Team Gone with the books

[Sunshine]

Thanks, I'll add it to the spreadsheet.

BTW: If you read an book that qualifies for the detour, we get extra points.

[Monica]

Oh, I thought we either read the assigned book we all did the detour.

I can't this time around - I don't do electronic books. But I planned on asking if people wanted to read ghost books next time anyhow. :P

[Nicole]

Sunshine wrote: "Thanks, I'll add it to the spreadsheet.

BTW: If you read an book that qualifies for the detour, we get extra points."

I thought we needed a minimum of 4 team members in order for it to qualify?

[Sunshine]

Monica wrote: "Oh, I thought we either read the assigned book we all did the detour.

I can't this time around - I don't do electronic books. But I planned on asking if people wanted to read ghost books next tim..."

The bok you read does not have to be an electronic book. It need to have a "ebook" tag on the first page.

Like 1984

First page tag: - 300 taged "ebook"
https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

[Sunshine]

Nicole wrote: "Sunshine wrote: "Thanks, I'll add it to the spreadsheet.

BTW: If you read an book that qualifies for the detour, we get extra points."

I thought we needed a minimum of 4 team members in order fo..."

Yes, but if you're reading a book for another challenge or fun, we may be able to count it.

[Loralie]

Unfortunately the book I ordered for our Spain read had to be sent back because it was damaged. :( That means I'm now back to square one. I will try to find a replacement in the next few days but if not, I guess I have to skip this one..........

[Loralie]

Problem solved. I just ordered a Graphic Novel by the Spanish artist Gabriel Hernandez Walta:

[Franziska]

I will read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Based in one of my favorite cities, Barcelona. :)

[Monica]

OK, I can't figure out how to look at the shelves of books. I just finished this - is this shelved on the front page as an ebook?

The Secret Loves of Geek Girls

addendum - Scratch that! As soon as I posted, I went to the book page again, and suddenly - I see how to see shelves. Got it. So, ebook shelf is a front page thing - and I would like it to count towards a detour.

[Monica]

Are we on a deadline for this Challenge?

[Tahmina]

I'll be done with mine today and I have no idea. I think we need some clarifications on the rules for this

[Sunshine]

Have we heard from
- Patty
- Minnie
- Am

I don't have them for reading any books.

[Sunshine]

Tahmina wrote: "I'll be done with mine today and I have no idea. I think we need some clarifications on the rules for this"

When, did you finish?

Did you want to add it to the spreadsheet?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

If not, I can :)

[Tahmina]

not yet i will finish today. And no we have heard nothing from them in a while

[Nicole]

I will, hopefully, be done this weekend. I'm struggling somewhat with it. The style of writing is something I'm not use to.

[Loralie]

I will also be finished this weekend. 😉

[Loralie]

I just finished my book.

[Franziska]

I think I will finish until Wednesday/Thursday the latest.

[Monica]

I've gone ahead and ordered Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo as my Greek book. Wait - are we doing country or spell it out next?

[Sunshine]

Since you've picked your first book, I think we should do country.

[Sunshine]

I'll ask NRBC travel agent to replace

- Patty
- Minnie
- Am

[Tahmina]

Ok i just finished my book too!! I'll add to our excel sheet.

[Tahmina]

And I just posted what I would reading for the next stop and detour!!

[Nicole]

Finally done! I struggled with this one...

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho (03/02)

[Nicole]

So Greece is our next setting?

[Franziska]

Guess so. I will finish my book on the weekend and then I will add it to the spreadsheet :)
Country is fine for me. Anyone any recommendations?

[Loralie]

I just ordered . It's set in Greece and it also counts for my challenge of March Mystery Madness. Muhahahahaha

[Franziska]

Uh Pendra! That sounds good! I guess I will read that as well :)

[Tahmina]

Nicole wrote: "Finally done! I struggled with this one...

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho (03/02)"

Did you like it. I read the Alchemist a while back and did not like it at all :(

[Tahmina]

Monica wrote: "Finished Sun Also Rises - 02/12"

Monica, did you like this book?

[Nicole]

Tahmina wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Finally done! I struggled with this one...

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho (03/02)"

Did you like it. I read the Alchemist a while b..."

I preferred The Alchemist. This was difficult because of the style of writing and I guess language barrier, even though it's in English. I felt confused and got lost in Coelho's message about the feminine side of God. I did like the journey of self discovery.

[Tahmina]

Nicole wrote: "I preferred The Alchemist. This was difficult because of the style of writing and I guess language barrier, even though it's in English. I felt confused and got lost in Coelho's message about the feminine side of God. I did like the journey of self discovery.."

I see... would you recommend it. My sisters really like the alchemist but I felt it was too self help book + positive thinking makes everything turn out well. I wanted to give another book of his a try to see whether I just don't like the one book or him as an author.

[Nicole]

Tahmina wrote: "I see... would you recommend it. My sisters really like the alchemist but I felt it was too self help book + positive thinking makes everything turn out well. I wanted to give another book of his a try to see whether I just don't like the one book or him as an author."

Honestly, I wouldn't. It's pretty much the same as The Alchemist. Message about self discovery, the importance of love etc. I would recommend Eleven Minutes. That one packed a punch and was different.

[Tahmina]

ok i'll try that one! thanks!

[Tahmina]

are we officially done with Brazil and moving to Greece? Or do we have someone who has not completed this stage?

[Franziska]

Officially done! Will add my book to the spreadsheet later since I do not have access to a computer now. :)

[Kavitha]

Are you in need of a member?

[Tahmina]

Kavitha wrote: "Are you in need of a member?"

Hi Kavitha. Yes we are still in need of members. Did you want to join?

[Kavitha]

Yes! and I love the group name too :)

[Tahmina]

Hey Guys!!

So I thought it would a little fun to see some pictures of the destinations we are going to. If you guys don't mind whenever we start a new destination I will start posting pics and information for that area. Let me know if someone else wants to do it or wants me to modify something.

Patrai (GR):

Patras (Greek: Πάτρα Greek: [ˈpatra], Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι (pl.), Greek pronunciation: [pátrai̯], Latin: Patrae (pl.)) is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.

Patras has a population of 213,984 (in 2011).[1] The core settlement has a history spanning four millennia; in the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom. According to the results of 2011 census, the metropolitan area has a population of 260,308 and extends over an area of 738.87 km2 (285.28 sq mi).

Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras an important scientific centre[citation needed] with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.

Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe's largest carnivals: notable features of the Patras Carnival include its mammoth satirical floats and balls and parades, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors in a Mediterranean climate. Patras is also famous for supporting an indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature. It was European Capital of Culture in 2006.

Copied from Wikipedia :)

[Tahmina]

Kavitha wrote: "Yes! and I love the group name too :)"

Perfect!!

We just started our new stop so great timing! We are reading books based in Greece or by Greek authors. If you click on the link at the end of the message you will see a spreadsheet that Sunshine created for us with all our members, stop, books read, and point calculations. I've inserted your name under "4. Bilbao (ES) - Patrai (GR)" so once you complete the book please write down what book you read for the challenge and the date completed.

Let me know if you need any clarification or have any questions!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Kavitha]

Just updated the worksheet...for two books

The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller for Greece
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts for detour

any deadline?

[Tahmina]

Kavitha wrote: "Just updated the worksheet...for two books

The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller for Greece
Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts for detour

any deadline?"

Not really it took us three weeks to finish the last stop. I think our average is about two weeks though. No pressure. We tend to be laid back.

[Kavitha]

Sounds good :)

[Sunshine]

Tahmina wrote: "Hey Guys!!

So I thought it would a little fun to see some pictures of the destinations we are going to. If you guys don't mind whenever we start a new destination I will start posting pics and inf..."

I like that. Thanks

[Nicole]

I'm still hunting down a book. Hopefully I'll have something by tomorrow.

[Franziska]

I changed my choice and will now read Apartment in Athens, since it says in several lists that this is a "must read" and I found it in my university's library. :)

[Monica]

@Tahmina - I *did* end up liking the Sun Also Rises, even spending most of the book despising all the characters and hating it! I dunno, it was the last portion, as Jake cleans up after Brett again. "Isn't it pretty to think so?"

[Tahmina]

Yeah I think we still do! Sunshine did we need two more?

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Great, tell me what to do, and I'll jump right in.