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Petrik wrote: "Lena wrote: "Thank you for saying so Niki, that makes me feel better. Here to read, here for fun, not going to catch up with Choko or Iain but I can cheer them on!"I kinda wish they could record ..."
I know Iain works the night shift at a wearhouse so he listens to audiobooks all night. Choko i believe is retired? Me, I have a really chill job right now so like 85% of my reading is audiobooks at work, or overnight on my kindle when my 3 year old wakes up in the middle of the night and won't let me just put her to bed and sneak back out. But my job is on a limited contract which ends in June, so I'm currently looking for another job, and no way will I be able to listen to audiobooks at a new job like I do now. I'm trying to get all my reading done while I can cuz it's about to hit a wall. :-P
Ah audiobooks... i guess that kinda solves a lot of questions I had! I dont do audio so that's why im so damn confused on how people are able to get so many reading done!! Anyway i get what you're saying. I'm still single right now and I dont plan to have kids for at least 2 more years. I plan to read through all these giant fantasy series before my reading come to a super slow pace! XD
Petrik wrote: "Ah audiobooks... i guess that kinda solves a lot of questions I had! I dont do audio so that's why im so damn confused on how people are able to get so many reading done!! Anyway i get what you're ..."Yes, def read what you can before you have kids. Afterwards most of your reading will be Dr. Suess or Sandra Boynton. And they're cute and all, but when you read the same book Every. Freaking. Night. you kind of wish you could just read your old fantasy books again.
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Books go much faster on audio. I listen 1.25 or 1.5 depending on the narrator. I know Iain listens at 2x. My favorite is listening while reading a physical copy.
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You did?... I mostly only check the scoreboard for me and Choko's solo rankings, these days... I've stopped worrying about catching up to Scott's team, as well... they keep edging further ahead...
I had some fun with the fact the group is approaching 1,000,000 pages read, earlier this week...
I was only trying to be informative, not judgemental, in the Rules thread... I originally went in to help Olivia find the most popular edition in the dropdown menu and saw Lena's comments and responded pretty neutrally, I thought...
Virginie wrote: "Golden SonPierce Brown
430 pages
Buddy Read + Challenge (Cover)
7.6 points
I lasted 10 minutes before diving into Morning Star. TEN BLOODYDAMN MINUTES!"
That Golden Son ending really left no choice. I'm so glad I wasn't reading this as it was being published. That year long wait would've been hell.
No worries Iain. It’s strange to be thread stalked and cause such outrage. GR is my peaceful happy place. Back to reading!
Miche wrote: "I was going to start Iron Gold this past weekend, but I decided to finish Percy Jackson first." I have less than a 100 pages to go in Iron Gold and it is stressing. Me. Out.
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I actually listen to new stuff mostly at 1.5x :)
2x is for easy stuff like Urban Fantasy or re-reads... sometimes I crank up from 1.5x to 2x once the world is established and I know the characters... Malazan I listen at 1x, sometimes 1.25x...
Lena wrote: "Lola I have a whole shelf labeled Everybody Loved It But Me https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."
LOVE IT!
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I kinda wish the..."
I dunno if Choko is retired or not, but she does have insomnia, so she does a lot of extra night reading, as well...
Virginie wrote: "Completely off topic: Do you guys take notes when reading? For a review or a BR? I did it for the first time with Succubus Blues and ended up losing the notes xD(Found those later, i..."
Depends on the book. I've been taking copious notes for the Malazan books.
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Side note, a few weeks ago I added 50000 pages to my tracker just to be funny, and it was deleted in the first 20 minutes. Clearly, anything that throws off the leader board is to be taken very ser..."Where is that tears from laughter emoji when you need it?! I think that is bloody priceless!
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Back to reading!"
I didn't know there was thread stalking to be done until this thread was mentioned over in the other one... I've been pretty lax in reading threads outside of my Buddy Reads the past few weeks, being under the weather as I've been... I'm feeling better now, and I feel like by the time my appointment with the stomach specialist arrives on May 31st, I'll probably be able to just cancel it...
Chris wrote: "Now for group buddy read discussions, because we typically go into deeper conversations regarding character building or plot setting, then yes I'll make notes if I realize something significant to ..."Admission: I still don't know how to use the spoiler tags. I am technically challenged... ;)
As if tomorrow all the Malazan books are coming to Scribd as are the Vince Flynn assassin series. Also lots more JD Robb. Good times.
Iain wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Lena wrote: "Thank you for saying so Niki, that makes me feel better. Here to read, here for fun, not going to catch up with Choko or Iain but I can cheer ..."Actually I think I was thinking of Melissa, who I'm not sure if she's still in this group anymore.
Iain wrote: " I'm feeling better now, and I feel like by the time my appointment with the stomach specialist arrives on May 31st, I'll probably be able to just cancel it... ."The minute you do that, it'll flare up again. That's, like, a law of the universe or something.
For Lola!< Spoiler > < /spoiler > just remove the spaces
This helped me: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Veronica’s right. Keep the appointment.
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The minute you do th..."
I think the flare-ups are bad dietary habits on my end, really... if I just stick with the changes I've made instead of tempting fate, things should get better and stay better...
Last couple weeks can be summarized as:
1) Green Tea/Banana/Yogurt
2) Rice/Broccoli/Chicken
3) Green Tea/Mashed Potatoes/Broccoli/Chicken
and a lot of water, since I've dropped soda again...
I'm not really planning to cancel, tho... 6 weeks is a long time to wait if the problem returns...
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The..."
Who knew ulcers were such motivators for a health diet? Although I'd gag on the green tea - yuck! ;)
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Back to reading!"
I didn't know there was thread stalking to be done until t..."
I don't thread stalk people, but I do check all the threads that I get notifications for because we have some good convos on here and when I have the time I like to be in the loop. Hope you stomach gets better too, or at least you get definitive word on the problem.
Lena wrote: "For Lola!just remove the spaces
This helped me: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."
You're a star! :)
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We were winning for 19.34 minutes. It was glorious.
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I have less than a 100 pages to go in Iron Gold and it is stressing. Me. Out."
Comeon!! Don't make me question my temporary DNF.
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Comeon!! Don't make me question my temporary DNF. "Admittedly, in the beginning I just wanted to read Darrow, Darrow, Darrow and I'd still like more of his POV chapters than the others buuuut things have heated up in the other POV chapters too and I'm stressing. I actually have a knot in my stomach as I'm reading because I'm afraid of what might happen.
I'd love to get a Mustang/Virginia POV. Everyone should just listen to her, like, all the time. lol
Niki Hawkes wrote: "We were winning for 19.34 minutes. It was glorious. "Ahhhh, the glory minutes. :-)
Which I haven't contributed to at all because I still haven't gotten around to doing my batch update. I've been reading though!
Veronica wrote: "I have less than a 100 pages to go in Iron Gold and it is stressing. Me. Out."I saw that the next book expected publication date is September 2018. At least we won't have to wait much. Fingers crossed that there are no delays!
I will be reading it as soon as it comes out!
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Good job guys!My April stats: 14 books, 6,448 pages, 114 points
I basically only do buddy reads. There are so many good ones I have enough trouble selecting between those. Def no time for anyth..."
Great job, Diana!
I leave one evening for a family dinner (which involved ratatouille, cheese and wine :p) and... Two pages of comments!
Lena wrote: "Just finished 
. Series Challenge!"Scoresheet up to date.
Good job Lena :)
I just did my latest batch update, added 17 books for a total of 112 points.
Thanks, Miche. I need to remember to not let so much time pass in between my updates. It's too much work, lol.
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I try to pre-fill each month using my plans, like in your thread in GG&G... then I can just check in each time I finish a book and plug in the date for points to be added... sometimes I waste time on books i don't end up reading, but that's pretty rare...
Virginie wrote: "Completely off topic: Do you guys take notes when reading? For a review or a BR? I did it for the first time with Succubus Blues and ended up losing the notes xD(Found those later, i..."
Thanks for your answers, everyone! I found out that I should maybe take a few notes when reading. I never remember the particular thoughts I had when reading... And so I struggle to comment on BRs sometimes.
Of course, it doesn't help that when I do take notes, I can't remember where I put 'em... :p
@Zaara: I had our Osheim thread and PM chats in mind when I asked ;)
Petrik wrote: "Damn what did I just miss. This thread blew up xD Anywayy, I love manga too. A HUGE fan of them actually, I just don't put them on Goodreads. If you ever need any recommendation just let me know. I read manga since I was 5 and still do until now. :D"I started to put them on Goodreads because of the competition. (For the points it gave me....) But I'm much more consistent in continuing the manga series now that I've included those in my challenge so I'll probably keep tracking those with GR :)
I'd love recommendations from you! We seem to have similar tastes in books so I'm sure you'll make me discover great mangas too :)
Lena wrote: "Books go much faster on audio. I listen 1.25 or 1.5 depending on the narrator. I know Iain listens at 2x. My favorite is listening while reading a physical copy."I usually start at 1.5x and crank it up to 1.7x once I get used to the world/narrator. I don't do complex epic fantasy in audio though. Too many names and such, I end up lost and confused.
I listen to audiobooks during my commute. Can't do it at work though :'(
(I can, however, be on Goodreads regularly :) )
@Petrik: So... You get all this reading done WITHOUT audiobooks? You're a monster :o
Niki Hawkes wrote: "We were winning for 19.34 minutes. It was glorious."And I thought the spreadsheet was broken 'cause we were first hahaha
Great job, Veronica!Veronica wrote: "Thanks, Miche. I need to remember to not let so much time pass in between my updates. It's too much work, lol."
The self-proclaimed Spreadsheet Fairy (yeah, me :p) can help you if you so desire... ;)
Actually, no, I forgot to say something... 😂@Lena: Would you mind writing your rating when you post your updates here? That'll make it easier for me to fill your scoresheet.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Ah audiobooks... i guess that kinda solves a lot of questions I had! I dont do audio so that's why im so damn confused on how people are able to get so many reading done!! Anyway i g..."So true! My girl is turning six next week and we have just graduated onto Roald Dahl in the last couple of months -> Yay! She is getting the illustrated first Harry Potter book for her birthday - I think she is going to love it!
She does still love The Cat in the Hat though... and Green Eggs and Ham...
Veronica wrote: "I just did my latest batch update, added 17 books for a total of 112 points."Way to batch!
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I kinda wish they could record the way they read in a day. I'm GENUINELY curious how someone can achieve that much reading in a day while having work, family, social life to attend to. Other than work, I practically only read with very little socializing and this is the maximum amount I get, which believe me in the eye of my non-reader friends I'm already like a walking alphabets.