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Viji wrote: "February Bonus:I want to be sure if only one book is to be read for this task to earn 250 points?
Need help with task no. 14 - Read a book where someone is described as having a Type A Personalit..."
HI Viji,
Yes, you only need to read one book for the February bonus!
I was wondering, with these last couple of days left in Jan... If we completed our January books, can we start reading the February ones already, or do we have to wait until the 1st? I'm in book limbo at the moment, as I didn't think we could read them beforehand, but I've seen others list some as "reading now", so wondered if we could?
Can Mods please put up a countdown clock for end of Jan/start of Feb? Thanks!
Wait for a mod, but I believe you can start books but need to wait to finish them.
I asked that question last month and was told I could start the books but they had to be finished in the correct month.
That'll be easy... I have a 1000 pager waiting, lol!
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Done! posted here
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I'm in book l..."
Lexi & Brooklyn are correct. They just need to be started after the challenge began (in Dec) and the read date is the month they count for
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Do not understand this task. Any book suggestions for this task?..."
"Type A personality" is a psychological theory that has entered into popular culture. You may find it mentioned in crime/thriller type books as the criminal may be described this way. The easiest way to find phrases is if you have an e-reader. If not, perhaps some other players can share their ideas if anyone is reading for this task
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Viji wrote: "Need help with task no. 14 - Read a book where someone is described as having a Type A Personality. Do not understand this task. Any book suggestions for this task?..."
"Type A pers..."
Am also having a hard time finding one for this - does it have to specifically state that they have a "Type A Personality", or will listing the attributes/describing the character as having those traits work?
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I've had a look on my kindle and it is difficult as I have an old kindle that won't allow a search on specific sentences (so when I put in personality it also picks up any instances of "person"... too smart for it's own good!).
So because I can't give examples, I am happy for the task to not have to be the specific wording, but explain someone with tendencies as per wikipedia.
Which is "competitive, highly organized, ambitious, impatient, highly aware of time management and/or aggressive"
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Am also having a hard time finding one for this - does it have to specifically state that they have a "Type A Personality", or will listing the attributes/describing the character ..."Oh that's a huge help! I was having so much trouble with that one, lol.
Don't suppose anyone has any ideas about the not cutting hair or lunar new year books? (fiction ideally. already have too many non-fiction lined up for next month, lol)
Sammy wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Am also having a hard time finding one for this - does it have to specifically state that they have a "Type A Personality", or will listing the attribute..."What I do is wait until the month starts if I am stuck and then look at other people's spreadsheets.
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Which is "competitive, highly organized, ambitious, impatient, highly aware of time management and/or aggressive"I am interpreting that to mean that the character has to be described with *several* of those qualities, so that we can truly infer that they are a “Type A”. Otherwise, I can easily imagine people finding the word “impatient” as a descriptor, for example, and trying to use just that. ;D
I did actually, through the magic of google, find a KU book in which someone is described as having an “A- Type personality” but it’s a book I do not own (I do not have KU, just the one loan per month via Prime) and am not especially interested in. So, depending on how things go, I may use the modified rules too...
I have found some from my library that are cozy mysteries that use type-A.
I think finding a true type A personality should be easy enough that people shouldn't need to cut corners (yeah, I know... lol).I picked The Devil Wears Prada, as all but about 2 characters are 100% type A, lol.
I did try googling for this one, but I'm obviously using the wrong words, because all that was popping up for me was personality test books and such, and they are soooooo expensive! lol. I don't have KU either, and if at all possible greatly prefer something I can hold in my hands!
For instance, A Match Made In Montana has the sentence "contrast to Brice's conservative, rigid type A personality."I put words with it and search in google books that I think would be used in a sentence. "she has a type a personality" or contrast + "type a." It took over an hour and the first few pages are all personality books.
Are we allowed to repeat a task with different books or may each task only be used once?
Lexi wrote: "I put words with it and search in google books that I think wou..."My technique is similar. I took the books I found via Google that were not personality tests and such, and checked the contents in Amazon preview and/or Google Books. One cannot always see full text with those sources, but apart from some stuff I wasn’t at all interested in, did verify for 2 books:
Ocean of Fear (available via KU) and Dear Whistleblower (print only, may be hard to find without purchasing).
I would be curious to know what other people have found. I don’t really read cozy mysteries but I’m open to the possibility.
Awesome! Thanks!Also, Vicki, it's one book per task.
Laura wrote: "Viji wrote: "February Bonus:I want to be sure if only one book is to be read for this task to earn 250 points?
Need help with task no. 14 - Read a book where someone is described as having a Type..."
Thanks, Laura.
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Viji wrote: "Need help with task no. 14 - Read a book where someone is described as having a Type A Personality. Do not understand this task. Any book suggestions for this task?..."
"Type A pers..."
Thank you very much.
Thanks to all of you for the help with A Type.
Question...does the beheading have to happen as part of the story?
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yes
For task 9, Read a book where a character or author's name is on the Nameberry "Colonial Names for Girls" list (https://nameberry.com/list/245/Coloni...)Can the name be a nickname? I'm thinking Mercy Thompson. (It's about time for a reread of the series. :-)
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Brooklyn wrote: "Question...does the beheading have to happen as part of the story?"yes"
I am paranoid now...
Do you mean as a significant plot point? I was planning to use a vampire book in which at least one vampire is beheaded as part of a hunt or fight. It happens “on screen” so to speak, but presumably it isn’t a major plot point. Is this allowed?
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Can the name be a nickname?..."
Nicknames count if the person is known by that :)
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I am paranoid now...
Do you mean as a significant plot point? I was planning t..."
It doesn't need to be a significant plot point - just happen in the book. Beheading a vampire is fine
I feel like I should know this answer, but is 0 considered an even number?
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Yes!
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Is the 25k+ exemption for childrens & plays only, or does it apply to all on the list, if there's a verified page count?
PS: now heading over to UNO to check there too....
ETA: phew UNO is OK, just fingers crossed for Upside Down now :)
In the Upside Down rules it seems pretty clear that the 25k verified word count (you meant word, not page, yes?) is only applicable to childrens & plays.But who knows, maybe the mods will feel generous... ;D
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But who knows, maybe the mods will feel generous... :D"
I'm hoping! :)
I'm sorry if this has already been asked (I couldn't find it) - for Task #24 Read a book that starts with S .....can we drop The or A if a book starts with that .. for instance, would The Simple Life work?
Thanks!
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can we drop The or A if a book starts with that .. for instance, would The Simple L..."
This s/sheet is a good place to get all the FAQ in one spot :)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
It says "About all Title starting with.... goals
-----you may ignore A, The, An"
:)
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But who knows, maybe the mods will feel gen..."
You're right Alysa. We were being stricter with this one
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(from the rules)
Unless otherwise specified in the task, (some lower point tasks will allow this) the following books can NOT be used:
* Comic / Graphic / Magna
* Cookbooks
* Textbooks
* Travel Guides
* Poetry
* Poems
* Childrens / Middle Grade novels and plays/screenplays can only be used where you can verify the word count through AR BookFind as 25,001 words or more. If you can't verify it with that site, you can check if audible has the unabridged version as more than 3 hours. If you can't verify either, then you can't use it (unless the specific task says you can)
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "SandyL wrote: "I'm sorry if this has already been asked (I couldn't find it) - for Task #24 Read a book that starts with S .....can we drop The or A if a book starts with that .. for instance, wou..."
Sorry - I forgot about the spreadsheet - thanks!!!!
On the master spreadsheet it is showing I've read 0 books in February, but my spreadsheet has the correct # (I've read 13 books). Points are correct.
Two questions re the “character won't cut their hair” task —1) Character won’t or can’t cut their hair for religious/cultural reasons, but ultimately relents, is forced to do it, or has their hair forcibly cut by someone else. Do any of those scenarios work?
2) I have been assuming a marked difference between “won't cut their hair” VS “has never cut their hair” but I have seen at least one other player using the latter. Is that allowed?
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fixed!
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1) Character won’t or can’t cut their hair for religious/cultural reasons, but ultimately relents, is forced to do it, or has their hai..."
For 1. yes.
For 2. I guess it is down to the context. The derivative of the goal is around lunar new year (no cutting of hair). It should be that someone has made a decision to not cut their hair, rather than just not worried about it and let it grow
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "For 2. I guess it is down to the context. "I haven’t read the book the person used, but it’s a Rapunzel retelling. In most versions it isn’t that Rapunzel won’t cut her hair or has any real say in the matter. Perhaps in this version she “won’t” but in the spreadsheet it only gives reason as “has never”.
If you mean Rotten Rapunzel, then it is completely Rapunzel's decision not to cut her hair: "I hate your hair." She has said it for years. "One of these days I'm going to cut it off while you're sleeping!" She has said that for years too.
I am not worried. I never let her touch my hair as a child. I liked having it long. And something about the sound of scissors would freak me out. I threw crazy tantrums, loud and violent, to keep her from cutting my hair. It worked every time.
And if she couldn't control me then, she certainly can't do it now." , chapter 3.
Nice find! See, that’s exactly the difference between “won’t” and “has never”. Interesting to see a Rapunzel story in which she actually has a say in it. :D
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Alysa wrote: "Two questions re the “character won't cut their hair” task —1) Character won’t or can’t cut their hair for religious/cultural reasons, but ultimately relents, is forced to do it, or..."
Follow-up question:
For the religious/cultural reason, does it have to be explicitly stated or discussed in the book, or can it be implicit? For example: “There is a Sikh character. Sikhs do not cut their hair. Ergo, the book counts.”
I would think it does NOT count unless it is explicit, but can you confirm?
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I want to be sure if only one book is to be read for this task to earn 250 points?
Need help with task no. 14 - Read a book where someone is described as having a Type A Personality.
Do not understand this task. Any book suggestions for this task?
Thanks.