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

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

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DiscWorld monster Wheel is live

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Enjoy ladies, let me know if I left someone off the credit list

The DiscWorld series, or maybe saga (series of series) is a better description, has been delighting readers for decades. Pratchett was an author taken from the world too soon, but his catalog was vast and holds up to changing times. For that, we can be grateful. Whether you are a long time fan of the series or never heard of it before, delight in crushing these monsters.

And if you haven't read any of his DiscWorld books, what are you waiting for?

A new spreadsheet of monsters and tasks was added to the Master List of Tasks called DiscWorld Monsters.



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*Shout out to Cat, Melindam, and Sammy for wheel construction

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Participation Verified

Beth M https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Judith https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Catherine https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Lexi https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 		MPDQs
2 Sept 		Prologue - Chapter 14	Judith 
3 Sept 		Chapters 15 - 34 	Catherine
4 Sept 		Chapters 35 - 51 	Jenny
5 Sept 		Chapters 52 - 68 	Judith
6 Sept 		Chapters 69 - end 	Lexi

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

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution.

Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.

Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched.

On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.

Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And then they learn that the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island—and everyone on it.

But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer—and they don't even know it.

And the clock is ticking.

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nominator: Lexi

Participation Verified


Catherine - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ariana - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Angie https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Insiyah https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Volunteers

Catherine
Ariana (nom)
Alisha
Preeti

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 	%ages		MPDQs
17 Sep		Prologue - 12	24%		Catherine
18 Sep		13 - 24		49%		Alisha
19 Sep		25 - 35		75%		Preeti
20 Sep		36 - end			Ariana

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

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish―into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.

Shadow and Bone meets Lore in this epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

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nominator: Ariana

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Theme Book Of the Month

Will we see throwback titles to high school reading lists, some classic titles, or books set in old school times? Whatever your reason, we are looking forward to your suggestions!


Nominations will be open until 27 September, 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

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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of November 2024.

Nominations will be open until 27 September, 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

After a hard fought three months, the winners of Book Games were District 11!

Congratulations to them and to all the other teams!

Book Games

2024

This team challenge riffed on The Hunger Games series for it's minis and various mayhem.

Winners were District 11

The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.

The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is an unforgiving landscape and in the final hours the randomizer takes one last spin through the resources.

In Round 3, teams may receive a boons (15% page point increase), or sabotages (10% or 15% page point decrease). Teams can received the same boon or sabotage more than once. Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.

Your team's randomizer results

Weapons: 15% increase (protected, no change)
Shelter: 10% decrease (protected, no change)
Food: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: 15% increase (protected, no change)