Moderators of NBRC’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Sorry everyone, I lost a day somewhere, so I've push the start back a day.

Days have been assigned. The nominator hasn't been active and isn't playing teams, so will be subject to being bumped by Team Disasters if they don't post acknowledgement in the next 24 hours. So E, be ready to leap with some Day 1 questions!

All other admin notes remain the same: swap with a backup listed if you can't do you date; if there's no backup then we go to the next unique team etc etc

Adult BOM Run-Off Poll

There was a tie for the December BOM so we are having a quick run-off poll.

You can find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

DQs assigned!

As ever, if you can't do your day, you can pass to a listed backup. If you have no backup or are late we'll pass the baton to the next unique team.

Happy reading :)

Hello Team Broken Down Car!

Please welcome your new team member Lori

Happy Reading :)

Hello Team Sorting Recycling!

Please welcome your new team members Diane and Sanz

Happy Reading :)

Hello Team Roof Repairs!

Welcome your new team member Paula :)

Participation Verified

Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Marie UK https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Randomiser

There were 12 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Sammy (Disaster) last day
Preeti (Roof)
Alisha (Endless)
Tina (Car)
Fiona (Noisy)
Judith (Jam)
Catherine (Sorting)
Insiyah (Pet)
Jenny (Tax)
Mel (Painting)
Lexi (Jam) extra entry not day 1/2
Sammy (Disaster) extra entry last day

Timestamp: 2024-11-20 10:22:27 UTC

Volunteers

nom: Carrie (Overdue)

Sammy (Disaster) last day
E (Disaster) backup
Mel (Painting)
Alisha (Endless)
Karen (Painting) backup
Judith (Jam)
Preeti (Roof)
Jenny (Tax)
Lexi (Jam) backup not day 1/2
Lexi (Jam) extra entry not day 1/2
Tina (Car)
Angie (Tax) backup
Catherine (Sorting)
Insiyah (Pet)
Sammy (Disaster) extra entry last day
Fiona (Noisy)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		MPDQs			Chapters 	
22 Nov 		Carrie (Overdue)	Ch 1 &2 (pages 1 to 103)
23 Nov 		Preeti (Roof)		Ch 3 & 4 (pages 104 to 172)
24 Nov 		Alisha (Endless)	Ch 5 (pages 173 to 274)
25 Nov 	**** Break Day ****
26 Nov 		Tina (Car)		Ch 6 (pages 275 to 376)
27 Nov 		Fiona (Noisy)		Ch 7 to Ch 8 "...twisting blind and helpless on the rain dark sheets of slate." (pages #77 to pg 489)
28 Nov 		Sammy (Disaster)	Ch 8 "In class on Tuesday, Julian..." to end (pg 489 to 559)

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.

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nominator: Carrie
official page count: 629 pages

Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of January 2025.

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.

Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
Erotica

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

The theme for January 2025 is Jet Setters!

Will we be travelling around the world with Phineas Fogg, the original jet setter, or some modern day equivalents? Which far-flung locations will we touch down on? And will we be finding the point where wish-fulfilment turns into envy?!

Nominations will be open until 27 November, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Participation Verified

Lisa AG https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melindam https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Melissa https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Preeti https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

List Randomizer
There were 24 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Kaley (Prep)
Lexi (Jam) backup
Fiona (Noisy)
E (Disasters)
Keely (Roof) backup
Louise (Noisy) backup
Carrie (Bill)
Judith (Jam) extra entry
Alisha (Endless)
Angie (Tax)
Lisa AG (Painting) backup
Angie (Tax) extra entry
Kelly (maybedog) (Pet Cage)
Lexi (Jam) Extra entry
Judy (Commute)
Mel (Painting)
Judith (Jam)
Jenny (Tax)
Tina (Car)
Mel (Painting) extra entry
Preeti (Roof)
Insiyah (Clean)
CB (Disasters) backup
Catherine (Sorting)

Timestamp: 2024-11-15 11:21:11 UTC

Volunteers

Mel (Painting)
Mel (Painting) extra entry
Judith (Jam)
Judith (Jam) extra entry
Fiona (Noisy)
Insiyah (Clean)
Catherine (Sorting)
Angie (Tax)
Lisa AG (Painting) backup
Louise (Noisy) backup
E (Disasters)
CB (Disasters) backup
Alisha (Endless)
Keely (Roof) backup
Jenny (Tax)
Kelly (maybedog) (Pet Cage)
Preeti (Roof)
Lexi (Jam) backup
Lexi (Jam) Extra entry
Tina (Car)
Angie (Tax) extra entry
Judy (Commute)
Carrie (Bill)
Kaley (Prep)

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	MPDQs
16 Nov		1 - 4		Aikaterine
17 Nov		5 - 7		Kaley (Prep)
18 Nov		8 - 10		Lexi (Jam)
19 Nov		11 - 13		Fiona (Noisy)

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.

A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village.

All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that contribute to Agatha Christie's well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

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nominator: aikaterine
official page count: 174