March 2014 REPORTING THREAD

[Casceil]

I reported my book back at message 43. I neglected to give myself the 5 points for book set in my city (Phoenix, AZ). This brings me to 11 points.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Thanks for the heads up Casceil.

Debra, whatchya read?

[Laura]

I have a dumb question. (Am I famous for these yet?). Why do we track the points?

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Not dumb. So I can give a high score badge and a glue stick badge as well as a participation badge. Some people like to aim to read a book to get the top score, or the bottom score. Others just like to read a book that fits and see what they end up with.

Sometimes we have challenges with no scores are well. Just depends on what Janice and I feel like at the time.

[Laura]

Thanks! Haha low score badge, nice! :))

[Thing Two]

I read 15 Views of Orlando, a collection of stories set in ... Orlando.

5 point - it's set in Orlando!

Author:
5 pts – Has 2 or more local authors (actually 15)
4 pts - Born after 1984 (Ashley Inguanta)
3 pts - Author has initial in his/her name (Thank you Philip F Deaver!!!)
1 pts – Shares a first name with a saint (http://apostle.com/medals/gold-patron...)

Title:
4 pts – Is 4 words long
3 pts – Has a number in it (15)
2 pts – Has your town/city/village in the title (Orlando)

Cover:
4 pts – Has green on it

Bonus points:
2pts if the author is a female. (Vanessa Blakeslee and Ashley Inguanta)

33 points!

[Almeta]

Thing Two wrote: "I read 15 Views of Orlando, a collection of stories set in ... Orlando.

Nice score!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh wow!

[Sarah]

I read The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer who lives in Bristol

5 pts as the book is set in Bristol.
Genre: 0pts
Author: 1 pts – Shares a first name with a saint (link me the saint) Nathan is commemorated as a saint by Eastern Catholic Churches who follow the Byzantine Rite
Title: 0pts
Cover: 4 pts – Has green on it; 1 pts – The title is in white text
Pages: 2 pts - 300 - 317 pages

TOTAL = 13pts

[Naomi]

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter



5pts set in Columbus, GA
5pts classic
4pts cover has green (author's name)
2 pts page count 359
bonus 2 pts - female author
bonus 2 pts weather event - at very end a big Southern thunderstorm

total - 20pts

[[deleted user]]

I read The Wood Is Sweet by John Clare.

Author:
1 pts – Shares a first name with a saint - do I really need to link to a Saint John?

Title: (sub-titles do not count)
4 pts – Is 4 words long

Bonus points:
2pts if there is a severe weather event in the book for World Meteorological Day.
While there is a poem about a summer storm, I'm not sure that really counts as a severe weather event.

Making a total of 5 points.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

How bad's the storm? And you're good on St John ;)

[Pragya]

I read One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.


Author:
2 pts – Has 3 or more names (on the cover of the version you read)

Title: (sub-titles do not count)
3 pts – Has a number in it

Cover: (based on the issue you read)
1 pts – The title is in white text

Pages:
1 pts - 200 - 299 pages

Bonus points:
2pts if the author is a female.

Total: 9

[[deleted user]]

Rusalka wrote: "How bad's the storm? And you're good on St John ;)"
Not much more than a brief thunderstorm - we're not talking unusual event or deluge of biblical proportions here. I think it would be stretching it a bit far.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "How bad's the storm? And you're good on St John ;)"
Not much more than a brief thunderstorm - we're not talking unusual event or deluge of biblical proportions here. I think it woul..."

hmm it can go in the pile with my goo cube then.

[Diane]

I finished My Own Miraculous by Joshilyn Jackson on 3/29. The author lived in my actual town up until last year. The book, however, takes place elsehwere in the state (about an hour's drive away), so I can't count it as being set here. I don't think any of her books take place in my town. Most of them actually take place in other states.

Not big in the point department:

1 pts – Title begins with the letter M.

4 pts – Cover has green on it.

2 pts - The author is a female.
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Total: 7 point

[Bryndís]

just finished my book, Karitas án titils (Karitas, no title) by Kristin Marja Baldursdóttir. I'm on my phone and don't know how to link to the book, I can fix that tomorrow. I wanted to submit my score before midnight.
4 points for graphic novel
2 for the author's three names
0 for the title
1 for white text on the cover
3 for 447 pages
2 for female author
2 for severe weather (the book is set in rural Iceland, there is always severe weather in rural Iceland!

Total 14 points!
I loved the book and am off to the library tomorrow for the sequel!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Karitas uden titel This one?

[Bryndís]

Karítas án titils
This is the version I read (to get the right cover)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Ah awesome. Sorry, I don't know why it linked the Danish version. How incredibly undiplomatic of me!!
(Especially as I linked it as I ran out the door to host a lecture on Ukraine, Russia and the EU. European diplomacy should have been at the front of my mind!)

[Bryndís]

Rusalka wrote: "Ah awesome. Sorry, I don't know why it linked the Danish version. How incredibly undiplomatic of me!!
(Especially as I linked it as I ran out the door to host a lecture on Ukraine, Russia and the ..."

Haha, the Danish version was what came up when I searched for it, I had to change editions. Too bad as there is green on the Danish cover!

[Laura]

What happens if there is a tie for highest or lowest *thinking glue stick here* lol?

[Lisa]

If there is a tie for highest or lowest score, I believe everyone who got that particular score will get either a winners badge or the glue stick :)

[Laura]

Oh cool! Thanks, Lisa. I figured the fruit machine maybe. Purrrrfect lol!

[Lisa]

Lol, the feline references are back! ;)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lisa is correct. You'll have to share :P

Also, if you haven't reported yet, please do int he next day or so. This wet rainy weekend will hopefully result in badges!

[Laura]

:)))