livingontheedge

Annihilation | Jeff VanderMeer

so-so

This book reminded me of the old school adventure games I used to play as a student. Walking around in a surreal landscape, meeting weird people and asking questions to solve riddles and puzzles and get to a next level. I don‘t think I will take this series to the next level though. I liked reading it but there are so many questions and I‘m not especially eager to find out the answers.

#SummerFun #GenreYouUsuallyAvoid

batsy, StayCurious, alisiakae

ONH Have you seen the movie?? It was enough for me to add the book to my reading list. Very interesting and exciting if you like thrillers and action movies. 5y

readordierachel I felt the same. 5y

BarbaraBB @ONH I haven‘t seen the movie but I think I should, I do like thrillers. 5y

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batsy Ah, sorry it wasn't a more exciting read for you! 5y

arubabookwoman I had same reaction. And reviews on Amazon said the next 2 books in the trilogy are the same and don‘t provide any answers. So I decided not to read them. 5y

BarbaraBB @batsy Don‘t be, I love reading out of my comfortzone! #livingontheedge 😂😘 (edited) 5y

Ruthiella I liked this one a lot just for how weird it was but for sure it has a lot of blank spaces. 5y

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JenP

March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the Ncaa Final Four | National Collegiate Athletic Association

Any last minute nominations? You could win a $25 gift card to Amazon if your book wins. Nominate a book published in 2017 - march 2018, any genre.

Nominations close tomorrow end of day and then we vote. I still have some open book slots so need a few more nominations (1 nomination per person).

We are using nominations to create a bracket for this reading challenge: https://thereadersroom.org/2018/02/11/bookish-march-madness-challenge/

KellyHunsakerReads I want to play. 7y

JenP @Hunsakermountain okay, what book do you want to nominate? Also read the blog post that I linked to above. There will be multiple steps to the game and you can participant in which ever steps you like. There is one grand prize for those who do the full challenge. 7y

Richryan52 @JenP I‘d like to play and I‘d like to nominate The Stone of Destiny: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure 7y

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sprainedbrain When do you think the final list of 68 will be done? I‘m planning my tentative March tbr and I‘m a nerd. 😳 7y

JenP @Richryan52 is this your own book? I‘m not sure that is allowed but let me consult with my co-blogger and I will get back to you. We hadn‘t discussed the possibility of someone nominating their own book. I will get back to you tomorrow 7y

Richryan52 @Jenp it is so feel free to ignore. I just figured nothing ventured, nothing gained. Whatever you decide I still want to play 7y

JenP @sprainedbrain depends on how the voting goes but I‘ll post the list to vote on in the next few days. They won‘t be matched to basketball teams until those are announced 7y

JenP @Richryan52 it‘s a smart idea, the nomination made me smile but let me discuss and I will get back to you. I‘m tempted to let it stand if we have the space in the bracket. Even if we don‘t allow it for this game, I‘ll consider reviewing it for the blog if you like. we have a pretty large following. 7y

KellyHunsakerReads I have only read about 4 2017 books... do I have to nominate? 7y

JenP @Hunsakermountain no but you could win a prize. And I think it‘s better to nominate a book you haven‘t read bc that way you can read it for the challenge. 7y

JenP @Hunsakermountain basically just nominate a 2017 book you want to read. That‘s what I did. 7y

Richryan52 @jenp I‘d love to have you review it and I just finished my next one and will be looking for Advance Reviews if you do that 7y

Richryan52 @JenP in case I‘m bounced I‘d nominate The Alienist 7y

JenP @Richryan52 ok! Will let you know about your book. Sounds interesting. 7y

Richryan52 @JenP Thanks much. The new one is titled The Druid of Death. But I think my first The Vatican Cameos is still my best 7y

JenP @Richryan52 okay, will check it out. BTW: nominations have to be published Jan 2017-March 2018 so alienist doesn‘t count but send me another if you like 7y

KellyHunsakerReads I nominate Sebastian Barry Days Without End 7y

JenP @Hunsakermountain 👍 7y

Richryan52 @JenP The Midnight Line 7y

JenP @Richryan52 👍 7y

Quasifesto Nomadland 7y

JenP @Quasifesto 👍 7y

Amandajoy

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance

JenP @Amandajoy 👍 7y

JenP Keep them coming! If we go over, voting will determine the final 68. (edited) 7y

ReadingRover I‘ll join.

Strange the Dreamer

JenP @ReadingRover 👍 7y

Betty

The Hazel Wood

JenP @Betty thanks! 7y

RebelReader

The Great Alone

JenP @RebelReader 👍 7y

BarbaraBB I don‘t know the concept but it sounds like fun, so i‘d like to give it a try and play! I‘ll nominate The Heart‘s Invisible Furies if it hasn‘t been nominated already?? (edited) 7y

JenP @BarbaraBB already nominated. Try again! Once we have the nominations I‘ll walk people through the game step by step so it should be clear. 7y

BarbaraBB Thought so 😉. I don‘t know if it is strategically smart but I loved

Home Fire: A Novel

JenP @BarbaraBB that one is free (and I loved it)! 7y

BarbaraBB Of course you did 😀 7y

JenP @BarbaraBB @britt_brooke picked Heart‘s invisible Furies and then at least 4 other people tried to pick it after her so it‘s a good choice. Home Fire is a risky pick but could still do pretty well. Good luck 7y

Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB I played last year, and I knew nothing about basketball at all, but had so much fun still 👍 7y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja I think I will too, it looks a bit like the Tournament of Books and I love that. Are you participating this year as well? 7y

BarbaraBB @JenP Yes I can imagine it is risky - even without knowing the rules of the game 😀 - but never mind, I am looking forward to it #livingontheedge 😂😂 7y

Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB I am! Hopefully, I‘ll do better this time around 😄 7y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja What book did you nominate? 7y

Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB I nominated Idaho, which I haven‘t read yet, but everyone seems to love it 👍 7y

BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja I am one of them. Great choice! 7y

JenP @Richryan52 I didn‘t include your book but we‘d be happy to read and review it. 7y

Richryan52 @JenP ok how do we do that? (edited) 7y

JenP @Richryan52 I‘ll buy a copy of the book. I like to support people on Litsy. What is the title of the one you want me to review? 7y

Richryan52 @JenP The Vatican Cameos is my favorite but there is some adult content. If you‘re ok with that, try it. Otherwise The Stone of Destiny 7y

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