Sanskriti’s Comments (group member since Dec 24, 2011)

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

So I guess, it's an acquired taste... like ebooks versus paperbacks? Interestingly, here's another question: Which one do you prefer?

I love paperbacks, not only because they give me that "feel" and "smell", but also because I love to see them scattered about all over my house with people complaining that there is no place for them to sit. eBooks are great to have on my iPad for when I'm travelling, but you can't exactly display them with pride, can you?

How do you guys do audiobooks? I tried one, during the last team challenge, and though I got through fairly quickly, I kept on falling asleep or drifting off and forgetting what I'd last heard. Besides I don't quite like the same narrator's voice for multiple characters. When I read (and sometimes, I read out loud), I tend to imagine/modulate my voice to suit different characters. It sorta brings to life the entire book. Somehow, I find that lacking in audiobooks.

I tend to juggle between books a lot firstly 'coz I'm a mood reader and secondly 'coz I'm too impatient to wait to finish one story to discover another great one. For me it's sorta like real life. Just because you're in conversation with one person doesn't mean you would filter out everyone else, right?

Which means, some days in a row are a blank slate for me when comes to finishing a read, and some days I would end up finishing 3 or even 4 books.

What's your reading style?

Hi guys! How's everyone gearing up? I'm looking ahead to a great weekend with books and hope to finish some just after the clock hits "start" on Sunday. Here's a question to kill time till then: Do you read books one at a time or read several simultaneously?

Query: Last time we played this challenge, there was a rule that for non-fiction books we could only spell out using title or author's first/last name. Does this rule apply this time too? Or can we use character names as well?

A quick hello to everyone! I was so excited to log in today and see that the teams were up! This is my 2nd wheel-a-thon and 5th team challenge on NBRC.

Here's something about myself...

I'm from India and work as a full-time Marketing Professional. Whatever spare time I get, and that includes when at work, I read. I read just about everything, from paperbacks to the backs of cereal boxes, although History (both fiction and nonfiction) and Fantasy are my favourite genres. I love to write too and someday hope to be a novelist. I'm obsessed with hoarding books and although I average reading about 50 books a year, I probably end up buying thrice that number.

The last I played a team challenge here on NBRC, I ended up reading 200% more than my committed number (imagine that!) That's why I love to be on these team challenges.

I'm a mood reader and I tend to move in between books a lot, so I'm not going to commit to what I can finish in a particular week, but I'll post as I go. Slightly upsetting for the team planning I think, but I'll try and make up for missing letters instead. Hope that helps!

It's nice to see everyone here and I'm sure we're going to have a great 8 weeks!

Updated msg #133

February Log


14 Feb '15
Quest Completed: Gathering Berries

16 Feb '15
Level 1 Magic Staff

17 Feb '15
Hero Level 3
Goblin Killed

27 Feb '15
Sewer Rat Killed

The ones not on the shelf, but showing on the spreadsheet, are books that were under 100 pages. For some reason the spreadsheet pulled everything I've read since November, but some of them don't even qualify for the challenge.

BTW, let me say that I had a great time reading with you guys. It gave me a boost everytime I saw someone post their latest read, esp. Jingles. You read liek crazy!

I wish we could continue to hang around for a while to see how many more days we would have needed to reach 20,000 points. Well, that's just me not wanting the game to end yet :(

Updated post #133

Finished reading
Coraline | 20 Points (162 Pages, 08 Feb '15)

Start: 01 Jan '15
Level: Difficult (8 - 12 books per category)
Done: 6/120

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5. Person’s First or Last Name
✔1. The Boleyn Inheritance | 518 Pages | 18 Jan '15 | ★★★★
✔2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | 759 Pages | 27 Jan '15 | ★★★★★
✔3. Coraline | 162 Pages | 08 Feb '15 | ★★★
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7. One Word Title
✔1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | 263 Pages | 09 Jan '15 | ★★★★★
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8. Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
✔1. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe | 294 Pages | 13 Jan '15 | ★★★
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Bonus
1. Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
✔1. The Austere Academy | 221 Pages | 03 Jan '15| ★★★
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Finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
90 Points (759 Pages, 27 Jan '15)

Also found the word "bridge" on pg. 404 - "Luna is down beyond Bottom Bridge..."

Shannon wrote: "Sanz wrote:

If I could live anywhere in the world it would be: Canada... Lots of space, very little civilisation, crazy cold and absolute wilderness


I live in Canada, and it's not all unciviliz..."

See... I didn't know that. Now I would definitely want to be in Canada to see an igloo (and then see them melt) *smirk*

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Hello Hobbit Sanz ☺

Let me guess, you're on the quest :P

Glad to have you in the group. ☺


Sanz wrote: "..."
My mom got this fridge magnet from Canada.


Reading your post it just popped up in m..."

You guessed right Tea. I was lost when deciding my next read... And lo! You guys had posted another challenge. It's almost like the mods can read my mind! I absolutely had to jump right in.

I'm not really new to the group but I don't recall if I've ever introduced myself formally. So here goes..

Birthday: 5th July... As true a Cancerian girl as there could possibly be

Favorite Book(s): Not without my Daughter by Betty Mahmoody... It was the first true "grown-up" novel I'd read, a true story that too, and the story totally floored me at the time. The Lord of the Rings would follow closely behind in the ranks.

Favorite Book Genre: Historical Fiction... Any day. And if it's based on the Tudors, even better

Favorite Author: Daphne du Maurier... at the moment

Favorite Color: Black.. makes me look thin

Favorite Food: Anything made from chocolate... hence the extra pounds... hence the need for black clothes

Any Pets: A dog (she passed away), a couple of fishes (also, passed away), two guinea pigs (given up for adoption last year), two cutest kittens ( for a week till I discovered I was allergic to cats)... So the answer would have to be... No

If I could live anywhere in the world it would be: Canada... Lots of space, very little civilisation, crazy cold and absolute wilderness

Finish the line: I know I'm a book addict because....who else would read 20 different books simultaneously?

January Log


03 Jan '15
Level 1: Sword
Sewer Rat Killed

13 Jan '15
Level 2: Sword

23 Jan '15
Quest Completed: Hello, my name is...
Another Sewer Rat Killed!

30 Jan '15
Sewer Rat Killed.

Quests


✔Hello, my name is...
Sanz
+3 XP
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✔Gathering Berries:
Till 15 Feb '15 (+1 XP for Letter, +2 XP for Word)
✔R: Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | 759 Pages | 27 Jan '15 | ★★★★★
✔A: Amber in Danger on the Great Lakes | 160 Pages | 14 Feb '15 | ★★★
✔S: Santiago Nasar in Chronicle of a Death Foretold | 120 Pages | 12 Feb '15 | ★★★
✔P: Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance | 518 Pages | 18 Jan '15 | ★★★★
+6 XP
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Timewalker: +1 XP, +1 Time Walking Potion for all years
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Valentines Day Feast: Prime no. of pages, +2 XP
✔1. At Bertram's Hotel | 223 Pages | 15 Feb '15 | ★★★
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Date Night:
1/5 Words, +1 XP, +1 XP for romance novel
Love
Heart
✔Dinner: Between a Rock and a Hard Place | 368 Pages | 17 Feb '15 | ★★★
Page 115: "...going out to dinner parties..."
Chocolate
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Valentine
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Happy
+1 XP

Monsters Killed


Sewer Rat| Last Killed: 27 Feb '15 | Next out in the street: 6 Mar '15
Attack 3, HP 5
+1 XP

03 Jan '15
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat with Sword (3A) → Sewer Rat, HP 2
Sewer Rat attacks Sanz (3A) →Sanz, HP 7
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat (3A) →Sewer Rat perishes, HP 0
Sanz wins +1 XP!

23 Jan '15
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat with Sword (4A) → Sewer Rat, HP 1
Sewer Rat attacks Sanz (3A) →Sanz, HP 9
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat (4A) →Sewer Rat dies once again, HP 0
Sanz wins +1 XP!

30 Jan '15
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat with Sword (4A) →Sewer Rat, HP 1
Sewer Rat attacks Sanz (3A) →Sanz, HP 3
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat (4A) →Sewer Rat dead, HP 0
Sanz wins +1 XP!

27 Feb '15
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat with Sword (4A) → Sewer Rat, HP 1
Sewer Rat attacks Sanz (3A) → Sanz, HP 1
Sanz attacks Sewer Rat (4A) → Sewer Rat dead, HP 0
Sanz wins +1 XP!
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Goblin| Last Killed: 17 Feb '15 | Next out in the street: 24 Feb '15
Attack 6, HP 10
+1 XP, +1 Goblin Bone

Sanz attacks Goblin with Sword (4A) →Goblin, HP 6
Goblin attacks Sanz (6A) →Sanz, HP 8
Sanz attacks Goblin (4A) →Goblin, HP 2
Goblin attacks Sanz (6A) →Sanz, HP 2
Sanz attacks Goblin with Staff (3A) →Goblin dies, HP 0
+1 XP, +1 Goblin Bone

Potions & Healing


Spell it Out
+1 HP
✔C: A Clash of Kings | 778 Pages | 25 Feb '14 | ★★★★★
U
R
✔E: The Ersatz Elevator | 259 Pages | 27 Feb '15 | ★★★
+2 HP

HEAL
BANDAID
TONIC