Ruth’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2021)

Ruth’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

June wrote: "Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Bill wrote: "Are we going to move the January one from LOBA here to start off the year?"

Yes, Bill, that's what I was thinking. Hopefully more p..."

Brilliant June. Thanks for your support :)

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Welcome to everyone who has joined. It's really great to see so many regulars here. Hopefully this will be a fun environment for everyone and perhaps more people might join in on the M..."

Hi Desley. I just add up the pages in each book that I read. I guess I just read one or two at a time, maybe if you are reading a few at a time then it might get complicated. And I update them as I go along. Hope that helps you.

Book Addicts Monthly Reading Challenge DECEMBER 2021

*COMPLETED*

Start Date: 12/01/2021
End Date: 12/31/2021

Total Pages Read: 1592
Bonus Points: 125

Books Read:
1. The Crossroads *PART READ/FINISHED* 15.12.2021 - 278 pages.
2. The Rolling Stones *READ* 16.12.2021 - 92 pages.
3. A Poem for Every Day of the Year*PART READ* 22.12.2021 - 61 pages read. FINISHED.
4. 365 Ways to Live a Simple and Spiritual Life*PART READ* 29.12.2021 - 39 pages read. FINISHED.
5. Revolutionary Road *READ* 22.12.2021 - 337 pages.
6. Under the Ice 314 pages.
7. The Secret Life of Bees *READ* 29.12.2021 - 375 pages.
8. The Little Instruction Book For Cats *READ* 31.12.2021 - 96 pages.


+ 10 points:
- It's the start of winter - read a book set during winter.
Under the Ice

- read a book with a red or green cover.


- the Winter Solstice is the shortest day in the year - read a short book (under 300 pages).
The Rolling Stones (92 pages).
The Little Instruction Book For Cats (96 pages).

December is the twelfth month of the year. Read a book where 12 is part of the page count.

December 4th is National Cookie Day. Read a book with a cookie on the cover or in which someone eats/bakes cookies.

December 21st is the first day of winter. Read a book with a wintry cover.



+ 25 points:
- Hanukkah is celebrated until 6th December this year - read a book with a Jewish character.

- read a book with a festive cover.

- in Iceland there is a tradition to gift a book on Christmas Eve - read a book that was gifted to you.
The Little Instruction Book For Cats

December is the birthday month for Ann Patchett, Joan Didion, Henry Miller, Rudyard Kipling, and Shirley Jackson. Read a book written by one of these authors.

December 10th is Alfred Nobel Day in Sweden. Read a book by a Nobel prize winner, or a book about Alfred Nobel.

December 25th is Christmas. Read a book where the characters celebrate Christmas.


+ 50 points:
- Jane Austen's birthday was 16th December. Read a book written by Jane Austen, or written by another Jane, or with a main character called Jane.

- 31st December is New Years Eve, the end of the year and looking forward to new beginnings. Read a book where a character has a new beginning.
The Secret Life of Bees

- There are usually 24 doors on an Advent Calendar - read a book with 24 in the page total (e.g. 249, 524), 24th in a series or 24th on your to-read list sorted by date order.

December 1st is World Aids Day. Read a book about someone with AIDS. Extra 50 Points if it is non-fiction.

December 5th is the birthday of Martin van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. Read a biography on him.

December 23rd is Festivus. Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe as an alternative to the commercial pressures of Christmas. Read a book where the characters celebrate Festivus or a book written by Daniel O'Keefe.

December 26th is Boxing Day. Read a book where the characters celebrate Boxing Day.

PARTICIPANT LIST:

Ruth: 1592/125
Bill: 2615/110
Vikki: 2818/50
Denise: 4429/380
Evyan: 1681/150
June: 5790/300
Judy: 6186/0
Jan: 2567/560
Anne: 4180/740 *WINNER 2*
Kristin: 1537/145 (Carried over from Life of a Book Addict) *WINNER 1*
Eileen: 2331/460 (Carried over from Life of a Book Addict)
Sherri: 8107/445 (Carried over from Life of a Book Addict)
Lance: 0/0 (Carried over from Life of a Book Addict)
Lindsey: 0/0 (Carried over from Life of a Book Addict)

CONGRATS to Evyan for being the Winner of the Most Bonus Points Read for October 2021.

Here are Evyan's prompts:

10 Points:

December is the twelfth month of the year. Read a book where 12 is part of the page count.

December 4th is National Cookie Day. Read a book with a cookie on the cover or in which someone eats/bakes cookies.

December 21st is the first day of winter. Read a book with a wintry cover.



25 Points:

December is the birthday month for Ann Patchett, Joan Didion, Henry Miller, Rudyard Kipling, and Shirley Jackson. Read a book written by one of these authors.

December 10th is Alfred Nobel Day in Sweden. Read a book by a Nobel prize winner, or a book about Alfred Nobel.

December 25th is Christmas. Read a book where the characters celebrate Christmas.



50 Points:

December 1st is World Aids Day. Read a book about someone with AIDS. Extra 50 Points if it is non-fiction.

December 5th is the birthday of Martin van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. Read a biography on him.

December 23rd is Festivus. Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe as an alternative to the commercial pressures of Christmas. Read a book where the characters celebrate Festivus or a book written by Daniel O'Keefe.

December 26th is Boxing Day. Read a book where the characters celebrate Boxing Day.

CONGRATS to Vikki for being the Winner of the Most Pages Read for October 2021

Here are Vikki's prompts:

+ 10 points:
- It's the start of winter - read a book set during winter.

- read a book with a red or green cover.

- the Winter Solstice is the shortest day in the year - read a short book (under 300 pages).


+ 25 points:
- Hanukkah is celebrated until 6th December this year - read a book with a Jewish character.

- read a book with a festive cover.

- in Iceland there is a tradition to gift a book on Christmas Eve - read a book that was gifted to you.


+ 50 points:
- Jane Austen's birthday was 16th December. Read a book written by Jane Austen, or written by another Jane, or with a main character called Jane.

- 31st December is New Years Eve, the end of the year and looking forward to new beginnings. Read a book where a character has a new beginning.

- There are usually 24 doors on an Advent Calendar - read a book with 24 in the page total (e.g. 249, 524), 24th in a series or 24th on your to-read list sorted by date order.

This is a fun challenge where we, as members of the Book Addicts group will collectively post the number of pages for the month of DECEMBER 2021. You can contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

2021 Winners and the months they got to pick topics & won.

June 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Lindsey - April 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - Gaylinn - April 2021)

July 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Kristin - May 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - Anne - May 2021)

August 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Kerry - June 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - Sherri - June 2021)

September 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Carolien - July 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - Eileen - July 2021)

October 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Ruth - Aug 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - Denise - Aug 2021)

November 2021
Bonus Round Creator (Most Bonus Points - Jan - Sept 2021)
Bonus Round Creator ( Most Pages Read - June - Sept 2021)


Purpose:
The purpose of this thread is to find out how many pages we can read and how many bonus points we can amass for the month. The winners of both get to choose the topics for the month after the following one.

Rules:
- If you want to participate, copy the template below and post a new comment. You can do this now or anytime before the challenge ends on 12/31/2021. Totals will be calculated on 01/01/2022.
- When you finish reading, go back to your original comment and update it with the number of pages, book link, date read, and your new pages/bonus totals. THIS MUST BE DONE IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED AS A WINNER.
- Any book counts as long as you read it during the month, book club selections or not, add it! Audiobooks also count, just use the page numbers from the most popular hardback/paperback edition.
- Started but DNF (Did Not Finish) a book, add it but only add the number of pages you actually read within the month and comment that you did so. If you started a book in January for example and finished it in February, post the number of pages you read in February and please indicate this.
- Please be sure to type in the areas provided in the template your total number of pages read and bonus points that you have achieved. If your totals are not added up on your template by the end of the month, then I will not be aware of the full total and you will be counted on what I see on the 2nd of the following month.

Participating Members:
Once you comment with your template, I will add you to the list of Participating Members. It will show your totals and what message you are. The totals will be added up at the start of the following month. Please only post one template per participant.

The Winners:
There will be two winners, one for the most pages read during the month, and one for the most bonus points obtained. Please note that you can only win once during a 6 month period for either the most pages or the most bonus points. If you are the participant with the highest number of pages or bonus points, and have already won in the previous 6 month period, then the person with the next highest pages/bonus points will be selected as the winner for the month. Winners will be announced once the totals have been posted and calculated. Winners will be notified via message and given instructions for their bonus round selections.

Template:
(Copy and paste the template in a new comment below if you wish to participate.)

Book Addicts Monthly Reading Challenge NOVEMBER 2021


Start Date: 12/01/2021
End Date: 12/31/2021

Total Pages Read:
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
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Toni wrote: "Hi! I'm Toni, I live in Chesterfield, VA in the same small town I grew up in. I was in the other group, but was not very active as it was kind of a crappy year for me, in terms of reading. I like t..."

Glad you joined, Toni. Hopefully 2022 will be a good year for you 😊

Evyan wrote: "Hello,

I'm Evyan from Los Angeles, California. I'm originally from New York City. I love to read pretty much all genres, I have learned to love ones that I didn't even know I would like, such as F..."

Hi Evyan. Great to see you joined. I'll be tranfering the Monthly Challenge over here from Jan, but I'll be making a copy of Dec's here also.

Vanessa wrote: "My name is Vanessa. Born, raised and currently living in Chicago. Go to reads are pretty much everything across the board but have been going through a history and historical fiction kick lately. :)"

Hi Vanessa. Welcome.
I love Historical Fiction too. Have you read much Tracy Chevalier?

Welcome to everyone who has joined. It's really great to see so many regulars here. Hopefully this will be a fun environment for everyone and perhaps more people might join in on the Monthly Reading Challenge, if nothing, it's a great way to keep track of the books you have read 😊
Welcome, welcome, and enjoy your new book club. 😊

June wrote: "Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Bill wrote: "Are we going to move the January one from LOBA here to start off the year?"

Yes, Bill, that's what I was thinking. Hopefully more p..."

I won't get to work on it until Saturday. Work is hectic and I'm working lates this week. I was going to finish out Dec in LOABA but we can transfer it here, but everyone has to transfer their own, it won't let me do it...I can only transfer my own too. I will open Dec 2021 and we can transfer our challenges over.
Great you have joined, June. We will continue January's for sure here. 😊

Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Bill wrote: "Are we going to move the January one from LOBA here to start off the year?"

Yes, Bill, that's what I was thinking. Hopefully more people will move over. It definitely has..."

I see a few have joined, so that's brilliant... who knows, we might even have more joining us now. If nothing else, it is a great way to keep track of what you read.

Alissa wrote: " ALISSA'S 40TH BRTHDAY CHALLENGE!

On May 9th, 1982 this world gained a bookworm and lovely person in ME! =) I am celebrating my 40th birthday in 2022, so I decided to do a Birthday Challenge- 40 b..."

Early Birthday Wishes, Alissa! What a great challenge!

Jennifer wrote: "Read one book by:

Agatha Christie
Agee
Alexandre Dumas
Booth Tarkington
Bromfield
Charlotte MacLeod/Alyssa Craig
Dorothy Cannell
Edna Ferber
Elizabeth Von Arnim
Ellie Alexander
Evelyn Anthony
Fern..."

I really love this idea for a challenge. Enjoy it :)

Bill wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Madeline wrote: "Love to read large tomes? Join us in a yearly challenge.

Tome Reader Rules:

1. All books must be read in 2022.
2. Each book must consist of over 400 pages
3. You m..."

Haha...Wishy Washy 🤣
Yes, I have seen Tomes to be 500.

Madeline wrote: "Love to read large tomes? Join us in a yearly challenge.

Tome Reader Rules:

1. All books must be read in 2022.
2. Each book must consist of over 400 pages
3. You make and edit your own list."

Is 400 pages a bit low, maybe 450 pages? What do you think?

Bill wrote: "Are we going to move the January one from LOBA here to start off the year?"

Yes, Bill, that's what I was thinking. Hopefully more people will move over. It definitely has its regulars playing every month.

12+4 2022 Challenge

1. Circe *READ* 09.11.2022 ✔️
2. The Pursuit of Happiness *READ* 25.12.2022 ✔️
3. Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson *READ* 16.01.2022 ✔️
4. Love in the Time of Cholera
5. Tipping the Velvet
6. Cal *READ* 11.03.2022 ✔️
7. Fresh Apples *READ* 18.04.2022 ✔️
8. In a Dark, Dark Wood not the edition I read, still waiting for GR Librarians to upload my edition. *READ* 07.10.2022 ✔️
9. Once Upon a River *READ* 12.04.2022 ✔️
10. A Spool of Blue Thread
11. Portobello *READ* 17.04.2022 ✔️
12. Speak *READ* 01.07.2022 ✔️

+4
1. The French Lieutenant's Woman
2. The Glass House
3. A Keeper *READ* 02.08.2022 ✔️
4. The Wicked Deep *READ* 10.10.2022 ✔️

11(12)/13(16)

No reasoning to this list, except that I have these books and I will read them :)
I'll be inserting the actual version of the book I own as I read them.

Good luck with all your challenges book friends :)

This one is one mine. I started it a while ago and read others in between finishing it.