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Thanks for getting us back on track Shelley!Total up until this point has been checked.
Total Group Pages:17,022
January 5
252 pages
January 5
143 pages
Total Group Pages: 17,022
January 2
258 pages
Total Group Pages: 16,627
Read: 0/12January:
February:
March:
April:
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June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November: Ninth House
December:
I don't know anything about chess and still really liked this book! in fact i read it in 2 days because I just couldn't put it down. The drug abuse was not something I was expecting going into this read, but I really like how it was done. It seemed very realistic because Beth was given tranquilizers before she could even know what addiction is and became dependent on them. I also thought it was very realistic how this turned into alcoholism later in her life. With alcohol being easier to get and socially more acceptable. I thought it was good to have these struggles right along side her fufilling her dreams in chess. It brought to mind that the celebrities we see might not be as put together as they appear and could be facing real struggles like the rest of us.
I'm so sorry for the late update! Here are the final scores for the 2021 House Cup Challenge:
Round Robin Record
1. Summer 3-0
2. Autumn 2-1
3. Spring 1-2
4. Winter 0-3
Overall Competition
Total Average Points:
1. Autumn (82.46)
2. Summer (76.85)
3. Spring (59.7)
4. Winter (45.13)
Average of the Monthly Average:
1. Summer (29.26)
2. Autumn (29.16)
3. Spring (24.96)
4. Winter (16.82)
Great job everyone! A special thanks to our prefects, Britt, Laura, Cynthia, and Erin. This couldn't happen without you. Thank you for all the hard work you put into this challenge!
I'm going for blackout again!Books read: 0/25
1) More than 500 pages
2) Written by a local author Father and I Were Ranchers
3) Central theme is dance or music On the Come Up
4) A guilty pleasure read
5) Has an intriguing title
6) A book you previously abandoned The Master and Margarita
7) Set in your country
8) Recommended by a friend
9) A play or script The Crucible
10) Has a beautiful cover
11) Published the decade you were born
12) Translated book
13) Poetry
14) A genre that you rarely read
15) Less than 100 pages
16) Favourite author Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
17) About dreams
18) A book about books or reading
19) An award winner Beloved
20) Re-read a favourite
21) Set in nature Walden
22) Title longer than 7 words Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus
23) A banned book
24) About food or cooking The Vegetarian
25) A debut Bonfire
The ComManda, some things like adding a link to a book work better on a computer. it is fine if your suggestion isn't linked. it will still be accepted as long as it fits all the criteria.
January 1 - March 31Theme: Read award winning books
Books read: 2/5
2. Angela's Ashes (Pulitzer)
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Whitbread Award)
5. Challenger Deep (National Book Award)
April 1 - June 30
Theme: 5 oldest books on my TBR
Books Read: 2/5
2. Step Right Up: Stories of Carnivals, Sideshows, and the Circus
4. Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America
5. To The Elephant Graveyard
July 1 - September 30
Theme: One Word Titles
2/5 read
1. Walden
2. Stonewall
3. Lions
October 1 - December 31
5 newest books on TBR
2/5 read
3. The White Ship
4. Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
5. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
STANDARD POSTIf each one posts in a different way (cover vs. link, same line vs. different lines, bold vs. not bold, et.), it sometimes becomes harder for who is sum checking or managing the challenge to find the information.
This may look simple, but after hundreds of messages, believe me, a standard post helps! :-)
So, if you care to make life easier for your mods, checkers, volunteers, etc., you can use the following template with code for posting in this challenge. :-)
1. Add book COVER as instructed in message 1 above.
2. Copy the text between the lines - but NOT the lines (---------).
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January 31
XXX pages
<*b*>Total Group Pages: SUM HERE<*/b*>
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3. Paste it under the book cover.
4. Change the month, the day and XXX for your correct data.
5. Change "SUM HERE" for your addition result.
6. REMOVE the four asterisks (*)
The result should look like this (without the lines, of course):
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January 1st
835 pages
Group total: 4,900 pages
Welcome to the 2022 Relay Race Reading Challenge!!!HOW IT WORKS
Post a comment (on the LAST COMMENT PAGE) with the following four things:
1) the COVER of a book you recently read (see below for instructions),
2) the date you completed reading that book,
3) the number of pages in the book you read, and
4) last but not least, sum of all pages read by the group.
ANYONE can post AS MANY TIMES as they want! This is a group effort, folks! You can enter books read for the bookclub AND those read outside of the group.
THE RULES / SOME TIPS
1. How to add a book cover
On the top right of the comment box, you will see a hyperlink "add book/author" (in English).
At the bottom of the window that appears, you'll see two radio buttons "link" and "cover" - please select "cover".
Type the name of the book in the search field and once you click "search", select the correct book. The code will look like the following without the *: [*bookcover:The Catcher in the Rye|5107]
2. How to decide your page count
If hardcopy, use the number of pages in the edition of the book that you read.
If electronic (kindle, nook, etc.), use the number of pages from the kindle edition.
If you listened to a book on tape, use the number of pages from the most popular edition on Goodreads (when you search a book, the most popular edition is the default).
No genre or page length restrictions, and can be book club group reads OR books you've read outside of the group.
3. Books per post
In general, books per post should be one book as you would be posting the book you most recently finished, but feel free to add more if you have finished multiple books recently!
This is a running tally, so please don't wait and post 20 books at once... wouldn't be much of a relay!
No need to post backdated books. Just start from the day you entered the relay =)
4. Make sure you are on the LAST comment page
As this is a running tally, make sure you are on the LAST COMMENT PAGE before commenting as you want to add your pages read to the last total.
Above the comment box, you'll see the hyperlinks for every comment page, will look like "<< previous 1 2 3 4 5 next >>" or something like this - make sure you're on the highest number. Goodreads only allows for 50 comments per page.
5. Please double check the math of your post total!!
F.A.Q's:
Do partially read books count?
No, you need to finish the book for it to count. If you DNF (do not finish) a book, it won't count.
LET'S RELAY!!!
Let's start out 2022 with some books that are bound to be good! The first quarter's theme is: Read award winning books
If you don't have enough books that have won awards on your list feel free to use books that have been nominated for awards. As always this challenge is very laid back so do what works for you!
October 1 - December 315 newest books on your TBR
July 1 - September 30Books with a one word title
April 1 - June 305 oldest books on your TBR
January 1 - March 31Read award winning books
Welcome to the TBR Revival Challenge 2022! This challenge is for anyone looking for some extra motivation to get some books off their TBR!How to keep score:
Comment on this thread with 5 books from your TBR that fit the current theme. When you've finished a book from your list check it off by adding the date you finished reading next to the title:
Books read: 1/3
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes
2. A Tale of Two Cities January 6
3. The Two Towers
To edit your challenge score/edit your comment:
1. Find your comment in the challenge thread. [Tip: Take note of the message number in the upper left corner when you first post your list]
2. On the bottom right of your comment, there should be four hyperlinks: "reply | edit | delete | flag". Select "edit".
3. Add your book read date per above instructions.
4. Click "edit post" once you are done.
Challenge dates:
This challenge will run all year with a different theme for each quarter.
Themes will be announced within the first week of the new quarter.
January 1-March 31 Read award winning books
April 1 - June 30
July 1 - September 30
October 1 -December 31
Levels
You don't have to read all 5 books from your TBR to participate! choose to read however many books you want to.
Books read:
0- It’s the thought that counts
1 - One more down!
2 - On a Roll
3 - Page Turner
4 - Avid Reader
5 - Reading Rockstar
Yes, thank you Cynthia! You've been an amazing prefect! I have a couple books I finished this week. I'll add them when I get home tonight. Happy New Year everyone!
I second Kafka on the Shore too!
