The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017
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Team Sybilla (Billie) Bridgerton
I know that I want to read these books possibly this month: I'll give you the sun (Jandy Nelson)
Crimson Bound (Rosamund Hodge)
Me before you (Jojo moyes)
The Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Joanne Fluke)
Hi, Rachel!I add this options in our spreadsheet. Could you take a look there?
Let the fun begin! I still need to look at my plans for this month. However I can at least say my first book of the month has numbers in the title!
I'll have to see what I have later since I'll be on the go today.
Babitix wrote: "Hi, Rachel!I add this options in our spreadsheet. Could you take a look there?"
Yes! Of course, Babitix!! Thanks!
A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "So to let you know what we have up for our February hands so you can start taking a look and planning a bit. I'll get a planning spreadsheet set-up for us to use before the game begins. It seems to..."Thank you!!!!! I'll sit and figure out my contribution tonight.... sorry I've been so quiet.. I'll be upfront with everyone... I'm going to be the quiet and falling behind member of the team... I work full time and go to school full time... I join these challenges so I have a good excuse to take a break and read something I WANT to read.... I hope you will all forgive me. I do look forward to getting to now you all.
Babitix wrote: "Dear captains and members,We used a spredsheet last year that helped us to organize everything. Do you have an gmail?
Send it to me so I'll let you edit our spreadsheet too (:
https://docs.goog..."
denise.allain@gmail.com
Now that I'm all caught up with everyone.... I'll also add that I love to read almost anything. I'm not much of a fan of the romance novel.. but if its got a solid story line outside of the 'romance' I'll give it a go... As I state earlier... I've got a bit of a crazy life so my reading is very limited until the end of this year... (I graduate in December)... I am also the regional co-coordinator for the Nebraska Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America... so I guess I like the romance after all... just the classic kind. Hope you are all having a fabulous day.
Denise wrote: "I work full time and go to school full time... I join these challenges so I have a good excuse to take a break and read something I WANT to read."OMG! I am so glad to find another person who is in the same boat as me. I am also working full-time and pursuing another Masters' Degree. So, I completely understand how taxing it really can get.
Just enjoy the challenge, Denise!
We need these breaks from that crazy thing called 'real life' :)
Denise and Apoorv, best of luck with your studies guys!!Denise, there's absolutely no reason for you to stress out about your pace or contribution! This seems like a very laid back challenge but more importantly it's meant to be fun and a way for us to enjoy ourselves (and possibly blow up our TBRs by like a hundred or so :) ). Please don't worry, read whatever and I too am looking forward to getting to know you :)
Denise wrote: "I am also the regional co-coordinator for the Nebraska Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America..."That is so cool! I only read Pride and Prejudice which I loved and will hopefully read the rest someday. What sort of activities do you guys do?
Just a quick reminder to everyone, as and when you finish your book, please make it a point to do two things:1. Add it to your Challenge Shelf
2. Write a quick post here with as many details as possible. Try and mention as many cards your book fits for, so that we can move it based on all the reads throughout the challenge, if need be.
Doing these two things is very important for all of us to be on the same page and for the book to be counted rightfully.
P.S. Add names of characters as far as possible, as at times that information can be hard to find for someone who hasnt read the book.
I'm currently reading Pushing the Limits. I'll post more info and make note of character and other things too
Apoorv wrote: "Just a quick reminder to everyone, as and when you finish your book, please make it a point to do two things:1. Add it to your Challenge Shelf
2. Write a quick post here with as many details as p..."
Sorry, I added all that to the spreadsheet. I didn't know we were to add it here too. I'm on my phone now but will post here later when I can get to a computer.
Book Completion:
How to Walk Like a ManBook #2 (2)
Title H (3)
Author E (8)
no characters work for it though
Sassafrass wrote: "Book Completion: How to Walk Like a ManBook #2 (2)
Title H (3)
Author E (8)
no characters work for it though"
I think we should use it for 2 in Hand One.
Hand One
Skip
7
Skip
Wild
Skip
2
Reverse
Guys, we have a lot of Reverse and Skip cards. Let's try to work on these items.
Since I have never played before, I will defer to the pros to determine how best to use the books but it sounds good to me.
Sassafrass wrote: "Sorry, I added all that to the spreadsheet. I didn't know we were to add it here too. I'm on my phone now but will post here later when I can get to a computer."It may be too much to ask, but having a post here and updating the spreadsheet would be great. (You can update the spreadsheet before or while you read, and then post a completion post here after you are done, if that helps)
Either way, the intention is to have our book checked for every possible card combination, so that we have enough leeway to shuffle our books to account for all the cards in our hand.
Thank you for posting the details, Sassafrass. And Yay on getting the first book read! :D
Updated Challenge Spreadsheet with How to Walk Like a Man (Sassafrass)Points Earned: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 20
Hello all! Has everyone found something to start the challenge with? :) I'm almost done with my first book Eleanor & Park, it can be used for reverse as well as a bunch of others, I'll post details when I'm done. We don't have to complete hands one at a time we'll just need to file them in order at the end of the month to get the points. I believe we can choose to completely skip one hand if we run out of time without losing points.
As Apoorv noted above it's definitely good to have as many options as possible and if you can, keep an eye out for rarer ones (V, Z, I, reverse). By the way if you follow or friend a team member it's easy to see whether they read the book you're considering which makes it a lot easier to match reverse :) I know that taking notes can take some fun out of reading but it will be immensely helpful to us so thank you all so very much in advance!
Apoorv wrote: "It may be too much to ask, but having a post here and updating the spreadsheet would be great. (You can update the spreadsheet before or while you read, and then post a completion post here after you are done, if that helps)"Nope, not too much to ask at all. I just didn't know that we were supposed to. Now that I know, I'll make sure to do it when I'm finished with book.
Whatever makes it easier for you guys to maximize the points is what we should do. :)
Book Report
Book: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowel
Date Read: 2/3/17
Cards: 0 - stand alone, 1 - Omaha (loc.), 2 - Tina (ch.), 6 - Steve(ch.), 8 - title, Skip - Park (ch.), Reverse - Yes (Carmen, Apoorv, Denise, Rachel)
So we are updating as we go and not waiting for the first group of reads before posting to the spreadsheet?
Book completion
Lost Lakedate read: 2/3/17
#1 (1)
Author S (6)
Character E (8)
Character K (skip)
Reverse: Yes (read by Elena)
I have a question. If I read The Viscount Who Loved Me can we use it for Reverse if Barbara read O Visconde Que Me Amava which is the same book but in Portuguese?
A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "So we are updating as we go and not waiting for the first group of reads before posting to the spreadsheet?"We can wait, Plethora, if you think that would ease the process.
I guess I was too excited to get something on board (and I worry that we may miss a book).
Let me know if it would help you to do it all together.
Hello team!!
How is everyone doing? Got any plans for the weekend? It's Superbowl Sunday tomorrow here in the US which I'm planning to spend reading with short breaks for commercials, half-time show and food :D What about you guys?
A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "So we are updating as we go and not waiting for the first group of reads before posting to the spreadsheet?"Either way is good for me. I believe we can move books around as we like on the spreadsheet up until we're ready to submit so they aren't locked in yet, and it is pretty motivating to see points starting to stack up :)
Sassafrass wrote: "I have a question. If I read The Viscount Who Loved Me can we use it for Reverse if Barbara read O Visconde Que Me Amava which is the same book but in Portuguese?"I would think it's ok to use it but I asked mods in case I'm wrong. Will post as soon as there's an answer :)
Not a football fan but I'm hoping to be relaxing as well as long as nothing crazy pops in. I'm all over the place trying to finish at least one book soon. I'm so behind in my reading which isn't like me :(
I hope you find some time to relax, Carmen.Elena wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "I have a question. If I read The Viscount Who Loved Me can we use it for Reverse if Barbara read O Visconde Que Me Amava which is the same book but ..."
Sassafrass, it was a yes from moderators :)
Elena wrote: "Sassafrass, it was a yes from moderators :) "Great, thanks for checking.
we will likely use the book for the "V" task but I just wanted to know if the option was available.
No Super Bowl for me. I hope to be reading and not doing laundry. I do want to catch the half-time show though. I want to see what Lady Gaga is going to do.
Having My Baby by Theresa RaganRead: 02/04/17
Possible: 0 (stand-alone); 2 (author "T"); 3 (Title "H")
Abbie wrote: "Apoorv, just incase...https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...."Oh, Abbie! You know just how to press my buttons!
Here goes Apoorv joining another challenge!
*I need help*
Me Before YouAuthor: Jojo Moyes
Pages: 369
How it can fit:
Book #1
Characters: Louisa Clark, Will Trainor, Camilla, Katrina, Ritchie, Alicia, Josie, Steven, Georgina, Bernard, Nathan, Patrick, and Frank
Book completionThe Viscount Who Loved Me
date read: 2/5/17
#2 (2)
character H (3)
Character last name S (6)
Title V (7)
Character E (8)
Character K (skip)
Reverse: Yes (read by Barbara)
Updated Challenge Spreadsheet with The Viscount Who Loved Me (Sassafrass)Points Earned: 20
TOTAL POINTS: 140
3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder by Maggie PillRead: 02/05/17
Possible: 1 (Title has a 1); 2 (Title has a 2); 3 (Title has a 3); 4 (Character: Faye); Skip (Author: Pill)
Murder So Sweet by J.A. Whiting
Read: 02/05/17
Possible: 2 (Book #2); 4 (Character: Finch); 6 (Setting: Sweet Cove); 8 (Character: Ellie)
Updated Challenge Spreadsheet with 3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder, Murder So Sweet (Plethora) &
The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop
(Carmen)Points Earned: 70
Total Books Read: 9
Total Hands Completed : 1
TOTAL POINTS: 225
ReminderIncase you haven't, please don't forget to add your books in your respective challenge shelves after you finish.
Only 70 pages to finish my 1st book!I hope to finish it today (:
Sorry I forgot to mention that I added my finished book to the spreadsheet. I'll post it here in a few minutes and will link it to my shelf as well.
Book completed The Sweet Dreams Bake Shop by J.A. Whiting
Read 2/5
#1
Character E
Title: T
Setting: Sweet Cove
Reverse : read by Plethora
Babitix wrote: "Only 70 pages to finish my 1st book!I hope to finish it today (:"
Woohoo, go Barbara! :D
Book Report
Vodka Doesn't Freeze by Leah Giarratano
Date Read: 2/5/17
Cards: 1 - 1st in series, 6 and 3 - char. Scott Hutchinson, 7 - title, 8 - char. Eddie.
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Members,
Add every book you are in mind to read in the next month. Every single one with it's possibilities. By the time you end them fill the "date finished". That you help the Captains to fill the Hands we have to complete.
Captains, last year we had to finish one hand per time to get more points, so we are going to read as crazy as we can and are lol, and by the time you add a book in a hand use the (alt+shif+5)
which is the strike thing, so no one will be confused and we will know that that specific book was used in a Hand.Reverse Column is the only column that the members can edit from another member. When you see that there is a book you have already read, add you name in this column so we can use this book for the Reverse Card ;D
Help our team to improve our spreadsheet! :D Any ideas are very welcome (:
A personal remind to the captains: I am Brazilian, so I read my books in BR Portuguese. I'll add the title in the original name but in (parenthesis) I will put the title in Portuguese, so you will know that that is the title I'm considering.