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The House Cup Challenge will always allow graphic novels for as long as I am co moderator of this group. I have fought for it many times over the years, and we developed a point system for that challenge so we could continue allowing graphic novels. I love graphic novels. I read them frequently and do not think they are "less than". I feel they are often treated that way too, and they do not deserve it. It was a very hard decision for me to exclude them from this challenge.I made the decision to exclude them from this challenge because there is no point system. We are going by number of pages and numbers of books and if someone on a team is reading only graphic novels they have a clear advantage. I want to encourage reading everything and not have the challenge turn into only reading Manga and not the other things you want to because you feel like that is the best option for winning this competition. Another huge deciding factor is the length of the challenge. It is not even a month long, so there will still be plenty of time in both July and August to read any graphic novels you've been planning on reading outside the challenge time frame.
I could develop a point system for future olympic challenges if that is what everyone would prefer, but my thinking was that it overcomplicates everything for such a short challenge.
Please keep the feedback coming! if you have an opinion let me know, it is easier to tell what the majority of people want if I have more comments to pull from!
After much contemplation I have decided to not allow any graphic novels/heavily pictured books. We will exclude poetry and short stories from this challenge too.Because there are a couple plays on our group bookshelf I will be allowing all plays.
Please let me know if you have any feedback on these decisions. We won't change it this year, but when we run this challenge next time we could change it if people are unhappy.
Hi Lina,This is a challenge we did back in 2018 that I have wanted to bring back for awhile now. Back then we had many small teams. I competed for Japan and it was me and one other member! A lot of the countries only had 1 member. It was still a lot of fun! That being said, I will wait to choose which country I will compete for closer to the challenge because I want at least 1 other person on my team.
Kathy wrote: "I knew this sounded familiar"We do this one every year! Way back when Kassey started this challenge it was a year-long challenge and the only prompt was to read the 5 oldest books from your TBR. A few years ago I started changing the themes every quarter, but I still do this one every year because it was originally what the challenge was all about, and I think it is nice to get a few of the books I've been meaning to read for the longest time off my TBR every year.
Jan wrote: "Unfortunately, I have not been able to find some of them.."Hi Jan,
You can skip the ones you don't have access to and just do the 5 oldest that you are able to find. This challenge is not strict, just make it work for you!
If you have any questions please post them here or send me a message.What Country is everyone thinking of joining?
209Canada - 1
Augusta - 2,236 (7)
2,236 (7)
Colombia - 1
Debora - 669 (3)
669 (3)
Czechia - 1
Audra Daughtry - 3,253 (10)
3,253 (10)
France - 1
Kyra - 907 (3)
907 (3)
Germany - 1
Miriam - 477 (1)
477 (1)
India - 2
Rebecca is book-hooked - 5,637 (15)
Tori - 1,825 (8)
7,462 (23)
Ireland - 3
Cynthia - 1,989 (5)
Chaela - 2,173 (8)
Isabella 385 (1)
4,547 (14)
Mexico - 2
Estefania - 2,160 (15)
Jessica P - 1,406 (4)
3,566 (19)
Nepal - 1
JennH - 5,698 (22)
5,698 (22)
Netherlands - 1
Aurora - 364 (2)
364 (2)
Poland - 1
Ali - 2,310 (8)
2,310 (8)
Portugal
Sandra Dias - 739 (4)
739 (4)
Refugee - 4
Boop - 4,025 (12)
Kathy - 3,485 (11)
Katie - 784 (2)
Adrienne - 702 (3)
8,996 (28)
Spain - 1
Raquel Aliste - 2,855 (10)
2,855 (10)
United Kingdom - 2
Pony Xaviors - 2,322 (14)
Gemma - 2,069 (7)
4,391 (20)
USA - 3
Leslie Ann - 4,602 (15)
Lisa Glass - 1,272 (3)
TQuila - 1,824 (5)
7,698 (23)
FINAL EVENT STANDINGS
Event 1: Books Read by Country
🥇Gold: 28 - Refugee
🥈Silver: 23 - India, USA
🥉Bronze: 22 - Nepal
4th: 20 - UK
5th: 19 - Mexico
Event 2: Books Read by Athlete
🥇Gold: 22 - JennH (Nepal)
🥈Silver: 15 - Rebecca is book-hooked (India), Estefania Mexico), Leslie Ann (USA)
🥉Bronze: 14 - Pony Xaviors (UK)
4th: 12 - Boop (Refugee)
5th: 11 - Kathy (Refugee)
Event 3: Books per Athlete by Country
🥇Gold: 22 - Nepal
🥈Silver: 11.5 - India
🥉Bronze: 10 - Czechia, Spain, UK
4th: 9.5 - Mexico, UK
5th: 8 - Poland
Event 4: Pages Read by Country
🥇Gold: 8,996 - Refugee
🥈Silver: 7,698 - USA
🥉Bronze: 7,462 - India
4th: 5,698 - Nepal
5th: 4,547 - Ireland
Event 5: Pages Read by Athlete
🥇Gold: 5,698 - JennH (Nepal)
🥈Silver: 5,637 - Rebecca is book-hooked (India
🥉Bronze: 4,602 - Leslie Ann (USA)
4th: 4,025 - Boop (Refugee)
5th: 3,253 - Audra Daughtry (Czechia)
Event 6: Pages per Athlete by Country
🥇Gold: 5,698 - Nepal
🥈Silver: 3,731 India
🥉Bronze: 3,253 Czechia
4th: 2,855 Spain
5th: 2,566 USA
Event 7: Book Club Reads by Country
🥇Gold: 18 - India
🥈Silver: 14 - Refugee
🥉Bronze: 11 - Nepal
4th: 4 - UK, Spain
5th: 2 - Ireland, Poland, USA
Event 8: Book Club Books Read by Athlete
🥇Gold: 12 - Rebecca is book-hooked (India), Boop (Refugee)
🥈Silver: 11 - JennH (Nepal)
🥉Bronze: 6 - Tori (India)
4th: 4 - Pony Xaviors (UK), Raquel (Spain)
5th: 2 - Ali (Poland), TQuila (USA), Chaela (Ireland)
Event 9: Book Club Books per Athlete by Country
🥇Gold: 11 - Nepal
🥈Silver: 9 - India
🥉Bronze: 4 - Spain
4th: 3.5 - Refugee
5th: 2 - UK, Poland
Event 10: Longest Book Read
🥇Gold: 1,463 pages - Boop (Refugee)
🥈Silver: 1,168 pages - Rebecca book-hooked (India)
🥉Bronze: 576 pages - Leslie Ann (USA)
4th: 544 pages - Kathy (Refugee)
5th: 528 pages - Ali (Poland)
MEDAL COUNTS
Nepal 8 (5 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
Refugee 5 (4 Gold, 1 Silver)
India 11 (2 Gold, 7 Silver, 2 Bronze)
USA 5 (3 Silver, 2 Bronze)
Mexico 1 (1 Silver)
Czechia 2 (2 Bronze)
Spain 2 (2 Bronze)
UK 2 (2 Bronze)
Welcome to the EHRTBM 2024 Summer Olympics Challenge!
This challenge will run during the 2024 Paris Olympics, July 26th - August 11th.
This will be similar to the House Cup Challenge. You will choose a team (Country) and log finished books to get points. However, there will be multiple "events" to compete in, and we are going to try logging books a little differently this time.
HOW TO COMPETE
The first step is to choose your country. You can compete for whichever country you want to. It does not have to be the country you are from or currently live in.
LOGGING YOUR BOOKS
As I mentioned we are trying something new this challenge! After you have finished a book please fill out the form in this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
This form will automatically add your book's information to a spreadsheet which you can view here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
(If you would like to keep a personal log of the books you have completed you are welcome to make one on this thread, just like we have done in the past. but you must fill out the form in the link above as well.)
EVENTS
Here are a list of events you will be competing in. You will be competing in all events simultaneously as both an individual and as a country.
Event 1: Books Read by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all books read by all athletes of a country
- Competitor: Country
Event 2: Books Read by Athlete
- Explanation: Total count of all books read by a single athlete
- Competitor: Individual
Event 3: Books per Athlete by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all books read by all athletes of a country, divided by number of athletes competing for that country
- Competitor: Country
Event 4: Pages Read by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all pages of all books read by all athletes of a country
- Competitor: Country
Event 5: Pages Read by Athlete
- Explanation: Total count of all pages for all books read by a single athlete
- Competitor: Individual
Event 6: Pages per Athlete by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all pages of all books read by all athletes of a country, divided by number of athletes competing for that country
- Competitor: Country
Event 7: Book Club Reads by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all EHRTBM book club books read by all athletes of a country (note: can be ANY book from the group's bookshelf)
- Competitor: Country
Event 8: Book Club Books Read by Athlete
- Explanation: Total count of all EHRTBM book club books read by a single athlete (note: can be ANY book from the group's bookshelf)
- Competitor: Individual
Event 9: Book Club Books per Athlete by Country
- Explanation: Total count of all EHRTBM book club books read by all athletes of a country, divided by number of athletes competing for that country (note: can be ANY book from the group's bookshelf)
- Competitor: Country
Event 10: Longest Book Read
- Explanation: By page count, longest book read by a single athlete during games
- Competitor: Individual
FAQ
Can I start a book before the challenge begins?
Books must be started and finished within the timeframe of the challenge.
What time zone does the challenge start/end?
Please use your time zone it is easier and less confusing that way!
How to count page numbers
Please use the page count of the most popular edition on Goodreads. This will be the default page count shown when you look up a book on here.
Do audiobooks count?
Yes, as long as there is a page count for the book here on Goodreads your audiobook will count towards the challenge
Do I need to sign up before the challenge starts?
No, please join in whenever you can!
What counts as a Book Club book? (Events 7-9)
Any book we have read as a group is a Book Club book you can see a list of the books we have read on the group Bookshelf
Games start July 26th!
Our next theme for July 1st - September 30th will be the 5 oldest books on your TBR. These can be the books you've wanted to read for the longest amount of time or the oldest book by published date. Feel free to pull books from different TBRs if you have more than one!
I nominate Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 466 pages.
I nominate Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 109 pages.
I nominate Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut 179 pages.
I second Kafka on the Shore, News of the World, and The House of the Spirits.
I second 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Canterville Ghost, Oliver Twist, and The Metamorphosis.
The theme for April - June is Read 5 books by Authors you have not read before.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions! I have the next year and a half of themes planned out already, but I am writing down your ideas...It just might be a while before we get to them.
