The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017
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Team Kate Daniels
E, you forgot the requirement to have fun! ;)- or maybe that's a given?
Chris, what kinds of books do you read, we know you don't like the long ones (with you on that), but what do you like to read?
Eldarwen wrote: "Hello and welcome Chris!The basics are fairly simple: you choose the book you want to read and you let us know for which cards it could fit, based on the requirements for the various cards (menti..."
Ah ok. That sounds a lot simpler than I thought! Phew! Ha! Ha!
Oh that's totally a given, Annika! :-)
Annika wrote: "E, you forgot the requirement to have fun! ;)- or maybe that's a given?
Chris, what kinds of books do you read, we know you don't like the long ones (with you on that), but what do you like to read?"
Mainly, fantasy, autobiography, some YA, some horror, and a lot of humour. I've recently discovered Christopher Moore and love his books! I also want to read (and re-read) some classics; Lord of the Flies, All Quiet on the Western Front, Catcher in the Rye. I'll basically read anything!
*pretends to be mad that she wasn't put on Annika's team**is actually more mad that these team names are severely impacting her punny humour*
'Allo Annika (& E)'s new team! ;)
Chris wrote: "Annika wrote: "E, you forgot the requirement to have fun! ;)- or maybe that's a given?
Chris, what kinds of books do you read, we know you don't like the long ones (with you on that), but what do..."
A lot of variety it seems like. Horror is something I really stay away from - I like to sleep at night ;) So if there will be horror related tasks, I'm happily handing those over to you :)
Fantasy books are good ones though, have you read the Kate Daniels books, or are you more into high fantasy?
Kirsten wrote: "*pretends to be mad that she wasn't put on Annika's team**is actually more mad that these team names are severely impacting her punny humour*
'Allo Annika (& E)'s new team! ;)"
Does that mean you are doubly mad at me?
I do feel responsible for most of the team names. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have said that...
*runs of to hide*
Ah good black british humour, Chris? ;-)You've probably read Terry Pratchett?
Just as an fyi:COUNTDOWN
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Annika wrote: "Does that mean you are doubly mad at me?"..."
I wouldn't worry too much about her Annika - she's already dropped this one on our Bones team board:
me: Feel free to stop by anytime to rib us!
Kirsten: "Will do, when I think of something humerus to say. ;)"
me:
Annika wrote: "Chris wrote: "Annika wrote: "E, you forgot the requirement to have fun! ;)- or maybe that's a given?
Chris, what kinds of books do you read, we know you don't like the long ones (with you on that..."
I haven't but I'm willing to give it a try... on one condition. If I don't like it can I stay in the team, or is liking it part of the curriculum? Ha! Ha!
Chris wrote: "Annika wrote: "Chris wrote: "Annika wrote: "E, you forgot the requirement to have fun! ;)- or maybe that's a given?
Chris, what kinds of books do you read, we know you don't like the long ones (w..."
What do you say E, do we keep him if he dislikes Kate Daniels?
Opps, forgot I promised I'd try to be nice - so I guess you are safe ;)
Annika wrote: "Does that mean you are doubly mad at me?I do feel responsible for most of the team names. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have said that...
*runs of to hide*"
Hmm, maybe. :P Specially because you miss Teddie & give her virtual hugs but not me. :(
Eldarwen wrote: "Ah good black british humour, Chris? ;-)You've probably read Terry Pratchett?"
Do you know what? I actually never liked Terry Pratchett's books. I've tried three or four but only ever liked Feet of Clay. I read things like Steven Ericson's Malazan Books of the Fallen series; Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates et cetera, which goes against everything I've said about not liking long books as most of them are over 600 pages. I suppose since I've started doing challenges here I've gone off longer books as it is harder to meet my challenge goals! Nuts, I know.
Kirsten wrote: "Annika wrote: "Does that mean you are doubly mad at me?I do feel responsible for most of the team names. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't have said that...
*runs of to hide*"
Hmm, maybe. :P Specially beca..."
Chris wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Ah good black british humour, Chris? ;-)You've probably read Terry Pratchett?"
Do you know what? I actually never liked Terry Pratchett's books. I've tried three or four but only..."
Nope, we totally get nuts over challenges here - you're only considered nuts in RL, here you're just one of us ;)
I've only read one Terry Pratchett book, but it wasn't my cup of tea, so I've stayed away from the rest of them, It was just too out there for my tastes.
Annika wrote: "Lol, I've missed you Teddie"
Back atcha! :)
Lol indeed, Chris! The Malazan books aren't exactly short ;-) I've had the first one sitting on my shelf for ages as I bought it years ago, thinking it sounded interesting, but or some reason I never actually read it.Terry Pratchett is very particular but I may have read the right book to get into it. A friend of mine thrust Hogfather at me when he heard I had never read Pratchett and told me to go home and read it ;-) I loved it. Death is one of my all-time favourite characters.
As for liking Kate Daniels... weeeeeeell... we might make an exception if you don't like it. Maybe. ;-)
Hello everyone!
I'm Ginger from Poland. I'm so excited that I could join you! :D
Actually I joined Goodreads only last summer and I didn't have opportunity to participate in any challenge. So it's my first time and I hope that I will understand all rules.
I love reading books and discuss them. And I am a big fan of Terry Pratchett's books. Even if the first one I read wasn't so good, I fall in love with books about City Watch. Sam Vimes is my favourite character.
I'm looking forward to get to know everyone! :)
Hello all!I'm looking forward to the challenge. I'm new here, but I think I get the idea. Here's a link to my UNO 2017 shelf.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
So where in the world is everyone from? I see Sweden, England and Poland. I'm in Hawaii, USA. Sometimes the time zone thing throws me off a bit in the big challenges. I'm often all alone at night & when I wake up on the weekends, everything has been decided without me. During the week, I can't look at Goodreads till I come home from work... Or at least I'm not supposed to look :)
I think I'm with you, Chris. I've been trying hard to like Terry Pratchett's books, but not doing too well there. I love Christopher Moore! My favorites are Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal and The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror. I find I also enjoy Neil Gaiman. I'll read just about anything. I give anything new 100 pages. If I still hate it, I'll abandon it because life is too short. Unless it's for a challenge. Then I'll just suck it up & finish. I'll complain the whole time, but I will finish!
Hello and welcome, Ginger and Christine!Glad you found your way to us :-)
Hmm, I only read one Neil Gaiman book (Stardust) and I found it to be very disappointing. I have to add to that though that I saw the movie first and enjoyed it quite a bit, so when I finally read the book, I found it to be a tad dull.I did read his collaboration with Terry Pratchett however and absolutely loved it - Good Omens.
Lauri wrote: "So where in the world is everyone from? I see Sweden, England and Poland. I'm in Hawaii, USA. Sometimes the time zone thing throws me off a bit in the big challenges. I'm often all alone at night &..."Well it seems like you're online at similar times than us. This is basically morning hours for me - I got into work about half an hour ago and it is now almost 9am.
And I'm from Luxembourg, since you asked :-)
I'm in Indiana, USA... smack dab in the middle (well, sort of). I'm US Eastern time zone, though (the very edge of it).I'm on very early in the morning and then the evenings. If I can get away with it during the day, then I check in. Some days are better than others ;-)
Seems like we have a widespread group!
Eldarwen wrote: "Lol indeed, Chris! The Malazan books aren't exactly short ;-) I've had the first one sitting on my shelf for ages as I bought it years ago, thinking it sounded interesting, but or some reason I nev..."I took a little delve into Kate Daniels' first book yesterday, on Amazon, and it actually looks good so I will at least give it a try. It has a lot of five stars!
Lauri wrote: "I think I'm with you, Chris. I've been trying hard to like Terry Pratchett's books, but not doing too well there. I love Christopher Moore! My favorites are [book:Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff..."I've just finished reading Lamb and absolutely loved it. Moore shares the same zany humour as me and I'll be definitely be reading his other books. I know it sounds a bit particular but I will only buy books with certain covers (well it's got to look good on my bookshelf when people look through them!
Chris wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I think I'm with you, Chris. I've been trying hard to like Terry Pratchett's books, but not doing too well there. I love Christopher Moore! My favorites are Lamb: The Gospel Acc..."</i>Too funny! You must try [book:The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. It's hilarious!!
Eldarwen wrote: "Hmm, I only read one Neil Gaiman book (Stardust) and I found it to be very disappointing. I have to add to that though that I saw the movie first and enjoyed it quite a bit, so when ..."Oh Eldarwen! You should try The Graveyard Book! I read it last year & I was hooked! Now I want to read all his work...
Maaaybe, maybe :-)Thanks for the recommendation in any case, Lauri! I'll definitely think about it! :-)
Lauri wrote: "Chris wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I think I'm with you, Chris. I've been trying hard to like Terry Pratchett's books, but not doing too well there. I love Christopher Moore! My favorites are [book:Lamb: ..."It's already on my 'Want To Read' list! ;-)
...but you're going down - with love ;)
Snowtuliiiiiiip :-DDD Let's bring on the competitive hugfest ;-)
Alright ladies and gent of Team Kate Daniels!*rubs hands*
Let's get a little serious, shall we?
The challenge starts on February 1st and only books started on that day will count towards the Uno cards. So I suggest you try to finish any current reads you have before that date, otherwise you might have to wait a while before finishing it, depending on how you handle your reading time and speed.
What we require from you:
If there is a book (or maybe 2/3?) you already know you want to read in February, let us know which one(s). And it would be great if you could let us know which cards they would work for - and why (character names, title, author, main setting, # in series).
Also, if you have a moment or two, feel free to compare books with your team mates to see which books could be used for reverse.
Reminder: For the reverse card, a team member needs to read a book that has already been read by another team member (not limited to books read within the challenge time frame).
Otherwise, you could just list a few recommendations of books you have read - as we have partially been doing already. I'm pretty sure our TBR piles won't mind having a few more books added to them ;-)
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! :-)
Do you want us to put planned books here or in the spreadsheet (assuming there is a planning tab in the spreadsheet)?
Just put them here, LaurLa. Annika and I will do the rest. Preferably with as much information for various cards as possible so we can switch around if necessary.
OK, here's my input (I hope I've done it right!): 1. Wilt by Tom Sharpe
0 - Stand-alone
2 - Author’s First Name - Tom
3 - Character’s First Name - Henry
6 - Author’s Surname - Sharpe
2. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
0 - Stand -alone
4 - Place Name - Filigree Street
6 - Character Surname - Steepleton
9 - Author’s First Name - Natasha
Skip - Author Surname - Pulley
3. 1984 by George Orwell
0 - Stand -alone
1 - Title - 1
4 - Title - 4
8 - Title - 8
9 - Title - 9
4. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
0 - Stand -alone
6 - Author’s First Name - Sarah
8 - Title - Essex
Skip - Author Surname - Perry
BOOKS I'VE READ AND RECOMMEND FOR THE REVERSE CARD
1. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
2. The Book Thief
3. Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?
Perfect, Chris! :-DI think I may be one of the very, very few people to not have liked The Book Thief :-/
I haven't read The Book Thief yet and it's on my shelf so I can read it for the reverse card.I have a question about character's name/surname. Does it have to be one of main character or anyone in the book?
It can be anyone in the book provided they actually have a few lines and give at least a little something to the story. A passing reference to a character, or a memory of someone will not be enough.
I will definitely read Magic Bites as a reverse! :)I was making my list last night. I'll turn in my finalized list this evening. So many decisions!
Eldarwen wrote: "Perfect, Chris! :-DI think I may be one of the very, very few people to not have liked The Book Thief :-/"
just curious, Chris... What dis you not like about it?
Wooh!! Good choice on the reverse, Lauri :-)It was I who didn't like The Book Thief. I found the story not engaging enough and I expected so much more from a premise stating that the book was narrated from Death's point of view. Besides the constant translations were bugging me. There are better ways of including explanations of foreign languages used within the text than the way Zusak did it. (I speak German, so it was increasingly frustrating to see it all double.) The characters weren't my cup of tea either.
But as I said, I'm the exception on this one, so don't take my opinion too much into consideration for those who still want to read it.
Eldarwen wrote: "Perfect, Chris! :-DI think I may be one of the very, very few people to not have liked The Book Thief :-/"
Jumping in from another team to support you Eldarwen (saw thread on my feed).... I read this before it became ultra popular and was subsequently made into a movie. I was not at all impressed. I didn't feel that it captured the true emotions of the time. Perhaps it is because I prefer to read non-fiction accounts of events from WWII. It lacked the emotion that I find in true accounts and a few fictional ones. I was generous and gave it three stars years ago, but if I was eating it today I probably would give it a 2.5.
As you say, just because us few didn't care for it, it shouldn't deter others, because we clearly are in the minority.
Sometimes it's good to know though that we aren't alone in our opinion, deviating from the masses ;-)And I do have to agree. The emotion doesn't always feel quite right in the book. Something substantial and important is missing somehow.
Eldarwen wrote: "Sometimes it's good to know though that we aren't alone in our opinion, deviating from the masses ;-)And I do have to agree. The emotion doesn't always feel quite right in the book. Something subs..."
I feel the same with To Kill a Mockingbird. I rated it four because I enjoyed it but I don't get what all the fuss is over it. I certainly wouldn't class it as a classic. I guess we all have different tastes. If we all liked the same thing it would be boring.
Ok, I loved both The Book Thief and To Kill a Mockingbird. Granted, I read Mockingbird as a child & have not revisited. Sometimes I find that when you go back to read childhood favorites as an adult, your sensitivities have changed a bit. Maybe the language thing was a major factor for you, Eldarwen. I just finished Silence by Shūsaku Endō which was translated from the Japanese. It was interesting, but I didn't really care for it & suspect it lost something in the translation...
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The basics are fairly simple: you choose the book you want to read and you let us know for which cards it could fit, based on the requirements for the various cards (mentioned in the rules - take your time to take it all in, there are a lot of cards/letters after all) and then Annika and I will fit the book in a spot on the spreadsheet.
That's about it, really! :-)