Felicity’s Comments (group member since Mar 09, 2020)

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

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Angela wrote: "I think one of my books is labeled incorrectly on the spreadsheet/ Card 1 but character a 4:
1 I have Some Questions for You Angela Kuhlmann 6-Apr-2023 C: Fran 20"

Good catch! I just changed the name to Omar and we could still use it for a 1.

Felicity wrote: "Carrie wrote: "Completion Post:

Book: Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

Author: [auth..."

This will work for a black cover.

Carrie wrote: "Completion Post:

Book: Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

Author: [author:Rupert Holme..."

The way the challenge reads it is the entire name of the animal in title or text so I don't think sugar and glider separate will work. I am going to ask the captains about the cover color.

Ann wrote: "Completion post

date 4/13
rate 4
Uno cards
6: Sydney CFN
8: Evanks CLN
skip P: Preston CLN

MIni
12 Blue cover
18 Adriane lives in a bungalow long over the ocean..."

I am going to use this as a Blue 8 for Uno. I am reading but I can use it for a wild draw 4 if we need it. I have other books going now.

Completion Post:

Book: Clap When you Land
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Completed 4/14/23
4 stars

Uno Cards:
0 standalone
8 AFN Elizabeth

Mini Challenge
17. a character eats ice cream on pg. 114
40. a character goes for a swim- the MC swims in the ocean several times
43. 2 people on cover

SS updated to here.

Completion Post:

Book: We are never meeting in real like
By Samantha Irby
4 stars
completed: 4/12/23

Uno cards;
yellow
5 ALN Irby
6 AFN Samantha

Mini:
22. yellow cover

Completion Post:

Book: The Pachinko Parlor
by Elisa Shea Dusapin
completed 4/12/23
3 stars

Uno cards:
0 standalone
1 CLN Ogawa
2 title
3 CFN Henriette
8 AFN Elisa
9 location Nippori
skip title

Mini Challenge:
3. Ear on cover
36. 3 things the same- 3 yellow flowers
48. character leads a quiet life

The Mini Challenge has started!

Here are the details for the Mini Challenge. It is almost 100 prompts which is a lot more than usual but I don't think we are expected to finish the whole thing. Of course, there are super readers out there who probably will. There are 2 parts to the challenge:

Part 1 Unusual animal names.

Here is the list of prompts for these animals. If you want more detail on the animals, head to the April Challenge thread.

1 Read a book where someone doesn't ever seem to use the bathroom. (You know those books, where references to going to the bathroom or behind a tree are non-existent, even if they travel for weeks.)
2 Read a book with at least one ear on the cover. (It doesn't need to be a cover with just an ear. The ear can be attached to a person or even an animal. You just clearly need to able to see the ear.)
3 Read a book where someone owns or sees a snake, or where reference is made to a snake. (Let your imagination fly.)
4 Read a book with a skull on the cover.
5 Read a book that is not suitable for children.
6 Read a book set in May - or spring in general.
7 Read a book featuring a scientist.
8 Read a book with a pink cover.
9 Read a book where someone ends up (practically) naked (there can be a lot of reasons for this, be creative).
10 Read a book where someone lives in a community.
11 Read a book with a character who likes to bake.
12 Read a book with a blue cover.
13 Read a book featuring vampires.
14 Read a book with a black cover.
15 Read a book where a characters lives in or takes a trip to the mountains.
16 Read a book with a green cover.
17 Read a book where someone eats or sells ice cream.
18 Read a book with a character who lives at or takes a trip to the beach.
19 Read a book where a great deal of the story/action takes place at night.
20 Read a book with a red cover.
21 Read a book where someone eats or makes breakfast.
22 Read a book with a yellow cover.
23 Read a book where a character is considered to be attached to someone, or with a clingy character.
24 Read a book with a purple cover.
25 Read a book featuring a sarcastic character.
26 Read a book with an orange cover.
27 Read a book with a character who simply has no luck, or good fortune.
28 "Read a book where a character's world collapses, or where everything a character thought to be true turns out to be wrong. (There can be lots of interpretations for this. Use your own imagination and judgement.)"
29 Read a book with a two-word title.
30 Read a book with a brown cover.
31 Read a book where a character has a moustache or beard.
32 Read a book with a white cover.
33 Read a book with an inoffensive character, i.e. someone who is considered to be pleasing.
34 Read a book featuring a pest, or a disease/illness.
35 Read a book where someone drinks or makes a cocktail.
36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)
37 Read a book featuring a tyrant.
38 Read a book set in South America.
39 Read a book set in Australia.
40 Read a book where someone goes for a swim.
41 "Read a book with a beard on cover. (The beard can be on a person or an animal. It just needs to be clearly recognisable as a beard.)"
42 Read a book with a gray cover.
43 Read a book with two people on the cover. (Not more, not less. Age/gender doesn't matter. Just two people.)
44 Read a book that is MPG LGBT/LGBTI or any variation thereof. (MPG Queer accepted as well.)
45 Read a book that could be considered slow. (This can mean various things for various people. Use your own judgment.)
46 Read a book set in North America.
47 Read a book with a rock on the cover.
48 Read a book with a character who (usually) leads a quiet life.

Part 2

For each team name, you can read two books, choosing two of the following options:

◈ Read a book with the entire name of the animal in title or text.
◈ Read a book with a part of the animal's name in the title. (This obviously doesn't work for all team names.)
◈ Read a book with a cover representing (any of) the animal's colour(s).
◈ Get creative! Find a way to connect your book to the team name / animal in some way.
Team Names (here is a link to the spreadsheet with the team's names. If you hover over the names, it shows you a photo of the animal and you can ascertain what colors you can use for the animal. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Blue Angel
Blue-footed Booby
Boatbill
Casper Octopus
Echidna
Firework Jellyfish
Ground Pangolin
Honduran White Bat
Kirk's Dik-dik
Laughing Kookaburra
Leaf Sheep
Leafy Seadragon
Lilac-breasted Roller
Luna Moth
Narwhal
Panda Ant
Platypus
Quokka
Red-lipped Batfish
Sea Pen
Streaked Tenrec
Sugar Glider
Tasmanian Devil
Thorny Devil
Venezuelan Poodle Moth

When posting your books after the challenge starts, please note what prompts your books work for. I think some of the prompts are more universal for others so a lot of books would work for them. Please also note if one color is dominant on the cover since we need almost every color you can think of.

Good luck!

SS updated to here.

Hi all, it is just about time for the April Mini Challenge (start date 4/12). The full listing is on the main UNO thread page. This is much more straightforward than the last 2 challenges (whew!) but is a lot more books than we had to do the last 2 months. My advice is if you have any books that you are close to finishing, please wait until the challenge starts Wednesday. Here's the timeline.https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Here is a spreadsheet for the tasks.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Please review and let me know if you have any questions.

SS updated to here.

Ann wrote: "Completion post

date 4/6
Uno cards
Yellow
6: Title
skip P: Pagan CLN
4: Ford CFN
8: Ellie"

I used this book for a Wild Draw 4 for Yellow 8.

Ann wrote: "Completion post

date 4/10
rate 3
Uno cards
1: Otis CFN
6: Sahnoun CLN
5: Veronica CFN
8Elise CFN
2: Tuckerson CLN"

Hi Ann, FYI uno card 5's letter is I. V is for Seven. I used your V names in the 7 categories.

I started reading which will work for a yellow 5.

Jenny wrote: "Completion Post:


Title: Force of Nature
Author: Jane Harper
336 pages
Finished 4/9/23

2 - second in series
3 - ALN Harper
4 - Title
5 - CFN Ian
6 - CLN Shaw..."

Felicity has read this, too. I love this series, The Dry being my favorite and the next one, The Lost Man, my next favorite.

Completion Post:

Book:
The One
by John Marrs
4.5 stars
completed 4/9/23

Uno Cards:
0 standalone
1 Title One
2 title The
6 CFN Sally
8 CFN Ellie
9 CFN Nick
skip CFN Kevin

SS updated to here.