :)

Pete (hubby) just just listened to it and thought it was good. Similar to the The Thursday Murder Club series which he's addicted to. Did you watch the netflix film of The Thursday Murder Club? I enjoyed it.

Yes, I watched it. I thought it kept to the book pretty closely. I'm eager to read book 2 in the series now. :)

I did not watch the film but I’m a huge fan of The Thursday Murder Club. The Marlow murder series also reminded me of it (probably because both have very clever and strong female main characters in their 70s) but that didn’t matter, it didn’t feel like a copy.
The film of the Thursday murder Club will go straight to my to-watch-list…

I agree Janice, very enjoyable.

Hope you like it whenever you get to it Alexandra - my netflix list is nearly as long as my TBR!

Badge 4, book 8
Task number 7 (specific word in the title) - Tree
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
528 pages