New to Play Book Tag? Please Introduce Yourself

[Barbara M]

Welcome Irmak, I'm looking forward to seeing what you read and reading your reviews. The main thing is to have fun and this is a fun group.

[annapi]

Victorian Reader wrote: "I have already expanded my TBR just from reading your reviews of books I want to read ..."

LOL you ain't seen nothing yet. I have given up on whittling down my TBR. This group has expanded my reading tremendously, and I joined in 2008 (I think). I have given up on keeping track of books I want to read, and am just enjoying the ride. I have, however, gotten better at keeping track of the books I have read, and reviewing them. Now I'm trying to do the same for my children but that's more difficult as they don't seem to have the same obsession with books that I did at their age (and still do).

[Blueberry]

I'm trying to figure out how PBT works. I know there are alot of posts telling me how but If I might repeat in my own words how I think this works?

1. I read books in the monthly tag category (ie. WWII) and then post a review under that monthly tag.

2. Anything else I read, I post a review under the Other books Tag.

3. Conversation goes under Footnotes?

4. If I read nonfiction, I post a review in Nonfiction under challenges. I post a goal and then number my entries leading to that goal.

5. Shelfagories...I think I have down. Shelfagories is the only shelf not requiring reviews? oh, nope...I see that I need a review for that also.

What's the minimum length for a review? I'm not very good at writing them. haha

[Jgrace]

Blueberry - there's a set list of 100 books on the PBT non-fiction list. If the book you read is on that list you can post it to the challenge, otherwise (or in addition if it fits more than one category) post it under the month tag or other books folder. It's great to 'see' you here!

[annapi]

Blueberry: When we are playing a game for prizes or points, I think the moderators usually want us to post at least 4 sentences in a review. They specify these in the rules before a game starts, so that might change depending on the game. Otherwise you can make it as short as you like.

For Shelfagories, there is a post for keeping track of our progress, and there you can link to your reviews, which can be posted to either the monthly tag or the other tags discussions as appropriate. Or you can put the reviews on the Shelfagories discussion as well if you want.

Generally speaking, when we look for reviews, we go to the 2 folders for the month, for the monthly tag and the other tags. For games and challenges, there are specific folders where we have to post so the mods can keep track. Conversations do go under Footnotes.

[Blueberry]

Thank you Jgrace and annapi. I think I have a better grasp of it now.

[LibraryCin]

Blueberry, it looks like others have filled you in on pretty much how things work. I just thought I'd add where you would find that list of nonfiction books (these were voted on by our members at the beginning of this year).

If you click on "Bookshelf" at the top right of the group page. Then look at the list of shelves on the left and you'll see "pbt-100-nonfiction". Click that. That shows you our list of the "100 Nonfiction Books PBT Members Think You Should Read" (which is really what it comes down to).

The "pbt-100-fiction" was a challenge we did last year with the same theme: "100 Fiction Books PBT Members Think You Should Read"

[Blueberry]

Shuva wrote: "Blueberry wrote: "Thank you everyone :o)"

Blueberry, nice to see you here :-)
(You might remember me as Aarti on shelfari)"

Hi Aarti / Shuva ! It's fun running into old friends in different Goodreads groups.

[Olivermagnus]

Welcome Irmak and Victorian Reader.

Hi Blueberry - great to see you here too.

[Karin]

Blueberry wrote: "I'm trying to figure out how PBT works. I know there are alot of posts telling me how but If I might repeat in my own words how I think this works?

1. I read books in the monthly tag category (ie..."

In addition to the information you've already received, I think that as you participate things will become much more clear.

[Irmak]

Barbara wrote: "Welcome Irmak, I'm looking forward to seeing what you read and reading your reviews. The main thing is to have fun and this is a fun group."

Thank you Barbara, it is good to hear such cute comments about the group!

[Jennifer]

Hi, I just stumbled upon this group. Sounds fun! My last two books fall into the March category, so I have some recommendations! :) I live in Connecticut and I try to average 1 book per week. I read all types of books, popular fiction, some romance, mysteries, memoirs, fantasy, science-fiction, I switch a lot.

[Anita]

Jennifer wrote: "Hi, I just stumbled upon this group. Sounds fun! My last two books fall into the March category, so I have some recommendations! :) I live in Connecticut and I try to average 1 book per week. I rea..."

Welcome, Jennifer!! So glad you found us. It sounds like we have a similar reading pace, and if you read lots of genres already, that's perfect as we do all sorts of different reads here and our members like a wide array of books. Look forward to getting to know you!

[Ellen]

Welcome, Jennifer! We are a fun bunch so I hope you'll enjoy it here.

[annapi]

Welcome, Jennifer!

[Tanya D]

Welcome to the group Jennifer!

[Jennifer]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Ladyslott]

Jennifer wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome!"

Welcome Jennifer, I hope you enjoy your time here.

[Sara]

Welcome to all the new members. I hope you enjoy the group as much as I do!

[Rachel N.]

Good to see more new members. Welcome Jennifer and everyone else who recently joined!

[punxsygal]

Welcome, Jennifer. This is a great group to make friends and learn about lots of interesting books in all genres.

[Karin]

Jennifer wrote: "Hi, I just stumbled upon this group. Sounds fun! My last two books fall into the March category, so I have some recommendations! :) I live in Connecticut and I try to average 1 book per week. I rea..."

Welcome to this group! I'm glad you found it.

[Kathy]

Hi, I am Kathy from Georgia. I love the idea of picking a topic and then everyone can choose their own book. I hope this will allow me to whittle down my TBR pile but . . .

[Ladyslott]

Kathy wrote: "Hi, I am Kathy from Georgia. I love the idea of picking a topic and then everyone can choose their own book. I hope this will allow me to whittle down my TBR pile but . . ."

Welcome Kathy. I hope you enjoy the group. Unfortunately I think your TBR pile may grow by leaps and bounds. ;0)

[Ellen]

Welcome Kathy! I agree with Linda - your TBR will definitely grow.

[Anita]

Welcome, Kathy!!! So pleased you found us . . .unfortunately, I can't say with a straight face that your TBR pile will be whittled. We are all trying to do that with absolutely minimal success.

[Barbara M]

Kathy wrote: ". I hope this will allow me to whittle down my TBR pile but . . ."

Ha! You have no idea how big that "but . . ." really is! I joined near the beginning of 2008 and the start of PBT and my TBR has done nothing but grow! That's amazing since I really do try hard to read only from my TBR. There are elves here who put new books on my TBR pile while I'm sleeping - there have to be! Welcome, I hope you enjoy this group as much as I do! Nice to have you on board. :-)

[Kathy]

I have been purusing the books reviewed this month and I see what you mean. Have added more than I will be able to read. What great suggestions everyone is reading though.

[Barbara M]

Kathy wrote: "I have been purusing the books reviewed this month and I see what you mean. Have added more than I will be able to read. What great suggestions everyone is reading though."

And there you go! Down the same rabbit hole we are all in! :-D

[Anita]

Kathy wrote: "I have been purusing the books reviewed this month and I see what you mean. Have added more than I will be able to read. What great suggestions everyone is reading though."

I can tell you will fit right in here!!!

[Rachel N.]

Welcome Kathy! Good luck with that reducing the tbr pile :-)

[Karin]

Kathy wrote: "Hi, I am Kathy from Georgia. I love the idea of picking a topic and then everyone can choose their own book. I hope this will allow me to whittle down my TBR pile but . . ."

Welcome Kathy!

Here's how it goes with whittling down your TBR pile on Play Book Tag. For every book you read from your tbr, several more books end up being added as people write reviews. But this is a great group and it's great to have you here.

[Margaret]

Welcome to all new members

[Olivermagnus]

Welcome Kathy. I know your TBR is going to explode.

[Tanya D]

Welcome Kathy!

[KateNZ]

Karin wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Hi, I am Kathy from Georgia. I love the idea of picking a topic and then everyone can choose their own book. I hope this will allow me to whittle down my TBR pile but . . ."

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Welcome Kathy! Yeah, good luck with the TBR. Both my digital and physical TBR piles have expanded considerably and it's only been a month.This group is too good :D

[[deleted user]]

Hi Everyone
I have yet to figure out the exact rules for the group, but I'll have time , as I think you must go by month for new book selections, so I can take some time to look around before April to get on track .
Welcome to all the Shelfari members. I hope you all get used to it here and will feel comfortable with the way GR works .
I used to drop in Shelfari from time to time . I've seen quite a few of your groups in here now .
I hope to meet some new book friends in here , and read some books that I may not otherwise have tried .

[Anita]

Julie wrote: "Hi Everyone
I have yet to figure out the exact rules for the group, but I'll have time , as I think you must go by month for new book selections, so I can take some time to look around before Apr..."

Welcome, Julie! Don't worry to much about rules, we will help guide you along - - just ask questions as they arise. Thank you for your warm welcome. We are definitely getting used to things here and there are many features to appreciate.

I can promise you that your hopes will come true here!

[Ellen]

Welcome Julie! You will enjoy this group quite a bit, I think. And thanks for your welcome (that sounded weird) to GR.

[Kathy]

Hi, Julie! I joined last month. Everyone here is so friendly and helpful. They make you feel like you are part of the group from the beginning. There are also some fun challenges to enjoy. Check out the new baseball challenge that is being put together. Welcome aboard!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks , guys

I just call it GR in here as it's easier to type out. :)
Looking forward to getting to know everyone.

[Margaret]

Julie wrote: "Hi Everyone
I have yet to figure out the exact rules for the group, but I'll have time , as I think you must go by month for new book selections, so I can take some time to look around before Apr..."

Hi Julie and welcome to you too.

[Ladyslott]

Welcome Julie. We are a friendly group so if you have a question just ask, everyone is always willing to help. Enjoy the group.

[annapi]

Welcome Kathy and Julie! We're settling into GR quite well, thanks, and if you hang around the group you'll definitely make friends and find new books to read. But if you think you'll whittle down your TBR, think again...this group is terrible for increasing one's TBR! I've given up on mine. But you will definitely expand your reading!

[Tanya D]

Welcome Julie!

[Karin]

Julie wrote: "Hi Everyone
I have yet to figure out the exact rules for the group, but I'll have time , as I think you must go by month for new book selections, so I can take some time to look around before Apr..."

Welcome, Julie! This is a great group and the moderators moderate politely.

[Anita]

Thank you for all the kind comments about Play Book Tag - - they all make me feel so happy.

[Flo]

Hi! I'm Flo and I'm from NYC. I've been reading a ton the past couple years to make up for lack of reading in college and such, but I thought it would be a fun challenge to join this group and see if I can get my TBR shelved books to fit the monthly challenge themes here. I haven't joined book groups on GR before because they had such specifically monthly book challenges and I wanted the freedom to choose what I wanted to read within the challenge and tackle my TBR and this group seems like the perfect place to do that! (And I definitely have quite a few books to go on my TBR for the April female author challenge!)

[Anita]

Hi Flo!!!

Welcome to Play Book Tag!!!

I'm so glad you think our format will work for you and that you have some good books that will fit the tag of "female author". We look forward to seeing what you will read!

Please don't hesitate to reach out to our administrators (I'm one!) or any of our very helpful members if you need any assistance.

We look forward to getting to know you.

p.s. My son just accepted an internship in NYC, and if you have any great tips on finding affordable summer housing, I'm all ears. Better yet, are there areas we should avoid for safety concerns? I'm a little shell shocked by the rents!

[Flo]

Thank you! I'm excited to get started soon! Though after looking at the first ten books on my list, I had fewer female authors than I thought. :P

My son just accepted an internship in NYC, and if you have any great tips on finding affordable summer housing, I'm all ears. Better yet, are there areas we should avoid for safety concerns? I'm a little shell shocked by the rents!

Congrats to him, especially since NYC internships are super competitive! I'd say to check Craig's List, since lots of people post sublets on there. Also check with postings from local colleges like Columbia and NYU because again, student sublets are a good way for summer interns to get (semi) affordable housing. Hopefully those options are good for you! And I don't know Queens or Brooklyn very well, but in Manhattan, I'd really just say upper Harlem (above 168th St-ish) and the Bronx are places that may have a little more crime, even though I understand that Manhattan may also be too expensive! But lower Harlem tends to have at least slightly more reasonable prices within Manhattan. Mostly. I hope that helps!