Apoorv ’s Comments (group member since Nov 23, 2013)

Apoorv ’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Jill wrote: "Quick question. For the color does it have to be the edition we read or can we use an edition that does fit the color?"

If only, but unfortunately it would need to be edition that we read.

For any of the books that I have claimed for the Mini's, if any of your already read books, that haven't been used elsewhere and which fit the description, please let me know and I would happily switch them out! :)

We are almost there!
This is what is left.

5x Reverses
- Apoorv: The Husbands
- Christine: Fangirl
We need three (3) more.

If any of the already read books this month by others have been previously read by you, please tag them as such, so things can be moved around.

5 Yellow
- Jill: Intensity
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As for the MINI challenge.

Open Task:
Read a book with 500+ pages.

On-going tasks:
- Read a book that has been published in or before 1977. | Apoorv | Maurice
- Read a book tagged "Magic" or "Magical Realism". | Christina | Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
- Read a book where friends fall out. | Apoorv | Ghostroots: Stories
- Read a book tagged "Space Opera". | Raquel | Sweep in Peace
- Read a book with a brown cover. | Raquel | TBD

Yeah, I did ask the other captains and Mods for the white color confirmation (because TinEye is poop) - and we did not get an affirmative vote unfortunately. Same for a Judy's Brown color book. :-(

@Jenny (Between a Flock and a Hard Place & The Rhino Keeper) and
@Judy (The Dutch House & The Marquis Who Mustn't), can you please verify which mini tasks these latest two books fit? I have added comments to your applicable books, if that makes it easier to spot them.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! :)

Christina wrote: "Since we still need so many Reverses (and I'm sure there'll be many more to come in the next two rounds) may I suggest using the Draw 2 in Hand 1 for two Reverses instead of the two 4's? I don't th..."

Absolutely. Once we have a new Reverse book, I will move things around. That is the most fun part of this challenge. Haha :)
Thanks for suggesting that.

UPDATE

Soooo, we are doing phenomenally so far!
We are at #1 in the leaderboard as of this moment (could change later, but let's enjoy this moment :D)

We are 75% through with all our required books for the hands. Damn!
Now, for what is left,
REVERSES - We need to start snooping into each others shelves and start reading some of those books. That is the biggest get for the cards right now.

Also, the MINI challenge.
We are progressing along well, but let's keep chugging at the remaining tasks.
We are doing so well! :)
Yaaay! :D

P.S. If you have previously read any of the already covered books by other teammates this month, please flag those - so things could be moved around to account for them. :)

Jill wrote: "Can I have more dedicated rows on the SS please? I don't want to miss books because I can only add a limited amount each day."

Should be all set, Jill.

In general, there is no limited amount you can add each day.
So, if you need more rows in the future, and if I am late in responding, feel free to add rows. And don't worry about formatting and formulas, I will happily take care of them when I see them! :)

Quick recommendation:

For the mini challenge, let's keep an eye out for the more specific tasks (e.g. held captive, political intrigue, villain character, retired, hides identity etc.) as we read books because they might not be easier to search for while choosing books.

The cover color, author title, genre tags etc. are relatively obvious finds. Will help us more as we come closer to the end of the month and are scrambling to complete the last few tasks to work on. The obvious ones are easier to tackle then than the specific ones.

Woot! Woot! Great work team! :)
If your next reads fit any of the tasks within these characters, please add those details in "Feb Mini" tab.

Here are my votes:

1 Hero : Princess Leia
1 Villain : Darth Vader
4 Supporting Characters :
Sarlacc
Jabba the Hutt
Yoda
Emperor Palpatine

Once you folks take a peak at the mini challenge, please vote for the 6 characters we should aim for in these categories

1 Hero
1 Villain
4 Supporting Characters

The groups that get the majority votes, will be our 6!
P.S. Focus on the ease of tasks within each character :P

FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE IS HERE!!

Head on over here for more details!

The tracking spreadsheet is updated with a new tab that lists all the tasks.
Also, the main tracking page has a column where I urge you to write the task numbers, if your book applies to more than one mini task.

Books can be started at anytime after Feb 1,
but CANNOT be finished before the start of the Mini Challenge.
Countdown to the Mini Challenge Start: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Team, sorry I have been MIA. I caught flu A and was down for two weeks, then spent last week catching up with work. Let me know if I'm still on the team, and I'll help if I am."

Oh no, hope you are feeling better Jenny. You are ofcourse on the team and we are glad to have you back. Hope you are resting up well and slowly getting back to your best health.

Christina wrote: "sorry I haven't contributed any reads yet, I promise I'll get some done once the mini starts next week :)"

Appreciate the update, Christina!
The mini should be fun! :)

Jill wrote: "Do we need completion posts? Last time I played we just stuck to the SS."

If adding details to the spreadsheet is working out for everybody, we don't need the completion posts.

But if someone is not comfortable in using spreadsheets, please feel free to add a completion post here.

Jill wrote: "On the spreadsheet the tasks numbers are not being auto generated anymore for me."

Should be all set now! :)

Jill wrote: "What's the rule when a book is a .5 in a series? For example, I read a book that's 2.5."

In that case, only the whole numbers count.
So, for a 2.5 series, it will be considered as #2.

Speaking of Blue, someone had posted this fun link for the very popular Teal/Turquoise challenge (because I can assure you atleast one of us will have that question through the course of this challenge) :D

https://ismy.blue/

@Jill, confirmed that in the Mods group that, that is blue!
Stupid TinEye likes to throw a curveball, just for fun! :P