Karen ⊰✿’s
Comments
(group member since Sep 23, 2012)
Karen ⊰✿’s
comments
from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.
Showing 1,441-1,460 of 16,598
Welcome back Louise!Beautiful winters day today. Went cycling with the kids and hung out in the sun while we made pit stops at playgrounds for the kids.
Meant to have a night around the fire pit with family but one of the cousins has hand foot and mouth so instead we are staying in and watching the football.
Probably more of the same tomorrow!
Update Page Towers
We ony have 16/20 of the 500-599 page range claimed so if you have any you can grab for this month that would be great!
Page Range Required Read so far
100-199 10 10
200-299 20 20
300-399 30 30
400-499 30 19
500-599 20 11
600+ 10 8
Free choice 103 77
Chipmunks
If possible, let's fill these tasks with 100-399 page books as we have already completed those categories. The other categories we still need to fill the base tower this month. For extra points for those bigger books though, you can choose one with a lovely coloured cover!
6. Read a booker award winner (Louise)
32. Read a book set in, or by an author from China (Beth)
33. Read a book set in, or by an author from Malaysia (Amy the book-bat)
41. Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea (Nistha)
53. Reading Tasks! Read a book set in a school / college / university (Tati)
54. Read a book that won the Women's Prize for Fiction (Amy the book-bat)
55. Read a book where the author name starts with X (Louise or Vicki)
59. Read a book featuring pirates (or privateers) (Vicki)
57. Read a book with mathematical symbols on the cover
61. Read a book with a theft
Rainbows
We have completed 9 which is awesome!
I have noticed books marked as read where the colour of the cover wasn't noted on the spreadsheet. Remember, we can keep doing these the whole challenge :)
We have another 5 underway - blue and black seem to be the easiest to get, so other colours are appreciated!
Spell it out
The only letters not included here are Q and Z. I've added a table with formulas to the tracking sheet so you can see how many of each letter are required v completed.
posting for the start of this new pageUpdate
Page Towers
We have completed the 200-299 and 300-399 range :)
It is those bigger books that will likely be tough again this month if you have any to pull out of the archives!
Page Range Required Read so far
100-199 10 8
200-299 20 20
300-399 30 30
400-499 30 10
500-599 20 11
600+ 10 5
Free choice 103 42
Chipmunks
If possible, let's fill these tasks with 200-399 page books as we have already completed those categories. The other categories we still need to fill the base tower this month. For extra points for those bigger books though, you can choose one with a lovely coloured cover!
6. Read a booker award winner (Louise is reading one)
16. Read an international booker award winner (note: different to “normal” booker award - captains group ruling has opened this task only to nominees also: https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...) (Nistha is reading one)
24. Read a book with a creature with 10 limbs on the cover (e.g. lobster, shrimp, crab) (Amy the book-bat)
32. Read a book set in, or by an author from China
33. Read a book set in, or by an author from Malaysia
34. Read a book written by Nobel winner (can be any Nobel winner, not just literature)
41. Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea
42. Read book from the GR "Best of 2021" list (see https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...)
43. Read a book with a character who works in STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
44. Read a book where the title starts with X
Rainbows
We have completed 8 which is awesome! We have another 6 underway - blue and black seem to be the easiest to get, so other colours are appreciated!
Tati wrote: "guys, I'm really really really sorry, but I'm not really enjoying my China book...":(
Always hard to know whether to push on or not!
I've assigned some of our older books to tasks where they worked so new tasks have been updated above
I finished my Xander book for character starting with X, and I'm now focusing on my 600+ pager which is
so also has a lovely red cover ;)Just a reminder that we have only read 10/30 of our 400-499 page books, so if you have any in that page range or larger it is a good time to get started :)
new task29. Read a book where a character name contains an X
I’ve found
for character name starting with XI can start later today as I’m almost done with my other book
new task27. Read a book with an ordinal number in the title (e.g. The 5th Wave, Second Foundation)
I also found an existing book in our read pile that had an X in the author name (task 17) so we got another new task (perhaps more difficult this time!!)
28. Read a book where a character name starts with X
Rainbows
We have completed 8 which is awesome! We have another 6 underway - blue and black seem to be the easiest to get, so other colours are appreciated!
-- I have updated my post above--
Melissa wrote: "I finished Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap GoodsThat was brutal.
I don't think I want to buy anything ever again...
It is set in Ch..."
Yikes I can imagine. My husband goes out of his way to try and avoid imports from China but it is very difficult.
We absolutely stay away from Tik Tok though!
Maritza wrote: "Should be finished tomorrow with my bling book
Can someone add page count. It's 308 pgs as per amazon
Lethal Wedding"
page count added to GR :)
I've updated the chipmunks update above. Two tasks unclaimed are:17. Read a book where the author names contains an X
24. Read a book with a creature with 10 limbs on the cover (e.g. lobster, shrimp, crab)
Nistha wrote: "I am reading The Vegetarian which can cover for the international booker winner 2016"Great, thanks!
Tati wrote: "I think there are two people reading books that fit the two China tasks."Thanks! I have updated
Update Page Towers
We have completed the 200-299 and 300-399 range :)
It is those bigger books that will likely be tough again this month if you have any to pull out of the archives!
Page Range Required Read so far
100-199 10 7
200-299 20 20
300-399 30 30
400-499 30 10
500-599 20 11
600+ 10 5
Free choice 103 23
Chipmunks
If possible, let's fill these tasks with 200-399 page books as we have already completed those categories. The other categories we still need to fill the base tower this month. For extra points for those bigger books though, you can choose one with a lovely coloured cover!
6. Read a booker award winner (Louise is reading one)
16. Read an international booker award winner (note: different to “normal” booker award - captains group ruling has opened this task only to nominees also: https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...) (Nistha is reading one)
12. Read a book by Gillian Anderson, or an author named Gillian
24. Read a book with a creature with 10 limbs on the cover (e.g. lobster, shrimp, crab)
32. Read a book set in, or by an author from China
33. Read a book set in, or by an author from Malaysia
34. Read a book written by Nobel winner (can be any Nobel winner, not just literature)
41. Read a book set in, or by an author from South Korea
42. Read book from the GR "Best of 2021" list (see https://www.goodreads.com/list/best_o...)
43. Read a book with a character who works in STEM career (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
Rainbows
We have completed 8 which is awesome! We have another 6 underway - blue and black seem to be the easiest to get, so other colours are appreciated!
Nistha wrote: "Louise wrote: "New chipmunk 🐿️ tasks10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Lobsters! - Read a book with a creature with 10 limbs on the cover (e.g. lobster, shrimp, crab)
X-Files - Read a book that is c..."
Perfect thanks! We had it in rainbow for a new tower, but blue isn't a tough colour so I will move it around
Tati wrote: "I think 3 people on the cover is harder than friends to lovers"Agreed! Will use Amy's book for 3 people on cover
Melindam wrote: "Finished 
. Great narration by Rosamund Pike. So far, she has recorded only Books 1 & 2 in the Wheel of Times series, she still has 12 books and thousands of pages..."Nice!
