Laura’s Comments (group member since Nov 04, 2015)

Laura’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Our first spins:

District Wheel: District 10
District 10 is livestock
GOAT in title
black colour cover (50%+)
#10 in series
black text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LIVESTOCK
set in Argentina (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district


Arena Hazard: Tidal Waves
Spell outs can use the first letter of the title or series title (ignore or use THE, A or AN as you prefer), the first letter of the author, narrator* or translator* first or last names. For this version NO character names are permitted.

Beating the Arena mini challenge!


For this challenge you have two wheels, and will have one active spin of each at a time.
One wheel is the District Wheel, requiring you to complete the set of tasks associated with the District. Each task must be filled with a different book (can't use one book to fill multiple tasks).

The other wheel is the Arena Hazards Wheel, which is a spell out wheel. Each letter must be filled with a different book (can't use one book to fill multiple letters).
Spell outs can use the first letter of the title or series title (ignore or use THE, A or AN as you prefer), the first letter of the author, narrator* or translator* first or last names. For this version NO character names are permitted.
* these can only be used if the edition read was audio or translated

Once you have finished a wheel you can request a new spin from the other captains, or repeat the requirements again - the choice is yours!
For the District Wheel, if on respinning you receive a set of tasks you have already read you may request another spin for a new set.
For the Arena Hazards Wheel, you may NOT request a new spin even if you receive a duplicate word.


District 1 is luxury items
(view spoiler)[RICH in title
purple colour cover (50%+)
#1 in series
purple text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LUXURY ITEMS
set in Japan (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 2 is masonry and defense
(view spoiler)[WALL in title
brown colour cover (50%+)
#2 in series
brown text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in MASONRY DEFENSE
set in Italy (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 3 is general electronics
(view spoiler)[IPOD in title
white colour cover (50%+)
#3 in series
white text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in GENERAL ELECTRONICS
set in Korea (North or South) (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 4 is fishing
(view spoiler)[FISH in title
blue colour cover (50%+)
#4 in series
blue text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in FISHING
set in Australia (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 5 is power/electricity
(view spoiler)[VOLT in title
yellow colour cover (50%+)
#5 in series
yellow text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in POWER ELECTRICITY
set in China (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 6 is transportation
(view spoiler)[CARS in title
blue colour cover (50%+)
#6 in series
blue text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in TRANSPORTATION
set in Germany (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 7 is lumber
(view spoiler)[WOOD in title
brown colour cover (50%+)
#7 in series
brown text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LUMBER FORESTRY
set in Finland or Sweden (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 8 is textiles
(view spoiler)[WOOL in title
white colour cover (50%+)
#8 in series
white text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in TEXTILES
set in India (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 9 is grain
(view spoiler)[HUSK in title
yellow colour cover (50%+)
#9 in series
yellow text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in GRAIN PULSES
set in Pakistan (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 10 is livestock
(view spoiler)[GOAT in title
black colour cover (50%+)
#10 in series
black text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LIVESTOCK
set in Argentina (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 11 is agriculture
(view spoiler)[FARM in title
green colour cover (50%+)
#11 in series
green text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in AGRICULTURE
set in Mexico (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 12 is coal mining
(view spoiler)[COAL in title
black colour cover (50%+)
#12 in series
black text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in COAL MINING
set in Russia (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

District 13 was in charge of nuclear weaponry
(view spoiler)[BOMB in title
orange colour cover (50%+)
#13 in series
orange text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in NUCLEAR WEAPONRY
set in United States (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]

Capitol is politics and communication
(view spoiler)[VOTE in title
purple colour cover (50%+)
#14 in series
purple text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in POLITICS COMMUNICATION
set in a national capital (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]


*note - for the -- in title tasks, all letters need to be in title, not the actual word

Arena Hazards Wheel/Words
carnivorous squirrels
skewer-beaked birds
poisonous fog
electric forcefield
vicious hornets
dog-mutt cryptids
clock puzzle
tidal waves
urban tunnels
other tributes

This mini-game will start at 9am UTC 1 August, and end at the end of the challenge.
Books used for this mini-game must be finished during the period of the mini-game.
Each book used in the mini scores 5 points

You can bank books read during the period of the mini to be used in later spins; you can NOT switch a book once the set of tasks have been completed.


Q. If I am reading a book by an Argentinian author (for example), and the book doesn't explicitly mention where it is set, can I assume it is set in the author's country, and count it as a book from Argentina?
A. Yes

Q: Can we use fictionalized versions of countries with fantasy versions of Korea and China probably the most common?
A: Let's stick with the real countries (or geographical areas if we are in historical fiction)

@Preeti - am I missing your comments on the Mockingjay buddy read? I can't seem to find them and they aren't linked on the spreadsheet.

Carrie wrote: "Good for us but a bummer for them!"

Yeah. They've been trying, but it was His Carrot Her Muffin. So they're looking for a book that starts with HIS (or This) and ends with FIN. I'm not sure there are any other than the one that is too short!

That's the battle completed for us. District 2 had a problem with one of their books. They didn't realize that it was only 67 pages and they weren't able to find a replacement that fit the correct first and last letters. So we'll be the winner in this battle.

For those reading The Familiar the deadline for BOTM participation points is next Friday, August 2.

Poking my nose in from the Capitol. Our book was One Day Like This, so you could go with THIS if you find something.

And I found this list of words ending in FIN.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordf...

MelanieJoy wrote: "I think it’s Monday morning at 2am for me so I’ll need to be done by Sunday night. Thanks!"

Sorry it took me so long, but I think this is right. I'll change it if I get feedback from the captain's group that I got it wrong.

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Let me check if anyone has made one. I know it’s Monday morning.

Hey team! We seem to have an extra A Court of Mist and Fury on the spreadsheet. There is one for Yasmine and one with no name. Anyone else planning to read it?

@Preeti - don't forget to participate in the Mockingjay buddy read!

Preeti wrote: "The August Adult/Non-Fic BOM is Funny Story by Emily Henry.
I have volunteered for our team. I am adding the link here in case anybody is interested.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

I have about a 10 week wait at the library for that book. I might just buy it the next time I'm at Costco. With the reduced prices Costco has, I get almost as much in credit when I take it to my local used bookstore.

Keely wrote: "I started my battle book today. I'm hoping to get it done today, but if not it will be tomorrow.

I received some bad news last night. One of the cats that lives in the house my boyfriend's parent..."

I'm so sorry to hear that.

I just read the collection of all her short stuff, The Lady in Glass. It occurs to me only now that the characters of Simon and Lucivar are quite similar.

The Others is one of my favorites of all time. It was the first Anne Bishop I ever read.

@Sana - is this your first time reading The Black Jewels series? It's one of my favorites!

MelanieJoy wrote: "Haha Laura! Hooray for new presents, so sorry yours died!"

I've got it! I'll read my battle book really quick before I do all the finicky set-up stuff to make it look exactly my previous Kindle. :)

lexie wrote: "just noticed my love on the brain read wasn't showing dates read - fixed that now, sorry about that"

Thanks!

It appears that I have killed another Kindle! A couple of my kids were already planning to get me a new one for my birthday in September, so I’m getting an early birthday present tomorrow. I finished my audio battle book today, but my second one is on the Kindle. I should still be good to finish my second book this week.

Kamaria wrote: "I finally finished Eldest, it took me 12 days, never have I ever had such stalling with a book.

The date in the spreadsheet isn't working, the points aren't being generated."

It's because the spreadsheet is looking for a USA date format, but displaying differently. This is the format set up on the official spreadsheet. If you enter 7/22 it will display correctly. But if your brain is trained to enter 22/7, Yasmine, Keely, and I are trained as captains to enter it on the official spreadsheet in the format that it's looking for.