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Lexi wrote: "Alysa wrote: "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 ..."
Actually I had not checked your spreadsheet recently and was asking for myself (I have a lot of books about Indian and Pakistani peoples). I found a different book that’s more explicit, but which is not as exciting to me as some of the Indian ones.
Sorry if you felt is was directed at you. My previous comment never mentioned anything about any another player, as opposed to the thing about the Rapunzel book.
Alysa wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Alysa wrote: "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, bu..."
Sorry, I assumed since I below Rina that you were referring to mine. I enjoyed my book but if it has to be explicit, "Sikhs do not cut hair" versus turban, long beard and being an observant Sikh than it will not work. Thank you for your response.
And re the Rapunzel question — if the Mods has answered differently before Rina chimed in, that would have opened up way more reading possibilities too. There are tons of books wherein someone just simply hasn’t or doesn’t feel like cutting their hair 😉
If you want a good one with a clear will not cut hair and fights over it with people- An Unsuitable Heir works well but it is third in a series. I've read it within 6 months sadly.
Lexi wrote: "If you want a good one with a clear will not cut hair and fights over it with people- An Unsuitable Heir works well but it is third in a series. I've read it within 6 months sadly."Aw damn, that looks good! Thanks! But I don’t want to read a series out of sequence. I found Starfish for this task and have it out from the library now, but the 3.34 star rating makes me wary.
I'm probably out of luck here, but wanted to see if it is too late to add a few extra books to my December sheet. I understand if the answer is no. Thanks! --Dawn
Darius the Great Is Not Okay is another book where the main character fights with his father over not cutting his hair if you need another idea.
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Yes, sorry
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Yes, sorry"No problem. Just catching up with stuff and thought I would ask. : )
For the family reunion task does it need to be a party type big reunion or is it enough if someone is away for a couple of years then comes back?
I found the word chamomile in my book, but unfortunately I only have the audio version. I have checked google books and amazon to see if I can find the sentence and page number, but both samples stop before it gets to the location of the word. Is there another alternative? Thanks!
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any of these dictionary definitions are fine:
reunion
/riːˈjuːnjən,riːˈjuːnɪən/
noun
an instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation.
"she had a tearful reunion with her parents"
a social gathering attended by members of a group of people who have not seen each other for some time.
"a school reunion"
the action of being brought together again as a unified whole.
"the reunion of East and West Germany"
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You can just put the approx. location (time wise) of the audiobook. :)
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Stacey wrote: "I found the word chamomile in my book, but unfortunately I only have the audio version. I have checked google books and amazon to see if I can find the sentence and page number, but ..."Thanks!
@Mods — can you please confirm re Comment # 502? Just realized that you never answered, and I need to know if it could be worth switching book ideas for that task. (And I presume Lexi would also like to know :) )
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Whereas if it was a character described as a Sikh, but he wasn't described as wearing a turban or having a beard it would be more questionable (as according to google, more than half of Sikh's now cut their hair)
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I think using Lexi's example, it does not need to explicitly state "Sikhs do not cut hair". If the character is (using her words here!) described as turban, long beard and being an observant Sikh, ..."Thank you, Karen. I updated my note accordingly.
What's the rule with re-reads/ Also, are plays allowed?
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which answers both those qs
Is the deadline to get everythjng entered 8am Sydney time (in about 12 1/2hrs)?
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Midnight on the 28th Sydney time. That gives you about 28.5 hours
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Laura just may be cooking up a Canadian spring challenge for March 😉
Oh dear... Just when I thought I'd get to breathe, lol!
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Laura just may be cooking up a Canadian spring challenge for March 😉"
hurrah!
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Aaaand... *spoiler alert*Laura just may be cooking up a Canadian spring challenge for March 😉"
Where is iiiiiiiiiit??
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Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Well the Canadian spring starts March 21... so we will be announcing soon 😉"I can't wait for fall and winter here, I've had enough of summer
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and here I was thinking Canadian spring started in May, just before their summer in June and maybe July before it started snowing again! ;-P
This Brazilian was wearing long sleeves and jackets in the Canadian summer LOL
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hahahaha! Yeah, I've heard of that in Kenya, when UK tourists are in shorts and strappy vests and the locals are in winter jumpers!
Whenever it gets to 15C, you start spotting people in scarves and gloves and hats here LOLHowever: my German cousin felt really cold here in Brazil, more than in Germany. Why? We don't have central heating here, which means that inside is usually colder than outside in winter
Tati wrote: "Whenever it gets to 15C, you start spotting people in scarves and gloves and hats here LOLHowever: my German cousin felt really cold here in Brazil, more than in Germany. Why? We don't have centr..."
Shoot that's about time to pull out the shorts here.
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "My internet is down (I’m on my phone) but I’m ok to give everyone the whole of the 28th. So untilMidnight on the 28th Sydney time. That gives you about 28.5 hours"
Is that both to finish reading and update the spreadsheet, or does the reading need to be done earlier at the regular 8am Australia time?
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "My internet is down (I’m on my phone) but I’m ok to give everyone the whole of the 28th. So untilMidnight on the 28th Sydney time. That gives you about 28.5 hours"
Did you mean midnight on the 1st (which would be the whole of the 28th)?
For the colonial names task - 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...) - Rebekah is on the list.I have a Rebekka - will this work as a minor spelling variation?
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https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
This is the time for when you need to have all your reading done AND spreadsheets up to date.
Huh with the what now? According to the link, that is actually LESS time than we had for the previous months. It will be like 8am on 2/28 here when the countdown ends.(On 12/31 and 1/31, the countdown ended here in the afternoon, I think 4pm)
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Angie ☯ wrote: "For the colonial names task - 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...) - Rebekah ..."According to this, I don't think it would fit.
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No, as per Karen's response from before:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thank you! I looked through the Questions but missed it, sorry!
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Now that the countdown includes the whole March 1st, must the books that I finish on March 1st be added to the challenge? I have completed my 25 books for February and can't add more books, but would like to read tomorrow. Start of February was 8am Sydney time...
Can A be ignored for the first word of a title?
Slytherpuff wrote: "Can A be ignored for the first word of a title?"Yes
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1) Character won’t or can’t cut their hair for religious/cultural reasons, but ultimately relents, is fo..."
Again, like Rina. That was my book. It is a physical book that I have already returned to the library. It talks about being an observant Sikh, but I do not have the quote. I can remove it if you care that much but for GR being a kind environment, I am replying because I find your comment more aggressive than actually inquisitive, but tone can be hard when typing.