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August 2013 - REPORTING Thread
Here is my score for State of Wonder:Impulsivity: 10 (Barnes & Noble is my favorite store!)
Genre: 0
Title: 0
Cover: 4
Pages: 3
Total:17 pts.
Marnie wrote: "I read Of Poseidon..."Looks white to me Marnie. 34 points stands.
Ahh, Nancy, nice scoring there but addition is not allowed. You may read as many as you like, but it's only the highest scoring that counts.
I read The Camel Bookmobile
8 pts - I saw it at the library and I just had to read it, so I borrowed it. It was not on my TBR or wishlist.
4 pts - The title was what drew me in.
4 pts - Has the title in white
3 pts - 300 - 399 pages
Making 19 Points
8 pts - I saw it at the library and I just had to read it, so I borrowed it. It was not on my TBR or wishlist.
4 pts - The title was what drew me in.
4 pts - Has the title in white
3 pts - 300 - 399 pages
Making 19 Points
Nancy wrote: "Scoring My "Just Because" BooksTOTAL 112 POINTS..."
Sorry Nancy. The monthly challenges are always for one book. The rules clearly state that you may read as many books as you want, but only the highest scoring book will be counted.
It looks like Fin & Lady is your highest scoring book with 16 points.
Cherie wrote: "My scoring for 
"I think you missed some points from the "how impulsive are you" section of the scoring. What made you pick up the book to read it?
Anathem
How impulsive are you?
2 pts - I've had this on my shelf and I've been dying to read it, but I haven't been able to because of all the challenges I've committed to.
Genre:
5 pts - Fantasy
Title: (sub-titles do not count)
5 pts - Is one word long
Cover: (based on the issue you read)
5 pts - Has a person's back to you
4 pts - Has the title in white
2 pts - Has a building on it.
Pages:
5 pts - 500 - 1000 pages (936)
Total = 28 pts
My highest scoring book was also the just because book I liked the leastThe Lightning Thief
Impulsivity: 0 (none of them apply, but it still was an impulsive choice)
Genre: 7 (5 for fantasy, 2 for young adult)
Title: 0
Cover: 7 (5 for someone's back, 2 for building)
Pages: 3 (375 pages)
Total score: 17
Cherie wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Cherie wrote: "I read both Barnes & Nobel volumes of The Complete Sherlock Holmes. The Complete Sherlock Holmes and The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II. I am happy I finishe..."That sounds good. I liked it a lot as well and it´s true, sometimes you just need the right incentive to tackle a book like this. I really loved the just because challenge for this as it brought back the joy of reading without having to stick to a list etc. (not that you NEED to do that anyway, but you know...).
My scoring for
In the Dark:Impulsivity: 8 points (got it as a Kindle freebie)
Genre: 3 points (horror)
Pages: 5 points (503 pages)
Total: 16 points
My scoring for Fahrenheit 451:Impulsivity: 8 points (saw it available in the library, remembered it's a classic I haven't read, borrowed it, only then put it on my TBR and it stayed there for a week before I started reading it; all of this happened in August :) )
Genre: 4 points (science fiction)
Title: 4 points (two words - does the number actually count as one word? I am not sure how to score it...) + 3 points (has numerals in title)
Total: 19 points (maybe 15 if the 4 points for the title don't count)
Ooo! Point scoring. Yippee!! I read three books Just Because which I have reported in the thread but the highest scorer was Joyland with the following points:Impulsive: 6pts (drawn in by cover at the library. It had been on TBR for a brief time although wasn't sure whether to read it or not - cover clinched it for me)
Genre: 3pts (Horror)
Title: 5pts (one word)
Pages: 2pts (283 pages)
TOTAL: 16pts
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
How impulsive are you?
2 pts - I've had this on my shelf and I've been dying to read it, but I haven't been able to because of all the challenges I've committed to.
It was an impulse buy over a year ago... :P
Genre:
2 pts - Young Adult
Title: (sub-titles do not count)
0pts
Cover: (based on the issue you read)
3 pts - Has a white background (significant portion)
Is this white enough Janice? Can edit if not.
Pages:
2 pts - 200 - 299 pages
Total: 9 points
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Fantasy 5 pts
Title seas is body of water 2 pts
Cover building 2 pts
Over 500 pages 5 pts
Total 14 points
Helen wrote: "Ahh, Nancy, nice scoring there but addition is not allowed. You may read as many as you like, but it's only the highest scoring that counts."Sorry - I wasn't aware of this since I am new to this group. I'll go back now and edit my total.
Shift Omnibus EditionImpulsive - 2. I've wanted to read it since I finished Wool, the first in the series.
Genre - 4 sci-fi (dystopian)
Title - 5 Shift is the title of the book but on Goodreads theyve had to add "omnibus edition" because it was originally released in three parts. Mine just says Shift on the front.
Pages - 5 (565 pages)
TOTAL 21
I just edited my entry but have one question. The title which had my highest score was Fin & Lady: A Novel. I counted this as two words because I'm not sure if the powers that be consider the ampersand a word. I don't but that may just be me.
Esta wrote: "Shift Omnibus EditionImpulsive - 2. I've wanted to read it since I finished Wool, the first in the series.
Genre - 4 sci-fi (dystopian)
Title - 5 Shift is the title of the book but on Goodreads ..."
Was it good? I have Wool on my kindle and I'm hoping to read it this month. I've heard lots of good things about it.
I'm interested too.I had heard good things about Wool, and then I discovered the author is a sexist a**hole. So he has firmly planted himself on my "will pick up at a second hand store if I find it, but no way in hell that guy is getting my money" list. He's in good company with Orson Scott Card
I nearly had a tie with mine!Shadow and Bone
Impulse Buy that I read the next day - does it get any more impulsive than that! - 10 pts
Genre: Young Adult + Fantasy - 7 pts
Title: 0 pts
Cover: Building - 2 pts
Pages: 358 - 3 pts
Total: 22 points.
Not bad for a just because. No glue stick this time!
Kirila wrote: "My scoring for Fahrenheit 451:..."I would say that 451 would count as a word, so 19 points it is. This was your first challenge, wasn't it? Woohoo!
The Silent Wife
My review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Scoring: (Count all that apply)
How impulsive are you?
8 pts - I saw it at the library and I just had to read it, so I borrowed it. It was not on my TBR or wishlist.
Cover: (based on the issue you read)
4 pts - Has the title in white
Pages:
3 pts - 300 - 399 pages
Total Score: 15 points.
Rusalka wrote: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower..."There weren't many perks with the scoring on that one Rusalka! Need a glue stick to help stick things to the wallpaper? :)
Travis of NNY wrote: "Red Seas Under Red Skies Red Seas Under Red Skies"No points for impulsiveness? I thought I had covered all scenarios, but you are the third with zero points in that category.
Janice wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower..."There weren't many perks with the scoring on that one Rusalka! Need a glue stick to help sti..."
I was trying to think of a glue related joke. Good work :P
Esta wrote: "Shift Omnibus Edition"I would agree with you on this one. Let's call "Omnibus Edition" a subtitle in this case.
Nancy wrote: "I just edited my entry but have one question. The title which had my highest score was Fin & Lady: A Novel. I counted this as two words because I'm not sure if the powers that be consider the amp..."It's a symbol that represents a word. If you read the title out loud, you read Fin and Lady. But, we will leave your score as is. Just note for future challenges.
Kat wrote: "I nearly had a tie with mine!Shadow and Bone..."
Looks like the glue stick might find it's way over to another mod. ROFL!
How Impulsive: 8- Amazon borrowing library, 6pts for cool cover: total 14
Genre: young adult mystery: 2pts
Title: 2 words= 4pts
Cover: has *2 people's backs to you : 10 pts
Has a building on it : 2 pts title in white 4 points total 16
Pages:246 pages 2 pts.
Total pts: 38pts
I scored all my books listed on page 2, but will put it here for ease of finding it.
Naomi wrote: "I scored all my books listed on page 2, but will put it here for ease of finding it."Thanks, Naomi. It's a good thing you did because I don't scroll back up. I know I've tracked everything to msg 181, and only look at new messages. Too much like work. :)
Naomi wrote: "How Impulsive: 8- Amazon borrowing library, 6pts for cool cover: total 14
Genre: young adult mystery: 2pts
Title: 2 words= 4pts
Cover: has *2 people's backs to yo..."
Oh, can you score backs according to number of backs? If so, does that apply to buildings too? My cover has many buildings ;)
Peggy wrote: "Oh, can you score backs according to number of backs? If so, does that apply to buildings too? My cover has many buildings ;)..."Read the scoring rules as "back(s), building(s)". So it doesn't matter how many backs or how many buildings, you just get points as if it was 1 back or 1 building.
So Naomi... that will reduce your point score downwards. I have amended my tracking spreadsheet to 33 points. Sorry.
Janice wrote: No points for impulsiveness? I thought I had covered all scenarios, but you are the third with zero points in that category."I will be the fourth. You did not cover: "Ran to the bookstore as soon as they called to tell me the it had arrived." I read books I was waiting for the paperback edition. My copies were on my bookstore waiting list.
Rusalka wrote: "I'm interested too.I had heard good things about Wool, and then I discovered the author is a sexist a**hole. So he has firmly planted himself on my "will pick up at a second hand store if I find ..."
Drat. I like Wool, more than I expected. I think it was a "good book at the good time" thing. What did you think Esta? I thought it had a touch of older SF style.
My reason was that I was just curious about the serie, but I wasn't dying to read it and didn't have any other challenges running. But that doesn't matter, does it? You can't possibly cover everything and genres are not a complete list either :)
Scoring for
How impulsive are you?
0 pts
Genre:
5 pts - Fantasy
Title: (sub-titles do not count)
5 pts - Is one word long
3 pts - Has numerals in it
Cover: (based on the issue you read)
4 pts - Has the title in white
Pages:
4 pts - 400 - 499 pages
Total: 21 points
I read 'Mary Barton' by Elizabeth GaskellI borrowed it from the online audio library = 8 points
Title has two words = 4
Cover: title in white = 4
Has people's backs to you = 5
Has a building on it = 2
Pages 422 = 4 points
As mine was an online audiobook I used the cover from the first GR book. Is that ok?
Total 27 points
Janice wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Red Seas Under Red Skies Red Seas Under Red Skies"No points for impulsiveness? I thought I had covered all scenarios, but you are the third with zero points in that category."
Impulsive as wow I finally saved an audible credit and remembered this was on my wishlist this month
I actually read in descending order of points in a downward spiral. I didn't think each could get worst than the last, but they progressively did.My first read was
How impulsive are you?
2 pts - I've had this on my shelf and I've been dying to read it, but I haven't been able to because of all the challenges I've committed to.
Genre:
5 pts - Fantasy
4 pts - Science Fiction
Cover:
5 pts - woman's back to you
4 pts - Has the title in white
2 pts - Has a building on it.
Pages:
3 pts - 316 pages
25 Total Points
Not the Best in Show BUT I could take the Glue Stick with
How impulsive are you?
2 pts - I've had this on my shelf and I've been dying to read it, but I haven't been able to because of all the challenges I've committed to.
Pages:
2 pts - 273 pages
4 Total points
Janice wrote: "Cherie wrote: "My scoring for "I think you missed some points from the "how impulsive are you" section of the scoring. What made you pi..."
Thanks, Janice. I missed the 2nd half of that "reason".
Janice wrote: "Kirila wrote: "My scoring for Fahrenheit 451:..."I would say that 451 would count as a word, so 19 points it is. This was your first challenge, wasn't it? Woohoo!"
Yeah, it was :). I joined at a fairly easy one, but I am also excited about the next one!
Rusalka wrote: "I'm interested too.I had heard good things about Wool, and then I discovered the author is a sexist a**hole. So he has firmly planted himself on my "will pick up at a second hand store if I find ..."
Yeah, I read all about that too, it happened after I had finished Wool. However, one of the main things I loved about Wool was how Howey wrote the female characters. I actually think that Juliette, the female protagonist of Wool, is one of the best female characters I have ever read. I know the thing he wrote was completely over the top and very ill-advised, and there is no getting away from that, but the book is very very good and I was willing to just shake my head and enjoy his writing instead.
P.S I hated Ender's Game when I read it, I thought Ender was a horrible character, there was just horribleness throughout that book, IMO. Needless to say, I don't like Orson Scott Card either, there is horribleness throughout him too.
I am pretty confused on this one...the paperback is 49 pages and the hardcover is 576 pages. Which one is being read? Why are they listed together? What is the difference between them?
Snoozie Suzie wrote: "I read 'Mary Barton' by Elizabeth Gaskell..."Yes, that was the correct thing to do, Suzie.
Almeta wrote: "Not the Best in Show BUT I could take the Glue Stick with Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead."You might have to duke it out with Rusalka on that one. :)
Almeta wrote: "I am pretty confused on this one...the paperback is 49 pages and the hardcover is 576 pages. Which one is being read? Why are they listed together? What is the difference between them?[bookcov..."
The 576 pages is Wool 1-3 while 49 page one is only Wool 1.
My book was
I saw it at the library and had to have it: 8pts
The title pulled me in: 4pts
It had 368 pages 3pts for a
total of 15 points.
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I was impulsive +10
title drew me in +4
one-word title +5
388 pages +3
Total = 22 points