Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2015)

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

Thanks for taking one for the team with that Backroom BOM!

Nicole B wrote: "Fun question from someone who just learned being a bookseller gets you better netgallery options: do Arcs count for the challenge? One i read didnt have a page count so i figure not with that one b..."

If it's on Goodreads with a page count you certainly can count ARCS. If it isn't on Goodreads, we can ask a librarian to put it on. They'd still need a page count (Amazon works if it is on there).

That's wonderful booksellers get better netgalley options. And it makes total sense.

Kerri - I finished two today as well :) And I started the first BOM since I'm supposed to ask questions the second day of it - it's really good so far!

Tone - I hope your birthday was great! I completely forgot to say something earlier.

Shannon - I'm so glad you got some relief!!

Elinor - thanks so much for linking the BOM Poll! That was a great help and it wasn't even on my radar!

Kirsten - thank you for recommending In Memoriam. I'd never heard of the book, and it sounds wonderful!

Yes I'd say so.

Shannon wrote: "Hey guys! Havent been reading a lot as ive been in quite a bit of pain. Going back to the oral surgeon tomorrow and hopefully he can help and ill be back to reading"

Oh yeah no way can you read with pain! I'm glad you have an appointment tomorrow - stuff like that always seems to happen on weekends :(

I was just thinking that once I finish my current read I need some lighter books!

Vi wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Looking for some team consensus (the approved path) for two color covers. Note: Tin-eye says both of these are brown, but I personally would call the first dark red and the second d..."

Yeah the red stands out to me too Vi - I think let's go with dark red if that's ok with you. (I asked a couple people that live here too what color they would say the book is. I think they are getting scared to walk by my computer!)

Kirsten wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "

Weekly Status Report

Summary: Four days left in May! We are done with all of our required tower pages -I'm so glad we don't have to be in suspense! Well done - that is a lot of ..."

I totally believe you - sorry! I'm sure the problem is on my end. Maybe looking at all the color covers blinded me! Thanks SO much for being patient with me :)
Ha and that Dune cover (beautiful orange) I'll blame that too - because it's so very bright orange - lovely. On a side note, tineye says that book is red. Which is why tineye can help but is not the boss of us.

Thanks Nanci. I just told my husband that my eyes need the equivalent of a palate cleanser after looking at color covers

Janeylou wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Looking for some team consensus (the approved path) for two color covers. Note: Tin-eye says both of these are brown, but I personally would call the first dark red and the second d..."

Thanks! Extra pairs of eyes are so appreciated! When I look at both of them bigger, the red and orange seem to be a lot more predominant than in the thumbnails. But I think those colors just may be what my eyes pick out - and color covers...sigh...so hard.

Weekly Status Report

Summary: Four days left in May! We are done with all of our required tower pages -I'm so glad we don't have to be in suspense! Well done - that is a lot of books read!

Status sheet Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Countdown to June This is when books can be finished to qualify for the chipmunk challenge. And when you'll start counting books as page points again: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

May Books:
Needed Page ranges - all done All books are free choice until June 1. Remember free choice or in a page range gives the same amount of points, so finishing is fine. If you'd rather hold on to finish until June 1 that is fine too.


Shelf fixes
Kirsten - I cannot find Safe and Sound on your shelf. But I did see Dune on the shelf, and it isn't on the spreadsheet.

Lisa- need Lucian and Joey on your shelf. I love that those are both names :)



Books of the Month
If you want to participate, the last day to answer daily questions is 2 June.


Last day to answer questions is 16 June


(Backroom read) Last day to answer questions is 10 June


Starts 2 June


Starts 16 June

Mini-Challenges
Rainbow Towers: I think having the blank ones to fill in seems to be working well. Feel free to keep asking in group if you have a color cover that you aren't sure what to choose.

Chipmunk mini-challenge starts June 1. Please let us know if you have any questions about this challenge.

Provided by Apoorv and SO useful for Chipmunks:
Links to "Best of" lists:
2013: https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...
2014: https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...
2015: https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...
All the years: https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_b...

Looking for some team consensus (the approved path) for two color covers. Note: Tin-eye says both of these are brown, but I personally would call the first dark red and the second dark orange. I'd appreciate other opinions besides me and tin-eye.

@Kerri - I hope you feel better quickly - you are right - anesthesia is no joke! Although thank goodness we have it :) Good question about the book - it's for sure just fine to save it til June - 100% up to you. The points it will get are the same either way, but you are correct that the range seems one of the hardest to fill.

I too am super happy we are in the lead. If it changes, I won't love our team any less though - we've been working together incredibly well and as long as we continue that, I'll feel like a winner no matter what.

I sure did - it was so different from his trilogy, but so good!

And team - looks like we have all of our page ranges covered. Well done! I'll move books over tomorrow morning and do the weekly update.

Shelf Alert

@Janeylou - that is such a great batch of books! I'm not finding any on your tower teams shelf - so can you put them on there so that we can use them?

@Lisa - Hope you are having a great weekend trip! We need Joey and Lucien on your shelf once you're back.

@Kirsten - I'm not finding Safe and Sound on your shelf.

I may kick it off early too - but i have a bunch of library Star Wars books to listen to first :)

Keli - I would call it bright blue but...it could really go either way. And yes! Just pick an unclaimed rainbow number for your color covers. I'll fill it in when I check the cover, which helps me know what I've checked :)

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "Ugh, Suzanne... yes, measles is super contagious. Thankfully it's not serious for most people but I can see why they shut the school.

I just read a 500-599 book and logged it on the spreadsheet......"

Awesome - yes we do need it - thanks Cris!

We don't get any more crayola towers, but that's ok - finishing that mini-challenge is a good problem to have. And one nice thing about books we finish in June, is, say we finish one on June 10th, and log it. Then on June 25th we get a Chipmunk prompt that book fits. We can use it for that prompt! So that's cool. Also, just fyi, once a book is used as a Chipmunk task, it can't be changed to a different task. That's more a captains job though :)

I think they are being extra careful because it's so contagious. I've never had it - thank goodness!

You can start reading 11.22.63 anytime - in fact if you finish it before the buddy read that's ok - just be sure to answer questions.

The participation tokens (3) give an extra entry into the daily questions lottery. So not a huge deal, but that's the only way they contribute to TTX - that extra chance. Answering questions DOES help TTX - it gives the extra 20 points.

Sounds good Nanci! I cannot believe June 1 is so soon!

I just learned my grandson's school in Seattle is closed for 10 days or so (switching to online) because someone had measles. Yikes. Lol he called us at 6:30 in the morning giving us a long list of measles facts. Gotta love grandkids :)