Book Requests

[Susan]

Wow, Dee. That was quick! Thanks.

[Marina]

Dee wrote: "Marina for you

A Christmas Carol
The Taming of the Shrew
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death"

Thanks Dee! Since The Taming of the Shrew was already picked for me by Lahni for my first request, I'm going to choose A Christmas Carol from your picks!

[Susan]

Coralie wrote: "Susan wrote: "Please choose 2-3 books for me to select from, for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Hi Susan, my picks for you
The Bean Trees
Air
Gate of Ivrel ...

Coralie,
Air, which I know my library once had, doesn't seem to be there any more. So I may end up choosing one of the others. I'll wait a day or two and see what they hear from them. Thanks for the choices.

[Amy]

Hi everyone. I just joined and rolled P: Black Beauty - Book Request. My shelf hasn't been added to the shelf thread yet, so I'll link it here. If someone can choose 3 books for me, that would be great:

Amy's Bookopoly shelf

[Marina]

Amy, I'll pick these for you:

1) Interpreter of Maladies
2) The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
3) The Goldfinch

[Kaitlin]

Hi Amy,

I haven't read any of the books on your list, so the three I am picking for you are based on ones that I also want to read!

The books I pick for you are:
Trust No One
City of Thieves
Bunheads

Hope those are alright!

[Marina]

I landed on The Catcher in the Rye, could someone please pick 3 books for me? (Except The Taming of the Shrew and A Christmas Carol, as they've already been picked for me, thanks).

[Amy]

Kaitlin wrote: "Hi Amy,

I haven't read any of the books on your list, so the three I am picking for you are based on ones that I also want to read!

The books I pick for you are:
Trust No One
[boo..."

Trust No One is perfect. Thanks, Kaitlin, for the quick reply!

[Amy]

Marina, for your Catcher in the Rye square I choose

And the Mountains Echoed
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Delirium

Hope one of those works.

[Marina]

Amy wrote: "Marina, for your Catcher in the Rye square I choose

And the Mountains Echoed
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Delirium

Hope one of those w..."

Thanks Amy! I'll pick Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

[Tien]

It seems we are up to date with all requests / recommendations... Lyn will update a reserve spot with some sort of tracking. For the moment, here's what we're up to:

#8 –Dee’s ReQ / #11 –Kaitlin’s ReC
#9 –Kaitlin’s ReQ / #10 –Dee’s ReC
#13 –Amanda’s ReQ / #14 –Dee’s ReC
#17 – Karen’s ReQ / #18 –Amanda’s ReC
#19 –LynM’s ReQ / #23 –Marina’s ReC
#20 –Marina’s ReQ / #27 –Lahni’s ReC
#22 –Lahni’s ReQ / #25 –Marina’s ReC
#24 –Lahni’s ReQ / #36 –Karen’s ReC
#30 – Susan’s ReQ / #33 –Marina’s ReC
#31 –Susan’s ReQ / #38 –Coralie’s ReC
#32 –Susan’s ReQ / #49 –Dee’s ReC
#34 –Marina’s ReQ / #50 –Dee’s ReC
#39 – Dominique’s ReQ / #40 –Dee’s ReC
#54 –Amy’s ReQ / #55 –Marina’s ReC
#57 –Marina’s ReQ / #59 –Amy’s ReC
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[edited]
#62 -Karen's ReQ
#63 -Tien's ReQ / #64 -Karen's ReC

Thanks, everyone, for your quick response to all requests :) It's exciting to get this challenge off the ground with such enthusiasm!

[Karen]

I landed on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, could I please have up to three recommendations.

[Tien]

I've landed on Charlotte's Web, could someone please pick 3 books for me?

For easy access: Tien's Bookopoly Shelf

[Karen]

Tien, I'll pick these ones for you

Child 44
Bellman & Black
The Goddess Test

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "Tien, I'll pick these ones for you"

Thanks, Karen :)
I'll have to see which I can fit in Pursuit ;)

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

The Request in Post #62 for Karen is still open. I can't recommend as I am a Librarian.

[Bea]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "The Request in Post #62 for Karen is still open. I can't recommend as I am a Librarian."

Yeah, I know. It is hard to sit on the sidelines and not be allowed to recommend. (Sitting on hands.)

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Bea wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "The Request in Post #62 for Karen is still open. I can't recommend as I am a Librarian."

Yeah, I know. It is hard to sit on the sidelines and not be allowed to recommen..."

I know!

[Tien]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Bea wrote: Yeah, I know. It is hard to sit on the sidelines and not be allowed..."

*sighs* I am starting to regret the set up lol
However, when properties are mostly owned -this won't be an issue! :D

[Amy]

I missed that there were two posts for my request (#55 and #56). Can I make my selection from either one or only the first one posted?

[Tien]

Amy wrote: "I missed that there were two posts for my request (#55 and #56). Can I make my selection from either one or only the first one posted?"

either one is fine, Amy.

[Amy]

Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do too!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do too!"

Thanks Amy!

[Dee]

I think we are all good on picks now right?

[Tien]

Dee wrote: "I think we are all good on picks now right?"

yep we are

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Dee wrote: "I think we are all good on picks now right?"

Yes,

I will be listing closed request statuses on posts 3 - 7 as the game goes on. I realize that I will not be on line 24/7, but I will be updating these posts several times a day. :)

[Karen]

Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do too!"

Thanks Amy, but can I be a pest and ask you to pick again as these three books don't meet the page limits for book requests. All three are over 420 pages.

[Bea]

Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do too!"

Thanks Am..."

Karen, Me Before You is 369 pages - within page limits

[Karen]

Bea wrote: "Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do to..."

Thanks Bea, didn't notice that the hardback had fewer pages than the paperback version that I have.

[Susan]

Somewhere in the rules I think it states that we're not allowed to request books in the specific page range. So it's good that Bea spotted that one for you.

[Bea]

Karen wrote: "Bea wrote: "Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Ho..."

The only problem is that, if you read the paperback, you should link to it, not the hardcover as you have done above.

[Susan]

And remember, the page limit is only for buying properties, not for completing your move. I read a really short one for my first move. And you've already successfully bought one property, so there's probably no rush to buy another right now. I'm sure you'll get lots of other chances.

[Karen]

Susan wrote: "And remember, the page limit is only for buying properties, not for completing your move. I read a really short one for my first move. And you've already successfully bought one property, so there'..."

Very true

[Susan]

No rush, but all my rolls seem to land on properties, so I have another request: Please choose 2-3 books for me to select from, for The Old Man and the Sea.

[Kaitlin]

Hi Susan,

I've picked the following three books from you to pick from:

Year Zero
Imaginary Things
Zazen

I haven't read any of these but they all sound quite interesting! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on which ever book you decide to go with.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do too!"

Thanks Am..."

Susan is correct, there is a clarification in the FAQs that states that you cannot ask for different books just to buy a property.

[Dee]

if you REALLY wanted to - could you read a longer book for a property - or is the limit more to make it managable in the 1 week time frame to read/claim?

[Tien]

Dee wrote: "if you REALLY wanted to - could you read a longer book for a property - or is the limit more to make it managable in the 1 week time frame to read/claim?"

the limit is for it to be more to make it manageable in the 1 week time frame to read/claim but also so people don't read anything too short (to be fair for everybody)

[Dee]

i figured ;)

[Tien]

Landed on To Kill a Mockingbird
Could I please have 3 books picked for me?

Tien's Bookopoly Shelf

[Dee]

sure give me a couple!

[Dee]

here you go Tien

Scarlet
The Thousand Names
The Husband's Secret

[Karen]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed all of those. Hope you do to..."

I missed that bit for some reason i got it into my head that any book read for a property square had a page limit and not just for the square you wanted to buy, although if I didn't feel the need to read the whole book then the copy of The Girl with All the Gifts that I have on loan from the library would fit the page limit as there are fifty pages missing. Who returns a book with pages missing and without telling the library?

[Tien]

Karen wrote: "...s there are fifty pages missing. Who returns a book with pages missing and without telling the library? "

WHAT!?!?! oh, the sacrilege!

[Susan]

Kaitlin wrote: "Hi Susan,

I've picked the following three books from you to pick from:

Year Zero
Imaginary Things
Zazen."

Thanks, Kaitlin. The two "Z" titles are there for an "author debut" challenge I'm doing in another group. I don't know anything else about them, either. But I think I'll choose one of them. Maybe Zazen.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Karen wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Karen wrote: "Amy wrote: "Here you go, Karen:

Me Before You
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Camel Club

I read and enjoyed ..."

That is horrible, Karen. Who would do that???

[Julinda]

I landed on Roll My Thunder, Hear My Cry. Can someone please choose two books for me. Thank you.

[Dominique]

Hello,

For my second roll I landed on Frankeinstein (book request)

Can someone choose 3 choices for me?

[Blarneygod]

Dominique (Dom) wrote: "Hello,

For my second roll I landed on Frankeinstein (book request)

Can someone choose 3 choices for me?"

See Me
The Casual Vacancy
Beautiful Creatures

[Blarneygod]

Julinda wrote: "I landed on Roll My Thunder, Hear My Cry. Can someone please choose two books for me. Thank you."

The Thirteenth Tale
The Night Circus