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On the spreadsheet it looks like Cleopatra got used twice for O in dystopia. Did we get a bonus where we can use a book twice or did you mean to use Big Little Lies (Tom O'Brien) or another book instead?
Completion Post: 
Title: Cleopatra: A Life
Author: Stacy Schiff
Page: 406
Characters: Cleopatra, Octavian, Mark Anthony, Gaius Julius Caesar, Dio, Cicero, Plutarch, Herod, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy XII, Ptolemy XIII, Sextus Pompey, Octavia, Caesarion, Arsinoe, Dellius, Brutus, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Fulvia, Lucan, Alexandra, Josephus, Dionysus, Bernius IV, Achillias, Livia, Pothinus, Mithradates, Charmion, Juvenal, Artavasades, Canidius, Gnaeus Domintius Ahenobarbus, Mariamme, Nicolaus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Alexaner Helios, Aristobulus, Cleopatra Selene, Herodotus, Propertius, Virgil, Gaius Cornelius Gallus, Philotas, Velleius Paterculus, Calpurnia, Marcus Agrippa,
Color in text: red, pink, green, purple, blue,, black, white, grey, gold, silver
Completion Post: 
Title: Big Little Lies
Author: Lianne Moriarity
Page: 462
Characters: Madeline Martha Mackenzie, Jane Chapman, Celeste White, Ziggy Chapman, Perry White, Abigail Mackenzie, Ed, Renata Klein, Bonnie, Chloe, Nathan, Amabella Klein, Tom O'Brien, Harper, Rebecca Barnes, Saxon Banks, Max, Fred, Susi, Samantha, Skye, Patricia Lipmann, Joshie, Mrs. Patty Ponder, Lorraine, Thea Cunningham, Stu, Geoff Klein, Gabrielle, Jonathan, Zachary, Carol, Gwen, Graeme, Pete, Di, Lucy Ponder, Lily, Anna Quinlan, Juliette, Eleni, Jackie Montgomery, Dane, Melissa
Color in text: red, orange, pink, green, purple, blue, brown, black, white, grey, gold, silver
Selection Post:
Title: Big Little Lies
Author: Lianne Moriarity
Page: 462
Title: Cleopatra: A Life
Author: Stacy Schiff
Page: 406
I think the moderators may need to rephrase the questionnaire. They ask how many books you read a month but all those books may not be within the challenge rules-- more than 100 pages, not graphic novels, etc. And some people are in book clubs or buddy reads so they may need to read books by a certain time and the book club/buddy reads may not be useable for any open task/goal. We were asked to be willing to read at least one book a week that we may not normally read for WOBBLE so people may think they were only required to read one book a week for a task and the rest for fun or their normal reading.
Ok, what should I be concentrating on reading and how long do I have to read for the Olympic Challenge?
Rachel wrote: "Victoria wrote: "I remember from Tower Teams that a lot of Shakespeare's plays were less than the 25,000 word count limit since my goal for that challenge was to read all the plays. Twelfth Night d..."Sorry I didn't notice earlier. It was a bummer for me to realize Romeo and Juliet didn't make the word count goal either. But like Michelle said, I am pretty sure you can read the same book as someone else on the team.
I remember from Tower Teams that a lot of Shakespeare's plays were less than the 25,000 word count limit since my goal for that challenge was to read all the plays. Twelfth Night didn't make the word count limit: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/... Not sure if same rules apply to this challenge.
Or you could volunteer to read any of the books listed (after we complete all the Events and are in the bonus round)
For the Event 1 Bonus that can't be started until we complete all events, possible chain to brainstorm off of. Not sure who would be interested in reading what book but I can't read Me Before You again:The Beginning of Everything---Everything, Everything (Lindsay?)-- Everything I Never Told You-- You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life-- Life After Life-- Life After Falling-- Falling into You-- You Don't Want To Know-- Know Not Why-- Why Not Me?-- Me Before You-- You Were Here-- Here on Earth-- Earth Girl-- Girl in a Band (Erika?)
Do we have to wait to read bonus books until all the events are complete?
Karla wrote: "I didn't know assisted suicide was the topic. I just wrote a paper on both sides of the issue for one of my psychology classes. I'm going to hold off reading the book (and seeing the movie), then. ......"
I didn't either. I thought it was a romance and it is but there is a serious topic behind it. I haven't seen the movie yet.
Karla wrote: "@ Victoria, what did you think of Me Before You? It's on my TBR and I was hoping to read it soon, but there are at least 600 people ahead of me on the holds list! ..."It was an easy read about a pretty serious subject, assisted suicide for the physically disabled. It was really well-written and I was able to see both sides of the argument and made me think about what I would do/feel like in their positions but it was emotionally draining and did make me cry. I read some of the reviews on it after and family members of people with spinal cord injuries said it was an accurate account of their lives. I think I am going to have to read Go Tell It on the Mountain before diving into Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
Karla wrote: "Would everyone please delete their selection and completion posts in the Books Read Thread? That way it is easier for Kim and I to check to the thread for the next game."Done
I am reading a book that I started before Wobble started but I am going to go hang out with family tonight. Hope we did well with Battleship!
I'll be a coach for Event 3 and read Beautiful Disaster
I am going to be in and out of cell phone coverage today so I am going to try to update my status as read but I may not be able to post on the Books Read page until later in the day.
