Haven't been able to get to the computer until now:
updated message #626
Claire wrote: "Sonsoles wrote: "Hahaha I am not fond of audiobooks, but I have started to listen to them while driving so I get more points this month, so I think we are all very determined against Hufflepuff =D
..."I do that to when I get the chance. I wasn't a big fan of audiobooks until I started listening to them on my commute. Sometimes it is easier than carrying a book or my Kindle. Now I always have an audio book on the phone.
Just checked Sonsoles, my numbers match. I've hidden those counted in message 4 with a spoiler tag
updated msg #626
@Claire, I really liked Snow, Katy and the Big Snow and Winter is the Warmest Season so far.
I have a few more to read tonight, including Squirrels on skis which should be funny (at least I hope so).
updated msg #626
I have to help select a few winter children's books for a seasonal party. I'll make sure to keep a list of what I read and post it here. It's a 3 day process and we have to read every book put in for consideration so I hope to add quite a few points.
This was required reading in high school. Thought it was awful then but really could not appreciate it, too busy worrying about the hot nail polish color that was important to me at 16.
As an adult, it is terrifying. The same situation exists in all governments today.
Just remember: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
I second The Princess Bride
updated #626 with December books
Following Trisha's lead:
(view spoiler)[October total 52.5 points, listed in message #75
November total 82.5 points, listed in message #75
(hide spoiler)](Sonsoles, I will post all my December books here.)
December books:
(view spoiler)[12/1 All the Lovely Bad Ones 182 pages, 1 point
12/2 The Circle 23 pages = 1 point
12/3 Protecting the Innocent 24 pages, 1 point
12/3 Long Way Down 306 pages (done in verse) = 1.5 points
12/4 Roar and Liv 68 pages = 1 point
12/4 Backup 70 pages = 1 point
12/5 The Tudor Plot 111 pages = 1 point
12/5 Skin Game 454 pages = 2 points
12/6 Stupid Poems 15 56 pages = 1 point
12/6 Fox in Socks (children's book 62 pages = .5 points
12/7 Who Killed Zebedee? 105 pages = 1 point
12/7 The Whisper Man 355 pages = 2 points
12/7 Tobermory 24 pages = 1 point12/8 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 36 pages = 1 point
12/8 Recursion 336 pages = 2 points
12/8 The Arrival 132 pages = .5 points
18.5 points
12/9 The Cask of Amontillado 20 pages = 1 point
12/9 Camp Lenape 192 pages = 1 point
12/9 The Ash-Tree 26 pages = 1 point
12/9 Brooke 82 pages = 1 point
12/9 Katy and the Big Snow (children's book 40 pages = .5 points
12/9 No Two Alike (children's book 40 pages = .5 points
12/9 Mice Skating (children's book 32 pages = .5 points
12/9 The Snowy Day (children's book 40 pages = .5 points
12/9 Snow Day! (children's book 31 pages = .5 points
12/9 Snow (children's book 72 pages = .5 points
12/9 Over and Under the Snow (children's book 44 pages = .5 points
12/10 Winter Is the Warmest Season (children's book 40 pages = .5 points
12/10 Pirates Past Noon 80 pages = 1 point
12/10 The Minister's Black Veil 37 pages = 1 point
12/10 A Christmas Ghost Story: A traditional short story 12 pages = 1 point Total 29.5 points
12/10 Out the Window 38 pages = 1 point
12/11 The Red Lodge: A Ghost Story for Christmas 64 pages = 1 point
12/11 Squirrels on Skis (children's book 64 pages = .5 points
12/11 Little Bear (children's book 64 pages = .5 points
12/10 Pirates Past Noon 80 pages = 1 point
12/11 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 128 pages = 1 point
12/11 Stalking Jack the Ripper 337 pages = 2 points
12/12 Snowmen at Night (children's book 32 pages = .5 points
12/12 Animals in Winter (children's book 32 pages = .5 points
12/12 Third Grave Dead Ahead 310 pages = 2 points
Total 39.5 points
12/13 A Candle for the Bag Lady 34 pages = 1 point
12/15 By the Dawn's Early Light 22 pages = 1 point
12/15 Thunder Bay 320 pages = 2 points
12/16 Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep (children's book 40 pages = .5 points
12/16 The Merciful Angel of Death 18 pages = 1 point
12/16 One Last Night at Grogan's 16 pages = 1 point
Total 46 points
12/16 The Institute 576 pages = 3 points
12/17 Louisa May Alcott Unmasked: Collected Thrillers 780 pages = 4 points
12/17 A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows 57 pages = 1 point
12/18 Fly, Fly Again (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/18 This Book Will Make You Fall Asleep (sparse text) 160 pages = .5 points
12/18 Through These Eyes (poetry) 28 pages = .5 points
Total = 55.5 points
12/19 Prudence 357 pages = 2 points
12/20 A Stab in the Dark 180 pages = 1 point
12/22 Gingerbread Friends (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/22 By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain 30 pages = 1 point
12/22 Second Son 32 pages = 1 point
12/22 The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank 256 pages = 2 points
Total = 63 points
12/23 Sneezy the Snowman (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/23 The Best Nest (children's book) 64 pages = .5 points
12/23 Beware, the Snowman 113 pages = 1 point
12/23 The Hunger 376 pages = 2 points
12/23 I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids 213 pages = 1 point
12/24 The Knight at Dawn 66 pages = 1 point
12/24 My Sister, the Serial Killer 226 pages = 1 point
Total = 70 points
12/25 A Christmas Carol 104 pages = 1 point
12/25 The Bad Beginning 176 pages = 1 point
12/26 Watched 10 pages = 1 point
12/26 The Reptile Room 192 pages = 1 point
12/26 Varina 368 pages = 2 points
Total = 76 points
12/27 The Wide Window 214 pages = 1 point
12/27 The Martian 369 pages = 2 points
12/28 Llama Llama Nighty-Night (children's book) 12 pages = .5 points
12/28 Llama Llama Holiday Drama (children's book) 40 pages = .5 points
12/28 The Hound 30 pages = 1 point
12/28 The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History 400 pages = 2 points
Total = 83 points
12/28 Llama Llama Red Pajama(children's book) 40 pages = .5 points
12/28 The Poky Little Puppy (children's book) 24 pages = .5 points
12/28 Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (children's book) 72 pages = .5 points
12/28 Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy 66 pages = 1 point
12/28 Christmas in Killarney 8 pages = 1 point
12/28 Killer Flies 9 pages = 1 point
12/28 Wonders of Nature (children's book) 24 pages = .5 points
12/28 The Three Bears (children's book) 24 pages = .5 points
12/29 The Ugly Duckling (children's book) 40 pages = .5 points
12/29 The Little Golden Mother Goose (children's book) 24 pages = .5 points
12/29 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (children's book) 40 pages = .5 points
12/29 Four Puppies (children's book) 24 pages = .5 points
12/29 Dead Giveaway 11 pages = 1 point
12/29 The Miserable Mill 194 pages = 1 point
12/29 Seven Up 337 pages = 2 points
Total = 94.5 points
12/29 If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/29 Little Blue Truck (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/29 Giraffes Can't Dance (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/29 The Tiger Who Came to Tea (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/29 SINKHOLE: A Speculative Fiction Short Story 141 pages = 1 point
12/30 I Am Kind (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/30 The Hound of the Baskervilles 256 pages = 2 points
Total = 100 points
(hide spoiler)]12/30
Accused: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and the Strength to Forgive 348 pages = 2 points
12/30
Death by Jello 9 pages = 1 point
12/30
Twist 16 pages = 1 point
12/30
Bones 32 pages = 1 point
12/31
The Pout-Pout Fish (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/31
Peanut Butter & Cupcake Book and Audio CD (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/31
Surprise Larceny 8 pages = 1 point
12/31
The Early Death of Pinto Bishop 8 pages = 1 point
12/31
Surprise Larceny 10 pages = 1 point
12/31
Mummies in the Morning 65 pages = 1 point
12/31
The Lawyer, the Ghost and the Cursed Chair 14 pages = 1 point
12/31
Blue on Black 18 pages = 1 point
12/31
James Penney's New Identity / Guy Walks Into a Bar 32 pages = 1 point
12/31
The Austere Academy 221 pages = 1 point
12/31
Starcrossed 487 pages = 2 points
12/31
The Shy Little Kitten (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/31
Clifford the Big Red Dog (children's book) 32 pages = .5 points
12/31
Partners 60 pages = 1 point
I agree that a re-read should count.
I like the that graphic novels and children's book count. I am glad to be able to add the .5 points for the books I read to kids and with adults. I believe that Reading to kids is important and do so every chance I get. I have always done so, even last year when they didn't count for points. I also read children's books with the adult literacy program that I volunteer for. They are very helpful and also work quite well to put someone at ease.
Not everyone has the same reading opportunities, abilities or capacities and may only be able to appreciate children's books. Their reading should count.
Last year I was unhappy in the scoring. If people signed up for a team, they counted as a person for the entire competition, regardless of participation. People read 1 book and they affected the score throughout. It was re-worked this year. The moderators have done a great job with the Hogwarts House Cup Challenge. This opportunity to comment is also a great idea.
Bottom line: This should be a fun competition celebrating all books, levels of reading and types of reading. It is meant to be a fun challenge and not a cut-throat battle.
may not be able to update in time tomorrow so adding here now from my phone
11/30/29 Kitten's first full moon (children's book,)
40 pages = .5 points
11/30/29 Blood In, Blood Out
24 pages = 1 point
11/30/19 Hard Drive
24 pages = 1 point
11/30/19 The Terror
769 pages = 4 points
points in message # 75 = 76
these points 6.5
November total is 82.5
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