Kerri’s Comments (group member since Sep 29, 2015)

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

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Date completed: 5 July 2016
Pages: 144
Goal: E2, H1, L3 (Book One 100-150)

I would volunteer for a sprint, but we're in the process of moving and I don't want to commit and then not be able to come through for you guys. I could volunteer for a coaching spot! If I recall correctly, coaching books don't have to be read at the same time as the sprinter, right?

I was looking at our spreadsheet and saw that we still have a couple of ARM spots open for Event 3. This is the cover of the version of Sense and Sensibility that I'm planning on reading:



Would that work for ARM? If so, I'd be willing to take one of the spots!

Andrea wrote: "Kerri wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Feel free to fit in 2-3 books in event 2: Page Jumping Kerri! Can any of those books work for event 5: Build a Chariot?."

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Sounds good to me :) I know a couple of the books I listed would work for distance in Event 3. I'll see if I can find anything with arms on the cover.

Andrea wrote: "Feel free to fit in 2-3 books in event 2: Page Jumping Kerri! Can any of those books work for event 5: Build a Chariot?."

The Magicians would work for Titles with 12 letters.
Hamilton: The Revolution might work for needing a person, but it's just a silhouette, so I'm not 100% sure.

Have we decided on Team Colors? Anansi Boys The cover of this is over 60% blue (though it's different shades of blue... does that count?) Here's the link: http://labs.tineye.com/color/a61484b0...

Here's a list of each of the "legs" for the page jumping event and the books I know I have access to and was planning to read anyways. I can fit in wherever you need.

100-150: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 144 pages
151-200: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 155 pages
201-250: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing 213 pages
251-300: Hamilton: The Revolution 288 pages
301-350: Sense and Sensibility 327 pages
351-400: Anansi Boys 384 pages
401-450: The Magicians 402 pages
451-500+: The Chemickal Marriage 528 pages

Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George
Date completed: 3 July 2016
Pages: 260
Goal: Event 1, Heat 1, Leg 3

Happy birthday, Heather!

Finished my book for Event 1, Heat 1! Now I'm looking through my books to see what can fit with Event 2. I'll post a list later. I'll look for stuff that might work with Event 5, as well. This is so much fun!

Hope everyone is having an awesome 4th of July weekend :)

Yay! Time to get reading!

My turn! I'm gonna go with Murder on a Girls' Night Out for my book :)

I got a couple more books crossed off of my list! I really liked Ella Enchanted and will be passing it on to my daughter for her to read. I was not a fan of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale... I didn't realize that someone could write quite so much about whaling...

Samantha wrote: "I know there's a lot of books starting with One ("you're like a dream come true"...). "

Annnnnnd, now I have that song stuck in my head ;)

Finally finished Moby-Dick; or, The Whale!! That is several hours of my life I will never get back...

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Date completed: 30 June 2016
Pages: 663 (default version)
Goals: Works for historical (357 tags), fantasy (48 tags), young adult (28 tags), romance (11 tags), and, if you really want to stretch the rules, non-fiction (11 tags... so weird)
Other info: Definitely glad I listen to the audio version...

Here's a couple more I found that might help with the relay. Not the most common words, but just throwing as much out there as I can, just in case.

Strange Candy
Once Upon a Time in the North
Hanover House
Dawn of the Dreadfuls

There's also these with the words you suggested:

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (only the last word, of course)
Never Cry Wolf

No problem! Here's some I picked that have pretty common words and are around 200 pages:

Into the Wild
Black Beauty
Grave Sight
Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Dead Poets Society (the society part might be rough... just a possibility!)
Girl in the Red Hood

I can volunteer! I'm not going to be doing much of anything this weekend, so I know I can knock out a short book. I can listen to an audiobook while packing, too.

I am completely flexible with whatever I read. If we're having trouble with the relay, I would definitely be willing to try and find something that fits, even if it's not on my TBR/a genre I usually enjoy. I actually like the fact that this challenge might push me outside of my comfort zone!

Sandy wrote: "Kerri wrote: "Good morning, guys.

I should be done with Moby-Dick; or, The Whale today! Even in audiobook format, that thing is a bear to get through... I've been listening to it whi..."

I am pretty excited about all those page points, lol. Thanks for the packing encouragement :)