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Thanks, Cluckingbell, Jayme, and Tien!I also like the mix that you came up with between the three of you. It will be difficult to narrow it down to just one of each set :)
Thanks, Susan - now I think I am clear about what I need to know.And yes, I've also sometimes re-started a book, when I hadn't read very far, and that has been helpful for challenges.
I've also started my own personal "finish 'em" challenge where I pick one book from a "finish 'em" shelf I created, to focus on finishing in a given month (or at least make progress in the book if it is really long - currently working on The Way of Kings - a book of 1007 pages, which I started in 2016.) The personal challenge gives me a "reason" to keep reading and finish the books even if I can't use the books for any group's challenges.
Which is a little bit sad, that I need a reason to read the book other than that I'm reading a good book that I'm interested in - but, that's ok - lol
Anyway, thanks for the answers to my questions!
Sorry, I'm back with one more question, similar topic.It matters because I tend to start books for various reasons (group read, challenges) and then don't finish them quickly but do sometimes come back and finish them later (like, later in the year.)
So, a different scenario from the one above - let's say it's August, and I land on the Pick-a-Shelf: Our 10th Anniversary Theme Park space - and I have to go outside of my Bookopoly shelf to be able to complete a task. Can I choose a book I might happen to be currently reading, that's not on my Bookopoly shelf, that was started after 2017-Dec-01? Or do I need to choose a book that I have not started yet?
Thanks for your patience with my questions. Just trying to get it figured out how my participation in the challenge will mesh with the way I plan my reading - and make sure I'm not breaking the rules :)
Thanks, Tien!
I want to understand better how the rules work with regard to start date for books - especially in the case of books which we've placed on our Bookopoly shelf that we might start reading for challenges other than Bookopoly prior to using the book for a Bookopoly task."Scenario" 1: We roll prior to 2017-Dec-01 and plan books for our initial spaces on the board. Is it correct that we should not start reading those books prior to 2017-Dec-01 ?
"Scenario" 2: Let's say it's March and we've been playing the game for a while and I decide to start reading Timebound from my Bookopoly shelf for a challenge for the AMMP group. For the purposes of this question let's say it doesn't fit any of my current tasks for Bookopoly. So I start it and get the first chapter read. Then let's say I switch gears and work on my Bookopoly tasks and then am in a position to plan my next book for Bookopoly. Do I need to first remove "Timebound" from my Bookopoly shelf at that point because I've already started reading it outside of the Bookopoly game? Or is it an eligible choice for me if it fits my next Bookopoly task?
Thanks in advance for the clarification!
First Round on the Board2017-Nov-25 10:40 pm - Rolled 6
P: Orphan Train
Cluckingbell chose:
4:50 from Paddington
Gossamer - Read 2017-Dec-7
Erak's Ransom
2017-Nov-25 10:48 pm - Rolled 8
P: It
Jayme selected:
The Christmas Dog
The Christmas Box - Read 2017-Dec-14
A Christmas Secret
2017-Nov-25 10:52 pm - Rolled 4
P: The Jungle Books
Tien picked:
Rose Daughter - Read 2017-Dec-29
Wildwood Dancing
How I Live Now
2017-Dec-08 6:26 am - Rolled 3
P: Cover of Snow
Paola picked:
4:50 from Paddington
The Book of Lies
The Island of Dr. Moreau - Read 2017-Dec-23
2017-Dec-14 8:59 pm - Rolled 8
P: Dark Matter
Tien picked:
Mary's Christmas - Read 2017-Dec-31
A Christmas Secret
The Christmas Dog
2017-Dec-24 9:10 am - Rolled 6
T: Pick a Shelf's 10th Anniversary
Task 1. 10th book in a series - Leaving Everything Most Loved - Read 2018-Jan-14
2017-Dec-30 10:34 am - Rolled 11
Books off TBR per Bookopoly game play1. Gossamer | Lois Lowry | 2017-Dec-07
2. The Christmas Box | Richard Paul Evans | 2017-Dec-14
3. The Island of Dr. Moreau | H.G. Wells | 2017-Dec-23
4. Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley | 2017-Dec-29
5. Mary's Christmas | Laurie R. King | 2017-Dec-31
6. Flying Too High | Kerry Greenwood | 2017-Jan-05
7. Leaving Everything Most Loved | Jacqueline Winspear | 2017-Jan-14
8. Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | 2017-Jan-25
9. Interpreter of Maladies | Jhumpa Lahiri | 2017-Jan-27
10. Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi | 2018-Feb-04
11. Murder on the Orient Express | Agatha Christie | 2018-Feb-16
12. Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858 | Kathryn Lasky | 2018-Feb-17
13. Sabriel | Garth Nix | 2018-Mar-05
14. I, Juan de Pareja | Elizabeth Borton de Treviño | 2018-Mar-18
15. Uprooted | Naomi Novik | 2018-Mar-24
16. A Man Called Ove | Fredrik Backman | 2018-Apr-04
17. The Secret Countess Eva Ibbotson | 2018-Apr-08
18. To the Hilt | Dick Francis | 2018-Apr-14
19. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story | 2018-Apr-25
20. Mariana | Susanna Kearsley | 2018-Apr-28
21. The Alice Network | Kate Quinn | 2018-May-10
22. A Study in Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle | 2018-May-13
23. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou | 2018-May-26
24. Geekerella | Ashley Poston | 2018-May-29
25. Susannah's Roses | Louise Rotondo | 2018-Jun-12
26. Tiger Lily | Jodi Lynn Anderson | 2018-Jun-13
27. The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | 2018-Jun-13
28. Timebound | Rysa Walker | 2018-Jun-30
29. The Ladies' Room | Carolyn Brown | 2018-Jun-30
30. Across the Nightingale Floor | Lian Hearn | 2018-Jul-14
31. Preaching to the Chickens | Jabari Asim | 2018-Jul-17
32. A Year Down Yonder | Richard Peck | 2018-Jul-22
33. The Maze Runner | James Dashner | 2018-Jul-29
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Books read off TBR Bookopoly2018 Shelf aside from game play
1. The Red Pony | John Steinbeck | 2017-Dec-04
Get out of Jail Free card - acquired 2018-Jul-22
Properties owned:-- none --
Summary:
33 books off TBR as of 2018-Jul-29
Current Books
_ Due 2018-Aug-15: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
_ Due 2018-Aug-19: Saga, Vol. 1
_ Due 2018-Aug-19: Lilac Girls
_ Due 2018-Aug-27: Big Little Lies
Congratulations to you and your family, Ashley!
Please sign me up. I've created a shelf; it will need more work; for now it's kind of skewed to the "quick read" side (not a lot of pages per book) ; before starting to play, I'll adjust so that it fits better for the game.Link to shelf:
ttps://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4527715...
Thanks!
Final PostMiscellaneous - books that I read from (made progress on) during the week, but did not finish:
* Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
For challenge: Scattershelves (October - Shelf: Thriller)
Read 58 pages of this previously started book on Nov-18 and Nov-19.
* The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
For challenge: Scattershelves (October - Shelf: Dark)
Read 74 pages of this book on Nov-18 and Nov-19.
* The Forests of Silence by Emily Rodda
For challenge: Scattershelves (November - Shelf: Deltora)
Read 40 pages of this book on Nov-19.
* Mister Monday by Garth Nix
For challenge: Scattershelves (November - Shelf: Juvenile)
Read 34 pages of this previously started book between Nov-15 and Nov-17.
(my personal cumulative count for the entire Readathon: 516+206=722)
Page Count tally for post: 206 pages.
The above is not my final post for the Readathon. It's still morning of 19th November here where I live. I have some books that I've read parts of this week, but have not yet finished ( I usually have multiple books "going" at the same time.) So, I'll post one more time once I see what additional pages I get read today.This has been a lot of fun so far! :)
Finished ReadingHowever Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph | Aimee Molloy | 2017-11-19
For challenge: Scattershelves (November - Shelf:Feminism)
Read 167 pages of this previously started book from Nov-15 thru Nov-19.
(my personal cumulative count for Readathon to date: 349+167=516)
Page Count tally for post: 167 pages.
LynnB wrote: "Nov. 17 - 😮 Only 55 pages today. It's our 38th anniversary. Celebrating took place over reading. 😆"
Hope you had a happy anniversary, Lynn. Congrats on 38 years!
Finished Reading84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | 2017-Nov-16
For challenge: Moving Mountain
Read 112 pages (entire book) on Nov-15 and Nov-16.
(my personal cumulative count for Readathon to date: 237+112=349)
With the completion of this book, I've finished my reading for Moving Mountain (although I do still need to complete the tracking for the books I've read.) Hooray for the Readathon! :)
Page Count tally for post: 112 pages.
Finished ReadingEver | Gail Carson Levine | 2017-Nov-15
For challenge: Moving Mountain
Read 132 pages on Nov-14 and Nov-15 to finish up this previously started book.
(my personal cumulative count for Readathon to date:105+132=237)
Page Count tally for post: 132 pages.
