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Also, we have our hands for March - I added the March sheets to the planning doc if you want to check it out.We have a few cards that require both a number AND a color, i.e. 6 green. This means the cover of the 6 book need to be over 50% green. We also have one more hand (14) which ends up being a total of 79 books. We had 75 books in Feb, and cleared that easily, so we should be ok.
CORRECTION: In Feb, our maximum points total for our hands is 2000. In March, its 2250.
Our Valentines challenge is filling up nicely - wtg!!
That adds an interesting twist! I'll look through my books over the next couple of days and start adding to the spreadsheet.
Hi Team!We are coming into the home stretch for February - books have to be finished by this time to be counted as a February book. (Books started in Feb but not finished until March can be counted as a March book.)
There are 5 books that are still in the CR status on the FebHands sheet - please take a look and let us know if you are definitely finishing the book in Feb, or if you think you won't finish until March. Its no problem - we can move books around if we get a heads up.
Our Valentine's challenge is coming along nicely - looks like we have part 2 covered as long as all the CR books are done by EOD 2/28. We have 6 more books we can read for the "Read a book your valentine team has read that was first published in Feb of any year" task in Part 1. There is now a sheet on the planning doc called: Heathcliff Books Pub in Feb - some of the Heathcliff members are there with a list of some books they've read that are published in Feb. We get a bonus if we finish ALL the Valentines tasks, so take a look and see whether there is anything there you want to read!
Elizabeth wrote: "I will make my first March book a green 6 - the Last of August by Britanny Cavallaro. It takes place in Sussex :)"I'm not seeing a Green 6 on our spreadsheet. Would it fit a Green 4, 5 or 8? (F,I,E) ~ Look on our MarchHands tab
It can definitely be used if not ;) But we don't have a Green 6 card.
Lol, no worries! All books can be used :) we've got lots of cards this month :D
I will definitely finish my Feb. book. I will be adding to the March sheet asap.
Billy "D" wrote: "I will definitely finish my Feb. book. I will be adding to the March sheet asap."Great! We have The Invisible Man down for a Valentines task.
I added a few books to the March cards sheet that hit some of the color / number combos, but, depending on what everyone else adds, we may or may not need.
You usually go with the edition you've read. By default it goes to the hardcover.
Oh! Sorry. You can use a website called tineye.com You drag the picture over to it and it will tell you the percent of each color. I'm on my phone and can't send a link ... but it's tineye color.
On my computer I take the thumbnail of the cover and drag it over. Works like a charm. Also make sure you have the little box checked or unchecked to include background colors. Have fun!
Elizabeth wrote: "Just finished Red Queen! it was pretty good, although I found some of the more "suspenseful" parts rather predictable. overall, probably 3.5/5 stars"EIizabeth I felt the same way, haven't started #2 in that series yet... but am curious how it continues on!
I finished
, which was a great book of short stories that answered a few unanswered questions in the previous books. I was worried that I haven't read this series in so long, but everything came rushing back as I read. A must read for any fan of The Lunar Chronicles series.
@ Elizabeth: I had similar feelings about Red Queen - I haven't rushed to read #2.@Trinia: I'll have to check Stars Above out - really enjoyed that series - passed it onto my daughter who also loved.
I finished After the Woods and I have to say - I enjoyed it way more than I was expecting - crisp writing and an interesting and likable main character.
I finished The Great Gatsby. I was not overly impressed. I guess I was expecting more since this is such a iconic book.
I felt the same way Shamber! I've been wanting to watch the movie to see if it's any more exciting.
I finished Never Never part one. It was alright. I might read part two just for the sake of a quick read. I would say 3 out of 5 @ Trinia - I always want to see if the movie is any better. I assume it will be just for the sake of needing to make money.
Shamber wrote: "I finished The Great Gatsby. I was not overly impressed. I guess I was expecting more since this is such a iconic book."I never got it either! I watched the old Paul Newman movie version of it once--I didn't get it any better. :) Or maybe Robert Redford?? I can't remember.
I did enjoy the atmosphere. I also agree about the one dimensional characters. I was also a bit confused that it took so long for Daisy and Gatsby to be in the same room....I thought it was about them. A friend mentioned that the iconic part is that it was a change in writing for the time....that I can totally see. I guess I just really like character development, so this doest quite hit the spot for me.
Hello Team Bones!
Once Billy and I finish our books tomorrow, we will have completed every book for every task for February - way to make it happen team!!
Shamber wrote: "I did enjoy the atmosphere. I also agree about the one dimensional characters. I was also a bit confused that it took so long for Daisy and Gatsby to be in the same room....I thought it was about t..."I took a Fitzgerald / Hemingway course in college: I really like Hemingway but I found myself often impatient with Fitzgerald characters - lol.
Elizabeth wrote: "Teddie wrote: "All done with The Martian - still dig it! :)"Love that book! It is a fantastic combination of accuracy and hilarity that makes my heart happy :)"
Totally! You will appreciate this very entertaining Q & A session between astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and author Andy Weir. In it, Tyson asks:
NT: Could you have invented a new genre here?
AW: I’ve heard people describe it as competence porn.
And that is exactly right :)
Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something about a book with Shakespeare's quotes - I can't seem to check the rules at the moment, but if my read dates work Silent in the Sanctuary had several quotes
Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something about a book with Shakespeare's quotes - I can't seem to check the rules at the moment, but if my read dates work Silent in the Sanctuary had several quotes
Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something about a book with Shakespeare's quotes - I can't seem to check the rules at the moment, but if my read dates work Silent in the Sanctuary had several quotes
Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something about a book with Shakespeare's quotes - I can't seem to check the rules at the moment, but if my read dates work Silent in the Sanctuary had several quotes
Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something about a book with Shakespeare's quotes - I can't seem to check the rules at the moment, but if my read dates work Silent in the Sanctuary had several quotes
Victoria wrote: "Hey, sorry for being mia, I'm in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I updated the spreadsheet yesterday so hopefully you see my completed books - including the 2 for v day. Also, I think I saw something a..."We saw them - have fun at Mardi Gras!! That book would also work for character named Julia, so thank you!
Billy "D" wrote: "I'll try to post this again........ahhhh!I finished The Invisible Man 4 stars."
Awesome - thanks Billy!
It's official - we rocked our February hands / books!!
Next up - getting started on March!
Have fun Victoria! No apologies for Mardis Gras!!!! Let the Good times roll!!!!
Billy "D" wrote: "Not sure if it matters but when I typed in the location/setting of my book on the spreadsheet, it is grey in color as opposed to black. (Tamarack County)?"No problem, I think it's just a google sheets format thingy. It's fixed.
Hey Boneses! I have filled up the spreadsheet with my planned books :D I am leaving tomorrow with my 15 yr old twin boys to Europe on a school trip until the 13th! I will be out of touch because cellular data is almost nothing with my international plan, but I can touch base when I find wifi. I will miss checking in with y'all but I'll be back!!! Have a great week! Au Revoir and Ciao for now!
Elizabeth wrote: "Have fun, Trinia!Just wanted to let yall know that I got The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao out of the library for another challenge - but it was badly damaged! :O So until I can get another co..."
Thanks Elizabeth! I hope you get a replacement soon ;) I have to be left hanging like that.....
Bon Voyage Trinia! I hope you guys have an eye-opening and soul-expanding adventure :)
Teddie wrote: "Bon Voyage Trinia! I hope you guys have an eye-opening and soul-expanding adventure :)"Stacey wrote: "Have fun, Trinia!"
Thanks Ladies!
Teddie , let's hope it's not tooo eye-opening! LOL!
Have a great time.............!But you can't leave me alone here with all these crazy speed readers..............it's just not fair! Just what am I to do, I ask?
Billy "D" wrote: "Have a great time.............!But you can't leave me alone here with all these crazy speed readers..............it's just not fair! Just what am I to do, I ask?"
Lol Billy, I have faith these crazy readers will take good care of you ;) you are doing great! Just keep on reading what you enjoy and you'll be fine ;D
Trinia wrote: "Teddie wrote: "Bon Voyage Trinia! I hope you guys have an eye-opening and soul-expanding adventure :)"Stacey wrote: "Have fun, Trinia!"
Thanks Ladies!
Teddie , let's hope it's not tooo eye-ope..."
Er, eye-opening in a spiritually enlightening way ;)
Have fun Trinia! I just got back from my trip and will update the spreadsheet/plan books for march once I get some sleep. A 17 hour drive with only 2 hours of sleep before an 8 hour work day has left me pretty brain dead.
And I should be more active this month since I will be switching back to night shift and don't have anymore vacations planned.
Glad you made it back safely! How was Mardi Gras in NO?
what fun trips some of you are having! :) I finished Never Never: Part Two. I'm not invested enough to want to know what the heck is going on with these teenagers.
Shamber wrote: "what fun trips some of you are having! :) I finished Never Never: Part Two. I'm not invested enough to want to know what the heck is going on with these teenagers."
Lol - I feel your pain on this one. I stopped after (my required) 2 as well.
A Quick Note on March Hands / Books:- Keep you eye out for 7's - we have a few this month. (We also have a bund of 5's, 4's and 9's, but we have already covered most of the 5's and I think we should be ok with everything else with normal reading habits.)
- If anyone wants to find a 4 Green or 5 Blue book to read this month, post to the thread and we'll get it on the Hands sheet
TGIF!
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Yes! We can keep trying to fill all our Valentine tasks and get the bonus for finishing everything!
I just finished Curvy - I think I prefer my dirty with just a dollop more plot - any plot actually ;) lol