Lyn (Readinghearts)’s Comments (group member since Apr 07, 2009)

Lyn (Readinghearts)’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

BTW - I am doing all 4 games, plus the MT. TBR one, but I am not "officially" doing them, as I plan to take as long as I need to get them completed. I just like the challenge of finding the books mostly, lol.

Susan wrote: "I HATE the new "Read" and "Want to Read" indicators. I keep looking at the green "Want to Read" button and getting confused. It doesn't mean I've put it on my to-read shelf; it's a button to let me..."

There is a thread in the GR Feedback group where many people are posting comments just like that. The group is a public group and anyone can join. Here is the link to the http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

So - My reporting thread is above, but I do want to clarify. If you are in your 50's you read as many books as it takes you to get to shelf 500? And what if your birthday is in the middle of the game? Do you just go by what your age is right now?

As for my favorite book of all time, I agree with Susan. It could be any number of books, but four came to mind right off the bat, so ......I am going to roll a die to choose one.

Reporting:

My favorite book of all time is Hawaii

wish-list: Clockwork Angel
contemporary-literature: The Help
my-book-collection: The Last Song
zzz-na-hawaii: Micro
excellence: The Dovekeepers
biography: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
pause: A Game of Thrones
to-read-interesting: The Sugar Queen
2009-and-before: The Secret Life of Bees

Read 0/9
Game Period: 9 weeks until 12/24/2012

So here is my thread to keep track. I will be using my TBR-mine shelf, which has 766 books on it right now.

Magic Number: 11
Bonus Task: Read a book from your TBR-Library shelf.

Roll 1: 1+4=5
#5 The Amber Room by Steve Berry.

Tien wrote: "Lyn M wrote: "You just crack me up, Tien. You must have too much time on your hands. I love this as I have a HUGE TBR. I will be reading off of my "to read mine" list. People who know me well t..."

Scoozer is in this little bitty group I am in of ladies from the US and Canada. It is called GR-101 and I think there are only 15 members total. You two should definitely meet, though. You both are the best challenge designers I have ever met.

You just crack me up, Tien. You must have too much time on your hands. I love this as I have a HUGE TBR. I will be reading off of my "to read mine" list. People who know me well tell me I should rename this list as my "Orphaned books" list as once I buy a book almost never get read. I am always busy reading library and borrowed books. That said, I think I understand this whole thing, EXCEPT the bonus task. So here are my questions.

1. If I understand correctly, I get to define my own Magic Number and Bonus Task. Right?

2. Since we are rolling two dice, can the Magic Number be anything between 1 and 12?

3. When I roll my Magic Number, do I always do the Bonus Task, or do I get to choose to read the book at that position or the Bonus Task?

4. Did you REALLY come up with this in 30 minutes???? As always, I am impressed. I should introduce you to my friend Scoozer. She does the challenges in my other group, and you two are definitely both very creative and very driven. :)

As usual, I'm in for this one, too. Here I go.

Roll 1: 2/1 = Paranormal Romance
Roll 2: 2/4 = Scifi-fantasy
Roll 3: 4/1 = 5 stars
Roll 4: 6/5 = 2009
Roll 5: 1/2 = manga
Roll 6: 5/1 = FREE READ (Woot!)
Roll 7: 4/6 = 2010
Roll 8: 4/4 = general
Roll 9: 5/3 = cookbooks
Roll 10:3/1 = FREE READ

Connect Three: Rolls 3, 6, and 10


So, I just have to read 10 books that don't get used anywhere else, lol. Should be a cinch......NBOT

I'm in. I will fill in my list as I go along.

Reporting



1. Title S
2. Title H
3. Title E
4. Title L
5. Title F
6. First S
7. First H
8. First E
9. First L
10. First F
11. Last S
12. Last H
13. Last E
14. Last L
15. Last F

0/15

I am impressed, too, Amy. I, unfortunately, usually have my books for the next month set by the 20th of the prior month or so, and in looking at the 12 books I have slated for October, there are not many that fit. They either hit the same shelves, which is some cases makes no sense, or they are too new to have many, or in one case--ANY-- shelves.

One of the things I love about both this group in general, and the Shelf-a-thons in particular is seeing how some people shelve certain books. It cracks me up.

Tien wrote: "Susan wrote: "A warning about the spreadsheet: the way the formula is set up, if you put an "X" under two different books in any particular shelf row, it will add them up and count them twice, givi..."

I am so used to your worksheets, it didn't even phase me, lol.

Tien wrote: "Ebony wrote: "I have no chance of finishing this list! But it was so much fun making it! Im very much a list person, i make endless lists on completely pointless tasks (i once made a list on how to..."

I agree, Tien. My favorite part of almost any challenge is the planning. I can really get into that.

Susan and Tara - I agree, neither have I, this should be an interesting month for me.

Oh crap, I need to get caught up, lol. As always, Dee, you are way ahead of me.

Tien wrote: "Vi wrote: "Shouldn't the dates be in October?"

Oh my Gawd! Ssssshhhh...!!"

Hey at least now we know you are human, lol.

Yep, Ebony, that is correct. The goal is to hit as many shelves on the list as possible in 4 weeks. :)

Dee wrote: "Tien - i'm trying to access the spreadsheet and google docs doesn't like me :("

Same here, Dee. I can't get it to download. Luckily I have a REALLY old one from Tien from when we used to do the original Shelf-a-thon game, so I can just adapt.

Count me in, but to all who know me, you know I probably won't finish, lol. Still it will be fun. I love Shel-a-Thon games.

[Title] [Author]
Shelf A
Shelf B
Shelf F
Read XX/XX/XX

[Title] [Author]
Shelf D
Shelf G
Shelf S
Read XX/XX/XX

Total Shelves Read XX/49

Vi wrote: "Congrats! Can't wait to start :)

P.S: Shouldn't the dates be in October?"

I read the post, and didn't even notice the Sept, lol. Funny how your mind does that to you, huh?

YAY, can't wait to see what everyone thinks of these. They should be so much fun.